Manga like Mii-chan and Miss Yamada

What is Mii-chan and Miss Yamada about?

Status: Finished

In the heart of Shinjuku, there are a variety of nightclubs open to customers who seek a night of indulgence alongside gorgeous companions. Yamada is one of those companions, working part-time while attending university. Though lately, Yamada finds it easier to become the model hostess rather than a star pupil. She keeps to herself, follows the written and unwritten rules of hosting, and doesn’t bother getting entangled with anyone if she can help it. That is, until Mii-chan stumbles into her life.

Mii-chan is adorable but useless. She can’t read or write and is incredibly clumsy, always messing something up, which earns her ridicule from staff and customers alike. But something about her endless motivation and bright energy draws Yamada in, creating an unexpected friendship!

Notes:
Ranked 4th in the Men's Division of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2026 guidebook.
Nominated for the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2026.

Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Bullying , Disability , Shounen , Bar

Where to read?

Pocket Magazine

Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai

Also known as Shino Can't Say Her Name.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

High school can be a stressful time for many young people. The change means a new commute, new friends, new courses…new teachers. For Shino Oshima the change could have meant an opportunity to blossom into adulthood. Unfortunately, things go wrong on her first day - she fails to even say her name during her homeroom introduction. From then on Shino is a part-mute part-stuttering mess. Ostracized and afraid she struggles to find her place in this new world... But thankfully for her, she finds her voice through music and some unexpected new frienemies.

Tags: Language Barrier , School , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Bullying , Musical Theater , Time Skip , Disability

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Takopii no Genzai

Also known as Takopi's Original Sin.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Takopi travels from his home of Happy Planet to spread happiness across Earth, but meets the unsmiling Shizuka upon landing. Her friends at school and home life seem to be the source of her somber expression—and the pure-hearted Takopi is determined to change things for the better! But what truths await him when the curtains rise in this shocking drama?!

Tags: Tragedy , Bullying , Aliens , Time Manipulation , Denpa , Primarily Child Cast , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Crime , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Shounen , Magic , Philosophy , Clone

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Shonen Jump Plus MANGA Plus

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Seijaku no Kuni

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A twitter/pixiv comic by Avogado6.

Tags: Disability , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Medicine , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Primarily Child Cast

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Pixiv

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Hiromi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

Hiromi tells the story of of the eponymous protagonist, a restless boy and classmate of the author in the first grade of elementary school. Shuzo was afraid of Hiromi, but one day during arts and crafts class, his own words and actions lead him to become more and more afraid of Hiromi. First published in Big Comic Original issue 22, 2024.

Tags: Seinen , Primarily Child Cast , Autobiographical , School , Disability , Bullying

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Big Comics

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Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Based on Yoshi's hit novel series, "Deep Love" depicts the struggling life of Ayu, a 17 years old high school girl who believes neither in a future nor the happiness it could bring her. By selling her body as a teenage prostitute, she's trying to justify her existence, which is as bleak as her heart: it's void of joy, sorrow, love. It's not until her encounter with a kind-hearted old lady that Ayu begins to realize the true meaning of happiness...

Tags: Tragedy , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Found Family , Work , Disability , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Prostitution , Drugs , Adoption , Bullying , Blackmail , Pregnancy , School , War

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