Manga like Busu ni Hanataba wo.

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 , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , Gyaru , Baseball , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Tragedy

Ore Monogatari!!

Also known as My Love Story!!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Takeo Goda is a GIANT guy with a GIANT heart.

Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.)

Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn!

Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Yamato again, and he finds himself falling in love with her… But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?



Note: Shueisha released its 14th volume on April 24th, 2024. This volume contains an extra chapter and the 2 chapter sequel "Ore Monogatari!! Yukiyama Mystery!? no Maki".

Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Food , Slapstick , School , Love Triangle , Surreal Comedy , Urban

Raou-kun wa Watashi ni Kamau

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Hino Harukaze is not confident about her appearance. Her classmates call her "ugly" and make fun of her. Then, a delinquent boy in her class, Kurobane Rao, told Hino that she is "cute"⁉



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , School , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Bullying , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Body Image

Pochama ni

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

"Pochama" is someone who likes soft and squishy things or someone who likes chubby people (A LOT). [...] In the story, the issue of being fat in high school is not dealt with in the expected fashion -- girl is EXTREMELY shy and cruelly bullied by skinny girls. This is about Tsugumi's and Tagami's progress as a couple.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Bullying , Female Protagonist , Archery , Heterosexual , Body Image

Last Game

Also known as Last Game.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

In elementary school, the rich and spoiled Yanagi Naoto was known for excelling in both studies and sports. But then he suffered the first setback of his life when Kujou Mikoto, a girl from a poor family, transferred to his school and performed better than Naoto at every turn. Reeling from this unforgivable blow to his pride, Naoto decided that he had to make Mikoto lose at something…by making her lose her heart to him, which he could then break! Now that they’re both in college, will Naoto finally be able to win Mikoto’s affections–or will he lose this final game with her?



Notes: The chapter count includes 6 extra stories and 4 one-shots.

Tags: Shoujo , Time Skip , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , School Club , School , Revenge , Tragedy

Hibi Chouchou

Also known as Like a Butterfly.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Shibazeki Suiren is a stunningly beautiful girl. When she enters high school, most of her classmates are astonished by her beauty, but after noticing her quiet manners and lack of contact with anyone else except her friends Yuri and Aya, she receives the nickname "Takane no Hana", a beautiful flower but impossible to reach. However, after a fellow freshman called Kawasumi Kouha saves her from a persistent suitor, she finds herself mesmerized by him... as he's the only boy who won't look at her no matter what.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Martial Arts

Mobuko no Koi

Also known as A Side Character's Love Story.

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

Growing up, Nobuko Tanaka was always a "side character" standing off in the corner. Now in her 20s, she's fallen in love for the first time. While she isn't any good at being assertive, she will muster her courage bit by bit as she tries her best to close the distance between herself and her crush - because even side characters fall in love. If you're tired of the same old romantic protagonists, this modest, refreshing love story is for you.



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Heterosexual , Seinen , College , Iyashikei , Urban , Achronological Order , Chibi , Love Triangle , Konbini , Office

Sukitte Ii na yo.

Also known as Say "I Love You"..

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Mei Tachibana has no friends—and she doesn't need them! Ever since her "friends" betrayed her in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she's well enough on her own. But everything changes when she accidentally roundhouse kicks the most popular boy in school! However, Yamato Kurosawa isn't angry in the slightest—in fact, he thinks his ordinary life could use an unusual girl like Mei! He won't take no for an answer, and soon Mei and Yamato embark on an unwanted friendship that will change both of them forever.



Tags: School , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Bullying , Love Triangle , College , Age Gap , Time Skip , Photography

Boku no Orion

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

During a rainy day, Samon stopped at a flower shop to take shelter from the storm. There he met Koito, the girl from that store that goes a year behind him at school. After that, when he finds himself involved in the love affairs of his classmates and finds himself alone in his class, Samon projects his fury on Koito saying "What amuses you so much so that you are always smiling?", And ends up hating himself. That made Samon anxious, and on graduation day, for some reason, Koito gives him a diary. Actually, Koito admired Samon. In that newspaper he said "Life during middle school was fun because you were there ...". Despite hating himself, Samon likes the things written about him in Koito's diary. Time passes and, upon entering the second year of high school, he reunites with Koito, who entered that school following him...

Notes:
Includes 1 extra chapter.
Includes the one-shot "08:05 no Hengao-san".
Includes the one-shot "Kimagure Frank".
Includes the one-shot "Nemuru Machi no Futari".

Tags: Josei , Bullying , School , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual