Manga like Juunikyuu de Tsukamaete

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna

Also known as Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Thriller

"I'M GOING TO UNCOVER THE MYSTERY OF THE 'BLADE CHILDREN.'"

World-class detective Kiyotaka Narumi's last words prior to his sudden disappearance continue to haunt his younger brother, Ayumu. The cheeky 10th-grader becomes further embroiled in the mystery when he is mistaken for the prime suspect in a murder at his school. Led by Ayumu's sister-in-law, Kiyotaka's wife and fellow detective, Madoka, the investigation into the murder gives Ayumu a chance to clear his name. But in doing so, he not only uncovers ties to the Blade Children but also more questions than answers about who and what they are.



Tags: School , Shounen , Detective , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Clone

CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan

Also known as Clamp School Detectives.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery

The CLAMP School is famous not just for being the world's most prestigious academy, but also for its students' penchant for partying. Scarcely does a week go by when there isn't a festival, dance or athletic event. With so much going on, there's plenty of opportunity for something to go wrong-fortunately the CLAMP School Detectives are eager to protect all the school's goings on...especially ones in which young ladies are likely to attend. Nokoru Imonoyama is founder and leader of the group-an uber-genius who can detect a woman in distress from two kilometers away. Suoh Takamura is class secretary and a martial arts master. Akira Ijyuin may be the youngest detective, but he's also one of the world's top chefs. Celebrations, apparitions and Gastronomic sensations-they're all part of the job for the CLAMP School Detectives!



Tags: Shoujo , School , Detective , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Slapstick , Episodic , Meta , Male Protagonist

Kitchen no Ohimesama

Also known as Kitchen Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is—magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?



Note: Volumes 4, 9, and 10 contain unnumbered side stories.

Tags: Food , School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Primarily Child Cast , Bullying , Orphan , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Amnesia , Tragedy , Basketball

Alice Kara Mahou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

When Alice was little, her late mother foresaw that when Alice turns 13, an event will change her life forever. Now a spirited 13 year old, Alice plays and bickers with her friends, has a boy she's interested in and, like her mom, loves to foretell the future using Tarot cards. One day, Alice is watching the stars with her classmates when a meteor shower passes. Only, it's not "stars" that are falling, but magic jewels! These gems can be absorbed by human bodies, causing various side effects, most of them not pleasant. And so Alice, armed with a key to open human hearts and a magical bunny for a sidekick, sets out to extract all the gems before they cause too much damage, healing hearts along the way.

Tags: Shoujo , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Magic , School , Heterosexual , Fairy Tale , Baseball , Tragedy

Meitantei Conan

Also known as Case Closed.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mystery , Romance

Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Jimmy is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people who did this to him. But until he finds a cure for his bizarre condition, Jimmy continues to help the police solve their toughest cases. Can you crack the case before Conan does?



Note: Won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category in 2001.

Tags: Detective , Crime , Age Regression , Police , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Episodic , Shounen , Heterosexual , Educational , Ensemble Cast , School , Guns , School Club , Magic , Mahjong

0 no Soukoushi

Also known as Parfum Extrait 0.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Kanade has an exceptionally acute sense of smell which allows him to detect even the faintest aromas in the air around him. Together with his French cousin Anais, he follows those scents all the way to the heart of the deepest and darkest mysteries.

Tags: Shoujo , Crime , Male Protagonist , Detective

Arisa

Also known as Arisa.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Tsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “The Demon Princess.” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth. But will Arisa’s secrets shatter Tsubasa’s life too?



Note: Includes four Special chapters.

Tags: School , Twins , Female Protagonist , Cult , Primarily Teen Cast , Suicide , Bullying , Shoujo , Crime , Tragedy , Tomboy , Revenge , Yandere , Urban , Body Swapping , Heterosexual , Orphan , Tsundere , Conspiracy , Disability , Delinquents , Death Game , Acting , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Religion , Amnesia

Usotoki Rhetoric

Also known as Usotoki Rhetoric.

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

Sixteen-year-old Kanoko Urabe knows that someone is lying if she can hear the strange, echoing sound of clanging metal in their voice. As a young and overly honest child, she would point out the lies of other villagers, and was ostracized as a result. She is eventually forced to leave her hometown and tries to find a place for herself in the city of Tsukumoya in 1920s Japan.

In a chance encounter, Kanoko meets Souma Iwai, a gifted but penniless detective. After she is forced to demonstrate her ability, he expresses appreciation for what she can do and agrees to take her in, asking the girl to be his assistant. The Iwai investigation firm soon makes a name for itself helping clients by solving cases with Souma's sharp wits and Kanoko's power. In the process, Kanoko's life is enriched by the various people she encounters in her investigations.

Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Super Power , Work , Detective , Female Protagonist , Crime , Episodic , Heterosexual , Found Family , Police , Rehabilitation , Ojou-sama , Bullying , Food , Twins , Trains , Travel , Ships , LGBTQ+ Themes

Honey Bitter

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

Shuri Otokawa, a girl who can see premonitions of the future, has been trying to hide and suppress her special ability for 18 years. In order to start a new life, she joins the private investigation agency owned by her aunt, trying to use her ability in a beneficial way. However, her ex-boyfriend (and the reason of her hate towards men) Riki Nijihara was accidentally hired by her aunt as well, not to mention his superior performance as a private detective has thwarted her plan to have her aunt fired him. With another male colleague named Youta Kubo who has a crush on her, Shuri has to prove herself professionally worthy as well as dealing her office affairs triangle.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Detective , Super Power , Terrorism

Kechonpa

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Romance

Ririko, a stylish Charisma Gal from Shibuya, finds herself playing amateur detective after an unexpected turn of events. She is keen to solve cases to prove herself worthy of elite police detective Nii, a man she adores and regards as her fiance. But her enthusiasm leads her into a whole lot of trouble.

Tags: Josei , Detective , Police , Urban , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Love Triangle