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- The Last Human. 956 votes. In a world where mankind has been wiped out and replaced by mutated beasts, protagonist Zuo Tianchen is the sole surviving human who discovers that he can control the mutated virus responsible for humanity's downfall.
- Fort of Apocalypse. Kazu Inabe, Yuu Kuraishi. 364 votes. When a mysterious virus outbreak turns most of humanity into ravenous flesh-eating monsters, a group of juvenile delinquents unexpectedly find themselves on the front line of the battle against the infected hordes.
- Menyalahkan! Tsutomu Nihei. 195 votes. A catastrophic event has rendered the world nearly uninhabitable, yet a group of young survivors who call themselves the "Chasers" dedicate their lives to the fight against monstrous beings known as "Freaks."
- Green Worldz. Yuusuke Oosawa. 243 votes. In a future dystopia overrun by man-eating plants, protagonist Akira Doumoto leads a small group of survivors in their fight for survival against the predatory greenery.
- From The New World
- Casshern Sins
- Made in Abyss
- The Promised Neverland
- Dr. Stone
- Seraph of The End
- Desert Punk
- Highschool of The Dead
- Darling in The Franxx
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
Power is a tricky thing, as history has shown us that people fear it – and will most likely either try to kill it, or control it. From the New World takes place in a world where a minority has awoken psychic powers. This plunged everyone into war, and the story itself is set after all that bloodshed. We look at a ‘school for the gifted’ where many ...
This show is so brutal that it has actually had two apocalypses already. First, most of humanity is wiped out by a breed of sentient immortal robots. But then the robots suddenly lose that immortal part of their character and start dying away, while questioning why their binary God has chosen to bring them to the afterlife. Their only hope is the m...
The world in this show is one covered in mysteryas a giant hole is found in the middle of the Earth, and countless adventurers seek to discover its origin and secrets. And when I say that it’s giant, I reallymean it. We follow our two protagonists as they also try to descend into this abyss, pun intended, in order to find out how one of them was cr...
This series is just worth watching, seriously. It starts off innocently enough. But as quickly as happiness is presented here, it’s also taken away, never to be seen again. This sounds drastic. But just in the first episode we go from looking at a bunch of children playing tag in a remote orphanage with big green fields, to learning that they’re al...
When you think about it, Dr. Stone sets forth a pretty terrifying scenario. A green light that turns all of humanity into stone, and thus destroys all technological advancement. However, the show is pretty light-hearted. It centres around Senku, a kid geniuswho was the first to get ‘un-stoned’, as he tries to bring back humanity as well as civiliza...
One day, a sudden virus starts killing everyone that’s older than 13. And even though it sounds dope to skip being a teenager, humanity begs for a savior. However, that savior comes in the form of vampireswho promise to protect them, as long as they’re willing to give up the occasional child to be used as cattle. Humanity accepts. And our protagoni...
In this post-apocalyptic world, Japan has basically been turned into a desert. As you can imagine, that isn’t quite ideal for most people. So life has just gotten a wayhigher difficulty setting. That’s true for most, except the titular Desert Punk who took the sandy lemons life had given him, and made a name for himself as a mercenary. Quite the le...
There are few things that are as synonymous with the apocalypse as zombies. Which is why you’re going to see a fair bit of them here. One of the more popular zombie series is Highschool of the Dead. It doesn’t really break the zombie show formula at all: group of people try to survive, zombies come in waves, protagonists try to search for a cure an...
In the world of Darling in the FranXX, humanity gets severely screwed over by giant monsters called the Klaxosaurs. Even though they sound like a Crocs-approved dinosaur, these things are pretty dangerous. And soon drive humanity into fortified cities. The only defense humanity has are giant mecha suits that are powered by fan service. OK not reall...
Since we’re already talking about mechs, we might as well introduce the emo kid of the mecha genre: Neon Genesis Evangelion. Giant mecha-looking monsters ironically named Angels come to Earth and start wiping out humanity. The only ones who can stand up to this threat is the organization Nerve and their special mecha suits called Evas. But the twis...
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- Nausicaä Of Valley Of The Wind. Written and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind tells the story of Nausicaa, who presides over an island in the future after Earth's ecosystem has been ravaged by a deadly toxin caused by a 1,000-year global war.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's manga adaptation of the iconic Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise is less famous than its animated counterpart, but also a gem of its own.
- I Am Hero. Kengo Hanazawa's I Am Hero imagines a mysterious virus turning humans into flesh-hungry zombies with manga artist, Hideo, remaining uninfected.
- Girls' Last Tour. Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour concerns Yuuri and Chito, two best friends struggling to survive the fallout of a catastrophic event that has left civilization in ruins.
- 2,569 VOTES. Attack on Titan. Titans - or, large, humanlike monsters - nearly put all of mankind into extinction. Many years later, humans have created safe havens surrounded by walls to keep the Titans out.
- 1,593 VOTES. Seraph of the End. After a virus kills everyone over the age of 13, Yuchiro Hyakura has to find a way to survive while also fighting the forces of vampires threatening his society.
- 1,650 VOTES. Highschool of the Dead. What some consider as one of the most iconic post-apocalyptic anime of all time, Highschool of the Dead follows many characters and their attempts at holding onto their humanity.
- 1,155 VOTES. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. A flesh ripping virus is overtaking humanity, and the only way to stop it is to destroy the steel-coated hearts of the infected.
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- Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Rating 8.72) Somewhat blurring the line between dystopian and post-apocalyptic, while also containing many science fiction elements, Akira steals the top spot on this list.
- Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu (Rating 8.64) Friendship holds the key to survival in Girl's Last Tour, as two friends brace the elements and hardships that come with a post-apocalyptic world.
- Basara by Yumi Tamura (Rating 8.43) A post-apocalyptic tale taking place during the age of samurai, Basara follows two twins destined to rule the ravaged land overthrow the oppressively regime and reunite the disenfranchised.
- Eden: It's an Endless World by Hiroki Endo (Rating 8.32) Much like the previous entry, Eden: It's an Endless World offers a deep character development in a world that foresaw its own destruction.
Post-apocalyptic manga. The world was nearly wiped clean of life, whether through nuclear war, an alien invasion, a natural disaster, or a pandemic. From the ashes of the old world, some societies struggle to endure and rebuild, while others live new, agrarian lifestyles and the old days are merely legends. See all manga tags.
Dec 22, 2023 · The apocalypse is a subject that's both thrilling and terrifying, and the best post-apocalyptic manga capitalize on both. If you can't stop thinking about the end of the world, use this list to help you find new manga about living in a wasteland. Chances are, you already know about Attack on...
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