Manga like Gogo no Akubi

What is Gogo no Akubi about?

Status: Finished

Everyday is a little bit strange. Everyday is wonderful. Here in Shiratama-cho, strange things come to life like fireflies. This is a story about "Utakata no Hibino Awako," an office worker who lives in this town. It is a cute short manga that will touch your heart deeply.

Tags: Josei , Iyashikei , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Animals
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Gogo no Akubi

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Also known as Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha stands witness to chronicle the end of humanity’s days with coffee, a slice of watermelon, and the sound of her moon guitar backed by distant seagulls. Quiet and bittersweet, this tale is about the melancholy beauty that can be found even as the end approaches.



Tags: Iyashikei , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Rural , Robots , Time Skip , Lost Civilization , Coastal , Artificial Intelligence , Seinen , Episodic , Work , Yuri , Mopeds , Travel , Restaurant , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes , Motorcycles , Nudity
Aria

ARIA

Also known as Aria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. In pursuit of her dream to become an Undine — a gondolier who leads high-end tours around the city — Akari joins as a trainee with the Aria Company, one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in Neo-Venezia. There, she explores the beauty of the city and the world along with other trainees from Aria and rival companies, working hard for her dreams and making new friends along the way.



Tags: Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Work , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Foreign , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shounen , Heterosexual
8-gatsu no Soda Sui

8-gatsu no Soda Sui

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Tales of the unusual residents staying in an equally unusual seaside town.

Also includes the additional story "Uwa no Sora ga Oka Yori."

Tags: Environmental , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Iyashikei , Full Color , Seinen , Primarily Child Cast , Rural , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Magic , Coastal
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The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store

Hokkyoku Hyakkaten no Concierge-san

Also known as The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Working retail is tough enough with regular human customers, but what about when they’re owls, wolves, koalas…and a woolly mammoth? Welcome to the Hokkyoku Department Store, where new employee Akino’s customers are talking animals–including extinct species! Just like any shopper, each has their own complicated request that Akino must strive to satisfy. From a wealthy laughing owl searching for the perfect present to delight his wife to a thespian sea mink attempting to find a gift for a long-awaited reunion with her father, Akino must learn to meet their needs, while also dealing with her challenging coworkers and elusive floor manager.



Tags: Animals , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Animal Cast , Work
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Chikuma-san

Chikuma-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The book is a compilation of illustrations and mangas that appeared in Chikuma Shobo's PR magazine Chikuma. The basic structure consists of an illustration of a woman, Chikuma-san, at work on the right-hand page of the spread, and a 4koma manga to accompany the illustration on the left, such as "Hito making bread in Kasumi" and "Hito making jewelry in Krystal." In the book, the black-and-white manga from the magazine are now in color. The book also includes 32 pages of newly drawn manga, "Today's People" and "Tomorrow's People," as well as commentary for each episode.

Tags: Full Color , Episodic , 4-koma , Advertisement , Female Protagonist
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Ruki-san

Ruki-san

Status: Finished
Genres:



Tags: Full Color , Josei , Office Lady
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Shimeji Simulation

Shimeji Simulation

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

A girl who shut herself in a closet for the last 2 years of middle school realizes she has to go to high school. When she exits her closet for the first time in two years and looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that she grew shimeji mushrooms out of her head.

Tags: Meta , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Denpa , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , 4-koma , Post-Apocalyptic , Hikikomori , Yuri , Suicide , Gods , School , School Club , Episodic , Tragedy , Religion , Trains
Kotonoba Drive

Kotonoba Drive

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The story centres on Suu-chan, a girl who works part-time at a pasta restaurant named "Lamp." She witnesses mysterious events while riding her moped in the night, such as the past of a person or place. She can only experience these visions five minutes at a time.

Tags: Iyashikei , Episodic , Work , Seinen , Rural , Outdoor , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Motorcycles , Photography , Cars
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Girls' Last Tour

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Episodic , Travel , Snowscape , Urban , War , Artificial Intelligence , Tanks , Denpa , Cosmic Horror , Military , Chibi , Aliens

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