Manga like Matsurika Kanriden: Koukyuu Nyokan Kimagure Koutei ni Misomerare

Saiunkoku Monogatari

Also known as The Story of Saiunkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern.

Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!



Tags: Historical , Foreign , Unrequited Love , Ancient China , Kingdom Management , Work , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Politics , Male Harem , Royal Affairs

Gekkakoku Kiiden

Also known as The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

A beautifully illustrated shoujo manga tale of medicine, royal intrigue, and romance in a setting inspired by historical China!

Whether it be for illness or injury, the preferred healing method in Moon Flower Kingdom has always been the country’s special medicinal baths. However, after his party is attacked by a mysterious figure during a regional inspection, Prince Keiun witnesses a never-before-seen lifesaving medical technique. Even more shocking still, the one who performed this feat is a young girl named Koyo! And while luck may have been on their side this time, questions remain. Just who is this girl, and who is after the prince’s life? Shadowy conspiracies, mysterious religions, and deep-rooted beliefs all collide in this beautifully drawn manga series!



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Work , Educational , Assassins , Politics , Conspiracy , Crime , Kingdom Management , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Rescue , Historical , Medicine , Foreign , Coming of Age , Food , Royal Affairs , Ancient China , Religion , Crossdressing , Swordplay , Prison , Tragedy , Travel , Agriculture , Anachronism , Military , Nudity , Philosophy

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!



Note: Won the Grand Prize in the Printed Manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Detective , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Work , Politics , Crime , Episodic , Maids , Adoption , Heterosexual , Asexual , Conspiracy , Chibi , Ojou-sama , Suicide , Religion , Desert , Aromantic , War

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who is Zen really…?



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Four-season Color of August)
Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Bind Us.)
Volume 13: Shizuku no Saki ni (Beyond the Drops)
Volume 14: Natsuyasumi 00-Nichime (00 Day of Summer Holiday)

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Medicine , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Royal Affairs , Historical , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Assassins , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Twins , Matriarchy , Found Family

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu

Also known as The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, is whisked away to a whole new world. Unfortunately for Sei, the ritual that summoned her—meant to produce a “Saint” who would banish the dark magic—brought two people over instead of one. And everyone prefers the second girl over Sei?! But this is just fine by Sei, who leaves the royal palace to set up shop making potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic. Business is booming, and this might not be such a bad life, after all…as long as her supposed Sainthood doesn’t come back to haunt her.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , Magic , Medicine , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Work , College , Heterosexual

Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko Senki

Also known as Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The year is 1923. Suzuno Ohsugi’s father, Takao, warns her to stay away from The Universe of the Four Gods, telling her it’s a book that only men can touch. He knows that in order to enact its story, the book needs one last heroine: the Priestess of Byakko! After the Great Kanto Earthquake strikes, Suzuno and Takao are trapped in their burning home. Takao has only one chance to save his young daughter, and that is to send her into The Universe of the Four Gods!



Tags: Historical , Josei , Tragedy , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Love Triangle , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Desert , Henshin

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one's murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy's forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Found Family , Female Protagonist , Travel , Shoujo , Historical , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Kingdom Management , Reincarnation , Royal Affairs , War , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Archery , Survival , Male Harem , Animals , Medicine , Orphan , Pirates , Kuudere , Drugs

Koukyuu-hi no Kanrinin

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Yuuran, the daughter of a major merchant, was hurriedly married off because of an imperial edict, in order to manage the imperial harem. When her husband, the younger, handsome right prime minister came, she could only apologize to him for having to marry someone as old as her.

But when she went to do her duty at the Imperial Palace, a beautiful woman appeared, and said-- "I do apologize for showing you such an unsightly appearance. I am your husband." Entering the harem as a couple with a cross-dressing husband!?

Tags: Foreign , Shoujo , Crossdressing , Historical

Koutei Heika no Osewagakari: Nyokan Kurashi ga Shiawase Sugite Koukyuu kara Deraremasen

Also known as The Emperor's Caretaker.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A statesman's daughter finds herself swept into the world of palace intrigue when she's chosen to be a court lady in this richly illustrated period fantasy!

Linhua, daughter of the Chancellor of the Right, is as gifted with caring for children as she is at playing the ehru. Her talents shine during the ceremony to select a consort for the five-year-old emperor. There she catches the eye of Souren, the highest-ranking regent. Suddenly, Linhua is swept into the vibrant world of the inner palace as a new court lady--and the young emperor's personal caretaker!



Tags: Josei , Historical , Heterosexual , Foreign , Female Protagonist

Mushikaburi-hime

Also known as Bibliophile Princess.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

When book-loving Lady Elianna spots Prince Christopher—her betrothed in name only—consorting with another noble lady, she realizes the recent rumors must be true. The prince has someone he truly loves, which means the annulment of their engagement is both inevitable and fast-approaching. What she doesn’t realize is that this is merely a surface ripple—one of many where the truth runs deep, in a conspiracy surpassing her imagination!



Tags: Heterosexual , Politics , Female Protagonist , Josei , Historical , Royal Affairs , Ojou-sama , Kuudere