Manga like Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru

Koi yori Aoku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The long-awaited serialized version of the popular one-shot. Takamine, who can't find something she likes, and Sakura, who loves books, meet by chance and begin spending time together after school. Are they just friends, or is there something more...? Where is the story of their relationship going to lead?

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Trains

Kageki Shoujo!!

Also known as Kageki Shojo!!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Watanabe Sarasa has a dream: she wants to play the role of Oscar as part of the Kouka Acting Troupe, an all-female acting troupe similar to Takarazuka Revue. But before she can do that, she has to attend two years at the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. As Sarasa practices singing, dancing, and acting, she grows closer to the other girls in her year, including her roommate, the stoic former J-idol Ai. But though Sarasa is great at making friends, her outspoken nature and grand ambitions earn her lots of enemies as well. Can Sarasa keep her upbeat attitude and achieve her dream of stardom?



Tags: School , Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Musical Theater , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Boarding School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Twins , Yuri , Idol

Ballroom e Youkoso

Also known as Welcome to the Ballroom.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Fujita has drifted through middle school aimlessly, unable to find friends or anything that can hold his attention. Then, one day, he's attacked by a gang and saved by a mysterious man. But this isn't a karate master; it's a ballroom dance instructor! Reluctantly, Fujita takes a few beginner's classes, only to find his inspiration... an entrancing, teenage dance prodigy named Shizuku. It's Fujita's first step into the high-octane world of competitive dance!



Note: Nominated for the 6th and 8th Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Dancing , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , School

Yagate Kimi ni Naru

Also known as Bloom Into You.

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

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That’s when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she’s inspired to ask her for help. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself, has her shoujo romance finally begun?



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Love Triangle , School Club , Unrequited Love , Acting , Philosophy , Aromantic , Shounen

WonDance

Also known as Wandance.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a stutter like his— why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching—or like she doesn’t care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that same freedom? To find his way to Wanda, he does something he never thought he could: He joins the dance club. After all, every routine begins with a single step, right? Join Kaboku and Wanda as they freestyle their way to life and love!



Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Dancing , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Disability , School Club , Seinen , School , Primarily Female Cast

Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta

Also known as The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He's got an air of mystery about him, great style, and an impeccable music taste. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya's, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other's crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question for Mitsuki—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn't be so bad...



Tags: Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Josei , Rock Music , Gyaru , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Work , School , Iyashikei , Fashion

Inochi wo Odoru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Shishima Sakura, penname Ouga (19) winner of the 2018 Niigata Manga Award & the 96th Tezuka Manga Award for her debut, "I want to date you", bring you a one shot about Laila and Anastasia, who inspired each other through ballet.



Tags: Dancing , Foreign , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Slavery , Time Skip , Shounen

Mayu, Matou

Also known as Cocoon Entwined.

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

Clad in school uniforms practically breathing with life are the girls of Hoshimiya Girls' Academy, their hair long and luxurious. When a certain "incident" rocks the academy, the hidden feelings these girls possess will be entwined in this pure girls' love story.



Tags: Yuri , School , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Achronological Order

Ano Koro no Aoi Hoshi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

One day, a mediocre high school girl, Koumoto Umi, falls in love with Segawa Shou, a beautiful girl in her next class. Although she was confused by her feelings, she wanted to get along with Segawa, who had a mysterious atmosphere somewhere...

Tags: Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Female Protagonist , School Club , Coastal , Mermaid , Animals

Yoru to Umi

Also known as The Evening and The Sea.

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

"I never really wanted good friends. I always thought I'd rather have things I'd be okay with leaving behind."

Tsukiko is the new girl in school. One day, she catches a glimpse of her classmate, Utsumi, swimming in the school's pool. She becomes fixated. Tsukiko knew they were classmates, but beyond that, the two girls had no reason to cross paths. However, one rainy day turns all of that around. An emotional story about the everyday lives of the enigmatic new girl and the girl with no filter who happens to love swimming!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Swimming , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Josei , Yuri , Coastal , Animals , School Club , Acting , LGBTQ+ Themes