Manga Like Shinrei Tantei Yakumo: Akai Hitomi wa Shitteiru

Susumu Nakoshi is a middle-aged man who divides his time between a luxury hotel and a park frequented by the homeless. One day, a strange young man approaches Nakoshi, seeking volunteers for trepanation—the act of drilling a hole in the skull. This mysterious individual claims Nakoshi is the ideal candidate for the experiment. Nakoshi initially refuses, but after his car is towed, he changes his mind. He agrees to let 22-year-old medical student Manabu Ito drill a hole in his skull in exchange for 700,000 yen. At first, the procedure yields no visible results, and Nakoshi exhibits no unusual symptoms. However, this normalcy is shattered when Nakoshi starts perceiving a homunculus in every person he encounters. With his vision now warped, how will Nakoshi confront these homunculi?

Seventeen years ago, immortal soldiers called divine warriors appeared on African battlefields. These entities, later named Ajin or demi-humans, were hailed as one of humanity's most significant discoveries. Officially, the government declared them compatible with humans, but rumors persist that bounties are placed on captured Ajin so that they can be subjected to secret, inhumane experiments. Kei Nagai, an indifferent high school student studying to become a doctor, only wants a normal life. That simple desire shatters when he is caught in a fatal traffic accident. Revived at the scene, he is instantly branded an Ajin by witnesses eager for the reward. Unable to grasp his own immortality or prove his innocence, Kei goes on the run, fighting to survive. He barely evades government capture when a group of anarchistic Ajin reaches out, urging him to join their forces and strike back against the government. As the conflict between humans and Ajin escalates, Kei must decide who his true enemy is and which side he will choose.

Kazuki Hoshino treasures his mundane routine above anything else. He spends his school days carefree with his friends, until that uneventful bliss is shattered when the aloof beauty Aya Otonashi transfers into his class and immediately delivers a cold, dramatic statement to him: "I've come to break you. This is my 13,118th transfer. After so many times, it's starting to grate on me, so this time I'm spicing things up with a proper declaration of war." With those puzzling words, the ordinary days Kazuki loved so much become a cycle of turmoil and fear—Aya's sudden appearance signals the unraveling of unseen mysteries surrounding his seemingly normal friends, including the discovery of strange devices known as "boxes."

Yoshiki and Hikaru have been inseparable since childhood, growing up as the only children their age in a small village. Their friendship appears idyllic, but Yoshiki has noticed a change in Hikaru ever since that one summer. The person sitting beside him now looks and remembers everything exactly like his friend, yet Yoshiki knows something is wrong—the Hikaru he knew is gone. When he confronts this, Hikaru partially transforms into an otherworldly being, threatening to kill Yoshiki if he cannot accept it, while also professing its love for him. Overcome with grief and unable to let go of his best friend, Yoshiki struggles to move forward as he grows closer to this new Hikaru. At the same time, strange events begin to trouble their village, bringing unsettling chaos.

A mysterious incident left a young woman dead alone in the old building of Seikyou Academy. For some reason, only freshman Teiichi Niiya can perceive her ghost. Together, they set out to uncover the truth behind her death and the circumstances that caused it.

Hidden in the misty alleys of Los Angeles' Chinatown lies a mysterious pet shop filled with strange yet gentle creatures. Its owner is an enigmatic young man called Count D. Count D opens his doors to those who are lonely and hurt, offering "love, dreams, and hope" through the fantastic animals inside. Each purchase comes with a special contract and a set of rules, but he warns customers he cannot be responsible if they break them. Short-tempered detective Leon Orcot traces several crimes back to Count D and what he calls a pet shop of horrors. Determined to prove the Count is a criminal, he begins visiting the shop regularly.

Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers on Rokkenjima at the call of their eccentric patriarch, Kinzou. With his health declining, most relatives believe he doesn't have much longer to live. Outside, a typhoon rages; inside, a storm of greed and resentment brews as they quarrel over the inheritance and who will be named Kinzou's true successor. Battler, Kinzou's grandson, returns after six years away, expecting a calm reunion. But his grandfather has other ideas: he initiates a strange game, challenging everyone to find his hidden gold. Whoever discovers it also earns the most desired prize—control of the family. However, the game spirals into violence and murder when the participants are offered as "sacrifices" to resurrect the Millennial Witch of Rokkenjima, Beatrice. A firm skeptic, Battler rejects belief in the occult. Yet as bodies pile up around him, he is forced to consider whether the deaths are caused by genuine magic or by a human hand among the group.

In the remote village of Sotoba, nothing out of the ordinary ever occurs. Megumi Shimizu, the most outgoing and fashion-conscious resident, sees it as nothing more than a backwater. She longs to escape to the city, far from the villagers' old-fashioned attitudes. So when a new European-style mansion appears on a hill, Megumi assumes its occupants must be cultured and sophisticated, and she decides to introduce herself. But Megumi never returns home that night. After an intense search, she is discovered the next day, weak and pale, with strange bite marks on her body. However, Megumi is only the first casualty in what quickly becomes an epidemic across Sotoba as bodies begin to accumulate. Village doctor Toshio Ozaki, along with priest Seishin Muroi, the reclusive Natsuno Yuuki, and siblings Kaori and Akira Tanaka, start looking into the mysterious deaths. The truth behind the crisis may prove far more than they can handle, as the dead soon threaten to surpass the living in number.

