Manga Like Half & Half

In "Sankarea: Undying Love," Chihiro Furuya has an unusual fascination with the dead, especially female zombies. After his beloved cat Baabu dies accidentally, his obsession grows, and he begins experimenting with a potion meant to bring the dead back to life. Despite repeated failures, Chihiro nearly gives up on his goal to resurrect Baabu. Just before he abandons the effort, Chihiro meets Rea Sanka, a beautiful but deeply troubled girl, who inspires him to keep trying. By adding toxic hydrangea petals to his potion, Chihiro finally creates the elixir he has been seeking. Unbeknownst to him, Rea drinks the concoction, believing its poison will end her life. After a fatal accident, Rea dies, but the elixir works, bringing her back as a zombie. Freed from her oppressive past, Rea chooses to live with Chihiro, who now must use his knowledge of the undead to care for the teenage zombie girl.

Negi Springfield, a ten-year-old wizard who recently graduated from Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, has two primary objectives: locating his missing father, the legendary Thousand Master, and earning the title of Magister Magi, a wizard whose purpose is to aid the non-magical world. As his final assignment, he is sent to teach English at a Japanese middle school. Upon his arrival, Negi is surprised to discover that he is responsible for a homeroom class of thirty-one girls. One of his students, Asuna Kagurazaka, accidentally discovers his magical identity. With this secret now exposed, Negi must prevent it from spreading further while dealing with various magical threats emerging both inside and outside Mahora Academy, all while continuing his search for his father.

Several months after the events of the first season, Youkai Academy has been rebuilt and a new semester begins. Tsukune and his companions return, having grown stronger. The true nature of Anti-Thesis is revealed, along with new enemies and a threat far more dangerous than anything they have faced before. Tsukune struggles with the monster awakening inside him. With guidance from Moka, Mizore, Kurumu, Ruby, and Yukari, he trains to control his vampire heritage and gain the power needed to protect those close to him. The second season explores more of the girls' backgrounds and their family connections. New trials await, along with new allies who will join their side. Together, they seek to uncover the secrets behind Moka's rosary and her bloodline.

In To Love Ru: Darkness, Rito Yuuki continues to struggle with his feelings for both his crush Haruna Sairenji and the alien princess Lala Satalin Deviluke. Lala's younger sister, Momo, develops a crush on Rito as well and decides to form a harem around him, hoping to secure her own position in his affections. Momo enrolls at Rito’s school and covertly assists his various potential love interests, even recruiting new candidates, including the newly arrived alien assassin known as Konjiki no Yami, or "Yami." Yami delays her next assignment due to Rito. However, Yami’s sister, Kurosaki Mea, intends to compel Yami to resume her duties as an assassin. To Love Ru: Darkness unfolds following the conclusion of To Love Ru, bringing in new female characters, new foes, and increasingly risqué scenarios.

Yuu Hasunuma has never known a stable home since losing his parents. Most of his relatives have openly refused to take him in, so he has grown accustomed to being passed from one family to another. Eventually, he goes to live with his mother's cousin. While his uncle doesn't treat him as a burden, he sets one non-negotiable rule: Yuu must never enter the storehouse. But when his uncle is hospitalized, Yuu can no longer avoid going inside. What he discovers there both terrifies and astonishes him. A voluptuous woman with horns and hooves looms over him, offering to grant his deepest wish in exchange for what he values most. Having never experienced true familial love, Yuu wishes for a family—but what he receives far surpasses his expectations. His pact with a demon could land him in serious danger!

Lusty teenager Issei Hyoudou's life takes a sudden turn when a gorgeous girl named Yuuma Amano asks him out. However, her true nature as a fallen angel is revealed when she tries to kill him. His life is saved at the last moment by senior Rias Gremory, who reveals her own secret—that she is a devil. To protect Issei, she turns him into a devil under her command. With this new lease on life, Issei becomes involved in the supernatural world. He joins the school's Occult Research Club, where he meets other devils and learns to navigate a complex existence filled with both devils and fallen angels. In his quest for strength, Issei must discover his true priorities and realize that a devil's path is anything but straightforward.

Witches suddenly declare war on humanity, unleashing chaos that devastates two-thirds of the planet. These witches summon entities known as "Supporters," which they use to assault human settlements, though their motives stay ambiguous. People born with the ability to fight the witches are banded together as Witch Hunters by the remaining population. Among these hunters, Tasha Godspell is notable, earning the nickname "The Marksman," and is accompanied by a Supporter resembling a "Jack-O-Lantern." Though Tasha fights against the witches, he finds it hard to truly despise them.

In Dance in the Vampire Bund, the vampire race has remained concealed from humanity for centuries. Yet Mina Tepes, the ancient covenant's princess and ruler of all vampires, seeks to alter this. Leveraging the immense wealth of the Tepes bloodline, she has eliminated Japan's national debt, securing the establishment of a "special district" on an offshore island as a sanctuary for vampires across the globe. As the crucial press conference to reveal vampires to the world draws near, numerous terrorist groups and rival vampire factions conspire to assassinate Mina Tepes before she can deliver her revolutionary announcement.

Seiji Sawamura is a 17-year-old whose reputation as a fierce fighter and his notorious "Devil's Right Hand" have made him widely misunderstood. Though he has a genuinely kind nature and wants to end his 17-year run of being alone, his intimidating image keeps potential romantic partners away. Everything changes when Seiji wakes up one morning to find a girl named Midori in place of his right hand, and it turns out she has been secretly admiring him since middle school.

Kanan, a female demon, sneaks into a high school with the aim of feasting on some tasty human souls. She zeroes in on the ideal prey, a teenage boy named Kyogi Yoji, and moves in for the kill—only to somehow wind up dating him instead?! Kanan has never experienced love before, and this oddly innocent demon causes absolute mayhem as the two navigate romance, starting with a first date and moving forward.

