Manga like Bai Guai Ye Tan

Mononoke

Also known as Mononoke.

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

The story is about a man who is a medicine seller. He hunts mononoke (demons) and kills them by using a sword. However, before unsheathing his sword he first needs to learn of the form (katachi), the truth behind the human tragedies (makoto) and the reason behind the evils (kotowari) that gave birth to it before killing the demon.

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Exorcism , Demons , Swordplay , Oiran

Baemui Im

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

E Rae, who gathers wicked desires from snakes for revenge. For her, Suk Wol tries to find humans who are cursed by snakes. One day he goes down to the village to search for snakes like any other day, but then hears of a rumour about Lee Jin Sa so he disguises himself as a doctor to enter that man's house. And in there, he finds evidence of a snake with a different aura...

Tags: Historical

Gui Yuan

Also known as Evil Museum.

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

Qian Xi, a teen boy, worked in a spooky museum displaying inconspicuous-looking collections, but it turns out each piece had a sad story behind it. A ball in a haunted cave, a weird butler robot, and the braised pork rice from a restaurant where a murder took place... How dark can humanity be? Come and hear out what these collections have to say.

Note: Includes a prologue and two extra chapters.

Tags: Episodic , Full Color

Bai Yao Pu

Also known as Hundred Demon Spectrum.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

It's unclear whether the witch doctor Tao Yao is good or evil. When she rings her golden bell, nothing remains of her enemies. She could be the youkai's savior, or she could be their worst nightmare. Beyond the human world is the place where youkai dwell called Taodu. Taodu's witch doctor Tao Yao only treats youkai not humans. Accompanied by the young monk Mo Ya, they travel the world in search of the Hundred Demon Book.



Tags: Episodic , Long Strip , Ancient China , Full Color , Demons , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Martial Arts

Petshop of Horrors

Also known as Pet Shop of Horrors.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.



Tags: Josei , Male Protagonist , Animals , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Detective , Philosophy , Tragedy , Police , Urban Fantasy , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Environmental , Cannibalism , Body Horror , Primarily Adult Cast , Shapeshifting , LGBTQ+ Themes , Drugs , Urban , Boys' Love , Politics , Bisexual , Vampire

Frau Faust

Also known as Frau Faust.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

More than a century after an eccentric scholar made an infamous deal with a devil, the story of Faust has passed into legend. However, the true Faust is not the stuffy, professorial man known in fairy tales, but a charismatic, bespectacled woman named Johanna Faust, who happens to still be alive. Searching for pieces of her long-lost demon, Johanna passes through a provincial town, where she saves a young boy named Marion from a criminal's fate. In exchange, she asks a simple favor of Marion, but Marion soon finds himself intrigued by the peculiar Doctor Faust and joins her on her journey.



Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Toumei Hakubutsukan (Transparent Museum)

Tags: Heterosexual , Josei , Demons , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy

xxxHolic

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko’s shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.



Notes:
The series was re-named to xxxHolic•Rou on chapter title pages of chapter 186 and on, but not on their volume's front covers, spines and indicia.
The chapter count contains a one-shot published in May 2010 to commemorate the switch, which was later collected into Volume 18.
The chapter count also reflects the magazine releases; the chapters plus the one-shot were re-arranged into 109 chapters across 19 volumes.

Tags: Magic , Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Seinen , Crossover , Clone , Male Protagonist , Curses , Witch , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Denpa , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Tragedy , Episodic , School , Heterosexual

Toumei Hakubutsukan

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

Asaki wanders into a mysterious museum. Much to her surprise, it's empty! Or is it?

Tags: Demons , Josei , Female Protagonist

Miyako Bijin Yawa

Also known as Miyako's Night Tales.

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

Twenty-six-year-old Keiichi just got out of his dreadful former job, so it's no surprise that the sight of his abusive ex-boss still makes him run for the hills - and right into a strangely horror-themed bar. There, he meets Miyako, a kimono-clad beauty who lets him air out his grievances, and her quiet charm and love for horror stories has Keiichi so smitten that he wishes he can meet her again. But will he still want to be around her even after finding out the real reason behind her kindness that night?



Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Work