Manga like Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai

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:
Includes 13 extra chapters and the pilot one-shot.
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

Kuzumi-kun, Kuuki Yometemasu ka?

Also known as Kuzumi-kun, Can't You Read the Room?.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

He's plain, he's short, he's boring. And on top of that, Kuzumi-kun can't read the room. Popular high school girl Erika Sakura has for some reason become so stuck on Kuzumi-kun that she can't help it...



Notes:
Includes the one-shot published in the April 2015 issue renamed to chapter 0 (chapter 0.1, 0.5, and 0.9)
Includes the one-shot "Soga ga Kininaru!" (曽我が気になるっ！), split into three parts in the volume release.
Includes an epilogue and five extra chapters.

Tags: School , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Bullying

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit it. And so begins the daily scheming to get the object of their affection to confess their romantic feelings first… Love is a war you win by losing.



Notes:
The first 10 chapters were published in Monthly Miracle Jump. It switched to Weekly Young Jump starting with Ch. 11, with the chapter count being reset. This entry still includes the first 10 chapters from Miracle Jump.
Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Parody , Meta , Episodic , Love Triangle , Politics , Conspiracy , Bullying , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , VTuber , Foreign , Crossdressing

Tokidoki Bosotto Russiago de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

Also known as Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Masachika Kuse sits next to Alya, a girl of Russian and Japanese descent. She's beautiful, haughty, and an exceptional student, while Masachika is nerdy and known for being a slacker. He's an easy target for her comments in Russian, which she's all too happy to translate—except he can understand what she's really saying!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Language Barrier , Tsundere , Kuudere , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast , Otaku Culture , Primarily Female Cast , Female Harem , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Nudity , Shounen , Crossdressing

2.5 Jigen no Ririsa

Also known as 2.5 Dimensional Seduction.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

“I have no interest in real girls!”

So claims Okumura, the president of the school’s manga club. He’s your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Lilliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cosplay joins the club. Lilysa convinces Okumura to become her photographer–and guess who her favorite manga character is? Not only that, but Lilysa is into modeling the fetishy stuff! The boundaries between 2D and 3D start to blur as this hot-blooded romantic comedy unfolds.



Notes:
Won 4th place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.
Includes 40 extra chapters.

Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Nudity , School Club , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Photography , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Gyaru , Kuudere , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Bisexual

Nisekoi

Also known as Nisekoi: False Love.

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

As a child, Raku Ichijou made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face...

Though Raku’s a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction! And he’s dragged into family affairs when he’s forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang’s boss!

Despite their constant spats, the two somehow fool everyone with their false relationship. Raku then discovers that Chitoge has a mysterious key from her past, which she can’t remember... Plus, two other girls appear with keys as well—Kosaki Onodera and Marika Tachibana!

Caught in the midst of this love maelstrom, even more complications arise for Raku when his class decides on Romeo and Juliet as the class’s play for the school festival. Can the two false lovebirds pull off the impossible and make the play a success?



Note: Includes 11 extra chapters.

Tags: Love Triangle , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Fake Relationship , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , School , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Yakuza , Gangs , Time Skip , Chibi , Nudity , Arranged Marriage , Animals , Crossdressing , Police , Amnesia , Marriage , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gender Bending

Masamune-kun no Revenge

Also known as Masamune-kun’s Revenge.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

As an overweight child, Makabe Masamune was mercilessly teased and bullied by one particular girl, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation.

Years later, Masamune reemerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and good at sports, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki’s school, and is unrecognizable to her. Now, Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many years ago and humiliate her at last. But will revenge be as sweet as he thought?



Included Side Chapters:
Chapter 9.5: Investigative Report into Aki Adagaki
Chapter 12.5: A Fine Tradition of Stewardship
Chapter 14.5: Tsunade Island Incident Part 2
Chapter 20.5: Kojuurou Wants To Become A Dandy
Chapter 35.2: Piggy's Memorial Part 2


Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Shounen , Ojou-sama , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Tragedy , Bullying , Kuudere , Mafia , Parody , Slapstick , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing , Foreign , Nudity , Maids , Cosplay , Tanned Skin , Guns

Yatara to Sasshi no Ii Ore wa, Dokuzetsu Kuudere Bishoujo no Chiisana Dere mo Minogasazu ni Guigui Iku

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

Koyuki Shirogane is a girl known for her beauty and harsh tongue, giving her the nickname "Venomous Snow White." One day, she is saved by Naoya Sasahara as a man tried to hit on her. She may try to act tough, but on the inside, she is still a young girl. Koyuki falls in love with Naoya for saving her, and Naoya falls for Koyuki's surprisingly cute and innocent side. Both fail to be honest with each other at first, but eventually bring themselves to admit their feelings for each other.

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Urban

Sakurai-san wa Kizuite Hoshii

Also known as Sakurai-san Wants to Be Noticed.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Mako can’t figure out what’s up with Sakurai. She’s always talking to him, asking weird questions, and getting REALLY close! Doesn’t she think he’s going to get the wrong idea? Or could it be that…she likes him? No way! But…maybe?



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Shounen , Urban

Kaette Kudasai! Akutsu-san

Also known as Please Go Home, Miss Akutsu!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Timid Ooyama keeps to himself at school, and he certainly never gets involved with Akutsu Riko, a delinquent as buxom as she is notorious. But when she turns up at his apartment out of the blue, what’s he supposed to do, kick her out? She’s gorgeous! And scary! But things get complicated when Akutsu asks to stay the night, then starts turning up over and over again after school–reading Ooyama’s manga, sprawling out on his bed, and digging up his smut stash. Why exactly is she claiming his life as her hangout?! She makes it clear there’s no way she could possibly like him, but the teasing threatens to boil over into something more in this sexy yet adorable slice-of-life rom-com!



Tags: Iyashikei , Tsundere , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Heterosexual , Delinquents , Episodic , Seinen , Tomboy , Nudity , School , Bullying