Manga like My Broken Mariko

What is My Broken Mariko about?

Status: Finished

Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko's life-and Tomoyo's too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko's death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko's ashes for one final journey together... to set free her dear, broken Mariko.

Notes:
Includes the one-shot "YISKA".
includes the extra "Home Sweet Home!".

Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri

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ComicWalker Nico Nico Seiga

Look Back

Also known as Look Back.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for the paper...

Note: The one-shot was compiled in a special volume, released on September 3, 2021.

Tags: Drawing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Hikikomori , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Work , School , Meta , Autobiographical , Primarily Child Cast , Philosophy

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Shonen Jump Plus MANGA Plus

Viz

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Sabishisugite Rezu Fuzoku ni Ikimashita Report

Also known as My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness.

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

A hugely popular comic on Pixiv, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness offers readers an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman’s exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our modern age.

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Autobiographical , Non-fiction , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rehabilitation , Yuri , Disability , POV , Philosophy , Drawing , Psychosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Survival , Achronological Order , Urban , Nudity , Full Color , Denpa

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Hiraeth wa Tabiji no Hate

Also known as HIRAETH -The End of the Journey-.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

After the death of her best friend, Mika is determined to follow her into the grave. But her suicide attempt introduces her to a world unlike any she's ever seen...full of gods and spirits and entities of which she could never have dreamed. But even with this world of wonder, can she find a way out of her sorrow?

Tags: Suicide , Afterlife , Found Family , Travel , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gods , Seinen , Agender , Bisexual , Male Protagonist , Motorcycles , Boys' Love , Yuri

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Comic Days

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Haru no Noroi

Also known as Haru’s Curse.

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

After Natsumi's younger sister and best friend Haru dies at the age of 19, she begins dating Haru's fiancee Tougo - on the condition that he take her only to places he had taken her sister. Their relationship deepens as the seasons pass, but Haru's Curse lies between them... Will there be happiness after Haru's Curse is broken?

Note: chapter count includes two extras.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Urban , Tragedy , Suicide , Yuri , Unrequited Love

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Pixiv Comic

Comic Days

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Adabana

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

A girl with rough life circumstances makes a life-altering decision for the worst. In this tainted world, I shall live with the Original Sin of Purity...

Tags: Crime , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Achronological Order , Suicide , Tragedy , Prostitution , Police , Prison , Torture , Denpa , Sadism , Nudity

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Yume no Hashibashi

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

Kyoko is at the autumn of her life.

She can barely recognise her own family member. But one day, someone she remembers perfectly comes to visit. Her name is Mitsu, the women Kiyoko had a love story with. Just after the war, when they were still teenagers, they nearly did the irredeemable out of passion.
Despite a few meeting from time to time, life ups and downs separated them, but the story draws us back in the time when they couldn't imagine life without each other.

Tags: Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tragedy , Achronological Order , Historical , Female Protagonist , Josei , Suicide , Elderly Protagonist , Rural , Primarily Adult Cast

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Pixiv Comic

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Gunjou

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

"I want you to kill him..."

Her husband abuses her on a daily basis. Unable to stand it any longer, she asks her lesbian friend to kill her husband for her. And unable to say no to the woman she loves, the lesbian kills him...

Only 22 years old when the series began, Ching Nakamura offers up a work carved from flesh, blood, and bone.

Tags: Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast , Fugitive , Suicide , Revenge , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Denpa , Nudity , Crime

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Hibari no Asa

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

Teshima Hibari is a 14 year old girl with a body that is more sensual than most girls her age. Her story includes the opinions and reactions of all of the people around her, as well as the actions of her own life. The chapters explore the thoughts and feelings of classmates and adults, men and women. The males often have romantic or sexual feelings for Hibari, while the women sometimes have feelings of inferiority or jealousy. Whether positive or negative, it seems everyone has a reaction to Hibari.

Tags: Tragedy , Josei , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , POV , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Bullying , Survival , School , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Suicide , Heterosexual

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Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

"Ethics" is the path of humanity, a principle that becomes the norm of morality. Learning is not a problem in the future. But this class is filled with the truth of life. Cool ethics teachers Takayanagi confronts the problems of students and their own stance. New Age, teacher story!!

Tags: Philosophy , Teacher , School , Educational , Episodic , Seinen , Bullying , Suicide , Crime , Delinquents , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yakuza , Drugs , Nudity

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Naver Series

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Pietà

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

A story about two classmates who become friends, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive and isn't loved by her "family" (which consists of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother), but Sahoko seems to be the bright spot in her life. Sahoko also seems to have a mysterious past and doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her parents; she lives with her aunt. It's also hinted at that Sahoko and Rio have met once before, when they were much younger...

Note: includes 1 extra chapter

Tags: Yuri , Josei , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Family Life , Rehabilitation , Suicide , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Estranged Family

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