Action (1265)

Exciting action sequences take priority and significant conflicts between characters are usually resolved with one's physical power. While the overarching plot may involve one group against another, the narrative in action stories is always focused on the strengths/weaknesses of individual characters and the effort they put into their personal battles with the opposing group's members. Contrast with Military or Sports where the narrative is on collective achievement, or monster-of-the-week where the brief action scenes are a predicted climax to the episode's plot.

Kamen Rider Black

Ishinomori, Shoutarou 2024
A lose adaptation of the Kamen Rider Black TV series featuring more carnal and insect like designs and a darker plot.
Sep 9, 1987 to Nov 9, 1988 | 23 chp | Publishing

Ane Pani

Taguchi, Kenji 2024
Jin (female) and Konoe (male) are twins and are just starting their high school career. Jin has always been a trouble to her brother, since she's very tough and violent, and generally doesn't behave like a girl at all. Konoe is determined that their high school life is going to be different, and he's going to make sure she keeps acting cute and feminine. But it isn't easy for Jin to pretend to be something she's not…
(Source: Ichigo Ichie Scanlation)
Sep 25, 2009 | 1 chp | Publishing

Godeath: Megami no Ketsumyaku

Shiozaki, Yuji 2024
It's the 18th century in Naples, Italy. There is a girl named Maria living peacefully in the city, but she is more than she appears. She is like a goddess of death, with a sword that cuts through everything. But what exactly is she? Where has she come from and what cruel destiny awaits her?
Oct 19, 2009 to May 20, 2013 | 30 chp | Publishing

Taboo Tattoo

Shinjirou 2024
Seigi, a martial arts trained middle schooler, often feels driven to protect the weaker people around him. One day, he defends a homeless man against some punks, and the man gives him a strange tattoo on his palm in return. The tattoo is a secret weapon produced in the arms race between America and the Serinistan Kingdom.

Seigi finds himself in over his head when a powerful girl, using the same secret weapon, violently pursues him in order to retrieve it. His skill at martial arts may not be enough to keep him alive, but will he be able to learn how to trigger the power of his tattoo in time?

(Source: MU)
Nov 27, 2009 to Jun 27, 2017 | 80 chp | Publishing

Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki

Kitsutsuki, Shinki 2024
In the southwest area of the Zemulia Continent, one will find the tiny Liberl Kingdom. A small monarchy that has managed to defy all odds against attempts to overcome them during war. Liberl is split into five regions: Rolent, Bose, Ruan, Zeiss, and Grancel. In the city of Rolent, Cassius Bright has raised two children by himself, Estelle and Joshua.

He taught them everything they know himself, and encourages them to sign up to become apprentices in the Bracers Guild. Soon after, however, he receives a letter and has to leave on business, leaving Estelle and Joshua to fend for themselves. While working, they receive notice one day that their father's airship has gone missing. With this in mind, the two gear themselves up, and set off to find the ship and save their father.

(Source: Sora no Kiseki Translation Project)
Oct 1, 2009 to Sep 2, 2013 | 46 chp | Publishing

Dragon Tiger GateOriental Heroes

2024
Oriental Heroes is a popular Hong Kong-based manhua created by Wong Yuk Long, a writer/artist responsible for also creating a number of other popular manhua titles. It was created in 1970, and it continues to be published today. The book was the first Hong Kong manhua title based on action and fighting, often borrowing from the wuxia literary world. It established a new action genre of Hong Kong manhua and spawned many imitators. The theme of its stories often revolve around brotherhood and the fight for justice. The 2006 movie Dragon Tiger Gate was based on this manhua.

Oriental Heroes is the book's official English name. Its Chinese name is pronounced in Cantonese, Lùhng Fú Mùhn (simplified Chinese: 龙虎门; traditional Chinese: 龍虎門; pinyin: Lóng Hǔ Mén). This name translates as "Dragon Tiger Gate" in English, and is in reference to the name of the fictional kungfu school and organization that is a major subject matter in the book.

Oriental Heroes was first published in 1970 under the title Little Rascals (traditional Chinese: 小流氓; Cantonese Yale: Síu Làuh Màhn). It featured stories about young people living in public housing estates in Hong Kong fighting gangsters and criminals. The heroes of the stories exhibited antisocial behaviours, but routinely fought for justice. In the early years of the book's run, the fighting was very graphically illustrated. Various weapons were used, where spilled blood, internal organs, guts, and bones were shown in the injuries that the characters sustained. People criticised the graphic violence depicted in Oriental Heroes and other similar action genre manhua, eventually leading to the enactment of the Indecent Publication Law in 1975, banning explicit violence in manhua.

