Manga like School Ningyo

Also known as School Mermaid. Picked from what people who loved School Ningyo went on to love and from what they share with it, like Urban Fantasy. Show

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Mermaid Saga

Ningyo no Mori

1988, Manga, 6 ch, 71%

Recommended by 4 School Ningyo fans on AniList.

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…

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1998, Manga, 30 ch, 72%

Aliens, Denpa, Coming of Age
Jisatsu Circle
2002, Manga, 6 ch, 59%

Suicide, Denpa, School
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2008, Manga, ongoing, 85%

Ensemble Cast, Historical, Marriage
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Boys' Love, Male Protagonist, LGBTQ+ Themes
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Survival, Video Games, Isekai
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2003, Manga, ongoing, 86%

Adoption, Youkai, Iyashikei
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2015, Manga, 42 ch, 78%

Female Protagonist, Isekai, Reincarnation
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2011, Manga, 34 ch, 84%

Drawing, Coming of Age, Otaku Culture
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2001, Manga, 116 ch, 89%

Alchemy, Politics, Philosophy
Mushishi
1999, Manga, 50 ch, 85%

Both have Urban Fantasy.
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2015, Manga, 410 ch, 87%

Football, Male Protagonist, School Club
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2017, Manga, ongoing, 86%

Female Protagonist, Medicine, Detective
Daidai wa, Hantoumei ni Nidone suru
2013, Manga, 15 ch, 73%

Episodic, Gore, Surreal Comedy
Veil
2018, Manga, ongoing, 87%

Foreign, Heterosexual, Primarily Adult Cast
Nisekoi: False Love
2011, Manga, 240 ch, 75%

Love Triangle, Female Harem, Primarily Female Cast
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1968, Manga, 171 ch, 89%

Boxing, Coming of Age, Male Protagonist
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2012, Manga, ongoing, 85%

Survival, Primarily Child Cast, Travel
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2024, Manga, ongoing, 86%

Heterosexual, Primarily Adult Cast, Band
20th Century Boys
1999, Manga, 249 ch, 88%

Ensemble Cast, Coming of Age, Seinen
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2015, Manga, 20 ch, 78%

Male Protagonist, Seinen, School
Blue Giant
2013, Manga, 80 ch, 85%

Seinen, Jazz Music, Band