Manga like Laika no Hoshi

Love Sync Dream

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A gothic loli girl from Shibuya and an otaku from Iraq both become unlikely friends in this adventure based on the novel Alice in Wonderland.

Tags: Isekai , Seinen , Female Protagonist

Rojika to Rakkasei

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

Rojika and Rakka live on a certain planet. They dig a hole to kill time, get a "Mystery Disc", find a "secret dungeon" in the forest, and spend every day having fun. There are a lot of things that the two still don't know on that planet ....



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Adoption , Surreal Comedy , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Seinen , Magic , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Monster Girl , Environmental , Primarily Animal Cast , Family Life , Parenthood

Ashizuri Suizokukan

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

panpanya’s debut one-volume work.

Ashizuri Suizokukan is a recompilation of panpanya’s Ashizuri Suizokukan and ASOVACE series, which were independently published in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It includes a collection of newly written travelogues and an abundance of color pages.
Ashizuri Suizokukan was published by Ichigatsu to Shichigatsu on August 30, 2013.

Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
The Complete Shopping District (完全商店街)
Board Game (すごろく)
A New Universe (新しい世界)
Innocent World (イノセントワールド)
A Dream I Had on April 17th, 2012 (二〇一二年四月一七日の夢)
Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
The City of the Dead (冥途)
Sputnik (スプートニク)
Untitled (無題)
Creatures of the Machine Age (マシン時代の動物たち)
Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
A Fish For You (君の魚)
Ending Theme (エンディングテーマ)



Note: Nominated for the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Iyashikei , Surreal Comedy , Anthology , Fishing , Denpa , Travel , Josei , Autobiographical , Animals , Artificial Intelligence

Ginga no Shinanai Kodomo-tachi e

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

The story of two immortal children, beginning at the time in which everything has ended. The innocent older sister π that loves to rap, and the introverted younger brother Makki that you can always find reading alone.

The tankoubon chapters are compilated arcs of chapters in the original web release:

Volume One:
Pai - Chapters 1-5
Mira 1 - Chapters 6-7
Volume Two:
Mira 2 - Chapters 8-13
Makki - Chapters 14 Part 1 & Chapter 14 Part 2


Tags: Seinen , Family Life , Time Skip , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Gore , Ensemble Cast

Kuro

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

As the sole inhabitant of an enormous mansion, Coco would be utterly alone if not for her beloved black cat Kuro. Although he has his quirks, the two are an inseparable pair and enjoy fun-filled adventures on a daily basis.

Lulled into bliss by these idyllic days, Coco is completely unaware of the harrowing reality that surrounds her. For everyone else in her town, life is filled with dread and unease. They fear the sinister forces enveloping their town, but they are also afraid of Coco and Kuro. Ignorant of the situation, Coco lives out her peaceful days with Kuro, but her days of blissful ignorance may be quickly coming to an end...

Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Full Color , Animals , Amnesia , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Foreign , Seinen , Historical , Conspiracy , Episodic , Gore

Bibliomania

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

Alice had woken up in Room 431 of a mysterious manor. "You must not leave this room," warned the Serpent, but she paid it no heed and her body began to rot... Will she be able to escape the cursed manor?

Note: Nominated for the 2019 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in the Manga category.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Anti-Hero , War , Seinen , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Samurai , Bullying , Curses

Nightmare of Dogs

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

An escape from nightmares (humans).

An abused dog travels to the afterlife in search of salvation.

A dog named Canis travels the world in solitude. All the dogs she meets on her journey suffered from "nightmares." Canis is one of those dogs, too.



Tags: Animals , Seinen , Primarily Animal Cast , Travel

Sakai no Musume: Cat in the Car

Also known as Sakai no Musume: Cat in the Car.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

A collection of short stories centered around a girl, her cat and her car.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Cars , Episodic , Work , Desert , Animals , Urban Fantasy , Environmental

Machina

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

Wakaba meets a strange duo of a girl named Chao and her robot partner.

Tags: Robots , Seinen , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist

Shimeji Simulation

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Slice of Life

A girl who shut herself in a closet for the last 2 years of middle school realizes she has to go to high school. When she exits her closet for the first time in two years and looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that she grew shimeji mushrooms out of her head.

Tags: Meta , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Denpa , LGBTQ+ Themes , 4-koma , Post-Apocalyptic , Yuri , Hikikomori , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Episodic , Suicide , Gods , School Club , Tragedy , Religion , Trains , Cohabitation , Seinen