Manga like Owari no Seraph

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 , Body Horror , Coming of Age , Afterlife , Rural , Orphan , Time Skip , Shapeshifting , Travel , Trains , Reincarnation , Guns , Oiran , Disability , Family Life , Age Regression , Crossdressing , Polyamorous , Drugs , Youkai , Bisexual

Ao no Exorcist

Also known as Blue Exorcist.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father's sword releases the demonic power within him!



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Chimera , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Exorcism , Twins , School , Tragedy , Orphan , Religion , Youkai , Clone , Anthropomorphism , Gore , Body Horror , Espionage , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Mythology , Guns , Kaiju , Kemonomimi , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Zombie , Nudity

Yakusoku no Neverland

Also known as The Promised Neverland.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.



Note: Nominated to the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Survival , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Dystopian , War , Found Family , Guns , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Politics , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Gore , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Heterosexual , Suicide , Augmented Reality

Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Catastrophe

Also known as Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

The apocalypse is not only near, but a certainty. Set before the event and the aftermath detailed by the hit manga, this stand-alone prequel light novel series chronicles the inexorable approach of the reign of vampires. Witness the trials of Guren Ichinose, who must hide his true strength even as he is trampled on at an academy for the insufferably privileged.



Tags: Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Vampire , Revenge , Military , Detective , Tragedy

World Trigger

Also known as World Trigger.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

A gate to another dimension has burst open, and from it emerge gigantic invincible creatures that threaten all of humanity. Earth's only defense is a mysterious group of warriors who have co-opted the alien technology in order to fight back!



Tags: Shounen , Aliens , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , War , Male Protagonist , Augmented Reality , Military , Battle Royale , Politics , Primarily Male Cast , Space , Primarily Teen Cast , Video Games , Swordplay , Guns , Tragedy , Isekai

Shingeki no Kyojin

Also known as Attack on Titan.

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

In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the past century, what's left of man has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. People believe their 50-meter-high walls will protect them from the Titans, but the sudden appearance of an immense Titan is about to change everything.



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Dystopian , Anti-Hero , War , Tragedy , Military , Conspiracy , Survival , Philosophy , Kaiju , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Politics , Revenge , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Terrorism , Post-Apocalyptic , Super Power , Gore , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Time Skip , Cannibalism , Coming of Age , Slavery , Swordplay , Torture , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Espionage , Mythology , Amnesia , Tsundere , Kuudere , Class Struggle , Disability , Historical , Baseball , Dissociative Identities , Drugs , Achronological Order , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Primarily Adult Cast , Religion , Acrobatics , Cult , Transgender

NO.6

Also known as No. 6.

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

For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC—a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control—and helping him will throw Shion’s life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6.



Tags: Anti-Hero , Dystopian , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Crime , Conspiracy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Lost Civilization , Boys' Love , Cyberpunk , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Acting , Gods , Shoujo , Crossdressing

Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

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

Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome. Instead, his quarry comes to him...in the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between humans and vampires, will Noé cast in his lot with the curious and slightly unbalanced Vanitas and his quest to save vampirekind?



Tags: Vampire , Tragedy , Historical , Steampunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Medicine , Conspiracy , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Religion , Foreign , Twins , Ensemble Cast , Alternate Universe , Suicide , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Anachronism , Detective , Assassins , Urban Fantasy , Acting

Nabari no Ou

Also known as Nabari no Ou.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Apathetic schoolboy Miharu Rokujou is content to meander through life in the sleepy village of Banten. But his quiet existence is shattered when the Grey Wolves of Iga, a powerful ninja clan, attempt to kidnap him in broad daylight. Only then does Miharu discover that the ultimate power of the hidden ninja realm - a power that can do both great good and great harm - is sealed within his body. As battles erupt among rival ninja clans seeking to control him, Miharu must overcome his apathy and learn the ways of the ninja if he wants any shot at survival!



Tags: Ninja , Shounen , Memory Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Suicide , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Magic , Martial Arts , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Assassins , Samurai , Anthropomorphism , Orphan , Shapeshifting

Sousei no Onmyouji

Also known as Twin Star Exorcists.

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

Rokuro dreams of becoming anything but an exorcist! Then mysterious Benio turns up. The pair are dubbed the "Twin Star Exorcists" and learn they are fated to marry... Can Rokuro escape both fates? When Rokuro's best friend Ryogo goes missing, Rokuro is forced to ask Benio for help to enter Magano, the realm of the evil Kegare, to rescue him!



Notes:
Includes 6 extra chapters and 2 special chapters.
Chapters 51 - 54 were originally a spin-off series, later merged into the main series.
Chapter 13 was split into 2 chapters in the volume release; chapter count reflects the magazine releases.

Tags: Shounen , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Demons , Male Protagonist , War , Memory Manipulation , Exorcism , Tragedy , Revenge , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Twins , Female Harem , Amnesia , Clone , Gore