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Himizu

2001, Manga, 43 ch, 74%

The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

Every day in Japan, 2500 people die due to any number of causes. Do you think you'll be one of the ones to die? No, of course not. Do you think you'll win the lottery? You'd like to think so, we all would. But Sumida is different. He wants the status quo to remain in every way;…

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    2003, Manga, 15 ch, 72%

    Recommended by 10 Hikari no Machi fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  2. Cover of Black Paradox
    Black Paradox

    2007, Manga, 8 ch, 70%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  3. Cover of Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
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    2008, Manga, 8 ch, 80%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  4. Cover of No Longer Human
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    2009, Manga, 12 ch, 78%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  5. Cover of Homunculus
    Homunculus

    2003, Manga, 166 ch, 83%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  6. Cover of What a Wonderful World!
    What a Wonderful World!

    2002, Manga, 19 ch, 73%

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  7. Cover of Goodnight Punpun
    Goodnight Punpun

    2007, Manga, 147 ch, 88%

    Recommended by 22 Hikari no Machi fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  8. Cover of Before Dawn and the End of the World
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    2008, Manga, 13 ch, 73%

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  9. Cover of Onani Master Kurosawa
    Onani Master Kurosawa

    2007, Manga, 31 ch, 81%

    Both have Philosophy.

  10. Cover of I Had That Same Dream Again
    I Had That Same Dream Again

    2017, Manga, 12 ch, 83%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  11. Cover of Solanin
    Solanin

    2005, Manga, 30 ch, 81%

    Recommended by 4 Hikari no Machi fans on AniList. Both have Urban.

  12. Cover of Blood on the Tracks
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    2017, Manga, 153 ch, 80%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

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    20th Century Boys

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    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  14. Cover of the gods lie.
    the gods lie.

    2013, Manga, 5 ch, 76%

    Both have Philosophy.

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    The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!

    2003, Manga, 90 ch, 83%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  16. Cover of Planetes
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    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  17. Cover of Children of the Sea
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    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

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    Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms

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    Family Life, Ensemble Cast, Primarily Child Cast

  20. Cover of Memories of Emanon
    Memories of Emanon

    2006, Manga, 9 ch, 79%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

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    Historical, Politics, Seinen

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    Remina

    2004, Manga, 7 ch, 70%

    Female Protagonist, Cosmic Horror, Tragedy

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About Hikari no Machi

2004, Manga, 9 ch, 71%

The city of light is a town above a hill, called that because it's surrounded by the sun, but it hides an obscure side. There, lives Tasuku, a young kid who works as a 'messenger' for a mysterious group who organizes suicides on the phone. At the same time other youngsters like him are trying to survive the everyday's life: Satoshi changes one occasional job after another, Momoko is the daughter of a prostitute who abandoned her. Finally there's Hoichi who is always involved in dirty business, among which is the suicidal group, but at least he has a dream: earning enough money to buy the whole place and turning it back into the country village he was born in.

Note: Includes two extra chapters.

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