What is Ghost manga?

In traditional belief, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely: The mode of manifestation can range from an invisible presence to translucent or wispy shapes, to realistic, life-like visions.

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Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

(Toilet-bound Hanako-kun)

8.42

Description:

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san...are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom...but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san...is a boy!(Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2014-06-18

Tian Guan Ci Fu

(Heaven Official's Blessing)

8.23

Description:

Eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian was the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom; one who was beloved by his citizens and the darling of the world. Unsurprisingly, he ascended to the Heavens at a very young age. Now, eight hundred years later, Xie Lian ascends to the Heavens for the third time as the laughing stock of all three realms. On his first task as a god, he meets a mysterious demon who rules the ghosts and terrifies the Heavens… Yet unbeknownst to Xie Lian, this demon king has been paying attention to him for a very, very long time. (Source: Tian Guan Ci Fu Wiki)
Type

manhua

Rating

Status

current

Started

2019-10-19

Kagen no Tsuki

(Last Quarter)

8.2

Description:

Mizuki is a girl who wants to run away from her life. As she smiles at everything sad that happens to her, her soul becomes heavier day by day. Her escape door is Adam, an English singer. But is he really real, or is everything they've been through just a dream? Adam sees his dead Japanese girlfriend in Mizuki, but strangely, nobody, apart from a girl who met her at the gates of heaven, can see Mizuki. This is a story that takes place somewhere between dream and reality. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

16

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1998-01-01

Ghost Teller

(Ghost Teller)

8.19

Description:

When people tell scary stories, they always tell ghost stories.But when ghosts tell stories, they tell ones far scarier and terrifying: human stories.(Source: Batoto)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

90

Status

finished

Started

2017-04-02

Freaking Romance

8.13

Description:

A sexy supernatural story about being out on your own, finding your dream apartment and discovering that your new place is haunted by a handsome spectral stranger from another dimension. Sure, HE can’t see you and YOU can’t touch him, but who said every relationship starts out perfectly? (Source; Webtoons)
Type

oel

Chapters

79

Status

finished

Started

2018-10-20

Angel Buddy

8.12

Description:

To others, Sooho might appear a little strange. But to Sooho, there’s much more to “life” than the average person may ever know. And that’s because Sooho sees spirits. At first he thought his “abilities” were limited to the average ghost-y here and there, but one day he witnesses a real life angel floating in midair and staring at him. And then he promptly breaks said angel’s wing on accident. Sooho’s had many a ghost follow him around in his short life, but he’s never had to take of an angel… nor a spirit quite so handsome as Taker. (Source: Lezhin)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

80

Status

finished

Started

2019-11-20

Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun

(After-School Boy Hanako-kun)

8.09

Description:

The spin-off series for "Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun"! Follow Hanako-kun and friends as they live out their day-to-day lives.
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2018-02-22

Mieruko-chan

(The Girl That Sees "Them")

7.92

Description:

One day a girl suddenly starts seeing heteromorphic "gabbling" looking creatures who can't be seen by any ordinary people. She doesn't try escaping them, nor does she attempt confronting them.. instead she tries her hardest to keep a normal appearance and live on as usual. (Source. MU)
Type

manga

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2018-11-02

Hwansaenghan Amsaljaneun Geomsul Cheonjae

(The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman)

7.91

Description:

I was a chained dog in my past life. I didn’t remember my parents, and I lived an emotionless life, like a tool. That life ended with my master horrifically murdering me. I thought that was the end of my life. But when I opened my eyes again, I was born as the youngest child of the continent’s most powerful family. For both revenge and those who treasured me in my new life, I wielded the sword instead of the dagger. (Source: Kakaopage, translated)
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2023-08-31

Another

7.89

Description:

In a third-year classroom of Yamakita Middle School 26 years ago, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Sakakibara Kouichi transfers to that classroom, and he grows suspicious of the fearful atmosphere in it. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Mei Misaki who wears an eyepatch and is always alone drawing pictures.
Type

novel

Volumes

1

Chapters

15

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2009-10-29

Saihate no Paladin

(The Faraway Paladin)