(Source: Wikipedia)
1970 to ? | chp | Publishing

Dengeki Oshioki Musume GootamanButt Attack Punisher Girl Got...

Yamaguchi, Masakazu 2024
Mari Amachi is a very devout Christen who transfers to Perfect Religion Academy. A school devoted to all religions of the world in effort to make it's students the next world leaders in religion. Her friend Saori is kidnapped by the Black Budda cult which is a group who wishes to take away religious freedom though force and brainwashing. Mari prays to God for help but Buddha answers the call! Mari accepts only to help her friend and she is transformed into Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman. Between fighting bad guys, making a deal with Buddha, and wearing scandalous costume is it more then Mari can take? (MAL)
Not available | chp | Publishing

AR∀GO: London Shikei Tokushu Hanzai Sousakan

Arai, Takahiro 2024
The story centers around two twins, Arago and Yuan, whose parents were slaughtered by monsters. Years later, the vengeful Arago crosses paths with Yuan, who has since become a police officer, just as blood begins to flow again in the streets of London.

(Source: ANN)
Dec 22, 2009 to Sep 21, 2011 | 85 chp | Publishing

Hidan no AriaAria the Scarlet Ammo

Akamatsu, Chuugaku 2024
Tokyo Butei High School is a place where teenagers are trained to be "Butei," combat detectives. Tokyou Butei student Touyama Kinji, who is otherwise ordinary, has a special ability to go into "Hysteria Mode" that can trigger without his control when he is in close proximity to girls. In his Hysteria Mode, which he is trying to keep something of a secret, he becomes super powerful and very concerned with protecting women. One day Kinji is targeted by a Butei killer, who rigs his bicycle to explode, and is rescued by assault expert transfer student Aria H. Kanzaki. But after witnessing his Hysteria Mode, Aria will not leave him alone...

(Source: MU)
Sep 26, 2009 to ? | chp | Publishing

Tsumanuda Fight Town

Ueyama, Michirou 2024
Eighteen-year-old Mitsuru Yaegashi has come to Tokyo to be an illustrator. But the place he planned to live, Tsumanuda, has legalized and organized street fighting! He meets the mysterious maid Dorae, and with her help steps into the world of martial arts. What awaits him there?

(Source: JManga)
Oct 10, 2006 to Jun 16, 2016 | 124 chp | Publishing

Futagami☆Double

Yabuki, Kentarou 2024
Futagami Sousuke, a normal junior high lives a normal life, until one night when he meets his ID, a collective of his residual feelings. His ID must be terminated before it kills him and replaces him... What will occur in the life of Futagami Sousuke?
Jan 4, 2010 | 1 chp | Publishing

Ookamikakushi: Keshimurasaki no Shou

Yabuguchi, Kuroko 2024
A 16-year-old boy, Hiroshi Kuzumi, has recently moved into a new town in the mountains. The town is separated into new and old streets by the river, and many mysterious local cultures still remain. Although confused and enjoying his new life, one person kept her distance from him: class committee member Kushinada Nemura. In their few encounters she gave him a word of advice: "Stay away from the old streets.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Dec 28, 2009 to Nov 4, 2010 | 11 chp | Publishing

Dragon Pink

2024
Pink has a sorry lot in life. After putting on the Cursed Panties of Torijima, she's been turned into a sex-slave catgirl. Her friends aren't much help either, from the sex-crazed Santa, to the sexy elf mage Pias, to big-in-all-ways barbarian Bobo, poor Pink just can't catch a break as they travel around seeking new adventures and all sorts of new booty...
1990 to 1994 | 32 chp | Publishing

Kure-nai

Katayama, KentarouYamamoto, Ya 2024
Kure-nai is about the adventures and misadventures of 16-year-old Kurenai Shinkurou. Shinkurou is an authority in settling disputes between people, and finds his life turned upside down one day when he is assigned as a bodyguard for Kuhouin Murasaki, the daughter of a powerful plutocratic family.

(Source: ANN)
Dec 20, 2005 to ? | chp | Publishing

Zatouichi

Hirata, Hiroshi 2024
This manga is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro).
The Ballad of Zatoichi
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi." Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to stay and defend the town or to leave and be on his way.
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
After he's ambushed in a small village terrorized by a gang of thieves, the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man in self-defense. As fate would have it, his travels soon lead him to Okichi, a woman whom Zatoichi discovers is the sister of the young man whose life he stole. In anger, Okichi attacks the blind swordsman, but her conscience gets the better of her, and as she tends his wounds, the two fall in love.

