Manga like Futsuu no Keionbu

Bocchi the Rock!

Also known as Bocchi the Rock!.

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

Hitori Gotoh just wants to be popular, but the thought of interacting with her classmates makes her fall to pieces. Her solution-become a rock legend so cool that people approach her instead! However, while spending all of middle school in her closet shredding on the guitar may have earned her anonymous internet fame, it did nothing for her social skills. Now a high schooler, Hitori’s feeling ready to shrivel up and die-when she gets a sudden request to fill in for a band! It’s like her wish came true-but does this most anxious of introverts have what it takes to perform in front of a live audience?!



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , 4-koma , Primarily Teen Cast , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Rock Music , Hikikomori , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Tsundere

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

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

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , Acting , Love Triangle , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

K-On!

Also known as K-On!.

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

When their high school's pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And although she likes the idea of being in a band, standing in front of the mirror posing with her guitar is a lot easier than actually playing it. It's gonna be a while before this motley crew is rocking out, but with their spunk and determination cranked to 11, anything is possible!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , 4-koma , Primarily Female Cast , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Band , Food , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Tomboy , Chibi , Tsundere , Tanned Skin

SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music

Shiori was once a guitarist in a light music club in high school, but her first live performance was dashed when her brother ran away from home with a lot of debt to become a musician in Tokyo.

A decade later, Shiori is now a high school teacher, leading a boring, uneventful life and paying off the debt... till she runs into the ghost of none other than a famous guitarist Jim-you-know-who.

A story of a 27-year-old woman on her way to a music legend begins here.

Tags: Band , Ghost , School Club , Seinen , Coming of Age , Teacher , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Anachronism , Rock Music , Delinquents , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast

Ruri Dragon

Also known as RuriDragon.

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

Ruri faces the usual issues: pushy classmates, annoying teachers and...waking up with dragon horns?!



Tags: Iyashikei , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist , School , Coming of Age , Dragons , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Family Life , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Super Power , Slapstick

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

Fuuka

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Music , Romance

New meetings always come suddenly! The protagonist, Yuu Haruna, moves into a new town where he meets a somewhat strange girl who doesn't have a cell phone. The girl, Fuuka, seems to have a strange allure that draws people to her, very much like a summer breeze. Looks like Yuu has been caught up in one wild love story!



Note: Chapter count includes 195 regular chapters and 9 extras.

Tags: Band , Tragedy , Agriculture , Musical Theater , Age Gap , School , Shounen , Coming of Age , Bisexual

Kimi ga Hoeru Tame no Uta wo,

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

A girl who is troubled by her voice that doesn't match her appearance, and a girl who feels she has reached her limits in songwriting. The story of two young musicians.



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School

School Zone

Also known as SCHOOL ZONE GIRLS.

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

A quirky yuri comedy about the chaotic daily life of high school girls!

Yokoe and Sugiura have been together forever, and they’ve mastered the art of making trouble when life’s a bore. High school might be a drag, but these girls in love know just how to inject a little chaos and comedy into their sloppy school life.



Tags: School , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Twins , Tsundere , Gyaru , Age Gap , Tomboy

Rock A Rock

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

There's a 15-year-old who really loves music, especially rock and roll. Not sure why, but he gets that feeling in his heart. Youth, friendship, hometown, glory, loneliness, encounters, farewells, joy, and the essence of life—all of it turns into music for him. This is the tale of a countryside high schooler who dives headfirst into music, risking everything to form the ultimate rock band.



Tags: Shounen , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Rock Music