Manga like Dekisokonai no Himegimi-tachi

GIRL FRIENDS

Also known as GIRL FRIENDS.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

When it comes to grades, bookish high school student Mariko Kumakura is at the top of her class. Socially, however, she is shy and lonely, typically eating lunch by herself. Enter the charismatic and beautiful Akko Oohashi, whose goal is to befriend Mariko and burst her out of her introverted shell.

In the process of transforming Plain Jane Mariko into one of the cutest, most popular girls in school, deep feelings begin to emerge that suggest something deeper than friendship. Will these feelings destroy the budding relationship between Mariko and Akko, or will it turn into something else?



Note: Includes 9 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Nudity

Yagate Kimi ni Naru

Also known as Bloom Into You.

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

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That’s when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she’s inspired to ask her for help. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself, has her shoujo romance finally begun?



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Love Triangle , School Club , Unrequited Love , Acting , Philosophy , Aromantic , Shounen

Hana ni Arashi

Also known as Rainbows After Storms.

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

Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they're lovers.



Tags: Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Episodic , Seinen , Love Triangle

Nettaigyo wa Yuki ni Kogareru

Also known as A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow.

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

Konatsu is doing her best to adapt to her new school, but being required to join a club has introduced additional pressures. Her friendly classmate Kaede invites her to join the Home Ec Club, but Konatsu hasn’t even had time to consider which club she’s interested in. Meanwhile, Koyuki is like a ray of sunshine in Konatsu’s cloudy world. Will Konatsu join the Aquarium Club?



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Animals , School , Coastal , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fishing

Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu!

Also known as Yuri Is My Job!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Hime is a picture-perfect high school princess—she’s admired by all and never trips up! So when she accidentally injures a café manager named Mai, she’s willing to cover some shifts to keep her facade intact. To Hime’s surprise, the café is themed after a private school where the all-female staff always puts on their best act for their loyal customers. However, under the guidance of the most graceful girl there, Hime can’t help but blush and blunder! Beneath all the frills and laughter, Hime feels tension brewing as she finds out more about her new job and her budding feelings…



Tags: Work , Meta , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Parody , Unrequited Love , Gyaru , Primarily Teen Cast , Netorare , Aromantic

citrus

Also known as Citrus.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yuzuko Aihara, a high school girl whose main interests are fashion, friends and having fun, is about to get a reality check. Due to her mom’s remarriage, Yuzu has transferred to a new, all-girls school that is extremely strict. Her real education is about to begin.

From Day One, happy-go-lucky Yuzu makes enemies, namely the beautiful yet stern Student Council President Mei. So what happens when a dejected Yuzu returns home and discovers the shock of her life: that Mei is actually her new step-sister who has come to live with her? Even more surprising, when Mei catches Yuzu off-guard and kisses her out of the blue, what does it all mean?



Note: Includes 9 bonus chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Inseki , Primarily Female Cast , School , Family Life , Gyaru , Work , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Arranged Marriage

Tadokoro-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Shy and introverted, Tadokoro Kageko passes her free time in class drawing instead of hanging out with her classmates. But even when her classmates approach her, it’s only to make fun of her drawings and appearance. In stark contrast, Nikaidou Sakurako is well-liked among her peers as she has both beauty and smarts. And while everyone makes fun of Tadokoro, Nikaidou on the other hand, is totally infatuated with her. Just one look at one of Tadokoro’s drawings and Nikaidou fell in love with the art and eventually, the artist herself. When Tadokoro offers to draw Nikaidou a portrait, Nikaidou becomes ecstatic as this may be her chance to get closer with the girl she has been obsessing over.



Note: The chapter count includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , School , Ojou-sama , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Otaku Culture , Primarily Teen Cast

Ame demo Hare demo

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

Nekozaki Ren abused her powers as school council secretary to secretly set up a Miko Club in her school’s abandoned shrine. All of this so she could spend time with her crush, Yamada Mikoto, after school. But this wasn’t meant to last. Before long some people caught wind of their little club site, and with the school’s club building fully occupied, they saw themselves fit to use the shrine for their own club activities instead! Will Ren be able to reclaim her paradise?

Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shrine Maiden , Ensemble Cast , Age Gap , Kuudere , Time Skip

Hello, Melancholic!

Also known as Hello, Melancholic!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Asano Minato is a tall but stooping first-year high school student. Though she’s an awesome trombone player, she does everything she can to fade into the background. Despite her best efforts, however, Minato catches the attention of her bubbly and charismatic upperclasswoman Hibiki, who wants Minato to join the band she’s forming at school and won’t take no for an answer! Will Minato be able to let go of the past and play in a band again? Can polar opposites harmonize through music? Slow jam your way into this dulcet yuri series!



Note: Includes 4 bonus chapters.

Tags: Band , School Club , Yuri , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Rehabilitation , Tsundere

Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote

Also known as The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio.

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

Yumiko Sato works as a voice actress with a stage name "Yasumi". She hides that she is a "Gyaru", plays an innocent character in front of the audience. She respects Yuhi Yugure, who is also a voice actress and a highschooler. Yuhi's popularity is on the rise, and she had even done a concert in front of her fans. Yumiko is anxious... it's her second year as a voice actress, and she has to be famous in a year or else she will have to quit this job. One day, she is offered to be a cohost to a weekly radio program with Yuhi Yugure. The director of the program is totally excited... just because he knew that they were classmates!
Yumiko couldn't be more surprised--to know that Yuhi Yugure was Chika Watanabe, a grim-looking girl in her class!

Note: Originally concluded with 3 volumes and 17 chapters on 2021-07-27, additional serialization started 2023-12-26, in support of the anime.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Acting , Primarily Female Cast , Gyaru , Idol , Seinen , Work , School