Manga like Ura de Yancha-na Gouinda-san

Asobi Asobase

Also known as Asobi Asobase.

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

The "surreal gag" comedy manga revolves around three classmates who play simple hand games. One of the girls is good at games, but hates them as she always lost to her older sister and forced to do chores while growing up. Another girl is of American descent, but raised in Japan, and who only pretends to be bad at Japanese. Another girl usually observes their games, and loses to the other girls.



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , School , School Club , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Drugs , Vampire , Scat , LGBTQ+ Themes , Aliens , Alternate Universe , Twins , Slapstick , Episodic , Butler , Robots , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Sakurai-san wa Kizuite Hoshii

Also known as Sakurai-san Wants to Be Noticed.

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

Makoto is a laidback teen who just wants to keep his head down and get through high school. His busty best friend Sakurai, however, is constantly pulling him into one shenanigan after another! Not only that, but she’s always teasing him in provocative ways. Sure, Makoto’s noticed that his friend has gotten super flirty, but that doesn’t mean she “likes” him, right? Right?



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Shounen , Urban

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai

Also known as Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

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

First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy--let's call it a sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!



Notes:
Includes 13 extra chapters and the pilot one-shot.
Won 19th place (2020) and 7th place (2021) in the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in the physical release category.

Tags: Iyashikei , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Coming of Age

Tokidoki Bosotto Russiago de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

Also known as Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Masachika Kuse sits next to Alya, a girl of Russian and Japanese descent. She's beautiful, haughty, and an exceptional student, while Masachika is nerdy and known for being a slacker. He's an easy target for her comments in Russian, which she's all too happy to translate—except he can understand what she's really saying!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Language Barrier , Tsundere , Kuudere , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast , Otaku Culture , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Nudity , Shounen , Crossdressing

Tonari no Seki no Yatsu ga Souiu Me de Mitekuru

Also known as The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Being sexy can be mortifying, so who will be the first to tap out in this battle of flirtatious gazes between smitten seatmates Eguchi and Ikezawa? Note: Originally self-published, the manga got licensed by Shogakukan and started being published on Sunday Webry since June 17th, 2024. The original first chapter was republished with some changes, the subsequent chapters are being published without changes.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Gender Bending

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Also known as Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro.

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

Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate! What’s her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?



Note: Includes 34 extra chapters.

Tags: Bullying , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin , School , Primarily Female Cast , Drawing , School Club , Shounen , Tomboy , Urban , Slapstick , Martial Arts , Judo , Gyaru , Nudity , Yandere , Time Skip

Nichijou

Also known as Nichijou.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their talking cat Sakamoto. With every passing day, the lives of these six, as well as of the many people around them, experience both the calms of normal life and the insanity of the absurd. Walking to school, being bitten by a talking crow, spending time with friends, and watching the principal suplex a deer: they are all in a day's work in the extraordinary everyday lives of those in Nichijou.



Tags: Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , School , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Parody , 4-koma , Robots , Teacher , Time Skip , Go , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Tanned Skin

Saeki-san wa Nemutteru

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

The class representative, Saeki, uses an array of tactics to sleep during class. Tokimiya, the boy sitting next to her, tends to observe her different tactics and while doing so his interest begins to shift...

In other words, Saeki wants to sleep.

Note: Chapter count includes 9 extras.

Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick

Jirai Nan Desu ka? Chihara-san

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

The girl sitting next to me at the start of the new semester is the rumored "landmine" girl… but… is Chihara-san really the "landmine" that everyone says she is?



Tags: Heterosexual , School , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Makeup , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Dress-Up Darling.

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

Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Kitagawa Marin, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!



Note: Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Fashion , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Gyaru , Makeup , Heterosexual , Seinen , Photography , Educational , Crossdressing , School , Primarily Female Cast , Drawing , Unrequited Love , Nudity