What is Steampunk manga?

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Noteworthy attributes of the theme include large amounts smoke pollution from wood or coal burning, the affinity to metal constructs like cogs and metal tubing, and the mechanization of everyday objects. Steampunk perhaps most recognisably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or the modern authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld, Stephen Hunt and China Miéville. Other examples of steampunk contain alternative history-style presentations of such technology as lighter-than-air airships, analog computers, or such digital mechanical computers as Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Steampunk can also exemplify everything that is bad about unrestrained technological progress (dead matter), when compared to life and nature. The anime usually makes a point to propound the latter. Source: Wikipedia

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Metaphor: ReFantazio

(Metaphor: ReFantazio)

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The United Kingdom of Euchronia is thrown into chaos following the assassination of its king… Our Hero, the Traveler Will, and his Fairy Companion Gallica, race to Grand Trad to undertake a Special Mission. Discover the bonds that form between eight races across three countries. (Source: MangaPlus)
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manga

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current

Started

2025-01-20

Black Noblesse

(Black Noblesse)

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In Ether, the wealthy enjoy life in luxury on a floating island called Skyland, while the poor are exploited in the desolate Lowlands below. Follow Nailah, a Lowlander adopted into Skyland, on her journey to becoming the Elysian — the leader of the aristocracy who ensures the land's prosperity. However, an unexpected incident shatters Nailah's dreams, making them seem impossible to reach—but she refuses to give up.
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oel

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current

Started

2023-04-01

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