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

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

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

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 , War , Tragedy , Super Power , Politics , Time Manipulation , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Shapeshifting , Musical Theater , Slavery , Anachronism , Clone

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 , Medieval , Gore , War , Revenge , Torture , Nudity , Foreign

Shingeki no Kyojin

Also known as Attack on Titan.

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

In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the past century, what's left of man has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. People believe their 50-meter-high walls will protect them from the Titans, but the sudden appearance of an immense Titan is about to change everything.



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Dystopian , Anti-Hero , War , Tragedy , Military , Conspiracy , Survival , Philosophy , Kaiju , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Politics , Revenge , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Terrorism , Medieval , Yuri , Post-Apocalyptic , Super Power , Gore , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Time Skip , Cannibalism , Coming of Age , Slavery , Swordplay , Torture , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Espionage , Mythology , Amnesia , Tsundere , Kuudere , Class Struggle , Disability , Historical , Dissociative Identities , Drugs , Achronological Order , Religion , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Reincarnation , Baseball , Transgender , Suicide , Primarily Adult Cast , Acrobatics , Cult

Shutohel

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Beginning of the 13th century.

In the days of old existed a woman warrior named Shutohel, the Evil One, feared even by the Mongols, said to be the strongest army in history.

At first, she was just a normal Tangut's soldier frightened by the mongol threat, but after coming close to death so many times, she found in herself a superhuman strength.

On the other side, a young mongol prince, Yurul, is fascinated by the Tangut's, his enemies' writings, and is worried for the future....

Tags: Historical , War , Dissociative Identities , Seinen , Gore , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Indigenous Cultures , Foreign , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Animals , Gender Bending , Amnesia , Lost Civilization , Nudity , Age Gap , Super Power , Time Manipulation , Archery , Urban Fantasy , Military , Religion

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