Manga like Glass no Kamen

Skip Beat!

Also known as Skip Beat!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!



Tags: Shoujo , Acting , Work , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Slapstick , POV , Revenge , Age Gap , Urban , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , School , Super Power

act-age

Also known as ACT-AGE.

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

Lights! Camera! ACTION! Kei Yonagi wants to be an actress! But an already-difficult dream to achieve has become much harder since her father left and her mother died. She's now taking care of her two little siblings on her own.

Without much money left, will she have to give up her dream?!



Tags: Acting , Work , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Filmmaking , Shounen , Philosophy , Educational , Primarily Adult Cast , Twins

Versailles no Bara

Also known as The Rose of Versailles.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Oscar François de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI’s court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime.



Tags: Shoujo , Class Struggle , Foreign , Historical , Politics , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Love Triangle , Philosophy , Royal Affairs , Military , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , War , Bisexual , Arranged Marriage , Kingdom Management , Unrequited Love , Suicide , Medieval

SWAN

Also known as Swan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Masumi Hijiri is a 16-year-old ballet student attending a small school in Japan. When she unexpectedly recieves an invitation to attend a special ballet competition, and later gains admission to a renowned ballet academy, she embarks on a grand adventure of friendship and hardship. She is the weakest of the students, and as such encounters several challenges, but her determination and faith in herself help guide her through the fierce world of ballet.



Tags: Shoujo , Dancing , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Ballet

Ace wo Nerae!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

A story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she become an "Ace" tennis player?

Tags: Tennis , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School Club , Ojou-sama

[Oshi no Ko]

Also known as [Oshi no Ko].

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!



Notes:
Nominated for the 14th and 15th Manga Taisho, the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category and the 46th Kodansha Manga Award.
Winner of the 7th Next Manga Award in the print category.
Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Revenge , Idol , Acting , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Twins , Detective , Female Protagonist , Work , Time Skip , Urban Fantasy , Otaku Culture , Age Gap , Love Triangle , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Denpa , Bullying , Educational , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Primarily Female Cast , Pregnancy , Urban , Filmmaking , VTuber , Cosplay , Incest

Kasane

Also known as Kasane.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Kasane's face is so hideous, you couldn't bear to look twice at her—and her ugliness has forced her to walk a harsh path in life. But her mother left her something: a tube of lipstick. The power of this lipstick will change everything about her downtrodden life.



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taishou Award.

Tags: Shapeshifting , Acting , Body Swapping , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Bullying , Denpa , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Rehabilitation , Torture , Disability , Survival , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Incest , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Magic , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Mythology , Yandere , Prostitution , Time Skip , Suicide , School Club , School

GIRL CRUSH

Also known as Girl Crush.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Tenka Momose, a high school freshman that can sing and dance... she's pretty and smart to boot! She's good at everything but love. One day she meets Erian Satou, and was pulled in by her passionate dedication to becoming an idol. This is the story about two young girls chasing after their K-Pop idol dream!!



Tags: Dancing , Female Protagonist , Idol , Shoujo , Fashion , LGBTQ+ Themes , Agender , School Club , School , Foreign , Urban , Language Barrier , Heterosexual

Ashita no Ousama

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

A country girl in the big city, Yu doesn't quite understand just how hard it is to make it big. So when she's enraptured by a play, she immediately declares it her life's mission to become a great actress. Unfortunately, she has no knowledge of the craft, no experience, and no skills aside from making good curry -- not that that kind of thing would ever stop her.

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Acting , College , Crossdressing

Double

Also known as Double.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Scatterbrained Takara Takarada is an undiscovered genius actor who fully embodies every character he's cast as, delivering unforgettable performance after performance onstage. But this genius can only be brought forth by his best friend and fellow actor, Yuujin Kamoshima, who cares for Takara even as he envies him for his innate talent.

When it takes the two of them together to bring a character to life, what will happen when Takara is scouted away from their small-time theater troupe and thrust into the new world of television instead? Can Takara survive without Yuujin's guidance... and how does Yuujin respond to being left behind?



Notes:
Won an Excellence Award from the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival.
Seventeenth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.

Tags: Acting , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Classic Literature , Seinen , Nudity , Love Triangle