Manga like Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

Shuna no Tabi

Also known as Shuna's Journey.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a sample of seeds from a mysterious western land, he sets out to find the source of the golden grain, dreaming of a better life for his subjects.

It is not long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and while Thea escapes north, Shuna continues toward the west, finally reaching the Land of the God-Folk.

Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain?



Tags: Full Color , Fairy Tale , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Animals , Foreign , Magic , Amnesia , Slavery , Coming of Age , Seinen , Heterosexual , Travel

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Notes:
Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018.
Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019.
Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020.
Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Found Family , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Drawing , Teacher , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , School , Primarily Female Cast , Medieval , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Conspiracy , Politics , Philosophy , Seinen , Disability , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Travel , Amnesia , Foreign , Spearplay , Environmental , Iyashikei , Dragons , LGBTQ+ Themes , Twins

Kuutei Dragons

Also known as Drifting Dragons.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Mika is a draker on the airship Quin Zaza. He earns his livelihood hunting the whales of the sky—dragons! The beautiful beasts are flying treasure troves, providing food and materials, and the Quin Zaza is among the last draking vessels. Mika’s not just a talented hunter; he’s also a gourmand with a refined palette and a taste for the exotic. Between his duties aboard the ship, his ambitions as an eater, and his new job training the rookie dragon hunter Takita, Mika’s days are never boring. But even with the lively crew of the Quin Zaza as his family, the nomadic life of a draker can be lonely and dangerous…



Tags: Dragons , Food , Aviation , Travel , Seinen , Ships , Steampunk , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Orphan

Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku

Also known as The Music of Marie.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

Pirito is a utopia protected by the mechanical goddess Marie, who looms large as she orbits the skies above. Down in the factory town of Gil, Pipi’s heart yearns for Kai, but as the only one who can hear Marie’s ever-present music, will he be able to accept Pipi’s affection?



Note: Includes a prologue and epilogue.

Tags: Philosophy , Steampunk , Lost Civilization , Seinen , Gods , Ghost , Tragedy , Religion , Time Skip , Heterosexual , War , Masturbation

Houseki no Kuni

Also known as Land of the Lustrous.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?



Notes:
Includes 12 extra chapters.
Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho in 2015.


Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Anthropomorphism , Seinen , Religion , Anti-Hero , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Revenge , War , Amnesia , Agender , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Ensemble Cast , Space , Asexual , Aliens , Swordplay , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Politics , Robots , Gods , Work , Nudity

Hi no Tori

Also known as Phoenix.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom, or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes.



Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.

Tags: Philosophy , Reincarnation , Episodic , War , Historical , Achronological Order , Environmental , Time Skip , Mythology , Space , Dystopian , Anachronism , Gods , Coming of Age , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Tragedy , Body Swapping , Post-Apocalyptic , Aliens , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Revenge , Incest , Satire , Love Triangle , Age Regression , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Clone , Swordplay

Hoshikui Goroshi no Ignalo

Also known as Egnaro the Star-Eating Killer.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

In a land torn apart by a colossal rift that splits the earth, adventurers risk everything to uncover hidden treasures and ancient relics called “inheritance.” At the center of this brutal frontier is Egnaro, a complex and driven protagonist waging a deadly journey with one astonishing goal: to kill a god.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Made in Abyss

Also known as Made in Abyss.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi

In an age when the corners of the world have been scoured for their secrets, only one place remains unexplored–a massive cave system known as the Abyss. Those who traverse its endless pits and labyrinth-like tunnels are known as Cave Raiders. A young orphan named Riko dreams of following in her mother’s footsteps as a Cave Raider, and when she meets a strange robot when exploring the Abyss, she’s one step closer to achieving her goal!



Notes:
Includes the 5-chapter "How Are You? Somewhere" side story.
Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Awards (2018).

Tags: Survival , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Travel , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Chibi , Wilderness , Amnesia , Gore , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Robots , Twins , Seinen , Steampunk , Food , Monster Girl , Nudity , Curses , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes

Kaijuu no Kodomo

Also known as Children of the Sea.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does.

Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.



Tags: Philosophy , Mythology , Environmental , Seinen , Swimming , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Astronomy , Cosmic Horror , Animals , POV , Coastal , Cannibalism , Kaiju , Male Protagonist , Scuba Diving , Amnesia , Monster Boy , Urban , Educational , Ships , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Work , Nudity

Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.



Notes:
Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).

Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Demons , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Philosophy , Found Family , Anti-Hero , Travel , Rehabilitation , Mythology , Swordplay , Survival , Magic , War , Body Horror , Foreign , Gods , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Curses , Nudity , Fairy , Military , Politics , Disability , Time Skip , Amnesia , Torture , Witch , Elf , Coming of Age , Sadism , Dystopian , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Kaiju , Skeleton , Achronological Order , Cult , Age Regression , Tomboy , Medieval , Adoption , Dungeon , Super Power , Kingdom Management , Slavery , Pregnancy , Prostitution , Cannibalism , Group Sex , Dragons , Incest , Monster Girl , Ships , LGBTQ+ Themes , Vore , Monster Boy , Mermaid , Masturbation , Fellatio