Manga like Koukaku Kidoutai

also known as The Ghost in the Shell

What is The Ghost in the Shell about?

Status: Finished

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 , Cyborg , Police , Robots , Crime , Dystopian , Philosophy , Politics , Urban , Seinen , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Bisexual , Yuri
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Koukaku Kidoutai

Battle Angel Alita

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 , Tragedy , Dystopian , Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Cyborg , Gore , Nudity , Desert , Cosmic Horror , Heterosexual
Akira

AKIRA

Also known as Akira.

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

Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira.



Tags: Dystopian , Cyberpunk , Military , Post-Apocalyptic , Seinen , Tragedy , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Gore , Survival , Delinquents , Philosophy , Body Horror , Drugs , Anti-Hero , War , Cult , Gangs , Motorcycles , Coming of Age , Afterlife , Terrorism , Basketball , Nudity , Reincarnation , Bullying
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Eden: It's an Endless World!

EDEN: It's an Endless World!

Also known as Eden: It's an Endless World!.

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

In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren't immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically enhanced bodies. Taking advantage of a world in chaos, a paramilitary force known as the Propater topples the United Nations and seeks world domination. Elijah, a young survivor searching for his mother, travels towards the Andes Mountains with an artificially intelligent combat robot. When he encounters a group of anti-Propater freedom fighters, a maelstrom of unique characters unfolds. Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner!

Note: The chapter count included 5 extra stories.

Tags: Foreign , Tragedy , Gangs , War , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Cyberpunk , Gore , Philosophy , Terrorism , Revenge , Dystopian , Pandemic , Male Protagonist , Guns , Conspiracy , Gods , Alternate Universe , Religion , Travel , Survival , Artificial Intelligence , Environmental , Heterosexual , Prostitution , Military , Coming of Age , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Class Struggle , Time Skip , Tanned Skin , Age Gap , Acting , Cult , Suicide , Cosmic Horror , Fellatio , Cunnilingus
Appleseed

Appleseed

Also known as Appleseed.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

It is the 22nd Century, the Third World War (2099-2126) has decimated a large part of Earth even though nuclear weapons have not been employed during the conflict. Old nations such as England, France and China have survived but have difficulty restoring their power. On the other hand, new nations and organizations such as the Sacred Republique of Mumna and the Poseidon Organization have been born on the ashes of the world resulting from the Third World War.

In this bleak future, we are introduced to ex-L.A. SWAT members Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires. Having survived the world conflict and living in a desolated city, they are found by a young woman called Hitomi who proposes them to follow her to the utopian city of Olympus which has become the world's most powerful organization and which registers the new relations in terms of politics, economics and military between new and old nations/organizations. In Olympus, they are integrated in the prestigious ESWAT (Extra Special Weapons And Tactics) organization, whose main mission is to protect Olympus from terrorist attacks and Olympus's interests in the world.

From here on, the two main protagonists encounter a great number of other characters and organizations who will be implicated in international plots that target Olympus.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Cyberpunk , Artificial Intelligence , Police , Terrorism , Cyborg , Politics , Military , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Urban , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity
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Battle Angel Alita: Last Order

GUNNM: Last Order

Also known as Battle Angel Alita: Last Order.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

The sequel to the Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm manga, ignoring the original ending.

When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician, finds Gally's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known. In the postapocalyptic world of the Scrapyard, as the secrets of Gally's past unfold, each day is a struggle for survival.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Dystopian , Robots , Martial Arts , Amnesia , Cyborg , Seinen , Vampire , Post-Apocalyptic , Transgender
BLAME!

BLAME!

Also known as BLAME!.

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

Killy is a man of few words. He wanders, seemingly endlessly, through a lonely, gargantuan labyrinth of concrete and steel, fighting off cyborgs and other futuristic nightmares, searching only for something called Net Terminal Genes. And he has a very powerful gun, which he uses without hesitation whenever anything resembling danger rears its ugly head.

Who is this quiet, violent, determined man and what are these Genes he seeks? The small communities he finds tucked into the crevices of this towering, dystopic ruin hardly give him leads on his treasure, driving him to find larger enclaves of civilization where people can reveal more about the world he lives in and the quarry he seeks.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Seinen , Cyborg , Post-Apocalyptic , Cyberpunk , Robots , Survival , Lost Civilization , Body Horror , Travel , Dystopian , Guns , Cosmic Horror , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Time Skip , Urban , Gore , Artificial Intelligence , Kaiju , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Alternate Universe , Agender
Neon Genesis Evangelion

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 , Cosmic Horror , Robots , Super Robot , Tsundere , Angels , Kuudere , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Cyberpunk , Amnesia , Bisexual , Espionage , Guns , School , Urban , Seinen , Nudity , Space , Boys' Love , Age Gap , Tokusatsu , Love Triangle
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BioMega

Biomega

Also known as BioMega.

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

Set in the future, the plot follows Zouichi Kanoe and his AI companion Fuyu Kanoe, whose luminous form is integrated into the system of his motorcycle. They are agents sent by Toha Heavy Industries to retrieve humans with the ability to resist and transmute the N5S infection, which is spreading across the world, turning humans into "Drones"; disfigured, zombie-like beings.



Tags: Pandemic , Seinen , Guns , Motorcycles , Artificial Intelligence , Space , Time Skip , Cyberpunk , Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Gore , Time Manipulation
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Kanshikan Tsunemori Akane

Kanshikan Tsunemori Akane

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

Adaptation of the Psycho-Pass anime.

In the near future, it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with technology called the Dominator. Just thinking about a crime can make you guilty, and in this world there is no mercy for criminals. Detectives work in pairs -one Enforcer and one Inspector- with Enforcers delivering lethal justice, and Inspectors making sure their partners don't take things too far.

Volume 4 contains the side story "Tamani wa Shikisou no Nigoranai Ichinichi" (たまには色相の濁らない一日).
Volume 6 contains the side story "Ushinawareta Valentine Day" (失われたバレンタインデー).

Tags: Police , Shounen , Cyberpunk , Artificial Intelligence , Dystopian , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Gore , Philosophy , Urban , Detective , Tragedy
LAWLESS KID

LAWLESS KID

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

When you're at the limit of your craving, what can you really grasp within your hands...?

Tags: Urban , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Male Cast , Dystopian , Guns , Male Protagonist , Shounen
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