12 Best Post-Apocalyptic Manga

Post-apocalyptic scenarios continue to be a fertile source of storytelling among the most beloved manga, be they Akira, Basara, Dr. Stone, or one of the many others. Readers have long been fascinated with the possibility of the world ending and humanity’s extinction. These universal fears and anxieties that result often serve as great narrative tools to learn something about the collective human spirit. Whether resulting from a natural cataclysm or human-made event, stories about the prospect of life ceasing are inherently dramatic and shared experiences everyone can relate to.