Top Shrine Maiden Manga Recommendations

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Also known as Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!


Tags: Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Urban Fantasy , School , Afterlife , Twins , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Revenge , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism , Magic , Suicide , Slapstick , Survival , Body Horror , Yandere , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Gods , Mermaid , Love Triangle , Shrine Maiden , Body Swapping

Gintama

Also known as Gin Tama.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity.



Included Bonus Chapters:
Volume 1: Dandelion (One-shot).
Volume 2: Shirokuro (One-shot).
Volume 24: 13 (One-shot).
Volume 38: Bankara-san Ga Tooru (One-shot).
Volume 41: Special Lesson.

Tags: Samurai , Found Family , Parody , Meta , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Aliens , Philosophy , Shounen , Episodic , Tragedy , Space , Historical , Anachronism , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Police , War , Dystopian , Robots , Ninja , Ghost , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Assassins , Crossdressing , Fugitive , Idol , Shrine Maiden , Body Swapping , Gender Bending , Judo , Drawing , Gangs , Female Harem , Dissociative Identities , Afterlife , Amnesia , Cult , Military , Reincarnation , Nekomimi , Conspiracy , Politics

Sankarea

Also known as Sankarea: Undying Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Horror , Romance , Supernatural

Since he was little, Chihiro has felt an unusual emotional connection to zombie movies. It's not that he feels bad for the survivors—instead he fantasizes about comforting the poor undead girls they slaughter! When his beloved pet passes away, he decides to brew up a resurrection potion in secret. But he's discovered by popular girl and local heiress Sanka Rea, whose life isn't as perfect as it seems ... and Furuya suggests that she could serve as a test subject!

Tags: Zombie , Gore , Shounen , Medicine , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Tomboy , Ojou-sama , Slapstick , Animals , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Maids , Shrine Maiden , Torture

Kimi no Na wa.

Also known as your name..

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

A story of two people determined to hold on to one another. Mitsuha, a high school girl from a town deep in the mountains, dreams of an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy from Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As the two begin swapping lives, a miraculous story is set in motion.



Tags: Body Swapping , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , School , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Rural , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Mythology , Trains , Shrine Maiden , Alternate Universe , Religion , Seinen , Time Skip

Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

Also known as The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl.

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

Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!

Himuro is a modern-day ice god, an ordinary office worker who just so happens to be the descendant of a snow spirit. He's also besotted with his coworker Fuyutsuki, who's a little unusual herself. At first glance, the pair both seem to be calm, cool, and collected. But beneath Himuro's icy good looks rages a passionate blizzard of love! On the other hand, his coworker's cool facade belies nothing about any feelings she might have for Himuro in return⁠-because she's too oblivious to realize anything! What's a snowman in love to do?



Note: Originally uploaded to Twitter, after nine chapters it was serialized by GANGANpixiv, where it is being republished and now continues.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Office Lady , Youkai , Kemonomimi , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Josei , Work , Iyashikei , Urban Fantasy , Office , Kuudere , Episodic , Tsundere , Shrine Maiden , Age Regression

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

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

Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!



Notes:
- The tankoubon release contains 52 Acts and 9 bonus chapters across 18 volumes; chapter/volume counts follow the tankoubon release.
- The shinsouban release contains the original 52 Acts plus 8 new Acts across 12 volumes, but no bonus chapters as all 9 were released separately in Sailor Moon Short Stories alongside another bonus chapter that was previously released in an artbook.
- The kanzenban release contains both the 60 Acts and the 10 bonus chapters from the short story shinsoubans across 10 volumes.


Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , Magic , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Astronomy , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , War , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Space , Super Power , Aliens , Fairy Tale , LGBTQ+ Themes , Space Opera , Animals , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Nudity , Revenge , Time Skip , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Urban , Unrequited Love , Found Family , Superhero , Circus , Shrine Maiden , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Parenthood , Tokusatsu , Gender Bending , School , Kemonomimi , Age Gap , Age Regression , Bullying , Twins , School Club , Yuri

Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.



