Manga like Yumekui Kenbun

Yousei Hyouhon: Fairy Cube

Also known as Fairy Cube.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Ian and Rin used to just see spirits. Now Ian is one. Using the Fairy Cube, Ian must figure out how to stop the lizard-spirit Tokage from taking over his life and destroying any chance he has of resurrection.



Included one-shot: Psycho Knocker


Tags: Twins , Male Protagonist , Magic , Body Swapping , Crime , Shoujo , Fairy , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Mythology , Alternate Universe , School , Tragedy

Matantei Loki

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

Loki, the Norse god of mischief, has been exiled to the human world for what apparently was a bad joke. Along with being exiled, he's forced to take the form of a child. He's told the only way he can get back to the world of the gods is if he can collect auras of evil that take over human hearts, to do this he runs a detective agency. However, at some point other Norse gods begin to appear with the intent to assassinate him for reasons unclear.



Tags: Magic , Shounen , Classic Literature , Mythology , Detective

xxxHolic

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko’s shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.



Notes:
The series was re-named to xxxHolic•Rou on chapter title pages of chapter 186 and on, but not on their volume's front covers, spines and indicia.
The chapter count contains a one-shot published in May 2010 to commemorate the switch, which was later collected into Volume 18.
The chapter count also reflects the magazine releases; the chapters plus the one-shot were re-arranged into 109 chapters across 19 volumes.

Tags: Magic , Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Crossover , Seinen , Clone , Male Protagonist , Curses , Witch , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Denpa , Tragedy , Episodic , School , Heterosexual

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

Petshop of Horrors

Also known as Pet Shop of Horrors.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.



Tags: Josei , Male Protagonist , Animals , Episodic , Foreign , Detective , Philosophy , Police , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Cannibalism , Gore , Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Drugs , Environmental , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban , Boys' Love , Anthropomorphism

Yume Tsukai

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

An ordinary, quiet town is shaken by a series of bizarre happenings brought about by the darkness in human hearts. There are no solutions in the real world: Only "Dream Messengers" can find the answers. Dream messengers connect the fabulous with the real and control the power of dreams. Their leader, Touko Mishima, works with 8 other messengers using the powers given by an old spell and a toy made by Touko's father.

Touko, her younger sister Rinko, Hajime Tachibana, who loves young girls, and the six other Dream Messengers are given the names of days or stars - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Raff and Keito.

Tags: Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Mythology , Alchemy , Reincarnation

Mouryou no Hako

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

Manga adaptation of the second novel in Kyougoku Natsuhiko's award-winning Kyougokudou Series.

Right after the war, Showa era in Japan. Kusumoto Yoriko and Yuzuki Kanako who attend an all girls school plan to take the last train to go to the lake. However, Kanako ends up getting run over by the train. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Detective Kiba who happened to be there when it happened, is asked to watch the confused Yoriko. Kiba goes with the worried Yoriko to the hospital Kanako is taken to, and there Kiba meets a woman who calls herself Kanako's sister; Yuzuki Youko. That happened to be the actress Kiba had been admiring, Minami Kinuko.

Tags: Historical , Ensemble Cast , Detective , Seinen

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: Historical , Detective

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 , Primarily Adult Cast , Detective , Shoujo

ALICHINO

Also known as Alichino.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Supernatural

Beautiful creatures called 'Alichino' grant any wish to those who find them--but at a price!

A young lady searching for an Alichino wants to bring her brother back to life. She meets Tsugiri, a handsome young man who she thinks is an Alichino. While Tsugiri turns out to be a mere mortal, he does have a mysterious connection with these rare creatures--a connection that brings him and those around him grave danger!



Tags: Shoujo , Magic