Manga like Sakura-Hime Kaden

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

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

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A young girl has resigned herself to being he next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.



Note: Chapter count includes 15 extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Politics , Monster Boy , Animals , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Demons , Magic , Mythology , War , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Bullying , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Yandere , Historical

Full Moon wo Sagashite

Also known as Full Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance , Supernatural

Young Mitsuki loves singing and dreams of becoming a pop star. Unfortunately, a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from pursuing her passion. However, her life turns around when two surprisingly fun-loving harbingers of death appear to grant Mitsuki a temporary reprieve from her illness and give her singing career a magical push start.



Chapter count contains the oneshot Ginyuu Meika (2nd volume); also includes all interlude and 4-koma chapters of the retail volumes.

Tags: Shoujo , Idol , Magic , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Found Family , Angels , Coming of Age , Denpa , Suicide , Philosophy , Tragedy , Afterlife , Heterosexual , Henshin , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Gods , Youkai , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Age Gap , Urban

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

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 , Class Struggle , Royal Affairs , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Arranged Marriage , War , Desert , Male Harem , Time Skip , Unrequited Love

Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

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

Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation, draw Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, to Paris. What awaits him in the City of Flowers, however, is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome. Instead, his quarry comes to him...in the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between humans and vampires, will Noé cast in his lot with the curious and slightly unbalanced Vanitas and his quest to save vampirekind?



Tags: Vampire , Tragedy , Historical , Steampunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Medicine , Conspiracy , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Religion , Foreign , Twins , Suicide , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Anachronism , Detective , Assassins , Urban Fantasy , Curses , Acting

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Notes:
Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018.
Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019.
Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020.
Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Drawing , Coming of Age , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , School , Primarily Female Cast , Medieval , Conspiracy , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Politics , Seinen , Disability , Philosophy , Spearplay , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Travel , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dragons , Amnesia , Iyashikei , Body Horror , Twins

Ou no Kemono: Enpei no Arcana

Also known as The King's Beast.

Status: Finished
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

Itsuwari no Freja

Also known as Prince Freya.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Freya thinks of herself as a simple village girl, but her idyllic life is shattered when she is caught up in the aftermath of a treacherous Sigurdian plot. She bears a striking resemblance to her country’s beloved Prince Edvard, who lays dying from poison. Without its ruler, all of Tyr will quickly be engulfed by Sigurdian violence. Now Freya must take Prince Edvard’s place and lead his valiant knights in defending the realm!



Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Travel , Crossdressing , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Politics , Tragedy , Swordplay , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Nudity , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Medieval