Manga like Saint Seiya: THE LOST CANVAS - Meiou Shinwa

Genres: Action Adventure

What is Saint Seiya: THE LOST CANVAS - Meiou Shinwa about?

Status: Finished

This manga tells the story of the previous Holy war of the universe of Saint Seiya, taking place in the XVIII century, 250 years before the original manga. The story centers on the relation between Tenma, the Pegasus Saint and his beloved friend, Alone, who would eventually become his greatest enemy, Hades.



Tags: Shounen , Foreign , Mythology , Gods , Super Power , Astronomy , LGBTQ+ Themes

Here is a list of Manga similar to Saint Seiya: THE LOST CANVAS - Meiou Shinwa

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

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

The setting is Taisho era Japan. Tanjirou is a kindhearted young boy who lived peacefully with his family as a coal seller. Their normal life changes completely when his family is slaughtered by demons. The only other survivor, Tanjirou's younger sister Nezuko, has become a ferocious demon. In order to return Nezuko to normal and get revenge on the demon that killed their family, the two of them depart on a journey. From a young talent, an adventure tale of blood and swords begins!



Notes:
Includes 2 extra chapters.
Nominated to the 24th and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Gore , Historical , Afterlife , Body Horror , Rural , Coming of Age , Orphan , Time Skip , Shapeshifting , Travel , Trains , Reincarnation , Guns , Oiran , Disability , Family Life , Crossdressing , Animals , Religion , Age Regression , Polyamorous , Youkai , Bisexual , Food
Saint Seiya: NEXT DIMENSION - Meiou Shinwa

Saint Seiya: NEXT DIMENSION - Meiou Shinwa

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

In 1990 (previously 1986), in Elysion; the five Bronze Saints Seiya, Hyōga, Shun, Shiryū and Ikki, having wreaked havoc in the Underworld's army and succeeding in resurrecting the God Cloths, engage the god Hades in a final duel to the death.
During the battle, Hades remembers that he has seen Seiya's face before and comes to the conclusion that he faced him before. He thus starts reminiscing about his previous host body, and the story starts 247 years prior, in the 18th century.
The protagonist, the Pegasus Saint of this era, is an orphan who is best friends with a boy named Alone, the host of Hades. Former Bronze Saints Dohko and Sion, two prominent characters in Kurumada's original manga as the sole survivors of the holy war of that century, have just been promoted to Gold Saints and eventually the two duos meet.

Note: The chapter count includes 118 regular chapters, 2 special chapters included in volume 10, and a prologue.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Mythology , Gods , Super Power , Shounen , Foreign , Amnesia , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Astronomy
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō

Saint Seiya: Saintia Shou

Also known as Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

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

In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-woman team of armored warriors, powered by the Zodiac, will use their cunning, strength, and compassion to defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies. Mangaka Chimaki Kuori is also known for working on manga for Gundam Seed and the Persona series.



Note: The chapter count includes 86 regular chapters, 2 "Extra Story" chapters included at the end of volumes 7 and 16, and a prologue and one special chapter that were omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Primarily Female Cast , Super Power
Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin

Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin

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

Having been tasked with a secret mission by the Oracle of Athena, Shura travels through time and space to present-day Japan. There, he becomes involved in a bloody war against a group of assassins who are targeting a new reincarnation of Athena. Along the way, he meets fellow Gold Saints who have taken the same journey, but not all of them have come out on the other side as allies.

Note: The chapter count includes 118 regular chapters, 5 extra chapters, and a prologue and epilogue that were omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Super Power , Mythology , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Full Color
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Saint Seiya Episode G

Saint Seiya Episode G

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

In ancient times, the Titan Cronos (son of Uranus the sky and Gaia the earth) and his wife Rhea gave birth to six children. Five of them were swallowed by Cronos, and only one was saved, Zeus, hidden from Cronos by Rhea. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus forces his father to vomit the other five gods. Zeus, along with his brothers and sisters, decide to battle the Titans for control of the universe. Cronos and the other eleven Titans lose the battle and are sent to Tartarus.

