Manga like Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

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

When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname thinks she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired transfer student from one of her dreams…a dream where she is approached by a catlike creature who offers Madoka an opportunity to change destiny. Madoka had always thought magic was the stuff of fantasy…until she sees the transfer student fighting with the very cat being from her dream! And just like in Madoka’s dream, the cat gives her a choice. Will Madoka become a magical girl in exchange for her dearest desire? What will be the cost of having her wish come true?



Tags: Time Manipulation , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Henshin , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Aliens , School , Fairy , Survival , Witch , Primarily Teen Cast , Guns

Akame ga Kill!

Also known as Akame ga KILL!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Teenage country bumpkin Tatsumi dreams of earning enough money for his impoverished village by working in the Capital--but his short-lived plans go awry when he's robbed by a buxom beauty upon arrival! Penniless, Tatsumi is taken in by the lovely Miss Aria, but just when his Capital dreams seem in reach yet again, Miss Aria's mansion is besieged by Night Raid--a team of ruthless assassins who targets high-ranking members of the upper class! As Tatsumi is quick to learn, appearances can be deceiving in the Capital, and this team of assassins just might be...the good guys?!



Note: Volumes 5 and 8 each contain a bonus chapter.

Tags: Assassins , Shounen , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Gore , War , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Yandere , Love Triangle , Henshin , Kuudere , Crime , Time Manipulation , Military , Conspiracy , Female Harem , Tsundere , Nekomimi , Guns , Dragons , Youkai , Alchemy , Transgender

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students The majority of students are enrolled in the city's "Power Curriculum Program," where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status.

Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friends Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!



Notes:
Includes 8 extra chapters.
Volume 5's special edition includes the volume "Giten Railgun".

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Clone , School , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Bisexual , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , Delinquents , Robots

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: The different story

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mahou Shoujo

Mami's warm personality has made it difficult for her to adjust to her solitary life as a magical girl, where survival often takes precedence over kindness. When she meets Kyouko Sakura, a fellow lone wolf, she is excited at the prospect of working together with another magical girl and forging a friendship built on ultimate trust. But many are the sacrifices all magical girls must make, and the consequences of Kyouko's choice are only just becoming clear to her. When the pain becomes unbearable, will Kyouko remain standing beside Mami as a force for the greater good...?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Tragedy , Witch , Guns , Philosophy , Religion , Seinen , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Survival

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 , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Astronomy , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , War , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Space , Super Power , Aliens , Fairy Tale , LGBTQ+ Themes , Space Opera , Animals , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Nudity , Revenge , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Urban , Unrequited Love , Found Family , Superhero , Circus , Shrine Maiden , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Parenthood , Tokusatsu , Gender Bending , School , Kemonomimi , Age Gap , Age Regression , Bullying , Twins , School Club , Yuri

Mahou Shoujo Tart☆Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc"

Also known as Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc".

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Jeanne d'Arc is revered as a hero of the Hundred Years' War and a saint of the Catholic Church. But her leadership and strength of character in her time did not escape the notice of Kyubey, who, even in the fifteenth-century, sought Magical Girl candidates for their valuable energies. With her friends and fellow Magical Girls fighting at her side, Joan fights the English occupiers of France—but will she soon find herself fighting something much more sinister?!



Tags: Magic , Henshin , Historical , Female Protagonist

Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou

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

The world is plagued by the "Daemonia". These creatures will take advantage of people experiencing a high level of negative emotions and transform them into bloodthirsty monsters. Only the power of the Elemental Tarot, wield by girls from 22 special bloodlines, can defeat them. Akari Taiyo is a 12-year girl who dreams of becoming a fortune teller just like her late mother. She is chosen to carry "The Sun" card and joins a mysterious Daemonia fighting organization called "Sefiro Fiore". Shortly after joining, Akari learns the horrid truth on how defeating a Daemonia means completely eliminating the person possessed by the creature.

Tags: Magic , Shounen

Mahou Shoujo Suzune★Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Suzune Magica.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Suzune Amano lives an extraordinarily normal life as a middle school student by day and…magical-girl assassin by night?! When a group of four magical girls begins investigating the serial murders rampant in their city, they soon find themselves the next targets of Suzune! But what is the truth behind Suzune’s motivations to hunt both witches and magical girls alike?



Tags: Magic , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Revenge

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mahou Shoujo

The series takes place four years after the events of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, during which Nanoha Takamachi rescued and adopted a young girl named Vivio, who is the reincarnation of the Sankt Kaiser, Olivie Segbrecht. After entering her fourth year of elementary school, Vivio is given her own intelligence device, Sacred Heart, and gains the power to transform using her adult Sankt Kaiser mode. She soon comes across a girl named Einhart Stratos who, similar to Vivio, is the descendant of another Sankt Kaiser ruler, Claus G.S. Ingvalt. As Einhart becomes determined to prove her fighting style is the strongest, Vivio befriends her and, together with her friends, enters a martial arts tournament where they fight against various opponents and learn more about their past lives.

Included one-shot:
Volume 2: 5th Anniversary Collaboration Comic: Fate/stay night x Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Urban , Super Power , Delinquents , Henshin , Animals , Spearplay , Swordplay , Artificial Intelligence , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Nudity , Kemonomimi , Nun , Religion , Guns , Dragons , Kuudere , Lost Civilization , School , Disability , Butler , Witch , Memory Manipulation , Maids , Nekomimi , Clone , Tomboy , Cyborg , Coastal , Demons , Coming of Age , Fitness , Medieval , Martial Arts , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Yuri