Manga like Shunrai to Koiwazurai

Ojou to Banken-kun

Also known as A Girl & Her Guard Dog.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Isaku never asked to be the daughter of a yakuza boss, but when her parents died in a car accident when she was 5, her gangster grandfather took her in and raised her as part of the clan. After years of being avoided by her schoolmates because of her family ties, Isaku is finally ready to make her high-school debut, live a normal life, and maybe even find love...until loyal family servant and Isaku's dedicated guardian, 26-year-old Keiya, enters high school right alongside her and vows to protect her from all of the above! Now she's got a chain-smoking, pistol-wielding knight-in-shining(?)-armor to deal with, and navigating high school besides? What's a young lady to do?!



Tags: Yakuza , Shoujo , Age Gap , Gangs , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Volleyball , Assassins , Urban , Criminal Organization

Living no Matsunaga-san

Also known as Living-Room Matsunaga-san.

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

After her parents leave to care for her ailing grandmother, high schooler Miko “Meeko” Sonoda moves into her uncle’s boarding house. There, she meets its rather unusual residents, including the oldest of the bunch: the grumpy mother hen, Matsunaga-san. With the help of her housemates, Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents, but she soon learns that no matter how far away from home she is, she’s still a young girl at heart—especially when she finds herself falling for Matsunaga-san…



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Urban

Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet

Also known as Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet.

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

Fumi Oono, second-year high-school student. Stuck with the debts of her father, she needs a job—fast. While she did indeed manage to find one as a housekeeper for THE Akatsuki Kibikino, it leaves much to be desired. After all, the novelist has a mean glare and an even worse attitude...And on top of that, she has to live with him?!



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters (from which two are Hirunaka no Ryuusei extras, released with this series).


Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Adoption , Writing , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Tragedy , Time Skip , Work

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui

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

Once you fall for someone, you can't stop the love. A strange encounter spurs the meeting of Amakusa Ryou, a high spec businessman who's loose with women, and his high school sister's best friend, Arima Ichika. From there, he falls madly in love. On the one hand, he approaches her with almost too straight-forward methods, while she responds simply disgusted, insulting him without hesitation...and he takes it as her way of showing love. This is a romantic comedy about a twisted elite employee and a normal otaku high school girl.

Note: Chapter count includes 7 extras.

Tags: Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Josei , Heterosexual , Love Triangle

Dekiai Yakuza ni wa Amayakasarenai

Also known as I Won't Fall For the Infatuated Yakuza's Affections!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Riko, the granddaughter of a family of Japanese yakuza, has a one-sided crush on Iori, the overprotective caretaker of the family. Iori has always spoiled, Riko; Iori's main focus has always been Riko and she's at the center of everything he does. When Riko finds out that Iori has a girlfriend, Riko decides to "leave Iori" in order to give up on her unrequited love! Riko tries her best to gradually increase the things she can do on her own, but Iori is still not satisfied?!



Tags: Family Life , Ojou-sama , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Yakuza , Shoujo , Work , Mafia , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Yandere , School , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast

Takane to Hana

Also known as Takane & Hana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The meeting between Takane and Hana ends in an explosive manner, and Hana is convinced that she’ll never have to see that awful Takane again. But Takane actually seems interested in Hana! Exasperated by Takane’s immature attitude, yet amused and intrigued despite herself, Hana wonders if her hilarious rivalry with Takane just might lead to love!



Note: Includes 23 extra chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Work , School , Love Triangle , Transgender , Chibi , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Arranged Marriage , Heterosexual , Time Skip

Inu x Boku SS

Also known as Inu x Boku SS.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In search of independence and solitude, the sharp-tongued Ririchiyo Shirakiin moves to the Maison de Ayakashi, an apartment building full of wealthy tenants, which has its own Secret Service. Ririchiyo is eager to be alone, but upon her arrival, she is greeted by Soushi, an SS agent arranged for her by her parents. Ririchiyo tries to turn away, but Soushi's dogged devotion to his new mistress will not be deterred. The threats against the residents of the Maison de Ayakashi are not to be taken lightly, after all. And despite his puppylike demeanor, Soushi is not to be trifled with...



Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Reincarnation , Youkai , Tsundere , Shounen , Yandere , Time Skip , Age Gap , Henshin

Raise wa Tanin ga Ii

Also known as Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Yoshino grew up as the yakuza princess of the Osaka Somei crime family. Everyone left her alone due to her sharp gaze and mobster ties. But when her grandfather signs a truce with the Tokyo-based Miyama crime family, she’s offered for betrothal to the Miyama leader’s grandson, Kirishima. At first, Kirishima seems amiable and polite–but when he shows his dark side, he proves to be more disturbing than any gangster Yoshino has ever met. This engagement is sure to be a wild ride for a tough yakuza princess and her twisted yakuza prince!



Note:
Winner of the 4th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2018.
Nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the General Category in 2022.

Tags: Yakuza , Crime , Urban , Mafia , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Gore , Heterosexual , Yandere , Arranged Marriage , Ojou-sama , Criminal Organization , Male Protagonist , Feet , School

Hirunaka no Ryuusei

Also known as Daytime Shooting Star.

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

After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park where she had once seen a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they’ll meet again. Suzume starts her first day at her new high school sitting next to a boy who blushes furiously at her touch. And her homeroom teacher is none other than the handsome stranger!



Notes:
Includes 3 extra chapters.
Includes the one-shot "Tsuyu Kaoru (ツユカオル, A Love Story in Moist Rainy Days)"
Includes the one-shot "Heroine no Ryuusei (ヒロインの流星)"
Includes the one-shot "More than Words (モア ザン ワーズ)"
Includes the one-shot "Cookie Girl Cream Boy (クッキーガール クリームボーイ)"
Includes the one-shot "Hibi Ryuusei: Suzume no Parallel Koukou Nikki (日々流星－すずめのパラレル高校日記－, Suzume's Parallel School Diary)"

Tags: Shoujo , Love Triangle , School , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast

Ao Haru Ride

Also known as Ao Haru Ride.

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

Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has reappeared, but is he still the same boy she fell in love with?



Includes two side stories and two oneshots.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Kuudere , Tragedy , Time Skip , Age Gap