In the heart of 19th-century London, Cain, a young nobleman, treads the dimly lit lanes of the aristocratic society he was born into. Forced to become earl after his father's sudden death, he takes charge of the Hargreaves, a family burdened by a sinister history. Accompanied by his loyal servant Riff and his ten-year-old half-sister Mary Weather, Cain delves into the strange crimes that seem to trail him at every turn. Included one-shot: Volume 5: Nichiyoubi no Solomon Grundy

The series Shinrei Tantei Yakumo follows college student Saitou Yakumo, who was born with differently colored eyes. His red left eye grants him a special ability to perceive ghosts and spirits. Yakumo believes that spirits are tied to the earthly realm because of a specific "cause" and that simply removing that cause will allow them to rest in peace. When Ozawa Haruka asks him for help, the two begin investigating together.

Mashiro Ichijou is a popular and attractive high school student who has always lived as a boy. But beneath the surface, no one knows that he resents the fact that his body is half female. He has hidden his femininity from everyone around him, all while struggling with his own insecurity about who he truly is. One day, a nurse he has never seen before asks Mashiro to follow her to the school infirmary located in the basement—a room that never existed before that moment. What he does not realize is that the instant he steps into that mysterious office, he will never be able to return to the person he once was. As Mashiro searches for his true identity, he must confront the turmoil inside his own heart while shielding himself from the watchful eyes of his classmates. Gradually, the ugly truth of the world is revealed: a world filled with lies and deception, engulfed in nightmares that unfold in broad daylight.

On Rokkenjima, Shannon works as a maid for the eccentric Ushiromiya family patriarch, Kinzou. She harbors deep feelings for his grandson, George, yet knows such a relationship would be forbidden. Despite her efforts to suppress them, her emotions intensify daily. One night, the island's Millennial Witch, Beatrice, offers her sympathy: by breaking a ritual mirror that weakens Beatrice's magic, Shannon can receive the witch's help in making George reciprocate her love. Shannon eventually gives in, and to her astonishment, her bond with George begins to flourish. Kanon, a fellow servant, suspects the witch is deceiving Shannon. As "furniture," he believes they have no right to consider themselves human, let alone experience emotions like love. But he soon learns that Jessica, Kinzou's granddaughter, has affection for him, and he gradually begins to explore his own feelings toward her. However, both Kanon and Shannon's romantic prospects face a trial when the rest of the Ushiromiya family arrives for their annual conference, and Beatrice initiates a contest to find Kinzou's hidden gold. Whoever claims the precious ingots will become the new family head, and everyone competes for the prize. What begins as a bizarre game quickly turns into pure horror, with lives hanging in the balance. Can the two servants protect the ones they hold dear?

After their decisive confrontation, Battler Ushiromiya reflects on the sudden resignation of the Golden Witch Beatrice, who now exists as a mere shadow of her former self. The extreme shift away from her previously defiant intentions compels Battler to reexamine every detail of the prior four games. Although he wishes to remain at her side, Battler resolves to take back control of the current situation, where Lambdadelta and Frederica Bernkastel have temporarily assumed their roles to conduct the fifth game board. Following Kinzou Ushiromiya's death, Krauss Ushiromiya inherits the family leadership amidst severe monetary difficulties. Because of poor investment choices, the family estate is set to fall into the hands of Krauss's creditors, making it easy for his siblings to pursue legal action against him. To support her husband, Natsuhi Ushiromiya seeks Beatrice's aid in resurrecting the previous head—intending to hide the truth until the debts are cleared. Then arrives Erika Furudo: a self-proclaimed detective who drifts ashore on Rokkenjima Island just as the family's annual gathering begins. Received as a distinguished visitor, Erika soon becomes curious about the ongoing debate surrounding the epitaph's riddle. However, this arrogant young woman's relentless investigation into finding the hidden gold sparks a chain of events that threatens to collapse the order of the Ushiromiya family.

At Mai Taniyama's school, there is an old, abandoned building that is supposedly cursed. Every time an attempt is made to demolish it, a string of mysterious deaths occurs, halting the project. Seeking to prove the building is haunted, Mai and her classmates try to summon a ghost by sharing spooky stories. No spirit appears, but they encounter Kazuya Shibuya, a 17-year-old transfer student. While her friends are taken by his good looks and polite demeanor, Mai remains suspicious of him. After an accident, Mai learns that Kazuya is actually the head of Shibuya Psychic Research, a group hired by the school principal to investigate the building's rumored paranormal activity. Because of her involvement, Mai must temporarily assist Kazuya to avoid paying for damages. Joined by other supernatural experts—former Buddhist monk Houshou Takigawa, self-proclaimed Shinto priestess Ayako Matsusaki, famous medium Masako Hara, and Catholic priest John Brown—Mai and Kazuya must solve the building's mystery before more innocent lives are lost.

