Manga like Kagen no Tsuki

NANA

Also known as Nana.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city.

Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar.

This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.



Note: Winner of the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2002.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Band , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Tragedy , Philosophy , Time Skip , Pregnancy , Found Family , Netorare , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Achronological Order , Rock Music , Urban , Age Gap , Nudity , Drugs , Bar , Cheating

Paradise Kiss

Also known as Paradise Kiss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends 22 own exclusive clothing model.



Tags: Josei , Coming of Age , Fashion , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Meta , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Love Triangle , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Nudity , Boys' Love

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 , Tsundere , Adoption , Suicide , Heterosexual , Family Life , Slapstick , Orphan

Princess Ai: Princess Ai Monogatari

Also known as Princess Ai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Music , Mystery , Romance

Ai is the only royal princess of Ai-Land, a magical kingdom caught in the midst of a horrific revolution. When Princess Ai makes a hasty escape from her war-torn land, she finds herself in modern-day Tokyo. Confused and in shock, Ai wanders the streets in this strange new land to unravel the secrets that could tear her and her kingdom apart...



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Conspiracy , Demons , Idol , Angels , Heterosexual , Love Triangle

Souryo Fuyumi Masterpiece Collection: Owaru Heart Janee

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A collection consisting of the title story plus three short stories:

Owaru Heart Janee
Rinzy's a famous hard rock musician. His ex-girlfriend, the model Katherine, commits suicide in front of him and he fails to help her. JP, a 16 year old homeless kid happens to be the only witness. In order to prevent exposure and scandal, Rinzy's manager, Stella, hires JP as Rinzy's assistant.


Eden de Aou (Let's Meet in Eden)

Gingerman Nigeta
An 80 page one-shot.

See You in Eden
Oba Tamako tells of her time being at art high school.

Tags: Rock Music , Suicide , Tragedy , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Homeless , Orphan , Prostitution

Extreme Mu

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Mimiko is a dream-eater that helps fulfill dreams while people sleep. Having the satisfaction of fulfilling one’s dreams, anyone can move ahead one step at a time! A fantasy gem!

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Episodic , Unrequited Love

Ohayou, Ibarahime

Also known as Wake up, Sleeping Beauty.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu Misato finds himself working at the eerie estate on the hill, where Shizu—the only child of the Karasawa family—is secreted away. However, his friendship with Shizu quickly turns to fear when several spirits of the dead appear before him, borrowing her appearance. As he struggles to find the humanity in her supernatural condition, Tetsu must also face a question at once terrifying and heartbreaking: What if the true Shizu never returns?



Note: Includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , Family Life , Found Family , Ghost , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Body Swapping , Urban Fantasy , Football , Tragedy