Manga like 12-sai.

Gakuen Alice

Also known as Gakuen Alice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent. But what ability, if any, does Mikan possess? Mikan is going to have to rely on her courage and spunk if she's going to stay in school, or even stay alive!



Volume 9 contains a side story;
Volume 10 contains the side story "Ibara no Sono" (いばらの園);
Volume 17 contains the side story "Hoshizora Obake" (星空おばけ).

Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Tsundere , Boarding School , Super Power , School , Adoption , Conspiracy , Age Gap , Time Skip , Yuri , Crossdressing , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle

Hatsukoi to Taiyou

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

We can fall in love no matter how many times, but first love happens only once. “Romance is impossible in elementary school!” Koharuko, a 6th grader, is popular with girls because of her mature personality, but boys always pull a prank on her. She doesn’t like how childish boys are, so she wasn’t interested in anyone. On the other hand, since she fell for Ichijou, a brazen boy, everyday has been dazzling. It’s a real love story of a new generation set in elementary school!

Tags: Shoujo , Bullying , Primarily Child Cast , School

Shougakusei no Himitsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

There are many firsts when you are a child. The first time your heart pounds fast when you see your childhood friend, when it didn't do so before. The first changes in your body. Friendships and relationships that all too sudden become more complicated. The times when you don't want to talk to anyone, but it feels too hard to bear alone. This is the story of elementary school children.



Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Child Cast

Azuki-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki instead of Azusa.

She always hated the name until one day a new boy starts in the same class as her called Yūnosuke Ogasawara, the same day she is teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname. Yūnosuke-kun passes by and happily memorizes the name becoming the first girl he notices. Azuki is over joyed, and instantly falls in love with him, loving both him and her nickname.

However Azuki gets jealous when she sees him chatting to other girls and cannot work out why he doesn't realize her love.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , School

Kodomo no Omocha

Also known as Kodocha: Sana's Stage.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Acting , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Adoption , Suicide , Heterosexual , Family Life , Slapstick , Orphan , Tsundere

Shoujo Shounen Gakkyuudan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Haruka Nakatani, a boyish girl, transfers into an elementary school where her new class is strictly divided into two groups: girls and boys. But because of this unusual girl, who loves to play baseball, the class atmosphere is about to go through a change as well as Haruka herself...

Tags: Shoujo , Baseball , School , Age Gap

Hatsukoi Monster

Also known as First Love Monster.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho’s mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho’s new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho’s affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend…is a fifth-grader?!



Tags: School , Shoujo , Age Gap

Nazotoki-hime wa Meitantei♥

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance

The story centers around Hinami, a bookish, eyeglasses-wearing girl, and her two friends. When there is a mystery to solve, she transforms into the clever Nazotoki-hime (literally, Princess Mystery Time).



Tags: Detective , Shoujo