Rakuen no Bijo to Yajuu
Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost

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These series take inspiration from &/or are based on different folktales, folklore, &/or fairytales from all around the world.

a collection of manga themed around, visually alluding too, or making reference to the story of little red riding hood via characters, plot, or framework. there should at least one character wearing a red hood (red hair will also be accepted) and a wolf-like companion/enemy appearing at least once.

genre is irrelevant: we're focusing on iconography here. titles that have other fairytales mixed in will be considered individually on the weight of little red riding hood's influence on the story.

(updating!!)

Akazukin: Ookami no Kakusei Oneshot (included in Volume 2 of Meido no Koi wa Enma Shidai!) by Hirai Runa
'A long time ago there was a place called [Wolf's Host Club], the number one of its kind in the region. But, ever since [Little Red Riding Hood's Cross-Dressing Hosts] opened, their customer flow has reduced. Top Wolfman host Kirato decides to take on Akane, the top host at [Little Red Riding Hood]'s.'

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

This is a list of the Shojo and Josei manga that have received physical releases from Kodansha, even if some of them are Out of Print.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56768

Notably, I am NOT including any titles which have been physically released by Seven Seas or Yen Press in this list as Kodansha was not the one to give them a physical release.

I will include any titles which were previously published by another publisher that Kodansha has re-released.

I will also NOT include any titles released under Vertical Inc comics, which is under Kodansha. I have separate lists for Yen Press, Seven Seas and Vertical Inc Shojo and Josei releases. (For manga physically released under Vertical, see this list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56497)

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 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57753