Ran to Haiiro no Sekai
Ran and the Gray World
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Ran to Haiiro no Sekai

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Ran and the Grey World, Ran and the Ash-Coloured World, Gray And Wonder Around Her
Japanese: 乱と灰色の世界
English: Ran and the Gray World
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 51
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 15, 2008 to Apr 15, 2015
Genres: Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Romance Romance, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Fellows!
Authors: Irie, Aki (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.091 (scored by 76067,606 users)
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Ranked: #6052
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Popularity: #600
Members: 29,419
Favorites: 824

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Worlds of fantasy and magic residing adjacent and together with the human world, sorcerers, mages, shapeshifters, fairies, witches - if any of these catch your fancy give Mahou Tsukai no Yome a try. If you are a fan of Ran to Haiiro no Sekai I think you will enjoy this. If you enjoy fantasy worlds try these as they are interesting takes on the genre but have the mc learning to do magic. Both of these mangas feature young female leads in a male demongraphic, are ongoing and have great art.  
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Both have beautiful art and main charecters who are similar in a lot of ways. The story is wondeful and keeps your attention. Definitely would recommend one if you liked the other.  
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Both have beautiful art and delightful story . 
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Both are a coming of age story, but they are portrayed differently and in different POV's. Ran is more light hearted and focused around a girl while PunPun is much more darker and focused around a boy 
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Ran to Haiiro no Sekai is not a blurred mystery but a light-hearted slice of life. It is not violent, dark or dramatic like Dorohedoro. The artstyle too is different, not gritty but clean and bright into a classical Josei fashion. But both have a very bizarre and imaginative display of the magic, unique story telling and witty humour. Both share a pluri dimensional world built with original details and an overall flavour of a dream blended with modernism. 
reportRecommended by Bubi
Both about magic and little girls . Have aslo very similiar feeling with amazing magical world. 
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While the plots are quite different, both stories creates a beautiful story of two powerful women in a fantasy world. Both Ran and Yuna learn what it means to live  
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Manga where beauty and plot complement each others creating a marvelous heartwarming slice of life in a fantasy word. The aspect of fantasy may differ however the enjoyment caused by a simple plot that turn out to be quite complicated as the chapters goes is the same. 
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Both storylines presents to the reader an opportunity to follow the dailylife of an witch, presenting marvellous magical scenes. In both cases, the story is developed slowly but in a heratwarming way as the protagonist slowly grows as she makes new friends. In both mangas, we see a psychological development, as the protegonist interact with their reality. As the age os the witches differ between the stories ( ran to hairo the story is about a young witch, and in Majo it's about a old witch the) the major difference, between these manga is in the protagonist development. While in ran to hairoo, the protagonist  read more 
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As it is the same author the calm relaxing yet charismatic atmosphere is the same. The only diference is that gunjou is a one shot genre and focus a little bit more on slice of life. 
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Heartwarming stories about childrens growing up and dealing with their romance. Ran to haiiro is completely imersed in magic, while hajimari no niina, has only reincarnation as magical, while its world is completely normal. 
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To understand oneself. This is the concept behind these two manga, as we follow the journey of the mage protagonists inside their beautyfull magical world. As the journey occur, different relationships are formed, always being able to fill our hearts with warmt. In Ran to hairo, we follow a protagonist understanding what is growing up, while in Sousou no Frieren we follow the reminescent of the good times of the past. 
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- Young Female lead with powers they take for granted - Female leads have crushes - Both have older brothers who have a romantic subplot that's much fluffier and cuter - Magic/Supernatural  
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Story-wise these two are miles apart because one was played in a Victorian era and other one is a fantasy. But what makes them both similar is 1) Their gorgeous art style. But it is not the only thing similar between these mangas. 2) Both have a similar way of storytelling. Like while telling the story, sometimes they gave a pause to sympathize with the character, a pause to see the surrounding from a readers perspective, sometimes only a picture tells the story. Both mangakas did a masterful job in that  
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Ran to Haiiro no Sekai and Kikimimi Zukan are very similar because of art and the whimsical feel to it. They are both slice of lifes, though Ran has more story development because Kikimimi is just a bunch of oneshots. It is amazing though how similar the art is. If you like one, you will definitely like the other. 
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Ran to haiiro and mushishi are one of a kind of manga.Even tought the plot and locations are different, both bring out the marvelous slice of life fantasy essence that we crave for. If, you are like me, a manga lover that apreciates heartwarming stories while apreciating scenario with all of the magic surrounding it, both of these manga are a must try. 
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Very similar in everything. Both are supernatural fantasy romance with bizarre plot and humor.  
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Both have similar way of storytelling and whimsical magic surrounding it while focusing on importance of familial relationships. 
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Though one is science-fiction and the other is firmly supernatural/fantasy, both have a similar main protagonist: a young girl with power too immense to be controlled, a beautiful heart, and a busty future self. Both series have great art, a powerful story, lots of humor, and what one might call a tragic romance with an older man. Both are highly recommended.  
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Japanese mythology abounds in these two manga full of Tengu, Sorcerers and Kitsune and a girl's heart big enough to love them all. Two great manga with incredible art a healing romance and magic everywhere.  
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The supernatural world is just next door in these two beautiful fantasy manga. If you like one, you'll surely like the other, though Ran to Haiiro no Sekai is the superior in terms of a comprehensible plot and emotional impact. 
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The fluffy art and the overall feeling is simmilar. But while Hime to Mahoutsukai is a shoujo ai oneshot about a witch and a princess, Ran to haiiro no sekai is a longer story about a young witch growing up.  
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Both series feature beautiful detailed art styles and are about young girls growing up in a magical setting. Themes of family are also prevalent in both series. 
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Both involve a young, naive, and headstrong girl who is able to transform into an older and more beautiful version of herself with certain limitations. Because the girl is so naive she gets into trouble when she is her older self and sometimes has to be saved by her male love interest. There are also much more dark and complicated side plots going on at the same time that involve supernatural beings. 
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Both series have magical girl elements and involve a little girl with an overprotective older brother. The girl is naive but kind and a tsundere boy in the same class falls in love with her but has trouble expressing it. The boy also is in on the girl's magical secret and helps her out when she gets in trouble. There's also a larger ongoing plot that gets more complicated as the series goes on. 
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If you enjoyed the mixture of political intrigue, fantasy, and family that characterized the later portion of Kekkaishi definitely check out Ran to Haiiro no Sekai. Ran starts out very whimsical but eventually gains a more serious air reminiscent of the Urakai focused parts of Kekkaishi. 
reportRecommended by adamantine
They both have immersive fantasy worlds and the artists give a lot of attention to detail.  
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Both have an extremely unique way of story-telling. Not only that, but they are super modern, and have their own sense of humor. 
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A little girl has supernatural powers, and the nature of those powers and what is going on around her is both shrouded in mystery and told through the lens of a child. In RTHNS she is a young sorceress who can do magic, while in YZTM she has the ability to see and talk to ghosts. There is also a semi-romance between the main character and a tsundere boy who teases her as well as themes of friendship. 
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A little girl gets into some magical shenanigans involving body transformations and growing older for short periods of time when in possession of a certain article of clothing (a ribbon and sneakers). The girl is somewhat of a tomboy in both series, and often gets into trouble while transformed. She also has a male friend who is her age and has to bail her out most of the time. Hime-Chan no Ribbon is a typical shoujo manga while Ran to Haiiro no Sekai is a seinen, but both have aspects of pure love between children, friendship, and family. 
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Both titles have an extremely similar feel. One girl is a witch and the other is an alien and the both of them can fly. Romance is a central theme in both. 
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