Manga like Yama ni Sumu Kami

What is Yama ni Sumu Kami about?

Status: Finished

Atop the mountain, there lived a deity with a tiger in his household. A fair maiden ventured alone... to see the deity of the mountain.

The head of a village plagued by a man-eating tiger offers his daughter Hyeon-na to any man who successfully disposes of the tiger. Dismayed at being treated as a trophy, Hyeon-na sets out alone to the mountain where the tiger lives...

Collection of short stories:

Etsujinka (Song of the Yue Maiden)
Yama ni Sumu Kami (The Deity Atop a Mountain)
Ryakudatsu Sareta Musume (The Abducted Maiden)
Toukasen (The Folding Fan with Peach Blossoms Motif)
Seirou Nyonin-koku (Brothel: Women’s Territory)

Tags: Historical , Ancient China , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Anthology , Ghost , Adoption , Prostitution , Detective , Crime , Revenge , Archery , Arranged Marriage , Nun , Medieval , Mythology , Gods , Animals , Rural , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Guns , Swordplay
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Yama ni Sumu Kami

Youyuan Jing Meng

Youyuan Jing Meng

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A series of full color one shot illustrations of famous Chinese folk tales.

Youyuan Jing Meng (游园惊梦)
Feng Qiu Huang (凤求凰)
Jianjia (蒹葭)
A Jing (阿菁)
Qiong Tu (茕兔)

Tags: Historical , Full Color , Anthology , Fairy Tale , Philosophy , Foreign
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Yona of the Dawn

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

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

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one's murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy's forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



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Tsukiyo no Toratsugumi

Tsukiyo no Toratsugumi

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Collection of one shots, including Hana no Mori no Majo-san.

Tags: Adoption , Kemonomimi , Bar , Anthology , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Witch , Work
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Chiruhi

Chiruhi

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

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Tags: Historical , Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Anthology , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Rural , Primarily Adult Cast , Oiran , Seinen , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Youkai
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Hana no Koe

Hana no Koe

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

1) The Enchanted Peony
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2) The Butterfly Visits the Spring Garden
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A man has to stay the night in the mountains where he meets a recluse family of three.

4) The Serpent Princess's Sanctuary
A brother and sister meet after being separated at birth.

Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Anthology , Ancient China , Heterosexual , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Gods , Tragedy , Animals , Twins , Suicide , Incest
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Rensen: Hana no Koe Yowa

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Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

A collection of four stories from Chinese folklore. Three of them (A Mercy Destiny, The Madman of the Flowers. and The Origin of Love) have the same characters that appeared in Hana no Koe: Dai-Chun, Song Gui-Xiang, and Ru-Chun in the Tang Dynasty. Dai-Chun and Song try to help their friends to solve their problems of vanity, pride, egoism, and envy, but Song's naivete complicates the situation.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Ancient China , Anthology , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Mythology , Historical , Foreign , Memory Manipulation , Reincarnation , Gods , Writing , Tragedy , Prostitution
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