50 Best Manga Like Fullmetal Alchemist To Read This Year

Are you looking for the best manga like Fullmetal Alchemist? You can’t deny that Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the most popular and highly-rated manga ever. And looking at the popularity of this anime show, many live-action movies have been adapted from Fullmetal Alchemist.

The series is about two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, who live with their mother in a small town called Resembool. They lost their mother due to a terminal condition. To bring their mother back to the living world, Edward and Alphonse use alchemy – a science that lets you transform physical matter from one form to another.

An anime adaptation of the popular manga of Fullmetal Alchemist has already been produced, as well as a number of spin-offs, live-action movies, etc., have also been created by some fans and studios. You can watch the live-action movie of the manga on Netflix.

It has three genres: adventure, action, and mystery. If you are a big fan of anime like us, then you are definitely looking for manga like Fullmetal Alchemist. You are in luck as we’ll share the 50 best manga like Fullmetal Alchemist.

Silver Spoon

The story takes place in the fictional Ooezo Agricultural High School in Hokkaido. Silver Spoon follows the daily life of a high school student Yuugo Hachiken from Sapporo, who enrolled at the famous Ooezo Agricultural High School because of his strict father’s desire. But still, after enrolling in the famous high school, he remains worried about his future during the course of academics.

You’ll find all the characters from this famous are relatable and engaging. And definitely enjoy Yuugo Hachiken’s story, as you’ll learn more about him as the story progresses. As you read the manga, you will become emotionally connected to the main character and learn more about what he does.

Furthermore, the popular manga won the 5th Manga Taish in 2012 and the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2013. We strongly recommend you read this manga as it has everything you are looking for.

• Author: Hiromu Arakawa
• Released Date: 2013
• Publisher: Shogakukan
• Genre: Shonen manga, School story, and Human drama
• Chapters: 131
• Status: Finished

Attack On Titan

Attack On Titan is another worth-reading manga series for big fans of Fullmetal Alchemist. It is one of the best dark-fantasy manga published in 2009, and the anime series started in 2013. The story follows the conflict between human begins and the Titans.

The main character in the manga Eren Yeager, a young kid, saw his mother being eaten away by the Titan from his own eyes. He decides to fight against the Titans to protect the citizen. His old friend Mikasa Ackerman and other Survey Corps members help him in the fight against the Titans. You will surely enjoy the story, and its twists and turns will excite you.

The character development in this manga is the best thing about it. The manga sold over 110 million copies last year, making it one of the most popular manga series of all time.

• Author: Hajime Isayama
• Released Date: 2009
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Action, Dark Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic
• Chapters: 135
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (As there is no legal site to read it)

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a well-known dark-fantasy manga that started in 2016 and ended in May 2020. It is highly recommended not only to Fullmetal Alchemist fans but to all manga and anime lovers. The anime series adapted from the manga was released in 2019 and is considered one of the best anime series of all time.

It is set in the fictional Japan Taisho era (1912-1926). The main character of this series Tanjiro Kamado lives with his family in the mountains. He helps his mother with chores and earns money to support his family. His father was dead for a long-time. It showcases the battle between evil demons and demon slayers, a group of people on a mission to eliminate every last demon from existence.  

To help his little sister Nezuko become a human again, our hero Tanjiro Kamado becomes a demon slayer. As the famous manga Fullmetal Alchemist showcases the powerful and emotional bond of the Eric brothers, Tanjiro’s relationship with his little sister Nezuko showcase in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. They fight to be their true self again.

• Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
• Released Date: 2016
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Martial Arts
• Chapters: 205
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle

It revolves around the princess of Kingdom Clow, Sakura, who loses all her memories as a force scatters her soul into wings along with her precious memories. Her memories are scattered across various dimensions. And to save her, a young archaeologist, Syaoran, her childhood friend, goes on an adventure with two other companions, Fai and Kurogane, two of his best friend.

They have to travel to various worlds in search of Sakura and her memories. As in Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward and Alphonse Elric travel to different places to look for Philosopher’s Stone. The stone may help bring back Alphonse Eric’s body. They are ready to tackle any difficult situation to get her memory back.

• Author: Clamp
• Released Date: 2003
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Shonen manga, Romance, Fantasy
• Chapters: 233
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Novel Cool (As there is no legal site to read it)

Blue Exorcist

It revolves around an ordinary boy Rin Okumura who lives at the Southern Cross Boy’s Monastery. One day he (Rin) meets a boy possessed by a demon. Fighting for his life, Rin awakens his hidden powers and learns that he and his twin brother Yukio is the son of Satan himself. There comes a time when his father, Satan, kills their mentor.

And in a fit of vengeance, Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy to become an exorcist in order to defeat his father. As of last year, the popular manga series Blue Exorcist had over 25 million copies in circulation, thus making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. 

• Author: Kazue Kato
• Released Date: 2009
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Shonen Manga, Fantasy
• Chapters: 138
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Psyren

It revolves around Ageha Yoshina, a high school student who beats up a bully for 10,000 yen. He goes home expecting a scolding from his elder sister for violating curfew. On his way home, he hears the ringing of a nearby phone, and when he picks it up, he hears his own voice. Calling it off, he places the phone receiver back on the place only to find a mysterious calling card with the word “Siren” written on it.

Fascinated by the card’s sudden appearance, he goes to his high school’s occult club and inquires about the card. And soon, he found out the Psyren was an urban myth, and whoever found the card received the reward of 500 million yen.

If you like Fullmetal Alchemist manga, then there is a high chance you’ll like this one. It has everything from thrill to suspense, from action to adventure. The manga is worth reading as it talks about psychic powers(which is rare), and its character development is pretty too.

• Author: Toshiaki Iwashiro
• Released Date: 2007
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Shounen Manga 
• Chapters: 145
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

D.Gray-man

It sets in an alternate 19 century and revolves around a young man Allen Walker, who joins a group of exorcists named the Black Order. To protect humanity from the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma, the Black Order use an ancient substance, Innocence.

This powerful substance is able to identify those who are adjusters and those who are not and is skilled in punishing exorcists who turn their backs on God. It is famous for its dark narrative. Manga author Katsura Hoshino wrote a scene that she believes has become too violent for her young readers. If you are into dark-fantasy manga? D.Gray-Man is perfect for you.

• Author: Katsura Hoshino
• Released date: 2004
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Adventure Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Science Fantasy
• Chapters: 245
• Status: Ongoing
• Where To Read: Viz

Chrono Crusade

The story takes place in the 1920s in New York, USA. Chrono Crusade revolves around Sister Rosette Christopher, a young nun, and her demon partner Chrono with whom she makes a contract. She is a member of the Magdalene Order, a religious, militaristic organization of the catholic church faithful to eliminating all sorts of monsters and investigating mysterious paranormal cases in the USA. Just like in the

In Fullmetal Alchemist manga, Edward and Alphonse Elric travel to various places to find the Philosopher’s Stone, which can bring back the original body of the brothers. In Chrono Crusade, they travel to various places to eliminate demonic threats to society while she searches for her lost brother, Joshua.

• Author: Daisuke Moriyama
• Released Date: 1998
• Publisher: Chuang Yi
• Genre: Action Fiction, Supernatural Fiction
• Chapters: 56
• Status: Finished

Inuyasha

The story follows Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old middle school girl who falls down a well at her family shrine and ends up in modern-day Tokyo, where she meets a half-dog demon and half-human Inuyasha. After meeting Inuyasha, she discovers that she’s the reincarnation of a priestess. And she must protect a sacred jewel from evil with the help of Inuyasha.

They make many friends and enemies and travel between the modern feudal eras. In Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward and Alphonse Elric make many friends and encounter many enemies. The same happens in this manga. We strongly recommend you consider reading the manga.

• Author: Rumiko Takahashi
• Released Date: 1996
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Shonen Manga, Horror Comics
• Chapters: 198
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz, MangaPlus

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Full Metal Panic!

The story follows a boy named Sousuke Sagara, who is a member of an anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril. The organization tasked him to protect Kaname Chidori, a beautiful Japanese high school girl, from a gang of international terrorists. As you may understand, Sosuke’s background as a rebel guerrilla isn’t the best possible practice for high school!

The girl soon realizes that Sousuke Sagara is protecting her, but he does not tell her the reason due to the orders. And also the fact that he does not know why Chidori is on the raider of terrorists.

• Author: Shoji Gatoh
• Released Date: 2002
• Publisher: Fujimi Shobo
• Genre: Comics, Graphic Novel, Humor, Young Adult Fiction, Adventure Fiction, Spy Fiction
• Chapters: 57
• Status: Finished

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Seven Deadly Sins

Do you know the similarity between Fullmetal Alchemist and Seven Deadly Sins? Both main characters are short in size and have blond hair color. Just kidding! Both mangas are popular among readers for character development, plot, fight, adventure, and comedy. Both manga series talk about the “Seven Deadly Sins” of human life. In one manga, sins contain by the heroes, and in another, the sins are the main villains. 

The story follows Elisabeth, a princess of the Kingdom of Lyons. And to save the Kingdom of Lyons, she seeks out a notorious group of criminals who previously tried to overthrow the kingdom, asking for help in saving the kingdom.

Luckily, she stumbles upon a traveling bar where she meets Meliodas, the bar’s owner and Dragon of Sins of Wrath. Later the popular manga series was adapted into an anime series, which has since proved to be a huge hit.

• Author: Nakaba Suzuki
• Released Date: 2012
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Adventure; Fantasy;
• Chapters: 346
• Status: Finished

Dr. Stone

In the year 2019 AD, a mysterious flash of light caused almost all humans on the planet to turn to stone. They froze for nearly 3,700 years until, in April 5738, a 15-year-old main boy Senku Isigaman suddenly wakes up to find himself in a world where all traces of human society have been wipeout by time.

The story talks about Petrification Age, the Stone World, and how some people from the Pre-Petrification World do their best to rebuild human society. Dr. Stone manga has a brainiac protagonist, tons of science experiments (it may excite you), and, last but not least, pure comedy. In both Fullmetal Alchemist and Dr. Stone, science is the context of both manga series.

• Author: Boichi, Riichiro Inagaki
• Released Date: 2017
• Publisher: Weekly Shonen Jump
• Genre: Shonen Manga
• Chapters: 232
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Agame ga Kill!

It revolves around Tatsumi, a young village boy who travels to the Capital to earn money for his home. On his way to the Capital, she learns that rampant corruption is taking place in the area. To stop the corruption and fight against the corrupt Empire, he decides to join an assassin group known as Night Raid.

It is one of the most popular manga series out there. Both protagonist and side characters want to protect something (precious to them). One is fighting for his brother’s body and life, and the other is to eliminate corruption from the village.

• Author: Takahiro, Tetsuya Tashiro
• Released Date: 2010
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Genre: Shonen Manga
• Chapters: 78
• Status: Finished

Naruto

Whether you read it or not, but you must have heard its name before. It is one of the most popular the longest-running manga series of all time. These manga series talk about ninjas. And after reading this popular manga series, everyone in their childhood wants to become a ninja for at least one time.

It follows the life of a young ninja Naruto Uzumaki, whose dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. In that way, everyone can recognize him. The story is in two parts — the first part talks about his pre-time years, and the second is about his teen. Both popular manga series have their fictional world. And do an excellent job in character development.

• Author: Masashi Kishimoto
• Released Date: 1999
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Chapters: 700
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Black Clover

As a Fullmetal Alchemist fan, you will surely enjoy reading this series. Black Clover revolves around a young orphan Asta. He is raised in an orphanage alongside his fellow orphan, Yuno, who is also the revival. Everyone is born with some kind of magical power, but Asta is the exception. Instead of giving up, he started improving his physical strength.

Both manga series include extraordinary force and the capacity to do things and fight. It is one of the best manga series adapted into anime series, and Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King movie is on the way to the theater.

• Author: Yūki Tabata
• Released Date: 2015
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
• Chapters: 347
• Status: Unfinished
• Where To Read: Viz

The Qwaser of Stigmata

If you’re in the mystery genre? Then definitely you’ll go to like The Qwaser of Stigmata. As the story develops, Mafuyu Oribe (adopted daughter of Yuudai Yamanobe) and Tomo Yamanobe (daughter of the previous dean of St. Mikhailov Academy)) attend the Japanese Eastern Orthodox school, St. Mihailov Academy.

In the academy, they have endured persecution and isolation from other students led by Miyuri Tsujidou’s daughter and Hana Katsuragi, the dean’s second-in-command. And they soon learn that girls in a nearby town are being killed by an unknown enemy.

However, things suddenly get pretty messed up when a Russian boy Sasha arrives and fight with the enemies. The boy is a Qwaser who can control the elements in his favor after ingesting soma and breast milk, and he’s not the only one. The battle is legendary, and you have to read the manga series to learn more.

• Author: Hiroyuki Yoshino
• Released Date: 2006
• Publisher: Akita Shoten 
• Genre: Adventure, Romance, Supernatural
• Chapters: 118
• Status: Finished

Nabari no Ou

It revolves around the relationship between Yoite and Miharu. Initially, they are enemies, but as the story unfolds, they become friends. Yoite (who is a deuteragonist of the manga series ) wishes Miharu to end his existence using the power of Shiranbanshou (allowing the user to control creation). On the other hand, Miharu tries to master this technique (Shiranbanshou) to fulfill his desire.

• Author: Yuhki Kamatani
• Released Date: 2008
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Genre: Martial Arts, Supernatural
• Chapters: 72
• Status: Finished

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

If you’re a fan of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series? You’ll like to read Magi. Both share many similarities, like both started quite light-hearted and may trick you into believing they’re all about action and adventure. But the actual truth is behind your imagination. There is a political nexus, with various parties plotting against each other.

The story follows Alibaba, who meets a mysterious boy Aladdin, who can call a mighty blue spirit from a flute, and travels across the continent to discover Djinn Metal Vessels. Alibaba invites Aladdin to join him on a journey to take over his dungeon, hoping to harness Aladdin’s magical power.

A dungeon is also known as Danjon’s weird buildings that appeared fourteen years. The ancient myth is that one who succeeds in the dungeon is granted wealth and power.

• Author: Shinobu Ohtaka
• Released Date: 2009
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Adventure Coming-of-age Fantasy
• Chapters: 369
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

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Code Geass

Code Geass revolves around Lelouch vi Britannia, the prince of Britannia and the son of Emperor Charles zi Britannia and his royal consort (wife) Marianne vi Britannia. He was accused of leaving his mother (queen Marianne vi Britannia) defenseless, which became the reason for his exile. He has a beautiful sister, Nunnally vi Britannia.

His mother and the queen of Britannian (Marianne vi Britannia) were brutally murdered. And the princess (Nunnally vi Britannia) witnessed the murder and was so traumatized that she lost sight and the ability to walk.

The prince is furious with his father. He feels his father has failed his mother and sister by turning back to his mother’s death. Furthermore, he also fails to pursue his mother’s killer. Now, he has to do something about it on his own.

• Author: Ichirō Ōkouchi
• Released Date: 2007
• Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
• Genre: Adventure, Action-Fiction, Thriller
• Chapters: 40 
• Status: Finished

Dororo

In both manga series, the main protagonist is on a journey to find something. Fullmetal Alchemist is about Alchemy, and on the other the, Dororo is about Demons. The story revolves around a rōnin (samurai) named Hyakkimaru and a young orphaned thief named Dororo. Hyakkimaru was born misshapen, limbless, and without facial elements or inner organs.

And the reason behind this happening is his birth father, daimyō (Japanese Magntes) Kagemitsu Daigō, forging a pact with 48 sealed demons that he might rule the land and increase its wealth and prosperity. Daimyō promised 48 demons of the country to offer his unborn baby’s body parts. When the boy is born, the father daimyo throws him into the river, hoping the boy to die.

Will the boy survive? It is a little darker than Fullmetal Alchemist. But two manga series contain good fighting scenes and actions. We definitely recommend you read this manga series.

• Author: Osamu Tezuka
• Released Date: 1967
• Publisher: Vertical
• Genre: Action Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Historical Fantasy 
• Chapters: 19
• Status: Finished

Pandora Hearts

It revolves around a 15-year-old boy Oz Vessalius, who is a beneficiary of the house of Vessalius. House of Vessalius is one of the Four Great Dukedoms given extreme power by the country’s royalty. He has two younger sisters Ada and valet.

He is living luxurious life with them alongside his best friend. During his Coming-Of-Age ceremony, he meets Sharon Rainsworth and her unlucky servant Xerxes Braque. Everything is going as it should be until the Coming-Of-Age ceremony ritual is completed.

And a clock that stopped for a long time suddenly moves. Suddenly from somewhere, a group of people with red cloaks known as the Baskervilles introduced themselves. They proposed Oz must throw into a supernatural prison called Abyss. Pandora Hearts is one of the best manga, with a great plot and lots of twists and turns.

• Author: Jun Mochizuki
• Released Date: 2006
• Publisher: Yen Press
• Genre: Shojo Manga
• Chapters: 24
• Status: Finished

Witch Hat Atelier

Witch Hat Atelier and Fullmetal Alchemist manga series has very similar. Both the main character of the series unknowingly committed some sort of taboo in alchemy/magic. They learned about it afterward and are determined to reverse its tragic effects. In the process, they witness more dark secrets related to magic/alchemy.

It revolves around a young girl Coco, who is the daughter of a dressmaker and desires to become a witch. After knowing that only born magical users can practice and use magic, Coco has to give up his dream of becoming a witch.

One day she meets Qifrey, a male witch, and when she discovers his method of practicing magic, Coco accidentally casts a powerful spell that transforms her mother to stone. Now she has to fix the problem with the help of Qifrey.

• Author: Kamome Shirahama
• Released Date: 2017
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Seinen Manga, Fantasy
• Chapters: 58
• Status: Finished

The Promised Neverland

The Promised Neverland is one of the most popular manga series among manga readers. Many reasons for its popularity, such as character development, mindblowing mind games, and a rich world. This manga series has a mixed genre of fantasy, mystery, psychological, and adventure elements.

The Promised Neverland takes place in a Grace Field House (orphanage house) and follows the lives of three gifted kids, Emma, Ray, and Norman. Soon they uncover the secret and sinister intention for raising them. The three kids search for a way to escape from their evil caretaker (Isabella) and show the other kids a risky escape plan.

• Author: Kaiu Shirai
• Released Date: 2016
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Dark Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller
• Chapters: 181
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

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Zombie Powder

The story talks about thirteen “Rings of Death” once you have collected all the rings, you can use them to create “Zombie Powder.” Zombie Powder is a remedy capable of providing immortality and reviving the dead to life. For many years people have tried their best to collect these dangerous rings, but all failed.

A young pickpocket John Elwood Shepherd lives in a small town. He meets a wanted criminal, Akatubi Gamma, and his partner in crime, C.T. Smith, who is a highly-talented gunman. They both are on a hunt for the rings. Check out Zombie Powder if you like adventure thrillers with intelligent characters.

• Author: Tite Kubo and Yasuhiro Nightow
• Released Date: 1999
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Adventure Fiction, Fantasy Western
• Chapters: 26
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Buso Renkin

The story follows the life of Kazuki Muto, who saves a 17-year-old alchemy warrior Tokiko Tsumura and is killed by an alchemical monster known as a homunculus. Alchemy warrior Tokiko Tsumura believes she is responsible for Buso Renkin’s death. And therefore, she decides to revive him back. And to do that, she has to replace Buso Renkin’s destroyed heart with Kakugane (an alchemical device).

• Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
• Released Date: 2003
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Adventure, Science Fantasy
• Chapters: 83
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Fire Force

When it comes to the best manga like Fullmetal Alchemist, Fire Force manga will always be at the top of the list. It revolves around a 17-year-old boy Shinra Kusakabe, a third-generation pyrokinetic youth who got his nickname “Devil’s Footprints” for his unique ability to ignite his feet at will. When he was a child, he was ostracized for the fire that killed his mother and younger brother Sho.

Upon joining Special Fire Force Company 8. He joins other pyrokinetic. They are committed to ending the Infernal attacks while investigating Companies 1 through 7 for possible corruption.

• Author: Atsushi Ohkubo
• Released Date: 2015
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Action Manga
• Chapters: 304
• Status: Finished

Tegami Bachi

In Tegami Bachi, the story takes place in AmberGround, a world of the eternal night only partially illuminated by artificial sunlight. A 12-year-old boy Lag Seeing, a newly appointed delivery boy called a “Letter Bee.” The small boy works for Bee Hive delivery service with his Dingo (bodyguard), Niche (travel companion) acts as his bodyguard against Gaichuu (giant insects), and her “pet,” Steak, traveling with him.

His job as a Letter Bee is to deliver letters and packages from town to town, and while delivering, he has to keep his distance from AmberGround’s deadliest hazard, Gaichuu. Letters and packages contain “hearts” that Gaichuu attempts to feed off.

• Author: Hiroyuki Asada
• Released Date: 2006
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Adventure, Science, Fantasy Steampunk
• Chapters: 99
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Shaman King

The story revolves around Shaman, a 13-year-old boy. He has some ability that allows him to communicate with ghosts, spirits, and deities. They are invisible to ordinary people. The manga series Shaman Fight talks about a prestigious tournament in which all the shamans from the world are pitted against each other.

The tournament is held every five hundred years, and the winner is crowned with the title Shaman King. The winner will grant both omniscience and omnipotence. The winner can absorb other souls only by glaring at them.

• Author: Hiroyuki Takei
• Released Date: 2020
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Action Manga, Comedy
• Chapters: 300
• Status: Finished

The Heroic Legend of Arslan

It revolves around a fearsome King Andragoras III, and the kingdom of Pars prospers. And his 14-year-old naive and gentle prince Arslan prepares himself to continue his father’s legacy. Prince Arslan believes the kingdom of Pars to be a lively and righteous land.

One day, a captured slave (a young soldier in the Lusitanian army) his age escapes and takes him (prince Arslan) hostage, showing Arslan the horrors and cruelty slaves are subjected to. It is one of the best war manga series. Like Fullmetal Alchemist, The Heroic Legend of Arslan has a pure action and strategy that would make you want more after each chapter. 

• Author: Yoshiki Tanaka
• Released Date: 2013
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: High fantasy Historical fantasy Sword and Sorcery
• Chapters: 112
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Unknown

Made In Abyss

The New Age modern-day manga Made in Abyss was published in 2012. It revolves around a 12-year-old girl who is orphaned and lives at the Belcher Orphanage in the city of Orth. One day, she meets a half-human/half-robot boy on the edge of the Abyss. She names the boy Reg (the name of her dog).

Riko and her friends bring Reg into Belcher Orphanage, where they are staying. And welcomes him with open arms into their close-knit group. Riko takes a vow to find her mother by any means necessary, bids farewell to her friends, and secretly leaves into the Abyss with Reg as her companion.

• Author:  Akihito Tsukushi
• Released Date: 2012
• Publisher: Takeshobo
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Manga
• Chapters: 64
• Status: Finished

Seraph of the End

Seraph of the End is one of the most popular manga series. It follows Yuichiro Hakuya, a 16-year-old boy who seeks to avenge the deaths of his orphaned family and retrieve his childhood best friend, Mikaela, from the vampires.

He believes the best way to do this is by joining a vampire extermination unit. But will her decision really help him avenge the death of his family and save his childhood friend from a vampire? You will have to read this manga series to get the answers to your questions.

• Author: Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto
• Released Date: 2017
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre:  Dark Fantasy Post-Apocalyptic Vampire
• Chapters: 124
• Status: Unfinished
• Where To Read: Viz

One Piece

There are over 500,500,000 million copies of One Piece in circulation all over the globe, making it one of the most popular manga series. It revolves around Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who dreams of someday becoming a Pirate King. And for this, he is looking for the members of his pirate crew.

If you’ve read Fullmetal Alchemist, you’ll know that the manga series is about family, adventure, fighting, and romance. If you want something, you have to pay something in return. All the same, stuff is in One Piece. Luffy’s journey to becoming the Pirate King is worth a read.

• Author: Eiichiro Oda
• Released Date: 1997
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Shonen Manga, Action Manga, Fantasy, Comedy
• Chapters: 1077
• Status: Unfinished
• Where To Read: Viz 

Bleach

Undoubtedly, Bleach is one of the most popular manga series similar to Fullmetal Alchemist. Bleach shares several similarities with Fullmetal Alchemist, including being a spiritually-inspired series as well as being action-packed. Bleach tells about a 15-year-old boy, Ichigo Kurosaki, who has a special gift to see the soul through his eyes which normal people can’t.

One day, when a Hallow (a creature born from a human soul but cannot be in the Soul Society) attacks the Ichigo family, Urahara Kisuke, who is a Soul Reaper (duty to lead the Soul Society to the wandering souls of the soul society) fights with the hallow but unable to beat.

Then he transfers his soul reaper powers to Ichigo. He is later known as a substitute soul reaper. Both main characters, Edward and Ichigo, are not the most gifted boys at first but are very hard-working and aim to protect their families.

• Author: Tite Kubo
• Released Date: 2001
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Adventure Supernatural
• Chapters: 686
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Hunter x Hunter

Hunter x Hunter is one of the most popular manga and anime series in Japan, India, Hong Kong, and many other countries. The story follows a 12-year-old boy Gon Freecss, who wants to become a Hunter like his dad Ging Freecss, who is a world-renowned Hunter. Like Fullmetal Alchemist, in which Edward and Alphonse Elric’s father left them with their mother.

In the same Hunter x Hunter, Gon’s father left him with his mother. Both manga series deal with father issues, one in a positive way and the other in a negative way. We can safely say the Hunter x Hunter is one of the best manga you can read now.

• Author: Yoshihiro Togashi
• Released Date: 1998
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Adventure fiction, Fantasy, Martial Arts
• Chapters: 400
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz, MangaPlus

Rave Master

Rave Master is a popular adventure-fantasy manga series from 1999 to 2011. It takes place in a fictional world that exists as a parallel world. The Sentinoids and Demonoids species and many humans are fighting among themselves.

They use weapons, magic, and evil artifacts known as Dark Brings (Shadow Stones) to fight. Edward and Alphonse meet new people on their journey who help them to find their answers, and in the same way, Haru also meets trusted friends like Eli and Musica.

• Author: Hiro Mashima
• Released Date: 1999
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Special Attack Force
• Chapters: 295
• Status: Finished

Basara – Yumi Tamura

It is an award-winning drama-fantasy manga by Yumi Tamura. Basara – Yumi Tamura was released during the early 90s. The story revolves around a 15-year-old girl, Sarsa, who has a brother, Tatara, who would become a “boy of destiny.”

But one day, the Red King, with his army, attacked the village, causing the death of her brother. Basara – Yumi Tamura follows Sarasa’s journey from becoming a “child of destiny” to finding the strength to avenge her brother’s death.

• Author: Yumi Tamura
• Released Date: 1990
• Publisher: Shogakukan
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy Manga
• Chapters: 90
• Status: Finished

Chainsaw Man

The most popular manga series of recent times is undoubtedly Chainsaw Man. The manga series has been adapted into an anime series due to its popularity among readers. And the Chainsaw Man is a young boy.

It revolves around a 16-year-old boy Denji, who is an impoverished young boy. He is a great young boy who works as a devil hunter to settle the debt of his deceased father’s debt to the yakuza. One day, the yakuza betrayed Denji by killing him for a contract with the Zombie Devil.

• Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
• Released Date: 2022
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: 
• Action Comedy Horror Dark Fantasy
• Chapters: 122
• Status: Unfinished
• Where To Read: Viz

Tripeace

It revolves around a young boy Nana, who has amnesia that forces him to forget his name. In one place where he traveled, he was unable to protect two children killed during an attack on a village. After witnessing this horrific incident, Nana decides to eradicate war from the earth. Therefore, he decides to join a small group called Tripeace, who are willing to use any force necessary, even violence, to end the war. 

• Author: Tomoyuki Maru
• Released Date: 2008
• Publisher: Ki-oon
• Genre: Shonen Manga
• Chapters: 43
• Status: Finished

Pumpkin Scissors

Pumpkin Scissors talks about a war with the Republic of Frost that is long overdue. The Empire abruptly decides to end the war by signing a cease-fire. Unfortunately, their decision has become a nightmare for them as they are ravaged by starvation and plague three years after the cease-fire. The Empire ex-soldiers have become robbers.

Randel Orlando, an ex-anti-tank trooper, suddenly runs into and joins the Pumpkin Scissors platoon. To restore order to the war-torn Empire, Alice L. Malvin, the second lieutenant, led an imperial army.

• Author: Ryotaro Iwanaga
• Released Date: 2006
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Action Alternate History Military
• Chapters: 113
• Status: Finished

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Vinland Saga

It revolves around a 22-year-old boy Thorfinn, son of one of the Vikings’ greatest warriors, Thors Snorresson, and Helga Sigvaldisdottir. The boy works under Askeladd (leader of a band of a hundred Vikings), who kills his father. Even after knowing Thorfinn intentions of killing him, Askeladd recruits the boy into his group. Despite being enemies, he mentors Thorfinn, who is inexperienced. 

We strongly recommend you read the manga series. In the beginning, you might hate some of the characters, but as time passes and the story progresses, you end up liking them. Vinland Saga has a dominant antagonist, and the main character (Thorfinn) is not just a character.

• Author: Makoto Yukimura
• Released Date: 2005
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Seinen Manga, Action Manga, Historical Fiction
• Chapters: 199
• Status: Finished

Berserk

If you are into dark-fantasy manga? Then there is no better than Berserk. It is one of the best dark-fantasy manga and has the best plot and character development. Berserk tells the story of Guts, a 24-year-old boy born from the hanged corpse of his mother. His abusive adoptive father, Gambino, raised him as a mercenary.

In self-defense, Guts killed a drunk Gambino, fleeing his mercenary group and becoming a wandering seller. He plunges his sword into his father’s throat, killing him. Both Fullmetal Alchemist and Berserk talk about father issues. In Fullmetal Alchemist, their father left them. And in Berserk, his father abused him.

• Author:Hayao Miyazaki
• Released Date: 1982
• Publisher: Tokuma Shoten
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
• Chapters: 59
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Unknown

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

It revolves around princess Nausicaä, the sole heir to the throne of the agricultural kingdom Valley of the Wind. It was well-known before as the Eftal. Valley of the Wind was destroyed by the Sea of Corruption (a vast poisonous forest) 300 years ago. Seas of Corruption constantly threaten the small regions where humans can live.

A young woman (princess Nausicaä) frequently explores the toxic ecosystem surrounding the valley on a jet-powered glider. Forced to participate in a war with the Torumekian army and their wily princess Kushana, princess Nausicaä soon comes to understand firsthand the horrors of war and its impact on humanity and the environment.

• Author: Makoto Raiku
• Released Date: 2003
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Adventure Fiction, Fantasy Comedy
• Chapters: 323
• Status: Finished

Zatch Bell!

It talks about a 14-year-old genius middle schooler with an IQ of over 180. One morning Kiyomaro Takamine is greeted by Gash Bell, an overly cheerful amnesic boy with a mysterious red book. Tasked by Dauwan Bell, the father of Gash Bell, to decipher it, soon our protagonist learns Gash is no ordinary boy.

Gush Bell is the demon child who can shoot lightning from his mouth when he utters a word. Kiyomaro Takamine is the only person who can read Gash’s book, so the duty of partner falls to him in this exciting story of friendship, determination, and melons…?

