- Updated on: July 21, 2022
- by Ernie
Tokyo Ghoul is a dark fantasy Japanese manga centered on the protagonists, Kaneki and Rize. It has a brilliant plot that attracts readers from all around the world. Today, we will discuss Manga that is similar to Tokyo Ghoul.
We’ve prepared a fantastic list for you, so if you’re looking for manga to read that’s similar to Tokyo Ghoul, this blog is for you.
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JAPANESE COMICS SIMILAR TO TOKYO GHOUL
18. Variante
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14/20 |
6/10 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
35/50 |
Variante is a Japanese Manga that tells the story of a girl called Aiko, whose entire family is murdered, but the individual responsible remains unknown.
When she woke one morning, she found herself in an unknown laboratory and noticed that a damaged arm was transplanted into her body.
What exactly was this arm? Was it a weapon of some kind? Is there a mysterious group responsible for her and her family’s misfortune? Well, I’m not going to tell you that. C’mon, put in some effort and find out for yourself by reading this manga.
This manga is a good read if you like Tokyo Ghoul because it is similar to it. You’ll enjoy it, I promise.
17. Dawn: Tsumetai Te
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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15/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
6/10 |
36/50 |
If you enjoy reading horror manga, then this manga is best for you as it shows us Nagasawa the MC of this manga fighting a serious disease known as Nightshift. If you’re interested in learning more about this weird disease, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
Do you remember learning about viral diseases and how they were tested on animals? Nightshift is also one of the worst diseases, but this time, a big number of people are being affected by it. This sickness turns humans into zombies, which I know is terrifying.
Our MC, a dedicated student, is on the verge of becoming infected with this disease without even realizing it. What happens next? Can he save himself and his loved ones by getting infected by this deadly disease?
I can’t answer because I don’t want to ruin this fantastic manga for you. So, instead of searching the internet, read this manga and find it out for yourself.
16. Devil's Line
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
37/50 |
Devil’s Line is a Japanese manga that tells the story of Tsukasa Taira, an ordinary girl, and Yuuki Anzai, a vampire. Because vampires and humans seem so similar, it’s impossible to identify who’s who.
Anzai rescues Tsukasa while guarding her against a vampire, but when Tsukasa realizes the truth about Anzai, she falls in love with him instead of being terrified and running. This manga has several turning points, so instead of getting spoilers, I encourage you to read it.
This is one of the best manga to read if you like Tokyo Ghoul. If you don’t believe it, read it and you’ll find out.
15. Parasyte
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
38/50 |
Before we begin, if you don’t know what Parasytes are, let me explain. Parasytes are alien-like beings that infect humans’ heads and take control of them. The story centers around Shinichi Izumi, a high school boy living peacefully with his parents.
One day, out of nowhere, his neighborhood was attacked by this dangerous species called Parasyte. He almost became infected with a Parasyte, but he was able to control it by just allowing his right arm to become infected.
Now that they’ve figured out how to coexist, they must deal with the rest of the Parasytes.
Can they do that? I recommend that you read this manga to find out because there is no other way to find out. Parasyte is a horror manga that really attracts people because of its excellent plot.
It’s a good read if you are looking for something similar to Tokyo Ghoul.
14. Dead Dead Demon's DedededeDestruction
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
38/50 |
This manga’s story takes place three years after the alien attacks humans and destroys everything in Tokyo. The attack is done, and life is returning to normal, but there is a massive ship that has been circling Japan since the invasion, and it is extremely dangerous.
Imagine living with the fear of getting invaded by aliens once again (It is extremely scary). People are living their life but with constant fear. The protagonists of our story are high school girls who will graduate the year the story begins.
This is a slice-of-life comic that eventually transforms into a tragic manga. Read this manga to discover how the people of Japan cope with these situations.
Is it possible for them to build weapons that destroy the spaceship so that people can finally live freely without fear of getting killed? Read this manga to find out.
13. Holyland
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
39/50 |
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have nowhere to call home? Being unable to find a location where one may be accepted as a human being? Having no one who genuinely cares about you? That is the primary focus of Holyland’s plot.
