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Mieruko-chan

Also known as Mieruko-chan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Slice of Life , Supernatural

One day, she could see…everything. What’s a girl to do when hideous monsters appear no matter which way she turns? And on top of that, nobody else can see them! Obviously, there’s only one thing that makes sense—ignore them. Kinda hard to put theory into practice, though, when the ghosts know she’s watching…



Tags: Ghost , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Youkai , Gods , Seinen , Mythology , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , School , Philosophy , Yandere , Yuri

Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai

Also known as Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Slice of Life

Kaya-chan is a notorious problem child in her kindergarten, but none of the adults know her secret–till Chie-sensei is put in charge and learns of Kaya-chan's hidden ability to see evil spirits and vanquish them with a punch! What will happen to this five-year-old who gets in trouble when she’s only trying to help?



Tags: Ghost , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Super Power , School , Urban Fantasy , Suicide , Pregnancy , Body Horror , Curses

Dandadan

Also known as Dandadan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?



Note: Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Ghost , Aliens , Super Power , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Gyaru , Shapeshifting , School , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Exorcism , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Curses , Gore , Tragedy , Terrorism , Super Robot , Chuunibyou , Amnesia , Circus , Nudity , Gods , Dissociative Identities , Tsundere , Cannibalism , Bullying , Acrobatics , Suicide

Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi

Also known as Mysterious Disappearances.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Ogawa Sumireko is a busty bookstore clerk who wants to become a novelist after some writing success in her youth. When strange occurrences start cropping up around the city, she teams up with her flirtatious co-worker Adashino Ren to look into them. But Ren is hiding a secret of his own! With their combined skills of occult knowledge, what will they discover as they investigate?



Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Demons , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Nudity , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Writing , Male Protagonist , Youkai

Kyokou Suiri

Also known as In/Spectre.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro’s personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn’t have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives …



Tags: Youkai , Detective , Disability , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Crime

Ghost Hunt

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

The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, "accidents" start to happen-people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high school is haunted-possibly by ghosts from the Second World War. So one rainy day they gather at the told school to tell ghost stories, hoping to attract one of the suspected spirits.

No ghosts materialize, but Mai and her friends do meet Kazuya Shibuya, the handsome young owner of Shibuya Psychic Research, who's been hired to investigate paranormal activity at the school. Also at the scene are an exorcist, a Buddhist monk, a woman who can speak with the dead, and an outspoken Shinto priestess. Surely one of them will have the talents to solve this mystery!



Tags: Ghost , Shoujo , Detective , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Demons , Crime , Tragedy , Gods , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Curses , Shrine Maiden , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Orphan , Heterosexual , Love Triangle

Another

Also known as Another.

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

In the spring of 1998, Koichi Sakakibara transfers into Class 3-3 at Yomiyama North Middle School. But little does he know...his new class has a horrible secret. When he takes his seat in class for the first day of school, Koichi is unsettled by his fearful classmates. Despite this atmosphere and warnings from fellow students, Koichi is drawn to the beautiful, distant Mei Misaki, another classmate. But the closer he tries to get to her, the more mysterious she and their class become. And when a fellow student dies a disturbing death - the first of a long chain of deaths - Koichi seeks to learn the truth behind the curse of Class 3-3. But can he get answers before the curse kills him?



Tags: Seinen , Tragedy , School , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Ghost , Suicide , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Curses

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Also known as Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!


Tags: Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , School , Afterlife , Twins , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shounen , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism , Magic , Time Manipulation , Slapstick , Suicide , Survival , Body Horror , Tsundere , Yandere , Shrine Maiden , Gods , Mermaid , Love Triangle , Body Swapping

Ghost Fixers

Also known as GHOST FIXERS.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Following a certain event, Mikurigaoka New Town transformed into a crucible of supernatural phenomena known as GHOSTS! In said town lives Hifumi, a middle school boy, who one day encounters a girl who just moved in... Help "correct" the supernatural in this action-packed tale from Yasuki Tanaka, creator of Summer Time Rendering!



Tags: Exorcism , Time Manipulation , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Work , Swordplay , Guns , School , Vampire , Post-Apocalyptic , Super Power , Tsundere , Zombie

Kaibutsu Oujo

Also known as Princess Resurrection.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

Werewolves, demons, monsters, vampires. All these ferocious creatures are afraid of the same thing: the beautiful Princess Hime, an awesome warrior who fights off the forces off evil with a chainsaw and a smile. Not only does she look great in a tiara, she has magical powers that allow her to raise the dead. She’s a girl on a mission, and with the help of her undead servant and a supercute robot, there’s no creature of darkness she can’t take down!



Tags: Shounen , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Gore , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Monster Girl , Vampire , Robots , Maids , Werewolf , Body Horror , Time Manipulation , Ghost , Dullahan , Necromancy , Time Loop , Anthropomorphism , Zombie , Pandemic , Clone , Heterosexual