The world is in mortal peril. Sir Noi Crezant, the Lizard Knight, has been sent to gain the aid of the great warrior Amamiya Yuuhi... more>> in hopes of finding the Princess Samidare and protecting the planet from the incredible 'Biscuit Hammer' poised to crack the Earth in two. Unfortunately Yuuhi wants no part of it, and the Princess doesn't prove to be the shining 'hero of justice' role model that Noi had hoped for. <<less

After three years of working for a black company, Akira was exhausted both mentally and physically. But one morning, what he saw on his usual... more>> way to work was nothing but a town full of zombies. How will the former company slave, Akira, live his life in a world that has completely changed overnight? <<less

In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father -- Gendo, commander... more>> of the secret organization NERV -- to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the Angels' fearsome power. <<less

During summer vacation a group of fifteen children discover a mysterious man living in a cave surrounded by high tech gadgets, the man claims to be a game developer, creating a video game with a giant robot defending Earth from fifteen alien invaders. He asked the children to test the game for him and they agreed.... more>>

Notes: Received Excellence Prize from Japan Media Arts Festival in 2010 <<less

Kogami Kii hates his normal everyday life and wishes for something to happen. One day in the middle of class, he looks out the window... more>> and sees his teacher's head explode when a little girl hits it. He goes to the bathroom to calm himself, but when he gets back to the classroom, he finds most of his classmates killed by the same little girl. <<less

A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide. In less than a week, it's become a lethal... more>> pandemic. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive. <<less

Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2030, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear. A fear of someone or something, of unthinkably monstrous power known only as "Akira".... more>>

Note: Won the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for best general manga, won the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material in 1993. Was nominated for the Harvey for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2002. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2002, the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2002 and The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition won the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2018. <<less

Shy Chise and nervous Shuji are high school seniors in a small town and have just started dating. But everything changes when Shuji discovers that... more>> Chise has been engineered by the Japanese Self Defense Force to transform into the Ultimate Weapon! Soon Chise is torn between realizing her potential as a devastating fighting force and her desire to share a bowl of ramen with her new boyfriend! <<less

Everything in this world is my enemy. This kind of world is worthless. A boy, who is called a demon with no human heart, breathes,... more>> lives and imagines. But what is the pounding in his heart when he heard he is going to save the world? That’s not his wish, though… <<less

[What female CEO? Come and help me run the refuge.] [A female special forces soldier? Come and be my security team leader!] The end of... more>> the world, CEO, beauty, secretary, electrician, programmer and other professionals are all reduced to waste? Don't be afraid to come to my system underground refuge, as long as the talent is on the people! <<less

A hikikomori gets texted 'help me' from an anonymous source. Feelings of heroism coax him to the outside world which and he finds has been... more>> badly damaged, with broken houses and bits of debris everywhere. He searches for survivors but all he finds are corpses and ghosts till he gets to his sister's body.The guy has esp so he converses with her ghost and she tags along in his attempt to find more survivors. Eventually they do find someone that casts a shadow, but they may not be as human as they seem. <<less

The eternal darkness which people call “night”. Long long ago, there was an opposite to this “night”. Something far brighter than the light of their lamps, the light of hope for humanity. Seek out the forgotten “morning”.... more>>

(source: Manga Plus) <<less

After 1000 years of peace, the wolf god Fenris Fenrir has been reborn. She seeks to find the reincarnation of Balder, the most beloved God, as the land of Midgard sinks further into anarchy. They are both key players in the coming of Ragnarok, the time when fate and free-will shall come into conflict as the very nature of the universe is forever redefined.... more>>

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Based on norse mythology, ragnarök is the term for the end of the world. Christian equivalence would be the last judgement.

