Manga like Fushigi Yuugi

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

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

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one's murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy's forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Travel , Shoujo , Historical , Found Family , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Kingdom Management , Mythology , War , Royal Affairs , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Archery , Super Power , Male Harem , Survival , Animals , Orphan , Drugs , Kuudere , Pirates

Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori

Also known as Red River.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it. One night, hands appear out of a puddle on the street and drag her into the water! Transported to an ancient village in the Middle East, she is then captured by armed troops and taken to the Queen's palace for a human sacrifice.



Notes:
Winner of the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category.
Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Historical , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Kingdom Management , Isekai , Time Manipulation , Politics , Slavery , War , Nudity , Desert , Magic , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Swordplay , Medicine , Marriage , Assassins , Class Struggle , Body Horror , Crime , Revenge , Blackmail

Kanata Kara

Also known as From Far Away.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome young man by the name of Izark. He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable. And according to an ancient prophecy, Noriko possesses the power to unleash that evil. Now, inexorably bound together, these two unlikely allies must navigate a world both wondrous and hostile.



Note:
Includes two side stories
Includes one epilogue
Includes one extra
Includes a sequel one-shot for "Onnanoko wa Yoyuu!" titled "Mata Ashita!" (また明日!)

Tags: Isekai , Shoujo , Language Barrier , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Demons , Politics , Magic , Swordplay , Travel , Martial Arts , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Henshin , Body Horror , Gore

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!



Notes:
The tankoubon release contains 52 Acts and 9 bonus chapters across 18 volumes; chapter/volume counts follow the tankoubon release.
The shinsouban release contains the original 52 Acts plus 8 new Acts across 12 volumes, but no bonus chapters as all 9 were released separately in Sailor Moon Short Stories alongside another bonus chapter that was previously released in an artbook.
The kanzenban release contains both the 60 Acts and the 10 bonus chapters from the short story shinsoubans across 10 volumes.


Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , Magic , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Astronomy , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , War , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Space , Super Power , Aliens , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Space Opera , Animals , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Revenge , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Urban , Unrequited Love , Found Family , Superhero , Circus , Shrine Maiden , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Parenthood , Tokusatsu , Age Gap , Gender Bending , School , Nudity , Kemonomimi , Age Regression , Bullying , Twins , School Club , Yuri

Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.



Tags: Demons , Youkai , Shounen , Historical , Kemonomimi , Found Family , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Isekai , Revenge , Time Manipulation , Shrine Maiden , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Nudity , Curses

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de

Also known as Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The plot revolves around an ordinary high school girl, Akane, who is mysteriously transported back in time to the Heian period of ancient Japan. Kyou, now known as Kyoto. Akane discovers she has been pre-ordained as the Ryuujin no Miko (Priestess of the Dragon God). However, the purpose of her transportation to the past is clouded by the involvement of Akram, the head of the Oni Clan, which has sworn death and destruction on Kyou. Akane is therefore appointed eight male protectors, the Hachiyou (Eight Leaves), to stand by her side and guard her from the danger that awaits...



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Love-X
Volume 4: My Mind, His Mind

Tags: Time Manipulation , Male Harem , Shoujo , Historical , Female Protagonist , Demons

Alice 19th

Also known as Alice 19th.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Alice Seno is a seemingly shy and meek girl who always seems to be outshined by her older sister Mayura. One day, Alice has an encounter with a mysterious and magical rabbit girl, and her life is turned upside down. Alice discovers that certain words have power, and that she has the potential to be master of a set of sublimely powerful words called the Lotis Words. But power always comes with a price, and the price may turn out to be Alice's sister Mayura...



Tags: Shoujo , School , Archery , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Love Triangle , Heterosexual

Ayashi no Ceres

Also known as Ceres: Celestial Legend.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Sci-Fi

Aya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home, but the funeral-like atmosphere tips them off that something's not right. Their "birthday present" turns out to be a mummified hand--the power of which forces an awakening within Aya, and painful wounds all over Aki's body! Grandfather Mikage announces that Aki will be heir to the Mikage fortune, and Aya must die! But Aya has allies in the athletic cook and martial artist Yûhi, and the attractive, mysterious Tôya. But can even two handsome and resourceful guys save Aya when it's her own power that's out of control?



Notes:
Winner of the 43th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Reincarnation , Twins , Tragedy , Drugs , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Memory Manipulation , Dissociative Identities , Revenge , Suicide , Age Gap , Incest , Unrequited Love

Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome. Instead, his quarry comes to him...in the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between humans and vampires, will Noé cast in his lot with the curious and slightly unbalanced Vanitas and his quest to save vampirekind?



Tags: Vampire , Tragedy , Historical , Steampunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Medicine , Conspiracy , Bisexual , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Religion , Foreign , Twins , Suicide , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Curses , Ensemble Cast , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Anachronism , Boys' Love , Detective , Assassins , Yuri , Acting

Saiunkoku Monogatari

Also known as The Story of Saiunkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern.

Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!



Tags: Historical , Foreign , Unrequited Love , Ancient China , Kingdom Management , Work , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Politics , Male Harem , Royal Affairs