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The Crater

1969, Manga, 17 ch, 72%

The same kind of story: auteur sci-fi anthologies.

A man from the slums faces his doppelganger from the other side of the tracks; three guests visiting a hot spring are reminded of their past sins by a magical ringing bell only they can hear; stranded on the moon, an astronaut is stuck within a crater, sustained for a century by…

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  1. Cover of Clockwork Apple
    Clockwork Apple

    1983, Manga, 8 ch, 68%

    The same kind of story: auteur sci-fi anthologies.

  2. Cover of The Thief Inoue Akikazu
    The Thief Inoue Akikazu

    1979, Manga, 5 ch, 71%

    Seinen, Anthology, Primarily Adult Cast

  3. Cover of If AI Ruled the World
    If AI Ruled the World

    2020, Manga, 52 ch, 78%

    Anthology, Full Color, Artificial Intelligence

  4. Cover of Nagi no Asu Kara
    Nagi no Asu Kara

    2013, Manga, 36 ch, 77%

    School, Shounen, Coastal

  5. Cover of Beast Complex
    Beast Complex

    2016, Manga, ongoing, 76%

    Animals, Anthology, Shounen

  6. Cover of Akuyaku Reijou desu ga, Shiawase ni Natte Misemasu wa! Anthology Comic
    Akuyaku Reijou desu ga, Shiawase ni Natte Misemasu wa! Anthology Comic

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    Anthology, Villainess, Heterosexual

  7. Cover of Plastic Memories: Say to good-bye
    Plastic Memories: Say to good-bye

    2015, Manga, 20 ch, 80%

  8. Cover of Genshin Comic Anthology
    Genshin Comic Anthology

    2021, Manga, 12 ch, 74%

    Anthology, Aliens

  9. Cover of Belladonna's Lover
    Belladonna's Lover

    2025, Manga, 3 ch, 79%

    Yuri, LGBTQ+ Themes, Drawing

  10. Cover of Yuugai Muzai Gangu
    Yuugai Muzai Gangu

    2019, Manga, 4 ch, 80%

    Anthology, Meta, Philosophy

  11. Cover of Yaketpachi's Maria
    Yaketpachi's Maria

    1970, Manga, 12 ch, 63%

    School, Shounen, Nudity

  12. Cover of Gishi Sanjinden
    Gishi Sanjinden

    2019, Manga, 7 ch, 76%

    Anthology

  13. Cover of Gunjou Gakusha
    Gunjou Gakusha

    2004, Manga, 38 ch, 77%

    Anthology, Magic, Seinen

  14. Cover of Arknights Comic Anthology
    Arknights Comic Anthology

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Anthology, Kemonomimi, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

  15. Cover of MOTHER Koushiki Tribute Comic "Pollyanna"
    MOTHER Koushiki Tribute Comic "Pollyanna"

    2020, Manga, 75%

    Anthology, Primarily Child Cast

  16. Cover of Nerawareta Gakuen
    Nerawareta Gakuen

    2012, Manga, 85%

    School, Shounen, Super Power

  17. Cover of Iguana no Musume
    Iguana no Musume

    1994, Manga, 5 ch, 76%

    Josei, Anthology, Female Protagonist

  18. Cover of Kugutsu Senki
    Kugutsu Senki

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 74%

    Anthology

  19. Cover of Crimson Heart Prince
    Crimson Heart Prince

    2007, Manga, 96 ch, 76%

    Shounen

  20. Cover of Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Comic Anthology
    Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Comic Anthology

    2016, Manga, 15 ch, 67%

    Anthology, Shounen

  21. Cover of FLCL
    FLCL

    2000, Light novel, 24 ch, 75%

    Shounen, Coming of Age

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    RWBY: Official Manga Anthology

    2017, Manga, 77 ch, 74%

    Primarily Female Cast, Female Protagonist, School

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    Guilty Crown

    2011, Manga, 26 ch, 74%

    Shounen

Anime for fans of Lion Books

Neon Genesis Evangelion1995, TV, 26 eps, 83% Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju2016, TV, 13 eps, 84% Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!2000, TV, 75 eps, 87% Nichijou - My Ordinary Life2011, TV, 26 eps, 83% The Apothecary Diaries2023, TV, 24 eps, 88% Spirited Away2001, Movie, 1 ep, 86% ODDTAXI2021, TV, 13 eps, 85% Samurai Champloo2004, TV, 26 eps, 84%

About Lion Books

1956, Manga, 26 ch, 83%

It is a series of short stories that freely develop SF-like ideas. Returning from their exploration of Venus, the expedition saw a devastated earth... A boy faces a thug at a space airport where the lives of various aliens intersect... It is a pioneering serie in which Osamu Tezuka's SF-like concept was developed vertically and horizontally in such various settings in various eras.

(Source: tezukaosamu.net)

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