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Creepy and cute (o o) <3

manga recommendations that might scare you or make you curious with so much mystery. have fun reading!

(TW: GORE/ABUSE)

all the shoujo + josei manga currently scheduled to release volume 1's of english prints in 2023! wanted to make this stack for anyone whos like me and wants to keep track of the new shojo and josei that is coming out this year so they can add some to their collection. i will try to keep this updated if more series are announced throughout the year, enjoy <3

Edit: We have so many coming out this year that i had to break it up into 2 stacks!

These are manga titles that ended recently in the shoujo magazine Asuka.

Titles that should be in this list but are missing from MAL's database:
- Amaterasu-sama Goranshin
- Askumagakusha Sara = Cornelius no Daijiten
- Bell to Shitarou
- Devil @ Home
- Goku Yuki
- Hyakunen to Majo
- Jack Junk Junkie
- Kawataredoki no Hakomonogai
- May und Märchen
- Reiconsulting Nakamura
- Soredemo Bokura wa Kotoba wo Kakusu
- Utsukushi Biru no Tokanai Tantei

Other Asuka-related Stacks:
- Manga that Ended in Asuka in 2016-2023: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35523
- Asuka Anime Adaptations: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35521

This manga stack is for any shoujo or josei manga that prominently features zombies.

Note: I did not include any overly-explicit titles.

Otherworldly and/or monstrous features creeping into character design, art style, and/or otherwise general aesthetics; prominent uses of orange, black, and stripes, perhaps even gothic and/or chilling fairy tales—whether or not it's actually set in Halloween, these anime fit the spirit (or at least at any Hot Topics near you!) ⋆

I'm surprised that there isn't a name to this specific kind of aesthetic I've been craving. I seriously want to see more cute anime that embraces the spookiness in ways like Soul Eater or Hells did.


Non-manga examples:
Over the Garden Wall, Coraline, Corpse Bride, Devil's Candy, Tim Burton, Gekidan Inu Curry



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For Cyber✷Stylin' manga aesthetic: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24007

ANIME EDITION: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51975/

September 3 - 7, 2024: thanks for putting this on the Interest Stacks front page <3

Supernatural + gothic manga recommendations :D

A spooky-themed stack list featuring a variety of shoujo manga: from goofy otaku vampires to the creepiest twists on your favorite fairytales, you'll find the perfect shoujo thrill for your heart here!

— This stack is sorted alphabetically, and each item includes the reason it was picked, the level of spookiness (low, medium, or high), and the languages in which the titles are available.
— Since it's tough to track every single licensing update for manga, it's likely that I might have missed some for the titles in this stack. Feel free to let me know if that's the case!
— 'Level of Spookiness' is entirely subjective, and titles marked as *medium* or *high* may be revised later.

[⚠️ For items marked as *medium* or *high* in spookiness, it's highly recommended to check MangaUpdates or similar databases for specific trigger warnings. Please read at your own discretion.]

Manga perfect for Halloween!
This ranges from horror, to horror comedy, to manga that just have that Halloweeny vibe!!

I have specified what makes each series Halloweeny with the same terminology, so you can CTRL + F search the terms that fit the vibe you want!
These terms are:
[Horror] - 'Straightforward' horror, actually scary, usually a bit gorey too!

[Horror Anthology] - Horror, but rather than one story they are an anthology of short ones

[Psychological] - Horror to do with the mind

[Horror Comedy] - Comedy with a dark twist, or a series with both horror and comedy elements. They tend to lean more to one than the other

[Halloweeny!] - Fun, halloween vibes. Examples include witches, halloween aesthetics, etc.. They aren't horror, but still have that halloween spirit!

[Other] ones I found a little hard to fit in the above, but are still great halloween reads.

A list of the Shojo and Josei manga that have been licensed by Yen Press

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56411

Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56426

I tried to compile an extensive list of the English Licensed Shojo and Josei manga titles where romance is a sub-plot at best, if present at all (many of these don't have any romance present).

Part 1-dark/horror/thriller: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/my
Part 3-Sci-fi/Historical/Mystery: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57098
Part 4-Cute Stories: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57096
Part 5-Character dramas/Modern Real-life Japan: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57100

This is a list of Shojo/Josei manga where Female Friendship is centered on at least 50% of the time or more. Some honorable mentions that do have prominent female friendships, but in my opinion don't quite meet a minimum 50/50 ratio would be: Fruits Basket, Kimi ni Todoke, Daytime Shooting Star, Chihayafuru, and Ao Haru Ride.

I'm defining "modern" Shojo and Josei manga to mean anything that began being published in 2013 or later. Obviously personal taste plays a role in whether you'll like something. I'm also trying to focus on Shojo and Josei manga licensed in English officially, so some excellent stories will sadly be missing from this list (they should probably get their own at some point).

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57752

Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57763