Manga Like Bleach

The American Old West sets the stage for the planet's most monumental race. A massive crowd gathers in San Diego as thousands prepare to journey more than six thousand kilometers, competing for the fifty-million-dollar grand prize. Since the age of the horse is drawing to a close, participants may employ any type of vehicle. Racers must survive harsh conditions, covering up to one hundred kilometers daily across unexplored desert lands. The Steel Ball Run is an unparalleled competition. Young Johnny Joestar, a former horse racer now confined to a wheelchair, arrives in San Diego just to see the race commence. There he meets Gyro Zeppeli, a competitor who carries two steel spheres at his hip rather than a firearm. Johnny watches as Gyro uses one sphere to generate a supernatural effect, forcing a man in a standoff to turn his gun on himself. During the commotion, Johnny accidentally touches the steel ball and experiences energy flowing into his legs, enabling him to stand for the first time in two years. Determined to uncover the mystery behind the steel balls, Johnny joins the race, launching his bizarre journey across America in the Steel Ball Run.

In 2011, Yasuho Hirose and Joushuu Higashikata, who grew up together as friends, find a naked man buried in the ground on the outskirts of Morioh. The man cannot recall his name or anything from his past life; the only thing he remembers is how to use his Stand, a supernatural power that manifests as a humanoid figure. The stranger is soon named Jousuke, and Joushuu's father, Norisuke, chooses to take him into the Higashikata household until he can locate his own residence. As Jousuke starts looking into his history, it becomes clear that he is no typical amnesiac. His true identity holds far more than he initially realized, and when he is forced into intense Stand confrontations, he gradually uncovers a deadly scheme that involves the entire town.

From a white coffin inside an abandoned building in South Korea, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel—often called Rai—awakens, an incredibly elegant and noble being of striking beauty. Finding himself in an unfamiliar era, Rai seeks out his trusted ally, Frankenstein. To start blending into human society, he changes his old-fashioned attire into the neat school blazer of nearby Ye Ran High School, where the principal turns out to be his loyal servant, Frankenstein. Having slept for the past 820 years, Rai relies on Frankenstein to help him navigate the modern world. Frankenstein thus enrolls him as a student to let him experience everyday life and understand contemporary society. However, Frankenstein's plans quickly unravel—not only due to the challenges of modern living, but also because of lingering conflicts from both his and his master's troubled past. With no alternative, Rai is forced to wield his mysterious powers to protect those dear to him.

In 1989, Joseph Joestar travels to Japan at his daughter Holly's request to see his grandson Joutarou Kuujou, who is deeply troubled. Joutarou has locked himself inside a jail cell, terrified that an evil spirit is possessing him and that he might harm others. Joseph, however, reveals the truth: this "spirit" is actually a Stand—a physical embodiment of one's fighting spirit. Moreover, both Joseph and his companion Mohammed Avdol possess their own Stands and have mastered controlling them. Joseph's visit also brings grave news: an ancient family enemy has returned from the dead, awakening the Stands of the Joestar bloodline. But when a Stand manifests within Holly, her inability to control it leaves her dangerously ill, spurring the men into action. Armed with their Stand powers, a globe-spanning journey from Japan to Egypt—where their adversary awaits—begins. Along the way, they face countless malevolent Stand users and gain new allies, all while leading a crusade to save Holly and finally vanquish their foe.

Ageha Yoshina is a self-assured high school student who takes on paid tasks to help people. While heading home from a job, he spots a strange calling card left behind in a phone booth, bearing the word "Psyren" printed on it. He picks it up, unaware of its true purpose. The following day, Ageha notices that his classmate Sakurako Amamiya has the exact same calling card. When he confronts her about it, she pleads with him to rescue her, marking the beginning of his ordeal. Confused by the situation, Ageha senses trouble when Sakurako vanishes. Trying to make sense of events, he calls the number on the card and is interrogated by an enigmatic voice, which ends with a final, ominous question: "Would you like to go to Psyren?" Thus starts a life-or-death game for the two teenagers in a strange world inhabited by monsters known as Taboo. Given the power to wield psychic abilities called PSI, the pair fights to return to their own world.

In feudal Japan, Manji is a notorious swordsman known as the "Hundred Man Killer" for slaughtering one hundred innocent people. Yet what is even more terrifying than his dark reputation is that he cannot die—a condition given to him by the eight-hundred-year-old nun Yaobikuni, who placed bloodworms inside his body that can heal nearly any wound. Seeking atonement for his past crimes, Manji decides to slay one thousand evil men. Yaobikuni agrees to this plan, promising to lift his curse of immortality if he succeeds. Shortly after making this pledge, Manji encounters Rin Asano, a sixteen-year-old girl who begs him to help her kill the murderers of her parents. At first, Manji refuses Rin's desperate request. But seeing how weak she truly is, he changes his mind and agrees to protect her for four years. With their pact sealed, the two set out on a dangerous journey filled with bloodshed, vengeance, and redemption, each striving to achieve their own life's purpose.