7.86

Description:

William is the lone human in a city of the dead. Born with vague memories of a past life in contemporary Japan where he failed to do anything useful, he is determined not to make the same mistake again, and that this time, his life will be lived. But what does that really mean? Raised by a group of the undead, William must discover what circumstances brought him to this city and these people as well as what it means to not just exist, but to live a full life. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2017-09-25

Secret Lady

(Secret Lady)

7.85

Description:

Seol-Woo Yoon, a child who sees spirits, is reborn as Roselinde, the lady who sees ghosts! She does her best to ignore the spirits in her second life, but... “Get out of my little sister’s body this instant!” She shouts this out in order to free her little sister from the possession of a spirit. If her abilities are found out, the only ending for her will be execution. If that’s the case, there was only one choice. “I heard Prince Chartreuse is going to die, right?” To save the empire’s 2nd prince, Chartreuse, with this power! “I pledge my life to you, Your Highness.” (Source: Kakao, translated)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2021-05-04

American Ghost Jack

()

7.82

Description:

Young Ma Go-eun and her father are about to be evicted from the haunted house they've run throughout the years. But Go-eun is not about to let the park owner demolish their haunted house and her memories of her childhood and her mother. She resolves to go to the United States to surpass trials and get a million dollar cash prize awarded to those who can survive a stay in Ghost Jack's House. (Source: MangaUpdates)
Type

manhwa

Chapters

101

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2013-01-01

Dark Gathering

(Dark Gathering)

7.73

Description:

Keitarou, who's always had a disposition for attracting spirits, gets hired as a tutor for a little girl named Yayoi who can see spirits and is searching for the spirit that took away her mother. Source: MU
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2019-03-04

Ghost Wife

7.7

Description:

Gisin, who appeared suddenly like a ghost, said something ridiculous like do you want to be my wife... Soon after, ghosts became visible to Eunah and started to chase after her, wanting to eat her. (Source: MU)
Type

manhwa

Rating

Status

current

Started

2016-06-17

Awairo Emaki

7.65

Description:

Years ago, Izumo saved a child named Ryuta from a youkai. After promising to return and adventure with him in the future, Izumo leaves Ryuta and forgets about his promise. By chance, Ryuta meets Izumo again. Over the years, Ryuta never forgot about Izumo and trained hard to prepare for their adventures. Izumo claims to have no memory of his promise or Ryuta, but that doesn't stop Ryuta from embarking on a journey with Izumo! (Source: Futekiya) Contains side story: Izumo no Shiawase (出雲の幸せ, Izumo's Happiness)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

6

Status

finished

Started

2016-12-22

Machigatteita no wa Oredattanda.

7.55

Description:

A young man named Furuya is haunted by his yandere girlfriend, Sara. (Source: MangaUpdates)
Type

oneshot

Chapters

1

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2018-07-19

Eris no Seihai

(The Holy Grail of Eris)

7.56

Description:

Connie, the daughter to a Viscount whose only value is her honesty, and Scarlet Castiel, the most reviled villainess of the era who was sentenced to death ten years ago. When the two people who were never supposed to meet encountered one another at a night party, the story that should have ended with Scarlet's death began anew. Although their relationship only began out of mutual interest, they soon became true partners in an effort to unravel the mysteries of a grand conspiracy borne out of the past, that still has a vicious grip on the present. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2019-11-03

GeGeGe no Kitarou

7.56

Description:

The tremendously popular manga series about a young youkai (spirit) who strives for peace between the human world and the spirit world.
Type

manga

Volumes

17

Chapters

117

Rating

Status

finished

Started

1965-01-01

Another

7.53

Description:

26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to that classroom, and he grows suspicious of the fearful atmosphere in that classroom. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Misaki Mei who wears an eyepatch and is always alone drawing pictures.
Type

manga

Volumes

4

Chapters

20

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2010-04-03

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