Manga like Sayounara Minasan

Kimi no Kureru Mazui Ame

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

A collection of dark and somewhat strange stories.

Kimi no Kureru Mazui Ame (君のくれるまずい飴, Bad Candy You Give Me)
Two girls and candy.

Oyogu Hana (泳ぐ花, Swimming Flowers)
A city girl feels out of place in a small fishing town.

Tekisha Seizon (適者生存, Survival of the Fittest); COMITIA117
A girl sneaks food to feed her friend turned fish.

Yasashii Kanoke (やさしい棺桶, A Tender Casket)
When your best and oldest friend comes back from the dead and lives in your room.

Haha to Ane (母と姉, Mother and Sister); COMITIA115
A girl struggles with her identity and her relationship with her sister after the death of their mother.

Nishi ni Shizumu (西に沈む, Sets in the West); Doujinshi Anthology, JUN Vol.2 (COMITIA116)
When I wake up, I see another me.

Anata no Koto wa Suki Nandakedo (あなたのことは好きなんだけど, Much as I Love You); Twitter (2015-10-19)
The pretty one and the sweet one.

Chousekiryoku (潮汐力, Tidal Force)
Did she just see the moon crash?

Sayonara (さよなら, Goodbye)
Somebody drew a rectangle in pencil on my desk.

Sumu Ma (棲む魔, Where Demons Dwell)
Half-eaten fish start washing ashore after a group of girls disappeared, presumed dead.

Rikyou (離郷, Leaving Home); Twitter (2018-6-30)
A girl leaves her hometown.

Haru no Sanagi (春の蛹, Spring Pupa); COMITIA112
The scent of peach blossoms conjures up memories of high school.



Tags: Anthology , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Mermaid , Animals

Daidai wa, Hantoumei ni Nidone suru

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The bizarre everyday life stories of the citizens of a coastal port town.

Tags: Episodic , Tragedy , Surreal Comedy , Gore , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Aliens , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Animals , Mermaid , Body Horror , School , Shounen , Twins , Ships , Bullying

Kani ni Sasowarete

Also known as An Invitation from a Crab.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Collecting a handful of self-published shorts along with a mix of serialized stories and essays, panpanya's English-language debut mixes art styles and narratives from a range of genres.

If you are ever fortunate enough to see a crab strolling through your neighborhood, please follow its lead. By slowing down to a crab's pace and looking around and about in this world, you too may discover life's many mysteries that are hidden in plain sight.



Tags: Denpa , Josei , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anthology , Iyashikei , Episodic

Jun: Shotaro no Fantasy World

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

A experimental manga series about a boy named Jun and his surreal voyages. The character is a alter-ego of Ishinomori himself.

Tags: Drawing , Meta , Autobiographical , Philosophy , No Dialogue , Seinen , Achronological Order , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Nudity

Warera Contactee

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

A tired, fed up office worker and that weird kid from her elementary school work together to build a rocket to space in this charming short series.

Kanae, now a dull office worker, happens to meet up with her former classmate from grade school, Nakahira Kazuki. For some reason, Kazuki had been creating a rocket all by himself. Kanae get deflated when she finds out his unexpected goal, but winds up working with him to complete the rocket! And so begins this unexpected story of Kanae and Kazuki, which ties into them seeing a UFO when they were in grade school.

Note: Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Awards (2018).

Tags: Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist

Nigeru Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

In the forest, there is a bear only children can see. If you can escape the forest after spending one day with that bear, you can become whatever you desire. A girl sets foot into the dense forest of legend and what she encounters there was…



Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Animals , Politics