Manga like Joryuusakka to Yuki

Sayonara Rose Garden

Also known as Goodbye, My Rose Garden.

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

England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship…until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a terrible request, she and Alice grow closer until an entirely new feeling begins to blossom between them.



Note: Chapter count includes an extra Intermission chapter in vol. 2.

Tags: Maids , Historical , Yuri , Ojou-sama , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Writing , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Teacher , Fake Relationship , Unrequited Love

Yukionna to Tami-chan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

This short series of vignettes depicts the relationship between young Tami and the mysterious snow spirit she serves, and their cold yet ever-so-warm life together.

Tags: Yuri , Age Gap , Youkai

Kanaria wa Kiraboshi no Yume wo Miru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Ayano, a schoolgirl who dreams of a career in fashion, meets a beautiful girl on the day she attends her first ball.

Attracted to the girl known as Tsubakihime, who looks unlike any Japanese person, Ayano's dreams grow. However, her mother, who is not a fan of Ayano's hobbies, plots to block her path, while Tsubakihime seems to have her own circumstances...

A romantic tale of girls chasing their dreams set in the Taisho era.



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Historical , Arranged Marriage , Fashion , LGBTQ+ Themes , Prostitution , Tragedy , Nudity

Itsuwari no Marigold

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kasumi Hana visits her late brother's pen pal, Urushizawa Lily, to inform her of his death. If she had been misleading her brother, she would have murdered Urushizawa Lily. However, Lily is a blind girl who genuinely cared about Hana's brother.

For Lily's sake, Hana decides to become her brother.

Tags: Disability , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing , Historical , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Estranged Family , Suicide , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Bisexual

Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai

Also known as My Master Has No Tail.

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

Mameda is a tanuki who was born in the wrong era - all she wants is to trick humans, but that age of tanuki shenanigans is over. But one woman, a rakugo master named Bunko, shows Mameda it's still possible to cast magic on humans...only with words, not illusions. Mameda is determined to become Bunko's apprentice, but can she convince the stoic master to take her on...?



Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Seinen , Rakugo , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Historical , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Age Gap , Yuri , Demons , Afterlife , Educational , Found Family

Futari Escape

Also known as Futari Escape.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Two young women–one an overworked manga artist, the other a complete slacker–try to escape the realities of adult responsibilities. Whether it’s running off on a day trip instead of being productive or going into debt for an epic meal, the two always have fun when they’re together! Enjoy this delightful (and relatable) slice-of-life tale about the little pleasures in ducking away from the hard stuff.



Notes:
Originally released at COMITIA 130 and 131, was then picked up by Ichijinsha for serialization.
Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Travel , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Drawing , Otaku Culture , Yuri , Video Games , Food , Dinosaurs , Philosophy

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

Also known as After the Rain.

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

Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at the turning point of his own life…



Notes:
Includes one extra chapter.
Won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Category.
The publishing rights of the manga got acquired by Shueisha on 2025, and the first volume of its Shinsouban got published on April 17th, 2025.

Tags: Age Gap , Work , Athletics , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Writing , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Unrequited Love , School Club , Heterosexual , Restaurant , School , Tragedy , Classic Literature

Toaru Tenin to Kyaku no Hanashi

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

Saki, a college student working at an izakaya, has a crush on Shiraishi, an office worker who is a regular customer. Be brave for your first love today! I gave him a love letter and... Shiraishi also has no experience in love!? A heartwarming love comedy♪

Note: Includes 7 extra chapters.

Tags: Iyashikei , Josei , Chibi , Work , Age Gap , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual

Doukyonin no Sano-kun wa Tada no Yuunou na Tantou Henshuu desu

Also known as My Housemate Sano-kun Is Just My Editor!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Shinomiya Teiichiro is a prolific, workaholic novelist who is too consumed with writing to take care of himself. To prevent him from neglecting his well-being, his editor, Sano Satoru, moves in with him. But when the calm and collected Shinomiya finds himself flustered by Sano's constant presence and good looks, he begins to question their relationship. After all, Sano is just his editor, isn't he?!



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Iyashikei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Writing , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Cohabitation

Shigetsu wa Ten ni Sakiu

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Azuki, a girl with the power to heal curses, spends her days having curses lifted for the sake of arrogant nobles. One day, she is ordered to lift the curse of the lord, Suna. At first, Azuki is frightened, but...



Note: Originally published in Comic Yuri-Hime May 2023 issue.

Tags: Yuri , Historical , Royal Affairs , Curses , Age Gap , Female Protagonist