Manga like Hoshi Mamoru Inu

Inu wo Kau

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Short stories by Jiro Taniguchi. Five short stories. The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Tags: Animals , Seinen , Family Life , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Mountaineering

Ieneko Bun-chan no Ichinen

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Tags: Animals , Tragedy , Seinen , 4-koma

Kota Oide

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A slice of life comedy about the dog, Kota, from the author of Hoshi Mamoru Inu!

Tags: Autobiographical , Animals , Family Life , Seinen , Rural

Umarekawattemo Mata, Watashi to Kekkon Shitekuremasu ka

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Toranosuke fell in love with his servant Kaoru. For twenty years, they slowly developed their love for each other, thus a Showa couple of clumsy husband and muscle brained wife was born. They spend a lot of time together, and they begin to talk in a nostalgic manner in Toranosuke's hospital room. Gentle memories of a deeply in love husband and wife.

Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Tragedy , War , Family Life , Achronological Order , Found Family , Historical , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Age Gap , Slapstick , Pregnancy , Disability , Parenthood , Suicide

Fushigi Neko no Kyuu-chan

Also known as Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

An adorable full-color manga series about a young man who rescues a very special cat.

There’s more to this kitty than meets the eye! Kyuu-chan loves snacks, cuddles, and bow ties, but above all, this mischievous wondercat loves Hinata, the young professional who adopted Kyuu-chan into his home. As the two adjust to life together, they discover that they have a lot to learn from each other. The ordinary and the extraordinary live side by side in this delightful slice-of-life comic for animal lovers and beyond!



Note: Each volume contains a set of bonus pages; each set is considered a chapter.

Tags: Iyashikei , Animals , 4-koma , Urban , Family Life , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Work , Ghost , Office , Reincarnation

Deep Love: Pao no Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Being abandoned by his owners, having his mother die of starvation, a puppy who suffered lifelong separation from his siblings wandered around the city. Meeting and parting with kind people, experiencing brutal treatment from unjust people. Pao, who learned to live within the harshness of reality, awaits even more ordeals...

Tags: Shoujo , Animals , Tragedy

Munou no Hito

Also known as The Man Without Talent.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The Man Without Talent is an unforgiving self-portrait of frustration. Swearing off cartooning as a profession, Tsuge takes on a series of unconventional jobs—used-camera salesman, ferryman, stone collector—hoping to find success among the hucksters, speculators, and deadbeats he does business with. Instead, he fails again and again, unable to provide for his family, earning only their contempt and his own. The result is a dryly funny look at the pitfalls of the creative life, and an off-kilter portrait of modern Japan.



Tags: Autobiographical , Seinen , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Male Protagonist , Drawing

Kinokoinu

Also known as Kinoko Inu - Mushroom Pup.

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

The heartwarming story centers on a Mushroom Pup who is one day born in the yard of picture book author Hotaru Yūyami. It wags its tail just like a dog, but it's unknown if it's a dog or a mushroom. It draws pictures where it shouldn't, and always wants to eat Hotaru's takoyaki.



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Animals , Bisexual

Doukyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue.

Also known as My Roommate is a Cat.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Subaru Mikazuki is a writer who lost both parents in an accident. He rarely goes outside and finds interacting with people an annoyance because they intrude on his imagination. However, his encounter with a stray cat gives him inspiration for a new novel. As Subaru and Haru grow closer, Subaru slowly finds his world expanding, as Haru helps him remember what having a family is like.



Tags: Animals , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Iyashikei , Shoujo , Tragedy , Orphan , Male Protagonist , Writing

Renri no Eda

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

Kei and Mizuki's quiet lives together in the countryside are shattered when Mizuki collapses and a parasitic plant-like organism is discovered spreading its roots through her body, leeching away her life. How will Kei and Mizuki spend their last days together?



Tags: Tragedy , Age Gap , Rural , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen