Manga like Azuki-chan

Chibi Maruko-chan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The title character, Maruko, is a nine-year-old third-grade student. She is lazy, disorganized and usually late for school, in strong contrast with her neat and tidy older sister who must share her room with her. Maruko, like many kids, tries to avoid homework and chores, takes advantage of her doting grandfather and squabbles with her sister. Nevertheless, she is a well-meaning child who tries to do good.

Notes: Won the 13th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 1989. After Sakura-sensei's passing in 2018, the production was taken over by her former assistants at Sakura Production, with irregular serialization continuing in Ribon Magazine.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Urban , School , Slapstick , Family Life , Shoujo , Autobiographical , Chibi , Historical , Satire

Kodomo no Omocha

Also known as Kodocha: Sana's Stage.

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

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , School , Acting , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Adoption , Suicide , Heterosexual , Family Life , Slapstick , Orphan , Tsundere

Kocchi Muite! Miiko

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The continuation of Miiko Desu!
This time, Miiko is in the fifth grade, and the stories have become more exciting! (Doko Demo Doa Manga Scanlations)

This series received the 1996 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.

Ano Hi Kara no Denwa:
Haruna’s father buys a new cell phone and gives his old one to her baby sister to play with. It’s old-fashioned and heavy, but Haruna discovers that this phone has a secret power… -cloudcake16-

Tags: Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Coming of Age , School , Chibi

Asari-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Short stories about Asari, a naughty, boyish, voracious, but also a very innocent girl.

Note: Winner of the 1985 Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's category.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo

Shougakusei no Himitsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

There are many firsts when you are a child. The first time your heart pounds fast when you see your childhood friend, when it didn't do so before. The first changes in your body. Friendships and relationships that all too sudden become more complicated. The times when you don't want to talk to anyone, but it feels too hard to bear alone. This is the story of elementary school children.



Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Child Cast

12-sai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

The story begins with Hanabi, a sixth-grade girl who is neither an adult nor a child. She deals with issues such as accidentally witnessing her homeroom teacher kissing, and worrying about experiencing physiological changes before her friends. This is the depiction of a 12-year-old girl's innocent worries and first love.



Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual

Mizuiro Jidai

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows Yuko Kawai, a junior highschool student, as she faces the challenges of growing up and overcoming her shyness as she comes of age. She begins seeing her best friend Hiroshi Naganuma, the boy next door, in a different light.



Tags: Shoujo , School