Manga like Tsuki no Ko

also known as Moon Child

What is Moon Child about?

Status: Finished

Will a half-mermaid, half-human girl bring an end to the feud between humanity and the mer-people — or bring about the destruction of all life on Earth? As a merman named Shona is returning to his birthplace to spawn, he meets a young human, Jimmy, who suffers from amnesia. Together, Jimmy and Shona set off to find the missing girl. Will they be able to avert a mysterious prophecy, or will finding the secret of Jimmy's identity delay them enough to set Earth on the path to destruction?



Tags: Shoujo , Gender Bending , Environmental , Age Gap , Mermaid , Fairy Tale , Amnesia , Boys' Love , Dancing , Mythology , Space , Urban
Where to read?

Here is a list of Manga similar to Tsuki no Ko

They Were 11!

11-nin Iru!

Also known as They Were 11!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

They Were 11 is about ten Galactic University recruits who have passed many levels only to be given one final test. They are told to travel to an ancient spaceship and live there, together, for fifty-three days. This is not a problem until the ten recruits, hailing from diverse backgrounds and planets, discover that there are actually eleven of them on the ship. In fact, this problem turns out to be the test, as they have to trust each other in order to survive, even though one of them is an impostor.



Note: Won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo in 1975.

Tags: Shoujo , Space , LGBTQ+ Themes , Survival , Aliens , Agender , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Memory Manipulation , Adoption
Please Save My Earth

Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte

Also known as Please Save My Earth.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Life's hard when you're shy, harder still when you move from your quiet hometown to the bustle of a big city and a new high school. Poor Alice also has to cope with being regularly harassed by the bratty neighbor boy, Rin. Her life turns upside-down when she's stuck babysitting Rin and the annoying chore ends in unexpected tragedy. What Alice doesn't realize is there could be a greater force at work than unhappy chance!



Tags: Space , Reincarnation , Shoujo , Body Swapping , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Tragedy , Age Gap , War , Super Power , Heterosexual , Boys' Love , Urban , Environmental , Revenge , Unrequited Love , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes
Sailor Moon

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!



Notes:
The tankoubon release contains 52 Acts and 9 bonus chapters across 18 volumes; chapter/volume counts follow the tankoubon release.
The shinsouban release contains the original 52 Acts plus 8 new Acts across 12 volumes, but no bonus chapters as all 9 were released separately in Sailor Moon Short Stories alongside another bonus chapter that was previously released in an artbook.
The kanzenban release contains both the 60 Acts and the 10 bonus chapters from the short story shinsoubans across 10 volumes.


Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , Magic , Female Protagonist , Lost Civilization , Henshin , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , Philosophy , War , Cosmic Horror , Space Opera , Demons , Space , Super Power , Astronomy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Aliens , Fairy Tale , Bisexual , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Nudity , Bullying , Revenge , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Urban , Unrequited Love , Yuri , Found Family , Superhero , Circus , Gender Bending , Shrine Maiden , Love Triangle , Animals , Parenthood , Tokusatsu , Kemonomimi , Age Gap , Age Regression , Twins , School Club
Where to read?
When a Thousand Moons Rise

Cheon Gaeui Dari Tteumyeon

Also known as When a Thousand Moons Rise.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

What if you were fated to be murdered in every life? Living in a small countryside town, No-Gyung Lee thinks her biggest problem is her unrequited crush on her childhood friend. But No-Gyung is cursed destined to be slain by the same villagers every time she's reborn. With no memories of her previous lives, she must unravel the mysteries of her village and the legends surrounding it in order to stay alive. Can No-Gyung finally break the curse or is she fated to relive this tragedy forever?



Tags: Full Color , Heterosexual , Werewolf , Gore , Reincarnation
Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch

Also known as Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance

Lucia is the new girl at school. She and her sister run a public bath that's all the rage. When Lucia meets a terrific-looking surfer boy, there's just one little problem: Lucia is a mermaid-not just any mermaid, but a princess on an important mission to save the seven seas from an evil force bent on taking control of the marine world. Such a responsibility doesn't leave much time for romance. But Lucia vows to protect her world and win the heart of handsome Kaito.



Note: Includes the one-shots Moonlight Goddess Diana (MOONLIGHT GODDESS ディアナ), Nude ni Natte (ヌードになって, Get Nude) and Cherry Blossom (チェリー ブロッサム), contained within Volume 7 of the manga.

Tags: Shoujo , Mermaid , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Coastal , Fairy Tale , Female Protagonist , Surfing , Henshin , Shrine Maiden , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Urban Fantasy
Where to read?

Comments

User Icon
User Icon