Shinjyurou Mamiya is an embalmer, a profession seen as "unclean" in Japan. Shinjyurou has accepted the life of an outcast amongst most people; to him it is a job and nothing more. He has gained an exceptional understanding of death and its consequences, as well as what it means to live. Mitsukazu Mihara brings us another psychological masterpiece in several thought-provoking volumes, the first alone of which explores the meanings of beauty, love and loss.
The Embalmer has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 死化粧師, Shigeshoushi
Genres: Drama , Romance , Motorsport , Psychological
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Top 9 Manga Like The Embalmer (Shigeshoushi) [2024 List]
- 9. Rodin
- 8. Omae ga Sekai wo Kowashitai nara
- 7. Tokyo Babylon
- 6. Dokuhime
- 5. My Girl
- 4. Majo to Yajuu
- 3. Usemono Yado
- 2. Cossette no Shouzou
- 1. Death Sweeper
9. Rodin
Story about a genius cosmetic surgeon with a weird temperament.
RODIN is currently publishing and has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: ロダン, Rodin
8. Omae ga Sekai wo Kowashitai nara
Koizumi Kanna is infatuated with the man who came to the restaurant she works at and ordered a burger with no onions. Little does she know, Toujou Ren is interested in her as well, but for a different reason. Kanna just so happens to be the mirror image of a woman he knew a very long time ago. It is for that reason that he saves her when she nearly dies in a car accident. But the life he gives Kanna is far different from the one she lived before, and she's not certain it's the kind she wants...
Omae ga Sekai wo Kowashitai nara has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: おまえが世界をこわしたいなら, Vampire Girl, If You Wanna Break This World
7. Tokyo Babylon
Subaru Sumeragi is a 16 year old, cheerful and extremely caring Onmyou medium (the head of his family, the Sumeragi clan) who confronts and helps take care of ghosts and spirits with the help of his twin sister, Hokuto, and his gentleman friend, Seishiro. Subaru does his best to help anyone he meets, but the entire atmosphere of the polluted city of Tokyo in the 90s, brings about a feeling of desperation that threatens to drag Subaru's spirit down. (Source:ANN)
Tokyo Babylon has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 東京 BABYLON, Tokyo Babylon
6. Dokuhime
It starts with poisonous herbs under the cradle. Then under the sheets. And inside the clothes. Even mixed in the milk that they feed the newborn. This way the child gradually gets used to poisons and becomes the perfect assassination tool - the “Poison Princess” whose every kiss, tear and even touch bring death. Her only chance of survival is to fulfill her duty as an assassin and find a way to live on in the enemy land she is sent to… if her heart is strong enough.
Dokuhime has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 毒姫, Doku Hime, La Princesse de poison, Poison Princess
5. My Girl
Single 23-year-old Kazama Masamune ...has a kid? During the season of cherry blossoms, his beloved passes away. He happens to meet a little girl outside work and realizes she is his daughter who was raised in secrecy by his lover. The worst spring of his life is transformed into a painful yet vivid spring.
My Girl has finished publishing and it has 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: マイガール, My Girl
4. Majo to Yajuu
Ashaf: a soft-spoken man with delicate features, a coffin strapped to his back, and an entourage of black crows. Guideau: a feral, violent girl with long fangs and the eyes of a beast. This ominous pair appear one day in a town in thrall to a witch — a ruler with magic coursing through her tattooed body, who has convinced the townsfolk she’s their hero. But Ashaf and Guideau know better. They live by one creed: “Wherever a witch goes, only curses and disasters follow.” They have scores to settle, and they won’t hesitate to remove anyone in their way, be it angry mob or army garrison.
The Witch and the Beast is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔女と野獣, Witch and the Beast
3. Usemono Yado
There is an inn that you can visit where you'll find old things you thought were lost forever.
Usemono Yado has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: うせもの宿, Usemono Yado
2. Cossette no Shouzou
Eiri Kurahashi is an art school student, with a job at a local antique store. It's there that he develops a strange obsession. He finds himself entranced by a portrait of a Victorian-era girl named Cossette. It's a portrait with a strange history--everyone who has owned it has been murdered in a bizarre fashion. But the story runs much deeper than that. Cossette was savagely murdered by her lover, who also happens to be the artist who painted the portrait. When the new owner of the portrait nearly kills himself, Eiri decides to get involved. And that's when Cossette begins speaking to him...
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: コゼットの肖像, コゼットの肖像, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
1. Death Sweeper
This manga is about the job of cleaning up scenes of death, and discusses the meaning of life and death. Through interactions between the deceased's family and friends with the death sweepers, we understand the meaning of death. No matter is it is a peaceful death at the ends of one's life, murder, suicide, death from illnesses, when death comes, who would be able to predict it, or prevent it? That is why we have to try our best to live on.
Death Sweeper has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: デス・スウィーパー, Death Sweeper
