Manga like Yoru no Namae wo Yonde

also known as Call the Name of the Night

Genres: Fantasy

What is Call the Name of the Night about?

Status: Finished

Deep in the forest, a curious pair resides: a young girl Mira, whose affliction leads her to call forth darkness whenever she's in distress, and her physician Rei, determined to seek a cure. Each day, she works to remember the light and bring back the person she used to be. But a sudden visit from Rei's friend, who harbors an interest in Mira's illness, may be the end of their peaceful days…



Tags: Seinen , Found Family , Rehabilitation , Magic , Female Protagonist
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Witch Hat Atelier

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Notes:
Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018.
Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019.
Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020.
Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Drawing , Coming of Age , Revenge , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , School , Medieval , Conspiracy , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Politics , Dragons , Disability , Seinen , Philosophy , Spearplay , Rehabilitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Travel , Foreign , Amnesia , Iyashikei , Boys' Love , Twins
Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World

Nicola no Oyururi Makai Kikou

Also known as Nicola Traveling Around the Demons’ World.

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

Serialization of a oneshot from Harta 33.

Nicola never really felt like she fit in around other humans…so she came to the demons’ world instead! Together with her demon friend Simon, Nicola travels far and wide, meeting many monsters along the way. With Nicola, every day on the road is a new adventure!



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Magic , Witch , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Travel , Found Family
Soara and the House of Monsters

Soara to Mamono no Ie

Also known as Soara and the House of Monsters.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Soara is a young orphan girl who was raised by knights and trained to battle the monsters that constantly attacked their kingdom. But by the time Soara is ready to join the fight herself, peace has been declared and her blade is no longer needed. Searching for a new home and a new purpose, Soara stumbles across Krik the dwarf, leader of the Monster Architects. Suddenly, instead of fighting monsters, Soara finds herself working with Krik to build comfortable homes for them! In the process, will she discover a new home and family for herself?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Travel , Work , Swordplay , Tomboy , Demons , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Foreign , Anthropomorphism , Mermaid , Goblin , Werewolf , Homeless , Primarily Male Cast , Isekai
The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter

Hone Dragon no Mana Musume

Also known as The Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

In the Forest of Scraps, a place where all manner of things are discarded, an old dragon sleeps away his final days—that is, until an abandoned child suddenly appears before him. The tiny human is Eve, and despite being only five years of age, she has somehow endured the many dangers that surround them. In an act of pity, the dragon decides to raise her as his own...but his time is still running out.

After five years together, he takes his last breath, leaving his precious daughter on her own. Little does the dragon know, Eve is capable of more than he realizes, and their reunion may be sooner than he thinks…



Tags: Found Family , Witch , Magic , Dragons , Female Protagonist , Skeleton
Shinozaki-kun no Mente Jijou

Shinozaki-kun no Mente Jijou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Shinozaki – an utterly ordinary salaryman who has been suffering from a "pain in the neck" – finds his otherwise-typical life suddenly interrupted by a young woman named Yuuyake.
According to Yuuyake, her magician grandmother had modified Shinozaki’s body to an extreme degree such that he’s chock-full of machinery inside! …All of which require regular maintenance that Yuuyake will apparently be performing from now on.

With that, the slightly offbeat daily life begins, between Shinozaki the salaryman, Yuuyake the magician, and a mysterious creature named Grey!

Note: Chapter count includes 43 main chapters, one epilogue, and 14 other extra and bonus chapters.

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Memory Manipulation , Shapeshifting , LGBTQ+ Themes , Surreal Comedy , Witch
Daijuko to Unicornis no Otome

Daijuko to Unicornis no Otome

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

A fairytale fantasy where a girl's prayer changes the world!

In a world where humans and beasts coexist, Lana lives in the hidden village of Sherwood. It is a place where the weaker sub-tribes live in seclusion. Although her mother is a skillful, higher-class dwarf, Lana's appearance and talents are not like hers as she leads a useless, slave-like life. Until... An encounter with Reyfold, a human who arrives in the village, changes Lana's destiny forever...!

Tags: Shapeshifting , Shoujo , Magic , Female Protagonist , Animals
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Usotsuki Majo to Haiiro no Niji

Usotsuki Majo to Haiiro no Niji

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

Note: An adaptation of the light novel of the same name, which was written by Soraru and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryuu.

Tags: Witch , Shoujo
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Pizzicato no Nemuru Mori

Pizzicato no Nemuru Mori

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Emily has lived a sheltered life. Longing for a life like the protagonist in her beloved novel who shares the same name, Emily leaves home on her own and travels to the villa inherited from her great-great-grandfather on Hazama Hill. There, she finds a sleeping backpacker named Shura and many mysterious creatures!



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Musical Theater , Rural , Urban Fantasy
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