24 Manga Like Paprika: The Dream-Child
These 24 manga share the Fantasy, Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and Psychological themes that define Paprika: The Dream-Child. They are ranked by how much they overlap with it — strongest matches first — then by community rating.
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More Fantasy and Mystery to explore.
The clock strikes at the single second before the end of the world. Yet humanity has escaped extinction and carry on with their daily lives in the strange and terrible apartment where time stands still. A young girl Maison, Landlord by birth, is on the brink o
Explore its matches →Hole Up Gamers
Shared themes: Psychological. Also Fantasy · Sci-Fi.
In the near future, the full-dive VR game Visions has taken Japan by storm. However, a flaw in the game leads to a series of fatal accidents involving players who remain logged in for extended periods. To halt the game, an attempt is made to force all players
Explore its matches →Kochira, Shuumatsu Teitai Iinkai.
More Fantasy and Sci-Fi to explore.
Kotoha Kotoyorozu, a boy with an underground past as a former mafia underling, had given up on youth. However, his life changes completely after meeting certain girls. With massive guns, they fight against mysterious beings threatening to destroy humanity! Thi
Explore its matches →Kieta Slow Glass no Nazo
More Mystery and Sci-Fi to explore.
When a "window" crafted from special glass is mysteriously stolen... A mystery that untangles the threads of "time" and "heart." (Source: MANGA Plus)
Explore its matches →Welcome to Rose Manor
More Fantasy and Mystery to explore.
Sick and tired of her mother's ruinous debts, Richelle accepts a post as tutor to the illustrious Otis family. But upon finding a letter with strict, eerie rules on how to survive within the manor of roses, Richelle senses that something sinister is lurking. N
Explore its matches →No.6: Saikai
More Mystery and Sci-Fi to explore.
It's been two years since Nezumi promised Shion they'd meet again and left No. 6. In this follow-up to the original story, Shion is now the chief of the Reconstruction Committee, where he worries about both the unstable political situation in the city and the
Explore its matches →Seian
More Fantasy and Mystery to explore.
Kai is a reaper who guides the souls of the dead. After collecting ten-thousandth soul, the God of Death, Shainos, offers to grant him one wish. Kai chooses to disappear. However, he is reincarnated as Seian, the wayward second son of Count Shureiton. Now livi
Explore its matches →Apocalyptic Weapon
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Born from the weaponization of nuclear fusion technology, the superhuman weapons known as Defiers (D-fire) plunged the world into war—an apocalypse that wiped out 30% of humanity. The survivors came to loathe the Defiers, branding them the architects of extinc
Explore its matches →How to Live as a Civil Servant in Murim
More Fantasy and Mystery to explore.
One day, Yeon Woo-hyeok falls into the martial world and becomes a civil servant. He is a seasoned player of the martial arts detective game, Great Hwan-Guk's Famous Bodyguard. Without any warning, he finds himself reincarnated as the bodyguard from the game.
Explore its matches →Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Invasion-hen
More Fantasy and Sci-Fi to explore.
The arc follows volume 26 of the light novel.
Explore its matches →Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Kyuuten-hen
More Fantasy and Sci-Fi to explore.
The arc follows volume 27 of the light novel.
Explore its matches →When the Villainess Turns Detective
More Fantasy and Mystery to explore.
Seohyun is a Korean detective who was closing in on a serial killer when they both plunged off a building together. But then, she wakes up inside a novel as Himena Sylvester, a villainess doomed to a tragic end. Determined to change her fate, she sets out to r
Explore its matches →Survive
Shared themes: Psychological. Also Mystery.
No one knows why these people are stranded here with death looming in the corner. As loneliness creeps in, it becomes all too easy to seek solace in others. But they must trust no one but themselves. Remember, the goal is to survive. (Source: Webtoon Entertain
Explore its matches →Gibbet Room
Shared themes: Psychological. Also Mystery.
A girl's memories, emotions and humanity are shattered like so many pieces of a puzzle. Lacey, a girl who's lost everything falls into a labyrinth of chaos. To step inside, is to step into a world of chaos and death. The Gibbet Room. Even so, the girl opens th
Explore its matches →Yofukashi no Uta: Rakuen-hen
More Mystery to explore.
A long-awaited bonus volume that provides a look into the future of the characters after the conclusion of the beloved manga series. Kou embarks on a life of vampire hunting! (Source: VIZ Media)
Explore its matches →Witchriv
More Fantasy to explore.
A girl named Nona lives in plain sight among humans, hiding her true identity as a mage as she spends her days in peace with her best friend Lovi. But one day, Nona uses magic to fix Lovi's glasses and subsequently catches the attention of the Bureau of Magic
Explore its matches →Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
More Sci-Fi to explore.
In 2086, Naunax, an extraterrestrial mothership carrying 50 thousand life-forms calling themselves Simurians, appears above Earth. Simurians possess powers similar to those of Japan's jujutsu sorcerers, and thus all diplomatic negotiations are redirected to th
Explore its matches →Owari no Futari
More Fantasy to explore.
In a world where humanity is all but wiped out in a war, two survivors, Yuno and Alice, live happily together. They may be the only two people left, but they are very, very happy... (Source: MANGA Plus)
Explore its matches →Ittan Cafe ni Shimasen ka?
More Fantasy to explore.
Wheat, a young man with a passion for making sweets, starts working in a kitchen in a strange world full of magic! The treats may be a little quirky, but they're cute and oh so delicious! Thus begins a soothing café tale. (Source: MANGA Plus)
Explore its matches →Mahou Gakuen to Sugoi Majo
More Fantasy to explore.
After being praised as a genius witch in her countryside village, Azami gets overconfident and applies to the Magic Academy in the city. However, after failing the entrance exam miserably and falling into depression, a transfer student from the Magic Academy a
Explore its matches →Oshigoto wa Owaranai!
More Sci-Fi to explore.
A man working at a soul-crushing corporation discovers he's trapped in a time loop at his office and he's the only one who knows it! A one-shot manga about corporate hell and time paradox. (Source: MANGA Plus)
Explore its matches →KaguRai: Kagura to Raito
More Fantasy to explore.
Kagura is a samurai girl known as the "Sword Saint" for her mastery of the way of the blade. And Raito is a boy who belongs to the race called "Ninyou" that is hated by the humans. The two met in their childhood and spent happy times together as best friends,
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