Manga like Kaihen no Mahoutsukai

Madan no Ichi

Also known as Ichi the Witch.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

In this world, witches must hunt down their magic! Deep in the forest, the terrifying king of magic and the strongest witch are locked in deadly combat. But suddenly, a young boy joins the fray. His name is Ichi and he is just a hunter. But he has the power to flip the magic world upside down in this magic hunting fantasy epic!



Tags: Magic , Witch , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast

Aragane no Ko

Also known as Diamond in the Rough.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

A world where "stone" is at the center. Akaboshi, an ore craftsman visits an underground village and meets a boy whose left foot is petrified. The boy's goal is to find the man with a three-line piercing but he holds a secret...?! The two of them set off on a journey to save his family!



Tags: Magic , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Disability , Found Family , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Travel , Politics , Adoption , Terrorism , Anachronism , Time Skip , Mermaid , Food

Shiryou Majutsu no Yougisha

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Supernatural

Do you want eternal life?

Red eyes, white skin, golden hair... Luna, our protagonist, is an apprentice magician who was bought by Khan, a shabby old magician. Luna is a prideful girl who spends her days learning magic in order to impress Khan, who has no interest in anything other than the study of magic.

Then, the previous king dies of illness, and rebellions erupt in various parts of the country. The kingdom is on the brink of destruction, but an army of undead attacks the rebels and puts them down. Who in the world has used the forbidden necromancy?

Tags: Necromancy , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Magic , Shounen , Skeleton , Time Skip

Tales of the Abyss

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Fonons. Essential components of all matter on planet Auldrant.

Ages ago, a new type of fonon was discovered—the Seventh Fonon. Its discovery threw humanity into chaos, for if one could use the Seventh Fonon, one could learn the future. Wars over the Seventh Fonon raged across the lands, ending only when the miasma—a poison from within the planet—covered the entire world. This is when Yulia appeared.

A fonist skilled in prophecy, Yulia saw thousands of years into the future and foresaw a way to seal away the miasma. With the guidance of her prophecies, humanity sealed the miasma deep within the planet.

Over two thousand years passed.

The world is ruled by Yulia's prophecy, known as the Score. People believe in the coming “unprecedented prosperity” promised in the Score, never straying from the path set forth in the Score which will lead them to that prosperity. They look to the Score as revealed by the Order of Lorelei, the religion Yulia founded, and hold that the greatest virtue is to follow the Score faithfully.

Yulia's Score tells of a young man who is necessary in order to bring “unprecedented prosperity.” His name is Luke fon Fabre. An heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, he was kidnapped as a child by the kingdom's enemy, the Malkuth Empire. Since his return he has been confined to his family's manor for his own safety. He has no idea of the evil that now draws close.

Tags: Seinen

Mahoutsukai no Yome

Also known as The Ancient Magus' Bride.

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

Hatori Chise has lived most of her short 15-year life full of neglect and abuse, and devoid of love. With no familial warmth, she's had more than her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when it seems like life can't get any worse, she's now being sold at a slave auction! When a cloaked man, with the head of a beast' skull and wielding strange powers, purchases her, Chise’s life will never be the same again.

The man is a a sorcerer of great power, a kindly magus who frees Chise and then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice–and his bride!



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Foreign , Mythology , Rural , Age Gap , Monster Boy , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , School , Travel , Fairy , Werewolf , Shapeshifting , Dragons

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Notes:
Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018.
Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019.
Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020.
Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Drawing , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Primarily Female Cast , School , Found Family , Primarily Child Cast , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Politics , Seinen , Disability , Philosophy , Spearplay , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Travel , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Boys' Love

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

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi

Also known as Fullmetal Alchemist.

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

Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again?
In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They are bounded by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: in order to gain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value.
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone.



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Alchemy , Conspiracy , Politics , Military , Philosophy , War , Tragedy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Disability , Travel , Steampunk , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Magic , Body Horror , Lost Civilization , Chimera , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Gore , Historical , Tsundere , Cars , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Trains , Tomboy

Kekkaishi

Also known as Kekkaishi.

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

By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi"--a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori's got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty 16-year-old neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art.



Tags: Shounen , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Gods , School , Mythology , Heterosexual

BIRDMEN

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Eishi Karasuma is a loner with a monotone life and his only friend is Mikisada Kamoda. One day they venture together while skipping class and they meet Tsubame, a very energetic girl, and Rei Sagisawa, a pretty boy that attends the same middle school. On their way back to school a sudden event happens. A mysterious boy with wings will come to help.

Includes 2 prologue chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Tokusatsu , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Henshin , Survival , Philosophy