Manga like Maria Children

Also known as Shoujo Juuki. Picked from what people who loved Maria Children went on to love and from what they share with it, like Post-Apocalyptic, Guns, Military. Show

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GUNSLINGER GIRL

2002, Manga, 100 ch, 81%

Both have Guns.

The Social Welfare Agency in Italy is not what it seems. Yes, it rescues young girls who have been brutalized, but it then brainwashes them and turns them into ruthless killers for an elite and secret counter-terrorism unit for the Italian government. Enter a young girl named…

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Soshite Hero to Uso wo Tsuku
2025, Manga, ongoing, 69%

Female Protagonist, Monster Girl, Tokusatsu
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
2018, Manga, ongoing, 84%

Both have Tragedy.
Grand Blue Dreaming
2014, Manga, ongoing, 89%

Slapstick, Surreal Comedy, Male Protagonist
Mushishi
1999, Manga, 50 ch, 85%

Both have Tragedy.
Saikano
2000, Manga, 72 ch, 74%

The same kind of story: teen soldiers in sci-fi wars.
Return of the Blossoming Blade
2021, Manga, ongoing, 85%

Swordplay, Wuxia, Reincarnation
Haikyu!!
2012, Manga, 404 ch, 89%

Volleyball, Shounen, Male Protagonist
Tokyo Ghoul
2011, Manga, 144 ch, 85%

Cannibalism, Urban Fantasy, Gore
Villains Are Destined to Die
2020, Manga, ongoing, 84%

Both have Tragedy.
Goodbye, Eri
2022, One-shot, 1 ch, 85%

Filmmaking, Meta, POV
Rebuild World
2019, Manga, ongoing, 78%

Both have Post-Apocalyptic, Guns.
Yotsuba&!
2003, Manga, ongoing, 89%

Family Life, Iyashikei, Episodic
Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow
1968, Manga, 171 ch, 89%

Boxing, Coming of Age, Male Protagonist
Golden Kamuy
2014, Manga, 314 ch, 86%

Both have Guns, Military.
SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan
2013, Manga, ongoing, 85%

Band, Ghost, School Club
Pandora Hearts
2006, Manga, 107 ch, 85%

Philosophy, Amnesia, Ensemble Cast
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2015, Manga, ongoing, 82%

Reincarnation, Isekai, Kingdom Management
Lord of the Mysteries
2020, Manga, 65 ch, 76%

Religion, Steampunk, Astronomy
Space Brothers
2007, Manga, 432 ch, 87%

Space, Educational, Seinen
Suyo Webtoon-ui Na Kang-Rim
2021, Manga, 172 ch, 84%

Time Loop, Female Harem, Full Color
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
2000, Light novel, ongoing, 86%

Both have Guns.
Veil
2018, Manga, ongoing, 87%

Foreign, Heterosexual, Primarily Adult Cast
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2015, Manga, 20 ch, 78%

Male Protagonist, Seinen, School