What is Out of the Cocoon about?
Status: Finished
A collection of 5 stories about love and obsession, the fifth of which is a sequel to Mayu, Matou (繭、纏う, Cocoon Entwined). Sweet Dreams Zombie (スウィート・ドリームス・ゾンビ); Comic Beam 2023-12, 2024-01 Moshimo, Ashita Sekai ga Owaru nara (もしも、明日世界が終わるなら); Comic Beam 2019-04 Dog Eat Dog (ドッグ・イート・ドッグ); J.GARDEN 45 52 Hertz no Kujira (52ヘルツの鯨); Éclair Orange Out of the Cocoon (アウト・オブ・ザ・コクーン); COMITIA 145Tags: Anthology , Seinen , Yuri , Boys' Love
Here is a list of Manga similar to Out of the Cocoon
Subarashii Sekai
Also known as What a Wonderful World!. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life
With this series of intersecting vignettes, Inio Asano explores the ways in which modern life can be ridiculous and sublime, terrible and precious, wasted and celebrated.
Tags: Seinen , Episodic , Philosophy , Anthology , School , Youkai , Yakuza , Suicide
Itou Junji Jisen Kessakushuu
Also known as Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories. Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural
1. Used Record (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki)
2. Shiver (from Namekuji no Shoujo)
3. Fashion Model (from Souichi no Noroi Nikki)
4. Hanging Blimp (from Kao Dorobou)
5. Marionette Madness (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki)
6. Painter (from Tomie)
7. The Long Dream (from Tunnel no Tan)
8. Honored Ancestors (from Kao Dorobou)
9. Greased (from Voices in the Dark)
10. Fashion Model: Cursed Frame
All chapters except for 4 and 10 have been adapted by Ito Junji Collection.
Tags: Gore , Body Horror , Anthology , Seinen , Philosophy , Tragedy , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Ghost
Ma no Kakera
Also known as Fragments of Horror. Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural , Thriller
An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.
1. Futon (布団)
2. Mokuzou no Kai (木造の怪, Wooden Spirit)
3. Tomio • Akai Hainekku (富夫・赤いハイネック, Tomio: Red Turtleneck)
4. Yuruyakana Wakare (緩やかな別れ, Gentle Goodbye)
5. Kaibou-chan (解剖ちゃん, Dissection Girl)
6. Kuroi Tori (黒い鳥, Blackbird)
7. Nanakuse Magami (七癖曲美)
8. Mimikosuri Suru Onna (耳擦りする女, Whispering Woman)
Tags: Tragedy , Gore , Anthology , Body Horror , Ghost , Assassins , Nudity , Crossdressing , Cosmic Horror , Josei
Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu: 22-26
Also known as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26. Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural
1. Ningyo Rhapsody (2014)
2. Me wo Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai (2017)
3. Yogen no Nayuta (2015)
4. Imouto no Ane (2018)
Tags: Anthology , School , Mermaid , Fishing , Coastal , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity
Sekai no Owari to Yoake Mae
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life
1. Mudai (無題, Untitled); kakioroshi
2. Yoakemae (夜明け前, Before Dawn); Big Comic Spirits Zoukan Casual #2007/2/15
3. Alfalfa (アルファルファ); Sunday GX 2005-07
4-6. Nichiyou, Gogo, 6-jihan. (日曜、午後、六時半。, Sunday, Afternoon, 6:30.); Big Comic Spirits 2006 #36+37~39
"At that time, I absolutely hated Sunday afternoons at 6:30. I hated the word 'family' to death. That's why I couldn't stand seeing them. Besides, whether or not there is an end to the escape from reality, I truly felt the visit of the tiresome days."
