Seventh grader Hayashi Renei is troubled by a strange dream: Her dead brother - killed in an automobile accident - comes back to life as Coo. The dream comes again the following night and then every night thereafter. Coo’s world is a cruel one - crueler than the real world, even - with its own share of pain, suffering and sadness. Renei is searching for her house with her brother and others whom she meets in Coo’s world so that she can return to reality and the land of the living…
Coo's World has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: クーの世界, Koo's World
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Top 9 Manga Like Coo's World (Coo no Sekai) [2024 List]
9. Soil
Something strange is going on in "Soil New Town." The sudden disappearance of a seemingly normal family leads the two detectives Yokoi and Onoda to the idyllic town in the middle of nowhere. What looks like a routine case at first quickly turns into a complex and deadly riddle where nothing is what it seems to be. Will the two disparate investigators manage to solve the mystery before it's too late?
Soil has finished publishing and it has 90 Chapters. It is also Known as: SOIL, Soil
8. Ai-Ren
Ikuru is a boy who doesn't have long to live. Grown up question the purpose of his life and the reason for his death, he's grown up constantly confused and lonely. Now, learning that he hasn't long to live, he requests that a special "girl" called a AGH-RMS be given to him. These people are genetically made so that they help heal and ease the mental burdens of someone who hasn't long to live. This manga is cute, sad and ultimately a story about life , death and humanity.
Ai-Ren has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: 愛人, Ai-Ren
7. Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Set in a post-apocalyptic Japan of the near future where the sea level has risen and flooded much of the coastal areas and Mt. Fuji has erupted within living memory. The population has been considerably reduced and political and technological institutions have broken-down. Local communities have become nations and telephone and television no longer exist (although coffee vending machines and streetlights stubbornly continue to work). There are strange new animals and plants (like flying fish and glowing streetlight trees). The remaining people have adopted a slower-paced, simpler way of life and rely more on each other. Along with the human population are some intelligent, humanoid robots. One of the robots, a female named Alpha, runs a cafe by the same name in the country outside of what remains of Yokohama. With her trusty motorscooter and her camera she travels around the area making friends with the humans and robots, having new experiences and observing the passage of time.
Note: Includes the epilogue, Touge, published with the 10 volume re-issue. Chapter count also includes 'Chapter 0' from volume 1.
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou has finished publishing and it has 142 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヨコハマ買い出し紀行, Yokohama Shopping Log, Yokohama Shopping Trip, Touge
6. Haruka na Machi e
On his way back from a business trip, the protagonist decides on a whim to take a train back to his old hometown. The moment he pays respects to his mother's grave in the transformed town, he is transported back to a summer when he was still in junior high school, only with all his middle-age consciousness, knowledge and abilities intact.
On this journey across time, he understands for the first time the burdens born by his father, and his mother's tears. This is the kind of fantasy manga were made for, executed by an artist of great talent. This is a serious, delicate, and ultimately moving time travel variation. (From Manga-Sketchbook)
A Distant Neighborhood has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: 遥かな町へ, Harukana Machi-E
5. Spirit Circle
Fuuta Okeya is a normal 14-year-old boy, except for the fact that he has the ability to see ghosts. A cute girl transfers into his class one day, but acts particularly aggressive towards him. This girl called Kouko Ishigami is followed around by a ghost called East. Fuuta tries to get along with her but ends up failing after she sees the birthmark he usually keeps covered. She then declares him as her enemy, his birthmark as a cursed brand and claims they have a long history, while talking about reincarnation. Who is this girl and how are they connected?
has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: スピリットサークル, Spirit Circle
4. Babel no Toshokan
Meet Watase, an awkward teen with an unusual power over the written word. One day he uses that power to do something impossible, which draws the attention of Aiba, a girl he finds interesting. But Aiba lives in a secret world of her own devising, believing that the world around her is a lie. And so Watase's impossible act seems like fate to Aiba, and sets the pair down an unexpected path.
Babel no Toshokan has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: バベルの図書館, The Library of Babel
3. Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
“So, who’s the kid?”
“My name is…”
××××× hesitated for a moment, turning slightly to look back along the road they were traveling. Beyond the red horizon, her homeland’s gates sank into the distance, never to be seen again. Facing forward once more, ××××× looked past Kino’s side to focus intently on the path ahead before answering.
“My name is—”
Kino travels with the trusty talking motorrad, Hermes. The duo are always together, with Hermes providing speed, and Kino providing balance. They stay in each country for no more than three days, as a rule—enough time to learn about each destination’s unique customs and people. And so Kino and Hermes journey ever onward…."
This is the first adaptation.
Note : the chapter count includes 4 extra chapters.
Kino's Journey The Beautiful World has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-, Kino's Journey (Shiomiya)
2. Wakusei Closet
The protagonist is a girl with the ability to visit a surreal alternate dimension full of monsters in her dreams. One day, she meets another human girl there around her own age and receives a plea for help.
Wakusei Closet has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: 惑星クローゼット, Alone in the Planet , Planet Closet
1. Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku
In just two volumes, the author manages to create an incredibly rich and fascinating world that is full of wonders and enchanting beauties—a world in which men are watched over by the mechanical goddess Marie who at times appears on the sky. Marie’s music brings people happiness and harmony. Their life is free from advanced technology and the longing for progress. The main story centers around Kai, a young man who develops a deep affection for Marie. His quest for enlightenment leads him inside Marie’s mechanical body where he learns the unbelievable truth about her and his own world.
The Music of Marie has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: Marieの奏でる音楽, Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku
