Manga like Hotarubi no Mori e

What is Hotarubi no Mori e about?

Status: Finished

A collection of four one shots, one for each season.

Hanauta Nagaruru (Overhearing a Flower Song)
At Shima's school, there is an old, abandoned building, and for the past few days, she has been hearing guitar music coming from within. The source of the song is a student learning the guitar from Fujimura, a boy who constantly gets into fights but is kind at heart. Shima is entranced by the melody and soon begins taking lessons from Fujimura as well.

Hotarubi no Mori e (Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light)
When she was six years old, Hotaru Takegawa got lost in the woods. A strange masked man named Gin led her out of the forest, but he told her that if a human ever touched him, he would disappear. She vowed to visit Gin the next day and ended up spending the rest of her summer with him. Every summer since then, Hotaru has come to visit him, and while she ages, he stays the same. But as she grows, so do her feelings.

Kurukuru Ochiba (The Fallling of Autumn Leaves)
Tsubaki Kemumaki has been friends with Kaede Kirisato for the past 11 years. Kaede's wealthy parents were usually away, so he was often lonely, but Tsubaki kept him company during those times. Kaede was also nearly kidnapped as a child, and since then, Tsubaki has vowed to protect him. But soon, she realizes that her feelings for him are more than just a desire to protect her childhood friend.

Hibi, Fukaku (Deepening the Scar)
When they were children, Ritsu Jinnai and her brother Sou were inseparable. But due to their parents' constant fighting, Sou moved away with their father. Eight years later, they are reunited, and the siblings are overjoyed, but they don't feel the same connection they did before. And what's more, Ritsu begins to feels an ache in her heart when she looks at Sou...

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Anthology , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Rural , Ghost , Age Gap , School , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Incest , Urban Fantasy , Unrequited Love
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Status: Releasing
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Tags: Youkai , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Rural , Shoujo , Episodic , Adoption , Outdoor Activities , Estranged Family , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Primarily Male Cast , School , Rehabilitation , Shapeshifting , Exorcism , Orphan , Gender Bending
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Also known as the gods lie..

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The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

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Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Demons , Amnesia , Family Life , Pandemic , Philosophy , Adoption , Found Family , Body Horror , Curses , Teacher , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Orphan , Foreign , Tragedy , Religion , Travel , Lost Civilization , Survival , Politics , Eco-Horror , Medicine , Centaur
Kage no Matsuri

Kage no Matsuri

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Tags: Seinen , Historical , Youkai , No Dialogue , Male Protagonist
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Notes:
Includes the one-shot "Hana Dorobou".
Includes the one-shot "Coffee Hirari".

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Kimi no Na wa.

Also known as your name..

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Tags: Body Swapping , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , School , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Rural , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Mythology , Trains , Shrine Maiden , Alternate Universe , Religion , Seinen , Time Skip
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Status: Finished
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Tags: Josei , Iyashikei , Kemonomimi , Animals , Magic , Suicide , Fairy
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49

49

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

In this small town, within the 49 days after a person dies, you can see the dead's spirit. She once admired this small town where you can still spent time with the ones precious to you within these 49 days, but...

Included one shots:
Soko ni Koi Ari (そこに恋あり)
Kimi wa Nanimo Hoshigarazu (君は何もほしがらず)

Tags: School , Ghost , Shoujo , Tragedy , Female Protagonist
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Also known as Mr. Paper Bag is in Love.

Status: Finished
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Even though he's extremely timid, he abruptly confessed his love and is pushing forward! The girl he confessed to, Umi-chan, took it by surprise and soon an unexpected turn of events is about to happen!

Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , College , Slapstick , Urban

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