Manga like Yoru no Shita Machiawase

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 , Rural , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Acting , Transgender , Love Triangle

Koiwazurai no Ellie

Also known as Lovesick Ellie.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Eriko Ichimura spends her high school days in complete obscurity. Her sole hobby is staring at handsome, smooth-spoken Akira Oumi, and tweeting her daily fantasies under the screenname "Lovesick Ellie." One fateful day, she accidentally bears witness to Oumi-kun's true self—and if that weren't enough, he sees her mortifying Twitter, too! Follow along with a plain, perverted girl, a two-faced boy, and their curious romance!



Notes:
-Chapter count includes 2 extras.
-Kodansha released a 13th volume that included an extra chapter and the one-shot "Hikaeme ni Itte mo, Kore wa Ai". This volume was only released in digital format.

Tags: Shoujo , Tsundere , School , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Slapstick

Soredemo Kimi wo Shiawase ni Shitai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Kouya is reunited with Aihime, a girl he used to play with when they were little, for the first time in nine years.
Even though they've lived far apart, Kouya's feelings for her have been growing through their social media exchanges, and he decided to take the opportunity of their reunion to reveal his feelings to her!
But she has a secret...?



Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Tomboy , School , Shounen

Kieta Hatsukoi

Also known as My Love Mix-Up!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mistaken identity leads to a blossoming romance between two boys.

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!



Notes:
Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021.
Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Shoujo , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , School , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Amnesia

Ohayou, Ibarahime

Also known as Wake up, Sleeping Beauty.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu Misato finds himself working at the eerie estate on the hill, where Shizu—the only child of the Karasawa family—is secreted away. However, his friendship with Shizu quickly turns to fear when several spirits of the dead appear before him, borrowing her appearance. As he struggles to find the humanity in her supernatural condition, Tetsu must also face a question at once terrifying and heartbreaking: What if the true Shizu never returns?



Note: Includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , Ghost , Family Life , Found Family , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Body Swapping , Urban Fantasy , Football , Tragedy

Watashi no Uchuu Monster

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Tsubaki, who places an importance of "being cute", picks up a strange fluffy creature and brings it home with her. She brings it into the bath with and it transformed into a naked boy?!
What is going on?
Is Tsubaki going to live with "Fuwa" (as in Fluffy) the alien boy?!

Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Primarily Teen Cast , School , School Club , Love Triangle

Naui Uju

Also known as My Universe.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

As a socially awkward college student, Hayeon lives a pretty boring life -- except she can communicate with outer space. One day, she meets Ujun, an alien who is curious about human nature. When she rejects his request to “borrow” her body, he takes over the body of her crush! As Hayeon helps Ujun adjust to human life, their friendship blossoms into something more. However, their love story faces many obstacles, including an alien plotting to invade Earth. What will be the fate of these star-crossed lovers?



Tags: Aliens , Heterosexual , Bullying , College , Tragedy , Full Color , Love Triangle