7. Chou Mousou A-ko no Nichijou to Yuuutsu (超妄想A子の日常と憂鬱, The Typical Day and Melancholy of Super-Imaginative A-ko); Sunday GX 2006-09
8. Kyuujitsu no Sugoshikata (休日の過ごし方, How to Spend a Day Off); Big Comic Spirits Zoukan Casual #2007/9/15
9. 17; Big Comic Spirits Zoukan Casual #2008/2/15
10. Subarashii Sekai (素晴らしい世界, What a Wonderful World); Sunday GX 2008-08
11. Tokyo (東京); Big Comic Spirits 2008 #40
12. Sekai no Owari (世界の終わり, The End of the World); kakioroshi
13. Jikuu Taisen Snakeman (時空大戦スネークマン, Snakeman and the Great Space-time War); kakioroshi
Tags: Philosophy , Anthology , Seinen , Nudity
Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu: 17-21
Also known as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21. Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi
Compilation containing four of Fujimoto's one-shots.
1. Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga Ita. (2011)
2. Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa (2013)
3. Koi wa Moumoku (2013)
4. Shikaku (2014)
Tags: Anthology , Gore , Surreal Comedy , School , Aliens , Vampire
Hikari no Machi
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life
Tags: Seinen , Urban , Tragedy , Philosophy , Suicide , Reincarnation , Anthology
Hotel
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi
It is the year 2272 A.D. A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.
2. Present
Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live. Set in the future, Present tells a story based on human feelings where the truth isn’t always what it seems.
3. Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta (It Was All for the Tuna)
Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.
4. Stephanos
Set in modern-day Japan, our main character Noriko finds out that she is pregnant with her lover Matsumura’s baby. He, however, is an important doctor with a family and everything already. Noriko wants to have the baby, but Matsumura says that it’s actually a rapidly growing cancer and that they have to remove it immediately. It might also be neither of these things…
5. Diadem
A "Diadem" is a word for 'crown' that has its root in Greek. "Stephanos", which appeared in "Mandala" 01, was also a 'crown'. It seems that we could consider this the second work in a continuing series of shorts that should perhaps be called a "Crown series.
Tags: Anthology , Environmental , Post-Apocalyptic , Artificial Intelligence , Seinen , Aliens , Robots , Nudity , Achronological Order , Steampunk , Cosmic Horror
Nickelodeon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural
Volume 1: Aka (赤, Red)
1. Heart Food (Heart Food)
2. Kopi Kopi Luwak (コピ・コピ・ルアク)
3. Funny Game (ファニーゲーム)
4. Kakuriyo Jaunte (カクリヨジョウント, Afterlife Jaunte)
5. Taketori Paradigm (竹取パラダイム, The Kaguya Paradigm)
6. Facehugger (フェイスハガー)
7. Heel to Sneaker (ヒールとスニーカー, High Heels and Sneakers)
8. Vigilante (ヴィジランティ)
9. Doubutsu Jikisei Renai Shugi (動物磁気性恋愛主義, Animal Magnetism Theory)
10. Warren=Wilson wa Futatabi Korosareru (ウォレン=ウィルソンは二度殺される, Warren Wilson Dies Again)
11. Puuta no Mori (ぷう太の森, Poohta's Forest)
12. Paracelsus no Manadeshi-tachi (パラケルススの愛弟子達, Paracelsus' Beloved Desciples)
13. Kaishuu Iin to Genshitsuu (回収委員と幻肢痛, The Collector and Phantom Pain)
Volume 2: Midori (緑, Green)
1. Columbine de Kyuushoku wo (コロンバインで給食を, Lunch at Columbine)
2. Futananoka (ふたなのか, Fourteen Days After Death)
3. Kawazu Curse (かわずカース, Frog Curse)
4. Inshu Banchou (飲酒番長, Delinquent Drinker)
5. Koiwazurai Rappart (恋わずらいラポール, Lovesick Rappart)
6. Yuusei yori Ai wo Komete (遊星より愛をこめて, Love Before Planets)
7. Keiyaku (契約, Contracts)
8. Dökk=álfr no Ana (デック=アールヴの穴, Lair of the Dökkálfr)
9. Kamisama Legacy (カミサマレガシィ, God Legacy)
10. Hikki & Gakki (ヒッキー&ガッキー)
11. Kamisama Mythology (カミサマミソロギィ, God Mythology)
12. Suijin Iwa (水神岩, Water Spirit Stone)
