Manga like Mimi no Kaidan

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 , Nudity , Succubus , Bullying , Cannibalism , School , Suicide

Uzumaki

Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror.

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

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...



Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Rural , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Curses , Bullying , Demons , Unrequited Love , Cult , Yandere

Itou Junji Kyoufu Manga Collection

Also known as Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection.

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

Vol 1: Tomie (富江) [1997.10]
Tomie
Tomie • Shashin (Photograph)
Tomie • Seppun (Kiss)
Tomie • Yashiki (Mansion)
Tomie • Fukushuu (Revenge)
Tomie • Takitsubo (The Basin of the Waterfall)

Vol 2: Tomie Part 2 (富江Part2) [1997.11]
Tomie Part 2 (Morita Hospital)
Tomie • Chikashitsu (Basement)
Tomie • Gaka (Painter)
Tomie • Ansatsu (Assassin)
Tomie • Mouhatsu (Hair)
Tomie • Youjo (Adopted Daughter)

Vol 3: Niku-iro no Kai (肉色の怪, Flesh-Colored Horror) [1997.12]
Yaneura no Nagai Kami (Long Hair in the Attic)
Yurushi (Approval/Permission)
Hachi no Su (Beehive)
Hakumei (Dying Young)
Kubi no Nai Choukoku (Headless Sculptures)
Niku-iro no Kai (Flesh-Colored Horror)

Vol 4: Kao Dorobou (顔泥棒) [1998.01]
Kao Dorobou (The Face Burglar)
Kakashi (Scarecrows)
Rakka (Falling)
Akai Ito (Red String)
Gosenzo-sama (My Dear Ancestors)
Kubitsuri Kikyuu (The Hanging Balloons)

Vol 5: Souichi no Tanoshii Nikki (双一の楽しい日記) [1998-02]
Fun Summer Vacation
Fun Winter Vacation
Souichi no Tanoshii Nikki (Souichi's Diary of Delights)
Souichi's Home Tutor
Cloth Teachers
Souichi's Birthday

Vol 6: Souichi no Noroi Nikki (双一の呪いの日記) [1998-03]
Souichi's Selfish Curse
The Silent Room
The Coffin
Rumors
Fashion Model

Vol 7: Namekuji no Shoujo (なめくじ少女) [1998-04]
Namekuji Shoujo (Slug Girl)
Hyouchakubutsu (Out of Its Element/Thing that Drifted Ashore)
Kabi (Mold)
Samuke (Shiver/Coldness)
Ryokan
Umeku Haisuikan (The Groaning Drain)
Bio House

Vol 8: Chi Tamaki (血玉樹) [1998-05]
Chidamagi (Blood-bubble Bushes)
Taegatai Meiro (Unbearable Labyrinth)
Re-Animator no Tsurugi (Sword of the Re-Animator)
Isho (The Will)
Hashi (The Bridge)
Akuma no Riron (The Devil’s Logic/Demonology)
Aibeya (The Conversation Room)

Vol 9: Kubi Gensou (首幻想) [1998-06]
Hallucinations
Bog of the Living Dead
Penpal
Intruder
Further Tales of Oshikiri
Further Tales of Oshikiri: The Wall

Vol 10: Ayatsuri no Yashiki (あやつり屋敷) [1998-07]
Ice Cream Bus
Nakama no Ie (Clubhouse)
Tobacco-kai (The Smoking Club)
Chuuko Record (Used Record)
Suima no Heya (Den of the Sleep Demon)
Okuru Hito (The Gift Bearer)
Ayatsuri Yashiki (Marionette Mansion)

Vol 11: Michi no Nai Machi (道のない街) [1998-08]
Michi no Nai Machi (The Town Without Streets)
Near Miss!
Chizu no Machi (Maptown)
Siren no Mura (Village of the Siren)
Choushizen Tenkousei (The Supernatural Transfer Student)

Vol 12: Ijimekko (いじめっ娘) [1998-09]
The Bully
House of the Deserter
Father's Heart
Memory
The Back Alley
Love by the Book
In the Soil

Vol 13: Circus ga Kita (サーカスが来た) [1998-10]
The Circus is Here
Gravetown
The Adjacent Window
Sleuth Kids: The Second Daughter's Lover
Sleuth Kids: The Assembly of Fallen Ghost

Vol 14: Tunnel no Tan (トンネル奇譚) [1998-11]
Long Dream
The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel
The Bronze Statue
Drifting Spores
Blood Sickness of the White Sands Village

Vol 15: Shibito no Koiwazurai (死びとの恋わずらい) [1998-12]
Yotsutsuji no Bishounen (四つ辻の美少年, The Beautiful Youth of the Intersections); Nemuki 1996-05
Nayamu Onna (悩む女, The Anxious Woman); Nemuki 1996-07
Kage (影, Shadows); Nemuki 1996-09
Zekkyou no Yoru (絶叫の夜, Screams in the Night); Nemuki 1996-11

Vol 16: Frankenstein (フランケンシュタイン) [1999-01]
1-3. Frankenstein (フランケンシュタイン); Halloween 1994-09~11
Jigoku no Ningyousou (地獄の人形葬); Comic Gon! 1998 Vol.2
Real Unko no Omoide (リアルウンコノオモイデ); Hontou ni Atta Waracchau Hanashi 1997 Vol.2

Tags: Anthology , Body Horror , Gore , Tragedy , Episodic , Youkai , Josei , School , Bullying , Classic Literature

Ma no Kakera

Also known as Fragments of Horror.

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

A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga.

An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.



Futon (布団)
Mokuzou no Kai (木造の怪, Wooden Spirit)
Tomio • Akai Hainekku (富夫・赤いハイネック, Tomio: Red Turtleneck)
Yuruyakana Wakare (緩やかな別れ, Gentle Goodbye)
Kaibou-chan (解剖ちゃん, Dissection Girl)
Kuroi Tori (黒い鳥, Blackbird)
Nanakuse Magami (七癖曲美)
Mimikosuri Suru Onna (耳擦りする女, Whispering Woman)

Tags: Tragedy , Gore , Anthology , Body Horror , Ghost , Assassins , Nudity , Crossdressing , Cosmic Horror , Josei

Sensor

Also known as Sensor.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he’s been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright gold. At night, when the villagers perform their custom of gazing up at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects come raining down on them—the opening act for the terror about to occur!



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Amnesia , Tragedy , Cult , Religion , Josei , Body Horror , Astronomy , Time Manipulation , Afterlife , Rural , Succubus , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy

Jigokusei Remina

Also known as Remina.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body “Remina” after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the object picks up speed as it moves along in its curious course, eliminating planets and stars one after another, until finally Earth itself faces extinction… Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe? A masterwork of horror from Junji Ito, unfolding on a universal scale.



Note: Includes the one-shot Okumanbocchi

Tags: Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Space , Cult , Seinen , Body Horror , Aliens , Eco-Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Yandere , Male Harem , Hikikomori , Primarily Adult Cast

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) [2013-04]
Vol 8: Umeku Haisuikan (うめく排水管) [2013-04]
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

Orochi

Also known as Orochi: Blood.

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

Ultracreepy horror comic from Japan's supreme master of the genre. Each volume is a short story on to its own.

Shimai (姉妹, Sisters)
Two sisters slowly go insane waiting for their birthdays because it is foretold that all daughters born into that family will grow ugly when they turn eighteen.

Hone (骨, Bones)
A woman plagued by misfortune throughout her life fights for happiness.

Shuusai (秀才, Prodigy)
A beautiful baby boy's life changes dramatically when a robber slices his neck to stop him from crying. His once promising future now seems dismal just because of a horrific scar.

Furusato (ふるさと, Hometown)
In the search for a better life in the city, a young man decides to leave his small village. After many years, he decides to return to the seemingly unchanging village. Orochi however can sense that something strange is going on.

Kagi (カギ, Key)
A misbehaving kid who always lies witnesses something horrific, and of course no one believes him!

Stage (ステージ)
A father pushes his son out of the way of a speeding car, only to be killed himself. Even though the son saw the hit-and-runner, the court of justice refuses to believe him because he is merely 3 years old. What happens when many years later a man that mysteriously looks just like the hit-and-runner becomes a famous singer?

Sentou (戦闘, Battle)
A son writes a poem about his selfless father. But what is the reason for his father's selflessness?

Me (眼, Eyes)
A blind girl witnesses a murder, but no one wants to believe her. Despite her blindness, she is determined to expose the truth.

Chi (血, Blood)
The younger daughter of a wealthy and powerful family grows up being constantly compared to her seemingly perfect older sister. Their mother demands perfection, and the free-spirited younger daughter who is unable to meet her mother's standards is emotionally abused throughout her childhood. Decades later, Orochi finds herself front and center in the conclusion of the tragic story of these two sisters.

Note: The correct chapter count is 62. Despite lacking more recognizable chapter breaks, it was originally published nearly every week for over a year in Shuukan Shounen Sunday with 62 appearances.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Episodic , Revenge , Shounen , Disability

Endan Yobanashi

Also known as Grim Night Tales.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

Yamayu has spent decades traversing Japan, collecting stories of ghostly encounters and grim fates from every corner of the land. Kensei Hokamoto’s deft strokes bring the dead to life and illustrate the truth behind every story—horror is born of the darkness in the human heart.



Tags: Ghost