Manga like Hyakki Yakou Shou

Natsume Yuujinchou

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

When Reiko was Takashi's age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her Book of Friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Now Takashi is the owner of the book, and the creatures will do anything to get their names back.



Tags: Adoption , Youkai , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Rural , Episodic , Shoujo , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Teen Cast , Estranged Family , Rehabilitation , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Shapeshifting , Orphan , School , Exorcism , Gender Bending

Mushishi

Also known as Mushishi.

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

Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existense, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi.



Note: Won the Excellence Prize for Manga at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003 and the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2006.

Tags: Travel , Episodic , Environmental , Youkai , Seinen , Mythology , Rural , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Historical , Work , Demons

xxxHolic

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko’s shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.



Notes:
The series was re-named to xxxHolic•Rou on chapter title pages of chapter 186 and on, but not on their volume's front covers, spines and indicia.
The chapter count contains a one-shot published in May 2010 to commemorate the switch, which was later collected into Volume 18.
The chapter count also reflects the magazine releases; the chapters plus the one-shot were re-arranged into 109 chapters across 19 volumes.

Tags: Magic , Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Crossover , Seinen , Clone , Male Protagonist , Curses , Witch , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Denpa , Memory Manipulation , Tragedy , School , Heterosexual

Neko wa Himitsu no Basho ni iru

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Young, handsome, witty and the heir to a count household - Cornelius Everdeanne has all the essential features of a ‘great man’, yet he remains single somehow. Sit back as the graceful life in the high society of England, including the English way of courting, as well as mysterious incidents, unfold in this story.

This is a compilation of Akiko Hatsu's Uruwashi no Eikoku Series (うるわしの英国シリーズ), with some extra side stories.

Tags: Historical , Foreign , Episodic , Josei , Animals , Maids , Ojou-sama

Mahoutsukai no Musume

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

The story revolves around Suzunoki Hatsune, a normal high school girl... or so she strongly wishes, because she has no desire to succeed her stepfather as the strongest onmyouji in modern Japan. Still, she has the ability to see spirits, and as luck would have it, her emerging abilities are pointing her to a terrifying truth behind the deaths of her parents... and her stepfather may be involved!?



Chapter count includes six extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Youkai , Tsundere

Kishibe no Uta

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery

A town in ancient China has fallen under a curse and all the water resources are drying up. In order to save everyone, a young girl has been picked as a sacrificial lamb for the water God Kahaku, who resides in a far away places called Suiko. The girl and his bodyguard En travels to Kahaku to prepare for her sacrifice, however, everything is not what it seems.



Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Episodic , Demons , Age Gap , Desert

Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Kento has been a Noh player since he was 3 years old. Spending almost all of his time practicing and performing, he is deeply attracted to the world of Noh, a world where he can be anybody; male, female or even a god. The manga depicts the fascinating life of Kento in the world of Noh.

Tags: Shoujo , Acting , Male Protagonist , Archery

Uryuudou Yumebanashi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The Rain and Willow shop is an antique store that is owned by a certain elderly man whose grandson assists him with the management. The grandfather is a man of business, while the grandson is a calm, quiet boy with soft unfocused eyes who has the ability to see things that are "not of this world".

Tags: Josei , Male Protagonist , Historical , Ghost , Episodic

Ghost Hunt

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, "accidents" start to happen-people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high school is haunted-possibly by ghosts from the Second World War. So one rainy day they gather at the told school to tell ghost stories, hoping to attract one of the suspected spirits.

No ghosts materialize, but Mai and her friends do meet Kazuya Shibuya, the handsome young owner of Shibuya Psychic Research, who's been hired to investigate paranormal activity at the school. Also at the scene are an exorcist, a Buddhist monk, a woman who can speak with the dead, and an outspoken Shinto priestess. Surely one of them will have the talents to solve this mystery!



Tags: Ghost , Shoujo , Detective , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Demons , Crime , Tragedy , Gods , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Curses , Shrine Maiden , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Orphan

Hisakata no Oto

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

The straight-laced Tatsumi has accepted a new job as a teacher on a small island around the Ogasawara Archipelago named "Aoshima," where he encounters unfathomable phenomena that defy all logic.This warm fantasy tale is evocative of nature, in all its mystery and wonder. But is this enchanting isle of blue welcoming him, or...?

Tags: Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Teacher , Mythology , Iyashikei , Episodic , Seinen , Rural , Educational