If you liked After-school Hanako-kun
12 manga like After-school Hanako-kun
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with After-school Hanako-kun (supernatural, slice of life, comedy), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Manga like After-school Hanako-kun
Ghosts · Supernatural1. Dead Account
by Shizumu Watanabe
- Action
- Comedy (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
Online, the dead live on as cursed accounts that spread through the internet and kill. Enjo Sohma, a streamer famous for getting himself flamed, enrols at a school that trains exorcists to delete them. He is there for a reason of his own, and his talent for drawing hatred online turns out to be a weapon. Sohma's new training brings supernatural consequences to the emotions that already drive online life. Attention, hostility and identity become more than social pressures when the traces people leave behind can develop a deadly will of their own.
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Ghosts · Supernatural2. A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
by Mai Tanaka
- Comedy (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
Nervous teacher Haruaki Abe takes a new job hoping for a fresh start, only to discover that his classroom is full of yokai. Their pranks and strange abilities make every lesson an ordeal. Learning to stand his ground also means getting to know the people behind the frightening faces, and the unusual history that brought him to their school. Every supernatural mishap tests the gap between the teacher he hopes to be and the frightened man he is. The classroom's chaotic humor gradually makes room for belonging, responsibility and unlikely mutual understanding.
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Ghosts · Supernatural3. Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
by Imari Arita
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
Fushihara spends far too many nights at her desk, working long after everyone should have gone home. The office has a ghost, but frightening her is the last thing it wants to do. Little Yurei-chan worries about the exhausted employee and tries to persuade her to rest, offering help and treats instead of terrifying apparitions. Their encounters turn an oppressive workplace into the unlikely starting point for a comforting friendship. This everyday supernatural comedy follows the contrast between relentless adult responsibilities and a small spirit's determined kindness, finding humor in attempts to care for someone who has forgotten to care for herself.
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Supernatural · School Life4. The Morose Mononokean
by Kiri Wazawa
- Comedy (shared)
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
A spirit leaves Hanae Ashiya too exhausted to begin high school. His search for help leads to the Mononokean, a traveling tearoom whose young master guides yokai back to their own world. Paying off his debt means joining the business, where each troublesome visitor has a story worth hearing. Hanae's openness contrasts with the young master's more businesslike approach to supernatural problems. Their work reveals lives and attachments behind frightening appearances, as helping a spirit return home often requires understanding what has kept it in the human world.
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Ghosts · Supernatural5. Rokurei: The Anti-Exorcism Division
by Jinushi
- Comedy (shared)
- Mystery
- Supernatural (shared)
An increase in ghostly disturbances has created an unusual branch of local government: the Anti-Exorcism Division of the Sixth Sense Department. Its staff handle disputes involving the living and the dead, trying to understand what is wrong before anyone reaches for a ritual to drive a spirit away. Their cases treat haunting as a problem that may require listening, investigation and negotiation. Office work and encounters with the unknown share the same uneasy space, giving this supernatural buddy-cop story a mixture of humor and mystery. Jinushi, the creator of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, brings everyday friction to a profession that is anything but ordinary.
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Supernatural · School Life6. Soul Eater NOT!
by Atsushi Ohkubo
- Action
- Comedy (shared)
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life (shared)
Tsugumi Harudori arrives at Death Weapon Meister Academy knowing she can transform into a weapon, but with little confidence about what comes next. Assigned to the school's NOT class, she must learn to control her unusual ability and find a meister who can wield her. Even an ordinary school day feels intimidating when her classmates are anything but ordinary. This companion to Soul Eater explores another side of the academy through new friendships, lessons and the search for a partner. Tsugumi's gradual adjustment brings everyday school comedy into a world where supernatural danger is never far away.
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Supernatural · School Life7. A New Student at Ghoul School!
by Mai Tanaka
- Comedy (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
A year before the arrival of the timid teacher from A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!, Hyakki Academy is already struggling to contain its students' energy. New arrivals Mamekichi Maizuka, a mame-danuki, and Tamao Akisame, a nekomata, are particularly skilled at turning school life into a series of noisy complications. This companion comedy shifts attention to the young youkai as they settle into a school that gathers supernatural creatures from across Japan. Lessons, friendships and first impressions become opportunities for mischief. Familiar surroundings take on a different character when the students, rather than the unfortunate adults responsible for them, lead the story.
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Supernatural · Slice of Life8. Gugure! Kokkuri-san
by Midori Endo
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
Kohina insists that she is a doll and sees little reason to change her solitary routine of instant noodles. Then a divination game actually summons Kokkuri-san. The fox spirit is appalled by the girl's living habits and decides that haunting her should include cooking proper meals and taking care of her. Kohina's deadpan responses meet the spirit's overbearing concern in a supernatural household comedy. More eccentric visitors complicate their arrangement, turning attempts at an orderly daily life into misunderstandings and squabbles. Behind the absurd situations is a growing connection between a lonely child and her unexpected companions.
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Supernatural · Slice of Life9. Mr. Villain's Day Off
by Yuu Morikawa
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
On working days, the General helps an alien organization plan the conquest of Earth. On his days off, he has much more important business: visiting pandas, finding good food and enjoying a little peace. Even a feared villain needs a break, though the heroes he fights do not always stay out of his way. Earth becomes harder to reduce to a target when it contains so many small pleasures. The comedy follows the gap between the General's fearsome professional role and his surprisingly careful leisure habits, finding warmth in routines usually left outside an action story.
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School Life · Slice of Life10. Do It Yourself!!
by IMAGO, Avex Pictures, Koyubita Beru
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Serufu and her childhood friend Purin find themselves attending different high schools, and the change makes an already strained friendship harder to mend. An unexpected encounter brings Serufu to a struggling DIY club, where making something by hand offers a different way to spend her days and connect with the people around her. Projects do not come together without mistakes, patience and help from friends. As the club members learn to work with tools and materials, they also learn how to support one another. This manga adaptation pairs the satisfaction of practical craft with a gentle school story about growing confidence and rebuilding connections.
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School Life · Slice of Life11. Handa-kun
by Satsuki Yoshino
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Before his island adventures in Barakamon, young calligrapher Sei Handa has a different problem: he thinks his entire school dislikes him. His classmates, meanwhile, regard him with something close to reverence. Every attempt to escape their attention creates another misunderstanding and adds to his bewildering reputation. Admiration looks like hostility when Handa reads every social signal through his insecurity. The comedy comes from watching his classmates' enthusiastic interpretation drift further and further from the anxious explanation he has invented for himself.
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School Life · Slice of Life12. Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
by Nozomi Uda
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Tanaka approaches school with a clear ambition: to exert as little effort as possible. He is always ready for a nap and rarely eager to join whatever activity the day brings. Fortunately, his dependable friend Ohta is willing to lend a hand, sometimes doing considerably more than that to keep him moving. Their classmates introduce new complications into a routine Tanaka would prefer to keep uneventful. Rather than chasing dramatic victories, this school comedy finds its rhythm in tiny inconveniences, contrasting personalities and the quiet affection of friendship. Staying perfectly idle turns out to require a surprisingly active supporting cast.
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