Manga like Kocchi Muite! Miiko

Doraemon

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Doraemon, a cat shaped robot which came from the 22nd century in the future, goes back in time in order to help Nobita, a below average lazy kid, to make his life less miserable and improve his descendent's life. With many of Doreamon's gadgets from the future, Nobita's life will never be as the same.

Tags: Kids , Episodic , Robots , School , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Azuki-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki instead of Azusa.

She always hated the name until one day a new boy starts in the same class as her called Yūnosuke Ogasawara, the same day she is teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname. Yūnosuke-kun passes by and happily memorizes the name becoming the first girl he notices. Azuki is over joyed, and instantly falls in love with him, loving both him and her nickname.

However Azuki gets jealous when she sees him chatting to other girls and cannot work out why he doesn't realize her love.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , School

Chibi Maruko-chan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The title character, Maruko, is a nine-year-old third-grade student. She is lazy, disorganized and usually late for school, in strong contrast with her neat and tidy older sister who must share her room with her. Maruko, like many kids, tries to avoid homework and chores, takes advantage of her doting grandfather and squabbles with her sister. Nevertheless, she is a well-meaning child who tries to do good.

Notes: Won the 13th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 1989. After Sakura-sensei's passing in 2018, the production was taken over by her former assistants at Sakura Production, with irregular serialization continuing in Ribon Magazine.

Tags: Episodic , Urban , School , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Shoujo , Autobiographical , Chibi , Historical , Satire

Asari-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Short stories about Asari, a naughty, boyish, voracious, but also a very innocent girl.

Note: Winner of the 1985 Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's category.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo

Kodomo no Omocha

Also known as Kodocha: Sana's Stage.

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

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Acting , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Adoption , Suicide , Heterosexual , Family Life , Orphan , Tsundere

Atashinchi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Outrageous misadventures of an almost normal family with a housewife, her husband, and their two kids Yuusuke and Mikan. Wacky humor about this weird family's daily life.

Tags: Family Life , Female Protagonist , Chibi