Manga like Taiyou no Ie

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

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

At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!



Notes:
-Includes 20 extra chapters.
-The 17th volume got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , School , Family Life , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Episodic , Shounen , Love Triangle , Bullying , Urban , Time Skip

Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet

Also known as Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet.

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

Fumi Oono, second-year high-school student. Stuck with the debts of her father, she needs a job—fast. While she did indeed manage to find one as a housekeeper for THE Akatsuki Kibikino, it leaves much to be desired. After all, the novelist has a mean glare and an even worse attitude...And on top of that, she has to live with him?!



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters (from which two are Hirunaka no Ryuusei extras, released with this series).


Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Adoption , Writing , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Tragedy , Time Skip , Work , Cohabitation

Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Michiko is an unemployed 30-year-old. She has just broken up with a younger boyfriend whom she supported financially until she drained all of her savings. Michiko then has a chance meeting with a former boss she used to dislike.

Note: Includes four bonus chapters.

Tags: Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Office Lady , Heterosexual , Restaurant , Work , Love Triangle , Food , Marriage , Matchmaking , Estranged Family , Urban , Gangs

Atsumori-kun no Oyome-san (←Mitei)

Also known as Atsumori-kun’s Bride-to-be.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Nishiki, who lives out in the countryside, loves studying. But due to the arranged marriage her parents have planned for her, she’s finding her hometown a bit cramped. One day, she happens to meet Atsumori, a high schooler from Tokyo. Motivated by his unique sense of values, Atsumori suggests that Nishiki run away with him and get married! Having grown fond of Atsumori, Nishiki decides to chase after him by getting into a high school in Tokyo...?!



Note: Includes four bonus chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual

Yumemiru Taiyou

Also known as Dreamin' Sun.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Shimana Kameko lives in a home where she feels she doesn’t belong. Her mother is dead, her father has remarried, and her six-month-old baby brother takes up everyone’s attention. Kameko skips school and runs away to a nearby park, where she literally stumbles over a mysterious man in a kimono. The stranger, Fujiwara Taiga, offers Kameko a place to stay—on three conditions. The first condition is that Kameko tell him why she ran away from home. The second is that she fetch the stranger’s lost apartment key (he is locked out!). The third condition is…to have a dream. Kameko meets the conditions, moves in, and begins a journey of romance and self-discovery.



Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Heart no Tomato

Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Incest , Male Harem , Time Skip

Hirunaka no Ryuusei

Also known as Daytime Shooting Star.

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

After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park where she had once seen a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they’ll meet again. Suzume starts her first day at her new high school sitting next to a boy who blushes furiously at her touch. And her homeroom teacher is none other than the handsome stranger!



Notes:
Includes 3 extra chapters.
Includes the one-shot "Tsuyu Kaoru (ツユカオル, A Love Story in Moist Rainy Days)"
Includes the one-shot "Heroine no Ryuusei (ヒロインの流星)"
Includes the one-shot "More than Words (モア ザン ワーズ)"
Includes the one-shot "Cookie Girl Cream Boy (クッキーガール クリームボーイ)"
Includes the one-shot "Hibi Ryuusei: Suzume no Parallel Koukou Nikki (日々流星－すずめのパラレル高校日記－, Suzume's Parallel School Diary)"

Tags: Shoujo , Love Triangle , School , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Fake Relationship

Living no Matsunaga-san

Also known as Living-Room Matsunaga-san.

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

After her parents leave to care for her ailing grandmother, high schooler Miko “Meeko” Sonoda moves into her uncle’s boarding house. There, she meets its rather unusual residents, including the oldest of the bunch: the grumpy mother hen, Matsunaga-san. With the help of her housemates, Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents, but she soon learns that no matter how far away from home she is, she’s still a young girl at heart—especially when she finds herself falling for Matsunaga-san…



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Cohabitation , Urban

Midori no Tomari Ki

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Following her mother’s passing, Midori is now not only responsible for raising her little brother, Ai, but she’s also tied down by housework and other school commitments, making it hard to establish any form of social life... Until she meets a man in the courtyard at school. Will he change her life or will she change him?

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Shoujo , Age Gap , Heterosexual

Futari no Table

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

Although her mother was sometimes abusive, Wakaba's best memories are when they are together at home eating a homemade dinner. However, when Wakaba is abandoned by her only parent, she is left in the care of a distant relative - the young Hinata Kazutomo. Initially unhappy with the arrangement, Wakaba gradually begins to enjoy her time with Kazutomo, who is determined to help heal her wounds and get her back on track.

Source: MAL

Note: Contains the oneshot "Tsutsuji no Koukuhaku"

Tags: School , Shoujo , Food , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Estranged Family , Incest , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , Time Skip

Sensei Datte Kareshi Desu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

This spring, Io Yumabuki will start her second year of high school. At the opening ceremony, Wataru Naruchika, a childhood friend of hers, shows up as the new art teacher. Io and Wataru were next door neighbors and have been close family friends since childhood. But... they actually became a couple 3 months ago! Friends, lovers... and teacher! It's a heart-pounding relationship with "Naruchika-san"! A fearless adolescent love comedy!

Tags: Shoujo , Teacher , School , Heterosexual , Age Gap