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GUNNM

Also known as Battle Angel Alita.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Gally and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Gally remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Gally decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?



Tags: Cyberpunk , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Seinen , Dystopian , Tragedy , Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , Cyborg , Desert , Martial Arts , Gore , Nudity , Cosmic Horror , Heterosexual

Koukaku Kidoutai

Also known as The Ghost in the Shell.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including "ghost hackers" who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers' criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Artificial Intelligence , Politics , Cyborg , Robots , Philosophy , Dystopian , Urban , Police , Seinen , Crime , Guns , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Bisexual , Gore , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual

ARMS

Also known as Project ARMS.

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

From Ryoji Minagawa and Kyoichi Nanatsuki comes a world of nano-machines, cybernetic assassins, powerful telekinetic opponents, and secret organization dedicated to bringing forth the next evolution of humankind. Containing all the best elements of sci-fi, spy fiction, and conspiracy theory stories, Project Arms is about kids whose arms transform into grotesquely deformed super weapons.



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Aliens

Riki-oh

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

In the late 1990s, society is descending into ecological collapse and totalitarianism. Saiga Rikioh, 21, finds himself in jail.

Set in the near future, at the privately-owned Tokyo State Prison. Like the chilling wind of the end of a century, a mysterious man with a six-pointed star on his fist entered the pen.

Saiga Riki-Oh--serving a term of three years, due to assault, his first offense. Riki-Oh openly antagonizes The Four Emperors, four powerful prisoners that control the prison and keep the rest of the inmates in line.

Tags: Seinen , Gore , Martial Arts , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Super Power , Prison

Undead Unluck

Also known as Undead Unluck.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

What happens when an unlucky girl meets an undead guy? Pure chaos!

All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shojo manga. Unfortunately, her Unluck ability makes that impossible. But just as Fuuko hits rock bottom, Andy sweeps her off her feet—literally! Now she’s become Andy’s unwilling test subject as he works to find a way to trigger a stroke of Unluck big enough to kill him for good. However, when the pair discovers a secret organization is hunting them, it puts Andy’s burial plans on hold.



Notes:
Winner of the 6th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020.
Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Super Power , Shounen , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Time Manipulation , Kaiju , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Gore , Time Skip , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Zombie , Cosmic Horror , Nudity , Memory Manipulation , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Time Loop , Found Family , Meta , Aliens , Body Horror , Real Robot , Swordplay , Idol , Curses , Boxing

BLACK LAGOON

Also known as Black Lagoon.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Rokurō Okajima is just an average Japanese salaryman, living an average life. But when he's taken hostage by the crew of the Black Lagoon, Rokurō finds himself thrown headfirst into a deadly world of outlawed heroes, brutal villains, and blazing gunfights. Where he ends up is anyone's guess, but one thing is for certain—he's in for a wild ride!



Tags: Guns , Seinen , Gangs , Military , Male Protagonist , Crime , Ships , Mafia , Triads , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Yakuza , Foreign , Pirates , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Nun

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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

In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo--commander of the secret organization NERV--to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the Angels' fearsome power...



Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Kaiju , Tragedy , Military , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Real Robot , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Denpa , Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Robots , Super Robot , Tsundere , Angels , Kuudere , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Cyberpunk , Amnesia , Bisexual , Espionage , Guns , School , Urban , Nudity , Space , Age Gap , Tokusatsu , Love Triangle , Boys' Love , Yuri

XS

Also known as XS.

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

In a strange future where gifted, "hybrid" humans police the planet, Mina is a likeable tomboy with growing psychic powers. When a young boy falls into a coma after gazing into her eyes, it's clear that there's more to Mina than her pretty looks. This young boy, Hinchang, grows up to be quite a daredevil, and his awkward, secret love for Mina fuels his protective fire when mysterious men arrive, bringing the violence of the "hybrid" world with them!



Tags: Motorcycles , Super Power , Dissociative Identities , Assassins , Tomboy , Military , Cyborg