(Source: MU)
1966 | 2 chp | Publishing

Hakuouki Junrenka

RURU 2024
A collection of short stories, each split into two parts, all based on the famous otome game and anime series, Hakuouki, which follows Yukimura Chizuru as she begins her journey to find her missing father in Kyo and meets members of the Shinsengumi, who harbor an awful secret. Each story is written by different authors and is meant to individually highlight Chizuru's relationship with one of the main characters of the series. Consequently, there is a story dedicated to Hijikata, Okita, Saitou, Harada, and Heisuke.
2009 to 2010 | chp | Publishing

Kamui Gaiden Daini-bu

Shirato, Sanpei 2024
The rogue ninja Kamui is struggling to free himself from the iron fist of his own clan. As a ronin, he should not exist. In his flight from his clan he meets another ronin ninja, a woman named Sugaru. Sugaru, wanting only to live in peace, is very distrustful. Her paranoia is shown to be justified. The manga covers Kamui's struggle to leave his past behind and Sugaru's failure to do the same.

(Source: MU)
Feb 10, 1982 to Mar 10, 1987 | 116 chp | Publishing

Kamui Den

Shirato, Sanpei 2024
Set in feudal Japan, this tells the story of a low-born ninja who tries to flee his clan. The series combines historical adventure with social commentary and themes of oppression and rebellion that reflect Shirato's leftist convictions.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Oct 24, 1964 to May 24, 1971 | 71 chp | Publishing

Municipal Force Daitenzin

Rikudou, Koushi 2024
This title is an adult-only, sentai dōjinshi and manga from the author of Excel Saga. Essentially, it is the basis of Excel Saga: Many of the characters designs that appeared in Excel Saga originated from the dōjinshi. (source: wikipedia)
Not available | 9 chp | Publishing

-Hitogatana-

Onigunsou 2024
In a world where it is possible to transfer human souls into objects, manned combat androids named "Katana" are used to commit heinous crimes and cause uncontrolled chaos. In response, the government creates the Anti-Katana Combat Division (AKCD) to maintain law and order. One member of the organization is Togusa, a human-Katana hybrid from the 8th Squad of the AKCD. Fighting against human and Katana enemies alike, Togusa must come to terms with his existence as a hybrid while unraveling the true nature and history of these androids.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Oct 10, 2009 to Jan 30, 2020 | 68 chp | Publishing

Kyuuketsu Senki Vjedogonia

2024
One night the protagonist sees a beautiful woman in distress; he tries to help her but she bites him. She turns out to be a vampire! And now he will turn into a vampire too, unless he finds her again and destroy her first. He then joins with a group of vampire-hunters.

(Source: VNDB)
Aug 2001 to Feb 2002 | 14 chp | Publishing

Happy Seven

Kawasaki, Hiroyuki 2024
Sakogami Amano is a girl who has an unnatural amount of bad luck. One day, she stumbles into the clubroom of the Better Fortune Research Organization, which consists of a boy and seven other girls who secretly use the power of the luck deities to fight against the Magatsugami, monsters who can affect a person's luck & well-being. Amano soon becomes the club's manager, and joins the club in their fight against the Magatsugami and their controller, Kukitomoe.

(Source: ANN)
Nov 2001 to Jan 2003 | chp | Publishing

Void

Nanatsuki, KyoichiLee, Sung-gy 2024
Humans with strange new powers have begun to appear. They are called Knockers. The Knockers are not without rival, they are being hunted by the mysterious being named Void! Not adhering to any notions of good or evil, Void pursues the Knockers while being himself in the cross-hairs of government agencies BOOTS and the Public Safety Commission Section 5, along with mysterious pursuers like Shamonji the beautiful swordsman and the undead soldier Pale Horse, who arisen from the dead. Just what is Void's goal, and for what purpose does he stretch his raven wings?

(Source: OMFGG)
2010 to Sep 2010 | 5 chp | Publishing

Tales of the Abyss: Tsuioku no Jade

2024
A Tales of the Abyss side story that focuses on Jade Curtiss, also known as Jade the Necromancer.
Apr 24, 2009 to Dec 24, 2009 | 9 chp | Publishing