Manga like Mashira: Satsuriku no Mura

pupa

Also known as Pupa.

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

The "life-and-death sibling" story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister.



Tags: Body Horror , Gore , Tragedy , Cannibalism , Shounen , Incest , Nudity , Survival , Estranged Family , Rural , Shapeshifting

Tamashii no Futago

Also known as The Twin Souls.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

Alex and Rita are two souls who died at the same moment on different ends of the earth. This is the story of their interactions with the humans who can see them as they travel towards each other.



Tags: Twins , Foreign , Amnesia , Josei , Afterlife , Crossdressing , Ghost , Gender Bending , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Achronological Order , Bullying , Crime

Sae-ism

Also known as The Love and Creed of Sae Maki.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

In the month since she transferred to a new school, Misao hasn't made any friends. Instead, she's been teased and bullied by some of the more aggressive girls in class. This all changes on the day Sae returns to school. Sae is good at everything, and everyone at school adores her—but Sae seems to want only to be friends with Misao. All the bullying stops immediately, and Misao is thrilled to be best friends with the most popular girl in school.

Sadly, things really are too good to be true. Sae starts to become more and more domineering, preventing Misao from making other friends and insisting on controlling how she spends all her time. As Sae's friendship becomes more and more nightmarish, someone reaches out to Misao to try to help her break free. But is it already too late?

Note: Originally completed with 17 chapters in four volumes in 2016, serialization was continued starting 2018-05-22.

Tags: Yuri , School , Shounen , Yandere , Bullying , Female Protagonist , Gore

Suzuki-san wa Tada Shizuka ni Kurashitai

Also known as Suzuki Just Wants a Quiet Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

After his mother is murdered, Jinsuke runs away with his mysterious neighbor, Suzuki, who has a dark secret. Suzuki seeks to find a quiet life, Jinsuke dreams only of revenge as he decides to take matters into his own hands…

Note: Includes one extra chapter in volume 2.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Seinen , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Coastal , Urban , Crime , Male Protagonist , Police , Assassins

Arachnid

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

“In order to survive, I have no choice but to kill!!”

Arisu is a high school student who faces bullying at school and abuse at home by her uncle. One day, she witnesses her uncle being killed by an assassin called "Arachnid." Thinking that she'll be killed next, Arisu has no choice but to fight back. Soon after, she wakes up at Arachnid's house, and he takes her in as his deadly apprentice.



Tags: Assassins , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Gore , School

Scene

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

As its name indicates, this work presents short scenes showing the everyday life of young Japanese. What's common in these stories is that the characters are doing their best to fulfill their dreams in an environment that is not always conducive to development.

Tags: Seinen

Otousan ga Hayaku Shinimasu you ni

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Asuka and Hotaru are close sisters who seem to have a healthy family life from the outside even though they don't have a mother. Their dad, though, seems to "discipline" them quite often.

Tags: Tragedy , Incest , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Family Life , Age Gap , Suicide