Manga like Ao no Hako

Baby Steps

Also known as Baby Steps.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Eiichiro Maruo is a straight-A student who decides to take up tennis as a side hobby upon entering high school. At the tennis school he runs into Natsu—a bit airheaded, but nobody can beat her in passion for the sport. Soon Eiichiro gets addicted to tennis...and when he applies his academic skills to improving his game, the results will change his life forever!



Tags: Tennis , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign

Cross Manage

Also known as Cross Manage.

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

Despite Sakurai’s multiple refusals, Toyoguchi won’t take no for an answer when it comes to recruiting him to manage the girls’ lacrosse team. What’s more, her boundless enthusiasm is starting to win Sakurai over…



Tags: Lacrosse , School Club , Shounen , School , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Teacher

Ao no Rettou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sports

A light-hearted story about a boy who encounters a girl who is surprisingly a genius at ski jumping.

Tags: Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Cross Manage

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sports

"Hard working" or "passionate" was not in Sakurai’s vocabulary and joining a team sports in school was out of the question. But one day, he accidentally walks in on his female classmate Toyoguchi naked in the locker room and in return for keeping it a secret from everyone else, he is forced to become the manager for the female lacrosse team. Toyoguchi is passionate about lacrosse and was responsible for creating the team for the school. Sakurai reluctantly begins his role as manager but is slowly drawn into Toyoguchi’s personality and begins researching and enjoying the sport. The once lazy Sakurai who was scared of failure now learns to put himself out there and put serious effort into something worthwhile.



Tags: Lacrosse , Shounen , School

Suzuka

Also known as Suzuka.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Sports

Yamato is ready for a fresh start. So when his aunt invites him to stay rent-free in her big-city boarding house in hustling, bustling Tokyo, Yamato jumps at the chance. There’s just one teensy-weensy catch: It’s an all-girl housing complex and spa! Things get even more nerve-racking when Yamato meets his neighbor Suzuka, a beautiful track-and-field star. She’s not just the cutest girl Yamato’s ever met, she’s also the coolest, the smartest, and the most intimidating. Can an ordinary guy like Yamato ever hope to win over a girl like Suzuka?



Note: After story specials are included in Kimi no Iru Machi.

Tags: School , Athletics , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Nudity , Tragedy

Parasol Doumei

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A boy who is a twin lags behind his overachieving brother in both academics and popularity. He proposes to the girl he likes, herself a twin, but had confused her for her twin sister. Embarrassed and in a compromising position, he agrees to help her to win the affections of the boy she likes, his brother, lest she leaks his botched confession to her sister, hampering his chances with his crush.

Tags: Love Triangle , Twins , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Shounen

Cherries Fight

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

"It's your first time so it's okay, right?"

Manami, a highschool girl, joined the class party where there was fun, laughter, and drinking. She had the best night of her life until the next morning, when she woke up to find that she wasn't alone. She quickly looks over to see that lying next to her is her "friend" Motoyoshi Hajime. Did they actually do anything together?!! To the inexperienced Manami, her world is turned up-side down as she tries to figure out how to deal with this situation...

From the super popular mangaka Yasuko, a collection of stories that will melt your heart!

Cherries Fight
The Fastidious Princess and the "Mature" Prince
Masukon's Older Sister
The Secret Incompetent Fencer


Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School Club , School

Ahiru no Sora

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

He's short, weak, and has just transferred to a new school. Kurumatani Sora is the main character in this story who loves basketball. He has been shooting hoops ever since he was little and has been trying to grow tall just like his mother, who "used" to be a basketball player. What happened to her and what Sora will do at the new school is all up to you to find out!

Tags: Basketball , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying

Kakkou no Iinazuke

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The story of a boy meeting his real parents for the first time and a girl trying to escape an arranged marriage.

Tags: Urban , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Shounen , Primarily Child Cast

Two on Ice

Also known as Two on Ice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

One day, Hayuma meets a familiar girl on the skating rink. She turns out to be Kisara, the one who inspired him to get into skating years ago. But why did she suddenly vanish from the world of figure skating? There will be fire on the ice when a self-taught skater with a dream and a former figure skating prodigy team up!



Tags: Ice Skating , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual