Manga like Dennou Coil

the nightmare of fabrication

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological

The Nightmare of Fabrication is a beautifully drawn full-color manga from Yoshitoshi ABe. The 18 page short story can be found in the Lain Omnipresence in Wired artbook. The manga serves as the missing "Dc1029" file from the game and appears to take place in the same continuity as the game, although there are elements of the anime as well.

Tags: Memory Manipulation , Full Color , Denpa , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Narutaru

Also known as Shadow Star☆.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Shiina Tamai, an energetic sixth-grader, found a star-shaped creature on the seabed during her visit to her grandparents' house. She befriended it and found it has some supernatural powers, such as flying and incredible strength. However, what seemed like a dream may turn out to be her worst nightmare as she meets other kids who have similar creatures and dark, destructive desires...

Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Seinen , Denpa , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Philosophy , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Bullying , Gore , Military , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Age Gap

Bokurano

Also known as Bokurano: Ours.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

One summer, fifteen kids innocently wander into a nearby seaside cave. There they meet a strange man who invites them to play an exciting new video game. This game, he explains, pits a lone giant robot against a horde of alien invaders. To play the game all they have to do is sign a simple contract. The game stops being fun when the kids find out the true purpose of their pact.



The extra story Bokurano: Mou Hitotsu no Bokurano (Yet Another Bokurano) ran after the completion of the main story.

Tags: Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Philosophy , Denpa , Super Robot , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Primarily Child Cast , Alternate Universe , Gore , Military , Anti-Hero , Bullying , Dystopian , Body Horror , Politics , Age Gap

Shuma Baobei 03: Xun Shou Shi Zhi Wang

Also known as Digimon Tamers.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

When three Digimon fans -- Rika, Henry, and our lead Takato -- suddenly find themselves with "real" Digimon, they discover a living creature under your care is far harder to deal with than a few pixels on your TV screen. The kids try to be Digimon 'Tamers,' aka Digimon caretakers, but they all seem to have different opinions on what that should entail. Rika thinks Digimon should fight, Henry thinks they should never fight, and Takato ... seems to be somewhere in the middle.

Being a Tamer isn't just about believing one thing or another. It's about learning and adjusting for the good of everyone else. But they have a long way to go, and their problems are just beginning.



Tags: Foreign , Tragedy

Meikyuu Biyori

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

The story is about Hinata and her friends, the only people who know about a secret pool. Where they are playing, they find a suspicious attache case at the bottom of the water. The manga is a story of the maze-like, mixed-up world of youthful, lazy days.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Urban , Female Protagonist

Shuma Baobei: Digimon Adventure

Also known as Digimon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Seven kids at summer camp are unexpectedly transported by 'digi-vices' to a colorful and enigmatic world. Lost and alone, they are befriended by small digital monsters, Digimons. The kids and their Digimon partners quickly become inseparable, and the strange creatures guide their human friends through the wondrous DigiWorld, protecting them from the hordes of evil Digimons. The group soon discovers that some of the giant Digimons they encounter are not evil Digimons but good Digimons gone bad. A dark power is corrupting even the most gentle of Digimons by embedding Black Gears into them, turning them into vicious monsters. Creating chaos and destruction wherever it goes, the evil power threatens all of DigiWorld.

As they try to find their way back home, the seven kids are drawn further and further into the mystery. Through teamwork and trust, they help their newfound Digimon friends digivolve from 'monsters in training' to giant champions that must save the DigiWorld from the powerful evil intent on destroying it.



Tags: Anthropomorphism , Dinosaurs , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Ensemble Cast , Virtual World , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast , Isekai , Animals , Angels