Manga like Totsukuni no Shoujo

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

Mahoutsukai no Yome

Also known as The Ancient Magus' Bride.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Hatori Chise has lived most of her short 15-year life full of neglect and abuse, and devoid of love. With no familial warmth, she's had more than her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when it seems like life can't get any worse, she's now being sold at a slave auction! When a cloaked man, with the head of a beast' skull and wielding strange powers, purchases her, Chise’s life will never be the same again.

The man is a a sorcerer of great power, a kindly magus who frees Chise and then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice–and his bride!



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Bullying , Foreign , Mythology , Rural , Age Gap , Monster Boy , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , School , Travel , Fairy , Werewolf , Shapeshifting , Dragons

Houseki no Kuni

Also known as Land of the Lustrous.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho in 2015.

Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Coming of Age , Religion , Anti-Hero , Shapeshifting , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Revenge , Agender , Amnesia , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Space , Aliens , Asexual , Politics , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Robots , Gender Bending , Gods , Foreign , School , Work , Nudity

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

Shadows House

Also known as Shadows House.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In the depths of a murky mansion lives a group of enigmatic nobles known as...the Shadow family. With no visible features to speak of, these mysterious aristocrats employ living dolls to act as their “faces.” Kate and Emilico are one such pair of mistress and servant, dwelling in their own little world and learning from each other bit by bit with every new day. But in a house of locked doors, living according to rules from no apparent source—how long can their blissfully peaceful existence truly last...?



Tags: Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Full Color , Amnesia , Work , Found Family , Denpa , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Maids , Historical , Seinen , Drugs , Magic , Politics , Shapeshifting , Twins , Circus , Fairy Tale , Heterosexual

kuro

Also known as kuro.

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

Within the halls of an enormous mansion, live a girl and her black cat. They try to have oodles of fun each and every day, but ever since her kitty ran away, something's seemed a bit off...Still, with her trusty companion by her side, even if a bunch of strange, scary things are happening all around her, there's nothing to fear when Kuro is here!



Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Full Color , Animals , Amnesia , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Foreign , Seinen , Historical , Conspiracy , Episodic , Gore

Bibliomania

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

Alice had woken up in Room 431 of a mysterious manor. "You must not leave this room," warned the Serpent, but she paid it no heed and her body began to rot... Will she be able to escape the cursed manor?

Note: Nominated for the 2019 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in the Manga category.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Anti-Hero , War , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Religion , Curses , Samurai , Bullying

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Travel , Seinen , Snowscape , War , Urban , Artificial Intelligence , Chibi , Cosmic Horror , Military , Tanks , Denpa

Made in Abyss

Also known as Made in Abyss.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi

In an age when the corners of the world have been scoured for their secrets, only one place remains unexplored–a massive cave system known as the Abyss. Those who traverse its endless pits and labyrinth-like tunnels are known as Cave Raiders. A young orphan named Riko dreams of following in her mother’s footsteps as a Cave Raider, and when she meets a strange robot when exploring the Abyss, she’s one step closer to achieving her goal!



Notes:
Includes the 5-chapter "How Are You? Somewhere" side story.
Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Awards (2018).

Tags: Survival , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Travel , Lost Civilization , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Wilderness , Chibi , Amnesia , Gore , Philosophy , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Robots , Twins , Food , Monster Girl , Curses , Nudity , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes

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 , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Ghost , Cosmic Horror , Denpa , Shounen , Agender , Travel , Gore , Yandere , Bullying , Suicide , Urban , Cyberpunk , Age Regression , Male Protagonist , Language Barrier , Animals , Nudity , Dystopian , Indigenous Cultures , Historical , Female Protagonist