This manga introduces Kamishiro Yuu, a high school student who is bullied at school and has been abandoned by his family (It breaks my heart to see him going through all this).
He takes up a boxing instruction book at random from a library, and this is where he finds a home for himself. He practiced some moves and knocked out a guy in a street brawl and from here on, our weakened MC turns into a strong guy.
Read this great manga to see Kamishiro’s method of overcoming depression and facing everyone alone.
12. Happiness (Oshimi Shuzo)
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
40/50 |
This comic follows the story of Makoto Okazaki, an ordinary high school student who is bullied by his classmates. But all changed when he met a mysterious girl who bit him and drank his blood (I know this resembles exactly like Tokyo Ghoul).
She gives Makoto a clear option when she has fulfilled her hunger: become like her or die. What is the best option for Makoto? What is he going to do? Haha, no way am I going to tell you that. You need to read the manga to find out.
This is the perfect manga to read if you liked Tokyo Ghoul.
11. Deadman Wonderland
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
41/50 |
Deadman Wonderland is a science fantasy manga with a spice of mystery thrown in. The story begins after the terrible earthquake that destroyed 70% of Tokyo.
The plot centers around Ganta Igarashi, a high school student whose whole class was murdered by a mysterious murderer known as Red Man.
He was the sole survivor of this horrific murder, but that wasn’t the end of it. He was imprisoned after being identified as the man behind the massacre. What kind of life awaits him in prison? What is the identity of this Red Man?
I know there are a lot of questions rising in your head and the only way to answer them is by reading this manga.
10. Shigahime
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
42/50 |
Shigahime is an extremely scary manga that tells the story of a normal guy who was enjoying an ordinary but happy life until he was attacked by a vampire. This is the story of Osamu Hirota who was forced to become a monster because of that vampire.
How can Osamu deal with his new life, cursed with the form of a monster and the necessity to search for blood to preserve a human form? Well, if you are thinking that I am going to tell you that then you are wrong.
You guys already know what to do in order to find out. So hurry up and read this manga.
9. Choujin X
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
42/50 |
Still struggling to find a manga like Tokyo Ghoul? Say less! because the next manga on our list is written by the same guy who has written Tokyo Ghoul.
The plot of this manga is about Tokio Kurohara, who battles alongside his friend, Azuma Higashi, to bring justice back to their town, but they are afraid to face Choujins, supernatural beings with great powers.
In order to take them down, the duo injects themselves with a drug that turns you into a Choujin. Although Azuma appears unaffected by the dosage, Tokio develops a beak.
Fearful of being discovered, Tokio must now discover how to disguise his new Choujin identity. But how is he going to do that? Read this manga to find out.
8. Gantz
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
8/10 |
43/50 |
This manga begins with a high school guy called Kei Kurono waiting for a train with a classmate. They were standing still until they noticed a drunk man standing in front of the upcoming train.
They both jumped to save the man, and while they did save him, they were both dead. However, instead of dying, Kei and Katou awoke in a strange room with a black sphere-like item in the middle, surrounded by other recently dead individuals.
What is that blackball? Is it some kind of gate to the other world? Or is it a way to get back to the original world? Let’s find out by reading this manga.
7. Ajin
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
8/10 |
43/50 |
Imagine a world where you started seeing a small number of immortals mixing with society. This is the story of our next manga called Ajin. The manga focuses on Kei Nagai, a high school student who wants to become a doctor.
Bounty hunters label him as an Ajin after he is involved in a tragic traffic accident. Ajin are immortal troops discovered during a war in Africa.
They coexist with the rest of humanity, but the government has offered a large reward to anyone who can capture them so that they can be experimented on.
He leaves and battles for survival after failing to prove his innocence. He was going to be captured by the government when a group of Ajin approached him and asked him to join their army in their revenge against the government. What will Kei choose?
I suggest you read this manga as it is similar to Tokyo Ghoul and that’s what you are looking for right?
6. Fire Punch
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
8/10 |
44/50 |
This is another great manga that involves vengeance, action, and other such elements! The story takes place in a universe where humans possess supernatural abilities known as blessings.
Unfortunately, not everyone can have these abilities. Due to an Ice Witch, the Earth is in chaos.
Agni, the MC of this manga, is born with the blessing of regeneration but can she bring peace back to Earth by defeating that Ice Witch? The story has a lot more to offer that you have to discover for yourself, and you can do that by reading this manga.
5. Chainsaw Man
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
45/50 |
Chainsaw Man revolves around a guy named Denji. Denji is a high school boy whose father committed suicide. He committed suicide because he owed money, but after he died, the gang forced Denji to do anything he can do to pay them the debt his father owed them.
He then began working as a devil hunter, hunting down and killing devils who do harm to people in the human world. He worked day and night just to be betrayed and killed by his boss, but do you believe he died?
He is, after all, the MC, so how can he die so young? But what occurs and how he survives is a well-kept secret that I will not reveal HEHE. If you want to learn the secret, you must read this manga.
4. Berserk
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
46/50 |
Berserk tells us the story of Guts, who is hated by everyone. Guts lived a terrible life and due to that, he has lost all his hope in humanity. He was also known as Black Swordsman.
Even though he hated everyone, he eventually met someone he could trust, but that person also shatters him by stealing everything that was essential to Guts (Can you imagine the pain Guts is going through?).
After all of this, Guts is ready to kill everyone who has betrayed or robbed him. Is there anyone who can stop him now, or is death the only option? Read this manga to find out.
3. Jujutsu Kaisen
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19/20 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
47/50 |
If you’re looking for manga similar to Tokyo Ghoul, keep this manga in mind. This manga’s story is a bit slow at first but after some time it becomes legit. It is a fighting-action manga that revolves around a high school guy named Yuji Itadori.
His life was going normal but only one encounter with a Talisman changed everything about it. This Talisman was holding the finger of Sakuna, the most powerful guy in the world, and (I don’t why) Yuji ate that finger.
What happens when he eats that finger? Will he grow powerful as a result of consuming that? Is he coexisting with someone? You can find out by reading this action-packed manga. There is no other way.
2. Attack on Titan
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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19/20 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
48/50 |
Next on our list is truly a masterpiece that has broken all the records. Can you guys imagine being attacked by a fat monster? If you are thinking that fat monsters are kind of cute then you are wrong.
After spending all possible defenses against these massive creatures known as Titans, mankind is on the verge of chaos as all available technology fails to keep the Titans at bay.
You must be terrified of them now, don’t you? I warned you that they aren’t your average fat monsters; they’re something else entirely. So, returning to the narrative, what will mankind do?
Yes yes, you are thinking right. Now it’s a war between Titans and Humans. Sit back and read this manga to experience this amazing but deadly war.
1. Demon Slayer
| Similarity |
Character Writing |
Plot | Art | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19/20 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
49/50 |
This is a tragic, action-packed manga filled with tragedy. You can figure it out just by looking at the name.
The narrative begins when Kamado Tanjiro, the manga’s main character, arrives home after working only to discover that his entire family has been killed by a demon (I can’t even describe how horrible that must be).
He had lost all hope, but it was restored when he discovered his little sister breathing. She was fine, but she had been cursed. That was the turning point for this manga.
Kamado vows to find a cure for his sister and begins training to kill the demons that massacred his family.
I can tell you’re excited just by reading this little summary. If you like Tokyo Ghoul, you’ll enjoy this manga since the fight sequences are identical to those in Tokyo Ghoul. So what are you waiting for? Read this manga RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!
Which Manga Do You Think Should Be Number One?
So our list has come to an end. If you like Tokyo Ghoul, I hope you’ve discovered some manga to read. Every manga is magnificent in its own way, and each one has a fantastic storyline.
If you ask me, I would recommend that you read all of the manga I’ve recommended at once, but I know it’s impossible, so I’ll be kind to you. You can read them according to your pace. However, if you begin reading any of them, you will be astounded because they are just too addictive. Okay guys that’s all for today. See you next time.
