Manga like Koukoku no Shugosha

Golden Kamuy

Also known as Golden Kamuy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.



Note: Won the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016 and the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018. Nominated for the 20th and 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016.

Tags: Conspiracy , Historical , Military , Outdoor , Seinen , Educational , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy , Food , Travel , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Survival , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Language Barrier , Crime , Slapstick , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Trains , Male Harem , Snowscape , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Prison , Swordplay , Disability , Suicide , Archery , Tanned Skin , Boys' Love , Twins , Transgender , Cannibalism , Yakuza , Time Skip , Crossdressing , Zoophilia , Dissociative Identities , Heterosexual , Gender Bending

Gunka no Baltzar

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Glory is won over the roar of cannon fire. Peace exists simply as a time to prepare for the next battle. In a nation with superb military power, Bernd Baltzar advanced quickly through the ranks. However, his career now takes a sudden turn when he is reassigned to being the military advisor in a neighboring allied nation with little military power and a lack of civilian support of firearms. Will Major Baltzar be able to win the hearts and minds of both the soldiers and civilians in this country?



Tags: Military , Seinen , Historical , Politics , War , Guns , Crossdressing , Tragedy , Gore , Nudity

Issak

Also known as Issak.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure

Anno Domini 1620. Europe is riven with the conflagrations that will grow into the Thirty Years War. Catholic and Protestant forces clash across battlefields ruled by sword and gunpowder alike, and mercenaries of every stripe ply their trade. Among them is Issak, a lone Japanese warrior bearing a matchlock of strange design, and fighting in service to his sworn mission—to find and kill the man who murdered his master and fled Japan for the other side of the world. Meticulously researched and gorgeously illustrated, Issak is the next character-driven, historical action epic that fans of Vinland Saga can sink their teeth into.



Tags: Samurai , Historical , War , Guns , Military , Gore , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Archery , Foreign

Youjo Senki

Also known as The Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

What would an ultra-rational Japanese salaryman do if he was reborn as a girl in a world where magic was real? Obviously, become the Empire's most feared magic soldier, while climbing the army career ladder at the ripe old age of nine. The only things standing in Tanya Degurechaff's way are a world war and maybe a supernatural being or two. But Tanya isn't about to let artillery shells or deadly spells stop her when a cushy desk job is calling!



Tags: Military , War , Reincarnation , Magic , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Politics , Religion , Historical , Isekai , Gods , Foreign , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Tragedy , Satire , Transgender

Ookami no Kuchi: Wolfsmund

Also known as Wolfsmund.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

Wolfsmund is a story set in the European Alps during the beginning of the 14th century. A ruthless gatekeeper stands watch at Wolfsmund — "the Mouth of the Wolf," a fortress checkpoint at the St. Gotthard Pass going into Italy. Travelers from all walks of life try to pass through the way station, but they must first face interrogation by the gatekeeper. Things rarely end well for those who attempt the passing.



Note: Chapter count includes the chapter "Side Story: The Pope and the Swiss Guard" in volume 4.

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Tragedy , Gore , War , Revenge , Torture , Nudity

Baikoku Kikan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Thriller

In the early 20th century, a small republic found itself stuck between a kingdom and an empire—both of whom wanted to manipulate the republic to suit their own needs.

In order to protect itself from both sides of the conflict, the republic created a small group of soldiers whose job it is to suppress revolution and dissent in any way possible. This is the story of the Opera House.

Tags: Military , War , Foreign , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Historical , Politics

Sensou Kyoushitsu

Also known as The Bugle Call: Song of War.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Psychological

In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions!

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , War , Super Power , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Politics , Shapeshifting , Musical Theater , Slavery , Time Manipulation , Clone

Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

In the 13th century, the Mongolian Empire rapidly expands across the globe. Later historians who studied the prophecies of Nostradamus would say that Mongolia was the birthplace of the "Great King of Terror," Angolmois. And eventually, the force of the Mongolian Empire would turn their attention toward Japan; 1274: The Bun'ei Invasion. The exiled samurai Jinzaburo Kuchii is in Kamakura when he finds himself face to face with this invasion.

Tags: Historical , Military , War , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Language Barrier , Samurai

Arashi no Hana Murakumo no Uta

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

Alternative reality of Manchukuo filled with military disputes and dangerous mystical beings, where humans and monsters fight each other. In year 1932 a little boy survives a horrible train crash. Seven years later in in Harbin city he meets a beautiful and mysterious gipsy girl from an ancient Clan of Shinnou. This destined meeting is only the beginning of a larger story that like a spider's web gets everyone caught in the chaos of the upcoming war.



Tags: Seinen , Historical , Mythology