Manga like Gekkou Chou

Franken Fran

Also known as Franken Fran.

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

Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. But when the surgeon goes missing, his reanimated daughter, Fran, takes up the family profession, and despite her Frankenstein-like ways, cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfast to the Hippocratic Oath. Fran’s creed? “All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!”

Join Fran, her twisted sister Veronica, and the rest of her monstrous entourage in a gruesomely hilarious tale that would put Mary Shelley to shame! Because for Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab.



Tags: Episodic , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Seinen , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Satire , Monster Girl , Philosophy , Cannibalism , Educational , Chimera , Ero Guro , Nudity , Superhero , Zombie , School ,

xxxHolic

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko’s shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.



Notes:
The series was re-named to xxxHolic•Rou on chapter title pages of chapter 186 and on, but not on their volume's front covers, spines and indicia.
The chapter count contains a one-shot published in May 2010 to commemorate the switch, which was later collected into Volume 18.
The chapter count also reflects the magazine releases; the chapters plus the one-shot were re-arranged into 109 chapters across 19 volumes.

Tags: Magic , Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Crossover , Seinen , Curses , Male Protagonist , Clone , Witch , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Denpa , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Episodic , School , Heterosexual

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

Tasogare Otome x Amnesia

Also known as Dusk Maiden of Amnesia.

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

Legend states that the ghost of a student who died at Seikyou Private Academy still haunts the grounds to this day... A truth that first year student Teiichi uncovers when he stumbles into that very ghost, Yuuko! However, with no memories of her previous life, she enlists the help of Teiichi and opens a paranormal investigations club to unravel the school’s ghastly mysteries. From Maybe, the author of "Tales of Wedding Rings".



Tags: Ghost , School , Denpa , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Nudity , School Club , Shounen , Crossdressing , Urban Fantasy