Manga like Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu

also known as Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate

What is Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate about?

Status: Releasing

Minato Seno’s high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next to him in class. Timid and socially anxious, Minato has never talked to her or even seen her face. But when he finally musters up the courage to wake Nekozane, she unexpectedly hugs him on the spot! Thus begins a sweet tale of two teens awkwardly stumbling into a new friendship, unaware that their feelings are slowly turning into something more! Note: Originally self-published on Twitter, it was picked up for commercial publication with two volumes collecting the Twitter comics releasing on 2024-03-25 and 2024-04-25, with subsequent serialization in Big Gangan starting 2024-04-25.

Tags: Heterosexual , Animals , School , Kuudere , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast , Photography
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu

Houkago Kitaku Biyori

Houkago Kitaku Biyori

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

During his time in middle school, Shun was a well-known soccer player, but an injury sidelined him, making it impossible not only to play soccer but also to engage in any physical activity. Upon entering high school, he grew weary of continually turning down invitations to various clubs. Frustrated, he absentmindedly expressed his desire to just go home one day.

Hearing this, a girl named Naoki invited him to join the "Hyper Go-Home Club". They ended up gradually walking home together, and the romantic comedy unfolds.



Tags: Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Travel , Iyashikei , Seinen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses

Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Also known as The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Serialisation of the original Twitter comic!

Kaede Komura has a huge crush on his seat partner, Mie-san. She, however, has terrible eyesight, and tends to either forget or break her glasses! Komura-kun offers her a helping hand, and as they grow closer, their feelings for each other grow too.



Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Iyashikei , School , Disability , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast
Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life

Ogami Tsumiki to Kinichijou.

Also known as Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

There’s something strange afoot at Yutaka’s school: vampires, ogres, and supernatural beings walk the halls! He’s drawn to a wolf girl, Tsumiki. Can she help him overcome his timidness?

Note:
Ranked 3rd place in the Tsugimanga 2024 Award in the Print Manga Category.

Tags: Werewolf , School , Monster Girl , Anthropomorphism , Shounen , Heterosexual , Kemonomimi , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Nekomimi , Primarily Teen Cast
Jirai Nan Desu ka? Chihara-san

Jirai Nan Desu ka? Chihara-san

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The girl sitting next to me at the start of the new semester is the rumored "landmine" girl… but… is Chihara-san really the "landmine" that everyone says she is?



Tags: Heterosexual , School , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Makeup , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Surreal Comedy
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai

Also known as Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

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

First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy--let's call it a sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!



Notes:
Includes 13 extra chapters and the pilot one-shot.
Won 19th place (2020) and 7th place (2021) in the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in the physical release category.

Tags: Iyashikei , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Coming of Age
Akira Failing in Love

Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatan-chuu.

Also known as Akira Failing in Love.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a plan to win the heart of her childhood crush! They're both fools in love… because she's too dense to figure out he likes her back!



Tags: Shounen , Heterosexual , School , Kuudere , Slapstick
Tonari no Kurokawa-san

Tonari no Kurokawa-san

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Takahashi Hajime enrolled at Shuubi High School solely because it's the setting of his favorite manga. Everywhere he goes around the school, he recognizes locations that appeared in the manga, and he loves it! Amidst this excitement, Takahashi meets a beautiful girl, Yayoi Kurokawa, who looks just like the heroine from his favorite work, and they come to share a certain secret…

Tags: Shounen , School , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual
Komi Can't Communicate

Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.

Also known as Komi Can't Communicate.

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

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!



Notes:
Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021.
Chapter count includes 37 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Disability , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Shounen , Meta , Yandere , 4-koma , Gyaru , Agender , Chuunibyou , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing
Everyone’s Darling Has a Secret

Houkago no Idol ni wa Himitsu ga Aru

Also known as Everyone’s Darling Has a Secret.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Hizashi Hiruno, a freshman at a super-elite high school, has just finished his first academic proficiency test of the year. He anxiously awaits the results, which will set the tone for his next three years at school. But due to a mistake on his answer sheet, he receives an abysmal score and gets sent to remedial lessons! If there's one silver lining, he's not the only one—and his comrade could be the girl of his dreams?!

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Idol , Seinen
Kono Koi wa Fukami-kun no Plan ni wa Nai.

Kono Koi wa Fukami-kun no Plan ni wa Nai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

An unexpected love starting from an unplanned kiss. Fukami-kun is a smart, good-looking guy who's popular with the girls. But in actuality, he's a disappointingly stubborn boy who refuses to accommodate anyone else's schedule, leading him to be rejected even after being confessed to. One day, a strange girl, Higurashi Akio, is looking for her cat around the school grounds, and the two of them somehow end up kissing by accident. Unlike Fukami-kun, Akio doesn't seem to care about the accident at all. At first, Fukami-kun is irked by her attitude, but gradually comes to hold an interest in the capricious Akio. A youthful love story between a disappointing boy and a strange girl begins.

Includes 3 bonus chapters.

Tags: Seinen , School , School Club , Heterosexual

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