Manga like Shoujo Kakumei Utena

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

Versailles no Bara

Also known as The Rose of Versailles.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime.



Tags: Shoujo , Class Struggle , Foreign , Historical , Politics , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Love Triangle , Philosophy , Royal Affairs , Military , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , War , Bisexual , Arranged Marriage , Kingdom Management , Unrequited Love , Suicide

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

Also known as Phantom Thief Jeanne.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

High school student Maron Kusakabe has a secret: she’s Phantom Thief Jeanne. She sneaks into private art collections to steal paintings in which demons reside. Jeanne’s task is to seal the demons before they can devour human hearts. So far she’s been able to evade the police on her midnight outings, but now another thief has come onto the scene—Phantom Sinbad—and he’s trying to take the paintings before she does!



Notes:
Includes bonus stories "Miyako☆Catharsis", "Instant?! Access Legend★", "Let's Go, Silk Road ★"
"The Memory of the Fish, The Snow Crystals of the Moon" 1-2 and "I Will Be Your Happiness" are not included as they are only released in the Bunko edition (but not in the initial release of the manga)

Tags: Female Protagonist , Demons , Reincarnation , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Shoujo , School , Henshin , Angels , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Denpa , Hikikomori , Time Manipulation , Work , Time Skip , Love Triangle , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Acrobatics

Ribbon no Kishi

Also known as Princess Knight.

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

A remake of the original Princess Knight, and the much more well-known version of the story.

Taking place in a medieval fairy-tale setting, Princess Knight is the story of young Princess Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne (as women are not eligible to do so). This deception begins as soon as she is born, as her father the King announces his baby is a boy instead of a girl. The reason for this is that the next-in-line to the throne, Duke Duralumon, is an evil man who would repress the people if he were to become king, and because of this the King will go to any length to prevent him from taking over.

Tags: Gender Bending , Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Swordplay , Fairy Tale , Angels , Demons , Love Triangle , Mythology , Gods , Religion , Slapstick , Royal Affairs , Pirates , Shapeshifting , Amnesia

Waltz wa Shiroi Dress de

Also known as White Waltz.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance

At the beginning of the XX century, the relationship between England and Japan was strained. England wanted to extend its influence over Japan, and Japan wasn't willing to let any other culture pass its borders. Koto, though, a Japanese girl, didn't care if the people she meets have almond shaped eyes or not, or if they wear a kimono or a western dress. Actually, she is fascinated by this foreign way of life that brings so many innovations into Japan. More than anything else, it's the clothing that seems to grab her attention, as she wants to become a tailor and create dresses for women of every culture.

Unfortunately though, she's a woman, so she knows her dream will end as soon as she gets married. She will have to start acting like a noble and a respectable woman would. In fact, she is betrothed to Masaomi Kidoin, the second born of one of the most important and oldest families of Japan. The day she's told she will marry Masaomi, Koto attends a ball at the British Embassy and meets Sagitto, a half English and half Indian spy that captures her imagination and heart. But can their love story have a happy ending when the British and the Japanese are tracking down Sagitto because they want him dead, and Koto is forced to live a life that doesn't fit her?



Includes two related side stories and one unrelated one.

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual

Paros no Ken

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

There is a legend in the kingdom of Paros -- a legend of the Sword. It is said that if one who is unfit to rule should wield it, it will mean the ruin of the kingdom. As sole heir to the throne of Paros, Princess Erminia must accept the Sword and a husband when she comes of age on her next birthday. But the princess refuses to wed any man who is less of a man than she -- which excludes every man in the kingdom! Just when Erminia is ordered by her father the king to wed her foster brother Yurias, she has a fateful encounter with the unfortunate, beautiful maiden Fiona.

Tags: Shoujo , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Politics , Swordplay , Royal Affairs , Tomboy , Suicide , Class Struggle

Kakan no Madonna

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Romance

The main character is Leonora, the daughter of an impoverished noble of Padua. She is a beautiful silver-haired, emerald-green-eyed girl and very good at fighting with the sword.
One day, she is forced to marry an arrogant young noble, but she discovers on the day of their wedding that this man intends to use her to become king of Italy because she is involved in an ancient Italian legend:

Leonara is the girl shown on "Kakan no Madonna" (Madonna of the Flower Crown), a famous painting drawn by Leonardo DaVinci. There exists a legend that tells whoever gets the legendary sword "Emerald Lion" will unite and rule over Italy. And the secret hiding-place of the sword can be found with "Kakan no Madonna" - Leonara...

In order to find out the truth of the portrait's secret related her and to hide her identity as Kakan no Madonna, Leonara disguises herself as a black-haired boy, Leo, and sets out to find DaVinci. On the way she meets Falco, the blond-haired handsome king of Naples, who is unaware that she is a girl, and becomes his servant.

When she finally finds DaVinci, she hears with surprise that she - the girl portrayed in Kakan no Madonna - is destined to possess the legendary Emerald Lion and therefore to become queen of Italy.

Tags: Foreign , Shoujo , Historical , Female Protagonist

Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.

Also known as I’m in Love with the Villainess.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The story of a reincarnated gamer pursuing her villainous lady love at a fantasy girls’ academy!

Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei has just woken up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite girls’ otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is her favorite character, Claire Francois–who just so happens to be the main antagonist of the story. Now, Rei is determined to do what the game never allowed: romance Claire instead of one of the male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to that?!



Tags: Yuri , Villainess , LGBTQ+ Themes , Isekai , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Magic , School , Politics , War , Maids , Bullying , Bisexual , Transgender , Incest , Crossdressing , Video Games , Class Struggle , Foreign , Reincarnation , Unrequited Love

Mawaru Penguindrum

Also known as PENGUINDRUM.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Twins Kanba and Shoma live with their terminally ill little sister, Himari. One day, they visit the aquarium, a place full of warm memories for Himari, but she suddenly falls ill—and dies! At that very moment, a voice cries out, “Survival Tactic!” and Himari, wearing a penguin hat, comes back to life…?!



Tags: Seinen , Twins , Family Life , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy , Cult , Amnesia , Ghost , Dissociative Identities , Yandere

Sukeban Deka

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery

Sukeban Deka centers on Saki Asamiya, a high school delinquent who strikes a deal with the police to investigate her former high school and bust illegal gang activities, in exchange for her mother's pardon. Armed with her metal yo-yo, she fights the Mizuchi sisters, who de facto control the school.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School , Detective , Police , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Gore , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Prison