Tags: Demons , Youkai , Shounen , Historical , Kemonomimi , Found Family , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Isekai , Revenge , Time Manipulation , Shrine Maiden , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Nudity , Curses

Temple

Also known as TenPuru -No One Can Live on Loneliness-.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Akemitsu Akegami was always told by his father that "no one can live alone"... but he's sure determined to do just that! After all, his father sure wasn't saying it with the best intentions, and Akemitsu has no desire to become like that creep. But when a chance encounter with a young woman leaves him with thoughts that are all too impure, he decides to do what he must - become a Buddhist monk and renounce his worldly ways. But the temple he decides to devote himself to...is full of women? And that same young woman is there, too?? What's a guy to do?



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Female Harem , Slapstick , Nun , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Shrine Maiden , Inn , Tsundere , Nudity , Kuudere , Maids , Religion

Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi

Also known as Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

Uryuu Kamihate has had a rough start to life, but plans to forget it all by achieving his dream—matriculating into medical school. But when he arrives at his new foster home, a working shrine, his dream of a quiet place to study goes up in smoke. Not only will he be living with the three beautiful, lively Amagami sisters—but he learns that he must marry one of them and take over the temple!



Tags: Shrine Maiden , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Found Family , Tsundere , Gods , Time Manipulation , Body Swapping , Heterosexual , Adoption , Family Life , Twins , Orphan , Religion

7SEEDS

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

Scientists had predicted this disaster, and in response, the leaders of every country met to develop a plan for human survival before the meteor hit. The Seven Seeds project was developed out of this meeting. Each country froze a number of young healthy people, which allowed them to survive the meteor. After the computer determined that Earth was once again safe for human life, it released them into the world.

The Japanese government created five groups of survivors: Winter group, Spring group, Summer group A, Summer group B, and Fall group. Each group consisted of seven members and one guide. The guide carried small tubes of poison on their necks to allow them to end their lives if their situation became unbearable. The Japanese government prepared seven "Fuji" as refuges for the groups. In each Fuji, the group would find seeds and numerous books instructing them on survival in the wilderness.

Notes:
- Winner of the 52th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2006.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Survival , Josei , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Wilderness , Heterosexual , Outdoor Activities , Coming of Age , Orphan , Guns , Gore , Love Triangle , Lost Civilization , Mountaineering , Robots , Natural Disaster , Eco-Horror , Shrine Maiden , Desert , Nudity , Baseball , Aviation , Tsundere , Suicide , Achronological Order , Revenge

Isekai Kaeri no Yuusha ga Gendai Saikyou!

Also known as The Isekai Returnee is Too OP for the Modern World.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Morishita Daiki became a hero after being summoned to another world. After skillfully striking down the Demon Lord, he returned to Japan. Daiki, with his strength concealed, was living a tranquil day-to-day life. However, apparitions and those with special powers run rampant in this seemingly-normal world. A supernatural school-battle epic rarely seen in the modern era unfolds in the shadows!! A story about an unbelievably strong hero returning to the modern era after his adventures in another world!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Isekai , School , Shounen , Nudity , Shrine Maiden , Love Triangle

Steins;Gate

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

What do you get when you cross a microwave with a cell phone? Apparently, a time machine! Self-proclaimed mad scientist Okarin and the Future Gadgets team now have the ability to send text messages into the past. Will this newfound power be used for personal gain? To change the world? Or for something much more sinister... ?



Tags: Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Tragedy , Software Development , Female Harem , Shrine Maiden

Getsuyoubi no Tawawa

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

A salary man is quite depressed, especially on Mondays. At his lowest point a well-endowed high school girl calling herself Ai-chan stumbles breast-first into his face. The concussion she gave him served as the start of their relationship.

Tags: Large Breasts , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Office Lady , Heterosexual , Shrine Maiden , Episodic , Seinen , Age Gap , School , Male Protagonist , Work , Urban , Tomboy , School Club

Yosuga no Sora

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The story is set in the distant mountain village of Okukozome-chou. Kasugano Haruka and his twin sister Sora have fond childhood memories of going to the village to visit their grandfather during their summer vacations. However, after losing their parents in an accident, the two must move in with their grandfather.

