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: Shounen , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Kuudere
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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 , Seinen , Iyashikei , 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 , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age
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 , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Makeup , Primarily Teen Cast
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:
-Chapter count includes 14 extra chapters and the original one-shot that were included in the volumes.
-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
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 , Shounen , Anthropomorphism , Heterosexual , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist
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 , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Disability , Heterosexual , Shounen , Meta , 4-koma , Gyaru , Yandere , Surreal Comedy , Chuunibyou , Agender , Crossdressing , Football
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
Maid-sama!

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Also known as Maid-sama!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The class president has a little secret she's keeping from everyone in her high school... As President of the Student Council, the overachieving feminist Misaki really socks it to the guys in an attempt to make the former all-boys' school attract a more female student body. But what will she do when the most awesome boy in class finds out Misaki's part-time job is in a maid café?! It's love at first fight in this shojo romantic comedy—with a whole new look at the battle between the genres!



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Toumei na Sekai (A Transparent World)
Volume 4: Tsuide ni 3 Baka mo Maid-sama! (And While We're at It, the Idiot Trio as Maids!)
Volume 4: Soshite Momotaro mo Maid-sama (Peach Boy Is a Maid Too!)
Volume 6: Aoi Haru (Blue Spring)
Volume 6: Fukukaichou wa Ouji-sama!? (The Vice-President Is a Prince?!)
Volume 7: Aoi to to Yukai na Nakama-tachi (Aoi with Fun Friends)
Volume 8: Baka to Furyou to Hero to (An Idiot, a Delinquent and a Hero)
Volume 8: Toaru Asa no Seitokaishitsu (A Particular Morning in the Student Council Office)
Volume 11: Kaichou wa Shisuji-sama! (The President Is a Butler!)
Volume 11: Konnichiwa Imouto desu (Hello, I'm the Little Sister)
Volume 12: Sentimental Ikkun (Sentimental Ikkun)
Volume 13: Maid Latte Hikaeshitsu (Maid Latte Back Room)
Volume 15: Baka to Furyou to Madonna to (An Idiot, a Delinquent and a Madonna)
Volume 17: Comics Kakioroshi Short Story (Exclusive Short Comic)


Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Tsundere , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Work , Maids , Restaurant , Time Skip , Male Harem , Crossdressing , Bar , Love Triangle , Butler
My Monster Secret: Actually, I Am…

Jitsu wa Watashi wa

Also known as My Monster Secret: Actually, I Am….

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

High school student Kuromine Asahi is the kind of guy who literally cannot tell a lie. Whether it’s trying to maintain a poker face in a simple game of cards, or keeping scurrilous gossip to himself, Asahi is a total failure when it comes to the art of deception.

So what happens when he stumbles upon the most shocking secret of his life? When Asahi learns that Shiragami Youko, a beautiful girl of few words, is actually a vampire. Can Asahi possibly keep his lips sealed?



Tags: School , Vampire , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Monster Girl , Demons , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation , Shounen , Aliens , Urban Fantasy , Werewolf , Ghost , Ninja , Age Gap
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No Gyaru in This Class

Kono Class ni Gal wa Inai

Also known as No Gyaru in This Class.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mirei, a diligent honor student, longs for the flashy, fashionable ‘gyaru’ lifestyle she admires in manga. With newfound courage, she decides to give herself a makeover and reinvent her image upon entering high school. There, she meets Yushin, a rough-around-the-edges boy, and… they hit it off?!

Shigure Tokita, the author of "Don’t Blush, Sekime-san!," presents a classroom comedy that unfolds around this fateful encounter!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Episodic , Shounen , Iyashikei

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