Manga like Ryuu no Michi

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

Genshi Shounen Ryuu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Set in primitive times, a baby with white skin is born into the world. As his skin color is different from the rest of the children around him, the baby is immediately disliked and alienated from the others. Deserted and left on his own, the baby is eventually picked up by an ape called Kitty and raised as her child. The baby, Ryuu, grows up to be a good man but at this moment, his mother is attacked and killed by Tirano. In order to defeat Tirano and also find his real mother, Ryuu decides to set off on his own journey. In the midst of his travels, he meets the siblings Ran and Don. With his new-found companions, Ryuu begins his battle against hardships and obstacles.

Tags: Shounen , Dinosaurs

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 , Swordplay , Rehabilitation , Magic , War , Mythology , Survival , Foreign , Body Horror , Gods , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Politics , Fairy , Military , Disability , Dystopian , Witch , Coming of Age , Sadism , Torture , Amnesia , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Heterosexual , Kaiju , Achronological Order , Tomboy , Age Regression , Skeleton , Cult , Adoption , Dungeon , Slavery , Dragons , Super Power , Kingdom Management , Group Sex , Prostitution , Cannibalism , Pregnancy , Incest , Curses , Medieval , Ships , Monster Girl , Vore , Monster Boy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mermaid , Masturbation , Fellatio

Daichouhen Doraemon

Also known as Doraemon's Long Tales.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

"Doraemon" is a series about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a schoolboy named Nobita Nobi. Aside from the normal manga books, their great adventures to different places are specially described in Doraemon Long Stories books.

Tags: Kids , Robots , Shounen , Primarily Child Cast

2001-ya Monogatari

Also known as 2001 Nights.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown.

Tags: Space , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Astronomy , Artificial Intelligence , Environmental , Politics , Educational , Tragedy , Terrorism , Nudity , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Religion , Time Manipulation , Space Opera

Cyborg 009

Also known as Cyborg 009.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Cyborg 009 is the story of a half-Japanese juvenile delinquent, Shimamura Joe AKA "Cyborg 009." "Black Ghost," a top-secret organization bent on promoting global warfare, kidnaps Joe along with eight other unwanted members of society from the four corners of the world and turns them into cyborgs. Though the organization intends to turn the group into super-powered killing machines, it's not long before Joe and his new companions rebel against Black Ghost and make their escape with the help of an old scientist.

Once Joe and friends have freed themselves, Black Ghost sends a series of other cyborgs and giant robots in hot pursuit. Using their new powers and abilities, our heroes stay one step ahead of Black Ghost and its evil machinations, but can they save the world from its diabolical scheme?



Note: Volume count is taken from the "Ishinomori Shoutarou Manga Daizenshuu" edition, which compiles all serializations from various publishers.

Tags: Shounen , Cyborg , Foreign , Robots , Male Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Military , Animals

Hoshi no Densetsu Agartha

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

Remi Tachibana is a girl who adores mysterious phenomena like UFOs - as well as the works of Ishimori-sensei. One day, while she gushes over UFOs to Ishimori, a young man named Shun Kuroki comes in, wishing to become Ishimori's assistant. Remi and Shun take an immediate liking to each other, and Shun gets accepted. However, a series of strange phenomena begin to occur. Shun also appears to be hiding something as well... Soon, Remi will find herself in a bizarre tale straight from the SF manga she loves! Ishinomori's attempt at an authentic long-form shojo manga, a SF romance set within the lush mountains of Akita.

Tags: Shoujo , Aliens , Conspiracy

Blue Hole

Also known as Blue Hole.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

In a village in the Comoros, the young Gaia and her grandfather make a living from fishing for coelacanths, large fish classified as a rare and protected species. But one day, a sea monster attacks them and devours the old man.

After being rescued by a police ship, Gaia agrees to take the captain to a submarine inside the Blue Hole, where the coelacanths come from. They then discover that huge sea creatures make their way through our Ocean: the Blue Hole is actually a temporal rift leading to the Mesozoic. An expedition, under the orders of Doctor Hawk, is led aboard the Chronos to study this extraordinary discovery. But the ship is swept away in the Blue Hole and the survivors are found 65 million years in the past. They then discover Hawk's plan: to eliminate the problem of pollution by installing a huge cylinder between the two worlds, to dump our waste in Prehistory. No matter the consequences...

A second blue hole is discovered in prehistoric times, leading even further into the past. In the meantime, a gigantic asteroid is heading towards Earth...

Tags: Environmental , Dinosaurs , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Manipulation , Survival , Ships , Military , Coastal

Dragon Head

Also known as Dragon Head.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

In the horror of witnessing so many classmates perish before his eyes in a violent train wreck, Teru discovers two survivors in the tunnel: Ako and Nobuo. But salvation from this bloody carnage is far from their grasp. As they try to dig out from the wreck in order to come up with a plan to stay alive, the lack of light and food, combined with the stench of death and decay, will lead one member of the group down a dark and demented path. And with sudden, violent earthquakes shaking the tunnel, escaping to the outside world may lead them to an even greater danger...



Note: Won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1997.

Tags: Survival , Tragedy , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Trains , Drugs , Bullying , Natural Disaster , Guns , Eco-Horror , Female Protagonist , Conspiracy , Cosmic Horror , Cult

Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu

Also known as The Drifting Classroom.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive.



Note: Contains a bonus short story "The Wish"

Tags: Survival , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Manipulation , Gore , Tragedy , Agriculture , Environmental , Lost Civilization , Cult , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Cannibalism , Isekai