The popular Korean MMORPG "Ragnarok Online" was based on this book. <<less

In the not too distant future, mankind battles over O-Parts, relics from an ancient civilization. It takes a special kind of person to unlock the full potential of these remnants from the past, and a unique breed of humans known as O.P.T.s (or O-Parts Tacticians) become a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, O-Parts can be used for good or evil purposes.... more>>

Jio is a young boy with a tragic past who only trusts one thing in the world: money. Little does he suspect that he is actually a very powerful O.P.T., and inside him sleeps a demon of incredible ferocity. He meets up with a girl named Ruby, and together they decide to embark on a dangerous quest to discover as many O-Parts as they can. Will Jio help Ruby realize her dream of becoming a world famous treasure hunter? More importantly, will Ruby help Jio realize his dream of--world domination?! <<less

The story follows an average, albeit untidy guy named Hajime Tsukiyoda. Hajime's peaceful everyday life comes to an end when a man-eating goldfish overtake Shibuya.... more>> The fish are everywhere, filling the famous scramble crossing, hanging near the Hachiko statue, and even floating through the city center all the while eating as many humans as they can. The unprecedented crisis marks the "worst survival competition in history." [ANN] <<less

Kamui Shiro is a young man who was born with the power to decide the fate of the Earth itself--a destiny he can barely bring himself to believe. But as other players in the prophecy begin to gather around him--the "Seven Seals," with the power to protect the Earth, and the "Seven Harbingers," who are fated to destroy it--he has no choice but to come to terms with his fate.... more>>

Note: Re-released under the title X/1999. <<less

The end of everyone was just the beginning… Returning home by train after a class trip, Teru Aoki takes a most frightening ride inside a mountain tunnel. When the train derails, nearly everyone aboard is killed. Amidst the bloody carnage, Teru discovers two survivors—but salvation 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... more>> even greater danger …

Won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1997. <<less

After a long absence, the young shaman Samizo Kohei returns from the dead with a prophecy of the apocalypse. Or part of him returns, at... more>> least - most of his body has been replaced with the transplanted body parts of his former friends, all retaining their distinctive personalities. He returns to his home in Shinjuku, where he works as a psychic surgeon in an unlicensed clinic. Here he serves as the unofficial guardian of the Shinjuku underground, solving paranormal murder mysteries, with the assistance of an assortment of other bizarre mystics and semi-human allies. Meanwhile, the others wonder exactly what Kohei has become, and whether he has returned to prevent the apocalypse, or to initiate it. <<less

I smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and get perms for my hair, but I'm a good person! My sexual interest is rescuing all the homeless beauties.... more>> The end of the world is hell for you, but it is heaven for me! <<less

When death is imminent in despair, the real queen returns! Dead Queen, the epic end of the HIVE worldview.

A SF/horror manga that takes place in 2200. At a chicken manufacturing company, a certain chicken transforms into a supermutant named Chicken George. And so,... more>> a nightmarish journey through a twisted version of the future unfolds. <<less

Man is having a hard time finding food and getting rid of their trash, so science comes up with a bio-engineered animal that survives by... more>> eating trash, and is then killed to feed humanity. But the self-replicating, endlessly hungry killing machine gets loose in Tokyo... <<less

A secret society of scientists seek to create advanced humanoid lifeforms through the hybrid of man and beast for their almighty Lord Yeshu and the new world that is nigh.... more>>

When young Shin'ichi Kuruma is pulled into this inhuman pursuit and loses everything, his path of bloody vengence leads him into the depths of a conspiracy greater than he could ever imagine.

From Ken Ishikawa, creator of Getter Robo and Kyomu Senki, is a tale of biblic myth, violent patricide and monstrous demonbeasts. This is Majuu Sensen: The Demonbeast Battlefront! <<less

Taken from the Holy Scriptures of the Old Church of Selakiel: ... more>>

"When the Earth begins to perish, the Messiah will descend from the Heaven on wings of light. Clad in darkness, he will be so little yet he will be so immense surely he shall bring salvation to everyone."

"The four saints shall appear to offer him their assistance. One will give the Messiah courage, one will give the Messiah light, one will give him wings, and one will shield him from his enemies."

Note: Chapters are numbered differently starting on volume 7, since it's a beginning of a new arc <<less

The world is dominated by bugs, the Dog Man at the beginning and end.