Manga like Nenene

Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

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

In this story set in the early 1920s, Tamahiko is the son of a wealthy family, but his life is changed forever when an accident cripples his right arm. No longer considered by his father as an heir, he is shuffled off into the country, to live out of sight. The teenage Tamahiko shuts himself in his new home, bitterly thinking of it as the place where he will die. One day, he learns that his father has 'bought' him a bride to take care of him, when the young teen girl named Yuzuki arrives at his door. She comes into his life like an innocent ray of sunshine, and Tamahiko's view of the world and his life starts changing bit-by-bit.

Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.

Tags: Historical , Family Life , Coming of Age , Disability , Marriage , Arranged Marriage , Shounen , Heterosexual , Rural , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Tragedy , Hikikomori , Ojou-sama , Netorare , Age Gap , Adoption , Nudity ,

Totsuide kita Yome Aisouwarai Bakari Shiteru

Also known as My New Wife’s Fake Smile.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A samurai is worried about the fact that his wife always seems to wear a forced smile whenever she’s with him. He’s worried she’s unhappy in their match, but little does he know she’s just desperately trying to keep her wild passion for him in check for propriety’s sake.



Notes:
Includes 26 extra chapters.
Initially self-published on Twitter and later serialized on Nico Nico Seiga.

Tags: Samurai , Historical , Marriage , Shounen , Swordplay , Yandere , Nudity

Takane to Hana

Also known as Takane & Hana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The meeting between Takane and Hana ends in an explosive manner, and Hana is convinced that she’ll never have to see that awful Takane again. But Takane actually seems interested in Hana! Exasperated by Takane’s immature attitude, yet amused and intrigued despite herself, Hana wonders if her hilarious rivalry with Takane just might lead to love!



Note: Includes 23 extra chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Work , School , Love Triangle , Transgender , Chibi , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Arranged Marriage , Heterosexual , Time Skip

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 got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra 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

My Fair Neighbor

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

Sakura Yuki and his neighbor, Momo were separated during Yuki's third year of high school because of a certain incident. Yuki thought that they weren't really friends considering that there was a 12-year age gap between him and young Momo. But 10 years later, Momo, now a high school student, becomes Yuki's neighbor once again. Momo is eager to be friends again but Yuki feels differently as he remembers things he buried in his heart long ago. Momo and Yuki battle their past and and present and slowly become closer than ever.

Tags: Age Gap , Shoujo , Time Skip , Coming of Age , Delinquents , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Suicide

Otoyomegatari

Also known as A Bride's Story.

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

A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed. But her surprise at learning her new husband, Karluk, is eight years younger than her is quickly replaced by a deep affection for the boy and his family. Though she hails from just beyond the mountains, Amir’s clan had very different customs, foods, and clothes from what Karluk is used to. As the two of them learn more about each other through their day-to-day lives, the bond of respect and love grows stronger.



Note: Won the Prix Intergénérations ("Intergenerational Award") at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012 and the 7th Manga Taishou award in 2014.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Marriage , Historical , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Travel , Seinen , Foreign , Arranged Marriage , Iyashikei , Desert , Indigenous Cultures , Family Life , Rural , Matchmaking , Age Gap , Educational , Cohabitation , War , Food , Religion , Unrequited Love , Language Barrier , Twins , Archery , Nudity , Animals , Female Harem , Military , LGBTQ+ Themes

Toaru Meoto no Nichijou

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Kinu-san, a girl who's come to the Fujidana family as a bride, thinks of her husband as a man who lazes around everyday, but as she gets to know him she starts to think "My Husband has a bigger heart than I thought"

Tags: Writing , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Seinen , Food , Arranged Marriage , Disability , Iyashikei

Elf Kareshi to Boyish Kanojo

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A manga about a tomboyish girl dating her elf boyfriend. The stories before and during dating are separate.

Tags: Elf , Otaku Culture , Tomboy

Tenju no Kuni

Also known as Blissful Land.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Khang Zhipa is a 13-year-old doctor’s apprentice living in a mountain village in 18th-century Tibet. One day, when he gets back from collecting medicinal herbs, he finds a bride-to-be and her wedding party will be resting at his home for the night. The bride’s name is Moshi Rati and it turns out she’s actually Khang Zhipa’s fiancee from another land, here to stay! Enjoy this heartwarming slice-of-life tale woven by a kind-hearted boy and his mysterious bride.



Tags: Medicine , Rural , Iyashikei , Arranged Marriage , Foreign , Historical , Family Life , Marriage , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Educational , Animals , Indigenous Cultures , Shounen , Food , Nudity

Kemuri to Mitsu

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

Himeko Hanatsuka, age 12, and Bunji Tsuchiya, age 30. Their relationship status: "engaged." This story takes place during the Taisho Era, when modern Western culture was steadily spreading in Japan.

In this unsettling and vibrant atmosphere the two, who call each other "Bunji-sama" and "Fiancée-dono", slowly develop their love surpassing the 18 year age gap.

Tags: Age Gap , Historical , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Iyashikei