If you liked The Morose Mononokean
12 manga like The Morose Mononokean
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with The Morose Mononokean (fantasy, supernatural, slice of life), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Manga like The Morose Mononokean
Readers also like it1. Natsume's Book of Friends
by Yuki Midorikawa
- Drama
- Mystery
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
Natsume can see spirits, an ability that has made it difficult to feel at home anywhere. After inheriting his grandmother's book of captured names, he begins returning them to their owners. With an unreliable-looking spirit companion nearby, he discovers stories connecting the human and supernatural worlds.
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Readers also like it2. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
by AidaIro
- Comedy (shared)
- Mystery
- Romance
- Supernatural (shared)
Every school has its seven wonders, and at Kamome Academy the seventh is Hanako-san of the girls' bathroom, who grants a wish to anyone who calls her. Nene Yashiro calls, hoping for a boyfriend, and meets Hanako-kun: a boy, a ghost, and not what the rumour promised. She ends up as his assistant, keeping the school's other supernatural wonders in check, and learning why rumours there have a way of coming true.
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Readers also like it3. Noragami: Stray God
by Adachitoka
- Action
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Supernatural (shared)
Yato is a minor god with no shrine and no worshippers, who takes any job for five yen. Hiyori pushes him out of the path of a bus — and her soul starts slipping out of her body. A funny, moving story about gods who only exist while someone remembers them.
Read on K MANGAOpen
Readers also like it4. Mushishi
by Urushibara Yuki
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy (shared)
- Mystery
Mushi are the most basic forms of life, older than plants or animals, and most people cannot see them. Ginko can. A mushishi, he wanders from village to village, helping people whose lives the mushi have touched. Quiet, strange and beautiful stories, each complete in itself.
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Supernatural · Slice of Life5. 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.
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Supernatural · Slice of Life6. Flying Witch
by Chihiro Ishizuka
- Comedy (shared)
- Fantasy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
Apprentice witch Makoto moves to the countryside to live with relatives and continue her training. Between school, gardening, and finding her way around town, she encounters a quieter kind of magic: unusual visitors, hidden places, and small surprises in familiar routines. A gentle comedy about settling into a new home, where the supernatural is another part of everyday life.
Read on KodanshaOpen
Supernatural · School Life7. Kekkaishi
by Yellow Tanabe
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy (shared)
- Supernatural (shared)
By day, Yoshimori worries about school and his talent for making sweets. By night, he and his neighbour Tokine protect their school grounds with supernatural barriers. Their families' inherited duty becomes more dangerous as the power beneath the school attracts increasingly determined enemies.
Read on VIZ MangaOpen
School Life · Slice of Life8. My Clueless First Friend
by Taku Kawamura
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Akane Nishimura keeps to herself at school, where an unkind nickname has made her an easy target. New transfer student Taiyou Takada hears the same nickname and thinks it sounds amazing. His cheerful curiosity turns awkward encounters into an unlikely friendship, slowly giving Akane a chance to come out of her shell.
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School Life · Slice of Life9. My Love Story!!
by Kazune Kawahara, Aruko
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Takeo is strong, kind and accustomed to being overlooked in romance beside his handsome best friend. Helping a girl named Yamato changes that familiar pattern in ways he struggles to recognise. A warm romantic comedy about sincerity, friendship and learning to accept affection.
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School Life · Slice of Life10. The Otaku Love Connection
by Chu Amairo
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Wataru Otonari is perfectly happy watching his favorite couple enjoy their high-school romance. He considers himself a background character, even as his own good looks and enthusiasm attract attention. Meeting other devoted fans turns his quiet hobby into a lively tangle of friendships, rival interpretations and unexpected feelings.
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School Life · Slice of Life11. Odd Girl Out
by Morangji
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Nari hopes a fresh start at high school will help her feel more confident. Instead, she finds herself surrounded by three dazzling friends and worrying that she is the odd one out. Their friendship gradually reveals that appearances hide insecurities, and that belonging does not depend on being perfect.
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Supernatural · School Life12. Witch Watch
by Kenta Shinohara
- Comedy (shared)
- Fantasy (shared)
- Romance
- Supernatural (shared)
Morihito, an ogre, is appointed familiar to his childhood friend Nico, a witch whose spells go wrong at least as often as they go right — and they are to live under one roof. A gentle, very funny magical comedy with a mystery underneath.
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