Manga like Kono Yo no Owari e no Tabi

Kami no Kodomo

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological

The latest work by the Nishioka siblings depicts the gruesome life story of a ruthless and brilliant serial killer as he grows up from a sociopathic child to a messiah-like figure.

Tags: Gore , Cult , Ero Guro , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Cannibalism , Coming of Age , Nudity , Josei , Scat , Bullying , Crossdressing , Suicide

Jun: Shotaro no Fantasy World

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

A experimental manga series about a boy named Jun and his surreal voyages. The character is a alter-ego of Ishinomori himself.

Tags: Drawing , Meta , Autobiographical , Philosophy , Achronological Order , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Magic , Tragedy , Nudity

Nekojiru Udon

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological

Everything would have been perfect in the best of possible worlds if Death had not decided to come and pick up the hero's little sister. Despite being a kitten, he does not intend to let himself be carried away by this sinister character. Between fascination for the absurd, and immoderate taste for a sweet wickedness, Nekojiru stages Nyato and Nyata, who under their airs of cute little kittens, will set fire to the whole planet.



Note:
-Originally serialized in Monthly Manga Garo for 31 chapters, starting with the 1990-06 and ending with the 1995-10 issue.
-Incomplete 2-volume tankoubon (23 chs) published by Seirindo in 1992 and 1995.
-Complete 3-volume tankoubon published by Bungeishunjuu in 1998 and 1999. This tankoubon collects all chapters with the exception of "□nugoroshi no Maki" (□ぬごろしの巻). It additionally includes 3 newly drawn chapters (one in each volume) as well as the One Shot "Nyango-tan" (にゃんごたん) by Nekojiru-y, originally published in COMIC Gon No. 3 (November 1998).
-The tankoubon releases change the order of the chapters. The credits on this entry are according to this ordering.
-The chapter "Neko Saiban no Maki" (ねこさいばんの巻) was published in English as "kitty court drama" in the anthology "Sake Jock" by Fantagraphics Books.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Gore , Anthropomorphism , Gods

Kyuusai no Hi

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological

Nishioka Kyoudai's anti-war epic, told in their signature surrealist style.

A man wakes up one morning to find the world outside of his house a wasteland. As he searches for signs of life, he finds a fetus in a ditch, which promptly latches onto his thumb and won't let go, and things only get stranger from there...

Tags: War , Philosophy , Denpa , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist

Shimeji Simulation

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Slice of Life

A girl who shut herself in a closet for the last 2 years of middle school realizes she has to go to high school. When she exits her closet for the first time in two years and looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that she grew shimeji mushrooms out of her head.

Tags: Meta , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Denpa , Hikikomori , 4-koma , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gods , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Post-Apocalyptic , School , Episodic , School Club , Suicide , Seinen , Religion , Cohabitation , Tragedy , Trains

Daihakken

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

A collection of short stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi.

Otoko Ippatsu (男一発, Just a Man)
Haittemasu (はいってます, Occupied)
Wakaremichi (わかれみち, Forked Road)
Sasori (さそり)
Shiiku (飼育)
Tokyo Ubasuteyama (東京うばすて山, Abandon the Old in Tokyo)
Kemono Namida (けもの・なみだ)
Kotsu Kotsu Kotsu (コツコツコツ, Click Click Click)
ORIZURU -S-kun e no Tegami- (ORIZURU -S君への手紙-)
Saikai (再会)
Itoshi no Monkey (いとしのモンキー, Beloved Monkey)
Goodbye (グッドバイ)
Daihakken (大発見)

Several of the stories in this collection were published in English by Drawn & Quarterly in the collections Abandon the Old in Tokyo and Goodbye in 2009.



Tags: Anthology , Tragedy , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical

Asura

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror

Asura is an unrelentingly dark drama that follows the struggles of a young boy who did whatever it took to survive during a time of war and famine in medieval Japan.

Tags: Historical , Tragedy , Cannibalism , Gore , War , Orphan , Philosophy , Shounen , Rural , Pregnancy

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Travel , Snowscape , Seinen , War , Urban , Artificial Intelligence , Chibi , Cosmic Horror , Military , Denpa , Tanks

Kindan Renai

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

A collection of 9 one shots done by Fujiwara Kaoru, some of them interconnected.

Kindan Renai (禁断恋愛)
Eva no Shinjitsu (エヴァの真実)
Soliste (ソリスト)
ROSARIO
Ariga
HOROSCOPE
Choushouku (朝食)
Hakoniwa (箱庭)
Kamibukuro (紙袋)

Tags: Josei , Episodic , Anthology , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Angels , Demons , Tragedy , Afterlife , Religion , Suicide

Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World

Also known as Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

“So, who’s the kid?”

“My name is…”

××××× hesitated for a moment, turning slightly to look back along the road they were traveling. Beyond the red horizon, her homeland’s gates sank into the distance, never to be seen again. Facing forward once more, ××××× looked past Kino’s side to focus intently on the path ahead before answering.

“My name is—”

Kino travels with the trusty talking motorrad, Hermes. The duo are always together, with Hermes providing speed, and Kino providing balance. They stay in each country for no more than three days, as a rule—enough time to learn about each destination’s unique customs and people. And so Kino and Hermes journey ever onward…."



Note : Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shounen , Motorcycles , Travel , Philosophy , Guns , Agender , Environmental , Anthropomorphism , Episodic , Cannibalism , Gore