Manga like Kemutai Hanashi

Iyahaya Atami-kun

Also known as My Oh My, Atami-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

High schooler Atami is living the dream. He's got incredibly good looks, and girls can't help asking him out nearly every day. There's just one problem, though—he's into guys, not girls! His own gorgeous face haunts him, since it's all anyone seems to be interested in. Won't anyone see him for who he really is?



Tags: Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , School , Estranged Family

Hirayasumi

Also known as Hirayasumi.

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

With a carefree outlook on life, Hiroto knows better than anyone that slowing down is sometimes the best way to move forward.

At 29 years old, carefree Hiroto Ikuta doesn’t have a girlfriend, a full-time job, or a plan for the future—and he couldn’t be happier. Hiroto’s breezy attitude isn’t easy for everyone to understand, though. In a world filled with anxiety, confusion, and grief, Hiroto and the people who surround him are all just doing their best to figure out this thing called life.

After developing an unlikely friendship with the grouchy old granny who lives in his neighborhood, Hiroto suddenly finds himself inheriting not just her house, but some rather difficult emotions as well. His 18-year-old cousin Natsumi moves in with him, but as a struggling art student, she has her own troubles to deal with and may just put Hiroto’s easygoing lifestyle to the test.



Tags: Seinen , Iyashikei , Family Life , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , College , Drawing , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Filmmaking

Okaeri Suiheisen

Also known as Home at the Horizon.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Ryoma runs a public bathhouse with his grandfather in a seaside town. One day, during his usual routine of running the bathhouse after school, a boy named Reo appears, claiming to be his father's illegitimate son. A bittersweet yet heart-warming drama unfolds between half brothers in a public bathhouse!



Tags: Family Life , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Work , Coastal , Shounen , School , Parenthood

Metamorphose no Engawa

Also known as BL Metamorphosis.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Ichinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one day…and is fascinated by what she finds inside. When she returns to the bookstore to buy the next volume, the high school girl working there–Urara, a seasoned BL fan–notices a budding fangirl when she sees one. When Urara offers to help Ichinoi explore this whole new world of fiction, the two dive into BL fandom together, and form an unlikely friendship along the way.



Notes:
Winner of the New Face Award from the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2019.
Nominated for the 12th and 14th Manga Taisho Award in 2019 and 2021.

Tags: Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Josei , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Elderly Protagonist , Boys' Love , Drawing , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Urban

Seshuusei Triangle

Also known as Hereditary Triangle.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Childhood friends Koutarou Fujiki, Kajiwara, and Fuyuko thought they would always be together. They spent their youth in a strange love triangle, the two boys fighting over who would date Fuyuko. But suddenly one day, that life ends. Kajiwara goes missing, and Koutarou takes his sweetheart's hand in marriage. Now middle-aged, Koutarou is left to wonder—would his wife have chosen differently if Kajiwara were still around? On a visit to his hometown, the memories come rushing back…



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Photography

Cool Doji Danshi

Also known as Play it Cool, Guys.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Enter: a bunch of cool guys who look like they got that unapproachable swag. But let's be real—that's not the true them. They're just a bunch of dorks who've got the act down pat. So sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy watching a bunch of goofy guys try to look cool all day every day.



Tags: Episodic , Slapstick , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Josei , Iyashikei

Aoharu-sou e Youkoso

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The manga is about five high school boys with different personalities living in a dormitory. Various incidents happen as the boys experience love and spend their youthful days together.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast

Shimanami Tasogare

Also known as Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare.

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

Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he’s also terrified that he’s been outed as gay. Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Found Family , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Crossdressing , Agender , Asexual , Yuri , Boys' Love , Suicide , Rehabilitation , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Nani Sore Ai ka yo

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

The spin-off of the popular series, Ao to Midori!
Two straight guys, completely off each other’s radar as potential romantic interests. Yet somehow, they became the first person the other thought of—every single time.
Yoshida, a florist, and Iida, who works for a big company, meet through their mutual friend, Ao. Initially, they see each other as sharp-tongued and cunning — people you can’t easily trust. But when Yoshida proposes a partnership to co-manage the flower shop, the “most formidable duo” is born. From bitter rivals to reliable partners, and then, somewhere along the way...



Notes:
Chapters 1 to 8 were split into two parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume release.
Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Work , Boys' Love

Hitori de Ikiru wa Mama Naranu

Also known as You Can't Live All on Your Own!.

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

What is considered "normal" for a 30 year old? Should she be married, have a carreer, live independently...?

Shuko Maeda, 28, is a single office worker who lives in a shared house with her three friends. One of them is Eika Matsuki, a career woman whose life revolves around work. Then, there's Misaki Kawaseda, a musician, singer and hopeless romantic. Finally: Shio Momoyama, who works freelance and is laid back in her professional and personal life. Together, they navigate the stresses and joys of daily life as women approaching 30, in a society that has certain expectations for them, while they all try to find their own unique way to thrive!



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Josei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Heterosexual , Aromantic , Asexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office Lady