Manga like Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo

Himegoto: Juukyuusai no Seifuku

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

This is a story of a group of college-age people who struggle with gender and sexual identity.

Yuki (nicknamed Yoshiki) is a girl, but she is terrible at 'being feminine.' She mostly dresses like a boy and is often mistaken as one. However, she has to wear a skirt and imagine being dominated by a guy in order to masturbate.

Nagao Mikako seems young and innocent, and she uses that apparent innocence to sell her body as a fake 15-year-old. She knows her youthfulness can't last forever, but she enjoys tricking the men. Her friends have no idea of her sexual habits and believe her to be sweet and sheltered.

Aiba Kaito is a pretty good-looking guy, but he wants to be Nagao Mikako. He often dresses as a girl, picking out clothes that mimic Mikako's style. Though he's into cross-dressing, he is still attracted to women.

Will these young adults and their friends be able to handle their 'guilty secrets' and muddle their way through this confusing period of their lives?



Tags: Love Triangle , Gender Bending , Transgender , Coming of Age , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Psychosexual , Prostitution , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , College , Nudity , Masturbation , School , Seinen , Heterosexual , Gore

Kuzu no Honkai

Also known as Scum's Wish.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance

Mugi and Hanabi are the perfect high school couple...but their relationship is built on a single shared secret: They're each in love with someone else.



Note: Includes one extra chapter and the one-shots "Nyan Nyan Prelude (Meow Meow Prelude)", "Nyan Nyan Serenade (Meow Meow Serenade)", "Nyan Nyan Oratorio (Meow Meow Oratorio)", "Nyan Nyan Cantata (Meow Meow Cantata)" and "Nyan Nyan Andante (Meow Meow Andante)".

Tags: Heterosexual , Seinen , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Netorare , School , Love Triangle , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Fake Relationship , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Adabana

Also known as Adabana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

After the gruesome murder of two small-town residents, a ramen shop owner, and a local student, the community is left shocked. Mizuki Aikawa, the best friend of one of the victims, confesses to the brutal crime. However, nothing is as it seems, and Mizuki's public defenders believe there has to be more to the story. When the truth unravels, they discover a tale of class, exploitation, and the deeper struggles of meeting family expectations.



Tags: Crime , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Seinen , Achronological Order , Prostitution , Torture , Prison , Blackmail , Police , Denpa , Nudity , Sadism

Oboreru Knife

Also known as Drowning Love.

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

"I don't know what this feeling is … I don't know what I should do now … all I know is, I want him." They fight one another, they chase after one another, they capture one another—a turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destruction, masterfully brought to life by George Asakura!

Tags: Shoujo , Gods , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Rural , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Mythology , Fashion , School , Photography , Crime , Delinquents , Acting , Gangs , Coastal , Suicide , Modeling

Yamikin Ushijima-kun

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

In recent years, Japan has become the shining light of Asia, with its noteworthy achievements in the fields of Science and Technology, Medicine and the like.

But while there are a great number of rich and successful Japanese people, there are even more who're engaged in a furious struggle simply to earn their day-to-day living expenses -- all the while battling dangerous and money-consuming addictions such as gambling and alcoholism. What will these people do when they require the cash to feed the never-ending desires that are part and parcel of being human? How miserable and dangerous might their lives become if they fall into traps set by black market money-lenders to ensnare just such weak-willed individuals?

Note: Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 2011. And the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Social Impact Award in 2020.

Tags: Seinen , Crime , Prostitution , Yakuza , Tragedy , Economics , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Criminal Organization , Delinquents , Urban , Gambling

Hibari no Asa

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

Teshima Hibari is a 14 year old girl with a body that is more sensual than most girls her age. Her story includes the opinions and reactions of all of the people around her, as well as the actions of her own life. The chapters explore the thoughts and feelings of classmates and adults, men and women. The males often have romantic or sexual feelings for Hibari, while the women sometimes have feelings of inferiority or jealousy. Whether positive or negative, it seems everyone has a reaction to Hibari.

Tags: Josei , Tragedy , Bullying , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , POV , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Survival , Suicide , School , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Heterosexual

pink

Also known as Pink.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Pink is a manga about a Japanese girl named Yumi, a beautiful girl in her early 20s. During the day, Yumi works as a regular office lady, but by night, she works as a prostitute. Yumi needs her two jobs to make ends meet. She also needs the extra income to feed her unusual pet, a crocodile, which she keeps in her apartment. Working in an office is quite normal for young Japanese women, but keeping a pet crocodile, and being a prostitute makes Yumi stand out. In truth, few girls are like Yumi, however, many readers can empathize with her. Young women love their "something," symbolized by her pet crocodile, and they can also identify with Yumi's "wild at heart" nature.

Tags: Josei , Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Animals , Office Lady , Work

Sugar Girl Drip

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Marie, a sparkling college girl and online influencer with an overflowing need for approval, gets a part-time job at a diner cafe because she likes the uniform. There, she meets Aki, a minefield girl who's trouble, and it's going to change their lives forever...? The overdose of desire begins, in a neon-lit city that never sleeps!

Tags: Crime , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast , Denpa , Work , Gore , Seinen , Bondage , Torture , College , Primarily Female Cast ,

Jirai nan desu ka? Chihara-san

Also known as Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san?.

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

It’s the start of a new semester, and high school junior Kuroki finds himself seated beside the girl everyone whispers about: Mai Chihara. With her gothic fashion, jet-black hair, and intense stare, Chihara is said to be a “landmine” girl or jirai-kei, the hyper-feminine, dark aesthetic often associated with yandere tendencies and unstable personalities. But when Kuroki accidentally draws Chihara’s attention, he discovers she isn’t nearly as unstable as people claim. Beneath the intimidating aura is a surprisingly sweet girl… if a little weird.

Hesitantly, Kuroki begins to learn more about Chihara and her strange quirks. Is there more to her than her volatile reputation? Or is all the dark clothing just a red flag in disguise?



Tags: Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Food , Makeup

Ai ga Omoi Jirai-kei Vampire

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Tags: Vampire