Manga like Sensou wa Onna no Kao wo Shiteinai

GROUNDLESS

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Civil war continues to wage on the island nation of Alistria.

The Waldrons lead a small arms shop on this island when they receive a large order of rifles from the army. However, this turns out to be a ploy by the colonel who made the order. He uses his ties to the rebel army to have them ransack the shop.

Having her husband killed, her daughter taken away and her own left eye lost, Sophia decides to take the only remaining sniper rifle and sets out for revenge.

Tags: War , Military , Seinen , Tanks , Guns , Politics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast

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 , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Historical , Politics

Shirayuri wa Aka ni Somaranai

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Tells the story about the women's air force units from Soviet Union in World War II.

Note: Chapter count includes one extra chapter.

Tags: War , Foreign , Historical , Primarily Female Cast

Hadashi no Gen

Also known as Barefoot Gen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

1945, Japan. Gen Nakaoka is a spirited six-year-old boy who lives with his poor yet loving family in wartime Hiroshima. As the second World War rages on, Gen's father Daikichi stands among the few outspoken who are opposed to the emperor and stand for the innocent civilians bearing the brunt of the war. However, in a society with nothing but feverous support for their nation, Gen and his family are ostracized as traitors. Unbeknownst to them, a terrible fate awaits the people of Hiroshima...

One quiet morning, the US forces drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. In an instant, the city is completely destroyed, leaving thousands dead and many more exposed to radiation. Though Gen manages to survive the blast, he finds his life irreversibly changed. Regrouping with what's left of his family, Gen must now grapple with starvation, destitution, and an unsympathetic public who see survivors as little more than disease-ridden beggars.

Based on author Keiji Nakazawa's real-life experiences, Hadashi no Gen follows Gen and his fellow survivors in their struggle to survive in post-war Hiroshima. Gen resolves to soldier on with unwavering determination, while never forgiving those who caused the atrocity, never forgetting the pain of the bomb, and never letting his spirit be broken by the tragedy.

Tags: Tragedy , Historical , Delinquents , Adoption , War , Found Family , Autobiographical , Male Protagonist , Gore , Coming of Age , Body Horror , Shounen , Crime

Chernobyl no Inori

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The soulful nonfiction book written by Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel laureate in Literature and the author of The Unwomanly Face of War, has finally received a manga adaptation! A story that is a must-read for the Japanese people, it is a record of the grief-stricken prayers and serene wishes of the people who encountered the then unprecedented catastrophe of a nuclear power plant accident.

Tags: Non-fiction , Episodic , Foreign , Tragedy , Seinen , Historical