13. Paranoid Android (パラノイドアンドロイ)
Volume 3: Ao (青, Blue)
1. Grim Dead (Grim Dead)
2. Maigo no Chiiko (迷子のチーコ, Lost Chiiko)
3. Renovate at Random (リノベート・アト・ランダム)
4. Shokuji no Shoudou (食餌の衝動, Dietary Impulse)
5. Miwaku no Wunderkammer (魅惑のヴンダーカンマー, Wunderkammer of Fascination)
6. Toaru Kazoku no Urophilia (とある家族の飲尿法〈ウロフィリア〉, A Certain Family's Urophilia)
7. Fushitai Constraints (不死体コンストレイント, Immortal Constraints)
8. Kaibami Yuurei (かいばみ幽霊, The Peeping Ghost)
9. Micheline to Sono Naka no Mono-tachi no Hanashi (ミシュリーヌとその中の者たちの話, The Tale of Micheline and Those Inside of Her)
10. Houkiboshi no Naruna (ほうき星のナルナ, Comet Naruna)
11. Tsumenai Houteishiki (積めない方程式, The Uncarriable Formula)
12. Okeya (OKEYA, Bucket Maker)
13. Utakata no Hibi (うたかたの日々, Froth on the Daydream)
Tags: Seinen , Anthology , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Yuri , Ensemble Cast , Suicide , Transgender , Ghost , Boys' Love , Nudity , Age Gap , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Twins , Afterlife , Historical , Cannibalism , Aliens , Angels , Disability
Hotarubi no Mori e
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural
1. Hanauta Nagaruru (Overhearing a Flower Song)
At Shima's school, there is an old, abandoned building, and for the past few days, she has been hearing guitar music coming from within. The source of the song is a student learning the guitar from Fujimura, a boy who constantly gets into fights but is kind at heart. Shima is entranced by the melody and soon begins taking lessons from Fujimura as well.
2. Hotarubi no Mori e (Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light)
When she was six years old, Hotaru Takegawa got lost in the woods. A strange masked man named Gin led her out of the forest, but he told her that if a human ever touched him, he would disappear. She vowed to visit Gin the next day and ended up spending the rest of her summer with him. Every summer since then, Hotaru has come to visit him, and while she ages, he stays the same. But as she grows, so do her feelings.
3. Kurukuru Ochiba (The Fallling of Autumn Leaves)
Tsubaki Kemumaki has been friends with Kaede Kirisato for the past 11 years. Kaede's wealthy parents were usually away, so he was often lonely, but Tsubaki kept him company during those times. Kaede was also nearly kidnapped as a child, and since then, Tsubaki has vowed to protect him. But soon, she realizes that her feelings for him are more than just a desire to protect her childhood friend.
4. Hibi, Fukaku (Deepening the Scar)
When they were children, Ritsu Jinnai and her brother Sou were inseparable. But due to their parents' constant fighting, Sou moved away with their father. Eight years later, they are reunited, and the siblings are overjoyed, but they don't feel the same connection they did before. And what's more, Ritsu begins to feels an ache in her heart when she looks at Sou...
Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Anthology , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Rural , Ghost , Age Gap , School , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Incest , Urban Fantasy , Unrequited Love
Fuan no Tane
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological , Supernatural
Tags: Ghost , Seinen , Body Horror , Anthology
DEATH NOTE: Tanpenshuu
Also known as Death Note Short Stories. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Supernatural
In this complete collection of Death Note short stories penned by the series' creators, discover tales of lives irrevocably changed by the sinister influence of the Death Note, with surprising and thrilling answers to the question of what it truly takes to use the Death Note... or fight it.
Contains stories "C-Kira," "a-Kira," the Death Note pilot chapter, vignettes of L's life, and more.
