Manga like Chameleon wa Tenohira ni Koi wo Suru.

also known as Love in the Palm of His Hand

What is Love in the Palm of His Hand about?

Status: Releasing

Through sign language and acting, two young men seeking their places in the world discover a connection that transcends the spoken word.

“To think that just what I’ve always wanted to hear would come from someone I just met.”

Fujinaga is a university student who dreams of becoming an actor so he can do what he loves best--conveying emotion and story through physical expression. But after failing multiple auditions, his hopes are dashed and his confidence crushed. When he meets Keito, a fellow student with congenital hearing loss, Fujinaga is suddenly introduced to the world of sign language. Although clumsy at first, Fujinaga quickly picks up signing and surprises Keito with his astonishing talent of expressing emotions through action.

Is it that only in a place beyond all verbal limitations can two people, both yearning to be understood, forge a bond they never expected?



Tags: Acting , Disability , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , College , Language Barrier

Here is a list of Manga similar to Chameleon wa Tenohira ni Koi wo Suru.

I Hear the Sunspot

Hidamari ga Kikoeru

Also known as I Hear the Sunspot.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Because of a hearing disability, Kouhei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kouhei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi’s words cut through Kouhei’s usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kouhei forever.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Disability , College , Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Educational , Food , Coming of Age
I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness

Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Koufukuron

Also known as I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness.

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

Due to the overwhelming success of I Hear the Sunspot, the sequel has finally arrived, I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness! How will this "more than friends, less than lovers" relationship evolve?

"He can't hear...?"

Because of a hearing disability Kohei is often alone. Taichi is outspoken and cheerful. At first, Kohei keeps himself well guarded, but after he meets Taichi he slowly learns to open up.



Tags: Boys' Love , School , Work , Male Protagonist , College , Disability , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Primarily Male Cast
The Farthest Love in the World

Sekai de Ichiban Tooi Koi

Also known as The Farthest Love in the World.

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

Ayumu Isuzu lives in a world without sound. He may not hear the world around him, but he knows many things: that "thank you" and "sorry" look just the same in sign language and that he can't just leave this musician where he found him, all beat up like that. What can Touka and his violin bring into Ayumu's life? And what can Ayumu bring to Touka's music?



Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , Disability , Male Protagonist , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Bisexual , Classical Music , Work , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes
A Sign of Affection

Yubisaki to Renren

Also known as A Sign of Affection.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?



Notes:
Ranked 17th place for the Tsugimanga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020.
Nominated for the 45th and 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021 and 2022.
Nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category

Tags: Shoujo , Language Barrier , Female Protagonist , Disability , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , College , Love Triangle , Bar , Chibi , Urban , Tsundere
After We Gazed at the Starry Sky

Hoshizora wo Mitsumeta Sono Ato de

Also known as After We Gazed at the Starry Sky.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

It all started with a job. When wheelchair-bound Subaru Miyazawa decides to visit the planetarium after finishing its brochure design, he unexpectedly bumps into Togo Awase, the photographer involved in the project. Although he'd admired his work, he never thought he'd see the man himself—or that Togo would go so far as to carry Subaru down the steps to view the starry night sky up close. Subaru could only hope they would meet again...



Tags: Disability , Boys' Love , Photography , Astronomy , Time Skip , Foreign , Drawing
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit

Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Limit

Also known as I Hear the Sunspot: Limit.

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

“You rescued me from a world without sound. If it wasn’t for you, I never would’ve known the world was such an amazing place!”

Because of a hearing disability, university student Kohei had made a habit of distancing himself from those around him. But after meeting the exceedingly cheerful Taichi, he gradually begins to embrace a more positive outlook on life. Kohei eventually begins to see Taichi as more than a friend, and after he finally confesses his love to Taichi, the feelings become mutual.

In this new addition to the I Hear the Sunspot series, Kohei continues on as a student, while Taichi makes his way out into the working world to pursue his own calling and the two begin a new life together!



Note: Contains four extras.

Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Disability , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , College , Work , School
I Hear the Sunspot: Four Seasons

Hidamari ga Kikoeru: Shunkashuutou

Also known as I Hear the Sunspot: Four Seasons.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Kohei Sugihara, college student with hearing loss, and Taichi Sagawa, his ever-optimistic former classmate, met in a chance encounter that ignited an undeniable spark that would eventually blossom into love.

Now it’s spring and as Kohei nears graduation, his search for a job begins. Meanwhile, Taichi finds himself in charge of someone new at work. Life is busier than ever, but all in all, things seem to be looking up for the pair. That is, until the sudden appearance of Ena, one of Kohei’s old flames.



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Work , Disability , College , LGBTQ+ Themes
Koi wo Suru ni wa Toumei Sugiru

Koi wo Suru ni wa Toumei Sugiru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kazuya, the manager of a hair salon, is a gay man who enjoys impersonal flings with no strings attached. One day, his childhood friend pressures him into taking on an assistant beautician -- although he rejects the troublesome idea of having men in the workplace, he relents when he hears that the assistant in question is "Miki-chan"… but he turns out to be a man with drop-dead gorgeous looks—?!

Tags: Boys' Love
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Into the Depths

Najeun Koseuro

Also known as Into the Depths.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The true meaning of friendship is explored in this story about Shihyeon, who was born deaf, and Youngwoo, who acquires a disability later in life.



Tags: School , Disability , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , Family Life
Yong Ye Zhong De Chengke

Yong Ye Zhong De Chengke

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

A lighting engineer master boarded a train and prepared to start his first trip after his eyesight was restored. It's bound to be an extraordinary journey. The university student he met when he was blind, this time, he really wants to see him for himself. A blind lighting engineer who strives for his dreams, and a dispirited university student who has no pursuit of any dreams, meet and change each other's lives.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Trains , Rehabilitation , Disability , Full Color

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