Manga like Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai

Ohayou, Ibarahime

Also known as Wake up, Sleeping Beauty.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu Misato finds himself working at the eerie estate on the hill, where Shizu—the only child of the Karasawa family—is secreted away. However, his friendship with Shizu quickly turns to fear when several spirits of the dead appear before him, borrowing her appearance. As he struggles to find the humanity in her supernatural condition, Tetsu must also face a question at once terrifying and heartbreaking: What if the true Shizu never returns?



Note: Includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , Ghost , Family Life , Found Family , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Body Swapping , Urban Fantasy , Football , Tragedy

Miniamaru Kareshi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Iroha Aoyagi is a normal 16 year old girl, except, she's never fallen in love. She suspects there might be something wrong with her; until she meets her classmate Kusakabe-kun who seems well-versed and cynical about matters of love. Will Iroha be able to handle someone like Kusakabe-kun?

Note: Includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Yandere , School , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Love Triangle

Honey Lemon Soda

Also known as Honey Lemon Soda.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars—to the point where she’s forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say “hello.” But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help.



Note: Nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Bullying , Heterosexual , Urban , Love Triangle

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Rural , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Acting , Transgender , Love Triangle

Yubisaki to Renren

Also known as A Sign of Affection.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?



Notes:
Ranked 17th place for the Tsugimanga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020.
Nominated for the 45th and 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021 and 2022.
Nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category

Tags: Shoujo , Language Barrier , Female Protagonist , Disability , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , College , Love Triangle , Bar , Chibi , Urban , Cohabitation , Tsundere

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

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

At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!



Notes:
-Includes 20 extra chapters.
-The 17th volume got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , School , Family Life , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Episodic , Shounen , Love Triangle , Bullying , Urban , Time Skip

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun

Also known as My Little Monster.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mizutani is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Haru is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence. Haru gets suspended on the first day of school when he encounters some bullies harassing a student and dispatches the bullies with great bloody violence. Mizutani is tasked with delivering school materials to Haru who interprets this as an act of friendship and latches on to Mizutani, much to her dismay. And so begins a strange and potentially combustible relationship!



Note: Includes 17 bonus stories.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Baseball , Age Gap , Tragedy

Futsuu no Koiko-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Koiko has lived her life under an overly-attached mother and a distant, neglectful sister. While she dislikes the idea of drowning in it, Koiko still wants to be in love, so she settles for being an average high schooler with an average boyfriend and an average relationship. One day, the most popular boy in school, Tsurugi, sends her a message: "Your boyfriend is cheating on you." This is where our story begins!



Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual

Haru to Koi to Kimi no Koto

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Mishima Hiroka is a girl who has a trauma in regards to anything related to love. Drawn by the rule that forbids dating within the dormitory, she enters that school thinking she'd be able to spend her high school days peacefully... only to discover it was a rule that was loosely imposed. And there she meets Sata Airi, a slightly eccentric but handsome boy.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual

Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki

Also known as In the Clear Moonlit Dusk.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yoi Takiguchi has long legs, a deep voice, and a handsome face…in other words, Yoi is such a good-looking guy that most people don’t notice or care that she is, in fact, a girl. Indeed, she’s had the nickname “Prince” as long as she can remember. That is, until she met Ichimura-senpai…the only person who’s really seemed to see her for herself. To her surprise, she’s not sure how to handle this new relationship, especially when her newfound friend is a prince himself (and a guy prince, at that).



Note: Nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2022.

Tags: Shoujo , Tomboy , School , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle