Manga like Naraku no Ko

Gachiakuta

Also known as Gachiakuta.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

A boy lives in a floating town, where the poor scrape by and the rich live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. When he’s falsely accused of murder, though, his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and to travel the path to vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, a boy will have to become a warrior…



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Survival , Dystopian , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Assassins , Primarily Male Cast , Class Struggle , Urban , Body Horror , Adoption , Guns ,

NARUTO

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

A one-shot manga by Kishimoto that was published in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump which the now famous Naruto manga is based on.

Tags: Super Power , Ninja , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Youkai

Tenko

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

An orphan boy with a tragic past endeavors to destroy all swords during war time in feudal Japan.

Tags: Swordplay , Super Power , Military , War , Crime , Shounen , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Gore

No.9

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

Tsukumo "Nine" Hiromasa strives to make his own Yakuza group in a world where beings opposite of humans, called "Iri," thrive and cause chaos.

Tags: Demons , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Yakuza

COUNT OVER

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

A mysterious mastermind single-handedly releases 206 of the most dangerous prisoners around the states. When the prisoners rampage New York City, the police helplessly watch as a young boy with a katana appears. His mechanical arm has a countdown from 206; what is his purpose?

Tags: Shounen , Samurai , Gangs , Crime

Kagurabachi

Also known as Kagurabachi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Young Chihiro spends his days training under his famous swordsmith father. One day he hopes to become a great sword-maker himself. The goofy father and the serious son--they thought these days would last forever. But suddenly, tragedy strikes. A dark day soaked in blood. Chihiro and his blade now live only for revenge.



Note:
Winner of the Tsugimanga 2024 Award in the Print Manga Category.
Nominee of the 70th Shogakukan Award.
Nominee of the 4th Magademy Commitment Award.

Tags: Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Magic , Yakuza , Gore , Mafia , Gangs , War , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Time Skip , Torture , Criminal Organization

Romance Dawn

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

This is the first version of "Romance Dawn", which one might call a One Piece prototype.

Notes:
It's 50 pages in length and was first published as a one-shot in the Shōnen Jump 1996 Summer Special (an issue dedicated to the work of up-and-coming artists) on August 4th.
An animated version of this story was made as part of a special OVA commemorating the 40th anniversary of Shonen Jump, in which One Piece is serialized.

Tags: Pirates , Shounen , Ships , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist

Red Hood

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

Tags: Werewolf , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Gore , Guns , Female Protagonist

Honomieru Shounen (2018)

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery

There is a rumor, when incomprehensible, inexplicable or strange things happen, rely on "him".

Winner of the Shonen Jump 2018 Gold Future Cup.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Shounen

Tou no Regalia

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

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