Top Natural Disaster Manga Recommendations

Shounen no Abyss

Also known as Boy's Abyss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

In a town with nothing, in the middle of a daily life with seemingly no signs of change, high schooler Reiji Kurose was "just" living. Family, dreams for the future, childhood friends. All of them were binding him down to that city. He thought he would "just" keep on living like that. Until he met her. Is there hope in living? Is there light waiting ahead? It's the start of a boy meets girl series which reflects the "now".

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Tragedy , Suicide , Seinen , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Crime , Yandere , Age Gap , Nudity , Heterosexual , Teacher , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Female Harem , Rural , Bullying , Incest , Marriage , Hikikomori , Time Skip , Natural Disaster , Boys' Love , Transgender

7SEEDS

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

Scientists had predicted this disaster, and in response, the leaders of every country met to develop a plan for human survival before the meteor hit. The Seven Seeds project was developed out of this meeting. Each country froze a number of young healthy people, which allowed them to survive the meteor. After the computer determined that Earth was once again safe for human life, it released them into the world.

The Japanese government created five groups of survivors: Winter group, Spring group, Summer group A, Summer group B, and Fall group. Each group consisted of seven members and one guide. The guide carried small tubes of poison on their necks to allow them to end their lives if their situation became unbearable. The Japanese government prepared seven "Fuji" as refuges for the groups. In each Fuji, the group would find seeds and numerous books instructing them on survival in the wilderness.

Notes:
- Winner of the 52th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2006.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Josei , Survival , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Heterosexual , Outdoor , Coming of Age , Orphan , Guns , Gore , Shrine Maiden , Desert , Nudity , Love Triangle , Lost Civilization , Mountaineering , Robots , Eco-Horror , Natural Disaster , Baseball , Aviation , Tsundere , Suicide , Achronological Order , Revenge

Asadora!

Also known as Asadora!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery

It's 2020 and Tokyo is on fire! A large, mysterious creature rampages through the city destroying everything in its path. Cut to 1959. We meet a spunky young girl, Asa. As one of 11 siblings, Asa is constantly forgotten. Most people can't even remember her name. So, when she is kidnapped for ransom (by a guy who mistakes her for a doctor's kid), no one bats an eye—not even when a typhoon hits! Now Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive the brutal storm. But there's more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye.



Tags: Kaiju , War , Time Skip , Aviation , Historical , Natural Disaster , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Drugs , Athletics

Dragon Head

Also known as Dragon Head.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

In the horror of witnessing so many classmates perish before his eyes in a violent train wreck, Teru discovers two survivors in the tunnel: Ako and Nobuo. But salvation from this bloody carnage is far from their grasp. As they try to dig out from the wreck in order to come up with a plan to stay alive, the lack of light and food, combined with the stench of death and decay, will lead one member of the group down a dark and demented path. And with sudden, violent earthquakes shaking the tunnel, escaping to the outside world may lead them to an even greater danger...



Note: Won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1997.

Tags: Survival , Tragedy , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Trains , Drugs , Bullying , Natural Disaster , Guns , Eco-Horror , Female Protagonist , Conspiracy , Cosmic Horror , Cult

Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.

Also known as I’m in Love with the Villainess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story of a reincarnated gamer pursuing her villainous lady love at a fantasy girls’ academy!

Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei has just woken up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite girls’ otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is her favorite character, Claire Francois–who just so happens to be the main antagonist of the story. Now, Rei is determined to do what the game never allowed: romance Claire instead of one of the male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to that?!



Notes:
- Includes 12 extra chapters.
- A print edition was released in Japan under the title Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.: Revolution (私の推しは悪役令嬢。-Revolution-).

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Villainess , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , Magic , Isekai , Politics , Royal Affairs , Coming of Age , War , Bisexual , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , School , Adoption , Class Struggle , Artificial Intelligence , Foreign , Transgender , Religion , Maids , Demons , Bullying , Parenthood , Arranged Marriage , Incest , Natural Disaster , Love Triangle , Female Harem

Kimi no Koe

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

A man with the ability to hear inner voices got married to a girl who can't speak.

