Manga like Museru Kurai no Ai wo Ageru

also known as Choking on Love

Genres: Drama Music Romance

What is Choking on Love about?

Status: Releasing

Opposites attract in this shojo romance manga about a career-focused artist and the bad-boy guitarist who turns her world upside down!

Hibari, a single-minded art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about being “ordinary” compared to her peers. Gaku, a free-spirited guitarist from the same university, turns her world upside down after a chaotic encounter at a ramen shop. Hibari wants nothing more than to escape the disorder Gaku brings to her perfectly planned life. But as he slowly breaks down her walls, Hibari starts to realize that a little chaos might be just what she needs.



Tags: Shoujo , College , Female Protagonist , Band , Heterosexual , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Museru Kurai no Ai wo Ageru

How I Met My Soulmate

Unmei no Hito ni Deau Hanashi

Also known as How I Met My Soulmate.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Yuki is a 20-year-old college sophomore who has wished for one thing since moving to Tokyo: to find her soulmate. Growing a bit desperate after a long drought, she goes along with a friend to a club for the first time. Her friend thrives, but it's chaotic and loud... just not Yuki's scene. Just when Yuki begins to despair that she'll never ever find a real, adult relationship, she meets Iori, a man with bleached hair and a slightly scary demeanor… but first impressions don't always tell the whole story. Could destiny still have more cards to play?



Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , College , Medicine , Urban
A Sign of Affection

Yubisaki to Renren

Also known as A Sign of Affection.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?



Notes:
Ranked 17th place for the Tsugimanga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020.
Nominated for the 45th and 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021 and 2022.
Nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category

Tags: Shoujo , Language Barrier , Female Protagonist , Disability , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , College , Love Triangle , Bar , Chibi , Urban , Tsundere
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk

Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki

Also known as In the Clear Moonlit Dusk.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yoi Takiguchi has long legs, a deep voice, and a handsome face…in other words, Yoi is such a good-looking guy that most people don’t notice or care that she is, in fact, a girl. Indeed, she’s had the nickname “Prince” as long as she can remember. That is, until she met Ichimura-senpai…the only person who’s really seemed to see her for herself. To her surprise, she’s not sure how to handle this new relationship, especially when her newfound friend is a prince himself (and a guy prince, at that).



Note: Nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2022.

Tags: Tomboy , Shoujo , School , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle
Love, That's an Understatement

Hikaeme ni Itte mo, Kore wa Ai

Also known as Love, That's an Understatement.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Spare eraser? Check. Extra folding umbrella? Check. First aid kit? Check. Cool and collected high school student Risa Amakawa has something in her heavy bag for every situation, and the last thing she needs—or knows how to ask for—is anyone's help. When she saves a beat-up delinquent in the park one rainy evening, she refuses any sort of repayment. But it turns out that saving the notorious Zen Ohira buys her the attention of some unsavory characters. As Zen keeps swooping in to help her out of one pickle after another, her feelings about relying on anyone but herself—and her feelings toward Zen—slowly begin to change...



Tags: Shoujo , Delinquents , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual
Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent

Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun

Also known as Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Momose has always longed for a peaceful high school life. She wants nothing to do with hoodlums, delinquents, or troublemakers. When she meets Ichikura, an inconspicuous black-haired boy with glasses, he looks like a normal, nice guy. But it turns out that back in junior high he was a nefarious delinquent! He keeps assuring her that he’s changed his ways, but he still has a knack for picking fights! Has Ichikura really turned over a new leaf? And will Momose keep the secret about his rowdy past?



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Delinquents , School , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle
It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love

Kao dake ja Suki ni Narimasen

Also known as It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

A high-speed romantic comedy featuring a senior with dangerously good looks and an incredibly resilient junior with a serious face fetish! Sana, a fan of the influencer Kanato, who is rumored to attend the same high school, finally encounters him only to find out he's on the verge of expulsion! Determined to prevent this, Sana takes on the role of managing his social media. From holding hands to hugs and almost kisses... Days filled with an excessive supply of sweet thrills beyond his handsome face are about to begin.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Photography , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast
Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.

Douse, Koishite Shimaunda.

Also known as Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You..

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Mizuha's 17th birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the sempai she likes isn't interested in her. But when her longtime childhood friend asks her out, Mizuha has to sort out what this change in relationship could mean. And her feelings may not be the only ones changing...!



Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Male Cast , Male Harem , Heterosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Swimming , LGBTQ+ Themes , Unrequited Love , Urban , Drawing , Ensemble Cast
Kimi wo Wasureru Koi ga Shitai

Kimi wo Wasureru Koi ga Shitai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

Once, there was a delicate teenage romance between a boy and a girl, who shared all of their firsts. But then they broke up and the boy moved to Tokyo. Years later, the girl goes to college in Tokyo, where she meets her ex-boyfriend again, who has somehow become a cocky womanizer?! But there's still this certain spark between them.

Tags: Band , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Time Skip
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Okuremashite Seishun

Okuremashite Seishun

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Wakaba (20), a university debut girl longing for youth. She decides to hit the town in her school uniform cosplay for Halloween and unexpectedly ends up on a date with Tachibana-kun, a high school boy! However, it turns out that Tachibana-kun is actually a university student who friend left him out of the date. In order to make Wakaba's dream come true, he reluctantly agrees to continue accompanying her on uniform dates!?



Tags: College , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast
You Might As Well Be the One

Isso Anata ga Todome wo Sashite

Also known as You Might As Well Be the One.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

“I want you to never stop smiling.”

Ichika, a college student, just wants to have a normal romance for once, yet because of her flashy appearance, she is often misunderstood. Not ready to give up on a romantic encounter, Ichika joins a drinking party and meets a kind boy named Kosei. They immediately click and Ichika has a great time talking to him about their mutual interests and other things, and she finds herself falling for him after he tells her that he likes her for who she is. However, he has a secret…?!

Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , College

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