Manga like Otsukaresama, Kurose-kun

also known as Ghoul Work, Kurose

What is Ghoul Work, Kurose about?

Status: Finished

I feel like I've forgotten someone important…

Yuuma Kurose, a lonely boy who can see ghosts, is plagued by a recurring nightmare. As if drawn by some unseen force, he returns to the hometown that haunts his dreams. There, he meets a boy named Kaito, who is surrounded by terrifying spirits. "I'll always protect you," Kaito says with an unexpectedly serious look. But the moment they touch, the spirits surrounding Kaito suddenly possess Yuuma…?! A cool, obsessive seme and a brave, unlucky uke. Their reunion stirs time, once frozen, into motion once more.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , School , Amnesia , Unrequited Love , Ghost , Primarily Teen Cast , Cosmic Horror , Yandere , Time Skip
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Also known as The Summer Hikaru Died.

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

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Koi no Ghost

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

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Notes:
All chapters were split into two parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume release.
Includes two extra chapters, both not included in the volume.

Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , School , Ghost , Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , Amnesia
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Also known as The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window.

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

Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social graces are weak, doesn't seem to fear anything, mortal or otherwise. When this odd couple gets together to solve the bizarre cases that come their way, their work methods may not be entirely safe for work!



Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Ghost , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Curses , Necromancy , Orphan , Cult , Detective , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism , Boys' Love , Yakuza , Body Horror
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Phantom Busters

Phantom Busters

Also known as Phantom Busters.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life , Supernatural

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Tags: Exorcism , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Ensemble Cast , School , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Shounen , School Club , Coming of Age , Coastal , Bullying , Delinquents , Meta , Otaku Culture
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Mieruko-chan

Also known as Mieruko-chan.

Status: Releasing
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Also known as My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie.

Status: Releasing
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Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Youkai , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Cohabitation , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Shoujo
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Monster and Ghost

Also known as The Monster & The Ghost.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

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Tags: Boys' Love , Ghost , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , Gore , Bullying
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Also known as He Was My Brother.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Romance , Supernatural

My brother died. This is a story of my brother’s lover, me, and the “thing that was my brother.”

The sudden death of her older brother Kiichiro brings high schooler Kanoko all the way from Tokyo to Hiroshima to visit his grave alongside his past lover, Hijiri. Promising her brother she would protect Hijiri after Kiichiro's passing, Kanoko finds herself falling in love with Hijiri despite herself. She pledges to keep visiting Hijiri in his and Kiichiro's old home in Hiroshima until Hijiri falls for her too. However, her brother's memory still lingers everpresent, like a Romeo not yet ready to give up his Juliet...



Tags: Ghost , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Bisexual , Boys' Love , Age Gap
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Kirei na Kimi ni Korosaretai.

Status: Finished
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Aojiro Shohan

Status: Finished
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A human boy falls in love with a kyonshi.

Note: Published in Magazine BE x BOY 2017 May issue.

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