Manga like Hatsu*Haru

Ao Haru Ride

Also known as Ao Haru Ride.

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

Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has reappeared, but is he still the same boy she fell in love with?



Includes two side stories and two oneshots.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Tomboy , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Tsundere , Tragedy , Time Skip , Age Gap

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun

Also known as My Little Monster.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mizutani is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Haru is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence. Haru gets suspended on the first day of school when he encounters some bullies harassing a student and dispatches the bullies with great bloody violence. Mizutani is tasked with delivering school materials to Haru who interprets this as an act of friendship and latches on to Mizutani, much to her dismay. And so begins a strange and potentially combustible relationship!



Note: Includes 17 bonus stories.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Baseball , Age Gap , Tragedy

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Love★Com.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex?



Note: The chapter count includes the one-shots "Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru" and "Bokura no Ibasho".

Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Chibi , Basketball

Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare

Also known as Love Me, Love Me Not.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites—Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated!



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Chibi , Urban

Honey

Also known as Honey So Sweet.

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

Little did Nao Kogure realize back in middle school that when she left an umbrella and a box of bandages in the rain for injured delinquent Taiga Onise that she would meet him again in high school. Nao wants nothing to do with the gruff and frightening Taiga, but he suddenly presents her with a huge bouquet of flowers and asks her to date him—with marriage in mind! Is Taiga really so scary, or is he a sweetheart in disguise?



Note: Includes the one-shot "Sugar (シュガー)" and 2 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Delinquents , Love Triangle , Twins , Incest , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual

Koukou Debut

Also known as High School Debut.

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

After blindly following the advice of fashion magazines and the like, Haruna fails to win the eye of any guy. Convinced that a coach is needed (just like when she trained for softball), she recruits cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to instruct her on how to make herself more appealing. Yoh agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him!



Note: The last two volume, Koukou Debut -Enrenhen-, contains oneshots and side-stories of the series.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Tomboy , Coming of Age , Baseball

Last Game

Also known as Last Game.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

In elementary school, the rich and spoiled Yanagi Naoto was known for excelling in both studies and sports. But then he suffered the first setback of his life when Kujou Mikoto, a girl from a poor family, transferred to his school and performed better than Naoto at every turn. Reeling from this unforgivable blow to his pride, Naoto decided that he had to make Mikoto lose at something…by making her lose her heart to him, which he could then break! Now that they’re both in college, will Naoto finally be able to win Mikoto’s affections–or will he lose this final game with her?



Notes: The chapter count includes 6 extra stories and 4 one-shots.

Tags: Shoujo , Time Skip , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , School Club , School , Revenge , Tragedy

Short Cake Cake

Also known as Shortcake Cake.

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

Ten Serizawa has a two-hour commute through the mountains to high school every day, so she can’t spend much time hanging out with her friends in the afternoon. She decides to move into the local boardinghouse, where one of her friends and three other boys are living. Ten’s friends consider her to be as oblivious as a rock when it comes to noticing boys and falling in love, but will she be able to keep her calm and steady heart in her new living situation?



Tags: Shoujo , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Adoption , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Tomboy , Estranged Family , Rural , Female Harem

Heroine Shikkaku

Also known as No Longer Heroine.

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

Enter: Hatori Matsuzaki, the heroine of this love story. And her hero? Rita Terasaka, an infamous hottie with a (hidden) heart of gold. Sure, he might be a notorious playboy, but she’s got nothing to worry about—after all, he’s never serious about any of his paramours. Besides, she knows him better, has been by his side longer, and loves him so much more than anyone else possibly could. Okay, so she might not be dating him just this second, but what’s the rush when destiny is on her side…right?



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "Thank You☆Last Samurai (サンキュー☆ラストサムライ)".
Includes the one-shot "Souri de Sorry (総理でソーリー)".

Tags: Shoujo , Love Triangle , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Parody , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast

Boku to Kimi to de Niji ni Naru

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Because she loved the word "wisdom", Rui hated the words "waste" and "fuzzy". One day, a guy named Shou appeared on her life. And thank to that encounter, Rui will suddenly change... And that's the beginning of a "rainbow school daze" between that super dry girl and that careless guy.



Tags: School , Shoujo , Heterosexual