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Blame!

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Japanese: BLAME!
English: Blame!
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 66
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 25, 1997 to Jul 25, 2003
Genres: Action Action, Drama Drama, Horror Horror, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Afternoon
Authors: Nihei, Tsutomu (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.291 (scored by 4645146,451 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3162
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #71
Members: 162,545
Favorites: 8,979

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Shoujo Apocalypse Adventure is the moeblob eater's Blame 
reportRecommended by _North
Both are dystopian sci-fi manga with minimalistic dialogue, created by Tsutomu Nihei. If you ever feel like being awed by the best artwork in the medium, then check these out. They also have the best panelling that I have seen from any manga. It looks and feels like an action movie. Just be prepared for the despair and depression contained in the story. 
reportRecommended by Veronin
Both have high tech crazy weapons, awesome backgrounds, and awesome stories ,an d awesome 
reportRecommended by Bendero
In the very distant future, in the aftermath of a devastating conflict between humans and not-humans, a lone figure armed with an overpowered handgun is roaming a vast, desolate world on a seemingly hopeless retrieval mission. 
reportRecommended by moozooh
The artist of Dorohedoro was an assistant to Tsutomu Nihei, author of BLAME! That aside, you have a dystopian future with antiheroes, aberrant mutations and so on, but there are differences too. For one, Dorohedoro has magic, and the story has a lot of black humor and even a little charming romance thrown in. Another point is the art style of Dorohedoro: I can only describe it as 'unique', and it might take some getting used to .. it sort of evokes BLAME! but in its own way, you'll see if you check it out. Now, the art is extremely well drawn & very detailed, it looks  read more 
reportRecommended by alcurad
both cyberpunk masterpieces beautiful environment and cyborg and mech destruction, both wonderful 
reportRecommended by Kraanerg
Both series are set in an utter alien and yet somehow familiar world after the end of civilization as we know it. The cast of each manga consists of a bunch of weird but memorable individuals and the main characters wield powerful forms of technology beyond normal human understanding. The stories of the two series with their numerous twists might seem convoluted, even confusing at times, but there is genius in this madness. The lecture of Blame! and Fire Punch will leave you both satisfied and disappointed, while simultaneously unleashing a maelstrom of conflicting emotions.  
reportRecommended by Alamut
The story takes place in a city where it's said that has thousands of levels. In a shutdown area, thousands of levels overlap each other, you couldn't tell the sky from the ground and you couldn't tell which way is up or which way is down. Maybe the original purpose of this story is to unravel the mysteries bound in this time and world. For the humans who found this vast rare multi-level city, the mysterious main character "Kirii" wanders to search for the "Net Terminal Genes" that were not infected. 
reportRecommended by xyla16
The artstyle and designs are very gritty/similar. Dark Story themes as well. scifi horror, stoic main character. Lots of crosses on foreheads. Minimalist dialogue 
reportRecommended by jyagan0
After the apocalypse there are still oppresors, refugees, greed and life-missions that will make Killy (BLAME!) and Nausicaä (duh) experience countless of battles in worlds beyond our imagination. Blame! is more action-oriented and defenetly more nihilist while Nausicaä more idealistic and misantrophic 
reportRecommended by UnoPuntoCinco
Most of the story is told through illustrations. They both have have complex settings and a grim atmosphere. 
reportRecommended by ChangeItSelf
The same creator (Tsutomu Nihei), which in its turn means the same stunning visual style, mind-blowing action, atmosphere of postapocalyptic cyberpunk, the way of storytelling, and pretty similar characters. Even though it doesn't seem to be officially related (like Biomega, NOiSE, and NSE) because of so many similarities I would even go as far as considering Abara a Blame! spinoff.  
reportRecommended by Xuchiel
If you liked this one excellent series about a bleak, dystopian sci-fi future, you might like this other excellent series about a bleak, dystopian sci-fi future! And on the one-in-a-million chance you're in it for the intricate, expansive, painstakingly-rendered backgrounds, HAVE I GOT AWESOME NEWS FOR YOU...! 
reportRecommended by lithiumflower
post apo about a man who wanders from town to town, searching for something. both have gritty art style and similar quiet & badass type a main character wrapped in black leather.  
reportRecommended by sillyfang
First of all, these are two very different manga. Blame! is a futuristic exploration hi-tech sci-fi while Houseki no Kuni is isekai(of a sort) where gems fight with swords against mysterious enemies. The similarities are in some themes: * In both the characters are technically sexless creatures. In Blame! most of the characters are Cyborgs that never talk about genders or affection of any kind. In Houseki no Kuni the characters are humanoid gems that lack any sex organs and live for hundreds of years without a mention of any sexual affection. * In both time is hard to tell. Sometimes years or hundreds of years pass  read more 
reportRecommended by De_Greed
Both are dystopian sci-fi manga with a grim tone filled with crazy looking monsters. Both have detailed action scenes that can be hard to follow. Both are focused on action before anything else. 
reportRecommended by MDLegs
Although the plots are totally different, both deal with really big time scales beyond the length of a single lifetime. 
