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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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...
The liminal zone
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares! What destiny awaits them after the screaming? After abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a "weeping woman"--a professional mourner--sobbing inconsolably at a...
Remina
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
Another of Junji Ito's classics, the sci-fi masterwork Remina tells the chilling tale of a hell star. An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body "Remina" after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare,...
Shiver : selected stories
Ito?, Junji
Paper Book
A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary.  An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from 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. 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...
Shuna's journey
Miyazaki, Hayao
Paper Book
A New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Eisner for Best U.S. Edition of International Material--Asia From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would...
Shigeru Mizuki's Hitler
Mizuki, Shigeru
Paper Book
A master cartoonist and veteran tells the life story of the man who started the Second World War Seventy years after his death, Adolf Hitler remains a mystery. Historians, military tacticians, and psychologists have tried in vain to unravel his complex motivations for leading...
Talk to my back
Yamada, Murasaki
Paper Book
A celebrated masterwork shimmering with vulnerability from one of alt-manga's most important female artists. "Now that we've woken from the dream, what are we going to do?" Chiharu thinks to herself, rubbing her husband's head affectionately. Set in an apartment...

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