Manga like Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

Tonari no Stella

Also known as Gazing at the Star Next Door.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

What do you do when your best friend (and secret crush) becomes a national sweetheart? This is the story of the unrequited love between a girl and her best friend, whose acting career is pulling him further and further away.



Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , Idol , Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Acting , Female Protagonist , School , Tsundere , Love Triangle

Aishikata mo Wakarazuni

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Everything was new to me: first love, first kiss, and first sex... I didn't know how to love you...

Also includes the short stories "Childhood Friends" and "Angel in the 21st Century".

Tags: Shoujo

I My Me Mine

Also known as I My Me Mine.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

"Here’s to our unforgettable high school lives!"
"Just leave me alone!"

A high school life with an obsessive, trouble-making yet perfect Prince Charming!

Akira Izuki is a high school girl with a dream—a school life with 100 friends. One day, after helping Amamiya, a bad boy who lives next door, she becomes his "top fave!"…! "There goes my dream…" But his pursuit won’t stop until she can no longer ignore the charm in his sincere eyes…!

From first flutter to last heart-beat, this is the most intense boy-meets-girl story ever!



Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Delinquents , Heterosexual

Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Ogasawara Aki (age 25) is the reclusive, idealistic composer of the popular band Crude Play. Discontented with his life and with no drive to succeed, he meets Riko, the 16-year-old grocer's daughter in a band consisting of her childhood friends, and asks her to be his girlfriend on a whim. Riko, young and innocent, agrees immediately, but worries about her new boyfriend, whom she suspects has just broken up with a woman he cared very much for.

Tags: Shoujo , Band , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Musical Theater

Sakura wa Watashi wo Sukisugiru

Also known as Sakura's Dedication.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Sawa just got out of a relationship with her cheating boyfriend, and is on the lookout for an honest guy. But when her classmate Sakura confesses, she rejects him, as he's not her type. But then he confesses again, and again, and again?! What's a girl to do in the face of such honest dedication?

Note: Chapter count includes an uncollected bonus chapter published in Betsufure 2023 Nov. issue.

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

Niji, Amaete yo.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The story follows three members of the judo club. Niji Yamashiro is the female vice-president, Gaku is the president, and his friend Hiyori is a member. One day Hiyori asks Gaku, "Do you like Niji?," and Gaku promptly says he doesn't. Hiyori then responds, "OK then, is it OK if I confess to her?" Hiyori tells Gaku, "I'm going to confess to her. If you like her, you should come." Hiyori then approaches Niji after practice, and Gaku secretly spies on the exchange. On that spring night, one of these three will do something foolish that he will regret for the rest of his life. And he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life.



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Martial Arts , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Shoujo

Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru: Secret Sweethearts

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Yori's attitude has changed. He and his twin sister, Iku, used to be inseparable as children, but lately Yori's been different -- eager to be apart from Iku. Iku worries that he hates her, but the truth is far more scandalous. Now, Yori would risk losing everything to have his little sister. Iku loves her big brother enough that she would never risk losing him, and so she'll do what it takes to keep them together... but Yori doesn't want to have her that way -- as a sister dedicated to her twin. Can Iku ever love Yori not as a brother but as a man?

Tags: Twins , Incest , Shoujo , School , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual

Ijiwaru Shinaide!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The guy who helped Mari, could he be Mari's ideal man?! Mari is super excited to have finally found her Prince Charming, but this guy, Chiaki, unfortunately has a dual personality! Due to some family circumstances, they start living together, when his mischievous personality appears and unfortunately snatches Mari's first kiss! Who is that man? What has she given him?!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Teens' Love

Asa mo, Hiru mo, Yoru mo.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Shinobu is a typical high school girl...with an atypical hatred of boys. Long ago, she was horribly abused by one and hasn't been able to tolerate being near them since. Now Yokomizo has appeared before her--a boy who looks exactly like the one who tormented her in the past. He's the last guy she wants to have around, but then he confesses his love to her!?

Tags: Shoujo , School , Bullying

Koisuru Heart ga No to Iu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Sawa is class president. Her teacher asks her to persuade Tatsuki, who always skips school, to actually attend classes. Tatsuki tells her that he will go to school only if she kisses him.

Tags: Shoujo