I’ve returned from hell. After enduring for thousands of years, I will be the one to save humanity.

One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost... more>> in a world of statues. However, he's not alone! His science-loving friend Senku's been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science! <<less

"Basara - The spirit of freedom which denies old authority, transcending traditions and customs." Born under a prophecy that will liberate and unite Japan, Sarasa has had to take her brother Tatara's place as the "Boy of Destiny." Fighting for the oppressed, Sarasa journeys across Japan to gain allies and defeat her enemies--all while keeping her identity a secret.... more>>

Note: Basara won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 1992. <<less

In the year 2040, Japan has advanced technologically to the point of no longer needing people to work. However the cure for some diseases, such... more>> as multiple sclerosis, has not been discovered?people who have this disease have to stay cryogenized for 5 years to receive the cure. What was not expected when they woke up, was that they are the only hope for humanity to survive. <<less

The world was devastated by nuclear war and now there are mutants swarming around. ... more>>

The story starts with our friend, a mutant who is desperate for a girlfriend. However, there are no humans left alive... or are there?

The mutant meets a human girl and falls in love with her. In a desolate land, a different kind of love burns fiercely, sadly, and purely! <<less

The civilization of the past, now called "Old World", has produced many "Relics" with its advanced technology. Many rubble of unknown material, high-rise buildings floating... more>> in the air, strange medications and a group of weapons that are too powerful to be used by people. After the collapse of science and civilization, people gathered these "Relics", and over time they were rebuilding human society. In this way the "Hunters" were created, the warriors who face the various dangers of the Old World. Akira, a new hunter boy who wants to go up from the slums, entering the ruins of the Old World he meets a mysterious girl who can only be seen by him as a ghost, in a world where hunters are trying to overcome the legacy of the old civilization. <<less

200 years after the asteroid collision, mankind had risen but not everybody was equal. Im Yoon, who was discriminated for being nonimmune, meets Lee Haejin,... more>> the pinnacle of human evolution. The SF romance begins with the meeting of the bottom 5% and the top 0.001%. <<less

In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape.... more>>

Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles. <<less

What do you do when a plane hits a building? Cry out? Call for help? Hao Lanren, a top martial artist, laughed: No, as a... more>> man of the world, of course, is to use his fist to hit the plane!... He died and crossed over to the zombie-ridden post-apocalyptic world, and awakened to the system, killing zombies to explode gold, buy equipment, and found that the number of women is also unexpectedly high... so in the company of many confidantes, launched a journey to save the world! <<less

In a world where humanity escaped underground to survive, En is an impoverished boy who lives off the trash of those more privileged than him.... more>> He spends his days in the slums, looking through a trash heap for the decomposing bodies of "losers," those who were defeated and killed in the "Battle of the Six Realms." To participate combatants have to undergo an expensive "body modification surgery," and En sells these modifications, machines attached to their bodies that significantly increase fighting ability. Uninterested in the tournament and its champion, unlike everyone else, he aims only for a worry-free life. But one day, a chance encounter with a mysterious man shatters his reality and puts him on a different, more gruesome path. <<less

The story is set in two distinct worlds. Tokio lives with other children inside a world surrounded by a beautiful wall, but one day he receives a message that reads, "Do you want to go outside?" Meanwhile, a boy named Maru travels with an older woman, eking out a meager existence in a ruined world as they search for "paradise."... more>>

Note: Winner of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 Award in Male Readers category. <<less

The story is set in the distant future. The land is ruined, and humanity establishes the mobile fort city Plantation. Pilots produced inside Plantation live in Mistilteinn, also know as the "birdcage." Children live there knowing nothing of the outside world or the freedom of the sky. Their lives consist of battling to carry out missions. Their enemies are mysterious giant lifeforms known as Kyōryū, and the children pilot robots called Franxx to face off against them. For the children, riding the Franxx proves their existence.... more>>

A boy named Hiro is called Code:016, and he was once known as a prodigy. However, he has fallen behind, and his existence seems unnecessary. Not piloting a Franxx is the same as ceasing to exist. One day, a mysterious girl known as "Zero Two" appears before him. Two horns grow out of her head. <<less

This is the story of Alpha Hasseno, an Alpha 7 M2 series robot. Left by her owner, she appears and acts fully human while running a small coffee shop named Cafe Alpha. It is a light-hearted story about the people Alpha comes into contact with behind the backdrop of a futuristic country-side in Japan. As we meet Alpha, she makes a shopping trip to Yokohama.... more>>

