Manga like Dororo to Hyakkimaru-den

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

Jigokuraku

Also known as Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku.

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

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.



Tags: Survival , Samurai , Philosophy , Ninja , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Gore , Tragedy , Historical , Gods , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Eco-Horror , Swordplay , Battle Royale , Body Horror , Gender Bending , Shounen , Nudity , Arranged Marriage , Heterosexual , Super Power , Travel , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crime , Yandere

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Also known as Rurouni Kenshin.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story")
Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot")
Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot)
Volume 28: Meteor Strike

Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Samurai , Shounen , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Ninja , Assassins , Tragedy , Gore , Military , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Cultivation

Vagabond

Also known as Vagabond.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword.

In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezo's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezo's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way.



Tags: Swordplay , Seinen , Samurai , Historical , Philosophy , Travel , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Tragedy , Survival , Cultivation , Biographical , Gore , Rural , Heterosexual , War , Outdoor Activities , Ghost , Agriculture , Classic Literature , Fugitive , Language Barrier , Nudity , Afterlife ,

Sengoku Youko

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her stepbrother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong.

The people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Cultivation , Gods , Samurai , Kemonomimi , Time Manipulation , Dragons , Revenge , Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Amnesia , Historical , Meta , Anti-Hero , Astronomy , Time Skip , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Hokkaido-hen

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The manga features Kenshin Himura as the protagonist, once a deadly assassin during the Meiji Restoration, who is trying to find a new life beyond violence. The manga will consist of five "arcs".



Tags: Shounen , Swordplay

Ousama Ranking

Also known as Ranking of Kings.

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

The web manga centers around Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children's sword. As the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of becoming the world's greatest king. However, people mutter about him behind his back as "a good-for-nothing prince" and "no way he can be king."

Bojji is able to make his first ever friend, "Kage" (shadow) — a literal shadow on the ground who somehow understands Bojji well. (Kage is a survivor of the Kage assassin clan that was all but wiped out. No longer a killer, Kage now makes ends meet by stealing.) The story follows Bojji's coming-of-age as he meets various people in his life, starting with his fateful encounter with Kage.



Tags: Disability , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Coming of Age , Bullying , Magic , Fairy Tale , Language Barrier , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Historical , Royal Affairs , Assassins , Demons , Shounen , Amputation

XBlade

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Four years ago, a large scale disaster in Tokyo claimed two million lives. The remaining thirteen districts of the city were isolated into the Tokyo Barricade Zone. Morisaki Harumi, an unruly kid with great fighting strength, is his family's sole survivor from the incident.

One day, in a traffic accident, Haru gets pulled into a world of violence and meets Mana, the girl who turned herself into an ancient sword.

Tags: Demons , Shounen

XBlade Cross

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

Tags: Shounen

Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V

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

Based on the game Devil May Cry 5, it's a spinoff story from the viewpoint of the mysterious man V. The story will go into V’s birth, how he meets his familiars, and other plot details in what is essentially a prequel to the game.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Demons , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast