It is the 21st century, and technology has progressed further than humanity itself could imagine. 2003, Tobio, the son of the head of the Ministry of Science, is killed in an accident. Mad from his grief, his father, Dr. Tenma, orders immediately the construction of a new, robot Tobio - a child of science. While initially delighted at seeing his son reborn, gradually Tenma grew fed up at the fact that this new Tobio could not age and grow. In this newfound frustration, he sold him off to a robot circus. There 'Tobio' was given the new name Atom (Astro Boy). Later, he would be taken in by Professor Ochanomizu, who serves as his guardian. Human-robot conflict occurs over and over again, and is a major driving force. Atom never gets appreciation for his work in stopping plots and conspiracies on the international and even intergalactic scale solely because he is a robot. The authorities doubt him because he is a robot. And as a robot, he has difficulty fully connecting with not just the humans around him (like his school friends), but even his robot family. Atom's serialization was unfinished, as the magazine it was in ceased publication. While there was content for Atom after this, the narrative never properly concluded. [Official English](https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/Browse/%22astro+boy%22/PpwNwkt8) --- **Volumes 221-238, 240-242, 251 and 252 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Shichiro Oshima wakes up from the artificial hibernation 100 years in the future, sleeping though the wrath of nuclear war. He wakes up to find Japan to be a primeval jungle, with little to no remnants of Earth's past. After being rescued, Shichiro learns that the Earth is being under attack from alien invaders from all reaches of the universe. So he decides to become a member of the Earth Defense Force under codename Number 7 to fight for the liberation of Earth. --- **Volumes 193-196 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

It is the year 199X. The world, after being plunged into nuclear war, is now a desert. The rule of law is might makes right. The weak suffer as bandits and warlords do as they please. Chaos runs amok and it seems there is no relief in sight. However, there is one man who stands against that. His name is Kenshiro, and he wields the Chinese martial art Hokuto Shinken - the Divine Fist of the North Star. Join Kenshiro on his journey as he encounters all kinds of people, both friend and foe, as he discovers what his purpose in this wasteland is - to protect those who cannot protect themselves. ___ **Alt Official English:** [MangaHot](https://mangahot.jp/site/works/e_R0001)

Originally a set of one-shots published in a doujin magazine before being picked up for serialization. It's a time in the future – a time where the creation of life itself has evolved to include biodroids named after the ancient Greeks and cyborg warriors programmed to destroy. The power struggle between the various synthetic life-forms and the humans could mean the end of all life. But there is one, named Typhon, who may be able to prevent that.

A series of three manga tankōbon released between 1983 and 1997 that collect several one-shots written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The stories were originally published in various Shueisha magazines between 1978 and 1994. Volume 1 (1983) - Wonder Island (1978-1979) - Tomato, Girl Detective (1979) - Pola & Roid (1981) - Mad Matic (1982) - Chobit (1983) Volume 2 (1988) - Today's Highlight Island (1979) - Escape (1982) - Pink (1982) - Dragon Boy (1983) - The Adventures of Tongpoo (1983) - Mister Hō (1986) - Kennosuke-sama (1987) - Sonchoh (1988) Volume 3 (1997) - Mamejiro (1988) - Clear Skies, Karamaru (1989) - Cashman - Saving Soldier (1990) - Dub & Peter 1 (1992-1993) - Go! Go! Ackman (1993)

Wataru ran away from home to find . . . something. Something fun, something exciting, something different. What he found was all three, with emphasis on "different"! Mian Toris is an enigma, an endearing, buxom redhead with a big sword and a penchant for dog collars and trouble! All the fleets of Helgebard are after her lovely tail, and she's drafted Wataru and his sidekick Babo to be her companions for the escape run. The authorities claim she's the harbinger of Armageddon, with aspirations to destroy the whole planet, but from where Wataru is sitting, she's the answer to his prayers. He found his something, and no one is going to come between the two of them!

"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! --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 1992**

Years after the country's defeat and occupation period, Japan is still recovering. Although they may be on the road back to industrialization and prosperity, strong handed economic and political decisions have turned many areas into dilapidated slums. Anarchists and anti-government student protesters have taken up arms, stirring up violent social riots. In order to combat this growing threat to their fraudulent power the Japanese government nationalizes a Tokyo police division, creating the Capital Police Organization (CAPO). It consists of hard-trained panzer troopers carrying heavy firearms and wearing special armor suits called Protect Gear: this specialized unit is feared by anti-government groups, criminals and civilians alike. First adapted into a live action by Mamoru Oshii in 1991. Loosely adapted into the anime movie Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade in 1999, also written by Mamoru Oshii.

A collection of one-shots revolving around themes such as the passing of time, loneliness, human nature and the impact of man on the planet. Published in Play Comic between January 1975 - December 1976 and collected into a tankōbon by Akita Shoten in 1985.

An endearing story of a boy who, while visiting his relatives in a rural village, visits a mysterious pod where the local dragon deity supposedly dwells and uncovers a conspiracy that uses the god's name in greed.

Mars (マーズ) is a sci-fi series by Mistuteru Yokoyama that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion from 1976 to 1977, lasting for 5 volumes. It focuses on Mars, an amnesiac boy who was discovered on a volcanic island by a news reporter, only to learn that he was an alien with a mission to destroy the Earth if humans obtain weapons of mass destruction. Determined instead to save the Earth, Mars rebels against the aliens that gave him his mission.

The great Demon Lord Dante, exploiting the weakness of a boy exposed to his demonic influence in his dreams, is awakened from a thousand-year sleep. The intent of this being, a survivor of an ancient and forgotten civilization, is to wipe out the whole human race. But it's not that simple: the motivations of the demon aren't so wicked as one might think, and they will combine with the life of the boy, which hangs between nightmares and craziness. In the meanwhile, the Satanists fight against the hierarchy of the church to obtain a justice which is, as it's easy to guess, that of the Demon Lord. This series didn't have an ending until it's remake in 2002. Dante's themes and design elements would appear in Nagai's following works, such as Mazinger Z, and Devilman.

One-shot compilation featuring works written and illustrated by Tezuka between 1968 and 1973, that are very highly regarded in Japan and by Tezuka himself. Spans a variety of genres, from SF to Military to Wild West. With themes of hopelessness, discrimination, and the otherworldly. Contains the following: - **Joe's Visitor** (ジョーを訪ねた男, Joe o Tazuneta Otoko) - **The Cliff of Death** (野郎と断崖, Yaro to Dangai) - **The Duel at Grand Mesa** (グランドメサの決闘, Grand Mesa no Ketto) - **Cape Uroko** (うろこが崎, Urokogasaki) - **The Voice of Night** (夜の声, Yoru no Koe) - **The Hole** (そこに穴があった, Soko ni Ana ga Atta) - **Chameleon** (カメレオン) - **The Cat's Blood** (猫の血, Neko no Chi) - **Valley of Bliss** (わが谷は未知なりき, Waga Tani wa Michinariki) - **Illicit Love** (暗い窓の女, Kurai Mado no Onna) - **Catastrophe in the Dark** (カタストロフ・イン・ザ・ダーク) - **Phone** (電話, Denwa) - **Rovanna** (ロバンナよ, Rovanna yo) - **Lovers Under the Air** (ふたりは空気の底に, Futari Kuki no Soko) Also included in some editions are: - **The Execution Ended at 3** (処刑は3時におわった, Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta) - **Miraculous Conception** (聖女懐妊, Seijo Kainin, ALT. ENG. - Immaculate Conception) Note: **The Execution Ended at 3** and **Miraculous Conception** are also collected in [Clockwork Apple](https://mangadex.org/manga/407/clockwork-apple). [Official English](https://emanga.com/products/under-the-air?variant=521588539413) --- **Volume 264 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Ryu stows away on a space vessel, only to be found by the crew when it's far to late to return to earth. So they stick him in a spare sleep capsule instead. Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Ryu wakes up to find himself the sole survivor of the expedition, the spaceship having crash landed on a grossly mutated and wholly unfamiliar Earth. Joining forces with fellow survivors from a different crash, Ryu and his comrades fight to survive on this new and deadly Earth as they search for any humans that might've made it through the mysterious apocalypse. The Second part of the Ryu Trilogy

A young man wakes up to devastation that could only have been caused by WWIII. Knowing he might be the last man alive, he sets off to see if he can rebuild the world.

At the turn of the previous century, the earth quaked. The earth's crust began to shift for the fourth time, centering around the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The entire world's land mass was reduced to 3/5 of the planet, and the human population was reduced by a third. Put simply…the earth had gotten old. In 2039, there was only one country that continued to prosper, glaring around at the rest of the dying planet: Japan. Todoroki Jin returns to Tokyo, the city where he was born, in hopes of finding his friend Ryoma. Little does Jin know about how Tokyo's changed since his last visit… The oneshot at the end of volume 3 is called **Warrior of the Holy Flame, Abi**. Recommended for fans of [Riki-Oh](https://mangadex.org/manga/3710/)

This is the bunko version where all 26 vols have been compressed into 13 vols. 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, a nightmarish journey through a twisted version of the future unfolds.

In a different world than the one we live in, a world where Japan is the lone superpower of the world, there is a wildly popular game show called the National Quiz. Every night, people dreaming of riches, fame, vengeance, and happiness compete on the show, for the chance to be granted a wish, any wish they have: the National Quiz has the power to make your wildest dreams come true. It also has the ability, if you lose, to make your life a living hell. This is the story of K-i K-ichi (aka prisoner KK47331), a former actor-turned losing National Quiz contestant-turned wildly popular host of the show, and the people and events surrounding him.

Out of nowhere, a Japanese elementary school is transported out of the world they know, and into a nightmarish wasteland. Have they gone to another planet, or is this toxic world actually a vision of Earth's future? Soon, the students and teachers must struggle to survive in impossible conditions, besieged by terrifying creatures and beset by madness. Part Lord of the Flies, part post-apocalyptic science fiction, The Drifting Classroom (1972-1974) is a classic can't-put-down manga series. It was adapted into a Japanese live-action movie (1987). --- - **Won the 20th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1975**

Orbiting serenely above a long-ago poisoned earth, the last bastion of human civilization is the space colonies. After a terrorist attack, the colonists are forced into exile on the blighted planet below. In the confusion, a young mother is separated from her family and is flung into a bleak, uncertain future… But Sarah will not rest until she finds her children.

In the late 1990s, society is descending into ecological collapse and totalitarianism. Saiga Riki-Oh, 21, finds himself in jail. Set in the near future, at the privately-owned Tokyo State Prison. Like the chilling wind of the end of a century, a mysterious man with a six-pointed star on his fist entered the pen. Saiga Riki-Oh–serving a term of three years, due to assault, his first offense. Riki-Oh openly antagonizes The Four Emperors, four powerful prisoners that control the prison and keep the rest of the inmates in line.

One of the first published works by famed Berserk mangaka, Miura Kentaro. It's a short story about survival in a post-apocalyptic era.

Oneshot from Garo 1967-11. A short story about time travel in a post-apocalyptic world.