Manga like Hira Hira

Kagerou Inazuma Mizu no Tsuki

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A collection of stories set amongst the oiran (high-rank courtesans before the time of geisha) in (mostly) the Yoshiwara district of Edo, a famous historical 'red-light district.'

Kagerou no Shou
Inazuma no Shou
Mizu no Tsuki no Shou
Nagasaki Bojou

Tags: Oiran , Shoujo , Historical , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Tragedy

Ayakashi Koi Kitan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

A collection of one-shots all based on popular ballets, but in Japanese setting and with a definite supernatural twist! Ghosts were once humans, too, and their love is still alive, told by the master of lovely, but eerie supernatural stories, Kamata Kimiko.

Tags: Josei , Historical , Youkai , Anthology , Oiran , Ghost

Edo Karuta

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A collection of historic short stories, each associated with a karuta card. The stories revolve around the red-light district of Yoshiwara, in Edo.

1) Kimori
Okuma is a good-natured, sweet girl, but she is unable to find a husband due to her weight. One day, a samurai defends her from being publicly mocked. Is this samurai her chance to find happiness?

2) Kanrobai
After her father ritually commits suicide, Asagi finds herself in much reduced circumstances. Some of the girls who work with Asagi bully her, and the high-class airs she puts on don't help the situation. All she wants is a way to get back to the lifestyle to which she was accustomed, but all she has is mistreatment and the company of a strange man trapped under a barrel...

3) Maigoishi
Tama is a lost child, and she's taken in temporarily by a family who already has a son, Shirou. Tama can't wait to find her beloved father again. However, finding the place where she belongs may not be so simple for little Tama.

4) Akaishinyo
Seiichi is the only one left to protect his princess, Miya. He wants what's best for her, regardless of their feelings for one another. But can he really tell what that might be?



Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Anthology , Oiran , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Karuta , Heterosexual , Samurai

Chiruhi

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

In the title piece, Chiruhi, Orin is a prostitute who works on a boat near the seashore. She falls in love with a young hairdresser, who is one of her customers, even though she knows it is an impossible love. This collection consists of six historical short stories which tragicomically depict people trying to do their best in the city of Edo throughout the seasons.

Tags: Historical , Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Anthology , Oiran , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Youkai , Tragedy

Chou no Michiyuki

Also known as Flight of the Butterflies.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

"Sorry—I know you must've been lonely. Don't worry. I won't keep you waiting long..."

Maruyama, Nagasaki's pleasure district—where the music of shamisens mingles with the language of foreign lands. From artist Kan Takahama comes a tale of love and death: a beautiful courtesan, a man on his deathbed, and their secret past...



Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Historical , Seinen , Oiran , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Heterosexual

Oiran Girl

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

8 years ago, Tsubaki, a daughter of a successful businessman, was reluctantly given to the Yoshiwara (red light) district of Tokyo after a tragic fire burned down the entire family's wealth and belongings. Shin, a childhood friend of Tsubaki's, coldly turned his back on her now that she was poor. Furious, Tsubaki, threw herself into becoming a top oiran girl to beguile him with her looks and then reject him one day! But plans are never as easy as they seem. For one, the beautiful and cold-hearted Takao oiran stands in her way...

Included one-shot:
Volume 4: Ginrou no Sakura

Tags: Oiran , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Shoujo , Historical , Gender Bending , Age Gap , Revenge , Guns , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Twins , Swordplay

Sora ni Saitara

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A prostitute's time in the red light district is coming to an end. Will she be able to return to a regular life?

Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Oiran , Female Protagonist , Prostitution