Manga like Chiisai Boku no Haru

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu

Also known as The Dangers in My Heart.

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

Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro’s not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna’s a bit odd herself!



Notes:
Winner of the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award.
Nominee for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Iyashikei , Meta , Chuunibyou , Acting

Ao no Hako

Also known as Blue Box.

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

Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He's in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn ... And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth!



Tags: School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Athletics , School , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Badminton , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Basketball , Shounen , Cohabitation

Haikyuu!!

Also known as Haikyu!!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata's love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as "King of the Court." Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club...only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama! A tale of hot-blooded youth and volleyball from the pen of Haruichi Furudate!!



Notes:
Winner of the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2017.
Chapter count includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Volleyball , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Shounen , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Skip , Philosophy , School , Twins

Harukana Receive

Also known as Harukana Receive.

Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Slice of Life , Sports

When high schooler Haruka moves to Okinawa, she finds herself enamored with the beach right outside her front door and resolves to form a volleyball team with her cousin, Kanata. However, because she’s so short, Kanata gave up on volleyball ages ago. Can Haruka get her to take up the sport again in time for the junior tournament?



Note: Includes 1 bonus chapter.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Volleyball , Seinen , Coastal , Female Protagonist , Outdoor Activities , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yuri

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Love★Com.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex?



Note: The chapter count includes the one-shots "Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru" and "Bokura no Ibasho".

Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Basketball , Chibi

Saotome-Senshu, Hitakakusu

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sports

High-Schooler Tsukishima Satoru gets confessed to by local female High-School boxing-talent Saotome Yae. He rejects her initially because he does not want to impede her boxing career (and prevent getting beaten up by her fans). Her female coach, Shioya hears about this and decides to install him as Saotome's trainer so that they can secretly date each other. This situation is also aided by his extensive boxing knowledge.

Tags: Tomboy , Boxing , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Seinen , School Club , Female Protagonist , School , Love Triangle , Nudity , Time Skip

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai

Also known as Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

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

First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy--let's call it a sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!



Notes:
-Chapter count includes 14 extra chapters and the original one-shot that were included in the volumes.
-Won 19th place (2020) and 7th place (2021) in the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in the physical release category.

Tags: Iyashikei , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Coming of Age

Beach Stars

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Sports

This is the story of Nanase Iruke. She's short, tomboyish, and her one joy in life is volleyball. On Iruka's 17th birthday her Volleyball club is disbanded. Feeling somewhat depressed she and her friends from the club take a trip to the beach and discover Beach volleyball. Iruka cant wait to play and rushes to the court only to be told to give up being a player because of her short stature by the local Volleyball Diva. In a rage Iruka challenges her to a match to prove her abilities. It doest look like she has a chance but Iruka has a secret weapon and nobody will ever make fun of her on the beach again....well....Not about her ability to play Volleyball anyway...

Tags: Female Protagonist , Seinen , Volleyball , School , School Club , Gyaru , Nudity , Baseball

Tenohira ni Ai wo!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sports

Katsutoshi Umiyama is a young teacher of 25 years who is designated as responsible for the men's club volleyball school. The women's club, however, is in the hands of the beautiful Maho Kawashima. When Umiyama accidentally gets too close to a club girl, Ai, the student does not seem to be upset, but...

Tags: Large Breasts , Seinen , Nudity , Tomboy , Age Gap , Volleyball , Male Protagonist

The!! Beach Stars

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Sports

This Beach Stars sequel picks up right where the last series left off, as the Higasaki High Beach Volleyball Club prepares for the Madonna Cup.



Tags: Volleyball , Seinen , Female Protagonist