Manga like Enigmatica

Angou Gakuen no Iroha

Also known as Cipher Academy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Iroha is an average student newly enrolled in Cipher Academy, a Spartan school where students must crack code after code after code with barely enough time to catch their breath! Then a mysterious person named Kogoe gives Iroha an unusual pair of glasses with a crazy secret behind them!



Tags: School , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , War , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Virtual World , Augmented Reality , Dancing , Femboy , Cheerleading , Mahjong , Poker , Slavery , Crossdressing , Espionage , Gambling , Ojou-sama

Yuukoku no Moriarty

Also known as Moriarty the Patriot.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty’s upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the boys experience at his family’s hands cements Albert’s hatred of the nobility he was born into. He asks the older of the two boys—who has a genius mind and a killer instinct—to help him rid the world of evil, starting with Albert’s own family!



Tags: Historical , Anti-Hero , Crime , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Conspiracy , Detective , Primarily Adult Cast , Classic Literature , Politics , Gore , Suicide , Orphan , Primarily Male Cast , Class Struggle , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family , Shounen , Transgender , Bisexual , Crossdressing , Urban

Usogui

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Thriller

There are gamblers out there who even bet their lives as ante. But to secure the integrity of these life-threatening gambles, a violent and powerful organization by the name of "Kakerou" referees these games as a neutral party. Follow Baku Madarame a.k.a. Usogui (The Lie Eater) as he gambles against maniacal opponents at games—such as Escape the Abandoned Building, Old Maid, and Hangman—to ultimately "out-gamble" and control the neutral organization of Kakerou itself.

Tags: Gambling , Death Game , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Crime , Philosophy , Martial Arts , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Poker , Mafia , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Gore , Terrorism , Fairy Tale , LGBTQ+ Themes , Guns , Aliens

#DRCL midnight children

Also known as #DRCL midnight children.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

As Mina struggles to find her place as Whitby School’s first and only female student, a devilish horror is unleashed upon the academy and its unsuspecting students: Count Dracula. However, when this unspeakable evil lays claim to her beloved Lucy Westenra, Mina stands ready to join forces with her fellow students and fight against it with everything she has.

Loosely based on Bram Stoker's Dracula.



Notes:
Nominated for the Eisner Awards in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia and the Best Adaptation From Another Medium category in 2024.
Chapter count includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Vampire , Classic Literature , Historical , Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Urban Fantasy , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , School , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Dissociative Identities , Gender Bending , Nudity , Disability , Class Struggle , Yuri , Tragedy

Joker Game: THE ANIMATION

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

With World War II right around the corner, intelligence on other countries' social and economic situation has become a valuable asset. As a result, Japan has established a new spy organization known as the "D Agency" to obtain this weapon.

Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki, eight agents have been assigned to infiltrate and observe some of the most powerful countries, reporting on any developments associated with the war. In order to carry out these dangerous tasks, these men have trained their bodies to survive in extreme conditions and studied numerous fields such as communications and languages. However, their greatest strength lies in their ability to manipulate people in order to obtain the information necessary to give their nation the upper hand.

Tags: Espionage , Historical , Shounen , Military

Sayonara Eri

Also known as Goodbye, Eri.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

With his mother dying, Yuuta attempts to capture her last days on his phone. After her death, Yuuta heads to the roof of the hospital to commit suicide, but a meeting with a strange girl leads him on the path to making a movie.



Note: The one-shot was compiled in a special volume, released on July 4, 2022.

Tags: Meta , Filmmaking , POV , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Acting , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Time Skip , Primarily Teen Cast , Family Life , School , Suicide , Disability , Shounen

Centuria

Also known as Centuria .

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Sold into slavery by his own mother, Julian has known nothing but pain and brutality. All that changes when, aboard a slave ship, he experiences the kindness and the tender touch of a loving person for the first time. But fate has plans for Julian in the blood awakening of an ancient god who strikes a cruel bargain: an innocent life in exchange for extraordinary powers—ones he must use to protect a helpless baby in a cruel and violent world!



Tags: Found Family , Tragedy , Fugitive , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Adoption , Royal Affairs , Medieval , Gods , Shounen , Slavery , Necromancy , Time Skip , Gore , Anthropomorphism , Yuri , Villainess

MAD

Also known as MAD.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

Mysterious alien life-forms invade Earth! Most of humanity is wiped off the face of the planet. John, his sister, and the remaining survivors hope to find a new world to inhabit… But one day, they’re targeted by aliens again!



Tags: Aliens , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Cult , Human Experimentation , Henshin , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Guns , Tokusatsu , Cannibalism , Swordplay , Monster Girl , Monster Boy