Manga like Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku wo Kite

Helter Skelter

Also known as Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological

If you are aware of fashion in Japan, you must have seen Liliko's face. For the last few years, she has been at the top of the modeling world, with her face and body promoting the biggest brands. But as everyone who is in this world admits, staying on top is a constant and never ending battle. There are always new faces introduced to the public. Younger models and new looks are brought into the fold every season. And keeping that position means learning to adapt and learning to cope with change.

To maintain her position Liliko has decided to go under the knife. This is not her first go with this service. It is yet another round of plastic surgery, all done to keep herself looking young and vibrant. However, in this case just a little nip and tuck was not enough. Liliko is bent on undergoing a full body makeover. From head-to-toe, every inch of her will undergo cosmetic surgery, and thus begins her madness.



Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Fashion , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Body Horror , Acting , Philosophy , Drugs , Nudity , Revenge , Idol , Urban , Police , Detective , Bisexual , Yuri , Suicide , Time Skip , Unrequited Love

Cousin

Also known as Cousin.

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

18-year-old Tsubomi has a bit of a weight complex. After graduation from high school, she takes up a part-time job at a video rental store where she is introduced to another male employee, 19-year-old Shiro, whose shifts always seem to coincide with hers. Shiro casually mentions that she reminds him of someone familiar. A few days later, while on duty, she bumps into a customer in one of the aisles. He leaves, but not without dropping his membership card, and Tsubomi finds out that his name is Nasukawa, and that he is an acquaintance of Shiro's. Meanwhile, after a song for a commercial comes on, Shiro realizes that Tsubomi reminds him of a famous model in a commercial (her "eyes", at least), who turns out to be none other than Tsubomi's cousin...?!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Josei , Age Gap , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Kore wa Yuganda Shokurepo Desu

Also known as My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder.

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

This new diary comic details the complexities of Nagata Kabi’s fraught relationship with food, from eating disorders and habits to food preparation, with unflinching and detailed honesty. This short manga was written after My Wandering Warrior Existence and was only released on digital platforms in Japan. Seven Seas will be publishing the manga in English as an ebook exclusive before the release of the book written after it My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better in order to preserve the chronological timeline of new entries in Nagata Kabi’s powerful autobiographical series.



Notes:
The series went on hiatus on April 16th, 2021 and resumed on October 4th, 2024 with a brand new name.
Chapter count includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Autobiographical , Food , Female Protagonist

River's Edge

Also known as River's Edge.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Haruna Wakakusa and Yamada become friends after she saves him several times from her boyfriend's constant bullying. Through him she gets to know Kozue Yoshikawa, a fellow student who also models professionally. The three emotionally stunted teens' lives briefly yet intensely intertwine for one semester before splintering from the aftereffects of one disastrous night. For both Wakakusa and Yamada, their emotional awakening fosters an unlikely friendship between the two battered souls.

Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Josei , Female Protagonist , Bullying , Bisexual , Nudity , Gore , Drugs , Heterosexual , Yuri ,

Iguana no Musume

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

A collection of five one-shots:

Iguana no Musume (イグアナの娘 | Iguana Girl)
A high school senior without self-esteem thinks she's an iguana. Her mother claims that whenever she sees Rika, she sees an iguana instead of a real human. Because of this, Rika has never received or was shown any love by her mother. Rika's younger sister Mami has been getting all of the love and attention by the mother.
Catharsis (カタルシス)
Gogo no Hizashi (午後の日射し)
Gakkou e Iku Kusuri (学校へ行くクスリ)
Yuujin K (友人K)

Tags: Anthology , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Josei

Bathroom Guuwa

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

Four dream-like short stories.
Mari Okazaki can alter appearances, like fun house mirrors at an amusement park. The short stories blossom to reveal a medley of surreal characters. The virtuoso stroke is like the thread that weave an exquisite lace of memories, tenderly reconstructing the ghost of a man...



Tags: Female Protagonist , Anthology , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Tragedy , Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Ghost , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation

pink

Also known as Pink.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Pink is a manga about a Japanese girl named Yumi, a beautiful girl in her early 20s. During the day, Yumi works as a regular office lady, but by night, she works as a prostitute. Yumi needs her two jobs to make ends meet. She also needs the extra income to feed her unusual pet, a crocodile, which she keeps in her apartment. Working in an office is quite normal for young Japanese women, but keeping a pet crocodile, and being a prostitute makes Yumi stand out. In truth, few girls are like Yumi, however, many readers can empathize with her. Young women love their "something," symbolized by her pet crocodile, and they can also identify with Yumi's "wild at heart" nature.

Tags: Josei , Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Animals , Office Lady , Work