Best survival manga
270 manga about survival, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.8MAOYU: Archenemy and Hero "Be Mine, Hero!" "I Refuse!"
Manga · 2011 · 59 ch
MAOYU: Archenemy and Hero "Be Mine, Hero!" "I Refuse!"Maoyuu Maou Yuusha: 'Kono Watashi no Mono Tonare, Yuusha yo' 'Kotowaru!'Manga · 2011 · 59 ch3.8After a long and treacherous journey, our Hero finally arrives at the Dark Lady’s castle only to find himself being asked for help. The Hero explains how the war that the demons have brought upon the humans have killed thousands and…
3.8School-Live! Letters
Manga · 2020 · 8 ch
School-Live! LettersGakkou Gurashi!: OtayoriManga · 2020 · 8 ch3.8Now that the apocalypse is over, the former School Living Club members moved on to new stages in their lives, walking different paths. Letters help them remember the past, live for the present and stay connected with each other. (Source…
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3.8Kaiju No.8
Manga · 2020 · 129 ch
Kaiju No.8Kaijuu 8-gouManga · 2020 · 129 ch3.8A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…! (Source: MANGA Plus) Note: - Nominated for the 14th Manga Taisho…
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3.8Toriko
Manga · 2008 · 396 ch
TorikoManga · 2008 · 396 ch3.8This is the great era of gourmet food! And only Toriko can hunt down the ferocious ingredients that supply the world's best restaurants. As a Gourmet Hunter, Toriko tracks and defeats the tastiest and most dangerous animals with his bare…
3.8Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun
Manga · 2021
Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising SunTenkaichi: Nihon Saikyou Bugeisha KetteisenManga · 20213.8This is not history as we know it. The year is 1600. Ten years have passed since Oda Nobunaga unified the whole of Japan. When Nobunaga realizes he is nearing the end of his life, he announces that he will hand over the reins of power to…
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3.8Cells at Work!
Manga · 2015 · 30 ch
Cells at Work!Hataraku SaibouManga · 2015 · 30 ch3.8From Akane Shimizu, winner of Shounen Sirius' Rookie Award, comes an informative tale about anthropomorthized cells! Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries…
3.8cocoon
Manga · 2009 · 15 ch
cocoonCOCOONManga · 2009 · 15 ch3.8A heart-wrenching chronicle of loss and resilience based on the true story of the Himeyuri corps of student nurses in WWII. San and her best friend Mayu attend a boarding school for girls in Okinawa, but their studies are interrupted when…
3.8Ad Astra: Scipio to Hannibal
Manga · 2011 · 81 ch
Ad Astra: Scipio to HannibalManga · 2011 · 81 ch3.8This is the story of two of the greatest military commanders in history: the Roman Publius Cornelius Scipio and the Carthaginian Hannibal. The story follows the two of them from their early life on. Hannibal is initially shown as a…
3.8Dr. STONE: Terraforming
One-shot · 2022 · 1 ch
Dr. STONE: TerraformingDr. STONE: TERRAFORMINGOne-shot · 2022 · 1 ch3.8Special one-shot set shortly after the end of the main story.
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3.8Buraiden Gai
Manga · 2000 · 38 ch
Buraiden GaiManga · 2000 · 38 ch3.8The story revolves around Kudou Gai, a mischievous 13-year-old all alone in the world. He despises his classmates who live by their free will, although supported by parents, but taking it for granted. Gai soon finds out he is contradicting…
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3.8Magical Girl Raising Project
Light Novel · 2012 · 11 ch
Magical Girl Raising ProjectMahou Shoujo Ikusei KeikakuLight Novel · 2012 · 11 ch3.8Sugar and spice--but not playing nice! The hit smartphone game Magical Girl Raising Project is not only free, but one in tens of thousands of players will win real-life powers. In N City, sixteen of these lucky girls help the city's…
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3.7All You Need Is Kill
Manga · 2014 · 17 ch
All You Need Is KillManga · 2014 · 17 ch3.7When 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…
3.7I Am a Hero
Manga · 2009 · 265 ch
I Am a HeroManga · 2009 · 265 ch3.7A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he’s certain of only two things: he’s destined to be the city’s hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan—an actual firearm! (Source…
3.7Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Manga · 2018
Zom 100: Bucket List of the DeadZom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no KotoManga · 20183.7Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even…
3.7Battle Royale
Manga · 2000 · 119 ch
Battle RoyaleManga · 2000 · 119 ch3.7Under the guise of a "study trip," a group of students from Shiroiwa Junior High School in the fictional town of Shiroiwa (Kagawa Prefecture) are gassed on a bus. They awaken in the Okishima Island School on Okishima, an isolated…
3.7Shamo
Manga · 1998 · 338 ch
ShamoManga · 1998 · 338 ch3.7At the age of sixteen Ryo Narushima was a genius and looked to have no trouble of getting into Tokyo University and joining the elite of society. However, that summer something cracked inside Ryo's head. With a small knife he brutally…
3.7ORIGIN
Manga · 2016 · 87 ch
ORIGINOriginManga · 2016 · 87 ch3.7Tokyo, 2048. Japan is now connected to the entire northern hemisphere by the Eurasian Railroad, and all manner of crime and vice pour into the megalopolis at its eastern terminus. Little do the people know that inhuman beings live among…
3.7Returning With Absolutely Nothing
Manga · 2022 · 106 ch
Returning With Absolutely NothingJwippuldo Eomneun HoegwiManga · 2022 · 106 ch3.7In Aeria, a place where people from various worlds are summoned, the weak are destined to die. Lee Sungmin, a talentless mercenary, was no exception. Fortunately for him, a mysterious item he finds before his untimely death sends him back…
3.7Knights of Sidonia
Manga · 2009 · 78 ch
Knights of SidoniaSidonia no KishiManga · 2009 · 78 ch3.7Outer space, the far future. A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanity’s home…
3.7Versus
Manga · 2022
VersusManga · 20223.7Centuries ago, humanity’s natural enemy, “Demons,” invaded the world and oppressed humankind. The Great Demon Lord and 47 subordinates known as Demon Lords have since dominated the world, while the human race lives on in fear. In…
3.7Half & Half
Manga · 2012 · 14 ch
Half & HalfManga · 2012 · 14 ch3.7Nagakawa Shinichi and Sanada Yuuki both get involved in an accident and die together, but they are given a chance to live again. A voice lets them survive for seven more days. However, after the time limit, one of the two must die again…
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3.7MAD
Manga · 2024
MADManga · 20243.7Mysterious alien life-forms invade Earth! Most of humanity is wiped off the face of the planet. John, his sister, and the remaining survivors hope to find a new world to inhabit… But one day, they’re targeted by aliens again! (Source…
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3.7Distant Sky
Manga · 2014 · 117 ch
Distant SkySimyeonui HaneulManga · 2014 · 117 ch3.7"Am I the only one still alive?" A boy wakes up to find himself in a building full of dead people, and Gangnam is shrouded in complete darkness. No cars, no electricity and no stars in the sky… Not only Gangnam but the entire city seems…
3.7How to survive as a maid in a horror game
Manga · 2023 · 110 ch
How to survive as a maid in a horror gameGongpo Game Maid-ro SaranamgiManga · 2023 · 110 ch3.7The Murderer of Pflatzgraff Manor is a brand-new horror game from the developer A-coms. Even though it has beautiful graphics, its player base dubbed it as one of the worst games due to how difficult it is. You play the game as Adrian—a…
3.7Cells at Work! CODE BLACK
Manga · 2018 · 50 ch
Cells at Work! CODE BLACKHataraku Saibou BLACKManga · 2018 · 50 ch3.7A newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something’s wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble…
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3.7L.A.G
Manga · 2022
L.A.GManga · 20223.7L.A.G, an unknown space where humans use abilities or skills through awakening, monsters appear on each floor and room, and missions are given accordingly. The goal here is to reach the bottom. The protagonist repeats death and life…
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3.7Another
Light Novel · 2012 · 21 ch
AnotherLight Novel · 2012 · 21 ch3.7In a third-year classroom of Yamakita Middle School 26 years ago, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates…
3.7All You Need is Kill
Light Novel · 2004 · 4 ch
All You Need is KillLight Novel · 2004 · 4 ch3.7When 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…
3.7From Star Strings
One-shot · 2011 · 1 ch
From Star StringsStar Strings yoriOne-shot · 2011 · 1 ch3.7In Made in Abyss, bestselling creator Akihito Tsukushi took you deep into the earth. Now, in this riveting manga, he recounts the tale of an epic journey into the sky–and far, far beyond. When Kororu, a little girl living alone on a…
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3.6Darwin's Game
Manga · 2012 · 125 ch
Darwin's GameManga · 2012 · 125 ch3.6Kaname Sudo’s life changes forever when he accepts an invitation to Darwin’s Game, a mysterious mobile app that thrusts its players into real-life battles using supernatural “Sigils” with terrifying effects. Suddenly hunted by deadly foes…
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3.6Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
Manga · 2021
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!Sentai DaishikkakuManga · 20213.6When the Monster Army invaded Earth thirteen years ago, the Divine Dragon Rangers rose up to stop them! With the war raging on, these great heroes are mankind’s last hope! …or are they? In truth, the invaders were subjugated within a year…
3.6Demon Devourer
Manga · 2021
Demon DevourerJaeneung Samkin MabeopsaManga · 20213.6The descendant of a once great wizarding family, Elric Mervinger is unable to perform magic due to a rare medical condition. While attempting to cure his disease, he stumbles upon the demon Mephistopheles, who tries to possess Elric to…
3.6Your Majesty, Please Spare Me This Time
Manga · 2020 · 140 ch
Your Majesty, Please Spare Me This TimePyeha, Ttojugijin MarajuseyoManga · 2020 · 140 ch3.6Following the emperor’s unjust massacre of her family and her own miserable death, Laliette Bellua wakes up to find that she is in the body of her 12-year-old self. She immediately sets her sights on a single goal: suck up to Emperor…
3.6Karate Survivor in Another World
Manga · 2019
Karate Survivor in Another WorldYajin TenseiManga · 20193.6When 34-year-old Nozaki Hitoshi is hit by a truck, he is sent to a fantasy world by a dismissive god and dropped into a harsh wilderness without even the clothes on his back. His only salvation is a newly granted karate skill and his…
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3.6Duty After School
Manga · 2012 · 50 ch
Duty After SchoolBanggwa hu Jeonjaeng HwaldongManga · 2012 · 50 ch3.6Strange things are appearing from the sky, and the world is slowly dying. In Korea, there aren't enough military men to fight these enemies off, and high-school and college students have no choice but to join the military and help the…
3.6MEMORIZE
Manga · 2020
MEMORIZEManga · 20203.6Having been summoned to the alternate, game-like universe of the Whole Plane 10 years ago by mysterious angelic beings, Su-Hyeon has finally reached the Apex of the world. But at what cost? Using his privilege as the Apex, Su-Hyeon invokes…