Manga like Tower Dungeon

What is Tower Dungeon about?

Status: Releasing

An evil sorcerer slays the king and takes over his body, kidnapping the princess and spiriting her away to the legendary Dragon Tower.

The Royal Guard is rebuffed in their attempt to rescue her, and to replace the wounded, a young farmhand named Yuva is called up into service. With only a pot lid for a shield and a strong back to carry supplies, Yuva joins the soldiers on the perilous quest to climb the tower and rescue the princess. But the Dragon Tower houses untold horrors...!



Tags: Dungeon , Magic , Male Protagonist , Necromancy , Survival , Dragons , Politics , Shounen , Body Horror , Coming of Age , Kemonomimi , Agriculture , Shapeshifting , Military
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Delicious in Dungeon

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Notes:
Nominated in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Manga Taishou Award in 2016-2019.
Ranked first in the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (Male Readers Division).
Includes 14 extra chapters.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Environmental , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Lost Civilization , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Elf , Dragons , Demons , Cosmic Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Body Horror , Kemonomimi , Necromancy , Episodic , Monster Girl , Chimera , Iyashikei , Alternate Universe , Succubus , Witch , Mermaid
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
The Bugle Call: Song of War

Sensou Kyoushitsu

Also known as The Bugle Call: Song of War.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Psychological

In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions!

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , War , Super Power , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Politics , Shapeshifting , Musical Theater , Time Manipulation , Slavery , Clone
Hoshikui Goroshi no Ignalo

Hoshikui Goroshi no Ignalo

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

Set in a world riven by a strange rift that extends deep into the ground, the people dig into it to search for the resources known as "inheritance." The story begins when a traveler visits a village in poverty because no matter how much they dig, they cannot find any inheritance. The traveler locates a potential vein in the mine, and goes with the villagers to dig into it.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist
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Claymore

CLAYMORE

Also known as Claymore.

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

A village is gripped by fear and paranoia when a Yoma claims six lives. The Claymore who is sent to slay the creature isn't what the villagers expect at all. In fact, she seems more monster than human.



Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Gore , Swordplay , Dystopian , Youkai , Revenge , Tragedy , Body Horror , Orphan , Shapeshifting , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Nudity , Adoption , Anti-Hero , Shounen , Espionage , Cannibalism , Amnesia , Gods , Nun , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things
APOSIMZ

Ningyou no Kuni

Also known as APOSIMZ.

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

This story takes place on the frigid, massive artificial planet known as Aposimz. Eo, Biko and Etherow, residents of the White Diamond Beam, are in the middle of combat training when suddenly a girl appears, Rebedoan Empire soldiers in hot pursuit. The girl asks for their help in keeping safe a “code” and seven mysterious “bullets.” This chance encounter marks a major shift in the fate of the entire planet...



Tags: Cyberpunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Robots , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Cyborg , Dystopian , Lost Civilization , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Shounen , Super Power , Post-Apocalyptic , Snowscape
Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau: Highserk Senki

Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau: Highserk Senki

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

One day, Raizou ​​Takakura, an average salaryman, had a heart attack and his life ended that day. But, he got a second life, in a different world.

Reincarnated with strong skills―isn't what happened to him, instead, he was reincarnated as a foot soldier in a small country, Highserk Empire, which is surrounded by large countries.

With a new name, Walm, he was thrown into the frontline of war. Covered in blood and the stench of death, along with his comrades, he was slipping through life-or-death situations. His eyes becoming dark and muddy over time...

Tags: War , Military , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Survival , Body Horror , Swordplay , Magic , Dystopian , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Historical , Reincarnation , Isekai , Sadism
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Chainsaw Man

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

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

The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chapters 1-97 were released in Weekly Shounen Jump from Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 13, 2020. The series resumed from Ch. 98 in Shounen Jump+ on July 12, 2022

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Urban , Henshin , Psychosexual , Survival , Work , Monster Boy , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Cult , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Guns , Heterosexual , Assassins , Human Pet , Monster Girl , Revenge , Yandere , Terrorism , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Meta , Slapstick , Afterlife , Primarily Teen Cast , Nudity , Cannibalism , Necromancy , School , Delinquents , Angels , Time Skip , Amnesia , Yakuza , Mafia , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Yuri , Coming of Age , Vore
After God

After God

Also known as After God.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Japan has been invaded by Gods, leaving giant Danger Zones where once were cityscapes. While patrolling the area, Anti-God researcher Tokinaga discovers Kamikura Waka looking forlornly through the protective fence. In her eyes, he spots something deep and dangerous. Something capable of changing the world...



Tags: Gods , Seinen , Philosophy , Revenge , Dystopian , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Body Horror , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Pandemic , Mythology , Cosmic Horror , Torture , Primarily Adult Cast , Yuri , Time Manipulation , Veterinarian , Boys' Love , Asexual
#DRCL midnight children

#DRCL midnight children

Also known as #DRCL midnight children.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

Based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, a gothic horror story at the end of the 19th century.

Contains the prequel one-shot #DRCL midnight children Episode 0.

Tags: Vampire , Historical , Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Classic Literature , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Foreign , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Male Cast , Nudity , Dissociative Identities , Gender Bending

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