Manga like Aoi Uroko to Suna no Machi

Mikako-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

The future, romance, everything is "undecided," yet the remaining days of high school seem as if they'll be over in the blink of an eye. Mikako Ichimura, 17 years old. Midorikawa, the strange guy who now sits next to her after a seating change and oddly prefers red pencils. At first, Mikako didn't think much of it, but after learning that they both love the same band, their relationship begins to change bit by bit...

The day to day life of a 17 year girl woven together in a soft literary style.

Included chapters: 30.5, 60.5, 90.5, 120.5, 150.5, 180.5

Tags: Full Color , Coming of Age , School , Seinen , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Yuri

Ningyo Ouji

Also known as Mermaid Prince.

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

A collection of stories:

1-2. Ametsukigahara (アメツキガハラ); Wings 2014-11, 12

Yuki no Hi (ゆきの日); Wings 2014-06

4-6. Ningyo Ouji (人魚王子); Wings 2015-08~12
Mugi moves to an island in southern Japan, but he can't get used to it. That's why Matori, his classmate, won't leave him alone for a second. One night, Mugi spends the night at Matori's house. That's when her grandmother tells him a story about sirens who are able to fulfill any wish...

Tags: Shoujo , Anthology , Mermaid , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Rural , Surfing , Nudity , Heterosexual , Coastal

Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A narrative of self-discovery masquerading as a coming of age romance, a family composition drama, a procedural detective story, and a superpowered thriller. Sakuta Minami openly professes the many loves of her life: Matsumoto Leiji anime, her family, swimming, Magical Plastering Girl Buffalo Koteko, but the unanswered questions surrounding her mother's separation from her natural father have nagged her all her life. Moji Shouhei, an anime geek with prodigious talent for calligraphy, holds in his gifted hands both a physical key to the school roof of their high school as well as the figurative key to finally unraveling the mystery of Minami's father.

Tags: School , Swimming , Rural , Seinen , Coming of Age , Calligraphy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cult

Suiiki

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

In the midst of a blazing hot summer beset by water shortages, middle-school girl Chinami faints from heat exhaustion. Upon waking up, she finds herself in a mysterious town by a beautifully pristine river whose waters hide many secrets...



Tags: Rural , Seinen , Time Manipulation , Ghost , Historical , Female Protagonist

Sunny

Also known as Sunny.

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

The story of an orphanage, the children who live in it, and the beat-up old Nissan Sunny 1200 which provides them with a means of escape from their boring everyday lives.

Note: Winner of the Best Manga of the Year award at the 2016 Shogakukan Manga Awards.

Tags: Family Life , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Seinen , Estranged Family , Tragedy , Autobiographical , Rural , Episodic , Adoption , Cars , Delinquents , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Baseball

Kaikisen

Also known as Tropic of the Sea.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

The legend has it that once upon a time, a pact was sealed between the Shinto priest of the town of Amide and a mermaid. Ever since, abundant fishing has guaranteed the town’s prosperity. This pact has always been honored by the priests of the Yashiro family. However, the legend has attracted both media and property developers, and the acting priest has acceded to their demands. Yosuke, youngest of the Yashiro family, has doubts about the existence of the mermaid, but will soon change his opinion as strange occurrences begin to unfold…



Included one-shot: Summer of Tension.

Tags: Seinen , Swimming , Mermaid , Environmental , Ships , Fishing , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual

Inai Boku wa Hotarumachi ni Iru

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

Despondent over the death of his best friend, Takeru wishes on a shooting star to meet Takuya one last time. A glimmer of light leads him to an ancient tree stump with a giant hole in it; a hole that impossibly leads to an entire city. It’s the same city as his - the same people and places - but, with a key difference: the Takuya in that world is alive and well... while Takeru is not.

Tags: Alternate Universe , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Josei , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist

Machida-kun no Sekai

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

Machida-kun seems like the perfect brother, son, and student because he loves people. Helpful when he needs to be, but puts himself down when he feels like a total failure. However, the people that surround his daily life are there as a reminder as why Machida-kun needs no improvements because the people love Machida.

Notes:
Winner of the New Creator Prize of the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Included one-shot: Kimi wa Ai

Tags: Episodic , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Family Life , School , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Bullying , Acting , Time Skip

Hoshi no Ko

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Life is like the glimmer of the stars: sometimes merry, sometimes subdued. From your first days on Earth as you discover the world, to the trials and tribulations of adulthood. When I was born, my mother named me Ruka. This is my ordinary, extraordinary life.

Included one-shots:
Afterglow
Nemureru Mori no Shoujo

Tags: Shoujo , Family Life , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Tragedy

Gin no Sato

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

Gin no Sato Rikkyou Otenba Riru-chan Mermaid Eien no Kisha

Tags: Shoujo