Manga like Tomie

What is Tomie about?

Status: Finished

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.

Notes:
While a collection of mainly independent short stories, Tomie was originally published as Volumes 1 and 2 of the Ito Junji Kyofu Manga Collection. This entry is for the standalone release of Tomie first published in February 2000 with previously unreleased chapter "小指/Little Finger".
Later collections such as the 'Complete Deluxe edition' by Viz combines this and the sequel entry Tomie: Again for a total of 20 chapters.
The short story “Painter” has been adapted in the first part of episode 9 of Ito Junji: Collection.

Tags: Body Horror , Monster Girl , Gore , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Shoujo , Male Harem , Yandere , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Nudity , Succubus , Bullying , Cannibalism , School , Suicide

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Pixiv Comic

Viz

Uzumaki

Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...

Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Rural , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Curses , Bullying , Demons , Unrequited Love , Cult , Yandere

Where to read?

Viz

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Gyo

Also known as Gyo.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed.

Something's rotten in Okinawa...

Included one-shots:
Volume 2:
Daikokubashira Hiwa (大黒柱悲話, The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)
Amigara no Dansou no Kai (阿修羅断層の怪, The Enigma of Amigara Fault)

Tags: Seinen , Body Horror , Tragedy , Animals , Gore , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Pandemic , Urban , Coastal , Circus , Cyborg , Time Skip , Nudity

Where to read?

Viz

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Ma no Kakera

Also known as Fragments of Horror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural , Thriller

A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga.

An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.

Futon (布団)
Mokuzou no Kai (木造の怪, Wooden Spirit)
Tomio • Akai Hainekku (富夫・赤いハイネック, Tomio: Red Turtleneck)
Yuruyakana Wakare (緩やかな別れ, Gentle Goodbye)
Kaibou-chan (解剖ちゃん, Dissection Girl)
Kuroi Tori (黒い鳥, Blackbird)
Nanakuse Magami (七癖曲美)
Mimikosuri Suru Onna (耳擦りする女, Whispering Woman)

Tags: Tragedy , Gore , Anthology , Body Horror , Ghost , Assassins , Nudity , Crossdressing , Cosmic Horror , Josei

Where to read?

Viz

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Youkai Kyoushitsu

Also known as Dissolving Classroom.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

A pair of twisted siblings-Yuuma, a young man obsessed with the devil, and Chizumi, the worst little sister in recorded history-cause all sorts of tragic and terrifying things to happen wherever they go. These scary short stories will shock you with a literal interpretation of the ills that plague modern society.

Tags: Body Horror , School , Demons , Tragedy , Mythology , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Josei , Gore , Curses

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Franken Fran

Also known as Franken Fran.

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

Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. But when the surgeon goes missing, his reanimated daughter, Fran, takes up the family profession, and despite her Frankenstein-like ways, cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfast to the Hippocratic Oath. Fran’s creed? “All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!”

Join Fran, her twisted sister Veronica, and the rest of her monstrous entourage in a gruesomely hilarious tale that would put Mary Shelley to shame! Because for Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab.

Tags: Episodic , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Seinen , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Satire , Monster Girl , Philosophy , Cannibalism , Educational , Chimera , Ero Guro , Nudity , Superhero , Zombie , School ,

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Yami no Koe

Also known as Voices in the Dark.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Horror comic all the way spreading over different 7 stories:
Story 1: Blood-sucking Darkness / The Dark Drinks Blood
Story 2: The Ghosts of Golden Time
Story 3: Roar of Ages
Story 4: Mystery of the Haunted House
Story 5: Glyceride
Story 6: The Earth-bound People
Story 7: The Call of the Condemned

The chapter 5 of this manga (Glyceride) has been adapted in the first part of episode 10 of the anime Ito Junji: Collection.

Tags: Body Horror , Anthology , Tragedy , Gore , Josei

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Mimi no Kaidan

Also known as Mimi's Tales of Terror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Supernatural

University student Mimi and her boyfriend Naoto encounter one chilling mystery after another. There’s the enigmatic neighbor woman dressed in black from head to toe—but if she’s so odd, why does it seems like there are many others like her? Then, whose eyes track Mimi’s movements from the cemetery next door? And why does a bizarre red circle drawn on a basement wall change with each passing day?

Nine scary stories that really happened, drawn from the famed collection of urban legends Shin Mimibukuro (New Earmuffs), and adapted into manga by horror genius Junji Ito!. Chapter 1: On the Utility Pole Chapter 2: The Woman Next Door Chapter 3: Rustling in the Grass Chapter 4: Grave Placement Chapter 5: Seashore Chapter 6: Just the Two of Us Chapter 7:Scarlet Circle Chapter 8: Sign in the Field BONUS 9: Monster Prop

Tags: Ghost , Seinen , Tragedy , Body Horror , Female Protagonist

Where to read?

Viz

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Shoujo Pandora

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

A girl killed by her classmates begins to take her revenge.

Tags: Anthology , Shoujo , Revenge , Body Horror

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Eko Eko Azaraku

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

When the chant "Eko Eko Azarak" sounds something is bound to occur, be it within the town or the school!

A classic horror manga, Eko Eko Azarak follows the witch Misa Kuroi ("Black Mass" in Japanese), and the various horrors she encounters during her travels.

While relatively unknown outside of Japan the series was extremely well received domestically. It lasted for 19 volumes, spawned two sequels, an OVA, two TV series, six live action films and two video games.

Included one-shot:
Volume 19: Hitokui Ichizoku

Tags: Witch , Demons , Shounen , Magic , Tragedy , Episodic , Urban Fantasy

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Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu

Also known as The Drifting Classroom.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must fight to survive.

Note: Contains a bonus short story "The Wish"

Tags: Survival , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Manipulation , Gore , Tragedy , Agriculture , Environmental , Lost Civilization , Cult , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Cannibalism , Isekai

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