Manga like Chiruhi

Chou no Michiyuki

Also known as Flight of the Butterflies.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

"Sorry—I know you must've been lonely. Don't worry. I won't keep you waiting long..."

Maruyama, Nagasaki's pleasure district—where the music of shamisens mingles with the language of foreign lands. From artist Kan Takahama comes a tale of love and death: a beautiful courtesan, a man on his deathbed, and their secret past...



Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Oiran , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Nudity

Sakuran

Also known as Sakuran.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance

The story follows Kiyoha, sold into a brothel as a child and forced to work as a maid and her rise to prominence as one of the top-ranking courtesans in Yoshiwara. The allure of the "flower and willow world" as it was called by artists in the day is underscored by the very real tragedy, heartbreak and difficult lives led by those seemingly glamorous courtesans. Will Kiyoha's fox-like wiles give her a chance to break free of her gilded cage? Or will her fighting spirit ruin her chances of ever escaping the brothel?



Tags: Oiran , Prostitution , Seinen , Work , Primarily Female Cast , Historical , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Time Skip , Orphan , Nudity

Kagerou Inazuma Mizu no Tsuki

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A collection of stories set amongst the oiran (high-rank courtesans before the time of geisha) in (mostly) the Yoshiwara district of Edo, a famous historical 'red-light district.'

Kagerou no Shou
Inazuma no Shou
Mizu no Tsuki no Shou
Nagasaki Bojou

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Anthology , Oiran , Female Protagonist , Tragedy

Choujuu Gitan

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller

This is a story of Ochou, a shinobi who lives under the name of Kochou, a courtesan, displaying as such in order to hunt other shinobi who have lost their way.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Ninja , Prostitution

Oiran Nee-san

Also known as Oiran Nee-san.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A "kamuro" is a young girl who takes care of and runs various errands for a courtesan, and at the same time studies the art for herself. The way kamuro would refer to their respective courtesans as "big sister" gave rise to the word "oiran", the most elite courtesans in Edo-era Japan. This story takes place in a brothel called Shinkiro in notorious Yoshiwara red-light district, starring an oiran known to many as the "Courtesan from Hell", a super popular sadist specialist named Hashidate. Her personal kamuro, Namiji, narrates the story, and paints a picture of Hashidate that most would never expect. A variety of customers, including townsfolk, samurai, and high-rollers, are in full force as Namiji recounts these fantastic tales!


Tags: Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Found Family , Oiran , Prostitution , POV , Masochism , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Historical , Slapstick , Nudity , Samurai

Edo Karuta

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A collection of historic short stories, each associated with a karuta card. The stories revolve around the red-light district of Yoshiwara, in Edo.

1) Kimori
Okuma is a good-natured, sweet girl, but she is unable to find a husband due to her weight. One day, a samurai defends her from being publicly mocked. Is this samurai her chance to find happiness?

2) Kanrobai
After her father ritually commits suicide, Asagi finds herself in much reduced circumstances. Some of the girls who work with Asagi bully her, and the high-class airs she puts on don't help the situation. All she wants is a way to get back to the lifestyle to which she was accustomed, but all she has is mistreatment and the company of a strange man trapped under a barrel...

3) Maigoishi
Tama is a lost child, and she's taken in temporarily by a family who already has a son, Shirou. Tama can't wait to find her beloved father again. However, finding the place where she belongs may not be so simple for little Tama.

4) Akaishinyo
Seiichi is the only one left to protect his princess, Miya. He wants what's best for her, regardless of their feelings for one another. But can he really tell what that might be?



Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Anthology , Oiran , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Karuta , Samurai , Heterosexual

Hira Hira

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Set in the Edo Era. Tadaaki, one of her frequent customer's footman had always irked Akane, a courtesan. She plots his downfall but along the way she realizes what she's feeling may not just be pure animosity after all...

Also contains other stories about courtesans as well.




Tags: Oiran , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Historical , Shoujo

Sora ni Saitara

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A prostitute's time in the red light district is coming to an end. Will she be able to return to a regular life?

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Oiran , Female Protagonist , Prostitution

Mademoiselle Butterfly

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Our heroine is a girl who lives as a geisha in Japan. She has a male childhood friend who’s always been kind to her and is her favorite. He’s a painter, only he paints on human body parts and she loves it when he paints beautiful butterflies on her arms. She goes to visit him one day and finds a naked woman lying in his room. Immediately after, she gets a customer who’s rich and very interested in her. The thought of being away from her friend pains her, but is everything really too late?



Tags: Historical , Shoujo , War , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Oiran , Twins