Manga like Kirakira Shitemo, Shinakutemo

Genres: Drama Romance

What is Kirakira Shitemo, Shinakutemo about?

Status: Finished

Sparkling love is not the only kind there is. Keita is a high school student who likes his friend Masato. However, his love could not be more different from the sort of sparkling love often seen in BL... This is a delicate, bittersweet story of adolescence.

Tags: Boys' Love , School , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Kirakira Shitemo, Shinakutemo

Kagakubu no Megane

Kagakubu no Megane

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Two members of the chemistry club promised each other that they would go from friends to lovers at the summer's end of their sophomore year. Akui (black full-framed glasses) is not quite sure what a "boyfriend" is, while Sako (light-rimmed glasses) seems cheerful, even though he insists it's just an experiment. The four-eyes of the chemistry club are clumsy but sincere in their first experience of experimenting with love.

Tags: Boys' Love , School , 4-koma , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast , Drawing , Work
Love Song ga Utaenai

Love Song ga Utaenai

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance

Chihiro, who quit his previous band due to a failed love affair, has been a vocalist in his current band for two years after being invited by Mikumo. Chihiro has been asked to sing a love song many times, but for some reason he has always refused. In their final year of college, job hunting started to get them busy, and before the band part their ways, Mikumo confesses how much he loves Chihiro's voice and asks him to rethink the idea of singing a love song for the last time.



Tags: Band , Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes
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Classmates

Sotsugyousei

Also known as Classmates.

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

In this emotional continuation of classmates, Rihito Sajou and Hikaru “Beyan” Kusakabe deepen their relationship and mature along with it. As could be imagined, Kusakabe’s free-spirit ways clashes with Sajou’s dedication to propriety. Their relationship’s in for a bumpy ride as graduation grows near and the boys come face to face with reality; what happens to them after graduation?



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age
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I’m Just in a Faux BL

Eigyou desu kara

Also known as I’m Just in a Faux BL.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

College boy Kiyo has one thing on his mind—girls, girls, girls! But after struggling for-EVER to get the ladies swooning over his every move, he figures he’s gotta try a new trick. Enter his smolderingly sexy clubmate Issei…a stud muffin who’ll act as the perfect foil for his Mr. Refreshing vibe. However, after being tragically friend-zoned by all the gals as their best gay buddy, he soon realizes he may be in over his head when it looks like Issei intends to turn faux into beau…



Tags: Boys' Love , Fake Relationship , College
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Notes of Springtide

Senshun Kansoku

Also known as Notes of Springtide.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Haruka Wakamatsu, a third-year Junior high school student, meets a freshman from the same school at the station. He is wearing an oversized uniform, and well asleep on the bench. Haruka is a caring person, so he cannot leave the bottom of the student's trousers dragging and getting damaged. He tries to roll them up... This is how he becomes acquainted with Shu Hachiya. Gradually, the two boys begin to fall for each other.



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: School , Boys' Love
Go for It Again, Nakamura!

Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

Also known as Go for It Again, Nakamura!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

It was love-at-first-sight when Nakamura met his classmate, Hirose. The two became friends after the shy and awkward Nakamura finally worked up the nerve to speak to him, but being buddy-buddy with your crush is a whole new kind of torture! And as he watches some other guy cuddle up with Hirose like casual bros, Nakamura tries to keep his head from exploding. Why can’t that be him?! Enjoy the hilarious new misadventures of Nakamura desperately trying to keep it together and not scare Hirose off. Hang in there, Nakamura!



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Meta , Teacher , Unrequited Love , Bisexual , Slapstick , Coming of Age , School , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Love Triangle , Otaku Culture

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