What is Future manga?

Anime that fall under the future category are the ones that have a society that could have originated from ours. In most cases it should go hand to hand with sci-fi since we expect the future to consist of advanced technology, however, in the case where it's explicitly stated in the story that the anime takes place "x years into the future", the state of technology doesn't matter as long as it's long into the future. The anime can be set in an alternative universe not tied with our own, as long as it has a futuristic feel to it.This category sports quite a lot of anime, mostly stemming from SciFi, but not necessarily only from there.

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Pluto

(Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka)

8.26

Description:

In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets. (Source: VIZ Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

8

Chapters

65

Status

finished

Started

2003-09-09

Dr. Stone

8.22

Description:

One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science! (Source: Viz Media)
Type

manga

Volumes

26

Chapters

232

Status

finished

Started

2017-03-06

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

Gunnm: Last Order

(Battle Angel Alita: Last Order)

8.08

Description:

After being killed by the doll-bomb Alita is resurrected by Nova and given an even more powerful body. Then she finds herself in a devastated Tiphares, where a battle between Tiphareans with brain-chips and those without is raging. At the same time as the automatic security systems goes on a rampage killing anything that moves. Set in an alternate future where Alita is reconstructed by Desty Nova Alita is Lost in a future she doesn't Understand. For Alita everyone she loves is gone or have moved on. Alita starts on a quest to find Lou Alita starts on a journey That will change her future and make her come face to face with her past. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

19

Chapters

124

Status

finished

Started

2001-07-19

Sunabouzu

(Desert Punk)

7.68

Description:

In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kantou Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabouzu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex... (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

22

Chapters

139

Status

finished

Started

1997-08-05

Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden

7.65

Description:

This comic follows the story of other robotic cats that form a baseball club. Though it shows Doraemon in the beginning, it doesn't focus on Doraemon itself (because Doraemon must go back to the past to help Nobita). The group is led by Kuroemon, a cat that looks like Doraemon, only it has ears and black fur. It features a lot of imaginary ability, and in the baseball game, is allowed to use up to 3 gadgets. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

manga

Volumes

23

Chapters

134

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2000-09-01

Marginal

(Marginal)

7.53

Description:

In the year 2999, only eleven cities still survive on Earth. The climate has changed drastically, and a biochemical apocalypse has made women extinct. For centuries, the male population of Earth has survived by depending on only one woman, called the Holy Mother, whose ova are harvested to create genetically engineered children. By now, any concept of a world in which women exist as ordinary people is long gone. Society has re-structured itself around all-male families, and relationships between men and adolescent boys have become the norm. At the beginning of Marginal, the Holy Mother is assassinated by a terrorist known as Grinja. The government in power doesn't want to start a mass panic, so it pretends that the Holy Mother has only shed her vessel, and that she will be miraculously "reborn" in the near future. The public, which is superstitious and devout, believes this easily. Only government officials know that behind the scenes, there is a frantic effort to create a being able to give birth. The manga's story revolves around Kira, who becomes involved in a three-way relationship with Grinja, the aforementioned terrorist, and Ashijin, a young man who calls himself Kira's owner. A complex plot and flawless world-building make the story irresistible, and Kira's search for freedom is as symbolic as it is gripping. (Source: The Pink Panzer)
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

24

Rating

Sexual Violence

Status

finished

Started

1985-08-01

2001-ya Monogatari

(2001 Nights)

7.54

Description:

A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

20

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1984-05-06

Baymax

(Big Hero 6)

7.5

Description:

A story about two brothers and a robot, Baymax. Set in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo (a portmanteau of San Francisco and Tokyo), a young robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada and his robot Baymax uncover a criminal plot and pull together a team of inexperienced crime-fighters, including Wasabi, Honey Lemon, GoGo Tomago, and Fred to solve the mystery surrounding the crime. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

9

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2014-08-06

Alma

7.51

Description:

Ray and Trice grew up together in this post apocalyptic world. She was his only friend. But then one day... An unwelcome guest arrives and proclaims "Glory to Humans"... (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2019-10-03

New Normal

7.24

Description:

In the near future a pandemic spreads around the world, so people hiding their mouth with a mask has become the norm. Natsuki, a girl who is secretly reminiscent of the world before the pandemic, and Hata, her classmate, suddenly become friends and share a small secret. This is the story of two "extraordinary" people living in the world of the "new ordinary"! (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2020-12-04

Coppelion

7.23

Description:

In 2016 a meltdown of a nuclear power plant creates a big catastrophe in Tokyo. 20 years later, the city has become a ghost town due to the high levels of radiation. From that area a distress signal is received. The Self Defence forces dispatch 3 girls from the special unit Coppelion to search for survivors. But why aren't they wearing any protection against radiation? (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

