Manga like Housekibako ni Ai wo Tsumeyou

Studio Cabana

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

Yukari Maki, a diligent high school girl. One day, she spots her classmate, Yusuke Kusaka, who was rumored to be a delinquent, singing a love song. Never having imagined such a sweet, yet sad, singing voice could come from him, Yukari was instantly captivated—without knowing that it would soon be the beginning of a sad, unrequited love.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Band , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Nudity , Love Triangle , Delinquents , School

Kyou no Kira-kun

Also known as Kira-kun Today.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

For one short year, haplessly awkward, cockatiel-toting Nino has to keep watch over class joker and nextdoor neighbor, Kira-kun. Can Kira-kun—who harbors a terrible secret—find it in himself to open up and learn something new from Nino, or will she be consumed by his world? Find out in this touching tale of two fates that intertwine to become the “closest love to Heaven.”



Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Animals , School , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Crossdressing , Transgender

Amelia no Koukiteki Romance

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

A school romance about a popular girl who secretly writes fantasy love stories—and the boy who discovers her hidden passion.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Writing

BEAT&MOTION

Also known as Beat & Motion.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance

The winner of the MILLION TAG manga competition! A new era of manga begins with this series about the struggle and joy of creating art. Anime and music collide in this new series about growing up and reaching for your dreams!



Tags: Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Drawing , Heterosexual , Band , College , Urban , Gyaru , Shounen

Nanji, Boshi no Gotoku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Akimi is a high school girl who lives on a scenic island in the Seto inland sea with her mother, who has become deeply unhappy due to her father's affair.. One day, she becomes friends with Kai, who transferred to the island due to the love of his free-spirited mother....

Tags: Estranged Family , Josei , Rural , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual

Kimi wo Wasureru Koi ga Shitai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

Once, there was a delicate teenage romance between a boy and a girl, who shared all of their firsts. But then they broke up and the boy moved to Tokyo. Years later, the girl goes to college in Tokyo, where she meets her ex-boyfriend again, who has somehow become a cocky womanizer?! But there's still this certain spark between them.

Tags: Band , College , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Estranged Family , Shoujo , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip , Yuri

Museru Kurai no Ai wo Ageru

Also known as Choking on Love.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance

Opposites attract in this shojo romance manga about a career-focused artist and the bad-boy guitarist who turns her world upside down!

Hibari, a single-minded art student with dreams of becoming a graphic designer, feels insecure about being “ordinary” compared to her peers. Gaku, a free-spirited guitarist from the same university, turns her world upside down after a chaotic encounter at a ramen shop. Hibari wants nothing more than to escape the disorder Gaku brings to her perfectly planned life. But as he slowly breaks down her walls, Hibari starts to realize that a little chaos might be just what she needs.



Tags: Shoujo , College , Female Protagonist , Band , Heterosexual , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle

Umi ga Hashiru End Roll

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

After turning 65 and bereaved of her husband, Umiko visits a cinema for the first time in decades. A shocking, life-changing event awaits her. When she meets Kai, an art student majoring in film, Umiko realises that she wants to make a film. She realises that she is on the side of "the people who want to make films"... Lured by the waves that stir her heart, the 65-year-old dives into the sea of film!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Filmmaking , Photography , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Elderly Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Asexual , Aromantic

Hana Monogatari

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

The manga centers on Hanayo, an elderly woman whose husband of many years has only recently died. After finishing a Buddhist service for her husband, she finds herself walking out in town alone for the first time in a long time. She stumbles onto a cosmetics store, and meets a beautiful woman named Yoshiko Doujima, and falls in love at first sight. Hanayo had long given up on makeup after her husband nagged her about it, but putting some on with Yoshiko's help brightens her heart.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Elderly Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Makeup , Seinen , Fashion , Iyashikei

Nemurubaka

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

A lightly paced manga about two girls who live together. A classic odd couple setup featuring a responsible character with a caring atmosphere and a more free spirited musician who has trouble both feeding herself and paying the rent.


Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Band , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip