animelikethis

Manga like Japan

Mood
Time
Cover of Berserk

Top pick

Berserk

1989, Manga, ongoing, 92%

Recommended by 4 Japan fans on AniList. Both have Foreign.

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to…

More manga for fans of Japan

  1. Cover of King Of Wolves
    King Of Wolves

    1989, Manga, 3 ch, 61%

    Seinen, Male Protagonist, Historical

  2. Cover of Nan Hao Shang Feng
    Nan Hao Shang Feng

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Male Protagonist, Episodic, Full Color

  3. Cover of A Bride's Story
    A Bride's Story

    2008, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Both have Foreign.

  4. Cover of Shuuniichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi: Futari no Jikan, Iiwake no Gosen Yen
    Shuuniichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi: Futari no Jikan, Iiwake no Gosen Yen

    2024, Manga, ongoing, 76%

    Yuri, Female Protagonist, Primarily Female Cast

  5. Cover of Given
    Given

    2013, Manga, 51 ch, 84%

    Boys' Love, Band, LGBTQ+ Themes

  6. Cover of Kingdom
    Kingdom

    2006, Manga, ongoing, 89%

    Both have Foreign.

  7. Cover of Lord of the Mysteries
    Lord of the Mysteries

    2020, Manga, 65 ch, 76%

    Religion, Steampunk, Astronomy

  8. Cover of Little Mushroom
    Little Mushroom

    2023, Manga, ongoing, 88%

    Both have Post-Apocalyptic.

  9. Cover of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
    Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun

    2014, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Youkai, Mythology, Ghost

  10. Cover of Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle
    Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle

    2002, Light novel, 9 ch, 84%

    Philosophy, Male Protagonist, Detective

  11. Cover of Medalist
    Medalist

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 88%

    Ice Sports, Seinen, Coming of Age

  12. Cover of Nisekoi: False Love
    Nisekoi: False Love

    2011, Manga, 240 ch, 75%

    Love Triangle, Female Harem, Primarily Female Cast

  13. Cover of The Fable
    The Fable

    2014, Manga, 240 ch, 84%

    Yakuza, Seinen, Urban

  14. Cover of One-Punch Man
    One-Punch Man

    2012, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Superhero, Super Power, Urban Fantasy

  15. Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion
    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    1994, Manga, 97 ch, 85%

    Both have Post-Apocalyptic.

  16. Cover of Vagabond
    Vagabond

    1998, Manga, ongoing, 91%

    Samurai, Swordplay, Seinen

  17. Cover of Hirayasumi
    Hirayasumi

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Seinen, Iyashikei, Family Life

  18. Cover of Love Bullet
    Love Bullet

    2023, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Matchmaking, Angels, Female Protagonist

  19. Cover of Natsume's Book of Friends
    Natsume's Book of Friends

    2003, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Adoption, Youkai, Iyashikei

  20. Cover of Umarekawattemo Mata, Watashi to Kekkon Shitekuremasu ka
    Umarekawattemo Mata, Watashi to Kekkon Shitekuremasu ka

    2017, Manga, 25 ch, 84%

    Family Life, Achronological Order, Found Family

  21. Cover of Haikyu!!
    Haikyu!!

    2012, Manga, 404 ch, 89%

    Volleyball, Shounen, Male Protagonist

  22. Cover of Banana Fish
    Banana Fish

    1985, Manga, 110 ch, 85%

    Both have Foreign.

  23. Cover of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    2015, Manga, ongoing, 82%

    Reincarnation, Isekai, Kingdom Management

Anime for fans of Japan

Steins;Gate2011, TV, 24 eps, 89% BOCCHI THE ROCK!2022, TV, 12 eps, 87% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85% Spirited Away2001, Movie, 1 ep, 86% Slam Dunk1993, TV, 101 eps, 83% Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju2016, TV, 13 eps, 84% Cowboy Bebop1998, TV, 26 eps, 86% Chiikawa2022, TV short, ongoing, 85%

About Japan

1992, Manga, 9 ch, 55%

Yuka Katsuragi, a beautiful TV news reporter, has attracted the affections of a Yakuza thug, Katsuji Yashima, who travels with his brother all the way to Spain to find her, only to have his affections rebuffed by Yuka. A terrible earthquake hits, and Katsuji, his brother, and Yuka, along with four high-schoolers in Spain on a field trip, all fall deep underground. While trapped below the surface, they encounter a mysterious old woman who reveals to them prophecies that the wealthy nation of Japan will meet the same demise as the once-prosperous city of Carthage. Katsuji and the others insult the old woman, who then sends them to see the world of the future with their own eyes, a future of desolation and death...

(Source: Dark Horse)

Open Japan on AniList