Manga like Taika no Risei

BEASTARS

Also known as BEASTARS.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Gray wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else?



Note: Winner of the 11th Manga Taisho Award, the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category, the New Face Award from the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival Awards and the New Creator Prize of the 22nd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Animals , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , School , Cannibalism , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban , Crime , Psychosexual , Politics , Gangs , Primarily Animal Cast , Tragedy , Revenge , Shounen , School Club , Yakuza , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Class Struggle , Bullying , Interspecies , Heterosexual , Adoption , Survival , Acting , Cultivation , Martial Arts

Ponta ga Hito ni Narimashite

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

One day, all the dogs in the neighborhood turned into humans. But they retained their canine habits and personalities? Note: Originally self-published on Twitter, it was picked up for commercial serialization by Young Jump starting 2024-01-17.

Tags: Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Surreal Comedy , Animals , Ensemble Cast , Fashion , Disability , Shapeshifting

Bota Bota

Also known as Drip Drip.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Whenever Mako Higari comes in contact with something she perceives as dirty, she gets a massive nosebleed. How can she find a loving partner and commit to a meaningful intimate relationship when just touching another person makes her bleed out? Especially when most of the men she meets are sleazy creeps! Her first challenge might be learning to love herself… Plus, a short story starring Santa Claus as we’ve never seen him before!



Note: Includes the one-shot "Shirohige to Boing (White Beard and Boobs)".

Tags: Nudity , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Disability , Seinen , Urban , Heterosexual , Estranged Family , Marriage

SANDA

Also known as SANDA.

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

In a near-future Japan, Christmas has faded into myth, and the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that children are now the most precious commodity. Society has artificially extended adolescence to preserve their youth, and traditional holidays, like Christmas, are a mere legend of the past.

Volume 1 of SANDA introduces Sanda Kazushige, a middle-school student who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous mystery. When his classmate, Fuyumura Shiori, accuses him of carrying a curse that could help find her missing friend, Ono Ichie, Sanda's life takes a dramatic turn. Together, they embark on an incredible adventure to unravel the truth behind Ichie's disappearance and uncover the hidden magic of Christmas itself.

As they delve deeper into the mystery, the duo faces external threats and internal challenges—questions about loyalty, courage, and the power of belief. Along the way, they confront the true meaning of friendship, trust, and the possibility of magic in a world that has all but forgotten it.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Henshin , Shounen , Shapeshifting , Gender Bending , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Nudity , Amnesia , Dystopian

Hitoner

Also known as Hitoner.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A single human Earthling arrives on an isolated planet inhabited by beastkin known as "Kemo," who are shaken to their cores at the sight of their first "Hito." Thus does their society begin to transform, spurred on by this interspecies exchange…


Note: Originally published as a one-shot, was then picked up for serialization.

Tags: Kemonomimi , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Aliens , Primarily Animal Cast , Shounen , Language Barrier , Work , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist

Kimi to Koete Koi ni Naru

Also known as With You, Our Love Will Make It Through.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

When high schooler Mari bumps into a fellow tardy student, she's surprised to find out he's a beastfolk who's to attend her school! After all, it's not rare for beastfolk to coexist alongside humans, but it's still uncommon, with the prejudice and all. Nervous to meet one at first, Mari soon learns there's more to him than his furry exterior. In fact, the more she gets to know him, the more she finds herself drawn to him, his steadfastness, his kindheartedness, and…his body…

Tags: Anthropomorphism , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Kemonomimi , Love Triangle , Bullying , Interspecies

Ojou to Nanahiki no Inu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

This story takes place in a world where humans and beastmen coexist. Our protagonist, a Dog beastman, was a former gangster who's fallen on hard times, living on the streets and scraping by on what he can get.

On one particular rainy day, he tries to fall asleep in an alley before being found by an eccentric 'Yamato Nadesico' type of girl. She offers him a home to sleep in, in exchange for him becoming her bodyguard. He doesn't think much of it until he sees her home and it's explained to him by the servants in it that she's the daughter of a Yakuza boss and has a sadistic personality. On top of all that, almost all her servants are beastmen as well!

The story focuses on this 'Scumbag x Proper Girl' relationship as well as her various servants around the mansion.

Tags: Josei , Anthropomorphism , Male Harem , Monster Boy , Yakuza , Animals , Interspecies

Pochi to Hina

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

The big and reliable "beastdog", Pochi, is Takahashi's childhood friend who lives with her. The days they spend together are peaceful and exciting.

Tags: Animals , Anthropomorphism , Seinen , Monster Boy , Kemonomimi , School , Interspecies