Manga like Saint Mariya

Saint Seiya: Saintia Shou

Also known as Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

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

In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-woman team of armored warriors, powered by the Zodiac, will use their cunning, strength, and compassion to defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies. Mangaka Chimaki Kuori is also known for working on manga for Gundam Seed and the Persona series.



Note: The chapter count includes 86 regular chapters, 2 "Extra Story" chapters included at the end of volumes 7 and 16, and a prologue and one special chapter that were omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Primarily Female Cast , Super Power

Cardcaptor Sakura

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura.

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

Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father's library -- a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opens it up, there is nothing left inside but Kero-chan, the book's cute little guardian beast... who informs Sakura that since the Clow cards seem to have escaped while he was asleep, it's now her job to capture them!



Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Bisexual , Dissociative Identities , Fairy , Boys' Love , Unrequited Love , Age Gap , Martial Arts , Agender , Transgender

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya

Also known as Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Based on the hit series Fate/stay night, this alternate universe story that inspired the anime features your favorite characters in a magical girl adventure!

Illya might be rich, but she’s just like any other elementary school girl—she has a secret crush and loves magical girl anime. But when a magical “Kaleidostick” wand named Ruby tricks her into signing a contract, Illya becomes a magical girl herself! Illya’s peaceful days might be over, but her fight to save the world has only just begun.



Note: Includes an Epilogue.

Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Ojou-sama , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Spearplay , Archery , Dissociative Identities , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shounen , Parody

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's

Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo

A manga adaptation of a thirteen episode sequel to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, a magical girl alternate universe spinoff of the Triangle Heart series of games and OAVs.

Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Animals , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Kemonomimi , Spearplay , Disability , Clone , Artificial Intelligence , Swordplay , Food , Henshin , Military , Achronological Order , Kuudere , School , Space , Dragons

Miraculous: Ladybug & Chat Noir

Also known as Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Chat Noir.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Marinette is your typical high school student: cheery and a little clumsy. Not so typical? She can transform into a superhero! As the confident, masked Ladybug, Marinette guards the streets of the City of Lights alongside Cat Noir, another superhero who, unbeknownst to Marinette, is her classmate Adrian, and her crush! Adrian doesn’t know who Ladybug is, either, but he’s crushing on her, too. Supervillains, school, and criss-crossed crushes? As if being a teenager and a crime fighting superhero wasn’t enough!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Superhero , Primarily Teen Cast , Henshin , Foreign , Episodic , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Unrequited Love

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

Futari wa Precure

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro couldn't be more different. Nagisa is sporty and Honoka bookish, and while they attend the same school, they have very little in common - until one day, a shower of shooting stars brings two very unlikely visitors into their lives: Mippuru and Meppuru, refugees from the Garden of Light, which has been conquered by Darkness. Endowed with new and startling powers, Nagisa and Honoka become Cure Black and Cure White, magical defenders of the light --- together, they are Pretty Cure.

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Lacrosse , School

Mahou Shoujo Dandelion

Also known as Magical Girl Dandelion.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Magical girls and villains are enemies, but can neophyte Tanpopo's bond with the villain Shade topple that destiny?



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Demons , Magic , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Body Horror , Gore , School , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Swordplay

Tokyo Mew Mew

Also known as Tokyo Mew Mew.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Sci-Fi

Ichigo is out on a hot date with her 'crush' when suddenly she's involved in an odd incident in which her DNA is merged with the DNA of an almost extinct wildcat. When four other girls' DNA is merged with the DNA of four other almost extinct animals, it's apparent that they're part of a much bigger plan. Ichigo and her friends have been chosen to become a part of a secret project called the "Mew Project." Their mission: To protect the planet from aliens who are using the planet's animals to attack humans.



Tags: Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Super Power , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Environmental , Primarily Child Cast , Animals , Aliens , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Elf , Mermaid , Male Harem , Urban , Restaurant , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi

Shugo Chara!

Also known as Shugo Chara!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams–it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.



Note: Includes 3 side stories.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Nekomimi , Tsundere , Henshin , Philosophy , Gender Bending , Fairy Tale , Family Life , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Astronomy , Orphan , Space , Super Power , Writing , Anti-Hero , Estranged Family , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Age Gap , School Club , Idol , Male Harem , Fairy , Fashion , Adoption , Rehabilitation , Espionage , Femboy , Achronological Order