Manga like Yuki to Matsu

Stigmata: Aikon

Also known as Stigmata -Love Bites-.

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

The Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigation Section Six has a secret weapon in their arsenal - rookie detective Minami Asako. Asako has a very special "condition" that causes him to copy the wounds and pains of the dead onto his own body. While Asako's special talent of "becoming" the victim might have helped solve many cases before, will it help this time, when the victim is Kuroiwa's ex-wife?



Tags: Detective , Bisexual , Police , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Gore , Nudity , Age Gap

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Also known as Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

This multi-generational epic dives deep into rakugo, a rich form of Japanese storytelling theater. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "The God of Death," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release, he goes to Yakumo's theater and pleads to be made his apprentice. Yakumo reluctantly accepts, but Yotaro quickly finds the world of rakugo is complex and grapples with a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu. Meanwhile, the two young people bring reminders of Yakumo’s own inescapable past.



Note: Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards for Best General Manga and the New Creator Prize of the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.

Tags: Rakugo , Josei , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Love Triangle , Acting , Family Life , Work , Afterlife , Suicide , Yakuza , Oiran , Tsundere , War , Crossdressing , Elderly Protagonist , Heterosexual , Adoption

Adatsubaki Yugami Haguruma

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A young man named Kazuma insists on becoming a student of one Mamiya Tojirou, a renowned sword master. Though his true goal is revenge, he becomes enthralled by Mamiya's beautiful swordsmanship as well as the loneliness peeking from beneath the stern veneer. Meanwhile, Mamiya can't help but be charmed by Kazuma's youthful naivete even though he knows of his intentions.

Soon the two men are drawn together by their irresistible passion for each other. However, the revenge match is imminent...

Tags: Historical , Swordplay , Boys' Love , Samurai

Saraiya Goyou

Also known as House of Five Leaves.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has more than once caused him to be let go by the lords who employ him. Hungry and desperate, he agrees to become a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a group calling itself “Five Leaves.” Although disturbed by the gang’s sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi’s motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he’s drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws.



Tags: Historical , Seinen , Samurai , Male Protagonist , Gangs , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Detective , Fugitive , Swordplay , Found Family , Oiran , Police

Tonari no Hyakkai Kenbunroku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Katagiri Jinpachi is a man who is attracted to the bizarre. Harada Oriza is a fellow enthusiast known as "Obake-sensei". This is a record of their wondrous, terrifying, and curious experiences of the "other side."

Tags: Youkai , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Seinen