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Fairytale Inspired Stories

Manga, manhua, or manhwa based on fairytales, that are fairytale-like, or have fairytale tropes. Could include isekai, historical, or modern genres.
1 A Good Day to be a Dog

A Good Day to be a Dog

Modern romance with Princess and the Frog similarities. A girl is cursed to turn into a dog every time she kisses someone. To break her curse she must find her first kiss and be kissed again by him.

2 A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom

A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom

Isekai based on Cinderella. A woman wakes up as Cinderella's stepmother. She becomes determined to support all three of her daughters' dreams and find them love.

3 Cinderella Closet

Cinderella Closet

A modern Cinderella inspired romance. The heroine is working multiple jobs to pay her way through college and has no time for fashion or beauty. Her fairy godmother, a pretty young man who enjoys crossdressing, helps her transform so she can woo the coworker she has a crush on.

4 Einen Koyou wa Kanou deshou ka: Buaisou Mukuchi na Mahoutsukai to Hajimeru Saishuushoku Life

Einen Koyou wa Kanou deshou ka: Buaisou Mukuchi na Mahoutsukai to Hajimeru Saishuushoku Life

A girl runs off to a faraway village to escape her previous life and ends up becoming the housekeeper for a magician. Lots of magic and cozy cottagecore vibes.

5 Follow the Bread Crumbs

Follow the Bread Crumbs

Isekai based on Hansel and Gretel. A girl possesses the body of the witch in the story.

6 Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket

Based on an old Chinese story called The Great Race. It's modern but has a lot of fairytale tropes (romance, people who shapeshift, orphan main characters, etc.)

7 Go Away Romeo

Go Away Romeo

8 I Raised a Black Dragon

I Raised a Black Dragon

Isekai. A girl possesses the body of a suspected criminal and settles down in a cottage. She comes across a baby dragon who imprints on her and thinks she's his mother. The art and setting are whimsical and fairytale like, and the use of magic and magical creatures furthers that vibe.

9 Lady Crystal Is a Man

Lady Crystal Is a Man

To hide from his tyrannical father, a Crystal has lived as a woman since he was young. He enters a marriage contract with a duke, who is a woman in disguise. The duke gives Mulan vibes and there are a lot of damsel in distress tropes, but with the genders reversed.

10 Morgana and Oz

Morgana and Oz

A Romeo and Julietesque story about a girl from a clan of witches and a boy from a clan of vampires, set in a magical and fairytale-like world.

11 Mother's Contract Marriage

Mother's Contract Marriage

A little girl lives with her neglectful mother in the slums. One day, her mother's personality changes and after one trip to the palace, ends up married to the king. Endlessly positive like a fairytale heroine, the little girl is whisked into the castle and becomes a princess. The story is all told through the eyes of a child and the art is out of this world dreamy.

12 My Gently Raised Beast

My Gently Raised Beast

13 Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom

Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom

Isekai based on Snow White. A girl wakes up as the wicked stepmother of Snow White and tries to repair her relationship with both her step daughter and her husband the king.

14 Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon

15 Snow White with the Red Hair

Snow White with the Red Hair

Snow White inspired fantasy romance.

16 Super Secret

Super Secret

Modern romance. A girl's childhood best friend and his family are keeping a secret. They're all not human and she doesn't know it. The story is filled with fairytale creatures (werewolves, vampires, witches, etc). The male lead has to keep his werewolf identity a secret as he navigates his friendship and romance with the heroine.

17 The Ancient Magus' Bride

The Ancient Magus' Bride

A young girl about to be human trafficked is saved by a mystical being with a skull for a head. He takes her to his house where there is magic, fairies, and taking animals. Similarities with Beauty and the Beast and other fairytales.

18 The Fantasie of a Stepmother

The Fantasie of a Stepmother

19 The Wolf & Red Riding Hood

The Wolf & Red Riding Hood

20 Under the Oak Tree

Under the Oak Tree

21 Who Made Me a Princess

Who Made Me a Princess

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thatvenetiangirl Oct 2, 2023

love the list! thanks a lot!