Manga like Annarasumanara

Byeongui Mat

Also known as Taste of Illness.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Not having any friends is bad enough, but being swallowed by mysterious black sludge in the middle of class? The worst. Yijun is no stranger to solitude, until a school project plants the seed for a delicate bond with another loner, Suni. But friendship is a frustrating puzzle for those who are used to being alone, especially when one of them claims to control a black goo that only turns hostile when the host is gripped by anxiety. Will Yijun and Suni be able to open up and make something of their budding friendship?



Note: It was one of five winners of the Today's Comic Award in 2019.

Tags: Male Protagonist , School , Bullying , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast

Banggwa hu Jeonjaeng Hwaldong

Also known as Duty After School.

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

Strange things are appearing from the sky, and the world is slowly dying. In Korea, there aren't enough military men to fight these enemies off, and high-school and college students have no choice but to join the military and help the others survive—at the risk of their own lives.

Tags: Military , War , Ensemble Cast , Aliens , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Survival , Tragedy , Guns , Full Color , Suicide , Heterosexual , Rural , Time Skip

Ibalso Min Geimgage

Also known as The Video Game Store Under the Barbershop.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

High school freshman Mi-So is enthralled when she sees her classmate Hyo-Jeong playing a retro handheld video game on the train. Hyo-Jeong’s always seemed kind of intimidating, but the way her eyes sparkle as she plays makes Mi-So want to learn more about retro games, and muster up the courage to befriend her. When Mi-So and her older brother Min-Jun head to the old video game store in their town, not only do they find that it's run by Hyo-Jeong and her older sister, they also discover a nostalgic portal to the past…



Tags: Video Games , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Full Color , School , Long Strip , Time Manipulation , Bullying , Meta

3 Level Combination

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a dystopian future in which robots are becoming increasingly commonplace, a young boy named Hogu lives in near poverty with his grandmother and sister. Though he innately possesses a kind soul, he is ostracized by his classmates and frequently bullied. At the beginning of the story, we find Hogu, friendless and alone - until he meets a robot girl...and our story begins.

Tags: Robots , Bullying , Philosophy , School , Tragedy , Suicide , Anthropomorphism , Terrorism , Male Protagonist

Changbaekan Mal

Also known as The Pale Horse.

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

In a French town wracked by fear, Rose Dupré is bullied as a witch's daughter. Marie and Pierre don't believe such rumors at first. But when a wave of strange deaths sweeps in, the three children are no longer safe from wary eyes. Can Rose survive the curse of magic and suspicion? An expansive yet colorful gothic tale begins.



Note: Chapter count includes 27 non-numbered chapters counting season prologues, multiple-part episodes, extra chapters, side stories, and an epilogue.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Foreign , Tragedy , Villainess , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Witch , Historical , Love Triangle , Age Regression , Age Gap , Full Color , Yandere , Cannibalism , Demons , Ensemble Cast , Monster Girl , Suicide , Conspiracy , Detective , Memory Manipulation , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Butler , Coming of Age , Crime , Crossdressing , Cult , Fugitive , Guns , Magic , Time Skip , Survival , POV , Ojou-sama , Medieval

Pink Lady

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Gyeo-wool, an art student, is having having trouble drawing. One day, she bumps into a handsome guy and takes his notebook by mistake. The notebook had drawings with an art style she is not used to and tries to draw better than him. But, it turns out that the guy knows who she is...!

Tags: School

Yeopchongsonyeon

Also known as Shotgun Boy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

While running for his life in the woods, bullying victim Gyu-Hwan stumbles upon a shotgun and just enough shells for his classmates. It’s a recipe for disaster. But fate takes an unexpected turn when he returns to find his classmates under attack by brain-eating creatures. Now, the only thing that stands in the way of their ravenous feast is a boy with a shotgun.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Guns , School , Survival , Body Horror , Rural , Monster Boy , Cosmic Horror , Shapeshifting , Primarily Teen Cast , Long Strip , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Full Color , Military

Hwaja

Also known as HWAJA.

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

At age 9, Ryu decides to explore a house rumored to be haunted. Within the long and maze like corridors of the house, Ryu hears 5 words that will forever change his life: "What did you bring me?"



Tags: Full Color , Prostitution

Hyeonhok

Also known as Delusion.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Thriller

It’s 1935 in Gyeongseong, and struggling artist I-Ho Yun has been commissioned by the reclusive, elderly Madam Jeong-Hwa Song to paint a portrait. Madam Jeong-Hwa Song allows I-Ho to set eyes upon her -- an unprecedented event -- and standing before him is a young woman. But why does she ask him to paint an elderly version of her? “Don’t finish the portrait.” Tucked between the previous artist’s paint tubes is an ominous letter. I-Ho learns that no artist has left Madam Song’s abode alive or of sound mind. Just what is she hiding and what will happen if I-Ho finishes the portrait?



Tags: Vampire , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Fugitive , Revenge , Time Skip , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Foreign , Suicide , Heterosexual

Spirit Fingers

Also known as Spirit Fingers.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

What do you do if you're going on 18, totally awkward and lacking in self-confidence? You could just sit in your room all day and all night and study and wonder why you never get asked out…OR, if you’re Woo-Yeon Song you could join up with the Spirit Fingers – the strangest, hippest, coolest (yet most welcoming) art club ever. But as Woo-Yeon is about to learn, discovering your TRUE colors is about more than just painting.



Tags: Drawing , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Full Color , Bullying , Idol , School , Heterosexual , Urban