Manga like Mondaiteiki Sakuhinshuu

Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!



Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tags: Shoujo , Mythology , Animals , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Found Family , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast , School , Family Life , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Tsundere , Estranged Family , Youkai , Curses , Love Triangle , Memory Manipulation , Disability , Orphan , Unrequited Love , Incest , Crossdressing , Henshin , Delinquents , Cohabitation , Monster Boy , Iyashikei , Revenge , Dissociative Identities , Teacher , Marriage , Transgender

Life

Also known as Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

All Ayumu dreams of is making it into the same high school as her best friend. But when she gets in and her friend doesn't, their friendship crumbles—sending Ayumu spiraling into depression. She finds relief in cutting herself, but soon realizes that her scars may interfere with her budding high school life. Can she trust her new friend, Manami, who seems too good to be true? Or will Ayumu's apparent lack of compassion and understanding get her tossed aside like she was before? And is there anyone else out there who could possibly love her for who she is? A melancholy coming-of-age story by Keiko Suenobu!



Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2006.

Tags: Bullying , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Suicide , Tragedy , Urban , Yuri

Inochi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

“I killed my sister. Now I will live as her.”

Mischevious Nobara and good-girl Kotori are identical twin sisters. After their father’s death, they lived with their grandmother and mother, respectively, but one day, while they had switched places, Kotori was murdered! Because she was robbed of her most precious daughter, Nobara’s mother’s hair turned pure white! Nobara, who is tormented with guilt, decides to live as Kotori in order to protect her mother…!?

Tags: Twins , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Revenge , Shoujo , School , Suicide

Vitamin

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

High school student Sawako is caught in a compromising situation. As a result, the other students in her school bully and ostracize her to the point she looks to suicide and drops out of school. She starts drawing manga and the hobby becomes her "vitamin."



Tags: Bullying , School , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Drawing , Primarily Teen Cast , Shoujo , Nudity ,

Sayonara Miniskirt

Also known as Not Your Idol.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

After that day, she stopped being a girl.

In the wake of an assault, Nina Kamiyama, a former idol in the group Pure Club, shuns her femininity and starts dressing as a boy. At high school she keeps to herself, but fellow student Hikaru Horiuchi realizes who she is. What secrets is she keeping? The shocking drama starts.



Notes: Nominated to the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Shoujo , Idol , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Crossdressing , School , Urban ,

Oboreru Knife

Also known as Drowning Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

"I don't know what this feeling is … I don't know what I should do now … all I know is, I want him." They fight one another, they chase after one another, they capture one another—a turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destruction, masterfully brought to life by George Asakura!

Tags: Shoujo , Gods , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Rural , Tragedy , Mythology , Fashion , School , Photography , Love Triangle , Crime , Delinquents , Acting , Gangs , Coastal , Suicide , Modeling

Hibari no Asa

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

Teshima Hibari is a 14 year old girl with a body that is more sensual than most girls her age. Her story includes the opinions and reactions of all of the people around her, as well as the actions of her own life. The chapters explore the thoughts and feelings of classmates and adults, men and women. The males often have romantic or sexual feelings for Hibari, while the women sometimes have feelings of inferiority or jealousy. Whether positive or negative, it seems everyone has a reaction to Hibari.

Tags: Josei , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , POV , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Bullying , Suicide , Survival , School , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Heterosexual