It's the Taisho era. Kyogoku Kazunari, who can hear people's inner voices, makes skillful use of his ability by running a trading company. His business is going well, but due to his power, he cannot trust others and has been quite bitter so far.

Wanting to make use of their connections, Kazunari has proposed to marry the daughter of the noble Suwabe family. However, not only can he not hear the inner voice of his partner Suwabe Nana, but she is also unable to speak. While Kazunari is bewildered, the two of them get married on the spur of the moment...? A clumsy but happy married life begins for them.

Tags: Super Power , Arranged Marriage , Shoujo , Historical , Disability , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Natural Disaster , Yandere

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tatarigoroshi-hen

Also known as Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Curse Killing Arc.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 7th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.

Tatarigoroshi is the third in a series of manga following the different scenarios of the Higurashi games. It focuses on the Houjou family history.

Tags: Rural , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Tragedy , School , Denpa , Natural Disaster , Shounen , School Club , Adoption

Getter Robo

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

The first Getter Robo series chronologically. Published 15 years before the rest of the manga, Getter Robo pioneered the idea of the combining and transforming robot.

Millions of years ago, the dinosaurs were driven deep underground due to the sudden arrival of "Getter Rays" on Earth. After evolving into sentient beings, they grew bitter and vengeful at the humans who replaced them on the surface and began plotting their attack on humanity.

Fighting against them is Getter Robo, a machine built by Professor Saotome which uses the mysterious Getter Rays as its power source. Piloting it are three strong-willed young men - the violent martial artist Nagare Ryoma, the psychopathic yet highly intelligent revolutionary Jin Hayato, and the hot-blooded Judo master Tomoe Musashi. Each controls one of three specially designed combat jets which can be combined together in different forms to form three different kinds of giant robots: the flying, axe-wielding Getter-1, the quick, drill-wielding Getter-2, and the tough, tank-like Getter-3.

Tags: Super Robot , Kaiju , Dinosaurs , Body Horror , Amnesia , Gore , Martial Arts , Shounen , Demons , Delinquents , Episodic , Eco-Horror , Guns , Natural Disaster , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , War , Space Opera

DOGSRED

Also known as Dogsred.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

The stage is the proud land of the north--Hokkaido. The year is 2010. Rou Shirakawa has just received the highest score in history at the All-Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships! But suddenly, he loses control and starts destroying the stage. He is quickly disqualified and banned from the skating world for life. Now nicknamed "the Rabid Prince," Rou ends up in Tamakomai, an ice hockey town in northern Japan. And on a hockey rink on a frozen lake, he meets the ruthless Genma brothers! Rou will soon learn of the famous Oino-kami high school and their quest to win an unprecedented 20th straight national hockey championship. And also the strong, yet beautiful battle sport--ice hockey! Change, grow, evolve! Turn defeat into victory in this red-hot redemption story!

Tags: School Club , Ice Skating , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Snowscape , Twins , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Natural Disaster

Getter Robo Saga

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha

A compilation of the long-running Getter Robo series into one continuous story. Includes several new pages and chapters as well as revisions to old material and a newer, more conclusive ending to Getter Robo Āḥ.

Getter Robo (1974)
Getter Robo G (1975)
Getter Robo Go (1991)
Shin Getter Robo (1997)
Getter Robo Āḥ (2001)

Tags: Super Robot , Anthology , Gore , Dinosaurs , Kaiju , Aliens , Male Protagonist , War , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Cosmic Horror , Space Opera , Body Horror , Delinquents , Demons , Martial Arts , Episodic , Eco-Horror , Guns , Natural Disaster , Amnesia , Lost Civilization , Pandemic , Heterosexual , Space , Military , Zombie , Cyborg , Foreign , Ghost , Tomboy , Time Manipulation , Monster Boy , Monster Girl , Werewolf , Revenge , Post-Apocalyptic , Gods

Koukaku no Pandora

Also known as Pandora In The Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Sci-Fi

When Nanakorobi Nene, a cybernetically-enhanced girl-next-door, heads to the island metropolis of Cenancle to live with her aunt, she has no way of knowing what’s in store for her. A chance meeting intertwines her fate with that of the super-rich inventor, Uzal Delilah, and her adorable and grumpy companion, Clarion, who happens to be a cyborg just like Nene. Nene is thrilled to make a friend, but there’s more to Uzal and Clarion – and the island of Cenancle itself – than meets the eye. When a super-powered terrorist threatens Cenancle, Uzal claims that the only way to avert disaster is for Nene to team up with Clarion and use their combined powers – abilities Nene never even knew she had!

