Manga like Hibari no Asa

My Broken Mariko

Also known as My Broken Mariko.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko's life-and Tomoyo's too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko's death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko's ashes for one final journey together... to set free her dear, broken Mariko.



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "YISKA".
includes the extra "Home Sweet Home!".

Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Coastal , Tomboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Yuri , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Philosophy , Rehabilitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Denpa

Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 15 year old, is delighted to hear the news of his neurotic and excitable mother's remarriage to a wealthy British man. However, much to his horror, his sweet-talking new step-father Greg, soon begins to exhibit a disturbing trait...he is a sadistic pedophile and loses no time in making Jeremy his target. Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two stepbrothers - Jeremy and Ian - as they each pursue their separate paths towards redemption.

Tags: Foreign , Tragedy , Revenge , Family Life , Josei , Suicide , Philosophy , Urban , Denpa , Body Horror , Torture , Blackmail , Male Protagonist , Drugs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Boys' Love , School , Inseki , Detective , Marriage , Boarding School , Incest , Rehabilitation , Bisexual

River's Edge

Also known as River's Edge.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Haruna Wakakusa and Yamada become friends after she saves him several times from her boyfriend's constant bullying. Through him she gets to know Kozue Yoshikawa, a fellow student who also models professionally. The three emotionally stunted teens' lives briefly yet intensely intertwine for one semester before splintering from the aftereffects of one disastrous night. For both Wakakusa and Yamada, their emotional awakening fosters an unlikely friendship between the two battered souls.

Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Josei , Female Protagonist , Bullying , Bisexual , Nudity , Cheating , Primarily Teen Cast , Drugs , Gore , Heterosexual , Yuri

Musume no Iede

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

The remarried mother. After their divorce, the father who lives with his "boyfriend".
Living surrounded by such family, highschooler Mayuko is now at the height of her adolescence. Beginning from Mayuko's "runaway", intersecting various life, these are the runway story which will dye in to your heart.

Tags: Coming of Age , School , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Yuri , Boys' Love

Dansei Kyoufushou datta Watashi ga AV Jouyu ni Naru made no Hanashi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Nazuna Nonohara is a porn actress with androphobia. This manga revolves around Nazuna's past, and the tragedy that she experienced.

The manga is based on the mangaka's personal experiences.

Tags: Autobiographical , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Incest , Seinen , Nudity

not simple

Also known as not simple.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Ian, a young man with a fractured family history, travels from Australia to England to America in the hope of realizing his dreams and reuniting with his beloved sister. His story unfolds backwards through the framing narrative of Jim, a reporter driven to capture Ian’s experiences in a novel: not simple. A story within a story, a book within a book, a tale about the search for family, for an emotional home.



Tags: Tragedy , Coming of Age , Achronological Order , Seinen , Foreign , Writing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Travel , Boys' Love , Estranged Family , Male Protagonist

Toumei Ningen no Hone

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

At first glance, the family of Kinomiya Aya may seem quite ordinary: loving mother and father and a kind elder brother, however, appearances can be deceiving—Aya's father constantly beats her mother, scolds them for the slightest "transgressions," and commits other inappropriate deeds. Her brother spends all of his time selfishly ignoring what's right in front of him in favour of enjoying himself. Her mother is enduring it all for her children, and both mother and daughter live in constant fear of Aya's father. Because of all this, Aya envies ordinary families and the children who enjoy them.

One day, after witnessing a quarrel between father and mother turn violent, Aya experiences a great deal of stress, due to which she gains the ability to turn invisible. At first, the girl indulged in her superpowers, but eventually she makes a decision that will probably make her blame herself for the rest of her life...

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Crime , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Philosophy , Family Life , School , Photography , Yuri , Shounen , Work , Super Power

Adabana

Also known as Adabana.

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

After the gruesome murder of two small-town residents, a ramen shop owner, and a local student, the community is left shocked. Mizuki Aikawa, the best friend of one of the victims, confesses to the brutal crime. However, nothing is as it seems, and Mizuki's public defenders believe there has to be more to the story. When the truth unravels, they discover a tale of class, exploitation, and the deeper struggles of meeting family expectations.



Tags: Crime , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Achronological Order , Suicide , Tragedy , Prostitution , Police , Prison , Torture , Denpa , Sadism , Nudity

Vitamin

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

High school student Sawako is caught in a compromising situation. As a result, the other students in her school bully and ostracize her to the point she looks to suicide and drops out of school. She starts drawing manga and the hobby becomes her "vitamin."



Tags: Bullying , School , Coming of Age , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Nudity ,

Sakura no Sono

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

The drama club of an all girl high school puts on the play "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov for the anniversary of the school's founding.

Each chapter follows the life of one of the club members while the preparations for the play go on.



Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , School , Episodic , Acting , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Yuri , Delinquents , LGBTQ+ Themes