Manga like Kani ni Sasowarete

also known as An Invitation from a Crab

What is An Invitation from a Crab about?

Status: Finished

Collecting a handful of self-published shorts along with a mix of serialized stories and essays, panpanya's English-language debut mixes art styles and narratives from a range of genres.

If you are ever fortunate enough to see a crab strolling through your neighborhood, please follow its lead. By slowing down to a crab's pace and looking around and about in this world, you too may discover life's many mysteries that are hidden in plain sight.



Tags: Denpa , Josei , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anthology , Iyashikei , Episodic
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Kani ni Sasowarete

Yuugai Muzai Gangu

Yuugai Muzai Gangu

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Collection of one-shots:

1) Yuugai Muzai Gangu (有害無罪玩具)
2) Kyosuu Jikan no Asobi (虚数時間の遊び)
3) Kingyo no Ningyo wa Ningyo no Kingyo (金魚の人魚は人魚の金魚)
4) Bon ni Fukusui Bon ni Kaerazu (盆に復水 盆に帰らず)

Tags: Anthology , Meta , Post-Apocalyptic , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Mermaid , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri
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Guyabano Holiday

Guyabano Holiday

Also known as Guyabano Holiday.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A trip to Tokyo's Asian market district, Ameyokocho, leads the protagonist on a trip to hunt down the mysterious guyabano fruit! Little does the protagonist and their crew know that their curiosity will take them on a wild and mouth-watering trip to the Philippines!



Tags: Anthology , Autobiographical , Food , Non-fiction , Travel , Josei
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Terumina

Terumina

Also known as Terumina.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Slice of Life , Supernatural

This is the story of a catgirl and her excursions along the railways of Japan.

After volume two, Terumina continued as Terumina Neu on Le Paradis' as a web serial. These chapters were then condensed into Terumina for volume 3 onwards.

Tags: Trains , Female Protagonist , Nekomimi , Denpa , Josei
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The Other Side of the Clouds

Musou no Machi

Also known as The Other Side of the Clouds.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Slice of Life

A young girl moves to the seaside town of Kumogaura. Wandering under dazzling sun and ever-changing stars, she searches for meaning in an item from her past. CLOUDS is a record of those hazy, dream-like days in the mysterious little town by the sea.



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Seinen
Sakana Shakai

Sakana Shakai

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery , Slice of Life

This work includes 20 chapters which were originally published in Hakusensha’s Rakuen Le Paradis magazine and its web special edition. Includes entries from panpanya’s diary and annotations about each story.

Tags: Josei , Fishing
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Yuurei Inu to Machi Sanpo

Yuurei Inu to Machi Sanpo

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

Exploration slice of life about a young man and his ghost dog taking slow walks through the city.

Tags: Ghost , Animals , Male Protagonist , Urban
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Sayounara Minasan

Sayounara Minasan

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A woman gets fired from her job after refusing to go on a date with her boss.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Urban , School
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Girls' Last Tour

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Travel , Seinen , Snowscape , War , Urban , Artificial Intelligence , Chibi , Cosmic Horror , Military , Tanks , Denpa
Shimeji Simulation

Shimeji Simulation

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Slice of Life

A girl who shut herself in a closet for the last 2 years of middle school realizes she has to go to high school. When she exits her closet for the first time in two years and looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that she grew shimeji mushrooms out of her head.

Tags: Meta , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Denpa , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , 4-koma , Post-Apocalyptic , Hikikomori , Yuri , School , Episodic , Suicide , Gods , School Club , Tragedy , Religion , Trains , Cohabitation , Seinen
Asayake no Iro

Asayake no Iro

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life



Tags: Seinen
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