1. C-Kira-hen (Cキラ編, C-Kira); 2008
2. a-Kira-hen (aキラ編, a-Kira); 2019
3. DEATH NOTE ni Rakugaki 4-koma (DEATH NOTE にラクガキ4コマ, Death Note Four-Panel Comics); 2005
4. L - One Day; 2008
5. L - The Wammy's House (L - Wammy's House); 2008
6. Kagami Tarou-hen (鏡太郎編, Taro Kagami); 2003
Tags: Shounen , Gods , Anthology , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Detective , Police , Crime , Politics , Demons , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Tragedy , Amnesia , Suicide , Philosophy , 4-koma , Adoption
WANTED! Oda Eiichiro Tanpenshuu
Also known as Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece . Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy
Wanted! (1992)
God's Gift for the Future (1993)
Ikki Yakou (1993)
Monsters (1994)
Romance Dawn (Version 2, 1996)
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the One Piece TV anime, Romance Dawn version 2 was adapted into a TV special. (Episode 907)
Tags: Pirates , Shounen , Dragons , Ghost , Swordplay , Guns , Anthology , Gods , Cowboys
Itou Junji Tanpenshuu: BEST OF BEST
Also known as Venus in the Blind Spot. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery
Contains:
1. Okuman Bocchi (Billions Alone)
2. Ningen Isu (The Human Chair) [Story: Edogawa Ranpo]
3. Kono Yo no Hoka no Koi (An Unearthly Love) [Story: Edogawa Ranpo]
4. Mouten no Venus (Venus in the Blind Spot)
5. Name Onna (The Licking Woman)
6. Umezu-sensei to Watashi (Master Umezz and Me)
7. Miirareta Kirida Kyouju (How Love Came to Professor Kirida)
8. Ashura no Dansou no Kai (The Enigma of Amigara Fault)
9. Daikokubashira Hiwa (The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)
10. Wasuregatami (Keepsake)
Tags: Tragedy , Gore , Seinen , Anthology , Body Horror
Yami no Koe
Also known as Voices in the Dark. Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural
Story 1: Blood-sucking Darkness / The Dark Drinks Blood
Story 2: The Ghosts of Golden Time
Story 3: Roar of Ages
Story 4: Mystery of the Haunted House
Story 5: Glyceride
Story 6: The Earth-bound People
Story 7: The Call of the Condemned
The chapter 5 of this manga (Glyceride) has been adapted in the first part of episode 10 of the anime Ito Junji: Collection.
Tags: Body Horror , Anthology , Tragedy , Gore , Josei
Ashizuri Suizokukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life
Ashizuri Suizokukan is a recompilation of panpanya’s Ashizuri Suizokukan and ASOVACE series, which were independently published in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It includes a collection of newly written travelogues and an abundance of color pages.
Ashizuri Suizokukan was published by Ichigatsu to Shichigatsu on August 30, 2013.
Note: Nominated for the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award.
Tags: Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Anthology , Fishing , Denpa , Josei , Autobiographical , Travel , Animals , Artificial Intelligence
Majo
Also known as Witches. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural
Note: Won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004.
Tags: Witch , Anthology , Magic , Philosophy , Environmental , Seinen , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Body Horror , Nudity , Denpa
Yagate Kimi ni Naru Koushiki Comic Anthology
Also known as Bloom Into You Anthology. Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life
More tales of budding relationships featuring Yuu, Touko, Sayaka, and all your other faves! Maid outfits, kisses stolen during student council meetings, Touko cross-dressing, and bathtime with Riko and Miyako—all that and more can be found in this collection of stories about girls blooming into love…with each other!
