Mourning Bride

If you’ve read Chrno Crusade before starting to read World Embryo, you’d definitely feel all of Moriyama-sensei’s elements in this manga. From its action, to its badass heroines with a touch of ecchi fanservice here and there, to how, after everything is revealed, we might question if any of the villain characters could actually be called villains. Both series also focused heavily on the role of an organization actively fighting ‘demons’, or in World Embryo’s case, ‘Kanshu’. While the main characters of Chrno Crusade and World Embryo are distinctly different—Riku and Rena’s relationship dynamics are nowhere near similar to Rosette and Chrno—both series also plays a bit with the concept of ‘being family’. If you’re in the mood for a manga with a similar plot and atmosphere building, action scenes, executions and reveals to Chrno Crusade, World Embryo is definitely a must-read.