Manga like Old Home no Haibanetachi

the nightmare of fabrication

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological

The Nightmare of Fabrication is a beautifully drawn full-color manga from Yoshitoshi ABe. The 18 page short story can be found in the Lain Omnipresence in Wired artbook. The manga serves as the missing "Dc1029" file from the game and appears to take place in the same continuity as the game, although there are elements of the anime as well.

Tags: Memory Manipulation , Full Color , Denpa , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Usemono Yado

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

There is an inn that you can visit where you'll find old things you thought were lost forever.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Afterlife , Josei , Amnesia , Philosophy , Episodic , Suicide , Tragedy , Inn , Age Regression , Heterosexual

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Seinen , Travel , Snowscape , War , Artificial Intelligence , Urban , Chibi , Military , Cosmic Horror , Denpa , Tanks

Tengoku no Honya

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

Satoshi-kun, a drifter, arrives in heaven to work at a bookstore as a substitute manager. There he meets Rui, a girl who also temporarily works there. Follow the daily events of these two people as the place they are in (Heaven's Bookstore) help those regain what they lost.

Tags: Afterlife , Shounen

Yakkyoku no Pochiyama-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Pochiyama-san works at a local pharmacy. She is a loner and seldom speaks; instead she writes what she wants to say on... well you'll see for yourself once you read this short and humorous one-shot.

Four installments have been released to date, once every year since 2005. The fourth and most recent was published on 30 December 2008. The first three installments were published together as an internationally available iPod Touch / iPhone app (with a rather poorly-made official English translation) via the iTunes App Store on 14 August 2008.

Tags: Hikikomori , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Quartz no Oukoku

Also known as A Kingdom of Quartz.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

In a world where angels protect the people against demons, a young orphan with pitch-black wings may hold the key to the kingdom’s fate.



Tags: Seinen , Orphan , Demons , Female Protagonist , Angels , Fairy Tale , Time Skip , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Disability , Mythology , Magic

NieA Under 7

Also known as NieA Under 7.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

In the 21st century, aliens have arrived on Earth and live among humans. In sleepy Enohana, the dirt-poor student Chigasaki Mayuko finds herself living together with NieA, a low-caste ("Under Seven") alien. While Mayuko struggles diligently to make ends meet, NieA seems to be totally unconcerned with the consequences of her actions. As the odd couple throws off the expected sparks, the wrecked alien mothership looms in the background...



Tags: Aliens , Female Protagonist