Youta Moteuchi, a high school student nicknamed "Dateless" due to his string of failed romantic attempts, is devastated when his crush Moemi confesses her love for his best friend Takashi. Seeking solace, Youta visits a video rental shop and unknowingly stumbles upon something magical: the charming girl from the videotape he rents steps out of the screen and offers to help him navigate his troubled love life. Included one-shot: Volume 15: Video Girl (pilot)

In a world where magicians infuse bullets with magical abilities—like summoning powerful creatures—there once existed a witch so powerful that she challenged the gods, earning a curse as punishment. Ten years before the story begins, this witch emerged victorious from a duel with another magician, saving a young boy in the process. The boy was instantly mesmerized by her and vowed to become a magician himself, using guns as his "Sword of Justice." That boy was named Zero. When he grew up, he set out to find the woman who had rescued him. But the woman he discovers is not the idealized figure from his memories; instead, she proves to be selfish, rude, and arrogant, and much shorter than he expected. Nonetheless, she wields immense power that awakens whenever she senses Zero's love and his willingness to sacrifice himself for her. Thus, the two embark on a journey to find a cure and uncover why the gods cursed her in the first place.

In "Nagasarete Airantou," 14-year-old Ikuto Touhouin runs away from home following an argument with his father and boards a ship heading to another country. A powerful storm sinks the vessel, leaving Ikuto adrift in the ocean for a week before he washes ashore on a strange island. This island's way of life resembles the Meiji period, and all its residents are female. Cut off from the outside world by dangerous whirlpools encircling the island, these women have never encountered a man. Ikuto's arrival disrupts their secluded existence.

Hiroto Kiyokawa is a completely ordinary high school freshman—until the power of a mysterious old map sucks him into another world! Hailed as the Diferente, a savior from another world, he is commanded by the lord who summoned him to rid their world of vampires. But Hiroto chooses a different path: founding a country where vampires, mummies, and other races can coexist.

Ryugasaki-san is a lizardgirl. Her tongue resembles a chameleon's, her hands are like those of a gecko, and she even possesses a third eyelid. Owing to her unusual physiology, she sheds her skin multiple times each year. Normally this wouldn't cause any trouble, but she suddenly finds herself—or rather, her shed skin—becoming the object of a classmate's interest. The eccentric Yugami-kun harbors a strong fascination with reptiles, and Ryugasaki-san's distinctive traits have caught his curious, detail-oriented eye. Thus begins a budding romance between two very peculiar individuals. With a bit of luck, Ryugasaki-san can show the hapless Yugami-kun that there is more to her than just her reptilian attributes.

Shin High School D×D is a light novel series set in the High School DxD universe. Continuing from where Volume 25 of the previous light novel series left off, high school student-turned-devil Issei Hyoudou is still pursuing his dream to be a harem king.

At Tokyo Butei High, a specialized school that trains armed detectives known as "Butei," second-year student Tooyama Kinji has a hidden ability that triggers a "super mode" when exposed to certain stimuli. He keeps this secret to maintain a low profile. However, his quiet life is interrupted when he gets caught up in a bombing incident, where he meets Aria H. Kanzaki, a top-tier member of the Butei high school's "Assault" division.

Kaoru Shabana has been pampered for as long as he can remember, yet what he truly longs for is to become a splendid adult—a genuine man among men. Determined to start over and carve out his own independence, he enrolls at a prestigious academy situated on a remote island. Upon arriving, he encounters Kanra, a captivatingly tall young woman, who reveals that his supposed dream school is in truth a den of succubi! Reduced to nothing more than a devil's plaything, can Kaoru find a way out of this heavenly prison before he is drained dry?

Andou Ryousei chooses to live his own life instead of following the carefree example set by his parents. On his 17th birthday, his childhood friend gives him a present. He sees this as the perfect moment to confess his love to "her," but something unusual happens.

While searching for housing, a male high school student stumbles upon an inexpensive room for rent in a building with a notoriously bad reputation. The room is said to be haunted by the ghost of a lady knight.

Yachiru is a Hasshakusama youkai living in the human world. Because the common public image of Hasshakusama is that they're lewd (not scary), her powers have weakened and her height has shrunk from its original 8 shaku (240 cm) to around 190 cm. She tries to correct that impression, but each day ends in failure. However, while at the cinema studying horror films, she meets Seiichirou, a young man who is a huge fan of Hasshakusama. That's when Yachiru realizes that whenever Seiichirou praises her, her height returns to its original size...!!!

The short stories packaged with the initial High School DxD BorN Blu-ray and DVD sets follow the Occult Research Club as they face off against invaders known as Underworld Lifeforms, led by Loki, who have journeyed from the future. Furthermore, the future unexpectedly delivers the arrival of Issei's child.

Across the United States, vampire hunts have escalated to the intensity of old witch trials. Yet hidden whispers spread of a massive escape: "Mina Tepes is calling all vampires in America. Head to the West Coast, and a ship will carry everyone to the Vampire Bund." Driven by desperation, countless vampires follow this rumor and journey westward. The only catch is that the Vampire Bund sank months ago, and Queen Mina Tepes is no longer alive.

After losing both parents, Tooru Honda finds herself living in a tent in the woods until the Souma family takes her in. But the Soumas are far from ordinary—they carry a hidden curse: when hugged by someone of the opposite sex, they turn into animals from the Chinese zodiac. Tooru vows to help Kyou and Yuki Souma keep their secret from classmates and from her close friends Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. As she gets drawn deeper into the mysterious lives of the Soumas, she meets more family members and starts forming bonds with them. Though the curse has brought much pain and hardship to many Soumas, Tooru may be the one who can mend their wounded hearts and bring them peace.