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

A hundred years ago, the genius inventor behind androids, Professor Gepetto, left behind a mysterious inheritance. After the war between humans and androids has ravaged the planet, androids start to break down and run out of time, while humans are struggling to survive in the lifeless wasteland that is Earth. A single blue-haired android left behind in the Professor's estate may be the key to solving the crises as decades-old plans are finally set into motion.... more>>

After a decimating war against the androids they had built, humanity, though victorious, was forced to start living in shelters, isolated from the wastelands of the rest of the world, created by the damage the confrontation brought to the world.

Dr. Gepetto, one of the brightest android creators of his time, died and left behind an inheritance of untold proportions, the only clue as to how to get it being a blue haired gynoid the old man had built and preserved for as long as possible even after his death.

The gynoid was reactivated, and she's attempting to escape the grasp of the new government.

And a hunt for the inheritance begins. <<less

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

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

The world came to an end, and cities became ruins. All living creatures had undergone unknown evolution and became monsters across the world! Mankind was... more>> forced to build base towns to survive, and escorts who possess various abilities to deal with monsters and beasts became an important existence in the new world connecting human settlements. A juvenile, Lu Renjia became an escort in an order to investigate the truth about the death of his elder brother. However, the journey of being an escort is dangerous, and the person behind the scene started to arouse more suspicion… “I’m the strongest Black Iron level escort! I’ll beat anyone who dares to stand in my way!” <<less

Sparked by scientific experiments gone awry, civilization had collapsed in the future world and most regions had regressed to the tribal level. The incident also... more>> caused irreversible mutations in people, splitting them into two species: those with mechanical integrations called Machines, and those who had animal genes, Beast Spirits. As a Machine, Black-Eyed Rock roamed the path between the two races, in search of the answers to this world and fighting for everyone’s beliefs! <<less

In 2028, human beings are almost wiped out by a heavy rain carrying a mutant virus. The streets are filled with wandering monsters, and the... more>> world becomes a living hell. A tiny minority of survivors have to hide in the underground city that is made up of subways. However, the main characters have to leave the safe place and try to save themselves in the deserted aboveground land. <<less

When I wake up, everything is a mess. War? Extraterrestrial invasion? Whatever it is, I just need to take my personal revenge.... more>>

After being beaten up by bullies, high school senior Yiyeon Kang wakes up from a coma, only to find the world in ruins from an alien invasion. The streets around him are littered and empty, with bullies out looking for their next prey. As he navigates this new world, despite being too weak, he is determined to find and save his friend Younglin. Between bullies, aliens and this post-apocalyptic reality, he'll do all he can to survive... and to bring down those out to get him. <<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 story of post-apocalyptic wasteland filled with depravity. Follow the journey of a smuggler, a ruthless and bloodthirsty man, who is widely regarded as a... more>> monster due to his demonic blood as he ventures and smuggles goods in order to survive a world where only the fittest survive. <<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

Yoshiko is a hardworking high-school student whose free time is almost entirely taken up by attempts to help out a hikikomori childhood friend and an odd, reclusive uncle. ... more>>

While on a visit to her uncle's penthouse with two of her friends, Yoshiko notices a black substance that resembles snow beginning to fall from the sky -- but her friends see nothing. Soon afterwards, a massive earthquake shakes the city, and Yoshiko, her friends, her uncle and his dog, all find themselves trapped in a strange world they do not recognize...with an assortment of weird people to keep them company. <<less

The background is in the distant future, a post-apocalyptic world after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between humans (Terran) and vampires (Methuselah) continues, as a struggle between two factions: the Vatican and the New Human Empire.... more>>

Yet, amidst the bloodshed and violence, many desire a peaceful co-existence between the two species. However, standing between them and this goal is the Rosenkreuz Orden, a group of vampire extremists who manipulate the two sides and pit them against each other. To combat them, the Vatican special operations group "AX," led by Cardinal Caterina, must use everything they have - even a vampire who preys on the blood of other vampires. <<less

One day, a giant monster in the shape of a bug appeared over the world… with only the "Children of the Butterfly" to fight against... more>> it. <<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

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

"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

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 world is split into two kinds of people: those on the "inside" of EDEN, and those on the "outside". Within EDEN there is clean... more>> air and water - it lived up to it's name of a true paradise. But EDEN cannot contain all of the people of the world. EDEN actually made conditions worse for those outside. Because of this, many resistance groups have been formed. Ricalna Forde is a soldier of the resistance team COSMOS, whose mission is to infiltrate EDEN's main headquarters and destroy the "Central CPU" - that controls all of EDEN. <<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

The manga tells a spinoff story from the viewpoint of the mysterious man V.

Our hero Vash the Stampede disappeared for two years after blasting a crater onto the moon above the desert planet he saved from annihilation. But with good people and bad alike trying to track him down, he won't stay lost for long! Count on more crazy gunslinger action, new dastardly villains...and a new outfit, to boot!... more>>

Note: Nightow changed publishers to Shonen Gahosha and the series continued to be serialized in Young King Ours magazine. Due to the original publisher retaining the name Trigun, Nightow had to change the title to Trigun Maximum, which isn´t a sequel but a new name for the rest of the series. The first 3 volumes were published under the title 'Trigun' and the entire series compiled into 14 books as 'Trigun Maximum' (the numbering was also restarted when the title changed).

Won the Seiun Award at the 48th Japan Science Fiction Conventionwere for the best comic of the year. <<less

The manga is a crossover with the OREN'S manga, which artist Yanse Kazu and Takahashi launched in September 2015 in Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Young Champion... more>> magazine. <<less

After a major natural disaster, earth is slowly transforming into a desert in which mankind tries to survive. Water becomes a precious resource and the... more>> center of political intrigues. In the middle of this, a young boy, member of a gang, encounters a beautiful girl who's a merciless warrior and holder of the key to the salvage of humanity. <<less