Manga like Funouhan

Brutal: Satsujin Keisatsukan no Kokuhaku

Also known as Brutal.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

The manga centers on homicide detective Hiroki Dan, the son of a former police superintendent general, and who seems to be on the fast track to career success. He maintains a hidden identity as a serial killer responsible for more than a hundred murders of people he deems beyond the reach of the law.



Tags: Crime , Detective , Anti-Hero , Sadism , Gore , Torture , Male Protagonist , Josei , Episodic , Nudity , Tragedy

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

Freesia

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological

Freesia is set in an alternative Japanese society that is at war, and has passed a law legalizing retaliatory killings. If somebody kills your loved one, you are legally sanctioned to kill, or hire someone to kill, the victimizer. The manga is set around a character who works for a firm that specializes in these retaliatory killings.



Tags: Seinen , Anti-Hero , Guns , Assassins , Dystopian , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Denpa , Philosophy , Gore , Work , Meta , Nudity , Revenge , Politics , War , Military , Suicide

Jigoku Shoujo

Also known as Hell Girl.

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

The story of different individuals that have a certain grudge access the Hell Hotline (Jigoku Tsushin) to enter the name of those they want revenge on. Enma Ai, the hell girl, takes on the revenge for them in exchange for eternity in hell after their death.



Included chapters:
Volume 3 contains the side stories "Karinui" (かりぬい) and "Sakura Uta" (さくらうた).
Volume 4 contains a prologue.
Volume 6 contains the side story "Ichimokuren" (一目連).
Volume 7 contains the side story "Kamifuusen Fuwari" (紙風船ふわり).
Volume 9 contains the side story "Yukemuri Jigoku, Tabi no Yado" (湯けむり地獄、旅の宿).

Tags: Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Curses , Afterlife , Bullying , Mythology , Alternate Universe , Demons

Red List: Keishichou Sotai Sanka PO

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller

Hikaru Kago is a former yakuza roped into cooperation with the police through plea bargaining. Takaomi Togasawa is an elite cop who'd rather be doing desk work. Follow the improbable duo as they survive each day as protection officers in charge of yakuza victims or targets, and find out why their assignment is called "the last bureau before heaven!"

Tags: Police , Yakuza , Seinen

Uramiya Honpo

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

The world is filled with cruel scum, ranging from petty thieves to sociopath maniacs. When a vile low-life inflicts pain and suffering on innocent victims, sometimes their anger becomes overwhelming. Whether their damage stems from romance, finance, reputation or even a death, these victims feel trapped in their own skins and lives. Those who can't stand it anymore call for the mysterious woman Houjou Shiori, owner of Uramiya, the "Revenge Shop." The Uramiya specializes in executing revenge schemes. The vengeance their customers request on their bitterly resented enemies could range from financially destroying them, to smearing their social reputation, to even taking their lives. As long as you pay a fair price, the Uramiya will guarantee you get the revenge you deserve.

Tags: Seinen , Tragedy , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Gore , Revenge , Crime , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Bullying , Ensemble Cast

Warau Salesman

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Each chapter follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals...

Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Work , Primarily Adult Cast

Akai Kiri no Naka kara

Also known as From the Red Fog.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological

England at the end of the nineteenth century. A string of gruesome incidents all lead back to a single boy who was born into a world where chaos, order, wealth, and poverty are all deeply intertwined.



Tags: Gore , Assassins , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Historical , Crime , Shounen , Time Skip , Gangs , Guns , Orphan

Deathco

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

A story about "Deathco," a young girl who's good at killing, and not much else. She works for a secretive, international league of assassins known only as "The Guild," who infamously dress in costumes when they hunt their targets.

Tags: Seinen , Assassins , Female Protagonist , Crime , Gore

Kurosagi

Also known as The Black Swindler.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

White swindlers (shirosagi) are those that cheat people to take their money, red swindlers (akasagi) are those that swindle the opposite sex, and black swindlers (kurosagi) are those that cheat the white and red swindlers. After his family is swindled by white swindlers, Kurosagi sets out to avenge them by becoming a black swindler.



Tags: Crime , Economics , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Revenge , Anti-Hero