Manga like Ignat no Hanayome

Kimi no Yoru ni Fureru

Also known as Touch Within the Abyss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

“When you get to know the real me… you will be disappointed.”

Chinatsu, a hitman, meets his destiny again. His name is Kasumi. He was the boy who reached out to Chinatsu when he lost his brother in front of his eyes.

A few years later, Chinatsu rescues Kasumi from a snatcher by chance. Kasumi is blind, and Chinatsu can’t leave him alone in the street… although he knows he shouldn’t get close to him, the distance between them gets shorter day by day…

A story of redemption, in which two young men trapped in darkness slowly soothe each other’s loneliness.



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , Disability , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Assassins , Tragedy

Yoake no Uta

Also known as Lullaby of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Night after night, Elva steps forth into the black sea, sword in hand, to drive back the creatures that surge from the waves. Elva is one of the "kannagi," warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island. With his snow-white hair, unaging youth, and black-stained limbs—proof of the corruption that gradually takes the life of every kannagi—the local people fear and shun him... at least until his path crosses with that of a boy named Alto. Enraptured by Elva's strength and lonely soul, Alto swears to serve him and free him from his cursed fate.

After eight long years, Alto has grown into a capable and fearless young man, unwavering in his devotion to his kannagi. Elva had long ago resigned himself to an early death—but somehow, Alto's presence seems to be gradually healing him of the black sea's corruption...



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Magic , Rural , Coastal , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Swordplay , Monster Boy , Age Gap , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip , Survival , Conspiracy

Kamisama no Uroko

Also known as The Dragon's Betrothed.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Being called "Sensei" all the time and having to act worthy of it was too heavy a burden to bear, so I fled to my home town. But amidst the nostalgic scenery, a mysterious man appeared before me... Rin, the water dragon god to whom Chiharu has been betrothed, can be disarmingly friendly and charming, but inside lurks an animalistic ferocity. Knowing that he can’t escape Rin’s protective embrace, can Chiharu make himself fall in love with the god instead?

Tags: Male Protagonist , Dragons , Boys' Love , Gods , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Monster Boy , Family Life , Writing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shapeshifting , Super Power , Found Family , Nudity , Anal Sex

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one's murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy's forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Found Family , Travel , Shoujo , Historical , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Kingdom Management , Mythology , War , Royal Affairs , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Archery , Super Power , Male Harem , Survival , Animals , Orphan , Drugs , Kuudere , Pirates

Toumei na Ai no Utsuwa

Also known as The Vessel of a Transparent Love.

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

Miki Donoue has lived an unlucky life, the embodiment of woefulness since he was a child. He's lived in such a way to never involve others in his misfortune. One night, Miki is asked by a mysterious man, "Can I have your woes?" The man turns out to be a creature called "Akashibito," a type of monster that feeds on the woes of humans to extend their lifespan. He asserts that he lacks sustenance, and will die without Miki's woes. Miki, being a good natured boy, gives the akashibito the name "Shiro", and offers to be his host. Now the two of them will live together. Though Shiro can continue to live with a new host, as Miki grows to feel happiness, Shiro loses his sustenance. With the loss, there is a change in Shiro...? Could this mean the end of his life as he knows it...?

Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , Youkai , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Virginity , Age Gap , Bisexual , Anal Sex , Rehabilitation , Nudity

Lion Gotoki no Kuni Kara

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A boy-meets-boy story about an imaginative boy who loves animals and a Maasai exchange student in Japan!

Tags: Boys' Love , Foreign , Animals , Bisexual , Nudity , School , Tanned Skin , Male Protagonist

Otoyomegatari

Also known as A Bride's Story.

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

A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed. But her surprise at learning her new husband, Karluk, is eight years younger than her is quickly replaced by a deep affection for the boy and his family. Though she hails from just beyond the mountains, Amir’s clan had very different customs, foods, and clothes from what Karluk is used to. As the two of them learn more about each other through their day-to-day lives, the bond of respect and love grows stronger.



Note: Won the Prix Intergénérations ("Intergenerational Award") at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012 and the 7th Manga Taishou award in 2014.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Marriage , Historical , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Travel , Seinen , Foreign , Arranged Marriage , Iyashikei , Indigenous Cultures , Desert , Environmental , Family Life , Rural , Matchmaking , Age Gap , Educational , War , Cohabitation , Military , Food , Religion , Unrequited Love , Language Barrier , Twins , Archery , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Animals , Female Harem , Large Breasts

Hime Muko

Also known as Scarlet Secret.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yamato lost his dear childhood friend Shiki, who was sacrificed during a ritual. His unrequited love became an obsession; he refused to believe that Shiki was dead, and many years later he finally managed to search for him in the sacred palace forbidden to men, where he learned a terrible secret.

Shiki was kept alive and made to inherit the superhuman power that will make him the king of the country. Yamato swears to repress his feelings and follow Shiki as his servant, but...



Tags: Boys' Love , Time Skip , Crossdressing , Religion , Male Protagonist , Adoption

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A young girl has resigned herself to being he next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.



Note: Chapter count includes 15 extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Politics , Monster Boy , Animals , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Kingdom Management , Demons , Magic , Mythology , War , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Bullying , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Yandere

Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai

Also known as The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter.

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

Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, a holy maiden was summoned. Not just any holy maiden—one hailing from modern Japan. But this story is not her story. This is the tale of the humble accountant, Kondou, who accompanied her and his trials and woes as he accounts in a new world... But no tale is complete without a love interest. And who better to play that role than the handsome knight captain Aresh? Will he begin a personal quest to save said bean counter—who toils around the clock—or is Kondou doomed to be married to his work evermore...?!



Tags: Isekai , Boys' Love , Economics , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Politics , Royal Affairs , Magic , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Drugs , Kingdom Management , Food , Unrequited Love