This manga tells the story of the previous Holy War, taking place in the 18th century, 250 years before the original series, in the Saint Seiya universe. The story centers on the relation between Tenma, the Pegasus Saint and his beloved friend, Alone, who would eventually become his greatest enemy, Hades.... more>>

The story takes place in the same time period as Saint Seiya Next Dimension. <<less

Ancient Egypt, a time when Gods ruled the world.... more>>

The Wargod Set who wishes for war, harbors dissatisfaction with his elder brother, the country's current ruler Osiris, who aims for a "World without War".

One day, at Osiris' behest, Set and his brother sneak out of the palace. The one moment Set takes his eyes off his brother, Osiris is assassinated. Suspected of treason, Set is condemned to be executed...or so he thought.

Upon opening his eyes in his own room, before Set stood Osiris who should have been dead———?!

Note: this manga is not BL. Don't tag it as such. <<less

Munakata is an anthropology professor who studies the relationship between folklore or fairy tales and real historical events. He believes that many of these stories... more>> that most presume to be entirely fictional are actually based on real events. This manga tells the story of Professor Munakata as he follows the clues left from both the imaginary world of fairy tales and the real world of historical evidence. <<less

1941, and the Germans have begun their invasion of the Soviet Union. Nadya, an officer of the NKVD, recruits Vasenka, a witch apprentice of the... more>> infamous Baba Yaga, to the Soviet cause. Over a series of adventures, told mostly non-chronologically, they battle both the Germans and creatures of folklore with the help of guns, magic, and allies from slavic mythology. <<less

The series begins with the story of Seiya, the main hero, who is one of Athena's Saints. Seiya, along with the other Bronze Saints, must... more>> train hard to earn their "Cloths," and take on other challenges as well. Saint Seiya has been a hit in Japan, as well as many European countries including Spain, France and Italy. <<less

"If there's such a thing as a soul, does it remain in this world as long as the bones exist? Will all of my sins and sorrows remain in this world forever?"... more>>

Tokyo, 1952. A beautiful, mysterious woman who's haunted by dark dreams claims to have murdered her ex-husband... three times. Meanwhile, a small seaside town is terrorized by a bizarre series of deaths. Four seemingly separate murders are linked by strange, unsettling dreams of bones... Is something supernatural going on, or are the real demons found in the depths of the human mind?

This complex case reunites the sleuths from Ubume no Natsu and Mouryou no Hako: onmyoudou practitioner Chuuzenji, horror novelist Sekiguchi, police inspector Kiba, psychic detective Enokizu and journalist Atsuko. <<less

Pai is a strange, provincial woman who has come to Tokyo from the Tibetan highlands. Somewhere in Tokyo is a young man who can help her in her quest... to become human!... more>>

When Pai finally finds Yakumo, they set off in search of the artifact that can transform her, but it will take all of her mystical powers to keep the reckless Yakumo alive, even if she has to steal his soul to protect him!

Note: Winner of the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen. <<less

Reiko is a descendant of sirens, monsters from ancient Greece. Despite this, she is terrified of men, so she gets a job at a convenience... more>> store to overcome her fears. <<less

Munakata is an anthropology professor who studies the relationship between folklore or fairy tales and real historical events. He believes that many of these stories... more>> that most presume to be entirely fictional are actually based on real events. This manga tells the story of Professor Munakata as he follows the clues left from both the imaginary world of fairy tales and the real world of historical evidence. <<less

A series of short stories detailing the exploits of Dr Imibe Kana, a researcher on Japanese mythology and religion, as she travels around the country... more>> becoming involved in various occurrences centred around ancient traditions and folklore. <<less

The “Kojiki”, which was written about 1300 years ago, is Japan's oldest history chronicle. Written to legitimize the idea of the Emperor's divine descent it... more>> contains Japanese myths and historical legends. This manga mainly covers the tales of deities from the first volume, which tells the stories from the creation of heaven and earth to the birth of the legendary founding Emperor of Japan, Jinmu, as well as the legend of Yamato Takeru No Mikoto, which is originally included in the second volume. <<less

In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape.... more>>

Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles. <<less

Once, there were two worlds that existed on this earth. In the sky where the deities lived was the Senninkai. On the ground where, of... more>> course, the people lived was Ningenkai. In the novel adaptation by Ryu Fujisaki, Houshin Engi follows Taikoubou on his mission to rid the Ningenkai of the evil immortals that have resided there. This colorful historically set manga keeps the reader on their feet and loving every minute of the in-depth characters and exciting adventures <<less

From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a... more>> beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods’ divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another’s… <<less

Ragnarok, the end of the world, is approaching. The goddess warrior maiden Lenneth Valkyrie is sent from the land of the gods to Earth to gather warriors to help her stop the undead that threaten total destruction. ... more>>

Based on the game with same name and Norse mythology. <<less

A tale of love in all forms: pure like a child's, twisted like that of a scorned, lonely woman, and multi-faceted in between. Kurt, the... more>> prince of a faraway kingdom, leaves home to find a way to heal his petrified goddess-mother. Battling numerous monsters, overcoming challenges set forth by Medusa's apostles, and helping other people all seem so heavy for a ten-year-old boy. But never fear, he's not alone. His youngest aunt, a goddess from heaven, his girlfriend collected along the way, his-not-quite-adversary, not-quite-friend, mysterious dark apostle and various others are with him. All are drawn in by his charisma, his will, and his purity. Let's join Kurt, to travel to far, far away lands, to meet interesting people, monsters, gods, and goddesses...and then to kick their asses. <<less

A story about a girl who sends demons who have taken a life back to the underworld. She does this with the aid of a... more>> shape shifting cat demon and a ghost? <<less

Folklore detective Asou Daisuke would rather deal with normal, everyday, things like cheating spouses, embezzling partners and the like. (That and his huge collection of ero-manga.) Because whenever he deals with the supernatural, he gets the hiccups. ... more>>

But no matter, an endless stream of desperate people come to him troubled by what he calls allegories. Those are stories, usually urban legends, that one believes to be true and if one believes strong enough can cause them to become true. His first case involves "The Man Under The Bed." Can he stop this creepy man with an axe before he chops up kawaii Hiranuma Kanae? Why does Asou count his hiccups, and just who is that strange girl in his bathroom? <<less

The Seijou Girls' Academy kendo club has travelled to Shoushinji for a summer training camp. Off the coast of Shoushinji is an island, Urashima, which is tied to a series of myths about oni and the "Onikiribe" who have traditionally being charged with their extermination.... more>>

A modern-day re-enactment of this folk tale begins when captain Osanai Syouko and manager Aizawa Yasumi stumble across a beautiful and mysterious young girl washed up on the beach. <<less

Momotarou returned from his quest, having married the demon princess Ura instead of defeating the demons.... more>>

The time for coexistence is here. <<less

Nanami Sekai gets scammed out of every penny he has, left only with a pair of boxers and a 3,000,000 yen debt. He then meets a girl, Ritori, who offers him a deal that seems too good to be true: she will take care of his debt if he will be her captain and help her with her job.... more>>

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It seems that this manga has been discontinued because the author became incapacitated during serialization and was not able to keep 2 series running. <<less

Irel Clark is a professor’s assistant whose latest find is the “Holy Grail” for member of his profession—literally! But when it turns out that some... more>> decidedly unholy individuals are also after the blood of Christ, Irel must drink from the chrism bottle he’s recovered to save his own life. Immortality leaves something to be desired, though, when undead cannibals walk the earth in constant need of human flesh, and Irel’s newly immortal body is nothing short of an all-you-can-eat buffet! <<less

Arion, a young man, is kidnapped by Hades as a child, raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus, and that killing the... more>> ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her. <<less

An island was recently discovered off the coast of Japan. This island was mysteriously full of young men and women who lived as though they... more>> were in medieval Japan. The Japanese government immediately went to work enrolling them into modern Japanese schools. But not all is as it seems with these islanders. Could they all be descendents of the yokai expelled by the fabled Momotarou? Nahh, couldn't be. <<less

An ordinary, quiet town is shaken by a series of bizarre happenings brought about by the darkness in human hearts. There are no solutions in... more>> the real world: Only "Dream Messengers" can find the answers. Dream messengers connect the fabulous with the real and control the power of dreams. Their leader, Toko Mishima, works with 8 other messengers using the powers given by an old spell and a toy made by Toko's father. Toko, her younger sister Rinko, Hajime Tachibana, who loves young girls, and the six other Dream Messengers are given the names of days or stars - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Raff, and Keito. <<less