Manga like Ryuu Ou no Kagehime

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

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

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one’s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak’s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy’s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Travel , Shoujo , Historical , Found Family , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Male Harem , Reincarnation , War , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Foreign , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Animals , Archery , Super Power , Survival , Orphan , Kuudere , Drugs , Pirates

Ou no Kemono: Enpei no Arcana

Also known as The King's Beast.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

In this kingdom, Ajin are considered no better than beasts. The men are sent to war, the women serve in brothels. Those who are lucky enough to live to old age spend their last years doing degrading, menial work. Boys who show signs of magical ability must serve the imperial family in the palace. Rangetsu's twin brother is sent to the palace to serve the Prince Tenyou, but he only lasts a short time before he is murdered. Rumors say his master was the one who aimed the blade, and Rangetsu decides to puts aside her femaleness in order seek revenge. After years of excelling on the battlefield, she has finally found her way to Prince Tenyou's side. But he isn't what she expected, and the webs of intrigue in the palace is more tangled and venomous than she imagined. Can Rangetsu find her vengeance before she too falls prey to palace plots, and will her inconvenient feelings for the Prince Tenyou be a hindrance or a help?



Tags: Shoujo , Crossdressing , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Politics , Heterosexual , Martial Arts , Twins , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dissociative Identities , Slavery , Royal Affairs , Primarily Male Cast , Class Struggle , Time Skip , Tragedy

Nengara Nenbyaku Ansatsu Renka

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance

The Haiboshi family's line of work is assassination. Takatori, their princess, picks up a boy named Raika who swore to dedicate everything.

Tags: Assassins , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Historical , Yandere

Sakura-Hime Kaden

Also known as Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Sakura is a princess who lives alone with a few maids in a mansion deep in the mountains. She’s been engaged to the prince of the country since she was born. She doesn’t like that fact, as she wants to decide her fate on her own. However, one day, a messenger from the prince suddenly came to take her to the capital…

Note: The chapter count includes six extra stories.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Mythology , Found Family , Tragedy , Historical , Demons , Ninja , Fairy Tale , Magic , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Fugitive , Orphan , Femboy , Politics , Royal Affairs , Arranged Marriage

Ryuu no Hanawazurai

Also known as Two Flowers for the Dragon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Teenage Shakuya is the next head of the Dragon Clan – and she can actually turn into a real dragon. As if that's not enough, she also finds herself with two fiancés! The first vanished years ago and has now returned, but the new guy is not about to step aside. So Shakuya will wait a year, then marry the man she loves the most. Magic tattoos on both of Shakuya's hands, will help her to decide. Each one represents one of her suitors and as her love grows, so do her tattoos!



Notes: Chapter count includes the one shots Haguruma Tsukai (The Cogwheeler | 歯車使い) and Double Crown (ダブル クラウン), included within Volumes 2 and 3 of the manga.

Tags: Shoujo , Dragons , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Historical , Desert

Liang Bu Yi

Also known as No Doubt in Us.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

A handsome emperor gets too close to an embarrassed queen, resulting in them falling into a pool together. Then they swap their bodies. The way to swap back is unknown. The most important thing is that the emperor is quite angry now!! Before everything comes back to normal, the emperor has to deal with his mean imperial concubines that he never knows and the queen has to mediate between those ministries...



Tags: Politics , Historical , Full Color , Body Swapping , War , Female Harem , Primarily Adult Cast , Martial Arts , Assassins , Boys' Love , Magic , Pandemic , Swordplay

Nurarihyon no Hanayome

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

"Nurarihyon's Bride" is a Japanese-style fantasy romance featuring Tsukiyo, a lonely girl who works in the Yukaku district. She has a burn scar on her face wich she covers with a mask. One day, a mysterious man suddenly chooses Tsukiyo. He is a youkai king named Oboro, who says he is looking for a stone to become a complete youkai. Oboro seems to think that Tsukiyo may have the stone ...

Tags: Youkai , Shoujo , Oiran , Mermaid , Heterosexual

Reimei no Arcana

Also known as Dawn of the Arcana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property.” With only her attendant Loki at her side, Nakaba must find a way to cope with her hostile surroundings, her fake marriage...and a mysterious power!



Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Foreign , Super Power , Politics , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Travel , Royal Affairs , Class Struggle , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Desert , Male Harem , Time Skip , Arranged Marriage , Unrequited Love , War

Nunmeon Jimseungui Mokjureul Jwieotda

Also known as I Grabbed the Leash of the Blind Beast.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

When an average twenty-something wakes up in the battered body of a nameless extra from a romance novel, all she wants is to go home. But first, she’ll have to see the story through as Rona, the maid of Grand Duke Ileon, the novel’s hero who was blinded by poison. She just has to make sure the heroine restores his sight with a special flower so they can have their happy ending -- easy enough, right? With a plot gone awry, Rona’s dangerous past, and the grand duke’s affections, can Rona stick to the story?



Tags: Full Color , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Disability

BASARA

Also known as Basara.

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

Basara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure series and one of the most popular shoujo manga of the 90s in Japan. It is the story of how a young girl becomes "the child of destiny" and finds the strength to free her people and seek revenge for the death of her brother.



Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shoujo category in 1992.

Tags: War , Twins , Shoujo , Politics , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Coming of Age , Revenge , Fugitive , Slavery , Class Struggle , Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Travel , Tragedy , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Pirates , Disability , Desert , Archery , Espionage , Swordplay , Military , Prison , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Astronomy , Animals , Boys' Love , Bisexual , Suicide , Martial Arts , Ships