Manga like Attack on Titan: 6 series to read in English

Attack on Titan takes place inside three giant walls set one within another. Outside roam the Titans. They are giants that eat people.

The picks below are the series on Mangainfo that share the most themes and genres with Attack on Titan in AniList's tags and have English volumes out. When two were close the more popular series won. All volume counts and release dates here are as of October 2026.

Gachiakuta

Kei Urana's Gachiakuta shares a dystopian and post-apocalyptic setting with Attack on Titan. Revenge is part of the mix too.

The story starts in a city high above the ground. That city dumps its waste over the edge. Rudo lives in its slums.

Gachiakuta is still releasing in Japan with 19 volumes so far. English has 12 volumes out. Volume 13 comes from Penguin Random House on 24 November 2026.

Fullmetal Alchemist

Military power and politics run through Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist. So does tragedy. Those are three of the themes it has in common with Attack on Titan.

Edward and Alphonse Elric are brothers. They studied alchemy as kids. When their mother died they tried to bring her back. They used a forbidden transmutation to do it.

The series is finished in Japan at 27 volumes. All 27 are out in English. You can read it to the last page today.

The Case Study of Vanitas

Here the overlap with Attack on Titan is steampunk, revenge and philosophy. The Case Study of Vanitas is by Jun Mochizuki.

The setting is a steampunk Paris in the 19th century. Vampires and humans live side by side there. A curse is spreading among the vampires.

It is still releasing in Japan. English has caught up with all 11 Japanese volumes. No next English volume is listed yet.

Kagurabachi

Gore and revenge link Kagurabachi to Attack on Titan. Politics plays a part as well. The author is Takeru Hokazono.

Chihiro Rokuhira grew up in his father's forge. He learned to make swords there. His father was a legendary smith. The smith's enchanted blades once ended a war.

Japan has 12 volumes and the series is still going. English has 8. Volume 9 arrives from VIZ Media on 3 November 2026.

Fire Punch

Tatsuki Fujimoto's Fire Punch is post-apocalyptic and dystopian. Tragedy is tagged too. All three themes also appear in Attack on Titan.

Its world is buried under endless snow. Food is scarce.

The series finished in Japan at 8 volumes. All 8 are out in English. That makes it the shortest complete read on this list.

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign

Readers who liked the soldiers of Attack on Titan get a military story in Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign. It is also post-apocalyptic. Revenge drives part of it as well. Takaya Kagami and Yamato Yamamoto made it.

A virus has killed every human older than thirteen. Vampires have come up from underground. They have taken the surviving children to their city.

The series is still releasing in Japan with 37 volumes. English has 32 out. That leaves English five volumes behind. No next English volume is listed yet.