Manga like Nemureru Mori no Charon

Shadows House

Also known as Shadows House.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In the depths of a murky mansion lives a group of enigmatic nobles known as...the Shadow family. With no visible features to speak of, these mysterious aristocrats employ living dolls to act as their “faces.” Kate and Emilico are one such pair of mistress and servant, dwelling in their own little world and learning from each other bit by bit with every new day. But in a house of locked doors, living according to rules from no apparent source—how long can their blissfully peaceful existence truly last...?



Tags: Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Full Color , Amnesia , Work , Denpa , Tragedy , Found Family , Foreign , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Maids , Historical , Seinen , Drugs , Magic , Politics , Shapeshifting , Twins , Circus , Fairy Tale , Heterosexual

Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau

Also known as Children of the Whales.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do…



Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Lost Civilization , Dystopian , War , Ships , Philosophy , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Reincarnation , Conspiracy , Desert , Kuudere , Heterosexual

Yakusoku no Neverland

Also known as The Promised Neverland.

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

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.



Note: Nominated to the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Survival , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Dystopian , War , Found Family , Guns , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Politics , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Gore , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Heterosexual , Augmented Reality , Suicide

Kuro

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

As the sole inhabitant of an enormous mansion, Coco would be utterly alone if not for her beloved black cat Kuro. Although he has his quirks, the two are an inseparable pair and enjoy fun-filled adventures on a daily basis.

Lulled into bliss by these idyllic days, Coco is completely unaware of the harrowing reality that surrounds her. For everyone else in her town, life is filled with dread and unease. They fear the sinister forces enveloping their town, but they are also afraid of Coco and Kuro. Ignorant of the situation, Coco lives out her peaceful days with Kuro, but her days of blissful ignorance may be quickly coming to an end...

Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Full Color , Animals , Amnesia , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Foreign , Seinen , Historical , Conspiracy , Episodic , Gore

Kaijuu no Kodomo

Also known as Children of the Sea.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does.

Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.



Tags: Philosophy , Mythology , Environmental , Seinen , Swimming , Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Ensemble Cast , POV , Astronomy , Kaiju , Male Protagonist , Urban , Scuba Diving , Amnesia , Monster Boy , Coastal , Educational , Animals , Ships , Body Horror , Cannibalism , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Work , Nudity

Bokutachi no Ikita Riyuu

Also known as Our Reason for Living.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

"I don't want it to end..." Akira had made up his mind to confess his feelings to Himeno, the girl he liked, on the day they graduated elementary school. But what was waiting for him in the classroom was Himeno like he had never seen her before! Before they knew it, Akira and his classmates were trapped inside the school, unable to escape. Who was doing this, and why? Mysterious forces close in on the 11 fearful children, as if to laugh at them. This is the story of a harsh fate that awaits them. Does a hopeful future await them, or an ending filled with despair...?


Tags: School

Pandora Hearts

Also known as Pandora Hearts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius’s coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?



Included:
Volume 8: Pandora Hearts (pilot)
Volume 20: Extra episode: It makes all kinds
Volume 21: Extra episode: Together

Tags: Tragedy , Amnesia , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale , Found Family , Body Swapping , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Time Skip , Twins , Male Protagonist , Denpa , Butler , Alternate Universe , Gore , Tsundere , Magic , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Guns , Yandere , Body Horror , Afterlife

Shokuryou Jinrui: Starving Anonymous

Also known as Starving Anonymous.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Sci-Fi

It's a day like any other, and high school students Ie and Kazu are on the bus home from school when, suddenly, it floods with a mysterious gas. The pair pass out and wake up to find themselves aboard a truck packed full of human bodies. They're surrounded by rows of frozen corpses... and a staff of living human beings sawing them into pieces. Where are they... and how can they escape from this nightmare?



Chapter count includes two side stories

Tags: Aliens , Food , Survival , Seinen , Gore , Conspiracy , Super Power , Fugitive , Primarily Male Cast , Body Horror , Tragedy , Cannibalism , Lost Civilization , Drugs , Nudity , Chimera , Bisexual

Godspeed

Also known as Godspeed.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Long ago, there was a great war between the realms of angels and demons over mankind. The demons were a wicked lot and treated humans as their toys, while the angels fought to protect humans from the demons. When the war was over the angels built a town called Ilvia to keep humanity safe against the demons. In the middle of Ilvia is a place called sanctuary where children live under the guidance of the angels. The angels teach the children they must not leave the sanctuary because the demons will get them due to being attracted to their pure souls. When the children reach there fourteenth birthday they graduate from the sanctuary and are seen off by the other children to paradise. What is paradise? All is well or is there something more sinister going on behind the scenes...

Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age

Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno

Also known as The Witch's Servant and the Demon Lord's Horns.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Arsenio, the loyal servant of a witch, receives an order from his master, and this one won't be easy. He is to retrieve a horn from the Demon Lord himself! But once he infiltrates the Demon Lord's castle, his expectations are immediately subverted: the Demon Lord appears nothing more than a mascot, and Arsenio catches him harassing a young, shapely girl...?! Will Arsenio be able to squeeze out a victory? Or is something else getting the squeeze first?



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Magic , Transgender , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Witch , Boys' Love , Shounen , Demons , Curses , Age Gap , Tragedy