Manga like Kin no Ito

Aku no Hana

Also known as The Flowers of Evil.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

The story opens as middle school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from there. In a moment of weakness, he finds and takes home the gym clothes belonging to sweet, pretty Nanako Saeki on whom he has a major crush. Unfortunately for Takao, there's a witness to the theft: Nakamura, who has a huge chip on her shoulder and a sadistic streak.

As the saga unfolds, we see Takao struggling to decide whether to confess or cover up his misdeeds at the same time that he tries to win over the girl of his dreams, and avoid the blackmail attempts of Nakamura, his new ”BFF.”

Smart, funny, and emotionally engaging, The Flowers of Evil introduces a character who's not a hero, but just an ordinary teenager in search of true love and real friendship.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Philosophy , Denpa , Love Triangle , Rehabilitation , School , Classic Literature , Tragedy , Time Skip , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Sadism , Bullying , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Rural , Writing , Heterosexual , Urban , Blackmail , Nudity , Crossdressing

Oboreru Hanabi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

As summer approaches, Eita visits the hospital regularly to see Koaki, his girlfriend. Koaki, who has always been sick, feels guilty about not being capable of having a more physical relationship. He then meets her cousin Kasumi, who has a similar vibe to Koaki, and so Eita's heart wavers...

Tags: Disability , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Seinen , Heterosexual

Onani Master Kurosawa

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Kakeru Kurosawa is an asocial junior high school student. He rarely associates with his classmates, and he looks down on them. But this behavior is topped off by a certain bad habit, his closely guarded secret: every day after school, he sneaks in to the rarely used girls' toilet on the 3rd floor and masturbates in a stall. Kakeru's shadowy routine remains undisturbed until one day, when a diminutive girl from his class, Aya Kitahara, almost discovers him. Their meeting begins a coming-of-age story dealing with blackmail, bullying, revenge, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption.



Note: Includes a side story.

Tags: Coming of Age , Masturbation , Bullying , Male Protagonist , School , Revenge , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Delinquents , Tsundere ,