Manga like Samenai Machi no Kissaten

Gohan no Otomo

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Recipes to warm your heart, all in full colour. Goes well with rice. Based on a doujinshi of the same name released by the author at Comitia 104.

Tags: Food , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Full Color , Episodic , Seinen , Educational

Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

"But suddenly, I had a little sister. That was the problem."
After her father's remarriage, Sachi suddenly has a new stepsister, Ayari. At first, their interactions are awkward, and very brief. However, they soon discover a shared love... of food?
Sachi soon discovers Ayari's passion for cooking, and the two step-sisters soon begin to bond over Ayari's delicious cooking, and begin to overcome the barriers that had once kept them apart. While their parents are away on their honeymoon, they learn to cope with their differences, and bond over a seemingly insignificant thing!

Tags: Food , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Family Life , Shounen , Photography , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou

Also known as Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou.

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

Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha stands witness to chronicle the end of humanity’s days with coffee, a slice of watermelon, and the sound of her moon guitar backed by distant seagulls. Quiet and bittersweet, this tale is about the melancholy beauty that can be found even as the end approaches.



Tags: Iyashikei , Coastal , Female Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Rural , Robots , Lost Civilization , Time Skip , Seinen , Artificial Intelligence , Episodic , Travel , Work , Mopeds , Yuri , Restaurant , Family Life , Motorcycles , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity

Kuru Kuru Kuruma Mimura Pan

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

A mysterious mobile bakery, Mimura Bread, is making it's way around town! Bread so fluffy and golden brown that you'll never forget the taste. The owner, Mimura, seems to have a nose for people in trouble and bakes just what they knead to soothe the heart. What recipes and troubles await?

Tags: Food , Seinen , Restaurant

Wakako-Zake

Also known as Wakako Zake.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

Murasaki Wakako, who is twenty-six years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. This manga follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink.

Tags: Food , Iyashikei , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen

Ashizuri Suizokukan

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

panpanya’s debut one-volume work.

Ashizuri Suizokukan is a recompilation of panpanya’s Ashizuri Suizokukan and ASOVACE series, which were independently published in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It includes a collection of newly written travelogues and an abundance of color pages.
Ashizuri Suizokukan was published by Ichigatsu to Shichigatsu on August 30, 2013.

Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
The Complete Shopping District (完全商店街)
Board Game (すごろく)
A New Universe (新しい世界)
Innocent World (イノセントワールド)
A Dream I Had on April 17th, 2012 (二〇一二年四月一七日の夢)
Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
The City of the Dead (冥途)
Sputnik (スプートニク)
Untitled (無題)
Creatures of the Machine Age (マシン時代の動物たち)
Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
A Fish For You (君の魚)
Ending Theme (エンディングテーマ)



Note: Nominated for the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Anthology , Fishing , Denpa , Josei , Autobiographical , Travel , Artificial Intelligence , Animals

ARIA

Also known as Aria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. In pursuit of her dream to become an Undine — a gondolier who leads high-end tours around the city — Akari joins as a trainee with the Aria Company, one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in Neo-Venezia. There, she explores the beauty of the city and the world along with other trainees from Aria and rival companies, working hard for her dreams and making new friends along the way.



Tags: Iyashikei , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Work , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Foreign , Shounen , Heterosexual

Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district, there lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer, Kiyo works as the caterer for her troupe. This is the story of her daily life.

Tags: Food , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Work , Educational , Shounen , Episodic , Yuri

Kanmuri-san no Tokeikoubou

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Kanmuri Ayako owns a watch workshop where many different people visit her – each with their own unique past, anecdotes and thoughts. A heartwarming, gentle story.

Tags: Work , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Educational , Slapstick , Seinen

Little Forest

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The story of a girl called Ichiko, who lives alone in a forest. Each chapter features a dish or meal scavenged or harvested from Ichiko's surroundings in rural Komori ("little forest"). While there are no wild flights of fancy as in Witches or Hanashippanashi, the organic linework and majesty of nature featured within tap into that same source of magic. Little Forest is a very acquired taste on its own, but just another piece of the stunning tapestry Daisuke Igarashi continues to weave today.

Tags: Iyashikei , Agriculture , Female Protagonist , Rural , Food , Seinen