Made in Abyss - Recommendations

• Vol: 20; Ch: 181
• 2016 - 2020

Emma, Norman, Ray, and many other "siblings" live at an isolated orphanage cut off from the outside world. They live a charmed life surrounded by friends and watched over by Mama, their caretaker, until they leave the house for a foster family by the age of twelve. The only rule is that they must never venture outside of the gate that isolates them from the rest of society, for dangers await. But one day, the children learn the true horror of what's in store for their short lives... 

• Vol: 2
• 1998 - 1999

Haruka, the only known survivor of a cataclysmic global war, has taken refuge with a diverse group of sentient robots with distinct personalities. They attempt to survive in the desolate post-war environment; however their supplies are limited and the military robots are still active and hostile. Haruka remains optimistic that other humans may have survived the war, but their persistent search efforts have failed to locate any survivors. Is she destined to live her life without any human contact?

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 6+
• 2019 - ?

Includes the following chapters:

• 1. Robot no Kuni
• 2. Doutoku no Kuni
• 3. Seijaku no Kuni
• 4. Anzen no Kuni
• 5. Ishi no Kuni
• 6. Sekai no Hate

• Vol: 5; Ch: 38
• 2013 - 2015

A secret social experiment is led by two Japanese engineers, having an android every move, expression and decision decided through a majority vote from a collective of ca. 3000 randomly chosen people. The vote system offers the opportunity to any member of the collective to set forward his/her proposition. The 3 most proposed actions as well as two propositions made only once are submitted to the majority vote.Rules and systems have been set to ensure the dynamism of that community, and to prevent identification of people and places where the android evolves in modern-day Japan. And so the Dēmokratía android came to life.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 13
• 2018 - 2019

In the future, robots are more than machines. Autonomous “cyber-persons” with A.I. brains are part of society, interacting with humans and growing their own culture. In fact, they may be surpassing humans, as biological homo sapiens and their own world have begun to die out. But are humans truly disappearing, or are robots the new “humans”?

• Vol: 2; Ch: 10
• 2006 - 2007

A side story that takes place within the Ergo Proxy universe about an autoreiv that travels on the Centzon.

• Vol: 8; Ch: 65
• 2004 - 2009

The world is stunned when one of the seven greatest robots on earth, the universally beloved Mont Blanc, is found murdered with his head desecrated with makeshift horns. To confound the situation, the renowned robot rights activist Bernard Lanke is also killed and mutilated in a similar manner. Eager to solve these puzzles, Europol German Division employs the help of detective Gesicht, an advanced robot who has cracked some of the most difficult cases known to man. But no sooner has Gesicht received his orders when the robot North No. 2 meets his end along with the creator of the international robot laws, Junichiro Tasaki. While society struggles to come to terms with these incredible events, one thing becomes clear to Gesicht: someone is targeting all of the world’s most powerful robots and it is only a matter of time before they get to him…

• Vol: 11; Ch: 53
• 2015 - 2021

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 15
• 2013 - 2015

• One Shot
• 2015

It's a bird, it's a plane - no! It's a young, not-quite-human girl who wants to go to space, even if it means leaving behind her family.