Note: Won the 2007 Seiun Award for Best Manga. <<less

Something happens during school, and when the two girls awake, they discover that theworld has ended. Aoi, one of the girls, has knowledge of skills... more>> useful to their survival, but frustration rises as the other survivor is the girl who used to bully her. In this desolated world, how will their relationship distort? <<less

199X, nuclear war has ravaged the planet. From the ashes, gangs have risen to take all the power from world governments. Justice has ceased to... more>> exist in this now lawless world. From the sands of a desert, a man appears. His name is Kenshiro, and he is the sucessor to the most powerful martial art in the world, Hokuto Shinken. This art attacks the foes insides, and makes them explode internally and die in often brutal ways. Kenshiro's goal is to kill the man who kidnapped his fiance, Yuria. A man that he once called a friend, but who betrayed him and left him for dead. Along the way, he makes friends and enemies alike, while protecting those who cannot protect themselves. <<less

After a nuclear war turns most of the Earth into desert wastelands, surviving humans had used the sands in order to survive. One of them... more>> is a professional mercenary named Sunabozu, who makes a living by hiring himself out to anyone who needs his talents. <<less

There once was the strongest Hero on earth.... more>>

"But he died though. How does a guy we killed gonna come back?"

"I know right. But if there was a way to come back, he would come back."

But did he really come back after 20 years?

"Why are you so surprised? Did you do something to feel guilty about?"

You bastards. I won't let you get away with it. <<less

Sixteen years ago a giant earthquake caused what was called "the great immersion" which submerged most of the continent, and since then people coexist with... more>> the ocean. Minato Tatsumiya, a young student at Enoshima Oceanographic School for Girls, will attempt to subsist in this world full of mysteries. <<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

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for...... more>>

Notes: Won Seiun Award in 2019 for Best Comic <<less

The world has become a desolate, lawless land where bandits roam free, innocent people suffer, and demons lurk around every corner. Souna Yuuki is traveling... more>> with his family when they are attacked by bandits. His entire family is murdered, and he is left with a snake mark on his hand. As he is about to die, a woman comes up to him and gives him an option: continue to live in this harsh environment or die peacefully now. Yuuki chooses life and Garami, the woman, gives him a second chance at life in exchange for his servitude. Garami is a weapons merchant and a gun for hire that travels from town to town for clients. Yuuki sees how brutal and unforgiving this world can truly be. <<less

Badou's in trouble again. He's found some of the "Lost Children," rare genetic experiments left from the past--but so has the mafia. It's up to Heine to bail him out, but the Stray Dog has his own problems now that the enigmatic Giovanni is back on the scene. Meanwhile, Naoto comes to the Underground searching for the killer who wields the same strange black sword as hers. And so their paths begin to converge in the dark and dangerous heart of the city...... more>>

Contains an extra story called Dogs: Hardcore Twins in vol. 2. <<less

The story is set in a near-future Earth, in the aftermath of a major disaster that shifts the planet's polar axis 90 degrees, situating the... more>> poles along the equatorial line and killing everyone on Earth. A moon-based colony avoids the disaster, and begins recolonizing the depopulated Earth by establishing seven cities in strategic locations. However, to ensure the loyalty of the Earth colony, the moon establishes an orbital defense system that destroys anything that flies 500 meters in the air. When an unknown virus kills everyone on the moon, humanity becomes trapped on Earth, where the political intrigues of the seven cities continue to play out. [ANN] <<less

This is a fantasy epic of truly magnificent scale with gorgeous illustrations. In just two volumes, the author manages to create an incredibly rich and fascinating world that is full of wonders and enchanting beauties. ... more>>

In this world, men are watched over by the mechanical goddess Marie who at times appears on the sky. Marie's music brings people happiness and harmony. Their life is free from advanced technology and the longing for progress.

The main story centers around Kai, a young man who develops a deep affection for Marie. His quest for enlightenment leads him inside Marie's mechanical body where he learns the unbelievable truth about her and his own world. <<less

The only things that are still awake in this world are sheeps, me and her. It's a decadent romantic created by a genius!... more>>

One day humanity fell asleep and the only ones still awake are me and my cheeky junior Sawada who transformed into a witch. The romantic comedy of those two is about to awake in this deteriorating world where everything’s asleep! <<less