Manga like Kiss and Never Cry

Oboreru Knife

Also known as Drowning Love.

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

"I don't know what this feeling is … I don't know what I should do now … all I know is, I want him." They fight one another, they chase after one another, they capture one another—a turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destruction, masterfully brought to life by George Asakura!

Tags: Shoujo , Gods , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Rural , Tragedy , Mythology , Fashion , School , Photography , Love Triangle , Crime , Delinquents , Acting , Gangs , Coastal , Suicide

Medalist

Also known as Medalist.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream...and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice...on the world's stage!



Notes:
Won the Tsugimanga 2022 Award in the Print Manga Category.
Winner of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.

Tags: Ice Skating , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Time Skip

Six Half

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kikukawa Shiori wakes up from a motorcycle accident only to find out she's lost her memory! Try as she might, she can't remember anything about the yankee-looking boy who claims to be her boyfriend, her kind-hearted and good looking older brother, or her aloof and introverted younger sister.

When she goes to school for the first time since her accident, she overhears people talking about her---and the things they say aren't flattering. From what she hears, she was a terrible person before the accident. Was she really as horrible as they're making her out to be? And will she ever get her memory back?

Tags: Shoujo , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Inseki , School , Age Gap

Itoshi no Nina

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

One afternoon, Atsushi's best friend from childhood, Masa, informs him, "I kidnapped Niina Aota." Niina, whose popular nickname is Nina, is the girl Masa fell in love with at first sight on the train attending school. Atsushi found it unexpected and hard to believe, until he heads over to Masa's apartment and discovers that Nina has really been kidnapped....

Tags: Crime , Primarily Teen Cast , Josei , School , Male Protagonist

Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 15 year old, is delighted to hear the news of his neurotic and excitable mother's remarriage to a wealthy British man. However, much to his horror, his sweet-talking new step-father Greg, soon begins to exhibit a disturbing trait...he is a sadistic pedophile and loses no time in making Jeremy his target. Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two stepbrothers - Jeremy and Ian - as they each pursue their separate paths towards redemption.

Tags: Foreign , Tragedy , Revenge , Family Life , Josei , Suicide , Inseki , Philosophy , Urban , Denpa , Body Horror , Torture , Blackmail , Male Protagonist , Drugs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Boys' Love , School , Detective , Marriage , Boarding School , Incest , Bisexual , Rehabilitation

Kimi wa Pet

Also known as You're My Pet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Life was good for Sumire Iwaya... until the day she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her, she gets demoted at work, and her life spirals toward the dumps. Things take a turn for the better when she crosses paths with Momo, a homeless guy with a colorful past who puts a bounce in her step and a shake in her hips. It takes two to tango, but when Sumire's first love reappears in her life, will this be the last waltz?



Note: won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo (2003).

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Josei , Work , Human Pet , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Age Gap , Office Lady , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dancing , Homeless , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation

Shounen wo Kau

Also known as Taking in a Stray.

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

Ai Morikawa lives for her work. Pulling overtime and getting home past midnight is business as usual for this Tokyo career woman. She barely has time to catch the last train every night, let alone go chasing after a potential husband. One night, an extraordinarily pretty 16-year-old boy named Nagisa shows up on Ai's doorstep, and she takes him in. Her acquaintance with Nagisa, a boy as eccentric and aloof as a cat, slowly begins to change Ai's routine... This unconventional family drama is guaranteed to soothe your heart!



Tags: Age Gap , Iyashikei , Drawing , Heterosexual

Sayonara Miniskirt

Also known as Not Your Idol.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

After that day, she stopped being a girl.

In the wake of an assault, Nina Kamiyama, a former idol in the group Pure Club, shuns her femininity and starts dressing as a boy. At high school she keeps to herself, but fellow student Hikaru Horiuchi realizes who she is. What secrets is she keeping? The shocking drama starts.



Notes: Nominated to the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Shoujo , Idol , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Crossdressing , School , Urban

Ginban Kishi

Also known as Knight of the Ice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sports

Chitose is a serious young woman, working for the health magazine SASSO. Or at least, she would be, if she wasn't constantly getting distracted by her childhood friend, international figure skating star Kokoro Kijinami! In the public eye and on the ice, Kokoro is a gallant, flawless knight, but behind his glittery costumes and breathtaking spins lies a secret: he's actually a hopeless romantic otaku, who can only land his quad jumps when Chitose is on hand to recite a spell from his favorite magical girl anime!



Tags: Josei , Heterosexual , Ice Skating , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , LGBTQ+ Themes

Golden Waltz

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Ice Dancing: a figure skating event that can be explained by its name, dancing on the ice. Because ice dancing involves two people matching their breathing to dance together, their partner is very important.That's why they call meeting the best partner a so-called "miracle." Yoon Hong Joo is uncertain if she would be able to recognize it if it did occur to her. At present, she has her hands full dealing with a partner who is moody and slacks off, that is, until the mysterious Kim Hye Sung comes to her assistance.

Chapter count includes an epilogue

Tags: Full Color , Ice Skating , Female Protagonist