Manga like Variante

Deadman Wonderland

Also known as Deadman Wonderland.

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

The inmates of this insane penitentiary fight for survival every day to provide entertainment for the masses, and terrifying secrets lurk in the shadows. Ganta is determined to survive Deadman Wonderland and clear his name, but the price may be his soul…



Note: Volume 12 contains 6 short side stories, which counts as 1 whole chapter.

Tags: Death Game , Body Horror , Prison , Super Power , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Torture , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Shounen , Philosophy , Suicide

Ibitsu no Amalgam

Also known as Amalgam of Distortion.

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

This story is about a boy named Rokumichi Kusaba who wants to confess his feelings to Yayoi Hino, his childhood friend. Unfortunately, after choosing the place to confess, he gets crushed by a train and loses his lower half. Rokumichi then gets saved by a scientist that turns him into a monster instead of a regular human being. What is his life going to be like while being under the guise of a monster? And what will his childhood friend think?!

Note: As a part of the JUMP START initiative, the first three chapters of Ibitsu no Amalgam were published in English as Amalgam of Distortion in VIZ Media's digital Weekly Shonen Jump on the same day as the Japanese release.

Tags: Shounen , Body Horror , Youkai , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist

Shingeki no Kyojin

Also known as Attack on Titan.

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

In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the past century, what's left of man has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. People believe their 50-meter-high walls will protect them from the Titans, but the sudden appearance of an immense Titan is about to change everything.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Dystopian , Anti-Hero , War , Tragedy , Military , Conspiracy , Survival , Philosophy , Kaiju , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Politics , Revenge , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Terrorism , Medieval , Post-Apocalyptic , Super Power , Gore , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Time Skip , Cannibalism , Coming of Age , Slavery , Swordplay , Torture , Shounen , Espionage , Mythology , Amnesia , Tsundere , Kuudere , Class Struggle , Disability , Cult , Dissociative Identities , Drugs , Achronological Order , Transgender , Religion , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Suicide , Baseball , Acrobatics , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast

Dear Anemone

Also known as Dear Anemone.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural , Thriller

When Gaku lands on the Galapagos Islands, a paradise is the last thing he'll be experiencing. With creatures undergoing horrific evolutions, only one rule still stands--the survival of the fittest!



Tags: Chimera , Survival , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Environmental , Military , Shounen , Gore , Shapeshifting , Foreign , Eco-Horror , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Male Cast , Animals

Saigo no Saiyuuki

Also known as The Last Saiyuki.

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

Ryunosuke loves baseball, thanks to the encouragement his mom gave him before she passed away. On the day Ryunosuke is set to turn in his permission slip for the third grade baseball team, his father tells him about his new adopted sister, Koharu Mori. Koharu is blind with prosthetic arms and legs.

Ryunosuke's father insists that since he can't be at home regularly, Ryunosuke must stop going to school in order to take care of Koharu. Ryunosuke hates giving up on his dream, resenting his new sister, but warms up to her after she saves him from a monster. When that monster reappears, his dad reveals the truth: his sister has an inhuman power that can destroy the world.



Note: Includes the one-shot "The Tales of Momo: Toshiharu and Friends".

Tags: Mythology , Time Skip , Adoption , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Family Life , Baseball , Cyborg , Disability

Black Bullet

Also known as Black Bullet.

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

The future–where a terrible battle against a parasitic virus called “Gastrea” has been fought, and lost. Humanity is cornered, and lives in despair. Rentaro and Enju face constant danger in their work as a team anti-Gastrea specialists known as “Civil Security.” If the daily fight against oblivion weren’t enough, they’ll soon face a threat that could destroy all of Tokyo…



Tags: Urban , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Guns , Chibi , Male Protagonist , Dystopian

Honomieru Shounen

Also known as Phantom Seer.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

If something strange and mysterious occurs, you should go to him. They say he has psychic powers, but convincing him to actually help deal with fierce phantoms may be a challenge. A Gold Future Cup winner, this spine-tingling, horror one-shot now returns as a full series!



Included one-shot:
Volume 4: Honomieru Shounen (Pilot)

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Demons , School