Manga like Mahoutsukai no Musume

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

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

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

Hyakki Yakou Shou

Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Ritsu inherited his sixth sense from his grandfather, along with a demon guardian named Blue Storm. Strange things just seem to happen around these two, and it's left to them to get to the bottom of all these mysterious events. Each story is independent but features recurring characters you'll come to know and appreciate as they, each in their own way, try to deal with things 'not of this world'.

Note: Won the Excellence Prize of manga section of Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006.

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

Shi to Kanojo to Boku

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

Yukari is a girl who can see the deceased. Yuusaku is a boy who can hear any phenomena that has a voice. Through their encounters with the inhuman, they learn fear, sadness, and compassion; and grow as humans.

Note:
Includes the one-shot "Anata ni Nita Mushi (あなたに似た虫)"
Includes the one-shot "Yuuyake wo Yuurei wa Miteiru (夕焼けを幽霊は見ている)"
Includes the one-shot "Zankoku Wakakusa Monogatari (残酷若草物語)"
Includes the one-shot "Oshaberi na Hana (おしゃべりな花)"
Includes the one-shot "Soko ni Yama ga aru kara (そこに山があるから)"
Includes the one-shot "Odoru Kurayami Ningyou (踊る暗闇人形)"
Includes the one-shot "Kare no Deta Hi (彼のでた日)"
Includes the one-shot "Pink no Omocha no Blue na Hibi (ピンクのおもちゃのブルーな日々)"

Tags: Shoujo , Ghost , Achronological Order , Heterosexual

QQ Sweeper

Also known as QQ Sweeper.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

One day, Kyutaro Horikita, the tall, dark and handsome cleaning expert of Kurokado High, comes across a sleeping maiden named Fumi Nishioka at school… Unfortunately, their meeting is anything but a fairy-tale encounter! It turns out Kyutaro is a “Sweeper” who cleans away negative energy from people’s hearts—and Fumi is about to become his apprentice!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Shoujo , Found Family , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , School , Heterosexual , Orphan , Bullying , Super Power , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Suicide , Work

Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Midori's mother has finally acquired her dream home, but it isn't long before supernatural phenomenas disrupt the peace of the family. And if unexplained electricity failures, strange phone calls, and the eerie presence of spirits weren't enough, finding unexplainable blood in the bathroom becomes the last straw. Mai and Shibuya Psychic Research are brought in to investigate, but what horrors will they find in the 'dream' home that turns out to be nothing but a nightmare?

Akumu no Sumu Ie - Ghost Hunt is based on a sequel novel of the original set several months in the future from the original Ghost Hunt. It was published in 1994 and was only two volumes long.



Tags: Shoujo , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Detective , Urban Fantasy , Exorcism

Mugen Sowaka: Tokyo Shoujo Onmyouji

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

With the protection of that prediction, the days of protecting him has started! A love comedy of the god and human who were mysteriously put together!



Tags: Shoujo , Age Gap , Historical , Tragedy

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

Kurahime to Koikarasu

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Asaki Hibana (16) comes from a prestigious family of exorcists, and she is considered a once-in-a-century prodigy. But because she can see supernatural beings that ordinary people cannot, she is regarded as weird by those around her, and she is worried about making friends. Asaki's grandfather, the current head of the Hibana family, tells her that her condition for quitting as an exorcist is to defeat the Hibana family's sworn enemy, the Yatagarasu clan. While Asaki is struggling to find Yatagarasu, a mysterious transfer student, Amahara Ten, appears in front of Asaki and suddenly kisses her hand and says, “I am Yatagarasu, the crow whose life you once saved.” Note: Originally a one-shot published in LaLa 2024 Nov. issue, a two-part continuation was published in LaLa 2025 March and April. A full serialization was announced on 2025-02-21 and started in LaLa 2025 June issue.

Tags: Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Youkai , Swordplay , Urban , Exorcism , School