Manga like Madame Petit

Emma

Also known as Emma.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Calling upon his former governess, William Jones, gentleman, is startled when his knock is answered by an uncommonly beautiful servant, the soft-spoken Emma. Throughout his visit, William's eyes drift to the maid whenever she enters the room, and he contrives to meet Emma socially as she goes about her errands. But London society is a web of strict codes and divisions. For the son of a wealthy merchant, seeking out a working-class girl is simply not done! William's father plans for his son to marry into the peerage and elevate the Jones family to greater heights, but although William says and does what is expected of him, he longs only for Emma's company...



Tags: Foreign , Historical , Maids , Work , Educational , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Orphan , Ojou-sama , Butler , Time Skip , Teacher , Nudity , Cars , Trains , Ships

Otoyomegatari

Also known as A Bride's Story.

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

A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed. But her surprise at learning her new husband, Karluk, is eight years younger than her is quickly replaced by a deep affection for the boy and his family. Though she hails from just beyond the mountains, Amir’s clan had very different customs, foods, and clothes from what Karluk is used to. As the two of them learn more about each other through their day-to-day lives, the bond of respect and love grows stronger.



Note: Won the Prix Intergénérations ("Intergenerational Award") at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012 and the 7th Manga Taishou award in 2014.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Historical , Marriage , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Seinen , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Arranged Marriage , Travel , Family Life , Age Gap , Educational , Food , Twins , War , Nudity , Archery , Religion , Language Barrier , Animals , Cohabitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Military

Namida Ame to Serenade

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

High school girl Hina finds that she's accidentally traveled back in time to the early 20th century Japan. There she meets a melancholic man named Takaaki Hongo and the two begin a fateful romance beyond time.



Tags: Josei , Historical , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Suicide , Torture

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!



Note: Won the Grand Prize in the Printed Manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Detective , Historical , Ancient China , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Royal Affairs , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Work , Politics , Maids , Episodic , Crime , Asexual , Adoption , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Chibi , Ojou-sama , Suicide , Religion

Golden Days

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective mother, Soma Mitsuya, a first-year high school student, only cares about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. Then one night, just as his grandfather's condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, sending Mitsuya to 1921 in the Taisho era.

Tags: Shoujo , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Historical , Matchmaking , Boys' Love , Isekai , Bisexual , Orphan , Crossdressing