Manga like Seirou Opera

Kaze Hikaru

Also known as Kaze Hikaru.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi—a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi!

Into this fierce milieu steps Kamiya Seizaburo, a young would-be warrior who, though lacking in combat experience, possesses a fiery enthusiasm to both aid the Mibu-Roshi in their mission and to avenge his wrongfully murdered family. One of the Mibu-Roshi's most gifted (and immature) swordsmen, the legendary Okita Soji, agrees to take Seizaburo under his wing. What no one suspects, least of all Soji, is that Seizaburo is actually a girl named Tominaga Sei in disguise!



Note: Volume 45 includes the one-shot "Oo-Edo Shinsengumi! Kaze Hikaru Another World".

Tags: Samurai , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Swordplay , Primarily Male Cast , Historical , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Gender Bending , Crime , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Revenge , Suicide , Assassins

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!



Note: Won the Grand Prize in the Printed Manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Detective , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Drugs , Politics , Maids , Work , Tragedy , Crime , Adoption , Heterosexual , Asexual , Episodic , Conspiracy , Chibi , Ojou-sama , Suicide , Desert , War , Aromantic , Religion

Skip Beat!

Also known as Skip Beat!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!



Tags: Shoujo , Acting , Work , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Slapstick , POV , Revenge , Age Gap , Urban , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , School , Super Power , LGBTQ+ Themes

Gakuyaura Ouji

Also known as Backstage Prince.

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

Akari is totally clueless about kabuki--and boys--but she's eager to learn about both. Her first encounter with Ryusei doesn't go very well, but with the help of a cat named Mr. Ken, the two teenagers quickly become prince AND princess of kabuki. Love was never so dramatic!



Tags: Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Acting , Shoujo , School , Work , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Kabuki

Namida Ame to Serenade

Also known as Rainy Day Serenade.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

On rainy days, Hina has dreams about her younger self playing with a mysterious boy in a garden she's never seen before—until, by chance, she stumbles upon the place. There's a young man there, Takaaki, who mistakes Hina for his fiancée Hinako. He whisks her back to what he thinks is her home, where Hina's doppelganger is waiting, and Hina realizes this isn't the Tokyo she left behind but Japan in the year 1907! Is this all a dream or something much stranger?



Tags: Historical , Josei , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Arranged Marriage , Circus , Torture , Suicide

Madame Petit

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Romance

It's the 1920s and Mariko, age 16, is married to a man 30 years her senior. She is honestly happy to be his wife and really excited to board the Orient express in Turkey on their honeymoon trip. But her life takes a rapid turn when her husband is discovered dead after the first night on board... And that's only the start of Mariko's great adventure.

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , Foreign , Travel , Conspiracy , Crime , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Drugs , Tomboy , Fugitive , Trains , LGBTQ+ Themes , Arranged Marriage

"Gokko": Renai Yuugi

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

One day, a boy called Ikei comes to Fuyuko's place and claims to be her brother. She doesn't believe him, however she allows him to stay at her house. As a wannabe future actress she then starts playing "Gokko" with him to improve her acting skills. Where will it lead them? A collection of short stories.

Tags: Shoujo , Anthology