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Shimanami Tasogare

Also known as Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare.

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

Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he’s also terrified that he’s been outed as gay. Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Found Family , Seinen , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Agender , Crossdressing , Boys' Love , Yuri , Asexual , Rehabilitation , Suicide , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

"Ethics" is the path of humanity, a principle that becomes the norm of morality. Learning is not a problem in the future. But this class is filled with the truth of life. Cool ethics teachers Takayanagi confronts the problems of students and their own stance. New Age, teacher story!!

Tags: Philosophy , Teacher , School , Educational , Episodic , Seinen , Bullying , Suicide , Crime , Delinquents , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yakuza , Drugs , Nudity

Hattatsu Shougai to Issho ni Otona ni Natta Watashitachi

Also known as My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This intimate manga anthology is about the struggles and triumphs of individuals learning to navigate daily life with a developmental disorder. The comics follow the stories of nine people, including: a junior high dropout finding an alternate path to education; a former "troublesome" child helping kids at a support school; a so-called problem child realizing the beauty of his own unique quirks; and a man falling in love with the world with the help of a new medication. This inspiring volume illustrates their diverse anxieties and finding self-empowerment in a world not quite built with them in mind.



Tags: Educational , Autobiographical , Disability , Non-fiction , Biographical , Rehabilitation , Anthology , Hikikomori , Suicide , School

Asper Kanojo

Also known as That's My Atypical Girl.

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

Yokoi Taku has trouble getting along with people, so he moved to Tokyo as soon as he graduated from high school. He now lives alone, making a living by delivering newspapers and drawing doujinshi, though people totally ignore his non-erotic works. One day, a girl named Saitou Megumi suddenly shows up at his door, claiming that she came all the way from Tottori to meet him because she's a big fan of one of his doujinshi. It ends up that she has faced many hardships herself, and with no intention of leaving, she ends up living with him.

Note: Current chapter count is based on the original serialization. Several chapters were combined into 100 chapters in the physical release.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Rehabilitation , Bullying , Disability , Suicide , Seinen , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Writing , Estranged Family , Female Protagonist , Language Barrier , Tragedy

Hitori Koukan Nikki

Also known as My Solo Exchange Diary.

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

Struggling with the idea of living alone and adjusting to the effects of her previous book’s success, this follow-up to the award-winning autobiographical comic continues the author’s quest for self-acceptance and love.



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters and the one-shot “Chika-chan no Yuuutsu”.

Tags: Autobiographical , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Non-fiction , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Family Life , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Suicide , Drawing , Disability

Kounodori

Also known as Kounodori: Dr. Stork.

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

This drama, a smash-hit in Japan, looks at the lives of the men and women who work to deliver one million new lives into the world each year in Japan.



Note: Won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2016.

Tags: Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Male Protagonist , Medicine , Work , Survival , Ensemble Cast

Hanechin to Bucky no Oko-sama Shinryouroku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Heartwarming medical story about a single father meeting an eccentric pediatrician.

Tags: Seinen

Haibaiyoushi Mizuiro

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

An expert in artificial insemination is helping people who struggle with having kids.

Tags: Medicine , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Transgender , Family Life

Houkago Karte

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Tags: Josei , Male Protagonist , School , Medicine

Kokoro no Nurse Yano-san

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

A story of a psychiatric nurse dealing with emotional pain

Just as you go to the dentist when you have a cavity, there exist psychiatrists for those who suffer from mental illness. But what is mental illness?

It is the job of nurses to help patients become their true selves. This is a small but sincere story of a psychiatric nurse who listens to the pain in the hearts of her patients.

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