Volume 1 (2018/12/25)
Cover Illustration: Yuikawa Kazuno
Color Illustration: Fly
1. Yagate Kimi ni Nareru ka na? (やがて君になれるかな?, Can I Bloom Into You Someday?) [Hiiragi Yutaka]
2. Arui wa Sonna Hoshi Moyou (或いはそんな星模様, Perhaps a Constellation Like That) [Canno]
3. Fuwatsuki Otome (ふわつき乙女, Floating Maiden) [Chomoran]
4. Onigiri Croquette Tamagoyaki (おにぎりコロッケたまご焼き) [Miyama Okara]
5. Chiisana Senpai (小さな先輩, Tiny Senpai) [tMnR]
6. In The Box (イン ザ ボックス) [Yuikawa Kazuno]
7. Matsuri no Yoru ni (まつりの夜に, Festival Night) [Mekimeki]
8. Kyakuhon wo Tsukurou! (きゃくほんをつくろう!, Let's Write a Script!) [Fumio Aya]
9. Anata wa Ashita Nani Kite Warau (あなたは明日何着て笑う, What Will You Wear Tomorrow?) [Moke]
10. Bitter Coffee Time (ビターコーヒータイム) [Hiroichi]
11. Senpai-tachi to Asobou! (先輩たちとあそぼう!, Let’s Play With Senpai!) [Itou Hachi]
12. Himitsu no Seitokai (ヒミツの生徒会, Secret Student Council) [Tachi]
13. Adazakura (徒桜, Ephemeral) [Hara Yuriko]
Volume 2 (2020/03/26)
Cover Illustration: Yutaka Hiiragi
Color Illustration: fifu
1. Kazetotomoni Kuru (風と共に来る, What Comes with the Wind) [Yutaka Hiiragi]
2. Futari to Game to Korekara (ふたりとゲームとこれから, The Two, a Game, and From Here On) [Suzume Kumo]
3. Kimi to no Kankaku (君との間隔, The Gap Between Us) [Suzu Yuuki]
4. Kanojo no Sentaku (彼女の選択, Her Choice) [Moke Yuhara]
5. Nazotokida yo! Koyomi-chan (謎解きだよ!こよみちゃん, Solve the Riddle! Koyomi-chan) [Arima]
6. Isu-Tori Game (椅子取りゲーム, Musical Chairs) [Fuuka Sunohara]
7. 6-nen-go mo Anata no Tonari de (6年後もあなたの隣で, Still By Your Side 6 Years Later) [Yodokawa]
8. Rakuyou Sanju (落葉讃頌, Deciduous Praise) [Canno]
9. Lies and true [sheepD]
10. Zurui (ずるい, Unfair) [sometime]
11. Kangeki! (かんげき!, Play Impression!) [Musshu]
12. Kimi o Abite Hikari (君を浴びて光る, To Shine Upon You) [Ueshimo]
13. 45 Hizashi Kappurunanode (45日差カップルなので, 45-Day Difference Couple) [Nio Nakatani]
Tags: Anthology , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , School , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , 4-koma , Age Regression , Magic , Cosplay
Shin Yami no Koe: Kaidan
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror
THE SOICHI FRONT is a direct continuation of "Secret of the Haunted Mansion" from the first Yami no Koe.
SOICHI’S BELOVED PET is about Soichi, the devilish boy that Ito has written about in a number of his other stories, and the events that unfold when his family adopts an abandoned cat.
IN THE VALLEY OF MIRRORS- "There is bitter enmity between two villages, facing each other across a river. But instead of erecting walls and battlements, they both decided to put up mirrors. What could this mean? And where did all the people disappear to, all those years ago?"
ANYTHING BUT A GHOST- "While driving on a mountain road one night, Shigeru finds a girl covered in blood."
LIBRARY OF ILLUSIONS- "Koko lives with her husband Goro in a giant mansion full of books. The books are a family heirloom, and he’s fiercely protective of them, so it would really suck if something were to happen to them …"
SONGS IN THE DARK- "Ever had a song stuck in your head? Of course you have, there’s probably one there now. But what if it didn’t go away? Days, weeks, months, the same song 24/7."
SPLATTER FILM- "A bunch of stoned slackers get hooked on delicious honey, with delicious [read: grotesque] results."
The chapter 7 of this manga (Splatter film), has been adapted in the first part of episode 12 of Ito Junji: Collection.
Tags: Body Horror , Anthology , Tragedy , Josei
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!: Marriage
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance
1) Tora no Maki (虎の巻); LaLa Fantasy 2013
2) Yukiochimura ni Ojou-sama! (ユキ堕ち村にお嬢様!); LaLa 2017-02
3) Oni ni xx (鬼に××); LaLa DX 2017-03
4) Shucchou! Igarashi Fudousan (出張!五十嵐不動産); LaLa DX 2017-09
5) Sake to Onna to Namida to 3-baka (酒と女と泪と3バカ); LaLa DX 2018-01
6) A boy grows...; LaLa DX 2018-03
7) Happy Honeymoon; LaLa 2018-06
Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , Age Gap , Butler , Ensemble Cast , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Maids , Bar , Anthology , Arranged Marriage , Male Protagonist
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