Manga like Made in Abyss

Yakusoku no Neverland

Also known as The Promised Neverland.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.



Note: Nominated to the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Survival , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Dystopian , War , Found Family , Guns , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Politics , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Gore , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Heterosexual , Augmented Reality , Suicide

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

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

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Travel , Seinen , Snowscape , War , Urban , Artificial Intelligence , Chibi , Cosmic Horror , Military , Tanks , Denpa

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

Star Strings yori

Also known as From Star Strings.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In Made in Abyss, bestselling creator Akihito Tsukushi took you deep into the earth. Now, in this riveting manga, he recounts the tale of an epic journey into the sky–and far, far beyond. When Kororu, a little girl living alone on a distant planet, finds a mysterious string hanging from the sky, she’s left with just one choice: to climb it. Where does the string lead? And will she survive the journey to the other end?



Note: Originally published as a doujin, the title was picked up and released by Takeshobo on September 30, 2017.

Tags: Philosophy , Space , Chibi , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Survival , Body Horror

Somali to Mori no Kamisama

Also known as Somali and the Forest Spirit.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Explore a world from the hit anime of the same name, a world ruled by goblins, spirits, golems, and all types of strange creatures… but not humans, who were nearly persecuted to extinction for their reckless disregard of the natural world. When a golem, a guardian of the forest chances across a young girl lost in the woods, he vows to take care of her… despite his life coming to an end. He must find other humans for her to live with, but in a world that despises them, is that even possible?



Notes: After a long hiatus, the manga got cancelled on December 22nd, 2020 due to the author's worsening health.

Tags: Iyashikei , Magic , Seinen , Demons , Witch , Food , Rural , Episodic , Adoption , Anthropomorphism , Parenthood , Isekai

Tate no Kuni

Also known as The Vertical World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Sci-Fi

A world stretching down from the heavens: the Vertical World. There lives a boy named Ruska, who finds himself fascinated by the world below. One day he sees a girl falling from the sky above, straight towards the bottom... And so begins his adventure surrounding the mystery of the Fallen Maiden!


Tags: Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Philosophy , Dystopian , Virtual World , Robots , Male Protagonist , Clone , Artificial Intelligence , Cyborg , Long Strip

Shadows House

Also known as Shadows House.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In the depths of a murky mansion lives a group of enigmatic nobles known as...the Shadow family. With no visible features to speak of, these mysterious aristocrats employ living dolls to act as their “faces.” Kate and Emilico are one such pair of mistress and servant, dwelling in their own little world and learning from each other bit by bit with every new day. But in a house of locked doors, living according to rules from no apparent source—how long can their blissfully peaceful existence truly last...?



Tags: Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Full Color , Work , Amnesia , Denpa , Tragedy , Found Family , Foreign , Primarily Child Cast , Maids , Ensemble Cast , Historical , Magic , Seinen , Drugs , Politics , Twins , Circus , Fairy Tale , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual

Alien 9

Also known as Alien Nine.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the future, alien invasion is a daily occurrence and everyone must be prepared. Elementary School #9 has assigned three students to fight off the extra-terrestrial threat.

Tags: Aliens , Denpa , Coming of Age , School , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Body Horror , Seinen , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Proxy Battle , Age Regression , Urban Fantasy , Teacher

Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Demons , Amnesia , Family Life , Pandemic , Philosophy , Adoption , Found Family , Body Horror , Curses , Teacher , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Orphan , Foreign , Tragedy , Religion , Travel , Lost Civilization , Survival , Politics , Eco-Horror , Medicine , Centaur

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

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

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Notes:
Nominated in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Manga Taishou Award in 2016-2019.
Ranked first in the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (Male Readers Division).
Includes 14 extra chapters.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Environmental , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Medieval , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Lost Civilization , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Elf , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Necromancy , Episodic , Dragons , Body Horror , Kemonomimi , Chimera , Male Protagonist , Monster Girl , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Alternate Universe , Succubus , Witch , Mermaid