Manga like Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Koukyuu no Karasu

Also known as Raven of the Inner Palace.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Deep within the palace lives a mysterious woman known only as the Raven Consort. Some say she’s an old woman, others that she’s young and beautiful. But all are agreed on this: her dark arts have the power to exorcise spirits, lay fatal curses, and find what has been lost—for a price. When the young emperor, Koushou, seeks out the Raven Consort to make use of that magic, what follows will overturn the court…and perhaps even the country.



Tags: Foreign , Historical , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Necromancy , Mythology , Episodic , Magic , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Ancient China

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 1-bu - Heishi no Musume

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just have to make them! Her goal is to become a librarian. This story begins with her quest to make books so she can live surrounded by them! Dive into this biblio-fantasy written for book lovers and bookworms!



Note: This entry covers 77 chapters of the webnovel (chapter 01 - 77).

Tags: Reincarnation , Isekai , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Economics , Urban , Tragedy , Disability , Class Struggle , Survival , Rehabilitation , Magic , Work , Urban Fantasy , POV , Coming of Age , Writing , Gods , Mythology

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 5-bu - Megami no Keshin

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Part 5 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

Ehrenfest’s first winter without Ferdinand is colder and more oppressive than usual. A surprise betrayal within the former Veronica faction makes the purge even more urgent, and the few who know about Georgine’s destructive goals compare her to the Goddess of Chaos. Meanwhile, Rozemyne throws herself into her third year at the Royal Academy, trying to stave off the loneliness eating away at her. She pushes to win over the students of the former Veronica faction, hoping to save their lives, and meets a new archnoble librarian sent from the Sovereignty. Rozemyne also attends her first class of the archduke candidate course—though her personal ambitions mean she is taking the scholar course as well. In the midst of this balancing act, she finds that her environment has changed drastically once again!



Note: Final part, this entry covers 217 chapters of the webnovel (chapter 461 - 677).

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Politics , Isekai , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Work , War , Royal Affairs , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Conspiracy , Religion , Terrorism , Heterosexual , Gods , Marriage , Josei

Saiunkoku Monogatari

Also known as The Story of Saiunkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The story, which takes place in the fictional medieval empire of Saiunkoku, follows the adventures of Shuurei Kou, a descendant of a noble family that has fallen on hard times.

Her father works as a librarian in the Imperial palace, a post which offers prestige and respect, but little compensation. Shuurei teaches in the temple school and works odd jobs to make ends meet, but her dream is to pass the imperial examinations and take a post in government, a path forbidden to women.

Shuurei's plans come to an abrupt halt when the Emperor's Grand Advisor makes a startling offer, which is joining the imperial household for six months as the young Emperor's consort, and teach the Emperor to be a responsible ruler. If she succeeds, the financial reward will be great.

The story details Shuurei's growing relationships with the Emperor and other members of the court, the intrigues that surround imperial politics, and her commitment to better herself and her country.

Note: This entry consists of 18 regular volumes, 4 volumes consisting of side stories, and a single volume consisting of short stories.



Tags: Josei , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Family Life , Urban , Mythology , Philosophy , Unrequited Love , Ancient China , Kingdom Management , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Politics , Crime , War , Found Family , Ghost , Gods , Travel , Royal Affairs , Male Harem , Tragedy , Assassins , Bullying , Marriage , Time Skip , Pregnant

Tsuki no Kage Kage no Umi

Also known as The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow.

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

Except for her red hair, Yoko Nakajima is a typical, obedient Japanese high-school student. Her life is fairly ordinary—that is, until Keiki, a unicorn in the guise of a young blond-haired boy, tells her that she is his master and must return to their kingdom. When the boy mysteriously vanishes, Yoko is left alone, confused, and wandering through a foreign land with nothing to help protect her save a magic sword and a magic stone. When Keiki suddenly appears at Yoko’s school, little does she realize that her life is about to change. Lost in a strange land--without a map—and demons on her trail, Yoko begins her quest for both survival and self-discovery.



Tags: Politics , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Mythology , Historical , Isekai , Swordplay , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Ensemble Cast , School

Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga Hinamiya Chou Nezumi Torikae Den

Also known as Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In a kingdom inspired by historical China, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts–but only one will be crowned empress. The frail and beautiful Kou Reirin, the so-called “butterfly” of the imperial court, is a shoo-in to marry the crown prince. But when “court rat” Shu Keigetsu lashes out at her during the glittering Lantern Festival, it’s Reirin who wakes up in the dungeons! Body-swapped by her assailant to steal her position at court, Reirin’s plight seems dire…to everyone else! Now that she’s got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!



Tags: Josei , Body Swapping , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Conspiracy , Tsundere , Historical , Revenge , Magic , Villainess , Mixed Gender Harem , Love Triangle

Kamisama Gakkou no Ochikobore

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

In modern day Japan, humans with "divine power" are called "Himiko," and once receiving national certification, they are called "Kamisama" or "God." After Nagi's grandmother passes away, the shrine in her hometown no longer has a god and is in trouble. Nagi's twin brother, Takeru, inherited divine power but unfortunately is a hikikomori or shut-in.

By chance, Nagi enrols in "Kamisama Gakkou," the school where Himiko attend. Compelled to revive the shrine, Nagi aims to receive national qualification and become a god.

Tags: School , Gods

Hyouka

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Slice of Life

Oreki Houtarou is a self-proclaimed "energy-saver" - that is, he will not actively waste energy doing things that aren't necessary. Though he had no interest whatsoever in joining any clubs upon entering Kamiyama High School, he was commanded by his older sister Tomoe to enter the school's Classics Club, which was in danger of getting abolished as all previous members have graduated. Together with his old friends Fukube Satoshi and Ibara Mayaka, as well as the elegantly ladylike and curiously inquisitive Chitanda Eru, the newly reformed Classics Club find themselves involved in all sorts of mystery-solving escapades. Houtarou soon finds out that the Classics Club, as Tomoe has promised, is actually "quite interesting".

Note: Book one of the Koten-bu Series.

Tags: School Club , Coming of Age , School , Detective , Ensemble Cast

Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological

The first instalment of the Boukyaku Tantei Series.

Okitegami Kyouko, also known as the forgetful detective. She forgets everything in a day, and solves cases (almost) immediately! An unfortunate young man, Kakushidate Yakusuke, gets caught up in every case and is always the prime suspect! He cries out, "Please let me call a detective—!!!"

A swift development, a fleeting memory.
Will Kyouko-san be able to solve the case before she forgets its details?



Tags: Detective , Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast

Isekai Yakkyoku

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

A young pharmacologist and researcher in Japan died from overworking, and was reincarnated in a Medieval Parallel Europe. He was reincarnated as a 10-year-old apprentice to a famous Royal Court pharmacist, had attained an inhuman skills of ability to see through disease, material creation, and material destruction.

In a society in which dubious medical practice are rampant, price gouging thru the monopoly of the pharmacist guild, and good medicine aren't available to the commoners. He was recognized by the Emperor at that time and opened a Pharmacy at the corner of the town. He will wipe out the fraud that has swept the world, and deliver to the commoners a truly effective medicine that was developed using present day pharmacology. Thus the boy pharmacist will cheat by using his previous knowledge to create innovative medicines while helping the people of the parallel world, a story about living his new life to the fullest this time.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Medicine , Work