Manga like Houkago Kitaku Biyori

Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu

Also known as Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate.

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

Minato Seno’s high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next to him in class. Timid and socially anxious, Minato has never talked to her or even seen her face. But when he finally musters up the courage to wake Nekozane, she unexpectedly hugs him on the spot! Thus begins a sweet tale of two teens awkwardly stumbling into a new friendship, unaware that their feelings are slowly turning into something more! Note: Originally self-published on Twitter, it was picked up for commercial publication with two volumes collecting the Twitter comics releasing on 2024-03-25 and 2024-04-25, with subsequent serialization in Big Gangan starting 2024-04-25.

Tags: Heterosexual , Animals , School , Kuudere , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , Photography

Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The story of the comedy manga revolves around Yuuji Yugami and Chihiro Watanuki, who sit next to each other in class. Unfortunately for Chihiro the transfer student, Yuuji is weird... extremely weird. Even though he's the ace of the baseball club, he hasn't adapted to the club at all. He also stands apart from the rest of the class, but seems completely satisfied with being alone.



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Baseball , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Rakugo , Time Skip

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

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

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Rural , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Acting , Transgender , Love Triangle

Jirai Nan Desu ka? Chihara-san

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

The girl sitting next to me at the start of the new semester is the rumored "landmine" girl… but… is Chihara-san really the "landmine" that everyone says she is?



Tags: Heterosexual , School , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Makeup , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Surreal Comedy

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai

Also known as Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

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

First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy--let's call it a sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!



Notes:
-Chapter count includes 14 extra chapters and the original one-shot that were included in the volumes.
-Won 19th place (2020) and 7th place (2021) in the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in the physical release category.

Tags: Iyashikei , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Coming of Age

Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatan-chuu.

Also known as Akira Failing in Love.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a plan to win the heart of her childhood crush! They're both fools in love… because she's too dense to figure out he likes her back!

Tags: Shounen , Heterosexual , School , Kuudere , Slapstick

Kono Koi wa Fukami-kun no Plan ni wa Nai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

An unexpected love starting from an unplanned kiss. Fukami-kun is a smart, good-looking guy who's popular with the girls. But in actuality, he's a disappointingly stubborn boy who refuses to accommodate anyone else's schedule, leading him to be rejected even after being confessed to. One day, a strange girl, Higurashi Akio, is looking for her cat around the school grounds, and the two of them somehow end up kissing by accident. Unlike Fukami-kun, Akio doesn't seem to care about the accident at all. At first, Fukami-kun is irked by her attitude, but gradually comes to hold an interest in the capricious Akio. A youthful love story between a disappointing boy and a strange girl begins.

Includes 3 bonus chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Seinen , School , School Club

Yuuyake Trip

Also known as Nightfall Travelers: Leave Only Footprints.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

High schooler Ninamori Akane is assigned by the newspaper club to report on local places that are rumored to be haunted. She asks the new transfer student, Amemura Fujino, to join her, and together they discover the simple truths behind the spooky stories. Their friendship grows as they explore their town of labyrinthine paths and endless stairways.



Tags: Travel , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu

Also known as The Dangers in My Heart.

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

Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro’s not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna’s a bit odd herself!



Notes:
Winner of the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award.
Nominee for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Iyashikei , Meta , Chuunibyou , Acting

Yankee-kun to Hakujou Girl

Also known as Love’s in Sight!.

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

An infamous delinquent, Kurokawa Morio meets a partially blind girl, Akaza Yukiko.

Note: Includes 11 extra chapters.

Tags: Disability , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , 4-koma , Shounen , Delinquents , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Orphan , Mixed Gender Harem , Heterosexual