Manga like Hameln no Violin Hiki

What is Hameln no Violin Hiki about?

Status: Finished

Pandora's Box led a cursed existence. Through the curiosity of a woman, evil was unleashed and very nearly covered the world in darkness. Miraculously, humanity managed to seal Maou Kestra back into the box, but only with immense sacrifices. Even without their lord, the demons are still a formidable force that has only grown stronger with time, locked in the abandoned capital of the North, Hameln. Fifteen years have passed since that fateful battle...

Enter Hamel, a travelling minstrel who is so self-centered that he'd sooner cook his guardian crow (and family friend), Oboe, than go hungry for even a minute. Welcome to the world of music and hilarious insanity that is the Violinist of Hameln. Watch as Hamel takes cheap shots at his opponents and bashes pigeons with his giant violin and turns them into dinner.

How WILL the world be saved from Maou Kestra (it's a pun for orchestra, if you haven't noticed) with a hero such as this?

Tags: Shounen , Demons , Parody , Magic , Slapstick , Dragons , Male Protagonist , War , Angels , Classical Music

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Houshin Engi

Also known as Hoshin Engi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

When his clan is wiped out by a beautiful demon, young Taikobo finds himself in charge of the mysterious Hoshin Project. Its mission: find all immortals living in the human world and seal them away forever. But who do you trust--and whose side are you really on--when you've been trained to hunt demons by a demon?

Tags: Classic Literature , Historical , Shounen , Meta , Ancient China , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Demons , Foreign , Angels , Aliens

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BASTARD!!: Ankoku no Hakaishin

Also known as Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

In a postapocalyptic world of heavy metal fantasy, the only thing able to save humans from orcs, lizard men, and other monsters is something even MORE evil. Sealed within a 14-year-old boy, the chaotic wizard Dark Schneider is unleashed to fight four mighty generals and their plot to resurrect the evil god Anslasax!

Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Wizard!!: Bakuen no Seifukusha (pilot)
Volume 22: Binetsu Rouge
Volume 26: Virgin Tyrant

Tags: Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Heterosexual , Gore , Seinen , Swordplay , Female Harem , Elf , Demons , Nudity , War , Gods , Time Skip , Succubus , Dragons , Angels , Goblin

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Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken

Also known as Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

After the defeat of the demon lord Hadlar all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and moved to the island of Delmurin to live in peace. Dai is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by the kindly monster Brass, Dai's dream is to grow up to be a hero. He gets to become one when Hadlar is resurrected and the previous hero, Avan, comes to train Dai to help in the battle. But Hadlar, announcing that he now works for an even more powerful demon lord, comes to kill Avan. To save his students Avan uses a Self-Sacrifice spell to attack, but is unable to defeat Hadlar. When it seems that Dai and Avan's other student Pop are doomed a mark appears on Dai's forehead and he suddenly gains super powers and is able to fend off Hadlar. The two students then go off on a journey to avenge Avan and bring peace back to the world.

Tags: Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Demons , Magic , Shounen , Animals , Dragons , Martial Arts

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Shonen Jump Plus

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BLUE GIANT

Also known as Blue Giant.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Dai lived a normal high school life in Sendai: a city of hot summer days and rainy nights. Between basketball, part time jobs, and an uncertain future, something was missing. And that thing was music. With his days in senior year running out, Dai swears a heartfelt vow: “I’m gonna be the best jazz player in the world.”

But what do you need to be the best? Talent? Effort? A lucky break? Or maybe just a deep, pure love for music, and too much stubbornness to know when to quit.

Notes: Nominated to the 22nd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Seinen , Band , Jazz Music , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Bar , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast

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Detroit Metal City

Also known as DMC: Detroit Metal City.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music

Souichi Negishi is a common boy, timid, quiet. He loves flowers, walking and musical hits like the ones that radios play. But he is also Krauzer II, leader of Detroit Metal City (DMC), the most popular underground metal band of Japan! Souichi would like to change his life and start to play Swedish pop songs with peaceful and loving lyrics instead of the violent and vulgar ones of DMC, but when he is playing with his band he completely changes his attitude and behavior...

Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Band , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Parody , Language Barrier , Metal Music , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Rural , Drugs , Bullying

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3×3 EYES

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Through a strange series of events, a young man named Yakumo Fuuji becomes the immortal slave of the last of a race of 3 Eyed immortals. The immortal, Pai, absorbs his soul to save his life, making him immortal in the process. Now, he begins a journey with the female immortal in an attempt to find a way of becoming human. Of course, there are many complications along the way, not the least of which being that the immortal is a female with a split personality, one achingly cute and the other being no-nonsense destructive power, and romances that develop between.

Tags: Gods , Dissociative Identities , Seinen , Demons , Mythology , Love Triangle , Gore , Nudity , Urban Fantasy

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Rockman X4

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Tags: Shounen

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Gekkou Jourei

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Series by Fujita Kazuhiro about characters from fairy tales, mythology, and stories coming to life.

Gekko Iwasaki, a high-school student, is selected as executor of "Moonlight Ordinance" and fights against the residents. In this fairy tale, there is a world which is strangely affected by blue moonlight once in dozens of years. "Moonlight Ordinance" is a rule to restore the world to its former condition.

Tags: Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Classic Literature , Delinquents , Anti-Hero

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Mahoujin Guru Guru

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Mahōjin Guru Guru is a light-hearted show aimed at older children, although it contains occasional toilet gags and some innuendo that might startle western parents.

Mahōjin Guru Guru is a parody of early Role Playing Games, particularly turn based games such as the Final Fantasy games. The narrator speaks in place of the dialog in such games and this is one of the comedy elements of the show. Often RPG-style information boxes are displayed on screen along with accompanying narration in the traditional RPG style. The overall goal of the main characters, Nike and Kukuri, is to defeat Giri, the ruler of the darkness. Since the anime is based on a RPG, several side quests need to be completed before they are able to locate him.

Tags: Slapstick , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Meta , Video Games , Witch , Surreal Comedy , Dancing , Demons , Parody , Shounen

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