Manga like Hot Road

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Status: Finished

Kazuki always felt a barrier between her and her mother, because her father, who died when she was still a child, was someone her mother hated. She wasn't a child born out of love. One day, Kazuki is persuaded by a friend to meet Hiroko-san, the girlfriend of the head of the motorcycle gang "NIGHTS". And there, she meets Haruyama...

Tags: Shoujo , Delinquents , Gangs , Motorcycles , Tragedy , Heterosexual , School
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High Teen Boogie

High Teen Boogie

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Momoko is one of the brightest students at school, but the school is a bit overrun by delinquents from a motorcycle gang. In fact, the person who has the next desk has never come to class. Then one day she gets the upper hand on one of these bikers and they actually strike up a bit of a friendship, with the potential for more. Of course, it turns out that he’s the leader of the bike gang, and the student in the next seat who has been missing this entire year…



Tags: Delinquents , Tragedy , Josei ,
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Mars

MARS

Also known as Mars.

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

Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, an arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars, she overcomes her fears and asks him to model for her. And, to everyone's surprise, Rei agrees.



Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Motorcycles , Drawing , Suicide , Delinquents , Twins , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Amnesia , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes
Nana

NANA

Also known as Nana.

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

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city.

Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar.

This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.



Note: Winner of the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2002.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Band , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Tragedy , Time Skip , Philosophy , Pregnant , Found Family , Netorare , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Achronological Order , Urban , Rock Music , Age Gap , Nudity , Drugs , Bar
Blue

blue

Also known as Blue.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Kayako Kirishima and Masami Endo are about to discover that their recent friendship is turning into obsessive love. But when today’s hopes and yesterday’s dreams meet tomorrow’s problems, will they be able to continue? With clear outline and confused feelings, Kiriko Nananan demonstrates that it is possible to make a Blue manga from black and white.



Tags: Yuri , Coming of Age , Josei , School , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coastal , Primarily Female Cast , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Bisexual
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Paradise Kiss

Paradise Kiss

Also known as Paradise Kiss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends 22 own exclusive clothing model.



Tags: Josei , Coming of Age , Fashion , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Bisexual , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Transgender , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Nudity
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Bakuon Rettou

Bakuon Rettou

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological

In the 80s, the parents of Kaze Takashi move to a quiet area of ​​Tokyo in order to save the young man from the bad influence of his friends. In class, Takashi does not take long to make new friends and they soon invite him to meet with their gang, the Zeros. Takashi comes to love motorcycles and gets involved with the gang. What has he got himself into and is he ready to face the consequences?

Tags: Gangs , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Motorcycles , Seinen , Autobiographical , Tragedy , Bullying , Criminal Organization , Yakuza , Drugs , Anti-Hero , School , Class Struggle , Prison , Revenge , Nudity
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At Summer’s End

Natsu no Shuuten

Also known as At Summer’s End.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Natsukawa, a member of the beautification committee, often finds her gaze lingering on her schoolmate Aihara. One fateful day off, she spots Aihara walking alongside another girl... As summer’s heat stirs the air, a delicate tale of first love begins to take shape...



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Coming of Age , School , Heterosexual , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Love Triangle
The Other Side of the Mirror

Jingzi De Ling Yibian

Also known as The Other Side of the Mirror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

In the dismal backdrop of New York City, Southern-belle-turned-prostitute Sunny meets the college-educated Lou, who makes a living by out-drinking people at bars. What first starts as a night of drunken passion quickly spirals into unexpected love, as together they begin to search for meaning in a world that has all but deserted them...



Note: Includes 99 Roses, Peggy, and Funeral Procession of the Stars

Tags: Foreign , Drugs , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Heterosexual , Suicide
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Tokyo Girls Bravo

Tokyo Girls Bravo

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

The story takes place in the 80's. Kaneda Sakae, a high school girl living in Sapporo, suddenly moves to Tokyo with her mother...

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Nudity , School , Bullying
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Jun

Jun

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

When Takahashi Atsuho, the son of a fisherman, changed classes in his third year of junior high school, he found himself in the same class as Miyamoto Jun, whom he has had a crush on since he entered school. Miyamoto became gradually attracted to Atsuho, who appears rough on the outside but is kind at heart... The two seemed to be getting closer little by little, but...?



Tags: Boys' Love , Rural , School , Shoujo
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