Manga like A*D: Tenshi no Uso

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose prowess as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Tragedy , Crime , Historical , Butler , Anti-Hero , Orphan , Male Protagonist , Twins , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Cult , Detective , Shounen , Steampunk , Magic , Found Family , Circus , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mythology , Maids , Assassins , Travel , Medicine , Zombie , Fugitive , Anachronism , Transgender , Crossdressing , Boarding School , Estranged Family , Musical Theater , School , Torture , Swordplay , Witch , Disability , Idol , Urban Fantasy

Olimpos

Also known as Olympos.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods’ divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another’s…



Note: Includes an epilogue.

Tags: Foreign , Gods , Philosophy , Josei , Historical , Mythology , Male Protagonist

Karneval

Also known as Karneval.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Nai–a young man who travels in search of another by the name of Karoku, a lone bracelet his only lead. Gareki–a willful young man who earns his daily bread by thieving and picking pockets. Thrown together at an eerie mansion, where they are entrapped and framed, Nai and Gareki are soon hunted down as criminals by national security forces. As they are driven into a corner, before them appears the most powerful defense agency in the country, “Circus”–!!



Tags: Circus , Josei , Amnesia , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Kemonomimi , Memory Manipulation , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Male Cast , Crossdressing , Tragedy

Pandora Hearts

Also known as Pandora Hearts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius’s coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?



Note: Includes two extra chapters and the pilot one-shot.

Tags: Tragedy , Philosophy , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Time Manipulation , Fairy Tale , Found Family , Body Swapping , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Time Skip , Twins , Male Protagonist , Butler , Alternate Universe , Denpa , Gore , Tsundere , Magic , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Guns , Yandere , Body Horror , Afterlife , Primarily Adult Cast

Hakushaku Cain Series

Also known as The Cain Saga.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological

Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. The prequel to the Godchild series, The Cain Saga follows the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.



Included one-shots: The Boys Who Stopped Time, Double, Ellie in Summer Clothes

Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Tragedy , Detective , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Found Family , Butler , Cult , Criminal Organization

Makai Ouji: devils and realist

Also known as Devils and Realist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery

After the failure of his uncle's business, the brilliant realist William Twining finds himself penniless. To make matters worse, demons appear before him, insisting he has the power to appoint the next King of Hell! The demons offer to pay his school tuition in exchange for his help. While his principles as a staunch realist prevent him from believing in them, how can William resist such a generous offer?



Tags: Demons , Josei , Primarily Male Cast , Reincarnation , Mythology , Angels , School , Butler , Royal Affairs , Male Protagonist

Vartrag Tale

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Ralph can see angels and demons. When he was five years old he came across the winged demon Valafar and was completely charmed by him. He made a pact with the demon in order to make his wish, to live with Valafar, come true. Seven years must pass, and there are two conditions that must be met for the pact to be fulfilled. Can the older Ralph discard his ties to humanity and fulfill the pact...?



Note:
Note: includes seven chapters uncollected in the print release
Includes an extra chapter
Includes the one shot "Kurokami no Eckbert (黒髪のエックベルト)", published in Patsy Special Issue (Winter 1989)

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Butler , Demons , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Boys' Love

Tamago no Hi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

After the erosion of the atmosphere, the world itself is about to disappear. What's left of mankind has used up every bit of technology that remained. To defend the world they built artificial bodies.

Note: includes chapters uncollected in the print release

Tags: Shoujo