Manga like Iyahaya Atami-kun

Yano-kun no Futsuu no Hibi

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

Yoshida is the chairman of the class and she is always worried. Her biggest worry these days is that Yano, who is in her class, comes to school every day with a serious injury. She can't take her eyes off Yano, who is injured in every possible way! She can't wait to help him!

A love comedy about a boy who is covered in injuries and a girl who worries too much!



Tags: Seinen , School , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Love Triangle

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

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

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , Acting , Love Triangle , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

Also known as Go For It, Nakamura!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with one of his classmates–his dreamy high school classmate, Hirose. But there's a problem: they haven't met yet. And Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin!



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , School , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Episodic , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Male Cast , Acting , Primarily Teen Cast , Meta , Parody , Teacher , Crossdressing

Onna no Sono no Hoshi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hoshi-sensei, homeroom teacher of class 4 of second-grade at an all-girls high school. At the mercy of the students' shiritori picture games they draw in their class journals, suddenly made to take care of a dog in the classroom, giving advice to an aspiring manga artist...not to mention drinking sessions with colleagues...what an uninteresting life, yet why is it so enjoyable and loveable?! An unexperienced manga that will make you smile no matter what.



Tags: School , Teacher , Josei , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Work

Kemutai Hanashi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

These two men are not friends, not lovers, not family. But they still want to be near each other. A chance encounter leads to two former classmates living together.

A very relaxed slice of life manga series, trying to break free from the urge to label relationships a certain way.



Note: Nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishou) for Best Web Manga.

Tags: Iyashikei , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Teacher , Primarily Adult Cast

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

Muchuu sa, Kimi ni.

Also known as Captivated, By You.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by conformity, Hayashi is refreshingly and unapologetically true to himself. Conversely, Nikaidou has worked very hard to perfect a gloomy, dour façade that keeps his classmates far, far away. While much of the school regards Nikaidou as a bad omen, one student catches a glimpse behind the mask and—undeterred by rumors of bad luck and supernatural powers—begins to pick away Nikaidou’s carefully crafted persona…



Note: Winner of the Short Work Prize category of the 24th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2020).

Tags: Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , School , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Seinen , Boys' Love , Bullying , Drawing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Child Cast , Ojou-sama

Karaoke Iko!

Also known as Let's Go Karaoke!.

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

Nothing worries Satomi Oka more than the upcoming final choir competition of his middle school career -- right up until he is accosted by a stranger from the shadows who demands, “Let’s go karaoke!” As a yakuza, Kyouji Narita doesn’t scare easily, but a terrifying prospect has driven him to seek Satomi’s help. The boss is holding a karaoke contest, with the loser forced to get a tattoo to be selected and torturously applied by the boss himself! Oka has been to many vocal rehearsals over the years, but never one-on-one karaoke sessions with a gangster!!



Tags: Yakuza , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , School Club , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast

Ao no Flag

Also known as Blue Flag.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

High school senior year, spring—one of life's important forks in the road. Taichi Ichinose finds himself in the same class as Futaba Kuze, who he feels strangely averse to, and his popular childhood friend, Touma Mita. One day, Futaba confides in him her love for Touma, and asks him for help. How will Taichi respond? This new “pure” love story begins as the three are colored in the emotions of youth.



Tags: Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , Chibi , School , Bisexual , Boys' Love , Baseball , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Time Skip , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Yuri

Mukai-kun wa Sugoi!

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

High school student Yuki Mukai is gay and out of the closet. His classmate Makoto Moriya can't stop thinking about him. Why? Because the two of them were "the same". A series depicting the lives of authentic youths in modern-day Japan.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , School , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast