What is Island manga?

Part of this anime takes place on a small landmass that is surrounded by the sea. An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot (also ait), or holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Jigoku Raku

(Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)

8.24

Description:

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away. (Source: Viz Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

13

Chapters

127

Rating

Violence

Status

finished

Started

2018-01-23

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru - Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch)

8.22

Description:

The conclusion of the long fought struggle between mystery and fantasy.
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

42

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2012-01-21

Barakamon

(Barakamon)

8.21

Description:

For a certain reason, a handsome young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! From navigating public roads by tractor to resigning himself to having his new digs commandeered by the local children as their new hangout, the list of Sensei's hardships is shaping up to be long indeed! (Source: Yen Press) Chapter count includes one extra and four side stories published on volume 18+1
Type

manga

Volumes

18

Chapters

139

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2009-02-21

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru - Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch)

8.2

Description:

Beatrice is dead, her soul shattered by Battler at her own request. Though her body sits across the chessboard, she is no more than a husk of the laughing, impulsive witch she once was. Lambdadelta is more than happy to preside over the fifth game, and Bernkastel willingly steps in for Battler as he takes his leave to collect his thoughts. But two witches can cause all manner of mischief when left to their own devices, especially when they care as little for rules as Lambdadelta... (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

6

Chapters

27

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2010-10-22

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru - Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch)

8.15

Description:

This episode features a new detective, a man called Willard H. Wright, who will uncover several truths about Rokkenjima's murder mystery. We will also get to know Lion Ushiromiya, a mysterious new member of the Ushiromiya family.
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

48

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2011-04-13

Gunnm

(Battle Angel Alita)

8.14

Description:

The people and cyborgs of the Scrap Yard live beneath the flying city of Tiphares, whose inhabitants dump their junk in the Scrap Yard and rules above it's inhabitants. One day doc Ido, a former Tipharean citizen, finds the intact head of young cyborg-girl in a vast pile of scrap. He takes her in and gives her a body and the name Alita. Alita then discovers since long forgotten fighting techniques hidden in her body and decides to become a hunter-warrior like Ido. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

53

Status

finished

Started

1990-11-01

Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch)

8.13

Description:

Twelve years after her loved ones were brutally murdered at the annual family meeting, Ange Ushiromiya, now eighteen, is the sole heir of the Ushiromiya family. Ostracized by her peers, Ange seeks companionship in the pages of a diary left behind by her cousin, Maria. The diary offers a precious glimpse of Maria's world--her struggles at school, her friendship with stuffed--lion Sakutarou, and her fascination with magic. It's as if the diary contains the last remnants of Ange's dear cousin...and an opportunity for Ange to discover the magic within herself... (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

6

Chapters

29

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2009-10-01

Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch)

8.1

Description:

Time holds little meaning for Beatrice the Millennial Witch. Replaying the events leading up to the Golden Banquet again and again only gives her more opportunity to play with her new favorite toy, Battler Ushiromiya. The boy's will to resist the witch remains strong as the curtain rises for a third time on the Ushiromiya family's annual reunion. But as Beatrice pulls more and more players into the game, the strain on Battler's defenses is evident. Do the other members of his family hold the key to solving the witch's riddle and sealing her defeat?! (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

22

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2009-09-19

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru - Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch)

8.03

Description:

Battler assumes control of the sixth game, wielding his new Golden Truth as he parries the logical blows of the detective-and-witch, Erika Furudo. For Battler, what began as a contest over the existence of magic has become a fight to revive the fiery, vibrant Beatrice of his early clashes on the game board. The logical loops and rules of the game were already complex; now, as the game master, Battler must quickly learn how to shape the events to his and Beatrice's ultimate ends without getting locked in a closed room by Erika, the witch of truth! (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

6

Chapters

26

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2010-11-18

The Voynich Hotel

(The Voynich Hotel)

7.86

Description:

Staffed by murderous maids and situated on a war-ravaged island, the Voynich Hotel is far from your run-of-the-mill vacation destination--but it’s not such a bad place to lie low for ex-yakuza Kazuki Taizou, who’s on the run from his so-called family. As he settles into his weird new life, this darkly comedic manga winds through plots both nefarious and romantic, delving ever deeper into the island’s witchy--and sometimes demonic--strangeness. (Source: MangaDex)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

68

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2006-10-17

Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch)

7.58

Description:

Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather and an eerie premonition from his youngest cousin—not to mention their parents’ feud over the inheritance. Battler doesn’t hold much stock in dark omens, nor does he believe the tales of the witch rumored to have given his grandfather a fortune in gold…and who walks the halls of the mansion to this day… But when the eighteen family members and servants are trapped on the island by the raging typhoon, the grisly events that follow leave Battler shaken to his core. Is one of his relatives desperate enough to kill for the family fortune? Or is this the work of the Golden Witch? (Source: Yen Press) Note: Volume 4 also contains the tea party chapter for this episode
Type

manga

Volumes

4

Chapters

23

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2007-12-22

Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch

(Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch)

7.55

Description:

With help from the witch Beatrice, Shannon has enjoyed a budding romance with George Ushiromiya, her master’s eldest grandson. As a servant of the Ushiromiya estate, Shannon is little more than furniture, but since her bargain with Beatrice, Shannon has never felt happier…or more human. Her brother and fellow servant, Kanon, is troubled by his sister’s reliance on the witch to reach beyond her lowly status. But when love begins to flutter in Kanon’s heart, will he be tempted to abandon his station and take the witch’s hand as well? (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

28

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2009-07-22

Asebi to Sora Sekai no Boukensha

(Asebi and Adventurers of SKY WORLD)

7.43

Description:

In this world, men live on islands floating in the clouds. But the heavens are also the domain of "dragon fish," gigantic monsters hostile to humans and their ships... Yuu is one of the guards responsible for protecting citizens from fish attacks. In the company of Asebi, an android, he decides to go on an adventure. His goal? Discover the ancient island of Brant, capital of the legendary archipelago of Waldecia, which holds many vestiges of human civilization at the time of its heyday! (Source: Tokuma Shoten, translated)
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

59

Status

finished

Started

2014-02-19

Biohazard: Heavenly Island

7.39

Description:

Biohazard: Heavenly Island centers around the film crew for "Idol Survival," the internationally popular television program where swimsuited idols compete in games. The crew arrives on the same isolated South American island that TerraSave member Claire Redfield is visiting on an investigation. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

50

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2015-01-15

Let's☆Lagoon

7.08

Description:

Yamada is a castaway on an island without any ships passing by and he is unable to recall why he is there. After finding his sports bag, he assumes he was on a school trip. With only 7 days worth of food, he eventually decides to make a boat to leave the island. He thought he was alone on the island until finding a girl named Imaise Chika eating his food. They then decide to continue carving the boat together. Since the boat only has room for one, Yamada decides to set off for help, but returns upon noticing that not only has Imaise put her share of rations in his bag, they are mostly untouched as well. After returning, he notices she made the oar out of a fishing lance and he decides they can live on the island longer. (Source: MU) Note: Chapter count includes 2 bonus chapters
Type

manga

Volumes

6

Chapters

68

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2007-10-22

LAND LOCK

(Land Lock)

6.93

Description:

Ryo was an average high school student until a plane he was on crashed in a frozen wasteland. Now, there’s no telling if help will come, and the surviving passengers are already fighting among themselves. Nonetheless, Ryo struggles to find a way to work together and save everyone, but could there be a secret reason for these circumstances that he’s unaware of? Written and drawn by Ai Odahara, Land Lock is a full-color survival thriller manga! (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

6

Chapters

34

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2018-08-03

Kibou no Shima

(An Island Named Desire)

5.98

Description:

A group of teenage boys travels to an island where it is rumoured that only women live. They are all eager to lose their virginity but will the legends surrounding the island be true or something more sinister is happening there?
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

20

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2015-07-08

Kingyo no Ubugoe

(First Cry of the Goldfish)

0

Description:

"If your memory returns, I can no longer be with you." Tomohisa and Yuta live on a small island called Sato. In the past, Yuta lost his memory and returned to a state similar to that of an infant. He was helpless. While Tomohisa, for some reason, does not want his memory to return. What is he trying to hide? (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

6

Rating

Smut

Status

finished

Started

2019-10-20

Kotou Buchou

(Kotou General Manager)

0

Description:

Komatsu, a 22-year-old woman who only recently graduated, gets stuck on an uninhabited island with her loathsome boss, Kotou. The two of them must work together to survive! (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

4

Chapters

32

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2019-04-26

Kidnapped Dragons

(Kidnapped Dragons)

0

Description:

– The planet [Earth] has entered the abnormal state [Apocalypse]. – You have failed in saving the Earth. The Authority, [Vintage Clock (EX)] rewinds the world’s time. For Yu Jitae, it was a message he had seen many times. It was tiresome. It would have been great had he died with everyone else. But he couldn’t, for his authorities that made him the strongest existence, brought him back in time whenever he did. And even with his strength, he couldn’t protect the broad earth against the maddened dragons. – The world’s time will soon begin. As the clock resumed ticking in the direction it should, his 7th iteration came to a start. Fortunately, he finally had the gist.
Type

novel

Chapters

434

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2019-12-13

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