Manga like Youkai Kyoushitsu

Uzumaki

Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror.

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

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...



Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Rural , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Curses , Bullying , Demons , Unrequited Love , Cult , Yandere

Gyo

Also known as Gyo.

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

The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed.

Something's rotten in Okinawa...



Included one-shots:
Volume 2:
Daikokubashira Hiwa (大黒柱悲話, The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)
Amigara no Dansou no Kai (阿修羅断層の怪, The Enigma of Amigara Fault)

Tags: Seinen , Body Horror , Tragedy , Animals , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Urban , Pandemic , Coastal , Circus , Cyborg , Time Skip , Nudity

Tomie

Also known as Tomie.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural , Thriller

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.



Notes:
While a collection of mainly independent short stories, Tomie was originally published as Volumes 1 and 2 of the Ito Junji Kyofu Manga Collection. This entry is for the standalone release of Tomie first published in February 2000 with previously unreleased chapter "小指/Little Finger".
Later collections such as the 'Complete Deluxe edition' by Viz combines this and the sequel entry Tomie: Again for a total of 20 chapters.
The short story “Painter” has been adapted in the first part of episode 9 of Ito Junji: Collection.

Tags: Body Horror , Monster Girl , Gore , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Male Harem , Yandere , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Nudity , Succubus , Bullying , Cannibalism , School , Shoujo

Jigokusei Remina

Also known as Remina.

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

An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body “Remina” after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the object picks up speed as it moves along in its curious course, eliminating planets and stars one after another, until finally Earth itself faces extinction… Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe? A masterwork of horror from Junji Ito, unfolding on a universal scale.



Note: Includes the one-shot Okumanbocchi

Tags: Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Space , Cult , Seinen , Body Horror , Aliens , Post-Apocalyptic , Yandere , Male Harem , Hikikomori , Primarily Adult Cast

Migi to Dali

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

Under the table is the angel's secret.

The boy's name was Hitori. A stork brought the angel into the lives of a middle-aged couple who were not blessed with children. His parents were kind, his house spacious, and his meals hot. But to protect the happiness he had received, Hitori continued to hide an important secret from his parents...



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Seinen , Adoption , Twins , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing

Satsuriku Morph

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

Plagued by visions of a psychopath after a slaughter in a busy street in downtown Ikebukuro, Madoka must question her own sanity as to whether what she is seeing is actually happening.

Tags: Gore , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Crime , Tragedy , Gangs

Naoko: Pumpkin Night Gaiden

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Horror , Psychological

A spin-off prequel of Pumpkin Night focusing on the story of the character Naoko in her time in a mental institution.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Seinen , Body Horror , Gore , Bullying

Kaiki no Yakata

Also known as Wonder House of Horrors.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

A horror anthology by Miyako Cojima that is sometimes kooky, sometimes gory, and sometimes positively profound!

Minikui Kao (醜い顔)
Kaijin Barabara Shoujo (怪人バラバラ少女)
Dokuhaku (独白)
Kubi (首)
Match GO GO Girl (マッハＧＯ-ＧＯ-ガ～ル)
Wonder Valentine (ワンダ～バレンタイン)
Chocolate Man (チョコレート・マン)
Mission School (ミッションスクール)
Yamagoya (山小屋)
Nazo no Youkan (謎の洋館)


Tags: Anthology , Gore , Shoujo , School , Primarily Female Cast , Body Horror