Manga like Majo wo Mamoru.

Hengoku no Schwester

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

"Iron Maiden" is an instrument of torture modelled after Mother Mary's form. The interior is full with long nails, and people who are enclosed in it would be pierced to death. But the "Iron Maiden" that exists nowadays is simply a counterfeit made by us based off of old tales. The "maiden" who possesses a gentle, loving face as well as a violent "body"... Did the "Iron Maiden" really exist in the past?

This is a story revolving around "her".

Tags: Nun , Tomboy , Witch , Religion , Survival , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Seinen , Gore , Conspiracy , Historical , Medieval , Torture , Sadism , Dystopian , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Nudity

Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite

Also known as Orb: On the Movements of the Earth.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

In the fifteenth century, claiming that the Earth revolves around the sun was a heresy that could get believers burned at the stake. Child prodigy Rafal is introduced to the truth about the universe by his mentor, and then must flee when the Inquisition comes to mete out "God's justice." With only a peculiar pendant to guide him, will Rafal discover his master's research, and can he and other believers set the world alight?



Notes:
Winner of the 26th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.
Nominated for the 14th and 15th Manga Taisho Award, placing 2nd and 5th respectively.
Placed 10th in the 7th Annual Next Manga Award.
Nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2021 in the General category.
Ranked 2nd in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (Male Readers Division).

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Astronomy , Foreign , Conspiracy , Religion , Fugitive , Philosophy , Tragedy , Torture , Medieval , Time Skip , Gore , Primarily Male Cast

Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell

Also known as Star Clock Liddell.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life

Hugh is haunted by a dream of a strange Victorian house that he doesn't remember ever seeing in life. This dream, while not at all unpleasant, is becoming more vivid every time he enters it. His close friends, affluent Vladimir and clothes designer Vi, are concerned for his well-being, and they reach out to their wider circle of acquaintances in an effort to make sense of Hugh's predicament before it is too late.





Tags: Time Manipulation , Foreign , Tragedy , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Fashion , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes

Majo

Also known as Witches.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

On a visit to the capital of a small country in the far west of Asia, a British girl named Nicola falls in love. The object of her affections is Mimar, a young man who works at a bazaar–yet despite her attempts, he doesn’t notice her. Back at home in England, the ache of her unrequited love festers. After years spent obtaining wealth, fame, and “the secret of the world,” she returns to the bazaar to exact her deadly revenge upon Mimar and those he holds dearest. This story is just one of many in this dramatic collection, which features tales of witchcraft across the globe and even in the far reaches of outer space.



Note: Won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004.

Tags: Witch , Anthology , Magic , Philosophy , Environmental , Seinen , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Body Horror , Nudity , Denpa