Top Pandemic Manga Recommendations

20 Seiki Shounen

Also known as 20th Century Boys.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.

For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.



Tags: Politics , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Fugitive , Achronological Order , Dystopian , Conspiracy , Cult , Pandemic , Time Skip , Post-Apocalyptic , Terrorism , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Detective , Musical Theater , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Historical , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Augmented Reality , Police , Robots , Transgender , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Nudity , Foreign , Time Manipulation , Homeless , Twins , Crossdressing

Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Demons , Amnesia , Family Life , Pandemic , Philosophy , Adoption , Found Family , Body Horror , Curses , Teacher , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Orphan , Foreign , Tragedy , Religion , Travel , Lost Civilization , Survival , Politics , Shounen , Eco-Horror , Medicine , Centaur

Owari no Seraph

Also known as Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign.

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

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

Yuichiro’s dream is near-impossible, given that vampires are seven times stronger than humans, and the only way to kill them is by mastering Cursed Gear, advanced demon-possessed weaponry. Not to mention that humanity’s most elite Vampire Extermination Unit, the Moon Demon Company, wants nothing to do with Yuichiro unless he can prove he’s willing to work in a team—which is the last thing he wants!



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Vampire , Post-Apocalyptic , Shounen , War , Angels , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Military , LGBTQ+ Themes , Reincarnation , Found Family , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Revenge , Conspiracy , Boys' Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Lost Civilization , Primarily Male Cast , Pandemic , Orphan , School , Tragedy

Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto

Also known as Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror

Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira's on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.



Note: Volume 1 contains a bonus chapter titled "Sakura Mochi Of The Dead" Note: Volume 4 contains a bonus chapter titled "Show Club of the Dead"

Tags: Zombie , Primarily Adult Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Pandemic , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Seinen , Survival , Work , Heterosexual , Gore , Motorcycles , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Nudity , Space

Gyo: Ugomeku Bukimi

Also known as Gyo.

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

The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed.

Something's rotten in Okinawa...



Included one-shots:
Volume 2:
Daikokubashira Hiwa (大黒柱悲話, The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)
Amigara no Dansou no Kai (阿修羅断層の怪, The Enigma of Amigara Fault)

Tags: Seinen , Body Horror , Tragedy , Animals , Gore , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Pandemic , Urban , Coastal , Circus , Cyborg , Time Skip , Nudity

EDEN: It's an Endless World!

Also known as Eden: It's an Endless World!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren't immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically enhanced bodies. Taking advantage of a world in chaos, a paramilitary force known as the Propater topples the United Nations and seeks world domination. Elijah, a young survivor searching for his mother, travels towards the Andes Mountains with an artificially intelligent combat robot. When he encounters a group of anti-Propater freedom fighters, a maelstrom of unique characters unfolds. Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner!

Note: The chapter count included 5 extra stories.

Tags: Foreign , Tragedy , Gangs , War , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Cyberpunk , Gore , Terrorism , Revenge , Dystopian , Pandemic , Male Protagonist , Guns , Conspiracy , Gods , Alternate Universe , Religion , Travel , Survival , Artificial Intelligence , Environmental , Heterosexual , Prostitution , Military , Coming of Age , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Class Struggle , Time Skip , Tanned Skin , Age Gap , Acting , Cult , Suicide , Cosmic Horror , Fellatio , Cunnilingus

Oegwauisa Elise

Also known as Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Jihyun is a master surgeon at the peak of her medical prowess. She’s made it her life’s mission to save lives in order to atone for the sins of her past life, but her dreams are cut short when her plane crashes in the middle of the Pacific. When Jihyun wakes up, she finds herself back in her first life as Elise de Clarence - the haughty nightmare of a girl who brought on her own tragic end. The new Elise, however, still has time to set things straight - with her newfound medical knowledge, the reformed Elise sets out to right the wrongs of her tragic first life!



Note: Chapter count includes a 13-chapter side story

Tags: Medicine , Female Protagonist , War , Full Color , Reincarnation , Isekai , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , Pandemic , Villainess , Male Harem , Magic , Revenge , Suicide , Time Skip , Work

Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD

Also known as Highschool of the Dead.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Romance

A mysterious illness is spreading rapidly through the halls of Fujimi High School. In a matter of hours, the campus is transformed from a place of learning into a hive of nightmares, as the infected students collapse and are reborn as flesh-hungry zombies! Only a handful of students escape the initial outbreak - among them Takashi Komuro and his childhood friend, Rei. He manages to protect Rei from the initial onslaught, but how long can Takashi and the other students hope to survive when the whole school - maybe the whole town - is out for their blood?!



Tags: Zombie , Pandemic , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Nudity , Survival , Love Triangle , Shounen , Guns , Tsundere , Female Harem , Politics , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Ojou-sama , School , Unrequited Love

Apocalypse no Toride

Also known as Fort of Apocalypse.

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

Yoshiaki Maeda has been falsely accused and detained, along with delinquents from all over the Kanto region, in the juvenile correctional facility, Shouran Institute. Yoshiaki is as typical as a boy can get, so when he finds himself living in this violence-ridden prison, he can’t think of anything worse. His cellmates, Iwakura, Yamanoi, and Yoshioka, are a cunning crew and soon Yoshiaki finds himself pulled into a feud going on in the prison. Then suddenly, a prison van crashes into the facility and what shambles out of the wreckage are flesh-eating zombies … and so the curtain is raised on this bone-chilling story of panic and horror …



Tags: Zombie , Survival , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Delinquents , Guns , Pandemic , Post-Apocalyptic

Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine

Also known as Can You Just Die, My Darling?.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

“I want to kill you.” Taku Kamishiro’s crush on Mika Hanazono had always been one sided, until one fateful day, his feelings turn into murderous impulse instead … You won’t be able to predict what each new page will bring!



