The Summer Hikaru Died - Recommendations

• Vol: 3+; Ch: 52+
• 2021 - ?

My brother died. This is a story of my brother's lover, me and the “thing that was my brother.”

• Vol: 10+; Ch: 56+
• 2018 - ?

One day, Miko suddenly started seeing grotesque beings that others couldn't. Her response was not to run, not to face them, but to do everything she could to completely ignore them! Can she keep a straight face and continue her day-to-day life while surrounded by horrifying monsters?

• Vol: 21+; Ch: 113+
• 2014 - ?

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!

• Vol: 3; Ch: 20
• 2019 - 2020

A woman who is bad with kids, and a boy who is bad with people, find themselves living together after losing their "beloved". Living out in the boonies in a snow-covered village, they only have each other to hold on to in their comisery, despite the friction between them. And when the boy, Fuusuke, asks Suzuka for "blood"...

• Vol: 4; Ch: 37
• 2017 - 2018

• Vol: 14; Ch: 195
• 2014 - 2019

Mitozu is a small town of 6,000 inhabitants nestled deep within the mountains. In this countryside town, a mysterious bell rings every evening at six P.M. without fail. Once the sound of the bell resonates through the town, it is forbidden to go outside until daybreak. However, a boy named Yuto who has returned to Mitozu from Tokyo after ten years ends up unknowingly violating this rule. At that moment, a mysterious creature known as a "Maid" suddenly appears in front of him...

• Vol: 2; Ch: 12
• 2005 - 2006

The year is 1983 and the place is Hinamizawa, a sleepy countryside village far from the rest of civilization. Keiichi has just moved to the town with his parents and quickly makes new friends in Rena, Mion and a few other girls. But soon Keiichi discovers that there's a hidden, brutally violent and murderous past to Hinamizawa that its residents keep secretive to outsiders. The town's dark past and bloodshed play through once more, this time with the introduction of Shion, Mion's sister; and insights from Rika, a young girl who may know too much...

• Vol: 2; Ch: 7
• 2005 - 2006

The year is 1983 and the place is Hinamizawa, a sleepy countryside village far from the rest of civilization. Keiichi has just moved to the town with his parents and quickly makes new friends in Rena, Mion and a few other girls. But soon Keiichi discovers that there’s a hidden, brutally violent and murderous past to Hinamizawa that its residents keep secretive to outsiders. As he investigates the town’s troubled past, Keiichi begins to realize that those who are close to him may not be as they seem…

• Vol: 3
• 2010 - 2013

Is it a dream or is it reality? As multiple dark rumors spread across the school regarding the mysterious new transfer student, Watazumi Makia, strange events repeat themselves inside Sena Koji's dreams and his reality. He can't tell whether these events are actually happening, or if they are only just a bad dream. One thing is obvious: Watazumi Makia has something to do with the sudden deaths of his classmates. Koji now must face the nightmares that are killing off his classmates. 

• Vol: 1; Ch: 33
• 2017

Akio's return to his hometown dregs up memories of Yuka, his childhood firend lost ten years ago when he and his friends were playing. Thing is, none of the kids can remember anything about the event, but Akio's memories are of horrific creatures. They're just nightmares, right? Even when one of their group goes missing the day they arrive...? If they aren't alone, who is watching?