Shamans are extraordinary beings who can communicate with ghosts, spirits, and gods—entities invisible to ordinary people. Every five hundred years, the Shaman Fight, a prestigious tournament that pits shamans from around the globe against one another, takes place. The victor is crowned Shaman King, a title that allows the winner to command the Great Spirit and reshape the world as they wish. One night, Manta Oyamada, an ordinary middle school student, is late for class and decides to cut through the local cemetery. A lone boy sitting on a gravestone notices him and invites Manta to stargaze with "them." Realizing "them" refers to the boy and his ghostly companions, Manta panics and runs away. Later, the boy introduces himself as You Asakura, a Shaman-in-training, and proves his abilities by partnering with the ghost of a six-hundred-year-old samurai named Amidamaru to rescue Manta from a gang of thugs. You befriends Manta because of his ability to see spirits, and alongside Amidamaru, they set off to achieve You's goal: becoming the next Shaman King.

Negi Springfield, a ten-year-old wizard who has just graduated from Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, has two goals: locating his missing father, the legendary Thousand Master, and becoming a Magister Magi—a wizard who aids the ordinary world with magic. To achieve this second objective, he receives one final task: teaching English at a Japanese middle school. To his shock and dismay, he discovers that his homeroom class consists of thirty-one girls, and he accidentally reveals his magical identity to one of them, Asuna Kagurazaka. Now forced to come to terms with her knowledge, Negi must work to keep his secret safe while dealing with magical threats emerging both inside and outside Mahora Academy, all while continuing his search for his lost father.

Kind-hearted Akira Fudou has always been easily taken advantage of. When he meets his childhood friend Ryou Asuka again by chance, Ryou reveals the terrifying truth behind his father's research: demons are real and intend to reclaim the earth. Wanting to help his friend protect humanity, Akira agrees to go to the Black Sabbath, a debauched and corrupt party, in order to attempt fusion with a demon. A brush with death leads him to merge with Amon, a demon feared even among his own kind. This union creates Devilman, a being that combines Amon's raw power with Akira's compassionate soul. After fusing with Amon, Akira uses his newfound abilities to battle the demons, desperate to prevent the collapse of all human civilization.

On the Hawaiian Islands, siblings Dragona and Jodio Joestar commit petty crimes to support their ailing mother, Barbara Ann. Taking orders from Meryl May Qi—who serves as both a crime lord and their high school principal—the siblings work alongside fellow teenagers Usagi Alohaoe and Paco Laburantes. Together, the gang carries out robberies, fraud, and other schemes targeting unsuspecting tourists and locals. Fifteen-year-old Jodio looks up to his older brother's strong sense of self and his mother's tireless work ethic, but a darkness lurks inside him, marked by violent outbursts executed with cold stoicism. Diagnosed as a sociopath, Jodio readily brutalizes anyone who threatens his loved ones. His singular goal is to make money by any means necessary—both to support his family and to become filthy rich on his own terms. During one heist, the gang robs manga artist Rohan Kishibe of what seems to be an ordinary lava rock. They soon discover that the rock draws any object of high value it touches toward its wielder, no matter how far away or bizarre the chain of events needed to make it happen. Armed with this new power, Jodio and his allies set out to become richer than they ever dreamed.

Fuuta Okeya is a 14-year-old boy who can see ghosts and conceals a noticeable birthmark on his left cheek with a bandage. One day, a new student named Kouko Ishigami, who has a scar on her forehead and is accompanied by the ghost of a tall, friendly man, transfers into his class. Fuuta quickly develops a fondness for Kouko, thinking it might be love at first sight. After waking up in tears from a strange dream involving her, he feels a sense of nostalgia and becomes determined to become her friend. However, a series of events forces Fuuta to show his birthmark to Kouko, upon which she declares him her lifelong enemy. An enraged Kouko explains that the two are connected through reincarnation, and that Fuuta's birthmark is a curse she placed on him in one of their past lives so she could recognize and ultimately defeat him. Kouko summons a circular, flame-based object called the "spirit circle" and attacks Fuuta, shoving him down a staircase. As he falls, Fuuta is hurled into the memory of one of his previous lives. Spirit Circle follows Fuuta as he travels back and forth through his various past lives, slowly uncovering the truth behind his apparent feud with Kouko.

High school student Yuugi Mutou spends his days being picked on by bullies between classes and his nights playing board games and solving puzzles in his bedroom. His love for games comes from his grandfather, who runs a game shop that also serves as their home. One night, Yuugi finally solves the Millennium Puzzle, an almost impossible challenge that releases his inner darkness and gives rise to a second personality: Yami Yuugi. When under extreme stress, Yuugi involuntarily transforms into this more daring and dangerous alter ego, and he begins operating as a vengeful vigilante, challenging bullies and wrongdoers to high-stakes games where losing leads to fates worse than death. Yuugi and his dark side befriend some of the very students who once tormented him, forming unbreakable bonds with them. However, the group must face off against foes far more dangerous than schoolyard thugs—enemies who use games for evil purposes and threaten the lives of Yuugi and his friends.

