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Beelzebub

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

The story follows the "strongest juvenile delinquent", Oga Tatsumi, a first year in "Ishiyama High" the school for delinquents. One day while sleeping next to a river he sees a man floating down it, he pulls him to shore and the man splits in half revealing a baby boy. This boy is the son of the demon king and he has been chosen as the one to raise it with the baby's demon maid Hilda. The story follows his life with the child and at the delinquent school.

Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Delinquents , Shounen , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Adoption , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Parenthood , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Maids , Magic , Body Swapping , Battle Royale , Dragons , Amnesia , Ghost , Meta , Family Life , Volleyball

Ayakashi Triangle

Also known as Ayakashi Triangle.

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

Teenager Kazamaki Matsuri has long been part of an elite force of ninja exorcists, tasked with fighting malicious ayakashi spirits who threaten Japan–especially those after his childhood friend, the spirit medium Kanade Suzu. As he fiercely protects her, and his relationship with her blooms from friendship into something more, a powerful cat ayakashi vows to get between the lovebirds: by casting a forbidden spell that turns Matsuri into a woman! With no apparent way to undo the spell, Matsuri must continue battling ayakashi–and go back to school–in this new feminine body until he can find a way to turn back.



Note: The series originally started serialization in Weekly Shounen Jump. It then moved to Shounen Jump+ starting April 25, 2022.

Tags: Gender Bending , Female Protagonist , Ninja , Youkai , Nudity , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Exorcism , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Yuri , Bisexual , School , Femboy

Ranma 1/2

Also known as Ranma ½.

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

Years ago, Genma promised his old friend Soun Tendo that Ranma would marry one of Soun’s three daughters and carry on the family’s martial arts school. Except that the girl picked to be Ranma’s bride doesn’t seem to like him, Ranma keeps getting into fights…and did we mention that whole changing into a girl thing?



Tags: Gender Bending , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Henshin , Martial Arts , Shapeshifting , Mixed Gender Harem , Cohabitation , Episodic , Female Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Femboy , School , Shounen , Nudity , Tomboy , Arranged Marriage , Ghost , Demons , Animals , Curses , Magic , Surreal Comedy

Shakunetsu no Niraikanai

Also known as Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin.

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

Meet hard-boiled cop Boyle Samejima. He's just been assigned to the remote Ogasawara Islands. There he finds coworkers, a mysterious young girl and a dolphin for a partner?! Cop x girl x ocean! Welcome to the craziest hard-boiled cop story you'll ever read!



Tags: Police , Shounen , Animals , Cult , Super Power , Tragedy , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Coastal , Rural , Surreal Comedy , Anthropomorphism , Shapeshifting , Parody , Episodic

Kamio Yui wa Kami wo Yui

Also known as Yui Kamio Lets Loose.

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

What is the terrifying secret behind beautiful honor student Yui Kamio's hair?! And why must she always keep it tied up? Super popular Kiito's high school life is plunged into chaos by the worst classmate imaginable! Hiroshi Shiibashi, the creator of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, delivers a comedy that isn't afraid to let loose!



Tags: Dissociative Identities , Shounen , Female Harem , Delinquents , Primarily Female Cast , Youkai

Beelzebub Maou Gaiden

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Compilation book featuring all of Ryūhei Tamura's early oneshots illustrated before he started on Beelzebub. The compilation also includes the Beelzebub Pilot Chapter and an extra chapter.

Contains:
Beelzebub
Ōmiya Jet
Nirai Kanai Yori
URA BEAT
Beelzebub Extra

Tags: School , Shounen , Demons

COSMOS

Also known as Cosmos.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Kaede's search for a missing classmate leads to the shocking discovery that his friend is actually an alien in a human flesh suit. Grateful for Kaede’s help with her case, cute and ruthless insurance investigator Rin headhunts him. Kaede’s job interview leads to an epic battle on a commuter train, alien treachery, and a hidden spaceship. But before he can decide whether to accept the position or not, Kaede discovers another alien hidden in plain sight—one with a tragic story to share.



Note: Second place at the 10th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2025.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Work , Urban , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Meta , School , Seinen , Super Power , Tragedy , Monster Girl , Tanned Skin , Cosplay , Gyaru , Tokusatsu

Sebeku-chan wa Kamitsu Kitai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Supernatural

Tags: Educational , Full Color

Dandadan

Also known as Dandadan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?



Note: Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Ghost , Super Power , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Gyaru , Shapeshifting , School , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Exorcism , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Curses , Amnesia , Gore , Tragedy , Terrorism , Super Robot , Chuunibyou , Circus , Nudity , Gods , Dissociative Identities , Tsundere , Cannibalism , Bullying , Acrobatics , Suicide , Dinosaurs