Thousands of year later, in Greece, the Pope visits the room of the recently reincarnated infant Athena, with a golden dagger. Before he can kill her, the Gold Saint Saggitarius Aiolos saves her, and unmasks the Pope. Aiolos, horrified, flees. The Pope declares him a traitor to the Sanctuary, and has Capricorn Shura murder him. This causes his younger brother, Leo Aiolia, to grow under the shadow of his "traitor" brother, suffering from all manner of abuse and scorn. This leaves him with a grudge against the Gold Saints and Sanctuary as a whole, which causes the Pope and most of the Sanctuary to distrust him. To make things worse, the enemies of God Zeus, the Titans, are revived and begin to seek vengeance against him and the Sanctuary. This marks the start of Aiolia's story and the battle of the Gold Saints against the Titans.



Note: The chapter count includes 87 regular chapters, 20 "Gaiden" extra chapters, and an epilogue that was omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Shounen , Mythology , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist
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D.Gray-man

D.Gray-man

Also known as D.Gray-man.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

A born exorcist, Walker's primary anti-akuma weapon is the cross that's embossed on his red, disfigured left hand, which contains Innocence. But not only does Walker destroy akuma, he sees the akuma hiding inside a person's soul! Together with his fellow exorcists fighting under the command of the Black Order, Walker leads the battle against the Millennium Earl, the evil being out to destroy mankind.



Tags: Demons , Amnesia , Tragedy , Found Family , Super Power , Foreign , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Religion , Cult , Shounen , Adoption , Circus , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Exorcism , Steampunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Curses
Fist of the North Star

Hokuto no Ken

Also known as Fist of the North Star.

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

One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people—a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Shounen , Tragedy , Gore , Gangs , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Philosophy , Disability , Time Skip
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Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden

Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden

Also known as Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden.

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

Travel back to the mystical Universe of the Four Gods in this prequel to the hit series Fushigi Yûgi!

When schoolgirl Takiko Okuda attempts to destroy her father's translation of The Universe of the Four Gods, she is instead sucked into the story, becoming the Priestess of Genbu in an epic journey to find the seven Celestial Warriors!

In her first encounter, she meets the mysterious outlaw Limdo, a Celestial Warrior with a tattoo of the Chinese character for "woman" on his chest. Limdo can not only summon the wind as one of his special powers, but he can also transform into a woman!

Takiko meets up with the bowman Chamka, who is hunting Limdo. It seems Chamka is one of the seven Celestial Warriors as well...



Note: Volume 6 includes the one-shot "Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden" (Ceres: Celestial Legend Another Story).

Tags: Shoujo , Isekai , Tragedy , War , Magic , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Politics , Travel , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation , Twins , Mythology , Assassins , Snowscape
X

X

Also known as X.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Kamui Shiro is a young man who was born with the power to decide the fate of the Earth itself--a destiny he can barely bring himself to believe. But as other players in the prophesy begin to gather around him--the "Seven Seals," with the power to protect the Earth, and the "Seven Harbingers," who are fated to destroy it--he has no choice but to come to terms with his fate.



Tags: Gore , Tragedy , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Philosophy , Religion , Shoujo , Magic , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Dissociative Identities , Anti-Hero , Environmental , Found Family , Battle Royale
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS

Also known as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.

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

In the world of My Hero Academia, not everyone needs a license to fight for justice!

In a superpowered society, there is nothing ordinary about evil anymore. Heroes, trained and licensed to protect and defend the public against supervillains, stand above all the rest. Not everyone can be a hero, however, and there are those who would use their powers to serve the people without legal sanction. But do they fight for justice in the shadows, or for reasons known only to themselves? Whatever they fight for, they are called…vigilantes.

Koichi Haimawari couldn’t make the cut to become an official hero, so he uses his modest Quirk to do good deeds in his spare time. Then one day a fateful encounter with some local thugs leads him to team up with two other unlikely heroes. None of them really know what they’re doing, but they’ve got the courage—or foolishness—to try. But they soon discover fighting evil takes more than just being brave…



Note: Includes 7 extra chapters.

Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Crime , Shounen , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Anti-Hero , Tokusatsu , Heterosexual , Police , Female Protagonist

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