The twins get reacquainted with their old childhood friend Yorihime Nao, their new classmate Nakazato Ryouhei, the shrine maiden Amatsume Akira, and Akira’s friend Migiwa Kazuha. All seems peaceful and familiar. However, beneath the surface is a secret promise that the twins made with each other long ago, the whereabouts of an important lost item, and the real reason they chose to come back here.

Tags: Incest , Twins , School , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Rural , Shrine Maiden , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Shounen

Iya na Kao sare nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai: Yo wa Pantsu ga Mitai zo

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

Do you like girls who would show you their panties even if they look disgusted?

Super rich, a genius, and good at all kinds of sports.
A man who had no interest in the opposite sex had suddenly gained an urge to see panties one day.

The maid of his house, a junior high school girl classmate, an onee-san from the bookstore-- He's not going to stop until he sees their panties!

A genius who is serious about seeing panties goes full throttle! The “flag” breaking type of comedy doesn’t stop!

"I want to see some panties!"


Note: This is a serialization of the original doujinshi.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Female Harem , Maids , Parody , Gods , Time Manipulation , Tsundere , Slapstick , Shrine Maiden , Male Protagonist

Ghost Hunt

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

The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, "accidents" start to happen-people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high school is haunted-possibly by ghosts from the Second World War. So one rainy day they gather at the told school to tell ghost stories, hoping to attract one of the suspected spirits.

No ghosts materialize, but Mai and her friends do meet Kazuya Shibuya, the handsome young owner of Shibuya Psychic Research, who's been hired to investigate paranormal activity at the school. Also at the scene are an exorcist, a Buddhist monk, a woman who can speak with the dead, and an outspoken Shinto priestess. Surely one of them will have the talents to solve this mystery!



Tags: Ghost , Shoujo , Detective , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Demons , Crime , Tragedy , Gods , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Curses , Shrine Maiden , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Orphan

Saki

Also known as Saki.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Ecchi , Slice of Life , Sports

Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun!

Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her while?



Tags: Mahjong , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , School , Yuri , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Seinen , Gods , Shrine Maiden , Board Game , Time Manipulation

Touhou Suzunaan: Forbidden Scrollery.

Also known as Forbidden Scrollery.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Touhou Suzunaan ~ Forbidden Scrollery is a Touhou official comic published by Kadokawa in Comp Ace beginning on October 26, 2012.

It introduces the human book renter and collector Kosuzu Motoori as the main character, with the story centered around her mysterious ability to decipher any book no matter the language or script, and her assortment of various rare and dangerous demon books.

Tags: Youkai , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Magic , Shounen , Shrine Maiden , Super Power , Iyashikei , Yuri , Witch , Exorcism

Ame demo Hare demo

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

Nekozaki Ren abused her powers as school council secretary to secretly set up a Miko Club in her school’s abandoned shrine. All of this so she could spend time with her crush, Yamada Mikoto, after school. But this wasn’t meant to last. Before long some people caught wind of their little club site, and with the school’s club building fully occupied, they saw themselves fit to use the shrine for their own club activities instead! Will Ren be able to reclaim her paradise?

Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shrine Maiden , Ensemble Cast , Age Gap , Kuudere , Time Skip

Touhou Ibarakasen: Wild and Horned Hermit

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Continuing in the Touhou series, this one follows the footsteps of Silent Sinner in Blue, Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth, and the Sangetsusei trilogy.

This time, Marisa comes across a mysterious hermit outside the Human Village. However, as she tells Reimu about her, the hermit is seen sneaking around the Hakurei Shrine. She's Kasen Ibaraki, a strange, bandaged ascetic of unknown nature and ability who's far more aware of them and Gensoukyou than either realizes.

Note: Chapter count includes 10 extra chapters an 1 epilogue chapter.

Tags: Shrine Maiden , Episodic , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Youkai , Shounen