Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia--who is slowly regaining her powers--it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent... more>> from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.

Note: Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2005. <<less

Sihoon is a boy who lost his parents and lives with his older sister. This story begins as he meets Mephisto that came to the... more>> world to find Faust and makes a deal with Mephisto to supervise the fights between Mephistopheles and Faust. <<less

Overdevelopment and crowding in Japan has forced many of its indigenous spirits and ghosts to lose their homes. Due to problems caused by the homeless spirits, a new profession was created, the Ghost Sweepers (GS). Private exorcists for hire; they serve only the highest bidder to survive in the cutthroat corporate world. Among this, the Mikami GS Company, led by Reiko Mikami and her two assistants, the teenage boy Tadao Yokoshima and the ghost girl Okinu, is said to be the best.... more>>

The manga setup is scenario-to-scenario, with many plots intertwining classic Japanese culture and modern day realities, with occasional references to Western influences. In between these plots are some longer story arcs where new characters are introduced and the existing characters are further developed. There is no one ongoing storyline, therefore the plots are character-driven and serve to gradually develop characters, especially the main protagonists.

GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen. <<less

Rikuo Nura is descended from Nurarihyon, Grand Master of the spirit world, but appears to be just a normal kid. He usually just wants to... more>> live peacefully as a human, but when his friends and allies are in trouble, his spirit blood boils, and he transforms into Nurarihyon to wipe out evil! A new concept story combining spirits and chivalry! A piquant, gallant ghost action story! <<less

Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yûko, who claims she can help.... more>> In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he's just been tricked into working for Yûko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he's employed in her little shop- a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience! <<less

As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had... more>> the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he's far more than what he seems! <<less

Kageyama Shigeo (a.k.a. Mob ) is an 8th grader with psychic abilities. He could bend spoons and lift objects with his mind from a young age, but he slowly began to withhold from using his abilities in public due to the negative attention he kept receiving. Now, the only thing he wants is to become friends with a girl in his class, Tsubomi. With his psychic "mentor" (who has no psychic powers), he continues his daily life, attempting to realize his purpose in life.... more>>

Note: Won the 62nd Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen. <<less

Linley is a young noble of a declining, once-powerful clan which once dominated the world. He has large aspirations and wants to save his clan.... more>> Linley's journey begins with an accident when he discovers a ring. He took a liking to this ring, which had a dragon carved coiling around it. Upon being injured during a battle between two powerful fighters he discovers that his ring is not what he thought it was and possesses powers beyond his imagination. <<less

Maka is a weapon meister, determined to turn her partner, a living scythe named Soul Eater, into a powerful death scythe — the ultimate weapon... more>> of Death himself! Charged with the task of collecting and devouring the tainted souls of ninety-nine humans and one witch, Maka and her fellow meisters strive to master their weapons as they face off against the bizarre and dangerous minions of the underworld. But the meisters’ own personal quirks may prove a bigger obstacle than any sultry enchantress. <<less

Momozono Nanami's dad, a man with a penchant for gambling, disappeared after accumulating a huge amount of debt. Thus, she was chased out of her... more>> house by the debt collectors. When she met a timid guy being chased by a dog, he told her that he'd give her his house. She believed his persuasive talk, but when she went to his house… it turned out to be a shrine. Moreover, a guy with fox ears appeared, which made Nanami even more confused. What will become of homeless and confused Nanami? <<less

"Stop your evil deeds and take the right path!" That is the creed of Youko Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka Sendou. The two... more>> demon siblings travel the country to stop the deeds of all evil doers, along with a scaredy-cat swordsman they picked up along the way, Hyoudou Shinsuke. During their travels, they will come across a monk organization with more than suspicious methods and they'll soon be at war. <<less

Yang Jaesin always dreams the same dream of a woman telling him she'll be waiting. One day, he meets a mysterious fortune teller who tells... more>> him he cannot avoid destiny and leaves him with some advice: For the path he walks, Jaesin must keep with him "the eyes that can see the isolated truth." <<less

Meet Kobato Hanato, a sweet and rather simple young girl on a quest to have her single, dearest wish granted. But first, she must learn... more>> the ways of the world from Ioryogi-san, a gruff blue dog whose bark is just as bad as his bite! Under his “tutelage” (read: constant verbal abuse), Kobato puts her efforts into passing various trials of common sense so that she may obtain the key to getting her wish—a magic bottle which must be filled with the suffering of wounded hearts that Kobato herself has healed. But with Kobato’s common sense sorely lacking, she keeps flunking Ioryogi-san’s trials left and right! It looks like the road that lies ahead of Kobato will be a long one indeed! <<less

Tenth grader Yuugi spent most of his time alone playing games until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed by the puzzle, Yuugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evil-doers to the Shadow Games weird games with high stakes and high risks! These graphic novels contain new stories not seen in the anime, including the origin of Yuugi and his friends!... more>>

Note: This is a section of the original series and covers the beginning of the series where the card game wasn't the main focus.

This series continues in . <<less

Shinichirou decides to look for a job in order to pay his rent, and his teacher suggests that he work for someone at their house, doing housekeeping. However, the person who hired him was Sakuya, a girl who is the 37th head of the Shimazu family, and her job is to exorcise and eliminate unwanted creatures. Shinichirou accidentally releases one of the creatures that Sakuya captures and they cooperate to catch it. A story of comedic creature hunting begins!... more>>

Note: Read if you are confused about the chapter numbering. <<less

College student Washizuki Sara was shown a mysterious film photograph by paranormal photographer Ryuuzaki Tousei. In it was captured something she had left sealed away with her memories of a particular incident in her elementary school days…... more>>

Based on the hit video game "Fatal Frame." <<less

Sayoko is an incredibly kind, but solitary, young kimono-clad lady who has certain supernatural abilities. She can see ghosts, and she frees them from their places of death by agreeing to let them haunt her instead. As a result, everywhere she goes, she is followed by an army of well-meaning spirits that only she can see. Her weirdness tends to throw any normal people who would have otherwise possibly become her friends.... more>>

Inaba is a poor college student who happens to accidentally run over Sayoko with his bicycle.

Sayoko normally is unable to interact with people for long periods of time, because since she is haunted she endangers the health of other people just by being close to them.... But for some reason Inaba is completely fine with being around Sayoko even for long periods of time....

...Just what's going on? <<less

Due to the remarriage of her father, Asahi moves to an old and historical town Kamio. With a new family, her new life begins. However... more>> not all is what it seems and grotesque creatures and ghosts soon emerge. <<less

Tasuku Narukami is able to see strange spirits and monsters. As he begins to take care of the shrine his grandmother left to him, Tasuku... more>> is suddenly attacked by a demon! He soon discovers that he is the guard of the Totsugami, the path that spirits pass through to enter this world! <<less

Fuuta Okeya is a normal 14-year-old boy, except for his perpetually bandaged cheek and his ability to see ghosts. A cute girl called Kouko Ishigami transfers into his class one day. He admires her, but she is angry and aggressive towards him. In contrast, the ghost of a man called East that follows her around seems happy to see Fuuta, although they've never met before. ... more>>

Fuuta almost succeeds in getting along with her, but ends up failing after she sees the birthmark on his face that he usually keeps covered. She then declares that he is her enemy, that his birthmark is a cursed brand she gave him in a past life, and that they have a long history through many reincarnated selves.

Who is this girl and her ghost, and why does she think she must destroy Fuuta's very soul? <<less

High school student Rena has always been able to see ghosts. She's gotten so used to it by now that it doesn't even bother her... more>> anymore. But suddenly, a SecuREIty agent name Mitama appears and vows to protect Rena! This action comedy series is out of this world! <<less

Itsuki Minamori has fallen asleep in class and dreams about a girl from his past. He is awakened by Haruna a girl who apparently has... more>> a crush on him, but her friend Chihaya Yuuki tells her to stay away from this boy. He explains that he's spent his life being followed by evil ghosts and during the exposition, another one shows up. <<less

Years have passed after Yugi's adventures and now it's Judai "Jaden" Yuki's turn. Judai "Jaden" Yuki is a new student in the school Duel Academy,... more>> a school dedicated to teach duelist the basics and advanced techniques. Judai is determined to be world's #1 duelist, accepting challenges from his rivals (and friends). <<less

For years, Ura Saito has been living a peaceful life managing an Inn called Urasai passed down to him from his father, and it's full of ghost girls who are more or less treating him with unusually high affection. ... more>>

Everything changed on his 20th birthday, when all of the ghosts suddenly turned on him and targeted his life - it turns out that his ancestors have committed great sins toward those ghosts and they've been patiently waiting till Saito became an adult in order to extract revenge on him. In the middle of this chaos, a shrine maiden named Mikuhara Sayo suddenly shows up claiming that she's going to protect Saito, but usually does the opposite and he ends up worse... <<less

This is a 4-koma comedy about a young girl named Ichimatsu Kohina who got possessed by a low grade spirit called Kokkuri-san.