Manga like Murasakiiro no Qualia

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 , Achronological Order , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Afterlife , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Crime , Tragedy , Ghost , Mafia , Idol , Hikikomori , Transgender

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 , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Survival , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mythology , Guns , Youkai , Body Horror , Kuudere , Shounen , College

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

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

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 , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gods , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Politics , Artificial Intelligence , Terrorism , School , Samurai , Gender Bending , Nudity , Archery

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

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 , Female Protagonist , Survival , Alternate Universe , Seinen , Gore , Afterlife , Denpa , Time Skip , Yuri , Aliens

Takopii no Genzai

Also known as Takopi's Original Sin.

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

Takopi travels from his home of Happy Planet to spread happiness across Earth, but meets the unsmiling Shizuka upon landing. Her friends at school and home life seem to be the source of her somber expression—and the pure-hearted Takopi is determined to change things for the better! But what truths await him when the curtains rise in this shocking drama?!



Tags: Bullying , Tragedy , Denpa , Aliens , Time Manipulation , Suicide , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Crime , Memory Manipulation , Magic , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Clone

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

Houseki no Kuni

Also known as Land of the Lustrous.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho in 2015.

Tags: Tragedy , Philosophy , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Religion , Coming of Age , Anti-Hero , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Revenge , Agender , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Space , Aliens , Amnesia , Asexual , Politics , Swordplay , Suicide , Heterosexual , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Robots , Gods , Foreign , Gender Bending , Work , Nudity