Manga like Cigarette & Cherry

Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari

Also known as Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You.

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

At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her!



Note: On June 23, 2022 it was announced that the manga got licensed by Square Enix. It started being published in the magazine Big Gangan on August 25, 2022.
Winner of the Next Manga Award 2022 in the Web Manga Category.

Tags: Seinen , Heterosexual , Konbini , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Age Gap , Work , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Office

Kowloon Generic Romance

Also known as Kowloon Generic Romance.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…



Note:
Nominated for the 14th Manga Taisho Award in 2021.
Nominated for the 6th Tsugimanga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020.

Tags: Clone , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Seinen , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Dystopian , Office Lady , Urban , Work , Alternate Universe , Heterosexual , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gender Bending

Tayutau Kemuri wa Tsukamenai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Chiaki, a college student without a girlfriend, meets Miyako, a waitress at a shisha store, through a matching app recommended by a friend. This is a love story that lyrically depicts a faint love that begins with a matching app and shisha.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Gyaru , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Urban , Heterosexual , College

Hiru to Yoru no Oishii Jikan

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

"Today's dinner is omurice!" "Don't need it."
A story of the cohabitation between a skilled high school chef and a middle aged novelist.

After his father's move abroad, Asaoka Mahiru began living with one of his father's acquaintances. Mahiru then met the indifferent novelist, Kitagawa Yoruko. Despite the close proximity to other males, she walks around without a bra and refuses to eat Mahiru's meals. His attempts at getting her to eat result in...!?

Tags: Food , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual

Otonari ni Ginga

Also known as A Galaxy Next Door.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Since his father died, manga artist Ichiro has barely scraped by, forced to support his two younger siblings on just a middle school education. He doesn’t even have time to learn how to use a computer, which forces him to keep wrestling with pen and paper. When his art assistants quit to strike out on their own, on top of juggling deadlines, family, and the constant fear of losing his job, Ichiro feels close to a total breakdown. But then a new assistant pops into Ichiro’s life, and his prospects immediately start to brighten! She’s an incredible artist, she always finishes on time, and she’s beautiful, to boot! But she also seems to know an awful lot about him, and soon, she makes a confession that bends Ichiro’s mind beyond the confines of Earth…



Tags: Family Life , Seinen , Marriage , Heterosexual , Drawing , Aliens , Primarily Adult Cast , Cohabitation , Work , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

Drama na Koi wa Kihon Kara

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

A 35-year-old single man getting a fresh start in life, with a love story more dramatic than any scripted drama.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Urban