Manga like Tsumi to Bachi

Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!



Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tags: Shoujo , Animals , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Rehabilitation , Primarily Male Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Tsundere , Age Gap , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Memory Manipulation , Disability , Unrequited Love , Estranged Family , Youkai , Orphan , Crossdressing , Incest , Curses , Henshin , Delinquents , Revenge , Dissociative Identities , Teacher , Marriage , Cohabitation , Transgender

Natsume Yuujinchou

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

When Reiko was Takashi's age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her Book of Friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Now Takashi is the owner of the book, and the creatures will do anything to get their names back.



Tags: Adoption , Youkai , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Rural , Episodic , Shoujo , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Teen Cast , Estranged Family , Rehabilitation , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Shapeshifting , Orphan , School , Exorcism , Gender Bending

Watarai-kun ke no Youkai-san

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

The story revolves around a family of five. Due to a financial crisis, the family moved to the countryside. After they moved into their new house, a spirit appeared and threatened to kick them out. What will happen to them? What on earth is the spirit?

Tags: Family Life , Ghost , Found Family , Shoujo , Adoption , Tsundere , Kuudere , Youkai

Hotarubi no Mori e

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

A collection of four one shots, one for each season.

Hanauta Nagaruru (Overhearing a Flower Song)
At Shima's school, there is an old, abandoned building, and for the past few days, she has been hearing guitar music coming from within. The source of the song is a student learning the guitar from Fujimura, a boy who constantly gets into fights but is kind at heart. Shima is entranced by the melody and soon begins taking lessons from Fujimura as well.

Hotarubi no Mori e (Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light)
When she was six years old, Hotaru Takegawa got lost in the woods. A strange masked man named Gin led her out of the forest, but he told her that if a human ever touched him, he would disappear. She vowed to visit Gin the next day and ended up spending the rest of her summer with him. Every summer since then, Hotaru has come to visit him, and while she ages, he stays the same. But as she grows, so do her feelings.

Kurukuru Ochiba (The Fallling of Autumn Leaves)
Tsubaki Kemumaki has been friends with Kaede Kirisato for the past 11 years. Kaede's wealthy parents were usually away, so he was often lonely, but Tsubaki kept him company during those times. Kaede was also nearly kidnapped as a child, and since then, Tsubaki has vowed to protect him. But soon, she realizes that her feelings for him are more than just a desire to protect her childhood friend.

Hibi, Fukaku (Deepening the Scar)
When they were children, Ritsu Jinnai and her brother Sou were inseparable. But due to their parents' constant fighting, Sou moved away with their father. Eight years later, they are reunited, and the siblings are overjoyed, but they don't feel the same connection they did before. And what's more, Ritsu begins to feels an ache in her heart when she looks at Sou...

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Anthology , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Rural , Ghost , Age Gap , School , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Incest , Urban Fantasy , Unrequited Love

Miyori no Mori

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In the Miyori no Mori series:

Miyori no Mori
A young girl abandoned by her parents explores the wooded hillside behind her grandmother's home, encountering the various spirits of the forest in a journey of the heart.

Miyori no Mori no Shiki

Zoku Miyori no Mori no Shiki

Tags: Youkai , Female Protagonist , Rural , Shoujo

Kenen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

The inhabitants of Mitsuke village are ordered by a kakuen, a half-man, half-ape creature, to sacrifice a young girl at a shrine dedicated to the deity Tenjin. A young monk Benzon goes to Kouzen-ji temple to seek help, and returns with the famous Hayate, an exorcist dog, to set a trap for the evil creature that is terrorising the villagers. But nothing goes as planned when Mashira the kakuen decides to adopt the magnificent dog. Thus begin the tumultuous relations of two Japanese supernatural beings!



Tags: Mythology , Shoujo , Youkai , Rural

Neko no Machi no Ko

Status: Finished
Genres:

Many stray cats are living at a certain tea house that dates back to the pre-war days. There is one young boy who wants to befriend them. Because the mother cat suddenly disappeared, Shiloh, along with the other cats locked themselves inside Awara-ya. Seeing as he is the only one who is domesticated, he decides to become the parent for these stray cats.



Tags: Shoujo , Animals , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Historical , Tragedy , Parenthood

Yaneura no Benjirou-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

After his mother’s death, Kanji goes to live with her side of the family in the countryside. It’s hard enough having to adjust to a new environment, but Kanji can also see monsters and spirits, who are everywhere. To top it off, his eccentric uncle Benjirou—though prone to bouts of sickness—is always up to some shenanigans!

Tags: Family Life , Primarily Male Cast , Rural , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Shoujo , Youkai , Male Protagonist

Tomonen

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

This is collection of cute oneshots centered around little kids.

Tomonen (#1-7): Three kids lost in the woods meet a little witch.
Lisa and Gus (#8-9): Two kids try to resolve a quarrel over the phone.
On their way home with a hundred-yen coin (#10): A trio of kids wind up in a quandary over a very special hundred-yen coin.
Go Girl (#11-12): Two friends must part ways.
Leeza’s Left Hand (#13): A girl meets a traveling performer who helps her see her own faults.
Youko, a little girl (#14): A girl intent on remaining separate starts making connections.
A Plushy's Life (#15): Outro

Tags: Josei , Anthology , Magic

Mahou no Tsukaikata

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Witch , Male Protagonist , Demons