Manga like Miman Renai

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

Also known as After the Rain.

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

Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at the turning point of his own life…



Notes:
Includes one extra chapter.
Won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Category.
The publishing rights of the manga got acquired by Shueisha on 2025, and the first volume of its Shinsouban got published on April 17th, 2025.

Tags: Age Gap , Work , Athletics , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Writing , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , School Club , Restaurant , School , Tragedy , Classic Literature

Gokko

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

Rambunctious daughter Yoyoko spends her days with her otaku single father. With his annoying childhood friend-turned-cop Machi, they almost look like a real family. If only these happy days could last forever… But as the literal skeletons in the closet are revealed, will their bond be strong enough to overcome the odds? Or have they just been playing pretend... Taking inspiration from his own experience as a parent, Shouji Hiroyuki weaves a story that's simultaneously funny, thought-provoking, and tragic!

Tags: Family Life , Seinen , Otaku Culture , Adoption , Crime , Rehabilitation , Time Skip , Tragedy