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20th Century Boys

20 Seiki Shounen

1999, Manga, 249 ch, 88%

Recommended by 144 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Conspiracy, Philosophy.

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story…

More manga for fans of Billy Bat

  1. Cover of Message to Adolf
    Message to Adolf

    1983, Manga, 36 ch, 81%

    Recommended by 11 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Travel, Politics, Foreign.

  2. Cover of Monster
    Monster

    1994, Manga, 162 ch, 90%

    Recommended by 202 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Police, Philosophy, Foreign.

  3. Cover of Ayako
    Ayako

    1972, Manga, 19 ch, 77%

    Recommended by 5 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Police, Politics.

  4. Cover of Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President
    Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President

    1997, Manga, 89 ch, 70%

    Recommended by 3 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Politics.

  5. Cover of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
    Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

    2020, Manga, 62 ch, 83%

    Recommended by 24 Billy Bat fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gaslamp European adventures.

  6. Cover of Opus
    Opus

    1995, Manga, 20 ch, 75%

    Recommended by 33 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Drawing.

  7. Cover of Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
    Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

    2010, Manga, 32 ch, 85%

    Rakugo, Josei, Male Protagonist

  8. Cover of Historie
    Historie

    2003, Manga, ongoing, 82%

    Both have Politics, Foreign.

  9. Cover of Kurumizawa's Folly
    Kurumizawa's Folly

    2025, Manga, ongoing, 73%

    Recommended by 4 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Drawing.

  10. Cover of SOIL
    SOIL

    2004, Manga, 90 ch, 77%

    Recommended by 5 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Conspiracy, Police, Philosophy.

  11. Cover of Vinland Saga
    Vinland Saga

    2005, Manga, 224 ch, 90%

    Both have Religion, Travel, Politics.

  12. Cover of RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
    RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

    2002, Manga, 235 ch, 84%

    Both have Philosophy.

  13. Cover of Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson
    Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson

    2003, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Recommended by 27 Billy Bat fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gaslamp European adventures.

  14. Cover of Look Back
    Look Back

    2021, One-shot, 1 ch, 83%

    Both have Drawing, Philosophy.

  15. Cover of Death Note
    Death Note

    2003, Manga, 108 ch, 84%

    Recommended by 3 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Police, Philosophy, Urban Fantasy.

  16. Cover of Shoki no URASAWA
    Shoki no URASAWA

    2000, Manga, 27 ch, 67%

    Recommended by 4 Billy Bat fans on AniList.

  17. Cover of Fullmetal Alchemist
    Fullmetal Alchemist

    2001, Manga, 116 ch, 89%

    Both have Travel, Politics, Philosophy.

  18. Cover of Leviathan
    Leviathan

    1999, Manga, 70 ch, 69%

    Recommended by 3 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Urban Fantasy.

  19. Cover of Land of the Lustrous
    Land of the Lustrous

    2012, Manga, 120 ch, 89%

    Both have Philosophy, Swordplay.

  20. Cover of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction
    Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction

    2014, Manga, 101 ch, 82%

    Recommended by 6 Billy Bat fans on AniList. Both have Politics, Philosophy.

  21. Cover of Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
    Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World

    2000, Light novel, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Travel, Politics, Guns.

  22. Cover of KATANAGATARI
    KATANAGATARI

    2007, Light novel, 79 ch, 86%

    Both have Politics, Philosophy, Swordplay.

  23. Cover of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    1982, Manga, 59 ch, 86%

    Both have Religion, Politics, Philosophy.

Anime for fans of Billy Bat

PLUTO2023, ONA, 8 eps, 84% Orb: On the Movements of the Earth2024, TV, 25 eps, 86% Love Through A Prism2026, ONA, 20 eps, 84% Monster2004, TV, 74 eps, 88% JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie2025, Movie, 1 ep, 84% Witch Hat Atelier2026, ONA, 13 eps, 85% Katanagatari2010, TV, 12 eps, 81% Vinland Saga2019, TV, 24 eps, 87%

About Billy Bat

2008, Manga, 165 ch, 86%

It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he discovers an unfortunate truth: He may have unintentionally plagiarized his beloved character from a drawing he once saw in Japan. Devastated by the news, Kevin returns to war-torn Japan to find the drawing’s original artist . . . but the character’s origins turn out to be far older and more perplexing than he had ever imagined.

(Source: Kana)

Note: Won the Max und Moritz Prize for "Best international Comic" in 2014.

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