Manga like Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi

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

Kimi ni Todoke

Also known as Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You.

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

Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!



Notes: The chapter count includes 3 extra stories and prologue.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , Gyaru , Baseball , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Tragedy

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 , Primarily Teen Cast , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle

Heroine Hajimemashita.

Also known as Heroine for Hire.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Shuko Kodakamine is strong—too strong, by the standards of some. She hopes to make a good high school debut, but that plan goes up in smoke almost immediately when she injures the attractive, charismatic Serizawa-kun...and later suplexes him, to boot! But when Serizawa-kun finds himself in hot water with a jealous boyfriend, it's Shuko who comes to his aid...and he comes up with a ridiculous proposition: If Shuko becomes his bodyguard, he'll make her the most important girl in his world!



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School , Martial Arts , Judo , Tomboy

Kieta Hatsukoi

Also known as My Love Mix-Up!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mistaken identity leads to a blossoming romance between two boys.

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!



Notes:
Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021.
Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Amnesia

Yang-senpai wa Hitori de Ikiteikenai

Also known as Yang Can’t Live Alone.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Hardworking, diligent, and serious college student Yuu can do anything with ease—which causes most guys to find her far too intimidating. Longing to become someone’s "number one," she wonders if she’ll have to change who she is to find love. That’s when she meets Yang, an attractive and friendly Chinese exchange student. But looks can be deceiving, as she discovers his life-altering secret! What began as a "professional" arrangement between a headstrong girl and puppy-like boy blossoms into a heart-pounding pure romance!

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , College , Tomboy , Foreign