Note: Includes 26 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Seinen , Cyborg , Robots , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Cyberpunk , Maids , Cult , Conspiracy , Disability , Terrorism , Artificial Intelligence , Henshin , Nudity , Natural Disaster

Heimin no Kuse ni Namaiki na!

Also known as I’m in Love with the Villainess: She’s so Cheeky for a Commoner.

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

Claire François has it all: beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility. As the daughter of a high-ranking noble, she takes her status and the according responsibilities with utmost seriousness—even as the king threatens to undermine his realm’s stability with his visions of “meritocracy.” Claire is nevertheless prepared to take this societal change in stride, until one of the new commoner students at her elite academy, Rae Taylor, turns her life upside down. Everything about Rae confounds Claire, from her behavior to her intellect to her bizarre fixation on Claire herself. Little does she realize just how much Rae will change her world, and how much she’ll change Rae in turn. Note: Chapter count includes 8 main chapters, 18 intermission chapters, an epilogue, and 3 postscript chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Disability , Class Struggle , Royal Affairs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Politics , Villainess , Isekai , Transgender , Parenthood , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Ojou-sama , Magic , Coming of Age , Bisexual , Arranged Marriage , School , Adoption , Foreign , Religion , Bullying , Incest , Natural Disaster , Love Triangle

Bokura no Shikisai

Also known as Our Colors.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda: a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synesthetic hues of blues and reds, governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and childhood confidant is Nao, a young woman whom everyone thinks is (or should be) his girlfriend; and it would be the easiest thing to play along—she knows he is gay but knows, too, how hard it is to live one's truth in their situation.

Sora's world changes forever when he meets Mr. Amamiya, a middle-aged gentleman who is the owner and proprietor of a local coffee shop, and who is completely, unapologetically out as a gay man. A mentorship and friendship ensues, as Sora comes out to him and agrees to paint a mural in the shop, and Mr. Amamiya counsels him (platonically) about how to deal with who he is. But it won't be easy. Mr. Amamiya paid a high price for his freedom of identity, and when a figure from his past suddenly appears, it becomes a prime example of just how complicated life can be.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Found Family , Coming of Age , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Natural Disaster , Unrequited Love , Age Gap , Coastal

Nihon Chinbotsu

Also known as Japan Sinks.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

A swarm of earthquakes hit the Japanese archipelago causing the sudden eruption of a dormant volcano. Soon after the people find themselves facing a wave of mysterious natural disasters... and ultimately discover an unbelievable consequence. Based on Sakyo Komatsu's best-selling science fiction novel, Takao Saito presents the story in his own powerful and distinct style.

Tags: Natural Disaster , Classic Literature , Tragedy , Survival , Politics , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The sequel to Ginga Densetsu Weed, Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion follows the story of Weed and Koyuki's puppies: Orion, Bellatrix, Rigel, and Sirius.

Tags: Seinen , Animals , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Natural Disaster , Gore , War , Ninja , Revenge , Snowscape , Coming of Age , Assassins

Suishou no Hibiki

Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Tags: Male Protagonist , Disability , Josei , Bullying , Classical Music , School , School Club , Natural Disaster

Gekitou Magnitude 7.7

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama

On May 26, 1983, a M7.7 earthquake shook the earth and summoned up a massive tsunami that swallowed 104 precious lives, including 12 fishermen. Through a detailed inspection of the victims' lives, mangaka Takao Yaguchi tells a tale about the value of life and the severity of nature.

Tags: Seinen , Fishing , Natural Disaster , Philosophy , Male Protagonist