Tags: Pandemic , Super Power , Gore , Male Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Urban , Bullying , Cosmic Horror , Suicide , Shounen , Guns , Dissociative Identities , Yandere , Amnesia , Boys' Love , Cult , Cyborg , Tanned Skin , Love Triangle , Yuri , Male Harem

Telework Yotabanashi

Also known as Home Office Romance.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Nokoru is finally afforded the chance to telework at home due to the pandemic lockdown. Rediscovering old passions and new hobbies, Nokoru is allured by his next-door neighbor, Natsu.

From the creator of Sweat and Soap, this standalone volume showcases two adults building a relationship when most human-to-human interaction was halted, even if it feels like a tall tale to find romance at home.



Tags: Heterosexual , Seinen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Travel , Software Development , Urban , Foreign , Pandemic , Historical

Moshi Fanren

Also known as Mortals of the Doom.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Zuo Tianchen is the last living human in a mutated zombie-infested city. Just when he was sure he'd died, he finds his soul returned to just before that ill-fated day ten years ago. He swears he'll protect the people important to him this time round and reunite with his past lover. Watch his struggles to survive equipped with his memory of the next ten years!

Tags: Zombie , Survival , Full Color , Pandemic , Post-Apocalyptic , Cultivation , Gore , Male Protagonist , Afterlife , Reincarnation , Time Manipulation

Biomega

Also known as BioMega.

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

Set in the future, the plot follows Zouichi Kanoe and his AI companion Fuyu Kanoe, whose luminous form is integrated into the system of his motorcycle. They are agents sent by Toha Heavy Industries to retrieve humans with the ability to resist and transmute the N5S infection, which is spreading across the world, turning humans into "Drones"; disfigured, zombie-like beings.



Tags: Pandemic , Seinen , Guns , Motorcycles , Artificial Intelligence , Space , Time Skip , Cyberpunk , Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Gore , Time Manipulation

Isekai Yakkyoku

Also known as Parallel World Pharmacy.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

It’s time to change the misguided medical care in another world by using modern pharmacy!

When a young pharmacologist gives his life to his research and dies from overwork, he finds himself reincarnated as a boy named Farma, the son of the court physician. In a new world where faulty remedies run rampant, Farma uses modern pharmacy and cheat powers to cure all the diseases around him.



Tags: Magic , Isekai , Medicine , Economics , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Pandemic

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 , Time Manipulation , Asexual , Yuri , Veterinarian , Boys' Love , Drugs

Hataraku Saibou

Also known as Cells at Work!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

From Akane Shimizu, winner of Shounen Sirius' Rookie Award, comes an informative tale about anthropomorthized cells!
Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone … She’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!



Note: Contains the spin-off one-shot "Hataraku Saibou: Kansen-hen".

Tags: Educational , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Work , Survival , Gore , Female Protagonist , Pandemic , Urban

New Normal

Also known as New Normal.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

"Before my generation was born... A pandemic had brought change to our world."

In the near future, hiding your mouth behind a mask became a normal part of life. Natsuki, a girl fascinated by the world before the global pandemic; and Hata, her classmate, end up sharing a small secret... The story of their new everyday life, their "new normal" begins here!



Tags: Pandemic , Dystopian , School , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Seinen

Mareun Gajie Baramcheoreom

Also known as Like Wind on a Dry Branch.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

As plague and turmoil afflicts the empire, enchanting widow Rieta Tristi finds herself at the mercy of a malicious nobleman and his dying wish to have her buried alive beside his corpse. The plague has taken her husband, slave traders have taken her young child, and now her own life is at risk -- until an unexpected visit from the empire's outcast prince changes everything.



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Magic , Female Protagonist , Demons , Politics , Pandemic , Tragedy , Religion , Revenge , Royal Affairs , Kingdom Management

Majo no Tabitabi

Also known as Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina, who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of people, from a country full of witches to a giant in love with his own muscles—but with each meeting, Elaina would become a small part of their story, and her own world would get a little bit bigger.



Tags: Witch , Magic , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Travel , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Satire , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Slavery , Dystopian , Tragedy , Pandemic , Gore , Iyashikei , Time Manipulation , Dragons , War , Religion , Cult , Cannibalism , Yuri , Time Skip , Zombie , Body Swapping , Anthropomorphism , Kemonomimi , Elf , Demons , Succubus , Alchemy , Achronological Order , Age Regression , Alternate Universe , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Writing , Teacher , Suicide , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shiki

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

The story takes place in a particularly hot summer in the nineties, in a small quiet village called Sotoba. A series of mysterious deaths begin to spread in the village, at the same time when a strange family moves into the long abandoned Kanemasa mansion. Toshio Ozaki, dean of the only hospital in Sotoba, initially suspects an epidemic. But as investigations continue and the deaths begin to pile up, he becomes convinced that they are the work of the undead plaguing the village. A young man named Natsuno Yuuki, who hates living in the village, begins to be pursued and surrounded by death.



Tags: Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Vampire , Tragedy , Rural , Survival , Werewolf , Denpa , Medicine , Pandemic , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast