Manga like Kaijuu Iro no Shima

Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi

Also known as This Monster Wants to Eat Me.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

“I’ve come to eat you.”

So softly utters the mermaid Shiori as she emerges from the sea and takes high school girl Hinako by the hand. Hinako lives alone in a town by the sea and possesses an unusually delicious body that is irresistible to nearby monsters. To ensure that she matures to the best condition, Shiori seeks to protect Hinako—all so that someday, she can devour every piece of her. What will become of Hinako’s feelings as this looming unjust death closes in on her…?

Tags: Tragedy , Mermaid , Yuri , Monster Girl , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Denpa , Coastal , Primarily Female Cast , Orphan , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Body Image , Seinen , School , Mythology , Gods , Body Horror , Disability , Rural

Uminekosou days

Also known as Days of Love at Seagull Villa.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

When Mayumi’s fiancé leaves her for another woman, Mayumi impulsively decides to move away and start over again by the seaside. Once there she meets Rin, a tough but kind single mother who runs the housing complex Seagull Villa. While the two women might not have a lot in common, they’re drawn to each other, and the relationship growing between them is deeper than they expected. Sail away on this tale of romance by the sea!



Note: chapter count includes three 4-koma extra chapters.

Tags: Rural , Yuri , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Incest , Found Family , Time Skip , Primarily Female Cast , Coastal

Yoru to Umi

Also known as The Evening and The Sea.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

"I never really wanted good friends. I always thought I'd rather have things I'd be okay with leaving behind."

Tsukiko is the new girl in school. One day, she catches a glimpse of her classmate, Utsumi, swimming in the school's pool. She becomes fixated. Tsukiko knew they were classmates, but beyond that, the two girls had no reason to cross paths. However, one rainy day turns all of that around. An emotional story about the everyday lives of the enigmatic new girl and the girl with no filter who happens to love swimming!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Swimming , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Josei , Kuudere , Yuri , Coastal , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Acting , Time Skip , Unrequited Love

Summer Time Render

Also known as Summertime Rendering.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

Hearing the news of the passing of his childhood friend Ushio, Shinpei returns to his hometown in the remote island of Hitogashima to attend her funeral. Little does he know that it is the beginning of a summer full of mystery and horror! No one is prepared for the time twisting adventures ahead that defy life and death!



Tags: Time Manipulation , Rural , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Body Swapping , Time Loop , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Survival , Shapeshifting , Aliens , Reincarnation , Gore , Tanned Skin , Dissociative Identities , Mythology , Crime , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Suicide , Gods , Denpa , Religion , Swimming , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Outdoor Activities , Amnesia , Nudity , Historical , Unrequited Love

Mina Soko Nite

Also known as There, Beneath the Water.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

It is said that at the bottom of the lake in this town lies a "mermaid" that eats people.

Today, the mermaid still wanders the town in search of companions, stirring up the restless hearts of the people.

A modern fable about foolish girls who cannot live in clean water.

Tags: Mermaid , Rural , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Seinen , School , Episodic , Achronological Order , Ensemble Cast

Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai

Also known as I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die.

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

“I would die if it would allow me to touch you. That is my love.”

Airhead Yuri-chan and her boyfriend Aono-kun had a perfectly normal relationship until one day Aono-kun suddenly “passed away” … They will never be bound together, and they cannot even touch. This is their difficult and almost too sincere love story.



Note: Nominated to the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Ghost , Psychosexual , Seinen , Tragedy , Suicide , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Afterlife , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Family Life , Love Triangle , School , Amnesia