Manga like Chikutaku Bonbon

Namida Ame to Serenade

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

High school girl Hina finds that she's accidentally traveled back in time to the early 20th century Japan. There she meets a melancholic man named Takaaki Hongo and the two begin a fateful romance beyond time.



Tags: Josei , Historical , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Suicide , Torture

Tendou-ke Monogatari

Also known as Tales of the Tendo Family.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Masato, a son of the Tendo family, is meant to marry Hojo Ran, the daughter of a baron. There’s just one problem: she’s a fake. The real Ran has fled after hearing that few make it out of the Tendo family alive. In her place is a young woman who says she will die if it means saving someone else’s life.



Tags: Historical , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Crime , Revenge , Shoujo , Yandere , Arranged Marriage , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Fake Relationship , Twins , Martial Arts , Crossdressing

Usotoki Rhetoric

Also known as Usotoki Rhetoric.

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

Sixteen-year-old Kanoko Urabe knows that someone is lying if she can hear the strange, echoing sound of clanging metal in their voice. As a young and overly honest child, she would point out the lies of other villagers, and was ostracized as a result. She is eventually forced to leave her hometown and tries to find a place for herself in the city of Tsukumoya in 1920s Japan.

In a chance encounter, Kanoko meets Souma Iwai, a gifted but penniless detective. After she is forced to demonstrate her ability, he expresses appreciation for what she can do and agrees to take her in, asking the girl to be his assistant. The Iwai investigation firm soon makes a name for itself helping clients by solving cases with Souma's sharp wits and Kanoko's power. In the process, Kanoko's life is enriched by the various people she encounters in her investigations.

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Female Protagonist , Detective , Super Power , Work , Crime , Found Family , Police , Episodic , Heterosexual , Rehabilitation , Ojou-sama , Bullying , Trains , Food , Twins , Travel , Ships , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ashi-Girl

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Hayakawa Yui is totally a unmotivated, lazy girl who loves sleeping and eating. She's 16 but looks like a boy from elementary school; her one and only talent is to run really fast. After accidentally switching on the time machine which her younger brother made she travels to the Sengoku period, where luckily she joins retreating foot soldiers using the name Yuinosuke. Then she eats some amanitas and meets the man of her dreams.

Note: Includes 6 extra chapters.

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Historical , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , War

Madame Petit

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Romance

It's the 1920s and Mariko, age 16, is married to a man 30 years her senior. She is honestly happy to be his wife and really excited to board the Orient express in Turkey on their honeymoon trip. But her life takes a rapid turn when her husband is discovered dead after the first night on board... And that's only the start of Mariko's great adventure.

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Foreign , Travel , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Crime , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Drugs , Arranged Marriage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Trains , Fugitive , Tomboy