Manga like Lonely Wolf, Lonely Sheep

GIRL FRIENDS

Also known as GIRL FRIENDS.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

When it comes to grades, bookish high school student Mariko Kumakura is at the top of her class. Socially, however, she is shy and lonely, typically eating lunch by herself. Enter the charismatic and beautiful Akko Oohashi, whose goal is to befriend Mariko and burst her out of her introverted shell.

In the process of transforming Plain Jane Mariko into one of the cutest, most popular girls in school, deep feelings begin to emerge that suggest something deeper than friendship. Will these feelings destroy the budding relationship between Mariko and Akko, or will it turn into something else?



Note: Includes 9 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Nudity

prism

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

School girl Megumi, suffering from an uneventful life after a fleeting grade school romance, hopes to end such boring days with her entrance into high school. Still dreaming about the peaceful days with her past love, Hikaru, she encounters a stunningly beautiful girl on her way to the entrance ceremony. Suddenly, the girl calls out for Megumi and gives her a hug! Hikaru enters back into Megumi's life not only as a classmate, but as a girl. How will Megumi handle the shocking revelation?

Includes 4 extra chapters.

Tags: Coming of Age , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying , Seinen , Bisexual

Pietà

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

A story about two classmates who become friends, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive and isn't loved by her "family" (which consists of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother), but Sahoko seems to be the bright spot in her life. Sahoko also seems to have a mysterious past and doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her parents; she lives with her aunt. It's also hinted at that Sahoko and Rio have met once before, when they were much younger...



Note: includes 1 extra chapter

Tags: Yuri , Josei , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Family Life , Rehabilitation , Suicide , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Estranged Family

Oya ga Urusai node Kouhai (♀) to Gisou Kekkon shitemita.

Also known as I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up.

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

Morimoto, a young professional woman in Japan, is tired of fending off her parents' questions about her being single. They want her to marry a man and settle down, and they'll insist on nitpicking her choice of groom to death. In an unexpected move, another woman in the office - who has a crush on her - offers to be her wife in a sham marriage, which might make her parents back off. But this "fake" marriage could unearth something very real!



Note: Includes the extra chapters "Anaerobic Love" and "Fake Married Life".

Tags: Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Marriage , Office Lady , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fake Relationship , Work , Bisexual , Drawing , Family Life

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

Mizuno to Chayama

Also known as Mizuno & Chayama.

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

Mizuno, the daughter of a mayoral candidate, is desperate to escape the suffocating pressure and scrutiny of smalltown life. Chayama, the heiress of the tea company Chayama-en, is adamantly walking down the path laid out for her, despite being forced to atone for her family’s apparent misdeeds. Yet in the bubble of the school’s third floor guidance counseling room-away from rumors, watchful eyes, and their feuding families-they’re simply Mizuno and Chayama, two teenagers who find comfort and hope in each other. But when the outside world tries to tear them apart, the two must find a way to protect their relationship and, more importantly, themselves…



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Bullying , Rural , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Politics

My Broken Mariko

Also known as My Broken Mariko.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko's life-and Tomoyo's too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko's death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko's ashes for one final journey together... to set free her dear, broken Mariko.



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "YISKA".
includes the extra "Home Sweet Home!".

Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri

Hihi Toshite

Also known as Incessantly Falling.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

When Kiri-chan's job suddenly forces her to move to Tokyo, she begins to feel guilty for having to leave her girlfriend, Nat-chan behind in Hokkaido. Would it be selfish for her to ask Nat-chan to wait for her while she's away? While contemplating on their future, Kiri-chan decides to build an ice sculpture dedicated to Nat-chan. It wasn't until Nat-chan lets out her true feelings one night while sleeptalking, that the two realize what was really important.

Tags: Snowscape , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast

Fukakai na Boku no Subete wo

Also known as Love Me for Who I Am.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Mogumo is a cute but lonely high school student who just wants a few loving friends. Fellow student Iwaoka Tetsu invites Mogumo to work at his family’s café for “cross-dressing boys,” but he makes an incorrect assumption: Mogumo is non-binary and doesn’t identify as a boy or a girl. However, Mogumo soon finds out that the café is run by LGBT+ folks of all stripes, all with their own reasons for congregating there.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Agender , Coming of Age , Estranged Family , Crossdressing , Seinen , Found Family , Restaurant , Work , Femboy , Maids , Cosplay , Yuri , Love Triangle , School , Boys' Love

Kyoumei Suru Echo

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kyoumei Suru Echo is a collection of shorts from Tsubomi magazine, that are intertwined by mutual acquaintance but otherwise don't intersect.<br
Runner's High (ランナーズハイ)
Unbalance (アンバランス)
Asymmetry (アシンメトリー)
4-6. Lonesome Echo (ロンサム・エコー)



Tags: Yuri , Anthology , Female Protagonist , School , Love Triangle , Twins , Athletics , Tomboy , Primarily Female Cast