Other and Alternative Manga

This list contains both manga series and standalone volumes that don't conform to one of the four major established editorial categories of manga -- shōnen, shōjo, josei and seinen. Many of these titles are one-off publications that weren't included in a major magazine. Expect the unexpected with this collection!

This list also includes some manhwa titles -- manga-inspired books created in Korea.

Updated July 8, 2024
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Solo leveling. 1
Chugong
Paper Book
Known as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung's contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother's hospital bills, his sister's tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line...
Betwixt : stories
Conrad, Michael W.
Paper Book
All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! Manga creators from Japan and the US present an international showcase of horror. Collected for...
Deserter
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
An ever-increasing malice. A mind-numbing terror. The seeds of horror are sown in this collection of Junji Ito's earliest works. A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A...
Tombs : Junji Ito story collection
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond. Countless tombstones stand in rows throughout a small community, forming a bizarre tableau. What fate awaits a brother and sister after a traffic accident in this town of the dead? In...
Shuna's journey
Miyazaki, Hayao
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller An Eisner Award Winner From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic, never before published in English! Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death...
Onward towards our noble deaths
Mizuki, Shigeru
Paper Book
A landmark publishing event of one of Japan's most famous cartoonists Shigeru Mizuki is the preeminent figure of Gekiga manga and one of the most famous working cartoonists in Japan today-a true living legend. Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is his first book to...
Good-bye
Tatsumi, Yoshihiro
Paper Book
"Prepare to be disturbed and blown away. The stuff is remarkable, amazing."-Los Angeles Times Good-Bye is the third in a series of collected short stories from Drawn & Quarterly by the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, whose previous work has been...
Ax : alternative manga. Vol. one
Wilson, Sean Michael.
Paper Book
A groundbreaking introduction to the most creative and cutting-edge works of Japanese independent comics, presented in English for the first time, AX is the premier Japanese magazine for alternative comics. Published bi-monthly for over ten years, the pages of AX contain the most creative and...

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