Manga like Tokyo Aliens

Tougen Anki

Also known as Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood.

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

Shiki Ichinose's blood is Oni, and his father's is Momotarou. Normally, those with Momotarou blood hunt the Oni—but Shiki's father refused to kill him as an infant. Instead, he adopted Shiki and raised him despite the rebellious attitude and dangerous temper that come with Oni blood. When a member of the Momotarou Agency kills Shiki's father, Shiki vows to avenge him. But as he hones his abilities and learns to control his Oni blood, will he be strong enough to survive the dangers waiting for him…?



Tags: Shounen , Demons , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Guns , Anti-Hero , War , Found Family , Gore , Shapeshifting , Revenge , Adoption

Dandadan

Also known as Dandadan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?



Notes:
Includes 1 extra chapter.
Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Super Power , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , School , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Terrorism , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Acrobatics , Gore , Chuunibyou , Super Robot , Tragedy , Cannibalism , Exorcism , Circus , Gods , Tsundere , Nudity , Bullying , Dissociative Identities , Suicide

Karneval

Also known as Karneval.

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

Nai–a young man who travels in search of another by the name of Karoku, a lone bracelet his only lead. Gareki–a willful young man who earns his daily bread by thieving and picking pockets. Thrown together at an eerie mansion, where they are entrapped and framed, Nai and Gareki are soon hunted down as criminals by national security forces. As they are driven into a corner, before them appears the most powerful defense agency in the country, “Circus”–!!



Tags: Circus , Josei , Amnesia , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Kemonomimi , Memory Manipulation , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Male Cast , Crossdressing , 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

ALIENS AREA

Also known as Aliens Area.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Tokyo, Planet Earth... High schooler Tatsumi Tatsunami lost his parents at a young age and now works multiple part-time jobs to live a hectic but peaceful life with his younger siblings. One day his body undergoes a sudden change... And now mysterious beings are showing up at his house! In order to protect the people he holds dear, in order to protect Earth (or "area"), Tatsumi must awaken! He better, because "they" are already here!



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Shounen , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Police

WIND BREAKER

Also known as WIND BREAKER.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings—he's only interested in the strongest of the strong. He's from Fuurin High School, a school of near-dropout degenerates known only for their brawling strength. And in a town known for its territorial disputes, Haruka's got only one goal—become the hero his town deserves.



Tags: Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Gangs , Tsundere , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender

Gokurakugai Sanban-doori no Ken

Also known as Gokurakugai: Trouble on Third Avenue.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Sister Tao and Al are a pair of "trouble-shooters", independent odd-jobs men working in a red light district for whoever can pay. Then a little girl tries to pick Al's pocket...

Tags: Crime , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Gangs , Mermaid , Urban , Shapeshifting , Animals , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Criminal Organization , Work

COSMOS

Also known as Cosmos.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Kaede has always had an uncanny ability to tell fact from fiction. That ability gets put to the test when he’s hired by an extraterrestrial insurance investigation company!



Tags: Aliens , Urban Fantasy , Work , Urban , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Meta , Seinen , Super Power , Monster Girl , School , Cosplay , Gyaru , Tanned Skin , Tokusatsu

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…



Notes:
Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018.
Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.
Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Demons , Shounen , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Youkai , Martial Arts , Magic , Body Horror , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Death Game , Primarily Teen Cast , Cosmic Horror , Battle Royale , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Curses , Body Swapping , Sadism , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , School , Cult , Anthropomorphism , Assassins , Time Manipulation , Slapstick , Exorcism , Time Skip , Nudity , Femboy , Transgender , Swordplay

K: THE FIRST

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

The story takes place in a world where seven people with unusual powers are crowned as “kings,” and revolves around the “bonds” and “fate” between the people involved.



Tags: Shounen