Manga like Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari

Deep Love: Real

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

The man whose eyes are re-awakening, Yoshiyuki. At the age of 18 years old he lives a life of hopelessness, and thus visits the host club “Platinum” in Shibuya. They all thought it. “Yoshiyuki wouldn’t be suited to a become a host.” At that time, only the number one host Taku looked into his eyes and saw that they were different from those of ordinary men…



Tags: Male Protagonist , Seinen

Happiness

Also known as Happiness.

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

A collection of short stories by Usamaru Furuya.

Teased and Stepped On, What Blooms is a Passionate Flower
Describes the relationship between a girl and her teacher.

Lolita #7
Features the relationship between two cousins, an older male and a younger girl. One is a teacher, while the other is a student -- both at the same school. When the elder cousin doesn’t come to class for several days, the school administrators send the younger cousin to the elder cousin's home to investigate further.

Song of the Devil
What If?
Happiness

6-7. A Room of Clouds
Yuno Yamase is a naive girl who is looked down at by everyone because of her dullness. Exploited and embarrassed by her peers, scorned and let down by her family, she decides to leave her old life behind. Will Yuno be able to find the happiness she’s longing for in this treacherous world?

Indigo Elegy
Underground Doll

Tags: Anthology , Seinen , Tragedy , Age Gap , Nudity , Idol , Urban , Drawing , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Delivery

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

The delivery health is a work which consists in satisfying the desire of the men in exchange for money. These two volumes tell several different stories.

Tags: Urban , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Prostitution , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast

pink

Also known as PINK.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Yumiko moonlights as a call girl because her day job doesn’t pay enough to feed her pet Croc. Haru, an aspiring writer who has nothing to say, sleeps with a woman his mother’s age not just for the money but to work on his “powers of observation.” So when Yumi’s step-mom turns out to be Haru’s sugar-mommy, it is time for shenanigans. A little bit of drinking, a little bit of blackmail and a visit with Croc is enough to change lives and maybe add some color to a comfortable but bland life. Daddy kept Keiko’s mom as a pet; she keeps Haru as a pet; I keep Croc as a pet...Is Yumiko someone else’s pet?? Is she willing to let someone care for her like that?



Tags: Josei , Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Animals , Work , Office Lady

Reset: Toraware no Zenshin Seikei

Also known as Reset: Prisoner Transformation Program.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

"Why not press the reset button on your life?" Due to her hideous appearance, Moeko had been hated by both her peers and her family ever since she was a small child. Even as an adult nothing changed, so Moeko resolved to change herself instead. While saving for plastic surgery, she wound up lending money to Ijima, a colleague who had treated her kindly. However, after falling into a physical relationship with him, Moeko learns that Ijima was only using her for her money, and she kills him. She is carted off to prison for her crimes... Then one day, a chance to start over in life arrives: full-body plastic surgery through the "Reset Program." She is offered the choice to cast off her current appearance and live as another, completely different person!!



Tags: Bullying , Body Image , Crime , Suicide , Episodic , Josei , Tragedy

Mii-chan to Yamada-san

Also known as Mii-chan and Miss Yamada.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

In the heart of Shinjuku, there are a variety of nightclubs open to customers who seek a night of indulgence alongside gorgeous companions. Yamada is one of those companions, working part-time while attending university. Though lately, Yamada finds it easier to become the model hostess rather than a star pupil. She keeps to herself, follows the written and unwritten rules of hosting, and doesn’t bother getting entangled with anyone if she can help it. That is, until Mii-chan stumbles into her life.

Mii-chan is adorable but useless. She can’t read or write and is incredibly clumsy, always messing something up, which earns her ridicule from staff and customers alike. But something about her endless motivation and bright energy draws Yamada in, creating an unexpected friendship!



Notes:
Ranked 4th in the Men's Division of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2026 guidebook.
Nominated for the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2026.

Tags: Bullying , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Disability , Bar , Shounen