Manga like Versailles no Bara

Innocent

Also known as Innocent.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

In the 18th century, seeking "freedom and equality," the event that gave birth to modern French society, the French Revolution, began. There was one protagonist that lived within the darkness, Charles-Henri Sanson. He was the fourth-generation head of the Sanson family, and the executioner of Paris. This is the story of a man nobly facing his harsh fate...



Notes:
Nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Reader Award" in 2014
Nominated for the 8th Manga Taishou Award in 2015.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Coming of Age , Foreign , Tragedy , Politics , Gore , Male Protagonist , Work , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Bisexual , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Torture

Innocent Rouge

Also known as Innocent Rouge.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

The eve of the French Revolution, 1772—

The eldest brother of the Sanson family, Charles-Henri, has grown as an executioner, while his sister, Marie-Joseph, has been living freely in Versailles.

But one day, Marie-Joseph's first love, a man named Alain, is killed by aristocrats...!

This history of innocents plunges into the arc of the crimson revolution, Rouge—!!



Tags: Historical , Seinen , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Gore , Achronological Order , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Bisexual , Nudity , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age ,

Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

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

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.



Notes:
Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).

Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Demons , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Philosophy , Found Family , Anti-Hero , Travel , Swordplay , Rehabilitation , Magic , War , Mythology , Survival , Foreign , Body Horror , Gods , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Politics , Fairy , Military , Disability , Dystopian , Witch , Coming of Age , Sadism , Torture , Amnesia , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Heterosexual , Kaiju , Achronological Order , Tomboy , Age Regression , Skeleton , Cult , Adoption , Dungeon , Slavery , Dragons , Super Power , Kingdom Management , Group Sex , Prostitution , Cannibalism , Pregnancy , Incest , Curses , Medieval , Ships , Monster Girl , Vore , Monster Boy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mermaid , Masturbation , Fellatio

Glass no Kamen

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Chigusa Tsukikage holds the rights to the play "The Crimson Goddess," a lost masterpiece that many would love to see brought back to the stage.

Tsukikage, however, won't allow the cherished work to be diminished by an actress who isn't worthy of playing the title role. Fortunately, she has found two young actresses that just might be worthy: Maya Kitajima and Ayumi Himekawa. Though both actresses are exceptionally talented, only one can win the coveted role.

Tags: Shoujo , Acting , Female Protagonist , Work , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Age Gap , Urban

Onii-sama e...

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A classic manga about girls at a private all-girls school. The storyline centers around the experiences of Nanako, a "normal" girl who is invited to join the prestigious school organization, the Sorority, and is resented by all the other students because she doesn't appear to be qualified. Other key characters are Nanako's two friends: Tomoko, her friend since childhood who is alienated by Nanako's decision to try to join the Sorority, and Mariko, a strange, obsessive girl who is invited to join the Sorority along with Nanako; her "older brother," Henmi, who she corresponds with by mail; and the "Three Magnificent Ones," all of whom are admired and quasi-worshipped by the rest of the student body: the head of the Sorority, Miya-sama, the haunted, pill-popping rebel, Saint Juste, and the star athlete with a mysterious disease who doesn't like the Sorority, Kaoru-no-kimi.



Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Summer in Canterbury
Volume 3: Early Spring Trembling

Tags: School , Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Drugs , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast , Ojou-sama , Yuri , Suicide , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Disability , Estranged Family , Basketball

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!



Notes:
The tankoubon release contains 52 Acts and 9 bonus chapters across 18 volumes; chapter/volume counts follow the tankoubon release.
The shinsouban release contains the original 52 Acts plus 8 new Acts across 12 volumes, but no bonus chapters as all 9 were released separately in Sailor Moon Short Stories alongside another bonus chapter that was previously released in an artbook.
The kanzenban release contains both the 60 Acts and the 10 bonus chapters from the short story shinsoubans across 10 volumes.


Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , Magic , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Astronomy , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , War , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Space , Super Power , Aliens , Fairy Tale , LGBTQ+ Themes , Space Opera , Animals , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Nudity , Revenge , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Urban , Unrequited Love , Found Family , Superhero , Circus , Shrine Maiden , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Parenthood , Tokusatsu , Gender Bending , School , Kemonomimi , Age Gap , Age Regression , Bullying , Twins , School Club , Yuri

Claudine...!

Also known as Claudine.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Born as “Claudine” in a female-assigned body that doesn’t reflect the man inside, this heart-wrenching story follows Claudine through life, pain, and the love of several women. Master shoujo mangaka Riyoko Ikeda explores gender and sexuality in early twentieth century France in this powerful tale about identity, culture, and self-acceptance.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Foreign , Unrequited Love , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Gender Bending , Historical

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Utena Tenjou had a tragic childhood - her parents died when she was young, and she almost drowned, had it not been for her prince who came and rescued her. Because of the impact this prince had on her life, Utena strives to be just like him - to grow up to be a prince, not a princess, and to spread nobility, ultimately finding her prince and bringing revolution.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Gender Bending , Swordplay , Twins , Fencing , Boarding School , Heterosexual , Age Gap

Ribbon no Kishi

Also known as Princess Knight.

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

A remake of the original Princess Knight, and the much more well-known version of the story.

Taking place in a medieval fairy-tale setting, Princess Knight is the story of young Princess Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne (as women are not eligible to do so). This deception begins as soon as she is born, as her father the King announces his baby is a boy instead of a girl. The reason for this is that the next-in-line to the throne, Duke Duralumon, is an evil man who would repress the people if he were to become king, and because of this the King will go to any length to prevent him from taking over.

Tags: Gender Bending , Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Swordplay , Fairy Tale , Angels , Demons , Love Triangle , Mythology , Gods , Religion , Slapstick , Royal Affairs , Pirates , Shapeshifting , Amnesia , Medieval

Baraou no Souretsu

Also known as Requiem of the Rose King.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare's Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , War , Boys' Love , Tragedy , Mixed Gender Harem , Shoujo , Ghost , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Philosophy , Medieval , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Revenge , Politics , Anti-Hero , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Nudity , Incest , Male Protagonist , Witch , Swordplay , Amnesia , Inseki , Time Skip , Transgender , Assassins