Manga like No.9

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…



Notes:
Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018.
Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.
Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Demons , Shounen , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Youkai , Martial Arts , Magic , Body Horror , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Death Game , Primarily Teen Cast , Cosmic Horror , Battle Royale , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Body Swapping , Sadism , Philosophy , School , Cult , Surreal Comedy , Anthropomorphism , Assassins , Slapstick , Time Manipulation , Swordplay , Time Skip , Nudity , Femboy , Transgender , Exorcism , Curses

Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou

Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?



Tags: Shounen , Demons , Male Protagonist , School , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Mythology , Swordplay , Body Horror , Bullying , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast

Naraku no Ko

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Tags: Shounen , Swordplay , Historical

COUNT OVER

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

A mysterious mastermind single-handedly releases 206 of the most dangerous prisoners around the states. When the prisoners rampage New York City, the police helplessly watch as a young boy with a katana appears. His mechanical arm has a countdown from 206; what is his purpose?

Tags: Shounen , Samurai , Gangs , Crime

Gokurakugai Sanban-doori no Ken

Also known as Gokurakugai: Trouble on Third Avenue.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Sister Tao and Al are a pair of "trouble-shooters", independent odd-jobs men working in a red light district for whoever can pay. Then a little girl tries to pick Al's pocket...

Tags: Crime , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Gangs , Mermaid , Urban , Shapeshifting , Animals , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Criminal Organization , Work

LAWLESS KID

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

When you're at the limit of your craving, what can you really grasp within your hands...?

Tags: Urban , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Male Cast , Dystopian , Guns , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Gokurakugai

Also known as Gokurakugai.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Gokurakugai, a bright and bustling working class district with a hidden dark side. In this area without order, Tao and Alma work as troubleshooters for hire. Their missions involve helping a young boy find his lost friend, a person who dissapears without a trace, and disfigured animal corpses. All the while, the evil spirits who live in the shadows bring out a different side to these troubleshooters!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Demons , Body Horror , Monster Boy , Crime , Tragedy , Gangs , Anthropomorphism , Yandere , Suicide , Slavery

Mieruko-chan

Also known as Mieruko-chan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Serialisation of the original Twitter comic.

A NORMAL GIRL WAS LIVING A NORMAL LIFE—UNTIL SHE WASN’T.

One day, she could see…everything. What’s a girl to do when hideous monsters appear no matter which way she turns? And on top of that, nobody else can see them! Obviously, there’s only one thing that makes sense—ignore them. Kinda hard to put theory into practice, though, when the ghosts know she’s watching…



Tags: Ghost , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Seinen , Youkai , Gods , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , School , Yandere , Yuri , Philosophy

Kagurabachi

Also known as Kagurabachi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Young Chihiro spends his days training under his famous swordsmith father. One day he hopes to become a great sword-maker himself. The goofy father and the serious son--they thought these days would last forever. But suddenly, tragedy strikes. A dark day soaked in blood. Chihiro and his blade now live only for revenge.



Note:
Winner of the Tsugimanga 2024 Award in the Print Manga Category.

Tags: Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Magic , Yakuza , Mahjong , Gore , Gangs , Mafia , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Torture , Boys' Love

Tou no Regalia

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

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