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Ushio to Tora

Also known as Ushio and Tora.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

It centers around the travels and battles of one Aotsuki Ushio, who is constantly being stalked and aided by a gigantic, supernatural and sometimes invisible tiger (Some people describe it as akin to Calvin and Hobbes on acid).

Ushio's family maintains a Shinto temple in Japan, where 500 years ago, his samurai ancestor battled that same tiger to a standstill, and eventually trapped him against a rock using, a blessed spear called the "Beast Spear", which in addition to its intrinsic formidability as a weapon, can also boost the physical powers of the user. While cleaning out the temple storage, Ushio accidentally unseals the chamber which Tora was trapped in. Initially, Ushio wisely refused to remove the spear pinning Tora (とら, Japanese for tiger) down, as Tora unwisely makes the strategic blunder of mentioning that the first thing he would do upon being freed would be to devour Ushio; but Tora's unsealed presence attracts various demons to the premises, and Ushio is forced to free Tora in exchange for his help. The series focuses on their relationship, interspersed with battles against mythological foes, and with Tora's attempts to grapple with modern life and gobble up Ushio.

Note: Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1997.
It also received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen in 1992.

Tags: Shounen , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Demons , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Time Manipulation , Love Triangle , Nudity , Amnesia , Reincarnation

MAO

Also known as Mao.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Nanoka passes through a portal into the Taisho era, where exorcist Mao reluctantly rescues her from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. When Nanoka gets back to the present, she discovers she has some new, incredible abilities. She returns to the past looking for answers, only to get caught up in Mao’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders. As her questions about herself multiply, Nanoka learns that Mao is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki—and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao’s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!



Tags: Youkai , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , School , Historical , Shounen , Time Manipulation , Demons , Exorcism

Karakuri Circus

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery

The protagonist, Masaru, has just inherited a big fortune after the death of his father. However, people are trying to get their hands on it by any means necessary, even if it means killing him. Narumi helped Masaru from being kidnapped after fighting some weird guys. He found out that they're not humans but wooden puppets with amazing strength. After a hard fight, Narumi was forced to admit that he's no opponent for them; and just when he started to think that Masaru would be captured, Shirogane, Masaru's watcher arrives from France with a weapon, the puppet Arlequin. Here, begins the story of Karakuri Circus.

Tags: Conspiracy , Circus , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Adoption , Shounen , Robots , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Martial Arts , Alchemy , Assassins , Trains , Animals , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Foreign

Gekkou Jourei

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Series by Fujita Kazuhiro about characters from fairy tales, mythology, and stories coming to life.

Gekko Iwasaki, a high-school student, is selected as executor of "Moonlight Ordinance" and fights against the residents. In this fairy tale, there is a world which is strangely affected by blue moonlight once in dozens of years. "Moonlight Ordinance" is a rule to restore the world to its former condition.



Tags: Shounen , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Meta , Curses , Anti-Hero , Adoption , Age Regression , Love Triangle , Classic Literature , Delinquents , Anachronism , Amnesia , Arranged Marriage , Nudity

Souboutei Kowasubeshi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Supernatural

A mysterious mansion has towered proudly over the Tokyo district of Numanakarai since the Taisho period. Those who enter either never escape, or leave having experienced horrors untold, and with the desire to take revenge.

Tags: Cosmic Horror , Drawing , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Ghost , Survival , Slapstick , Shrine Maiden , Military

Agakimi Chiruramu

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

A high school student with no hope for the future, Fuyumuro Tanka, travels back in time to Ashikaga Academy, the largest educational institution for "gunbai-shi" (fanners) during the Sengoku period! Control the battlefield with your wits and aim for domination of the world with a single move. A tale of strategic battles where divine calculations and devilish strategies spark off!



Tags: Shounen

Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

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

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.



Tags: Demons , Youkai , Shounen , Historical , Kemonomimi , Found Family , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Revenge , Isekai , Shrine Maiden , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Nudity , Curses

Fumetsu no Anata e

Also known as To Your Eternity.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural

A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well …



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Outdoor Activities , Ensemble Cast , Dissociative Identities , Urban Fantasy , Survival , Ghost , Cosmic Horror , Denpa , Shounen , Agender , Travel , Gore , Yandere , Bullying , Suicide , Urban , Language Barrier , Animals , Age Regression , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Nudity , Dystopian , Indigenous Cultures , Historical , Anachronism , Female Protagonist

Golden Kamuy

Also known as Golden Kamuy.

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

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.



Note: Won the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016 and the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018. Nominated for the 20th and 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016.

Tags: Historical , Conspiracy , Military , Outdoor Activities , Indigenous Cultures , Seinen , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Food , Educational , Surreal Comedy , Travel , Found Family , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Snowscape , Guns , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Male Harem , Revenge , Language Barrier , Anti-Hero , LGBTQ+ Themes , Slapstick , Crime , Prison , Trains , Animals , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Wilderness , Archery , Swordplay , Disability , Suicide , Tanned Skin , Transgender , Twins , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Zoophilia , Yakuza , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Crossdressing

Vampire-Idol Tagiru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

The darkness of vampires corrodes the entertainment industry. A "real" light tears through that darkness - the Animate Theater, located underground in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Here, the first solo live performance of "Banflame", the idol group to which the main character, Chishoko, belongs, is taking place. Ko is chatting away as usual, but something strange happens in the middle of the concert!?

Tags: Shounen , Vampire , Idol , Male Protagonist