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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 , Demons , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation , Shounen , Aliens , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Werewolf , Ghost , Ninja , Age Gap

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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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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 , Coming of Age , Disability , Marriage , Arranged Marriage , Shounen , Heterosexual , Rural , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Tragedy , Hikikomori , Ojou-sama , Netorare , Age Gap , Adoption , Nudity ,

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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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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 , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Age Gap , Virtual World , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , E-Sports

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Ganma! ComicWalker

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Shujinkou Nikki

Also known as Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tsujimura Aoi wouldn’t consider herself a main character by any means. Meek and insecure, she’s constantly alone, unlike her athletic older brother, Itsuki, or her mother, a famous shojo mangaka. Aoi doesn’t need to be the heroine, though—all she wants is a true friend. But Itsuki disagrees, and when he brings home Aoi’s effortlessly cool classmate Mizusawa Sena, the two concoct a plan to teach Aoi all about love, using shojo manga as their guide. Can this drab side character become an unparalleled female lead by falling for the perfect guy?

Note: 8 extra chapters are included

Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Coming of Age

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Flower Comics

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Sensei, Kongetsu Dou desu ka

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Murasaki has the power to see the future of the person she touches. As the landlord's daughter, she has to chase after Shijima Banri for rent every month. Every time, the poor author Shijima promises her that he'll pay rent as soon as he gets published and gets paid. Murasaki quietly supports his work, because she can see that Shijima is the person she is fated to marry.

Tags: Seinen , Age Gap , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Writing

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ComicWalker

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Katsuben Ouji no Hanayome-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The time is the Taisho era (1912-1926), when movies were still called katsudo shashin (Moving Pictures). Hanae is engaged to marry into the family of Koushiro, who is eight years older than her. However, this Koushiro had another name. He was the most popular benshi of his generation, Utsutsubashi Kousei. How is the newlywed life of Hanae who became the wife of a popular showman? This is a story of pure and innocent love fulfilled by a couple with an age difference.

Tags: Historical , Acting , Heterosexual , Arranged Marriage

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Gangan Online

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Totsuide kita Yome 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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