Manga like Shunkan Lyle

Hanabi wa Samenai Yume wo Miru

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Olivia, the daughter of a duke, is betrayed by her fiancé, Crown Prince Luke, and is publicly executed. However, the moment Olivia thinks she has lost her life, she wakes up as Hanabi, a high school girl in a different world: Japan. What's more, it seems that Hanabi is being bullied at school...? The story of a duke's daughter's rise to power is about to begin!

Note: Chapter count includes five volume-bonus chapters and the author's debut one-shot 星影ひそかにぼくに降る.

Tags: Shoujo , Isekai , Female Protagonist , School , Dissociative Identities

Magic Knight Rayearth

Also known as Magic Knight Rayearth.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha , Romance

Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, girls from separate schools, find themselves linked together as they fall through the floor during a field trip to the Tokyo Tower. They land in a place called Cephiro, where their will controls what happens. They meet with Guru Clef and find out that they were summoned to save Princess Emeraude who has been imprisoned by High Priest Zagato. They learn magic and acquire weapons on their quest to save Cephiro from the evils of Zagato.



Tags: Shoujo , Magic , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Medieval , Swordplay , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Henshin , Robots , Primarily Child Cast , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Super Robot , Urban Fantasy

Arata Kangatari

Also known as Arata: The Legend.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

In a world where humans and gods coexist, Arata is the unfortunate successor to the matriarchal Hime Clan--unfortunate because if he's not cross-dressing to hide his gender one minute, he's fleeing for his life the next! When Arata winds up in the modern world and switches places with a boy named Arata Hinohara, it's a wonder which Arata's actually better off...

Hinohara is the spitting image of Arata, so he suddenly finds himself fighting people after his life! As he navigates through this foreign world filled with power-hungry warriors, who will come to his aid? One thing's for sure--it's not easy being Arata!



Note: Due to disagreements with the editor during the serialization of this manga, the author decided to temporarily pause the story to create a Remastered version of the work to change details in the story. This entry only contains the original run of the manga, until volume 24.

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Isekai

Hoshi Furu Oukoku no Nina

Also known as Nina the Starry Bride.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Nina had a rough start to life, stealing to survive—and eventually being sold into slavery by her own brother. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha. But despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight...and Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits. But how much can she trust Azure? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...?

Note: Won the 46th Annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo Manga.

Tags: Josei , Politics , Kingdom Management , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Adoption , Arranged Marriage , Crossdressing , Tragedy , Marriage , Prison , Matriarchy , Nudity

Itsuwari no Freja

Also known as Prince Freya.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Freya thinks of herself as a simple village girl, but her idyllic life is shattered when she is caught up in the aftermath of a treacherous Sigurdian plot. She bears a striking resemblance to her country’s beloved Prince Edvard, who lays dying from poison. Without its ruler, all of Tyr will quickly be engulfed by Sigurdian violence. Now Freya must take Prince Edvard’s place and lead his valiant knights in defending the realm!



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

Tags: Coming of Age , Travel , Crossdressing , Royal Affairs , Shoujo , Tragedy , Foreign , Swordplay , Politics , Gender Bending , Female Protagonist , Medieval , Heterosexual , Male Harem , War , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Class Struggle , Nudity

Bokura no Kiseki

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

From a young age, Minami Harusumi has had recurring dreams of Veronica, a princess whose kingdom is on the verge of destruction. He believes them to be recollections of his past life, and that he is her reincarnation. Because of this, he is ridiculed by his classmates. One day, when the mockery escalates into bullying, he rediscovers magic—something Veronica had studied and used. Reassured his past life is not merely a fantasy, Minami tries to learn more about his past memories and the reason behind them...

Tags: Reincarnation , Josei , Ensemble Cast , Politics , Alternate Universe , Magic , School , Gender Bending , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Royal Affairs , Transgender

Ao ni Rakurai

Also known as You Are the Blue Lightning in Me.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

A youth first-love story. A thunderbolt encounter that changes me.

Seira, a second-year high school student who can’t handle boys, suddenly learns that her all-girls' school is merging with a nearby boys’ school. On the day of the opening ceremony, which she faces in despair, she meets Raiga "a freewheeling problem child" on the rooftop…



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual