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Status: Finished

Since his father died, manga artist Ichiro has barely scraped by, forced to support his two younger siblings on just a middle school education. He doesn’t even have time to learn how to use a computer, which forces him to keep wrestling with pen and paper. When his art assistants quit to strike out on their own, on top of juggling deadlines, family, and the constant fear of losing his job, Ichiro feels close to a total breakdown. But then a new assistant pops into Ichiro’s life, and his prospects immediately start to brighten! She’s an incredible artist, she always finishes on time, and she’s beautiful, to boot! But she also seems to know an awful lot about him, and soon, she makes a confession that bends Ichiro’s mind beyond the confines of Earth…

Tags: Seinen , Family Life , Heterosexual , Marriage , Drawing , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , Cohabitation , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Work

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Comic Days

Pixiv Comic

K MANGA

Cuprum no Hanayome

Also known as The Coppersmith's Bride.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Shiina, a freshman in college, is enjoying a cozy life in Niigata Prefecture dating her coppersmith boyfriend, Shuu. She’s grown used to the rhythmic sound of his hammer, inwardly dubbing him the “smithing nut” for his obsession with hunkering down in the workshop, even on his days off. What she’s not ready for is a sudden proposal out of nowhere! Barely out of high school, is she ready for the next step? And more importantly, can she really hack marrying into a prestigious smithing family?

Tags: Seinen , Gyaru , Primarily Adult Cast , Kuudere , Educational , Heterosexual

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ComicWalker

J-Novel Club

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Jitsu wa Watashi wa

Also known as My Monster Secret: Actually, I Am….

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

High school student Kuromine Asahi is the kind of guy who literally cannot tell a lie. Whether it’s trying to maintain a poker face in a simple game of cards, or keeping scurrilous gossip to himself, Asahi is a total failure when it comes to the art of deception.

So what happens when he stumbles upon the most shocking secret of his life? When Asahi learns that Shiragami Youko, a beautiful girl of few words, is actually a vampire. Can Asahi possibly keep his lips sealed?

Tags: School , Vampire , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist , Demons , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Shounen , Angels , Gods , Werewolf , Ninja , Age Gap , Ghost

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One Room, Hi Atari Futsuu, Tenshi Tsuki.

Also known as Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included.

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

Shintaro Tokumitsu is a high schooler living all alone, but things take an unexpected turn when a girl named Towa shows up on his balcony! Not only is she incredibly pure and sweet, but there’s something different about her—something… divine. Just who is Shintaro’s new roommate, and what adorable high jinks lie in store?!

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Love Triangle , Female Harem , Angels , Male Protagonist , Monster Girl

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Gangan Online Nico Nico Seiga

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Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Also known as Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.

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

Narumi Momose has had it rough: every boyfriend she’s had dumped her once they found out she was an otaku, so she’s gone to great lengths to hide it. When a chance meeting at her new job with childhood friend, fellow otaku, and now coworker Hirotaka Nifuji almost gets her secret outed at work, she comes up with a plan to make sure he never speaks up. But he comes up with a counter-proposal: why doesn’t she just date him instead? In love, there are no save points.

Notes:
Includes 29 extra chapters.
The English edition combines 2 Japanese volumes into one each (so e.g. the first two Japanese volumes are combined into 1 English volume).

Tags: Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Video Games , Work , Episodic , Heterosexual , Josei , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Office , Meta , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , Cosplay , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Chibi

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Pixiv Comic

K MANGA

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Ase to Sekken

Also known as Sweat and Soap.

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

Asako’s living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Lilia Drop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she’s ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company’s lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her in the lobby and wonders what “that smell” is, she’s terrified … but could it be … that he likes it? And, even more surprising to Yae … does she like him?

Notes: The chapter count includes 13 extra stories.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Sweat , Office Lady , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Work , Office , Seinen , Nudity , Disability , Male Protagonist , Marriage , Love Triangle

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Comic Days

Coolmic

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Totsuidekita Yome ga Aisouwarai Bakari shiteru

Also known as My New Wife’s Fake Smile.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A samurai is worried about the fact that his wife always seems to wear a forced smile whenever she’s with him. He’s worried she’s unhappy in their match, but little does he know she’s just desperately trying to keep her wild passion for him in check for propriety’s sake.

Notes:
Includes 26 extra chapters.
Initially self-published on Twitter and later serialized on Nico Nico Seiga.

Tags: Samurai , Historical , Marriage , Shounen , Swordplay , Yandere , Nudity

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Pixiv

Pixiv Comic Pocket Magazine Nico Nico Seiga

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Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

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

In this story set in the early 1920s, Tamahiko is the son of a wealthy family, but his life is changed forever when an accident cripples his right arm. No longer considered by his father as an heir, he is shuffled off into the country, to live out of sight. The teenage Tamahiko shuts himself in his new home, bitterly thinking of it as the place where he will die. One day, he learns that his father has 'bought' him a bride to take care of him, when the young teen girl named Yuzuki arrives at his door. She comes into his life like an innocent ray of sunshine, and Tamahiko's view of the world and his life starts changing bit-by-bit.

Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.

Tags: Historical , Family Life , Marriage , Coming of Age , Shounen , Heterosexual , Rural , Disability , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Arranged Marriage , Tragedy , Hikikomori , Ojou-sama , Age Gap , Adoption

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Tonikaku Kawaii

Also known as Fly Me to the Moon.

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

First comes marriage, then comes an earthbound love that is out of this world! From the day his parents named him, Nasa Yuzaki has been destined for outer space…or so he believes. But while trying to join the space program, he is thrown for a loop when an accident introduces him to Tsukasa, a mysterious girl with strange powers. Is she an alien, a moon goddess or something else? Since she insists on marrying him, Nasa has plenty of chances to find out!

Notes: The 16th volume includes the 4 chapter prequel "FLY ME TO THE MOON".

Tags: Marriage , Iyashikei , Family Life , Heterosexual , Historical , Age Gap , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Parody , Astronomy , Tsundere , Ojou-sama , Mythology , Otaku Culture , Swordplay , Maids , Software Development

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Sunday Webry

Viz

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Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game?

Note: Ninth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category

Tags: Video Games , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Shoujo , Age Gap , Virtual World , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , E-Sports

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Ganma! ComicWalker

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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

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