Manga like Ao to Haru

Horeta Hareta Panda

Also known as Oh My Panda!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Hanna, an ordinary high school student blessed with endless stamina, finds herself taking on a not-so-ordinary part-time job as a character performer for the beloved mascot and local hero Panboo. Donning a hefty panda costume, she does her best to embody the part, protecting the town as only Panboo can—even when the kiddies get too rough. But just as she starts to get the hang of things, she bumps into Ubukata-kun, a boy from the class next door, who comes dangerously close to uncovering the girl behind the panda. Will he figure out her little secret? How long can she keep bamboo-zling him? Only time will tell in this bear-ly believable love story!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Work , Heterosexual

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

Also known as The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its female students coming from wealthy and prestigious families. One day, high school second-year Rintaro Tsumugi, a fierce-looking but gentle-minded student at Chidori, is helping at his family's patisserie when he encounters a female customer by the name of Kaoruko Waguri. Rintaro enjoys his time with Kaoruko, as she doesn't judge him for his appearance, but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro makes the discovery that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. This revelation marks the beginning of the two's strenuous tale, as they fight against the limitations placed upon them by their schools and surroundings in an attempt to find their own path!



Tags: Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Food , Urban , Delinquents , Work

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 was released on July 18, 2023, two years after the series' original ending. This new volume included 10 additional chapters.

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

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: Includes four extra chapters.

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

Honey Lemon Soda

Also known as Honey Lemon Soda.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , 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 , Rehabilitation , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Bullying , Heterosexual , Urban , Love Triangle

Seihantai na Kimi to Boku

Also known as You and I Are Polar Opposites.

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

Suzuki’s a high school girl in love, but the guy she’s fallen for is nothing like her! While she’s cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn’t seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don’t attract?



Notes:
Includes 12 extra chapters.
Placed second in the Tsugimanga 2022 Award in the Web Manga Category.
Placed third in the 16th Manga Taishou Award and seventh in the 17th Manga Taishou Award in 2023-2024.

Tags: Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Chibi , School , Urban , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Episodic

Koori no Jouheki

Also known as The Ramparts of Ice.

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

Koyuki Hikawa isn't great with people and always puts up a wall between others. She had been spending her high school days alone, but one day meets the overly friendly Minato Amamiya. The loner, Koyuki, the popular girl, Miki, the guy with no personal space, Minato, and the laid back member of the basketball team, Yota... The story of these four somewhat awkward students in their bloom of youth begins!

Tags: Full Color , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Chibi , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Shoujo

Hayaku Shitai Futari

Also known as Let's Do It Already!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

His rule: No sexual relations until age 18! Her rule: No rules.

Free-spirited Yuri Hasegawa and straitlaced Keiichiro Katsuragi have fallen in love. But his elite political family—which has produced a long line of prime ministers—does not allow male descendants to engage in any sexual relations until they are 18. Can the physically affectionate Yuri and rule-abiding Keiichiro keep their relationship strictly chaste?

Yuri and Keiichiro have gotten to know each other on their daily commute to their respective high schools. Yuri makes a passionate love confession to Keiichiro, and he feels the same! As a new couple, Yuri rushes in to kiss her new boyfriend, but...!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Gyaru , Kuudere , School , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Chibi