This is Rumiko Takahashi at her darkest, but her trademark humor and romance also pop up in this three-volume series. Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul."
Ningyo Series has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人魚シリーズ, Mermaid Forest, Mermaid's Gaze, Mermaid's Scar, Ningyo no Mori, Mermaid Saga
Genres: Horror , Romance , Adventure , Supernatural , Mermaid
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Top 6 Manga Like Ningyo Series [2024 List]
- 6. Tomie
- 5. Ayashi no Ceres
- 4. Hitsuji no Uta
- 3. Hi no Tori (1967)
- 2. Fumetsu no Anata e
- 1. School Ningyo
6. Tomie
Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.
Tomie has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 富江, Tomie
5. Ayashi no Ceres
Aya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home, but the funeral-like atmosphere tips them off that something's not right. Their "birthday present" turns out to be a mummified hand--the power of which forces an awakening within Aya, and painful wounds all over Aki's body! Grandfather Mikage announces that Aki will be heir to the Mikage fortune, and Aya must die! But Aya has allies in the athletic cook and martial artist Yûhi, and the attractive, mysterious Tôya. But can even two handsome and resourceful guys save Aya when it's her own power that's out of control?
Ceres: Celestial Legend has finished publishing and it has 83 Chapters. It is also Known as: 妖しのセレス, Ayashi no Ceres
4. Hitsuji no Uta
The members of the Takashiro family share a terrible curse -- they have a thirst that only human blood can slake. Sent away after the death of this mother, Kuzuna Takashiro has long been blissfully unaware of his 'condition.' When Kazuna's teenage hormones begin to rage, his uncontrollable bloodlust suddenly rears its head ...
Lament of the Lamb has finished publishing and it has 47 Chapters. It is also Known as: 羊のうた, Hitsuji no Uta
3. Hi no Tori (1967)
"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom, or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes.
Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.
Phoenix has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: 火の鳥, Hi no Tori: Reimei-hen, Phoneix: Dawn
2. Fumetsu no Anata e
An immortal being was sent to the surface of the earth and met a boy living alone in the middle of tundra.
The being can take the shape of dying things, but only if the "impetus" is stronger than the previous one. What sort of experiences and meetings will the being encounter while living forever?
To Your Eternity is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 不滅のあなたへ, To You, the Immortal, To You, the Immortal, Your Immortal Self, إليك، أيُها الخالد, 불멸의그대에게
1. School Ningyo
Two girls go hunting for mermaids to win their true love. Featuring very nontraditional mermaids.
School Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: スクール人魚, School Ningyo
