Manga like Hana no Kishi

LOVELESS

Also known as Loveless.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

Aoyagi Ritsuka is one troubled 6th grader. Two years ago, he mysteriously lost his memory and developed an alternate personality. His mother constantly berates (and occasionally beats) him, asking what happened to the "real" Ritsuka, and his only defender and friend, his older brother Seimei, was recently killed.

Suddenly, Seimei's apparent "friend," Soubi, appears. Soubi tells him that Ritsuka's true name is "Loveless," and that Soubi was assigned by Seimei to take care of Ritsuka and protect him. Ritsuka soon gets sucked into a bizzare underground society where teams of people, a "Fighter Unit," and a "Sacrifice," battle using elaborate and beautifully-phrased spells.

He seeks both acceptance of himself, and the answer to the mystery of who killed his brother and why.



Tags: Kemonomimi , Male Protagonist , Nekomimi , Age Gap , Boys' Love , School , Amnesia , Josei , Magic , Incest , Bullying , Video Games , Heterosexual , Yuri

Shitsurakuen

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Himoto Sora is a transfer student with a sense of justice and dreams of becoming a knight. Upon arriving at Utopia Gakuen, she learns of a virtual reality-like game played by the male students in which they use girls as weapons in battles for status and treat them as commodities. Seeing one of these girls being abused she steps in and though some sort of error unwittingly becomes the first female participant of the game.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Slavery , School , Amnesia , Female Harem , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yandere , Shounen , Heterosexual , Video Games

Tokyo Crazy Paradise

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

Life in the year 2020 in Tokyo is tough, as crime rates are high, and crimes against women rank second only to murders. To prevent their daughter from being exposed to these crimes, Tsukasa's parents raised her to be a male. Tsukasa aspires to be a policeman fighting against the yakuza, just like her parents. However, her parents died in the line of work, leaving behind Tsukasa and her 3 brothers to fend for themselves. Tsukasa must thus work as a bodyguard for her classmate, Ryuji, who happens to be the leader of the most powerful yakuza group in Tokyo, to pay off the family's debts.



Note: Includes an epilogue chapter.

Tags: Shoujo , Yakuza , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Crime , Gender Bending , Guns , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Age Gap , Slapstick , Tomboy , Dystopian , Tragedy , Body Swapping , Cyborg , Drugs , Nudity , Police , Revenge , Urban

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Utena Tenjou had a tragic childhood - her parents died when she was young, and she almost drowned, had it not been for her prince who came and rescued her. Because of the impact this prince had on her life, Utena strives to be just like him - to grow up to be a prince, not a princess, and to spread nobility, ultimately finding her prince and bringing revolution.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Gender Bending , Swordplay , Twins , Fencing , Boarding School , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Witch

BASARA

Also known as Basara.

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

Basara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure series and one of the most popular shoujo manga of the 90s in Japan. It is the story of how a young girl becomes "the child of destiny" and finds the strength to free her people and seek revenge for the death of her brother.



Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shoujo category in 1992.

Tags: War , Twins , Shoujo , Politics , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Coming of Age , Revenge , Fugitive , Slavery , Class Struggle , Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Travel , Tragedy , Swordplay , Military , Philosophy , Kingdom Management , Lost Civilization , Archery , Pirates , Disability , Desert , Tomboy , Animals , Espionage , Ships , Prison , LGBTQ+ Themes , Astronomy , Bisexual , Suicide , Martial Arts , Nudity , Prophecy

Love Sick

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Shiki threw everything away for the sake of revenge. But at the new school where she disguises herself as a male, she meets four popular rich guys... Haru (spring) the prince, Natsu (summer) the bishounen, Aki (autumn) the womanizer and Fuyu (winter) the cold-hearted genius. What awaits Shiki? And will she get her revenge...?

Tags: Shoujo , Male Harem , Revenge , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , School , Dissociative Identities

Cyboy: Kaizou Shounen

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

When he was younger, Kujou Kiyosumi was incredibly awkward and nerdy. One day in elementary school, he courageously confessed his love to a girl, but she told him in front of the whole classroom that he was "disgusting" to be around. Shocked, Kiyosumi asked the coolest guy in the class, Sagiya Maki, to help him become more likable. Thus, began the days of training and now in high school, he had finally achieved most popular status alongside Maki. Everything seemed to be going along smoothly until...

Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , School

Makai Ouji: devils and realist

Also known as Devils and Realist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery

After the failure of his uncle's business, the brilliant realist William Twining finds himself penniless. To make matters worse, demons appear before him, insisting he has the power to appoint the next King of Hell! The demons offer to pay his school tuition in exchange for his help. While his principles as a staunch realist prevent him from believing in them, how can William resist such a generous offer?



Tags: Demons , Josei , Primarily Male Cast , Reincarnation , Mythology , Angels , School , Butler , Royal Affairs , Male Protagonist , Historical

Bara to Dangan

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Ten years ago, Nachi and Iori were adopted by a government official. Now they work under him as bodyguards in the Secret Protection Agency "Shelter." However, despite all this shared history, the two can't seem to get along. Will this next mission be their breaking point or bring them closer together?

Tags: Shoujo , Adoption , Assassins , Found Family , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Work , Orphan

Teru Teru x Shounen

Also known as Teru Teru x Shonen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Romance

Before she left her rural village to go to school in the big city, 6-year-old Shinobu told her friend Saizou to grow up strong so he could someday come and protect her. Now 16, Shinobu's enjoying life at the Tokyo Private Imperial Academy. But when a male exchange student comes to the school, it turns out to be none other than Saizou! Although his appearance hasn't changed much, he is now a skilled ninja. And his arrival couldn't be more timely: Someone is out to get Shinobu, but no one knows who or why. Saizou wants to be more than a protector to his old friend — but he may have a rival.



Tags: School , Shoujo , Ninja , Ojou-sama , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Circus , Religion , Revenge , Drugs , Tragedy