26

Chapters

226

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2008-06-09

Tokeijikake no Ringo

7.15

Description:

Short story collection of a variety of more mature Tezuka work. Chapter 1 A Nazi faces a firing squad, but does he have a way out of it. Chapter 2 Alone in space a man and a robot fall in love, but tragedy happens. Can miracles happen? Chapter 3 - ClockWork Apple A bustling town is suddenly quiet. Where are all the people? Has it been cut off from the rest of the world? The story "Clockwork Apple" was borrowed from the book, before the movie was made, but has very little to do with the book either as Tezuka admits to writing it without reading Clockwork Orange. (Source: MU) Chapter 4 A man and a cabbie share horrifying stories with each other on the way to their destination. Chapter 5 Chic hipsters fall in love but one of them is hiding a secret. Chapter 6 - Yellow Dust Vietnam vets hold a class of children and there teacher hostage. Chapter 7 - Curtains An assassination attempt but who is really behind it all? Chapter 7 - Return Ship Humans traveling space encounter another ship in dire need of help. Given the situation will man be his at best or at his worst?
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

8

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

1970-01-01

Eiyuu-ou, bu o Kiwameru tame tensei su - Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi ♀~

(Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀)

7.16

Description:

King Inglis, who lived for his country and people, strongly hopes that in his next life, "I want to further temper my skills as a knight." The wish is heard by the goddess who reincarnates the king into the far future but in the form of a cute girl! Moreover, it is declared at the age of 6 that she is incapable of being a knight despite coming from a line of knights. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2019-12-06

Jigokusei Remina

7.08

Description:

One day, the world found out about newly discovered star, that was "eating" other stars. At first, it was so far away, that it became just a nice curiosity entertaining people in their normal daily lives. Then, it begun to come closer and closer, finally eating some of the solar system's planets and taking a straight course for Earth itself... Hellstar Remina is a spectacular tale of ultimate and unavoidable destruction of humankind, that came unexpected and without humanity's own "help". It's also a solid overview of how people can't cope with their own most primitive instincts (blind revenge), even in the face of final doom. ( rewritten from a short note on one of the Junji Ito's fanforums & mentionings on 4chan's bbs)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

7

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2004-08-16

SANDA

7.08

Description:

The story starts with Sanda, a second-year middle school student, getting attacked with a kitchen knife by his classmate Fuyumura. While Sanda couldn't make sense of the situation at first, he gradually came to believe that Fuyumura's actions were just mean acts stemming off from the latter having a peculiar puberty phase. But that is all a misunderstanding. Fuyumura actually suspects that Sanda is the descendant of a certain lineage...
Type

manga

Volumes

16

Chapters

142

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2021-07-21

2001+5

(2001+5)

7.03

Description:

Hoshino add 5 new stories to his space saga. 1. Yoru no Taikai no Naka de (2001 Ya Monogatari Bangaihen) Spinoff of the famous 2001 Nights. 2-4. Arthur World (STARSHIP ADVENTURE Star Field) 5. Sarari-za no Akai Hoshi (STARSHIP ADVENTURE Star Field) 6. Ikari no Utsuwa 7. Ougon no Wakusei (Space Fantasy Part1) 8. Dollmen (Space Fantasy Part2) 9. Kyokuten e no Tabi (Space Fantasy Part3) 10. Phobos Daimos 11. Kiri no Wakusei
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

11

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2006-01-01

Futatabi

6.43

Description:

Rick has lived a normal life as a mechanic's apprentice in a world underground. That, however, is about to change as he bumps into a strange intruder who is not quite like anyone Rick has ever seen before. Venus, the intruder, claims to be from another world just like Rick's, though slightly different. With the police after Venus, can they figure out what is going on? (Source: MU)
Type

oneshot

Volumes

0

Chapters

1

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1985-08-21

Shuumatsu no Harem

(World's End Harem)

6.32

Description:

In the year 2040, Japan has advanced technologically to the point of no longer needing people to work. However the cure for some diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, has not been discovered—people who have this disease have to stay cryogenized for 5 years to receive the cure. What was not expected when they woke up, was that they are the only hope for humanity to survive.
Type

manga

Volumes

12

Chapters

85

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2016-05-08

Rōnin

0

Description:

Ronin is an American comic book limited series published between 1983 and 1984, by DC Comics. The series was written and drawn by Frank Miller with artwork painted by Lynn Varley. It takes place in a dystopic near-future New York City in which a ronin is reincarnated. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

oel

Volumes

1

Chapters

6

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1983-04-06

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