Kiyomaro Takamine, a brilliant middle school student, is met one morning by Gash Bell, a boy holding a mysterious red book. Asked by his father to figure out the book's meaning, Kiyomaro soon realizes that Gash is anything but a normal kid. Able to fire lightning from his mouth when a word is spoken, Gash is a demon child—part of a conflict held every thousand years to determine the Demon King. With Kiyomaro as the only one who can understand Gash's book, he is forced into the role of partner in this exciting story of friendship, perseverance, and melons...?

In the land of Jushin, covert operatives known as the amen osa (or angyō onshi in the Japanese version) once moved incognito across the countryside. Their mission from the king was to identify and discipline corrupt officials and deliver fairness to the populace.

Junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura works as a kekkaishi by night, hunting demons by crafting magical barriers around them. During the day, he battles different demons: his addiction to sweets and his extremely irritable grandfather. Yoshimori's 16-year-old neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are locked in a feud over who truly practices the art.

It is the Roaring Twenties in America. On the surface, the era is peaceful and optimistic after the horrors of the Great War. But a dark element lurks in the shadows, ready to shatter that peace. Sister Rosette Christopher, an exorcist serving the Magdala Order, is charged with fighting the demons that appear and wreak havoc. Yet alongside her companion Chrno, she often ends up causing more destruction than the demons themselves. On one particular mission, they meet a young girl with a beautiful voice named Azmaria, who is being targeted by her own stepfather. As Rosette and Chrno work to save her, more is revealed about the relationship between them. There is more to these two than meets the eye.

Yuri, an ordinary modern-day teenager, is abruptly transported to the Hittite empire in ancient Anatolia, where a ruthless queen plans to use the girl as a blood sacrifice to kill off all heirs except her own son and seize the throne. Fortunately, Prince Kail intervenes just in time to save Yuri from the queen's clutches. Kail promises to send Yuri back home, but the queen's relentless schemes to murder them both, along with their growing feelings for each other, keep delaying those plans. Included one-shot: Volume 28: Orontes Renka.

In the world of the Great Continent of Combat Qi, the strong dominate the weak. Xiao Yan, once a rising prodigy of the Xiao Sect, lost all his talent at just eleven years old. Now fifteen, he faces contempt from those who once admired him and is close to being expelled from his clan. Making matters worse, his fiancée, Na Lan Yan Ran, requests to break off their engagement. Xiao Yan swears a solemn oath to himself: no longer to be "trash," but to gain the power to control his own destiny. A complex saga of hope and despair, Doupo Cangqiong follows a fallen genius as he embarks on a dangerous journey to acquire strength and rise to the highest realm of cultivation.

Shaman King Kanzenban is a reissue of the original Shaman King manga, featuring changes such as the inclusion of new chapters that alter the original chapter numbering. This edition also contains sixteen special bonus chapters titled Shaman King Remix Track.

In a world where magicians enchant bullets to perform magic—such as summoning mighty beasts—there once existed a witch so formidable that she dared to challenge the gods, and for that, she was cursed. Ten years before the story's present, that same witch defeated another magician in battle and, in doing so, rescued a young boy. He instantly fell in love with her and was inspired to wield guns as his "Sword of Justice." That boy was named Zero. When he came of age, he set out on a journey and found the woman who had saved his life... or so he thought. She is not the idealized figure he remembered; she is selfish, rude, arrogant, and significantly shorter. Yet, in moments when she feels Zero's love and self-sacrifice for her, she can unleash incredible power. Thus, the two embark together to discover a cure and uncover why the gods bothered to curse her at all.

The world has become a barren, lawless wasteland where bandits run rampant, innocent people suffer, and demons lurk at every turn. Sona Yuki is journeying with his family when they are set upon by bandits; his entire family is slaughtered, and he is left with a snake-shaped mark on his hand. As he lies near death, a woman approaches him and offers a choice: continue living in this harsh reality or die peacefully then and there. Yuki chooses to live, and Garami, the woman, grants him a second chance at life in exchange for his servitude. Garami is a weapons dealer and a mercenary for hire who travels from town to town for clients. Yuki comes to see just how brutal and merciless this world truly can be.

In the year 2100, virtual reality games are nearly indistinguishable from real life. Feng Lan decides to become the first player to choose a character of the opposite gender in the VRMMO "Second Life" to prove to her brother she can succeed without relying on "female advantages." However, after she upsets her family during a PvP match and encounters her real-life friends and acquaintances inside the game, can she manage to avoid further trouble while keeping her true identity hidden?

A girl named Rahzel is cast out of her home by her father, who tells her to go explore the world. Thus starts her travels—but she doesn't journey alone, as she meets a reserved young man named Alzeid, who is bent on avenging his father's murder. Alzeid and Rahzel clash like opposing elements, yet they feel an inexplicable pull toward each other, possibly from hidden affection or their mutual magical abilities. Together, the two unwilling partners move from town to town, employing their powers to aid those in need while searching for their own rightful places in the world.

One hundred demon children once battled to decide the next ruler of the demon world. The conflict concluded, a new king assumed the throne, and the demon realm settled into tranquility—or so it seemed. The true state of the present-day demon world is finally unveiled, and in the depths of hopelessness, three demon children take a perilous risk.