Manga like Asa Okitara Tsuma ni Natte Ninshin shiteita Ore no Report

Otto wo Sutetai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

After dating my boyfriend through four years of college, I got pregnant and we got married. As a newlywed wife, I, Hana, had a problem.

My husband didn't help me to do anything at home, even though we both had jobs. While I put up with morning sickness and tried my best to keep up with my job and do housework, he goes out drinking several times a week and comes home late. This did not change with the birth of the child. I began to feel lonely because of my husband's distant attitude.

I thought that if I could go back to work after my maternity leave, at least the loneliness would be gone. But after a year away, my career was overtaken by my former junior colleagues. Every time the kid had a fever, I had to leave the office and take time off.

My job, housework, and childcare are all weighing on my shoulders.
Why do I have to work this hard?
Was this marriage a mistake?



Note: Originally self-published on Instagram, it was later collected into a published volume.

Tags: Family Life , Female Protagonist , Autobiographical , Parenthood

Kimi ni Aetara Nante Iou

Also known as What Will I Say When I Meet You?.

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

Kiri and her husband, both in their 30s, have been happily married for several years. They don't have any children yet, and Kiri knows that at her age they'll need to start trying soon if they ever want to. Yet she can't seem to take that first step, knowing that once she makes a decision, she won't be able to turn back. While Kiri agonizes, feeling more drained with every pregnancy announcement she hears, her husband seems awfully detached and casual about the whole thing...? In a sudden rush of motivation, Kiri takes the plunge and manages to get pregnant, only to face a world of new, unfamiliar challenges as a first-time mom-to-be.

This story of one woman's journey into motherhood is for the women also struggling to decide, for those already expecting, for long-time mothers reminiscing about their own pregnancies, and of course for the men in all their lives. It's a story anyone and everyone can enjoy.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Family Life , Pregnant , Marriage , Josei , Autobiographical

Hiyama Kentarou no Ninshin

Also known as He’s Expecting.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

When career-minded Kentaro Hiyama finds out that he’s pregnant, it will change the course of more than just his own life. In the Japan of Eri Sakai’s thought experiment, ten years have passed since the male sex has spontaneously gained the ability to get pregnant, and society has struggled to adjust. Kentaro isn’t sure at first who the mother might be, and quickly finds himself butting up against regressive attitudes and discriminatory policies—most of which long precede male pregnancy. In his previous life, he’d never given any of it a second thought—he may have even held the same views. But through his encounters with other pregnant people, and galvanized by his new perspective, Kentaro turns his skills in business and marketing to effecting social change.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Politics , Pregnant , Josei , Family Life , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Office