
Rokudenashi BLUES
Rokudenashi BLUES shares the Action, Sports genres and similar themes: Shounen, Boxing.
The 9 best manga like Bakudan — also known as mangas like Bakudan — that readers recommend next.
If you loved Bakudan, you're in for a treat. This Action, Sports manga (1994) is beloved for its Shounen, Boxing, Yakuza elements, and the titles below share that same DNA — handpicked based on community votes, overlapping genres, and thematic similarities. Each recommendation is ranked by reader affinity on AniList.

BAKUDAN ばくだん
The story follows Baku Ryosuke, also known as "Bakudan" a fresh-out-of-juvy punk and a dangerous street-fighter who is scouted by a yakuza syndicate and dreams of becoming the greatest yakuza in Japan. However, to teach Bakudan a lesson, the yakuza send him to the gym of a retired heavyweight boxer named Ken Tamaki to get him to sign away his property. But after fighting Bakudan for the property, Tamaki becomes impressed by Bakudan’s fighting skills, and from then on devotes himself to helping Bakudan follow his true destiny… to become the first heavyweight world champion boxer from Japan!
The story follows Baku Ryosuke, also known as "Bakudan" a fresh-out-of-juvy punk and a dangerous street-fighter who is scouted by a yakuza syndicate and dreams of becoming the greatest yakuza in Japan. However, to teach Bakudan a lesson, the yakuza send him to the gym of a retired heavyweight boxer ...
Bakudan has 17 chapters.
Bakudan belongs to the Action, Sports genres.
The top manga similar to Bakudan include Rokudenashi BLUES, Charge!! Men's School, Riki-oh. These share key genres and themes with Bakudan.