Manga like Mahoutsukai no Yome

Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Demons , Amnesia , Family Life , Pandemic , Philosophy , Adoption , Found Family , Body Horror , Curses , Teacher , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Orphan , Foreign , Tragedy , Religion , Travel , Lost Civilization , Survival , Politics , Eco-Horror , Medicine , Centaur

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 , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , School , Primarily Female Cast , Medieval , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Politics , Disability , Seinen , Philosophy , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Travel , Spearplay , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Dragons , Body Horror , Twins

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 , Kingdom Management , Demons , Magic , Mythology , War , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Bullying , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Yandere

Somali to Mori no Kamisama

Also known as Somali and the Forest Spirit.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Explore a world from the hit anime of the same name, a world ruled by goblins, spirits, golems, and all types of strange creatures… but not humans, who were nearly persecuted to extinction for their reckless disregard of the natural world. When a golem, a guardian of the forest chances across a young girl lost in the woods, he vows to take care of her… despite his life coming to an end. He must find other humans for her to live with, but in a world that despises them, is that even possible?



Notes: After a long hiatus, the manga got cancelled on December 22nd, 2020 due to the author's worsening health.

Tags: Iyashikei , Magic , Seinen , Demons , Witch , Food , Rural , Episodic , Adoption , Anthropomorphism , Parenthood , Travel , Isekai

Majo to Yajuu

Also known as The Witch and the Beast.

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

Ashaf: a soft-spoken man with delicate features, a coffin strapped to his back, and an entourage of black crows. Guideau: a feral, violent girl with long fangs and the eyes of a beast. This ominous pair appear one day in a town in thrall to a witch — a ruler with magic coursing through her tattooed body, who has convinced the townsfolk she’s their hero. But Ashaf and Guideau know better. They live by one creed: “Wherever a witch goes, only curses and disasters follow.” They have scores to settle, and they won’t hesitate to remove anyone in their way, be it angry mob or army garrison.



Tags: Revenge , Witch , Magic , Seinen , Body Swapping , Gender Bending , Female Protagonist , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Fairy Tale , Zombie , Tragedy , Episodic , Agender

Ookami to Koushinryou

Also known as Spice & Wolf.

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

With his carthorse as his only companion, the young merchant Kraft Lawrence slowly wends his way through dusty back roads in search of profitable trade. But this monotony screeches to a halt when, one night, he encounters a harvest goddess in the guise of a beautiful young girl…with wolf ears and a tail! Longing for the northern lands of her birth, Holo the Wisewolf joins Lawrence as he follows the ebb and flow of trade through the countryside. And when the two come across a compelling but suspicious opportunity for profit, will Lawrence with his mercantile chops and Holo with her ancient instincts be able to separate the truth from the lies — and make some coin while they’re at it?!



Tags: Economics , Seinen , Kemonomimi , Gods , Medieval , Politics , Historical , Nudity , Religion , Rural

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

Ran to Haiiro no Sekai

Also known as Ran and the Gray World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Ran Uruma can't wait to grow up and become a sorceress like her mother, so with the help of a magical pair of sneakers, she transforms into an adult and sets off! Her father and older brother Jin try to keep her home safe, but Ran is determined to advance her powers and have adventures of her own!



Note: Includes 6 extra chapters.

Tags: Seinen , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Witch , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Age Gap , Werewolf , Family Life , Love Triangle , Nudity , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Episodic

Azami no Shiro no Majo

Also known as Witch of Thistle Castle.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

The last in a long line of Witches of the Black Wood, Marie Blackwood lives a quiet life in Edinburgh – away from the scrutiny of the Church. But when the Church thrusts 13-year-old Theo into her hands for safekeeping, Marie suddenly gains the responsibility not just of taking care of a teenager – but protecting the world, and Theo himself, from the amazing power that lives inside of him.



Tags: Witch , Josei , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Foreign , School , Age Gap

Nokemono-tachi no Yoru

Also known as The Tale of the Outcasts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Wisteria is an orphan girl living in a corner of the British Empire at the end of the 19th century. Her life is desolate and bleak–until she encounters Malbus, a powerful but equally lonely immortal being with a furry appearance, hounded by hunters. Together, Wisteria and Malbus roam the Empire–populated by humans and human-like beasts–in search of a place where they can live together in peace.



Tags: Shounen , Monster Boy , Orphan , Anthropomorphism , Shapeshifting