Manga like Murasakiiro no Qualia

Ura Sekai Picnic

Also known as Otherside Picnic.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside--where urban legends, cryptids, and folkloric legends roam--calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity and explore this other world, will the most earth-shattering thing they discover on the Otherside be their feelings for each other?



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Survival , Mythology , Guns , Youkai , Body Horror , Shounen , College , Curses , Cult , Travel , Kuudere

Suicide Parabellum

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

From the creator of Voynich Hotel, the plot involves the main character chasing down a mysterious girl through various levels.

Tags: Suicide , Primarily Female Cast , Achronological Order , Afterlife , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Time Loop , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Crime , Hikikomori , Ghost , Mafia , Idol , Transgender

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

Steins;Gate

Also known as Steins;Gate.

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

What do you get when you cross a microwave with a cell phone? Apparently, a time machine! Self-proclaimed mad scientist Okarin and the Future Gadgets team now have the ability to send text messages into the past. Will this newfound power be used for personal gain? To change the world? Or for something much more sinister... ?



Tags: Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Tragedy , Software Development , Female Harem , Shrine Maiden

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Meguri

Also known as Higurashi When They Cry: MEGURI.

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

June 1983...has passed. At long last, through many trials and tribulations, Rika and her friends have finally escaped the tragedy! The gameboard has been cleared, the pieces scattered, and all that remains is the rest of her life. Or so Rika believes, until she gets pulled into yet another fragment...



Tags: Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Yuri , Witch , Anti-Hero , Gods , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Regression , Found Family , Basketball , School , Gore , Wrestling , Baseball

Spirit Circle

Also known as Spirit Circle.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Fuuta Okeya’s dad said second-year middle school students are unstoppable, and he’s inclined to agree. Fuuta’s determined to make the most out of his ordinary student life, but everything changes when the mysterious Kouko Ishigami transfers into his class. Not just because Fuuta thinks she’s pretty and likes her – but because she thinks Fuuta is her rival from a past life!



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Reincarnation , Philosophy , Revenge , Seinen , Alternate Universe , Primarily Child Cast , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gods , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Politics , Artificial Intelligence , Terrorism , School , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Samurai , Conspiracy , Gender Bending , Nudity , Archery

Wakusei Closet

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

The protagonist is a girl with the ability to visit a surreal alternate dimension full of monsters in her dreams. One day, she encounters another human girl there and receives a plea for help.

Tags: Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Survival , Seinen , Gore , Time Skip , Afterlife , Denpa , Aliens

Wasureenu Majo no Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

In a world where "today" is repeated over and over again, only "I" remembered each day. The events of "today" can be whimsical, and when "today" was over, everything will be reset, and the “today” that comes tomorrow will rarely be the same. Ayaka Aizawa lived with such a curse, until one day. "Your name is Ayaka Aizawa? My name is Michiru Inaba, nice to meet you." After that, Misuzu will continue to connect with her on the next “today.” For the first time in her life, in the repeated “today”, she could have a relationship with a friend. While being perplexed by the distance shrinking little by little, the feeling of "I" was quietly changing... Around the time Ayaka became aware of her uncontrollable emotions, something happening between she and her "girl friend." A slightly fantastical story about the clumsy feelings between "I" and "girl friend", unsure whether it's love or friendship.

Tags: Yuri , Seinen , Time Manipulation , School , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Age Gap

Tate no Kuni

Also known as The Vertical World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Sci-Fi

A world stretching down from the heavens: the Vertical World. There lives a boy named Ruska, who finds himself fascinated by the world below. One day he sees a girl falling from the sky above, straight towards the bottom... And so begins his adventure surrounding the mystery of the Fallen Maiden!


Tags: Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Philosophy , Dystopian , Virtual World , Robots , Male Protagonist , Clone , Artificial Intelligence , Cyborg , Long Strip

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

Also known as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Kyon is your ordinary high school freshman who has long given up on his childhood dreams of encountering the fantastic and supernatural…or so he thought. From the very first day of school, his classmate–the beautiful but eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya–makes it very clear that her only desire is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics! A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade, a school club created for the sole purpose of getting these supernatural beings together. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Mikuru Asahina, and the polite and ever-smiling Itsuki Koizumi. By the end of this first volume, Kyon quickly finds out that these seemingly “helpless victims” of Haruhi’s are actually members of secret organizations–both futuristic and alien–keeping watch over Haruhi as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon…



Tags: School Club , School , Aliens , Kuudere , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Super Power