Manga like Hanakoi Tsurane

Kuro ka Shiro ka

Also known as Black or White.

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

Himemiya Shin has always wanted to become an actor ever since he was in high school. Now, he is an up and coming actor who only gets roles for the bad guys. Tatebayashi Kazushige has always wanted to go to college, but instead he became an actor. Now, he is an up and coming ikemen who only gets the likable roles. These two opposites may look like they have nothing in common on the outside, however, what secrets lay on the inside? Follow these two as their mysterious show business secret love unfolds.

Tags: Boys' Love , Work , Acting , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Also known as Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

This multi-generational epic dives deep into rakugo, a rich form of Japanese storytelling theater. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "The God of Death," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release, he goes to Yakumo's theater and pleads to be made his apprentice. Yakumo reluctantly accepts, but Yotaro quickly finds the world of rakugo is complex and grapples with a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu. Meanwhile, the two young people bring reminders of Yakumo’s own inescapable past.



Note: Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards for Best General Manga and the New Creator Prize of the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.

Tags: Rakugo , Josei , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Work , Acting , Love Triangle , Family Life , Afterlife , Suicide , Yakuza , Oiran , Tsundere , Elderly Protagonist , Heterosexual , Adoption , War , Crossdressing

Ameiro Paradox

Also known as Candy Color Paradox.

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

Satoshi Onoe, a reporter for a weekly magazine, has a new stakeout partner, and he’s anything but thrilled about it. Photographer Motoharu Kaburagi’s unconventional reporting methods and overall bad attitude are enough to drive Onoe insane. But the more the two work together, the closer they get.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Kuudere , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Bisexual , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Cohabitation , Crossover , Estranged Family , Love Triangle

Haru wo Daiteita

Also known as Embracing Love.

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

A lighthearted romantic comedy that lampoons the adult film business, the mainstream media, and the natural vanity of actors while exploring the earliest stages of a brand new relationship.



Includes the story Fuyu no Semi in vol.5

Tags: Acting , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tsundere , Nudity

Butai ni Sake!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Oniwa Asahi is just starting his high-school life, and he has decided it is time to turn over a new leaf and learn how to make friends and get to know those around him. How does someone who is terrible at interacting with other people go about doing that, though? Turns out, it's as easy as joining the Theatre Club and its quirky cast of characters, including the captain Imari, who seems to have his own issues opening up to others.

Tags: Acting , School Club , Josei , Boys' Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Time Skip

Tight-rope

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tightrope tells the tale of the reluctant heir of a yakuza family and his childhood friend, and follows their love relationship that started budding in their school days and keeps developing slowly but surely.

Note: Includes the one-shot "Doushiyoumo Nai Keredo Returns" (どうしようもないけれどリターンズ).

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Yakuza

Ikoku Irokoi Romantan

Also known as A Foreign Love Affair.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance

Japanese yakuza clan heir Ranmaru just got married on a lavish cruise ship, but things aren't as they seem. The marriage is just for the appearances, and he ends up getting drunk and spending the night not with his bride but with the sexy ship captain. When the two men meet again in Italy, it is the start of a spectacular love story.



Tags: Boys' Love

Ouji-sama no Riyuu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Charismatic, princely Asahina is an esteemed guest at the hotel Sakaki is working at as an attendant. It wasn’t supposed to be much more different from pampering other VIPs until Sakaki sees that same “prince” being accosted by a few hooligans

.. Chapter 5.5 is included in total chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast

Heart no Kakurega

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

A working class man moved into an old residential area with lots of weird neighbours.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast

Ayakari-Zoushi

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

It's been three years since Himawari lost his parents. One day, feeling particularly annoyed about having to live with his relatives, Himawari finds himself visiting a shrine. He soon learns that it is an unusual shrine with unusual people such as the shady guy, Kaminaga, and the priestess, Maru (who actually is a goddess). Soon, he becomes an acquaintance of this weird crowd and winds up helping them to grant their worshippers' wishes. While all the time he was working to grant others' wishes, his wish remained ungranted. However...

Tags: Shoujo