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Shaman King

Also known as Shaman King.

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

Shamans possess mysterious powers that allow them to commune with gods, spirits, and even the dead…and Manta Oyamada's about to learn all about them, because his class just welcomed a new transfer student: Yoh Asakura, a boy from way off in Izumo…and a shaman in training!



Note: Chapter count includes the 5-chapter short story "Funbari no Uta" as a single chapter, as well as 2 one-shots in Volume 27.

This entry is for the original printing of Shaman King. Please see "Shaman King Kanzenban" for the reprint of the series, which contains chapters not included in this edition.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Mythology , Shounen , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Reincarnation , Twins , Ghost , Necromancy , Swordplay , Vampire

Honomieru Shounen

Also known as Phantom Seer.

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

If something strange and mysterious occurs, you should go to him. They say he has psychic powers, but convincing him to actually help deal with fierce phantoms may be a challenge. A Gold Future Cup winner, this spine-tingling, horror one-shot now returns as a full series!



Included one-shot:
Volume 4: Honomieru Shounen (Pilot)

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Demons , School

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia— who is slowly regaining her powers— it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.



Note: Chapter count includes the 12-chapter “Turn Back The Pendulum” side story and 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Swordplay , Super Power , Ghost , Male Protagonist , War , Ensemble Cast , Afterlife , Urban Fantasy , Large Breasts , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Henshin , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , Anachronism , Time Skip , Delinquents , Transgender , Body Horror , Gods , Exorcism

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho

Also known as Yu Yu Hakusho.

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

Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now, Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead.



Note: Volume 7 contains the special story "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Tales: Two Shot" (外伝. TWO SHOTS)

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Cultivation , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Boys' Love , Heterosexual , Ghost , Youkai , Boxing , Conspiracy

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Also known as Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!


Tags: Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , School , Afterlife , Twins , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Revenge , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism , Magic , Suicide , Slapstick , Survival , Body Horror , Yandere , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Gods , Mermaid , Love Triangle , Shrine Maiden , Body Swapping

Im

Also known as Im: Great Priest Imhotep.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

From the sands of Ancient Egypt to the streets of modern Japan, the newly resurrected Great Priest Imhotep traverses time and space on the hunt for the magai, devious beings with an appetite for destruction who impersonate the gods! When schoolgirl Hinome crosses paths with this illustrious ancient, is her loner lifestyle about to change for the better...or for the worse?!



Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Im (pilot)

Tags: Shounen , Gods , Male Protagonist , Historical , Slavery

Iron Knight

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

There's nothing. There's no one. There's a boy...

Teppei was just a normal, good-hearted kid who loved and idolized his father, a policeman, and aspired to become like him. He had friends at school, even a girl he liked. However, all this was thrown away on the day the world changed forever.

On that day, several people, mostly criminals and scum, inexpicably transformed in monsters; demons, and proceeded to lay waste to human civilization. Entire towns were razed to the ground, incountable innocent lives lost. Unable to find his father or his friends, Teppei almost falls do desperation when he discovers that he's also one of the newly-awakened demons. But in his darkest hour, the sight of his friends' plight of hope make him remember who he is, and what he strives for.

Teppei will not become a monster, nor a demon. He won't prey on the weak. He will instead prey on the other monsters, and protect the weak and innocent from them. He will become a knight that will protect everyone!

Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Iron Curtain
Volume 2: Goblin Knight
Volume 3: Iron Knight (Pilot)


Tags: Shounen , Demons , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist

Nurarihyon no Mago

Also known as Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Supernatural

Rikuo grew up in a house full of yokai, so he always thought they were cool. But the kids in his class talk about yokai like they're bad! When his grandfather announces Rikuo as his chosen heir to run the Nura clan, Rikuo is torn between his human nature and his duties as a yokai. The rest of the clan's not so crazy about a wimpy part-human as their ruler, particularly Gagoze, a high-ranking yokai who would rather eat a human than be ruled by one.



Tags: Youkai , Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Urban Fantasy

Demon 72

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

His name is Kuruto Kagemitsu -- a cute boy with a vengeance. The demon's name is Shuma. He was summoned, much to his surprise and likely chagrin, by that cute boy, and forced to be his servant. Their goal, one intrinsic and the other quite extrinsic, is to eliminate 71 of 72 of King Solomon's demons -- Shuma being the sole exception for obvious reasons -- who are supposedly controlled by one summoner. Kuruto will show his mother he can do it.

Tags: Demons , Seinen

Furyou Taimashi Reina

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

"I get yelled at, my desk gets thrown out the window, I get hit with a fist wearing some knick-knack..." Shinguji, the class president, is concerned about the delinquent behavior of Reina Suzuno, a transfer student with blonde hair, a sukajan and loose socks. Her words and actions, which were thought to be a form of bullying or harsh punishment, are actually a unique method of casting out evil spirits. Her true identity that of a skilled exorcist, strong enough to make the toilet-bound Hanako-san tremble! Notes:
Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.
Includes 9 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Ghost , School , Delinquents , Gyaru , Tomboy , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Exorcism , Crossdressing , Seinen , Werewolf , Ensemble Cast , Gender Bending , Tragedy