Manga like MAO

Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

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

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.



Tags: Demons , Youkai , Shounen , Historical , Kemonomimi , Found Family , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Isekai , Revenge , Time Manipulation , Shrine Maiden , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Nudity , Curses

Kyoukai no RINNE

Also known as RIN-NE.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent classmate Rinne Rokudo shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!



Tags: School , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Demons , Episodic , Afterlife , Anthropomorphism

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Also known as Rurouni Kenshin.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story")
Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot")
Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot)
Volume 28: Meteor Strike

Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Samurai , Shounen , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Ninja , Assassins , Tragedy , Gore , Military , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Cultivation

Noragami

Also known as Noragami: Stray God.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Yato is a homeless god. He doesn’t even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he’s set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee), hoping he’ll eventually raise enough money to build himself the lavish temple of his dreams. Of course, he can’t afford to be picky, so Yato accepts all kinds of jobs, from finding lost kittens to helping a student overcome bullies at school.



Tags: Gods , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Mythology , Tragedy , Ghost , Exorcism , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Afterlife , Religion , Revenge , Body Horror , Nekomimi , Torture

Otome Youkai Zakuro

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

It's the Meiji Era in a slightly alternate Japan, and the Gregorian calendar has just come into effect. The fox-eared girls living in the youkai part of town are about to be put to work together with a delegation of young human soldiers, to promote interracial understanding. So what will happen when Zakuro's strong personality collides with human sensibilities?

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Kemonomimi , Military , Mythology , Magic , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Youkai , Twins , Heterosexual , Nudity , Urban Fantasy

Shinobi Life

Also known as Shinobi Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Energetic and strong-willed, Beni doesn't care if she lives or dies as long as her death will result in embarassing her arrogant father! But one day, she suddenly encounters a Kagetora, a ninja who's fallen from the sky and swears complete loyal to her -- as her bodyguard. Kagetora has time traveled from a long, long time ago, and has devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni. Little does Kagetora know that this Beni is not the real princess... Can true love and honor survive after centuries-long time warp -- in a crazy modern world?



Tags: Shoujo , Ninja , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Urban , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Assassins , Espionage , Love Triangle

Namidako-sama no Iu Toori

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery

The horror suspense manga is set in the early Showa period, and the story begins when a young girl is found dead in a creek in Tokyo. Officer Sawatari, the police officer in charge of the investigation into the body, catches the eye of one Namidako Inukai, the founder of a new religious organization.

Tags: Seinen , Historical , Cult

Genshitan Janome

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

Due to the remarriage of her father, Asahi moves to an old and historical town, ‘Kamio.’ With a new family, her new life begins. However not all is what it seems and grotesque creatures and ghosts soon emerge.

Tags: Shounen , Youkai , Rural , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Ghost

Kenrou Densetsu

Also known as Hellhounds: Panzer Cops.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

In a parallel Japan, the government struggles to handle the urban guerrilla called "Sects". To confront Sects' activity, "Shutokei" (Metropolitan Police) was organized and its Special Armed Garrison "Tokki-Tai: Kerberos" standed at the front line with their heavy arms. Although Tokki-tai achieved a triumph over Sects, people started to oppose their violent and bloody measure. Politically isolated, Tokki-tai made a final decision on their own fate...

Tags: Military , Police , Tragedy , Politics , Terrorism , Seinen , Philosophy , Guns , Dystopian , Urban

Mushishi

Also known as Mushishi.

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

Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existense, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi.



Note: Won the Excellence Prize for Manga at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2003 and the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2006.

Tags: Travel , Episodic , Environmental , Youkai , Seinen , Mythology , Rural , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Historical , Work , Demons