Manga like Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru

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

Kono Onee-san wa Fiction desu!?

Also known as Is this Girl for Real?!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Late one night when Jun was out on his bike, he came across a drunk, half-naked girl sprawled on the side of the road. She came round just long enough to be uncomfortably affectionate. Jun took her to his home so she could sleep it off. It turned out that she is Kawase Narumi, his author mother's new assistant. Unfortunately, she has no idea what she's doing in her new job, so Jun's going to have to coach her. He's also going to have to deal with her habit of getting drunk, mostly naked, and cuddly. Jun's life will never be the same!



Tags: Seinen , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap

Neko no Otera no Chion-san

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

A romantic comedy about a high school boy named Gen and an older girl named Chion who is living at Gen's family's temple in the countryside.

Tags: Rural , Iyashikei , Age Gap , Seinen , Religion , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Time Skip , Disability , Love Triangle , School , Mopeds , Trains

Taiyou no Ie

Also known as House of the Sun.

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

As a child, Mao spent all her time at Hiro’s house across the street. Going to his house always made her feel cheerful. A few years later, Mao’s father gets remarried and Mao finds herself with nowhere to call home. Hiro ends up letting her stay with him in the house he’s been occupying alone since the death of his parents. A love story unfolds, between two childhood friends of different ages.



Note: Includes twenty extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Family Life , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Shoujo , Age Gap , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Tragedy , School , Adoption , Primarily Teen Cast , Orphan , Estranged Family , Cohabitation

Hirayasumi

Also known as Hirayasumi.

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

With a carefree outlook on life, Hiroto knows better than anyone that slowing down is sometimes the best way to move forward.

At 29 years old, carefree Hiroto Ikuta doesn’t have a girlfriend, a full-time job, or a plan for the future—and he couldn’t be happier. Hiroto’s breezy attitude isn’t easy for everyone to understand, though. In a world filled with anxiety, confusion, and grief, Hiroto and the people who surround him are all just doing their best to figure out this thing called life.

After developing an unlikely friendship with the grouchy old granny who lives in his neighborhood, Hiroto suddenly finds himself inheriting not just her house, but some rather difficult emotions as well. His 18-year-old cousin Natsumi moves in with him, but as a struggling art student, she has her own troubles to deal with and may just put Hiroto’s easygoing lifestyle to the test.



Tags: Seinen , Iyashikei , Family Life , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , College , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Filmmaking , Love Triangle

Koube Zaijyuu

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The manga, which is composed of self-contained stories, centers on the daily life of Katsura Tatsuki. Katsura is a female student who goes to a university in Kobe's Western-influenced Kitano district.

Tags: Seinen

Ikoku Nikki

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The manga centers on 35-year-old novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on a sudden impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next day, Makio returns to her senses and remembers that she does not do well in the company of other people. So begins their daily life, as Makio attempts to acclimate to a roommate, while Asa attempts to get used to an adult that never acts like one.



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Family Life , Female Protagonist , Josei , Adoption , Coming of Age , Writing , Estranged Family , Primarily Female Cast , Parenthood , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Food , Primarily Adult Cast

Binetsu Kuukan

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

Akasegawa Naoya's mother remarried recently and he suddenly finds himself trying to get along with his new big sister Amane, a student of the prestigious Kasugano Girls' School. But his new big sister isn't like what you might first expect.

Tags: Josei , Inseki , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , School

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