Manga like Majo no Kaigashuu

Toshokan no Daimajutsushi

Also known as Magus of the Library.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages!

In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn’t allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don’t exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna—a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak—and his life changes forever…



Tags: Politics , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Writing , Primarily Female Cast , Elf , Magic , Philosophy , Travel , Language Barrier , Religion , Adoption , Animals , Desert , Fairy , Bullying , Dragons , Tanned Skin , Environmental , Pirates , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Slavery , Conspiracy , Espionage , Criminal Organization , Dinosaurs , Time Skip

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 , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Drawing , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , School , Primarily Female Cast , Medieval , Conspiracy , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Politics , Disability , Seinen , Philosophy , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Travel , Spearplay , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Dragons , Body Horror , Twins

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

Houkago no! Iruma-kun

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

An official Mairimashita! Iruma-kun anthology series, featuring stories of Iruma Suzuki and his friends as students of Babyls Demon School.

Tags: Demons , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Magic , School , Anthology , Male Protagonist , Shoujo