Battler takes charge of the sixth game, using his newfound golden truth to counter the logical attacks from the detective-and-witch, Erika Furudo. What started for Battler as a dispute over whether magic exists has turned into a struggle to bring back the passionate, lively Beatrice he faced in the earlier rounds on the game board. The game's tangled rules and logical puzzles were already difficult enough, but now that he is the game master, Battler has to rapidly master how to steer events toward his and Beatrice's final goals without being trapped in a closed room by Erika, the Witch of Truth!

Five students at a Buddhist university—three men and two women—struggle to apply their unusual talents in modern Tokyo, at least when it comes to the living. The abilities they studied, like channeling, dowsing, and ESP, were dismissed as useless for a career, but they prove invaluable for connecting with the dead—specifically, those whose spirits remain trapped in their own bodies, unable to move on to the next life. Together, they establish the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service. Whether the death is a suicide, murder, accident, or illness, they will transport the body to the location necessary for the soul to be set free.

Saya, the protagonist, has no memory of her past and resides with her adoptive family. Her daily routine appears ordinary, aside from the fact that she consumes far more food than necessary. One day, she encounters a man named Hagi in a park, who informs her that he has been searching for her for a long time. From that moment, her mundane existence is irrevocably altered. Saya is a high school girl who cannot recall anything from her earlier life. When the handsome young man Hagi appears, something about him feels familiar to her. She is not merely human—she possesses an ancient and mysterious lineage. Her purpose is to track down and destroy creatures known as Chiropterans.

In the spring of 1998, 15-year-old Kouichi Sakakibara moves to the town of Yomiyama to attend Yomiyama North Middle School. An old injury flares up, sending him to the hospital and causing him to miss the first week of school. He recovers quickly, but before leaving, he meets Mei Misaki, a strange girl with an eyepatch whose cryptic mannerisms spark a subtle interest in him. At Yomiyama North, Kouichi is placed in Class 3-3. Underneath the innocent atmosphere, he notices the class's strange behavior: everyone is on edge and carefully watching his actions. Furthermore, Mei is a student in the class, yet both classmates and teachers ignore her, as if she is not there. More oddities emerge and questions pile up, but no one will give Kouichi any answers. With little choice but to satisfy his growing curiosity, Kouichi begins pursuing Mei for help, despite warnings from both the class and Mei herself.

This anthology of one-shots by Dowman Sayman includes narratives of serial killers discovering romance, historical figures returning from the dead, an original spin on the 9/11 tragedy, yaoi fan-girl ghosts offering suggestions to the men she observes, and a variety of other subjects.

A medicine seller travels the land hunting mononoke, supernatural demons that he slays with a sword. Before drawing the blade, however, he must uncover the creature's form (katachi), the truth behind the human tragedies (makoto) that spawned it, and the reason behind the evils (kotowari) that drive it—only then can he destroy the demon.

You wake up in a decaying mansion. A woman with jade-green eyes stands before You, telling You that You are the Master of the house and she is Your Maid. But You have no memories, no sense of identity, and no certainty that You are even alive. She invites You to join her on a walk through the mansion's empty halls to witness the many tragedies its residents suffered. She suggests that among them, You might find a trace of Yourself.

Recognized as the third entry in the popular When They Cry series by 07th Expansion, Umineko no Naku Koro ni is set on Rokkenjima, an island owned by the exceedingly wealthy Ushiromiya family. As is tradition each year, the entire family gathers on the island for a meeting to discuss the financial circumstances of each member. Due to the family head's deteriorating health, this year's conference also covers the matter of his inheritance and how it will be divided. However, the family does not realize that the distribution of his wealth is the least of Ushiromiya Kinzou's concerns for this year's gathering. After learning from his longtime friend and physician that his end is near, Kinzou desperately wishes to see his true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having delved into black magic in the later years of his life, Kinzou sets up a ceremony to bring his beloved back upon his family's arrival on Rokkenjima. Soon after, a violent typhoon traps the family on the island, and a series of mysterious murders begin, forcing the eighteen people stranded there to fight for survival in a deadly clash between fantasy and reality.

Pamela is a tarot card reader who offers assistance to supernatural beings navigating the human world. She aids anyone who comes to her, whether it’s a cat stricken with love, a vampire who spends his immortal life fleeing from his one true love, an unattractive waitress seeking the man of her dreams, or a magician who crafts a humanoid doll to serve the woman he loves. Despite her kindhearted nature, Pamela harbors a profound secret she must confront before she can pass into the next life.

Count D has set up his pet shop once more, this time located in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. For readers unfamiliar with Petshop of Horrors, Count D's establishment offers a range of animals—from common household pets to dangerous predators and legendary mystical beasts. Customers frequently discover that their new companions alter their lives beyond expectations, either making their dreams come true or bringing their worst fears to life.