Manga like Little Forest

Mai no Mushigurashi

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

A girls comedy in which the main character, Mai, who is looking for a leisurely job, plays with field crops and wild insects while helping her farming friend, Nanako. Nanako is a kind-hearted girl and when it comes to the field and her cherished Mai, the look in her eyes changes. The series also includes a specially drawn project that turns the insects that appeared in the chapters into beautiful girls.



Note: The chapter count includes one bonus chapter.

Tags: Agriculture , Rural , Seinen , Yuri , Outdoor , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Educational , Gods , Ghost

Samenai Machi no Kissaten

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

One day, Suzume finds herself unable to wake up, lost in a place known as the "Unwaking Town," Lutetia. There, she works at a coffee shop named "Quatre".

Tags: Iyashikei , Work , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Twins , Chibi , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation

Nomi Joshi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

It features three friends, all women aged 29, who get together and socialize regularly and indulge in their common passion: drinking. Michiko Takase, the office lady heroine, prefers beer; Misono Miyauchi, a short-haired, muscular book store worker, likes sake; and Yuki Shinonome, the feminine housewife, drinks everything. The manga follows them as they visit hot springs, beer gardens, bars and more to sample different drinks, pair them with delicious side dishes, and chat about work, their family, how to keep warm while wearing skirts, etc.

Tags: Food , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , 4-koma , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Iyashikei

Gohan no Otomo

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Recipes to warm your heart, all in full colour. Goes well with rice. Based on a doujinshi of the same name released by the author at Comitia 104.

Tags: Food , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Full Color , Seinen , Episodic , Educational

Wakako-Zake

Also known as Wakako Zake.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

Murasaki Wakako, who is twenty-six years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. This manga follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink.

Tags: Food , Episodic , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen

Madang Ssiui Siktak

Also known as Umma's Table.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Madang is an artist and new father who moves to a quiet home in the countryside with his wife and young baby, excited to build a new life full of hope and joy, complete with a garden and even snow. But soon reality sets in and his attention is divided between his growing happy family and his impoverished parents back in Seoul in a dingy basement apartment. With an ailing mother in and out of the hospital and an alcoholic father, Madang struggles to overcome the exhaustion and frustration of trying to be everything all at once: a good son, devoted father, and loving husband.

To cope, he finds himself reminiscing about their family meals together, particularly his mother's kimchi, a traditional dish that is prepared by the family and requires months of fermentation. Memories of his mother's glorious cooking―so good it would prompt a young Madang and his brother into song―soothe the family. With her impending death, Madang races to learn her recipes and bring together the three generations at the family table while it's still possible. This is a beautiful and thoughtful meditation on how the kitchen and communal cooking―in the past, present, and future―bind a family together amidst the inevitable.



Tags: Family Life , Food , Full Color , Animals

Tenju no Kuni

Also known as Blissful Land.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Khang Zhipa is a 13-year-old doctor’s apprentice living in a mountain village in 18th-century Tibet. One day, when he gets back from collecting medicinal herbs, he finds a bride-to-be and her wedding party will be resting at his home for the night. The bride’s name is Moshi Rati and it turns out she’s actually Khang Zhipa’s fiancee from another land, here to stay! Enjoy this heartwarming slice-of-life tale woven by a kind-hearted boy and his mysterious bride.



Tags: Medicine , Rural , Arranged Marriage , Iyashikei , Foreign , Family Life , Marriage , Historical , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Educational , Heterosexual , Shounen , Food

Karasu no Itoshi Kyoto Meshi

Also known as The Crow Loves Kyoto's Cuisine.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

Legend says there lives a crow who could speak... but the legend never mentioned how much this crow loves to eat human food?! Karasuma "Karasu" descends to the world of humans and is driven by his longing to eat good food - he even picks up a part-time job to pay for his food cravings. Karasuma, in his human form, visits restaurants, cafes, and eateries all around Kyoto and falls in love over and over with all the different meals and dishes he encounters. Follow Karasuma as he introduces and devours all the fine cuisines that Kyoto has to offer.



Tags: Food , Shapeshifting , Josei , Mythology , Iyashikei , Twins , Family Life

Kabocha no Bouken

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A young man and his calico cat move to the countryside. This is a chronicle of the day-to-day adventures of Kabocha and her owner, perfect for cat lovers.

Tags: Animals , Rural , Male Protagonist , Seinen