Top 5 Manga Like The Empire of Corpses (Shisha no Teikoku) [2026 List]

5. Stella no Kyuukon

Stella no Kyuukon has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ステラの球根, Stella no Kyuukon

4. Shisha no Teikoku

The story of Shisha no Teikoku takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

The Empire of Corpses has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 屍者の帝国, Shisha no Teikoku

3. Melancholia

An omnibus collection of short stories.

Melancholia has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: メランコリア, Melancholia

2. Hi no Tori (1967)

"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom, or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes.



Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.

Phoenix has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: 火の鳥, Hi no Tori: Reimei-hen, Phoneix: Dawn

1. 20th Century Boys

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.

For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.

20th Century Boys has finished publishing and it has 249 Chapters. It is also Known as: 20世紀少年, 20 Seiki Shounen, Nijuu Seiki Shounen, Nijuusseiki Shounen, 20thCB