Manga like Chounan no Jidai
Short answer
If you liked Chounan no Jidai, read Jormungand, NOiSE and The Fable next: they top the list of manga that Chounan no Jidai fans also liked or that share its themes.
The 24 manga below are ranked by what Chounan no Jidai fans also liked, then by shared tags. Chounan no Jidai's own sequels and spin-offs are left out.
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Jormungand
Manga · 2006 · 80 ch
3.7 / 5
Jonah is a child soldier, born amidst the chaotic conflicts that rage across West Asia, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called Merchants of Death—international arms dealers. Despite Jonah's hatred of weapons…
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NOiSE
Manga · 2000 · 8 ch
3.4 / 5
The Bible has its Genesis. The Matrix has The Second Renaissance . BLAME! has NOiSE . Through the eyes of police force member Susono Musubi, this one-volume prequel gives readers a glimpse of the world before the Netsphere went haywire…
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The Fable
Manga · 2014 · 240 ch
4.2 / 5
When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever…
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All You Need Is Kill
Manga · 2014 · 17 ch
3.7 / 5
When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and…
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GREEN BLOOD
Manga · 2011 · 49 ch
3.7 / 5
The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination…
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Suzuki Just Wants a Quiet Life
Manga · 2014 · 19 ch
3.4 / 5
After his mother is murdered, Jinsuke runs away with his mysterious neighbor, Suzuki, who has a dark secret. Suzuki seeks to find a quiet life, Jinsuke dreams only of revenge as he decides to take matters into his own hands… (Source…
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Violence Action
Manga · 2016
3.5 / 5
Kikuno Kei, nickname "Kay", is a normal university student, and a part time hitwoman.
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Golgo 13
Manga · 1968
3.6 / 5
In 1991, UN inspectors found the incomplete Project Babylon--a cannon capable of hurling a shell 600 miles. In 1995, the Clinton administration learns of a second, hidden Iraqi supergun--now operational, and with a much, much longer…
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My Home Hero
Manga · 2017 · 224 ch
3.9 / 5
Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a…
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LIAR GAME
Manga · 2005 · 201 ch
3.9 / 5
A package shows up at your door without warning. Inside is a letter: "Congratulations. You have beaten the odds of one in 100,000 and have been selected to enter the Liar Game." Along with it comes $100 million in cash. The rules are…
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Joshi Kouhei
Manga · 2011 · 45 ch
3.7 / 5
The future. The people that migrated to an alternate dimensional space, seeking a new world to live in, started an armed rebellion in order to declare independence from Earth. Thus, multi-dimensional war broke out with the United Army of…
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Freesia
Manga · 2001 · 84 ch
3.9 / 5
Freesia is set in an alternative Japanese society that is at war, and has passed a law legalizing retaliatory killings. If somebody kills your loved one, you are legally sanctioned to kill, or hire someone to kill, the victimizer. The…
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HELLSING Gaiden: THE DAWN
Manga · 2001 · 6 ch
3.3 / 5
Hellsing, an organization devoted to the elimination of the vampire threat, has recently uncovered information regarding the attempted production of "man-made" undead. The world is presently in the thick of WWII, and the current leader of…
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Angel Heart
Manga · 2001 · 363 ch
3.2 / 5
A young Taiwanese assassin codenamed "Glass Heart" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by a metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to…
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Koukoku no Shugosha
Manga · 2004 · 34 ch
3.5 / 5
An elite military unit conducts its duties alongside sabertooth tigers trained to assist their human masters. The Royal Kingdom invades the Empire in their desire for world dominion...after the disastrous opening battle of the war, the…
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Black Lagoon
Manga · 2002
4.0 / 5
Rokurō Okajima is just an average Japanese salaryman, living an average life. But when he's taken hostage by the crew of the Black Lagoon, Rokurō finds himself thrown headfirst into a deadly world of outlawed heroes, brutal villains, and…
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Front Mission: Dog Life & Dog Style
Manga · 2007 · 86 ch
3.4 / 5
Huffman Island is a land split by an uneasy cease-fire between two major world powers, the USN (United States of the New Continent) and the OCU (Oceania Cooperative Union). The cease-fire has held for 20 years, but now tensions are…
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Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
Manga · 1973 · 14 ch
3.6 / 5
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is his first book to be translated into English and is a semiautobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II. The soldiers are told that they must…
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Gunsmith Cats
Manga · 1990 · 75 ch
3.8 / 5
Meet Rally and Mini-May, two of the most fun-loving, well-armed, bounty-hunting women in Chicago! Whether they're chasing bail jumpers or fending off the Mob, you can bet on a healthy supply of guns, bombs, car chases, and more guns! Rally…
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GROUNDLESS
Manga · 2010
3.5 / 5
Civil war continues to wage on the island nation of Alistria. The Waldrons lead a small arms shop on this island when they receive a large order of rifles from the army. However, this turns out to be a ploy by the colonel who made the…
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Eden: It's an Endless World!
Manga · 1997 · 131 ch
4.0 / 5
In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren't immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically…
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GANGSTA.
Manga · 2011
3.9 / 5
In the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter the "Handymen," Nic and Worick, who…
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Usogui
Manga · 2006 · 539 ch
4.3 / 5
Driven by his desire for quick money, young Kaji gets involved with a loan shark and soon finds himself hounded by debt collectors. One day, a mysterious man named Baku Madarame appears before him. Calling himself a gambler, Baku boldly…
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The Saga of Tanya the Evil
Manga · 2016
4.1 / 5
What would an ultra-rational Japanese salaryman do if he was reborn as a girl in a world where magic was real? Obviously, become the Empire's most feared magic soldier, while climbing the army career ladder at the ripe old age of nine. The…
What manga is like Chounan no Jidai?
Jormungand, NOiSE, The Fable, All You Need Is Kill and GREEN BLOOD are the manga most like Chounan no Jidai, going by what Chounan no Jidai fans also liked and the genres and themes they share.