Manga like Mouryou no Hako

Yuureitou

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

In the 1950s, an old woman was brutally murdered on the face of a clock tower by her adopted daughter. Two years later, the clock tower is known as the 'ghost tower' and it is supposedly haunted. Through an unusual series of events, a young NEET man named Amano Taichi is attacked by someone or something in the same clock tower, and finds himself bound to the clock face to be killed in the same way as the old woman. Luckily for Amano, he doesn't meet the same fate. He's rescued by a mysterious person who claims his name is Tetsuo.

Tags: Noir , Seinen , Transgender , Historical , Male Protagonist , Detective , Crime , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Boys' Love , Body Horror , Bisexual , Body Swapping , Nudity , Adoption

Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

The Demon Neuro has a raging hunger for 'mysteries.' Being dissatisfied with his current regime in hell, he’s come into the mortal realm in order to satiate his ever-growing appetite. The murder case of a young girl’s father seems to be sufficiently enticing for the Demon’s needs.. But what else might happen between these two? Find out in this disturbingly good murder-mystery series.

Included one-shot:
Volume 23: Rikon Choutei (Divorce Conciliation)

Tags: Detective , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Crime , Police , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , Terrorism , Gore

Yumekui Kenbun

Also known as Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun.

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

For those who suffer nightmares, help awaits at the Ginseikan Tea House, where patrons can order much more than just Darjeeling. Hiruko is a special kind of a private investigator. He's a dream eater. And he'll rid you of your darkest visions... for a price.



Tags: Demons , Shoujo , Male Protagonist

Tesso no Ori

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

Manga adaptation of the fourth novel of Kyogoku Natsuhiko's Hyakki Yakou series.

The story follows antique store worker Imagawa, aging doctor Kuonji, and writer Sekiguchi, who are all fascinated by mysterious events happening in Hakone, including a series of murders of Buddhist monks and a little girl in a kimono who wanders through the mountains.

Tags: Detective , Historical

Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru

Also known as The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social graces are weak, doesn't seem to fear anything, mortal or otherwise. When this odd couple gets together to solve the bizarre cases that come their way, their work methods may not be entirely safe for work!



Note: The chapter count includes 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Ghost , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Cult , Detective , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism

Jorougumo no Kotowari

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

Manga adaptation of the fifth novel of Natsuhiko Kyogoku's Hyakki Yakou Series.

The story begins with a supernatural murder mystery in an all-girls school. Sayako and Miyuki both attend a high class private religious all-girls school, and one of the bonds of their friendship is that neither of them come from a prestigious family. One day, Sayako confides to Miyuki that the teacher Honda-sensei is sexually abusing her. When Sayako hears a school legend that involves asking a demon to curse someone to die, she and Miyuki investigate the possibility.

Miyuki, an atheist, doesn't really believe in the idea of curses, even though she has a schoolmate, Yuko, who has supposedly used this method to have someone killed. Nevertheless, she supports Sayako in carrying out the ritual, in the hopes that it will give her some peace. However, after they speak with Yuko, they must face the fact that the curse may be dangerously real, and may carry with it horrific consequences. Miyuki's world is quickly spiraling into a nightmare!

Tags: Detective , Historical , Shounen

Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Toiteshimau kara.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Psychological

Kusakabe Kanna, who has advanced to the second year of a new high school, meets Akihiko Chuzenji, a new instructor of Japanese. Chuzenji always read books with a bad mood. A combination of teachers and students confronts a series of strange cases.

Tags: Historical , Teacher , Shounen , Detective

Tengai-san wa Angai Futsuu

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

The story takes place in the city of Tokui, which has a legend of two monsters. Yūko Tengai transfers to the town's high school out of season in order to look for clues to clear her older brother of suspicion in a 10-year-old murder case. She teams up with her classmate Masaki Maki, who was in a coma for eight years, and her brother, who uses a robot to communicate to them from his zashikirō (Edo period-style room for confining criminals). But Yūko has a true form...

Tags: Shounen

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

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

Based on the novel by Kaminaga Manabu. Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (Psychic Detective Yakumo) tells a story about a college student, Saitou Yakumo, who was born with different eye colors. His red left eye gives him the special ability to see ghosts and spirits. He believes ghosts and spirits are bound to earth because of a certain 'cause' and simply eliminating that 'cause' will let those spirits will rest in peace. Being asked for help by Ozawa Haruka, they begin the investigation together.

Tags: Ghost , Shoujo , Detective , Primarily Adult Cast

Toemarok

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Hyun-Am trains in Tai Chi Qigong in order to fight the water ghost that killed his sister.
Father Park, unable to save his friend’s daughter from an unknown evil spirit, chooses to become a priest walking the path of asceticism.
Jun-Hoo, the only survivor of Eastern Sea Esoteric Buddhism, is a genius who has inherited all the magic of the five guardians of Esoteric Buddhism.
Seung-Hee, who has a secret, gets involved in a mysterious case due to her father.

An occult fantasy in which individual exorcists, each driven by their own causes, solve crimes and fight together against evil demons. Demons who rule the spiritual and emotional worlds of mankind, and drive society into chaos.



Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Primarily Male Cast , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Adoption , Full Color , Demons , Time Skip , Exorcism