Manga like Natsukage ni, Sayonara

Kimi wa Natsu no Naka

Also known as The Summer of You.

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

Chiharu Saeki and Wataru Toda are two high school students who share a common hobby: They love to watch movies. After they meet, they become fast friends, until one day, when Chiharu confesses his love for Wataru. Wataru says that Chiharu’s confession doesn’t bother him, and the boys continue throughout their summer, going to pilgrimages to see film spots from their favorite movies. But the more time he spends with Chiharu, Wataru realizes that he may not only be as unaffected by Chiharu’s confession as he claimed to be, but those feelings may also be mutual…



Note: Chapter count includes 3 bonus stories: "Evening Glow" "After My Summer of You" "You and You"

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Travel , Crossdressing , Unrequited Love , Bisexual

Umibe no Étranger

Also known as Seaside Stranger: Umibe no Étranger.

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

"There's nothing wrong with liking another guy."

To be in the arms of the person I love... I thought that was an unobtainable dream......... On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach. Shun Hashimoto is gay and aspires to be a novelist. He is interested in Mio Chibana, a somber high school student, and starts to flirt with him. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island. Three years later, Mio returns and approaches Shun with the words, "I've thought about it for the past three years. I like you, Shun, even if you're a guy." However, when faced with the prospect of finally becoming lovers with Mio, Shun cannot take the first step towards commitment...

This is a tantalizing love story about a gay novelist and a younger part-time worker. It's a manga that will touch and purify your heart.



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Writing , Coastal , Nudity , Love Triangle , Yuri , Cohabitation

Bokura wo Hedateru Ao to Shiro

Also known as The White and Blue Between Us.

Status: Finished
Genres:

Is it ever too late to make up for a lie? Or can the opportunity be swept away, like white clouds across a blue summer sky?

It's been seven years since Hozumi left behind the island town he grew up in, and Mishima—his close friend and first love from high school—with it. The two haven't spoken since Hozumi rejected Mishima and lied about his own feelings. When Hozumi returns for his high school reunion, he wants nothing more than to make amends, a task easier said than done.



Tags: Boys' Love

Gunjou no Subete

Also known as My Ultramarine Sky.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

From their first year of middle school to their second year of high school, Kai and Ren have not only always been in the same class - they've also always sat next to each other. But in their last year of high school, the boys are assigned to two separate classes, and with each passing day, Kai feels as if he's slipping further and further away from Ren... One day, when Kai find Ren sleeping in a classroom after school, he whispers the feelings that he can't bring himself to say out loud...and Ren hears him. Will Kai's confession push them further and further apart, or will it be the spark that brings them back to each other?



Tags: Boys' Love , Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Bisexual , Shogi