reportRecommended by BlueAoi
Similar vibes of a lone guy venturing through a massive artificial structure.  
reportRecommended by BlueAoi
These two materials stand out for their highly detailed art and a sense of gigantic. The first one by an endless megastructure exploration, the second by the disproportionate peak summits ascend. Protagonists looks cold hearthed and lonely, but nevertheless human, wander through these outsized environments, cold and fascinating, both dizzying and anxiety-provoking. The danger of death constantly hangs over them. Although these two series are demanding, the mystery and excessness keep the reader on the edge of his seat from beginning to end. 
reportRecommended by Tensa11
Both series have a tendency of having the main characters explore areas of gargantuan magnitude and unknownness both comprising of mystery and dangerous creatures there are characters with similar abilities to be able to fire lasers that blow through everything as well  
reportRecommended by KuroGFX
set in a post-apocalyptic world and features themes of genetic engineering, human evolution, and advanced technology. 
reportRecommended by eternally-missed
Dark aesthetics and architecture, inorganic and organic horror elements, and a heavy sci-fi focus. Not a lot of dialogue is present in Blame! like in Dai Dark but the storytelling is more visual.  
reportRecommended by Espurr404
If you enjoyed the lonely vagabond aspects of Berserk, you'll definitely enjoy Blame!. In many ways Blame! is what Berserk would have been if it was set in an alternative future instead of an alternative past. Lots of great action, detailed and gritty art, and painful loss. 
reportRecommended by Herman97
The events of both anime are set in futuristic dystopian and focus on a silent and deadly gunfighter. Both have action and violence, as well as a grim atmosphere. 
reportRecommended by BohemianRhapsody
Both series share the same spirit. The themes addressed directly and the settings vary drastically. On one hand, we have a lone protagonist navigating an infinite space that has now forgotten humanity; on the other hand, there's a protagonist suffocated by people and technology. Both series depict the interaction of humans with a dystopian reality tainted by technology. Both provide insights into the state of "human identity" in a hyper-technological era. I believe... Not coincidentally, both series begin with graphics reminiscent of pseudo-XML, an idiomatic element of technology that during those years (late 90s - 2000s) was slowly permeating everyone's lives. 
reportRecommended by Ruka_3
With these two, the art is so insanely good that it doesn't really matter if the story is confusing, it's just pure eyecandy (or eyeservice as they call it in Japan).  
reportRecommended by txrxgxu
One is manga the other manhwa , both have dark worlds filled with gore, despair and amazing art. blame! is cyberpunk to its core, with guns and a fairytale for the Demon lord is cyberpunk with swords .  
reportRecommended by power199
No, seriously. Aria deals with hope and discovering the wonders of it's world while BLAME! deals with despair and the devastating dystopia created from hundreds of years of terraforming (hey just like planet Aqua). Complete opposites. So... why am I recommending these? Despite different themes and settings I feel that if you found one enjoyable than the other might be worth looking into if you're open minded. Just don't expect "Ara aras" and "Punyaas" from BLAME!, it's more *BANG BANG* and *WALK WALK*. They each have beautiful art and scenery. Each mangaka has a great sense for scale and architectural design which really immerse the  read more 
reportRecommended by Danish
Both are unconventional yet compelling stories that take place in a world similar yet significantly different to our own and show a definite influence by European comics (French for BLAME!, Italian for Tekkon Kinkreet). 
reportRecommended by lithiumflower
Both of them feature the same sketchy drawing style, unique weapons and an intelligent, yet somewhat subtle plot. 
reportRecommended by Nidhoeggr
They are both cyber punk - while Blame being the darker more cerebral one. 
reportRecommended by ArchonNirvana
Planetary-scale artificial superstructures, futuristic weapons, digital life, and heaps of ontological mystery. Blame! has the art. Tate no Kuni (The Vertical World) has the story and an actual ending. 
reportRecommended by moozooh
Both manga have protagonists that do plenty of walking on their free time. The Walking Man could be summed up as "stop and smell the roses" while BLAME! could be summed up as "stop and shoot the cyborg killing machines". 
reportRecommended by Yuunagi
Both deal with cyborgs/robots. 
reportRecommended by xMatronxMalicex
Blame and Ultra Heaven rely heavily on the art to get the message across. Both are sci-fi, but in Blame! the protagonist does his journey in the outer (?!) world where as in Ultra Heaven it happens in the inner (?!).  
reportRecommended by txrxgxu
Same art style 
reportRecommended by jyagan0
Transhuman warriors locked in a battle for survival against hordes of genocidal monstrosities. Two no-nonsense series loaded with fast-paced action but without the bitter aftertaste of excessive drama and didactic sermons that plague many shounen titles. Both feature taciturn and somewhat amoral protagonists who survive against all odds in order to fulfill their personal missions, with the fate of the world hanging in balance as well. 
reportRecommended by Yuunagi
Science-fiction with philosophycal undertones, where the MC character travel across the world. 
reportRecommended by ObscureObsidian