Manga like Ningyo no Mori

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 , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Revenge , Isekai , Shrine Maiden , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Nudity , Curses

Poe no Ichizoku

Also known as The Poe Clan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

The Poe Clan: a race of undead that feeds on the energy of the living, whiling away the centuries in a village of roses where time and geography have no meaning. Circumstances lead to a brother and sister, Edgar and Marybelle, being initiated into the clan too young, and therefore doomed to live out eternity forever on the brink of adulthood, until a wooden stake or a silver bullet should cut them down. In this groundbreaking manga, through three immortal adolescents and the mortals whose lives they touch, Moto Hagio explores what it means to live and to die, to have loved and to have lost.



Tags: Vampire , Shoujo , Achronological Order , Historical , Foreign , Tragedy , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Estranged Family , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Fugitive

School Ningyo

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

Two girls go hunting for mermaids to win their true love. Featuring very untraditional mermaids.

Tags: Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Mermaid , Shounen , School , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Yuri , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap

Tomie

Also known as Tomie.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural , Thriller

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.



Notes:
While a collection of mainly independent short stories, Tomie was originally published as Volumes 1 and 2 of the Ito Junji Kyofu Manga Collection. This entry is for the standalone release of Tomie first published in February 2000 with previously unreleased chapter "小指/Little Finger".
Later collections such as the 'Complete Deluxe edition' by VIZ combines this and the sequel entry Tomie: Again for a total of 20 chapters.
The short story “Painter” has been adapted in the first part of episode 9 of Ito Junji: Collection.

Tags: Body Horror , Monster Girl , Gore , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Shoujo , Male Harem , Yandere , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Suicide , Nudity , Succubus , Bullying , Cannibalism , School

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 existence, 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 , Eco-Horror , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Historical , Work , Demons

Mononoke Soushi

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

This is the story of a girl who works as a performer at sake houses, but who has a unique ability. She has a tattoo of an eye on her hand which endows her with the ability of "second sight." Though this often comes in handy, it also complicates her life. She is constantly getting involved in situations with various supernatural creatures, such as animal spirits, kappas, and more.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Josei , Gore , Episodic , Historical , War , Youkai

Itou Junji Kessakushuu

Also known as Junji Ito Story Collection.

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

Vols 1-2: Tomie (富江) [2011-01]
Tomie
Morita Hospital
Basement
Photo
Kiss
Mansion
Revenge
Waterfall Basin
Painter
Assassins
Hair
Adopted Daughter
Little Finger
Boy
Moromi
Babysitter
Gathering
Passing Demon
Top Model
Old and Ugly

Vol 3: Souichi no Katte na Noroi (双一の勝手な呪い, Soichi) [2011-02]
A Happy Summer Vacation
A Happy Winter Vacation
Soichi's Happy Diary
Soichi's Home Visit
Teacher of Cloth
Soichi's Birthday
Soichi's Petty Curses
Four-Layered Room
Coffin
Rumors

Vol 4: Shibito no Koiwazurai (死びとの恋わずらい, Lovesickness) [2011-02]
The Beautiful Boy at the Crossroads
A Woman in Distress
Shadow
Screams in the Night
The Boy in White
Narumi's Boyfriend
The Séance
The Mansion of Phantom Pain
The Rib Woman
Memories of Real Poop

Vol 5: Dassou-hei no Iru Ie (脱走兵のいる家, Deserter) [2011-03]
Bio House
Face Thief
Where the Sandman Lives
The Devil's Logic
The Long Hair in the Attic
Scripted Love
The Reanimator's Sword
A Father's Love
Unendurable Labyrinth
Village of the Siren
Bullied
Deserter

Vol 6: Rojiura (路地裏, Alley) [2011-03]
Alley
Fashion Model (Not included in the Viz Media english language edition)
Descent
The Ward
The Inn
Blessing
Smokers' Club
Mold
Town of No Roads
Memory
Ice Cream Bus

Vol 7: Kubi no Nai Choukoku (首のない彫刻, Statues) [2013-04]
Red Thread
Used Record (Not included in the Viz Media english language edition)
The Giver
The Bridge
The Circus Has Come To Town
Hornet Nest
Town of Maps
Statues
Die Young
Shiver (Not included in the Viz Media english language edition)
Scarecrow
Suicide Note

Vol 8: Umeku Haisuikan (うめく排水管, Moan) [2013-04]
The Supernatural Transfer Student
The Groaning Drain
Blood-Bubble Bushes
Hanging Blimp (Not included in the Viz Media english language edition)
Marionette Madness (Not included in the Viz Media english language edition)
Flesh-Colored Horror
Near Miss
In the Soil

Vol 9: Bohyou no Machi (墓標の町, Tombs) [2013-06]
Tombs
Clubhouse
Slug Girl
The Window Next Door
Washed Ashore
The Strange Tale of the Tunnel
Bronze Statue
Floaters
The Bloody Story of Shirosuna

Vol 10: Frankenstein (フランケンシュタイン) [2013-06]
Frankenstein
Neck Specter
Bog of Living Spirits
Pen Pal
Intruder
The Strange Tale of Oshikiri
The Strange Tale of Oshikiri: The Walls
The Hell of the Doll Funeral
Face Firmly in Place
Boss Non-non
Hide-and-Seek with Boss Non-non

Vol 11: Kaidan (潰談, Smashed) [2013-08]
Bloodsucking Darkness
Ghosts of Prime Time
Roar
Earthbound
Death Row Doorbell
The Mystery of the Haunted House
The Mystery of the Haunted House: Soichi's Version
Soichi's Beloved Pet
In Mirror Valley
I Don't Want to Be a Ghost
Library Vision
Splendid Shadow Song
Smashed

Tags: Anthology , Body Horror , Episodic , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Rural , Cannibalism , Monster Girl , Alternate Universe , Classic Literature , Ghost

Shirahimeshou

Also known as Shirahime-Syo.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

SHIRAHIME-SYO is CLAMP’s return to traditional Japanese form and story-telling. Featuring luscious watercolors and gentle brushstrokes, it is a beautiful departure from CLAMP’s usual fare. Discover for yourself the mystery behind the snow.



Tags: Tragedy , Shoujo , Mythology , Gods , Anthology , Youkai , Historical , Fairy Tale , Snowscape

Sora Tobi Tamashii

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Ubusuna (産土, Birthgrounds)
The story of a mystical creature that makes pottery.

Sora Tobi Tamashii (そらトびタマシイ, Spirits Flying in the Sky)
It's about a girl who is cursed by an owl, and begins to fuse with a chicken spirit she killed by accident. But then she meets a girl just like herself, who helps her become normal again.

Kuma Koroshi Kami Nusumi Tarou no Namida (熊殺し神盗み太郎の涙, The Tears of Bear-Slayer and God-Stealer Tarou)
It's a story about a boy called the "Bear Killer", who meets a girl who has been chosen to become the guardian deity of her village.

Suna-kake (すなかけ, Covered in Sand)
The story of a young girl who meets a girl with a mysterious disease while on a trip to the ocean.

Le Pain et le Chat (The bread and the cat)
The story of a baker who decides to care for a girl whose parents have left her.

Imada Fuyu (未だ冬, Still Winter)
It's about a man who climbs a mountain that belongs to the gods, and is not made for man to climb.

Tags: Seinen , Anthology , Magic , Monster Girl , Mythology , Body Horror , Rural

Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki

Also known as Hell Is Dark with No Flowers.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Seiji Tohno sometimes sees the people around him as monsters. It's a curse that has driven him to a life of despair...but all that changes one evening when he stumbles across a bewitchingly beautiful boy in a huge European mansion. The boy introduces himself as Shiroshi Saljou, and before he knows it, Seiji has agreed to become Shiroshi's part-time assistant. It turns out that Shiroshi's "proxy service" is to consign yokal-possessed sinners to Hell, which will bring Seiji face-to-face with an unimaginable host of horrors!

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Detective , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Episodic , Suicide , Work , Gore