Manga like Saiyuukiden Daienou

also known as The Monkey King

What is The Monkey King about?

Status: Releasing

Based on the 16th-century, Chinese fantasy adventure classic, Journey To The West. Katsuya Terada's take on the legend of the Monkey King is a savage, lusty saga that The Portland Tribune calls "a Buddhist version of Conan the Barbarian." He raised holy hell as the baddest ape in Ancient China ... until the Lord Buddha himself dropped a mountain on him! Now the Monkey King will get his parole with one condition-he must escort a Buddhist nun through the demon-haunted wastes of the Silk Road on an impossible quest: reach India and bring back a collection of sacred scrolls!



Tags: Seinen , Classic Literature
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Saiyuukiden Daienou

Kouya ni Kemono Doukokusu

Kouya ni Kemono Doukokusu

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

A boy, a virus which unlocks the primal beast, and desired forgotten memories.



Tags: Seinen , Religion , Mythology , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Monster Girl , Monster Boy , Gore , Conspiracy , Body Horror , Amnesia , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy
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ZINGNIZE

ZINGNIZE

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

The story of the "Three Jinnai from Edo" (Kosaka, Tobisawa, Shoji) Eight year of the Keicho era, 3 years after the Battle of Sekigahara (1603 AD) Okubo Nagayasu calls on Kosaka Jinnai, who is known as the best thief in Japan, to eliminate the bandit gang led by Fuma Kotaro. A fierce battle between the Jinnais and the Fuma clan opens its curtain !!



Tags: Historical , Seinen , Ninja , Female Protagonist , Nudity ,
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Xi Xing Ji

Xi Xing Ji

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The journey to the West was a conspiracy of heaven! After Sutra went missing for more than a decade, Heaven sent its army to search, in order not to let the Sutra once again fall into the hands of heaven, the journey to West begin again.

Note: Includes two extras chapters.

Tags: Historical , Martial Arts
Abara

Abara

Also known as Abara.

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

A vast city lies under the shadow of colossal, ancient tombs, the identity of their builders lost to time. In the streets of the city something is preying on the inhabitants, something that moves faster than the human eye can see and leaves unimaginable horror in its wake.



Included one-shot: Digimortal

Tags: Seinen , Cyberpunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Dystopian , Gore , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Monster Girl , Henshin , Religion , Detective , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy
Devilman

Devilman

Also known as Devilman.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Hordes of demons, once thought entombed forever in the underworld, have now returned to Earth. Evil and corruption begin to seep into our world, as demons seize human hosts. Mankind’s only hope for salvation is to use the demons’ power against them–and only a pure-hearted man like Fudo Akira can do so without losing his humanity. Once little more than a crybaby, Akira now wields the terrible power of a devil, yet holds the innocent soul of a man–Devilman!



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Demons , Tragedy , War , Gore , Male Protagonist , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Angels , Henshin , Nudity , Kaiju , Shounen , Amnesia , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Loop , Time Skip , Drugs , Boys' Love
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EATER

EATER

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

Alien lifeforms have taken refuge on Earth to start their lives anew, however these beings don’t seek cohabitation, they want to phase humanity out; Working together, these Aliens prey on human flesh and spiritual energy and can implant their essence on human females to bear their children. Benimaru is one of these children, but his mother also happened to be a Medium. By manipulating Benimaru’s spirit while he was in the womb, she managed to give him a human heart. For this, she was brutally killed and devoured by Benimaru’s alien father. From that point on, Benimaru swore to exterminate these creatures. Half-human and half-alien, one man wages war against an entire race!

Tags: Seinen , Henshin , Body Horror , Slapstick , Shapeshifting , Aliens
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Kakugo no Susume

Kakugo no Susume

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Kakugo and Harara are two siblings who have been trained to fight demons, monsters, and other creatures that are now roaming about in the post-apocalyptic 21st century. Along with their superior fighting techniques and specialized skills, they were also given special suits called Zero armor, which were made from the souls of dead warriors. Unfortunately Harara succumbs to evil within the Zero armor, and Kakugo is the only human alive that has the skills and equipment to defeat his sibling.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Superhero , Henshin , Gore , Tokusatsu , Survival , Dystopian , Nudity , Cultivation , Super Power , Body Horror , Eco-Horror , Shounen , Bisexual , Monster Girl , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Zombie , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Body Swapping , Samurai , Gods , Succubus
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Ushio and Tora

Ushio to Tora

Also known as Ushio and Tora.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

It centers around the travels and battles of one Aotsuki Ushio, who is constantly being stalked and aided by a gigantic, supernatural and sometimes invisible tiger (Some people describe it as akin to Calvin and Hobbes on acid).

Ushio's family maintains a Shinto temple in Japan, where 500 years ago, his samurai ancestor battled that same tiger to a standstill, and eventually trapped him against a rock using, a blessed spear called the "Beast Spear", which in addition to its intrinsic formidability as a weapon, can also boost the physical powers of the user. While cleaning out the temple storage, Ushio accidentally unseals the chamber which Tora was trapped in. Initially, Ushio wisely refused to remove the spear pinning Tora (とら, Japanese for tiger) down, as Tora unwisely makes the strategic blunder of mentioning that the first thing he would do upon being freed would be to devour Ushio; but Tora's unsealed presence attracts various demons to the premises, and Ushio is forced to free Tora in exchange for his help. The series focuses on their relationship, interspersed with battles against mythological foes, and with Tora's attempts to grapple with modern life and gobble up Ushio.

Note: Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1997.
It also received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen in 1992.

Tags: Shounen , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Demons , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Time Manipulation , Love Triangle , Nudity , Amnesia , Reincarnation
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