Manga like Futarigurashi

Harukaze no Étranger

Also known as Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no Étranger.

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

Shun and Mio connected on their small island near Okinawa, leading to a friendship and eventual romance. But Shun’s quiet home by the seaside started with pain–he left his hometown after his parents disowned him for being gay. That inescapable fact still haunts him, especially now that his father is ill. Shun is ready to go back to Hokkaido to see his parents again, but this time, he has Mio by his side. Mio has complicated feelings about this himself, as he was devastated by the loss of his own parents and now might not be accepted by Shun’s–what will this trip mean for him?



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Writing , Age Gap , Coastal

Doukyuusei

Also known as Classmates.

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

Hikaru always thought his classmate Rihito was kind of a snob, until he stumbles across Rihito secretly practicing a song in an empty classroom. Hikaru agrees to become Rihito’s music tutor, and with each lesson the two boys grow closer. But when Hikaru realizes that he’s fallen in love with Rihito, will they stay classmates or become something more?



Tags: Coming of Age , School , Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Band

Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Also known as What Did You Eat Yesterday?.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Shiro Kakei, lawyer by day and gourmand by night, lives with his boyfriend, Kenji Yabuki, an out-going salon stylist. While the pair navigate the personal and professional minefields of modern gay life, Kenji serves as enthusiastic taste-tester for Shiro’s wide and varied made-from-scratch meals.



Note: Nominated for the first annual Manga Taishou Award (2008).

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Food , Boys' Love , Seinen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Episodic

Sotsugyousei

Also known as Classmates.

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

In this emotional continuation of classmates, Rihito Sajou and Hikaru “Beyan” Kusakabe deepen their relationship and mature along with it. As could be imagined, Kusakabe’s free-spirit ways clashes with Sajou’s dedication to propriety. Their relationship’s in for a bumpy ride as graduation grows near and the boys come face to face with reality; what happens to them after graduation?



Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age

Sora to Hara

Also known as Sora and Hara.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Hara Manabu is a gay man who feels somewhat adrift in the world. He spends his days teaching at an all-boys school, his nights out on the town. While at a gay bar, he meets a young man named Sorano and makes an instant connection. But things become complicated when he sees Sorano again–as a new student at school! Hara immediately shuts down the possibility of a relationship, although the situation is unearthing issues from Hara’s youth, when he himself had complicated sexual feelings in his teens…and the current emotional baggage that still lingers with his now-graduated student, Rihito. In this darkly comedic drama about love and aging, a seen-it-all teacher has more learning of his own to do.



Tags: Age Gap , LGBTQ+ Themes , Teacher , School , Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist

O.B.

Also known as O.B..

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Sequel to Doukyuusei and Sotsugyousei.

Hikaru and Rihito may have graduated high school, but their life beyond is just beginning! Can these two boys keep their relationship strong while they grow into adults together? Meanwhile, many of their friends, including their former teacher Hara, are dealing with their own relationship drama.



Tags: Boys' Love , Teacher , College , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Bisexual , Nudity

Sajou Rihito no Chichi to Sono Buka

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

A father whose heart is shaken by his son's marriage...!?

Tags: Boys' Love , Work , Age Gap , Bisexual