Manga like Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Also known as Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.

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

Narumi Momose has had it rough: every boyfriend she’s had dumped her once they found out she was an otaku, so she’s gone to great lengths to hide it. When a chance meeting at her new job with childhood friend, fellow otaku, and now coworker Hirotaka Nifuji almost gets her secret outed at work, she comes up with a plan to make sure he never speaks up. But he comes up with a counter-proposal: why doesn’t she just date him instead? In love, there are no save points.



Notes:
Includes 29 extra chapters.
The English edition combines 2 Japanese volumes into one each (so e.g. the first two Japanese volumes are combined into 1 English volume).

Tags: Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Video Games , Work , Episodic , Heterosexual , Josei , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Office , Meta , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , Cosplay , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Chibi

Net-juu no Susume

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

After quitting her job, Morioka Moriko became a NEET and got addicted to an online game. In that game, even a wilting woman in her thirties like her can become a young, handsome guy and Moriko's new adventure as Hayashi began.

Note: On June 30, 2018, it was announced that Comico has ended the manga due to Rin Kokuyou's failing health. Prior to this, the series had been on a hiatus since 2015.

Tags: Video Games , Gender Bending , Female Protagonist , Josei , Hikikomori , Heterosexual , Full Color

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

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

At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!



Notes:
Includes 20 extra chapters.
The 17th volume was released on July 18, 2023, two years after the series' original ending. This new volume included 10 additional chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , School , Family Life , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Episodic , Shounen , Love Triangle , Bullying , Urban , Time Skip

Chiguhagu na Karera no Koi no Yukue

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

What will happen when stylish, smart and secretly otaku Misaki encounters her work colleague Momokawa at a game tournament?


Tags: Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Video Games , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Office Lady , Work , Bullying , Yuri , Marriage , Office

Unmei no Hito ni Deau Hanashi

Also known as How I Met My Soulmate.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Yuki is a 20-year-old college sophomore who has wished for one thing since moving to Tokyo: to find her soulmate. Growing a bit desperate after a long drought, she goes along with a friend to a club for the first time. Her friend thrives, but it's chaotic and loud... just not Yuki's scene. Just when Yuki begins to despair that she'll never ever find a real, adult relationship, she meets Iori, a man with bleached hair and a slightly scary demeanor… but first impressions don't always tell the whole story. Could destiny still have more cards to play?



Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , College , Medicine , Urban

Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne

Also known as Rooming with a Gamer Gal.

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

Takumi Satsuki (Early 20s, Male - Female in-game) became friends with Goro-san (Male) on Dragon Quest X, and they decide to become roommates. When he goes to meet up with Goro-san though, who he finds standing there is someone who doesn't resemble their character in game one bit--a gyaru...?! This unintentionally catfished couple has a lot in store for them in this fun romantic comedy!



Tags: Video Games , Seinen , Heterosexual , Family Life , Gyaru , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Urban , Otaku Culture , Cohabitation

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Love★Com.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection. But will their budding friendship become something more complex?



Note:
- Includes the one-shot "Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru"
Includes the one-shot "Bokura no Ibasho".

Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Chibi , Basketball

Online Game Nakama to Sashi Off Shitara Shokuba no Oni Joushi ga Kita

Also known as Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss!.

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

Hashimoto is your average office worker—young, and prone to being pushed around by his demon boss, Shirase. His only escape is his favorite online game, and the friends he's made within. But when he plans an office meetup for his party, he gets the surprise of his life...!



Note: Originally published on Twitter and Pixiv and collated by Ichijinsha for print release.


Tags: Video Games , Work , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Konbini , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Office , Cohabitation , Kuudere , Urban , Virtual World , Age Gap , Delinquents

Seiryaku Kekkon wa Otakoi no Hajimari

Also known as An Arranged Marriage Leads to Otaku Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

A sweet rom-com between the cool-headed, elite son of a noble (an otaku) and the gifted and talented daughter of a business conglomerate (also an otaku)! Tsuyuri's husband Koichi has declared that their marriage is a loveless one. However, Tsuyuri celebrates in this, as she sees it as a chance to freely enjoy her otaku life. But one day, when Tsuyuri goes to a concert for her bias, she runs into Koichi, and he's in an unexpected get-up?! Their marriage may have started out political, but this story is full of non-stop thrills as they experience many firsts in their newly-wed life! Note: Chapter count includes two volume-bonus chapters.

Tags: Josei , Marriage , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Arranged Marriage

Uri Guild Idol

Also known as Our Guild's Idol.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Ajin Bae suddenly dives into Dear Dane, the world’s top MMORPG, using her brother’s account—who just happens to be the master of its number one guild. Tasked with keeping her identity secret, she tries to protect his legacy, but things spiral when she’s mistaken for a creep hitting on Bloomie, a popular female player who’s secretly a male idol. Trying to clear things up, Ajin sends a video with her voice in it. But that just gets Bloomie thinking: Wait… I know this girl!



Tags: Video Games , Full Color , Long Strip , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Idol , Chibi