Manga like Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Also known as Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha stands witness to chronicle the end of humanity’s days with coffee, a slice of watermelon, and the sound of her moon guitar backed by distant seagulls. Quiet and bittersweet, this tale is about the melancholy beauty that can be found even as the end approaches.



Tags: Iyashikei , Coastal , Female Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Rural , Robots , Time Skip , Lost Civilization , Seinen , Episodic , Artificial Intelligence , Travel , Work , Mopeds , Yuri , Family Life , Restaurant , Motorcycles , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity

AQUA

Also known as Aqua.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

After 150 years of Terraforming, Aqua, the formerly planet known as Mars, now has more than 90 percent of its surface covered in water. A young girl named Akari Mizunashi arrives at the city of Neo-Venezia, an exact replica of the old Italian city of Venice, hoping to become an Undine, the most coveted job on Aqua.



Note: Chapter count includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Work , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Aviation , Shoujo , Episodic

8-gatsu no Soda Sui

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Tales of the unusual residents staying in an equally unusual seaside town.

Also includes the additional story "Uwa no Sora ga Oka Yori."

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Environmental , Episodic , Iyashikei , Full Color , Primarily Child Cast , Seinen , Rural , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Magic , Coastal

ARIA

Also known as Aria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. In pursuit of her dream to become an Undine — a gondolier who leads high-end tours around the city — Akari joins as a trainee with the Aria Company, one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in Neo-Venezia. There, she explores the beauty of the city and the world along with other trainees from Aria and rival companies, working hard for her dreams and making new friends along the way.



Note: Chapter count includes 7 extra chapters.

Tags: Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Work , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Foreign , Shounen , Heterosexual

Sekai no Aikotoba wa Mizu

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

A collection of nine surreal short stories sharing a theme of water.

Obon (おぼん, Bon); Comic Ryu 2008-09
A young boy ponders family affairs around Bon.

Watashitachi wa Mada Tochuu (私たちはまだ途中, We're Still on Our Way); Comic Ryu 2009-10
An astronaut cadet must figure out his motivation if he is to succeed and go into space.

Fusion; Comic Ryu 2009-01
When the ultimate form of love is fusion, the government must work to stop a declining population.

Nante Kanashii Hoshi (なんて哀しい星, Such Sorrowful Stars); Comic Ryu 2008-08
In a near-death experience, a man meets a solitary girl running endlessly.

Engai no Kisetsu (塩害の季節, Salt Damage Season); Comic Ryu 2009-12
A young woman is captivated by marine “vortexes”.

Umi no Otenki (海のお天気, Sea Weather); Comic Ryu 2008-04
A girl follows a schoolmate home only to realize she lives under the sea.

Gyuu (ぎゅう, Squish); Comic Ryu 2009-06
A girl can see things she calls “squishes”, transparent blobs all around us.

Meltism (メルトイズム); Comic Ryu 2008-06
If we are the same as the planet, what separates us?

Ki Setsu Sui (季・節・水, Season Time Water); Comic Ryu 2008-01
The world adapts to the changing of the seasons.

Tags: Seinen , Anthology