• Author: Makoto Raiku
• Released Date: 2003
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Adventure Fiction, Fantasy Comedy
• Chapters: 323
• Status: Finished

O-Parts Hunter

O-Parts Hunter tells the story of a young girl, Ruby Crescent, who aspires to be a treasure hunter like her father. Her goal is to obtain O-Parts: magical items hidden in disrepair that grant people unimaginable powers. And it can only be used by an OPT (O-Part Tactician.)

One day, while traveling, she meets a 12-year-old boy Jio Freed. The boy had a very dark and lonely past. And want to conquer the world. Like Fullmetal Alchemist, who talks about friendship, the same goes with O-Parts Hunter.

• Author: Seishi Kishimoto
• Released Date: 2001
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Genre: Shonen Manga
• Chapters: 76
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Dragon Ball

Another popular manga series similar to Fullmetal Alchemist is Dragon Ball. There is a good balance of humor and seriousness in both manga series, as well as different, complex, yet easily understandable action sequences.

Dragon Ball talks about the adventures of a 14-year-old boy, Son Goku, and Bulma, a teenage girl, and their journey of finding the seven Dragon Balls, which summon the dragon Shenlong (created by Kami, the God of Earth) to grant the user one wish.

In Fullmetal Alchemist, the brothers travel to different places and make many friends. In Dragon Ball, Son Goku travels to different places and makes many friends. Both the main characters are kind from the heart. Both the main characters are kind-hearted.

• Author: Akira Toriyama
• Released Date: 1986
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Adventure Fantasy Martial Arts
• Chapters: 194
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

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Hero Tales

It follows the life of a 16-year-old boy Taitou Shirei, a young fighter with a habit of thrashing members of the corrupt Imperial Army and robbing their reserves for his village. Finally, the time has come for his coming-of-age ceremony ( introducing young people into the world of adults.) For this, his family is called the monk Ryukou Mouten.

Another beautiful by Hiromu Arakawa. Characters like Taitou Shirei of Jyuushin Enbu and Edward Elric of Fullmetal Alchemist share similar characteristics.

• Author: Huang Jin Zhou
• Released Date: 2006
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Genre: Adventure, Historical Fantasy, Martial Arts
• Chapters: 21
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Unknown

Brothers

Brother refers to siblings bound by blood, and they have the power to ward off evil. They use this gifted power against Dracula as their presence threatens humanity. Both manga series is about two brothers and their journey to reach their goals.

Fullmetal Alchemist and Brothers both deal with superpowers. Edward and Alphonse wanted to become alchemists. On the other hand, Rayan and Vincent want to become Exorcists.

• Author: Naruse Yoshiki
• Released Date: 2008
• Publisher: Unknown
• Genre: Action, Supernatural
• Chapters: 6
• Status: Finished

Hangyaku no Kage Tsukai

It revolves around a boy named Cole, a Shadow User, and has a shadow name, Shiva. Once his shadow, Shiva was also a human but lost his body due to traumatic events. Now, our main character Cole is on a hunt to find the person responsible for turning Shiva (his shadow) into a shadow and looking for a way to return Shiva to his body.

Hangyaku no Kage Tsukai and Fullmetal Alchemist are similiar to many ways. If you read the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and are on your way to look out for a similar manga like FA? Hangyaku no Kage Tsukai is the perfect for you.

• Author: Kanzaki, Shin
• Released Date: 2013
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural
• Chapters: 15
• Status: Finished

Neon Genesis Evangelion

If you are on a psychological thriller? Then Neon Genesis Evangelion is the perfect manga for you. It talks about Shinji Ikari, a 14-year-old boy from the new earth. Gendo (commander of the agency, Nerv), the father of Shinji Ikari, forced him to pilot the outlandish biomechanical weapon called “Evangelion” to match the Angels’ fearsome power. The intention of Angels is to cause Third Impact and reclaim Earth from Humanity by making contact with Lilith.

• Author: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
• Released Date: 1994
• Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten
• Genre: Apocalyptic, Mecha, Psychological Drama
• Chapters: 95
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz

Death Note

Death Note talks about a 17-year-old high-school student Light Yagami, who found a mysterious notebook: the “Death Note,” on the high-school ground. The Death Note originally belonged to Ryuk, who is a Shinigami. The book grants the user the supernatural power to kill anyone whose name is written on the Death Note.

Acknowledging the potential of the Death Note, Light begins a series of crooked murders under the nickname “Kira.” He vows to cleanse the world of corrupt individuals and create an ideal society where crime ceases to exist. There are lots of twists and conspiracies, mind games, and betrayals in both Fullmetal Alchemist and Death Note.

• Author: Tsugumi Ohba
• Released Date: 2003
• Publisher: Shueisha
• Genre: Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Supernatural Thriller
• Chapters: 108
• Status: Finished
• Where To Read: Viz, MangaPlus

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