Manga like Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku

Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

Also known as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Humanity, in its hubris, has precipitated a devastating environmental disaster. Flourishing industrial civilizations have been swallowed up by the Sea of Corruption, an enormous forest of fungi releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. Nausicaa, a compassionate young princess, and her allies battle to heal a wounded world and its inhabitants...



Note: Won the 26th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1995).

Tags: Environmental , Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , War , Philosophy , Survival , Female Protagonist , Military , Aviation , Eco-Horror , Cult , Dystopian , Anachronism , Religion , Politics , Kaiju , Tanks , Ghost , Magic , Slavery , Travel , Tragedy

Turandot no Renkinjutsushi

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A collection of surreal, steampunk-inspired short stories. Escapism through music, mechanical dolls, and dragons. Included Stories: 1-3. Turandot no Renkinjutsushi (トーランドットの錬金術師) 4-5. AFTER THE HEAT OXID MUSIC 7-18. Paradise Dragon (パラダイスドラゴン)

Tags: Anthology , Dragons , Robots , Aviation , Steampunk , No Dialogue , Nudity

Garden

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

"Garden" is a collection of Furuya Usamaru's “indie” shorts that were published in Comic Cue, Manga Erotics and GARO respectively. The title is obviously a reference to Hieronymus Bosch’s famous triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights, with the first story being a homage to said painting. The other stories range from absurd comedies to fantasy to horror. It’s a very eclectic mixture, but make no mistake: artistically, Garden might just be Furuya’s most accomplished work after The Music of Marie.

Tags: Seinen , Tragedy , Body Horror , Religion , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Anthology , Ero Guro ,

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 , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Samurai , Bullying , Curses

Hi no Tori

Also known as Phoenix.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom, or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes.



Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.

Tags: Philosophy , Reincarnation , Episodic , War , Historical , Mythology , Time Skip , Achronological Order , Environmental , Dystopian , Anachronism , Space , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Gods , Tragedy , Body Swapping , Post-Apocalyptic , Robots , Aliens , Anti-Hero , Artificial Intelligence , Fugitive , Revenge , Satire , Love Triangle , Age Regression , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Clone , Swordplay

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

ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka

Also known as ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department.

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

The kingdom of Dowa, which is subdivided into 13 states, is celebrating its monarch's 99th birthday. These thirteen states have many agencies that are controlled by the giant organization known as ACCA. Within ACCA, Jean Otis is the second-in-command of the inspection agency. His agency has 10 people placed in each of the 13 states, with a central office in the capital city. They keep track of all the activities of ACCA across the kingdom, and keep data on each state's ACCA office flowing towards the central office. Jin also often has business trips from the capital to the other districts, to check on the situation and personnel there.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Politics , Seinen , Police , Detective , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Family Life , Royal Affairs

Scientia

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

A society where people have forgotten about ethical taboos and enjoy a life with clones, robots, body rental and drugs.

Tags: Seinen , Real Robot , Drugs , Clone

Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau

Also known as Children of the Whales.

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

Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do…



Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Lost Civilization , Dystopian , War , Ships , Philosophy , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Reincarnation , Conspiracy , Desert , Kuudere , Heterosexual