Manga like Sugar wa Otoshigoro

Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A Bullet

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Yamada Nagisa is a bored teenager who finds everyday life extremely unappealing: thus her plans to join a military academy as soon she graduates. On the last term of middle school, a strange girl named Mokuzu Umino, who claims to be a mermaid, transfers into Nagisa's class and, much to her bewilderment, begins to follow her around incessantly.

An annoyed and discomfited Nagisa initially strives to avoid these encounters, but then she begins to catch glimpses of the pain...

Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Child Cast , Bullying , Disability , Hikikomori , Shounen , Rural , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Class Struggle

My Broken Mariko

Also known as My Broken Mariko.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko's life-and Tomoyo's too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko's death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko's ashes for one final journey together... to set free her dear, broken Mariko.



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "YISKA".
includes the extra "Home Sweet Home!".

Tags: Tragedy , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Coastal , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Rehabilitation , Tomboy , Philosophy , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Denpa

Adabana

Also known as Adabana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

After the gruesome murder of two small-town residents, a ramen shop owner, and a local student, the community is left shocked. Mizuki Aikawa, the best friend of one of the victims, confesses to the brutal crime. However, nothing is as it seems, and Mizuki's public defenders believe there has to be more to the story. When the truth unravels, they discover a tale of class, exploitation, and the deeper struggles of meeting family expectations.



Tags: Crime , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Achronological Order , Seinen , Prostitution , Blackmail , Nudity , Prison , Police , Torture , Denpa , Revenge , Sadism

Mars no Kiss

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Yukari is a "bad girl." She rebels against her controlling mother by dyeing her hair, polishing her nails and having an older boyfriend, with whom she has an intimate relationship. In fact, as she notes, that's kind of all they have right now. He never takes her anywhere; they just go to a karaoke box, sing a bit, and have sex.

Miki is a "good girl." She's tall, and has classic Japanese beauty. She's quiet and bookish and smart. And a bit aloof.

The two are forced to share a double desk at the beginning of the term which annoys Yukari to no end. Like most bad girls, her initial reaction is disdain and derision for the good girl's behavior. But, one day, after school, she sees Miki in the Art Room, gently kissing a statue of Mars and her heart starts to race. When someone comes up from behind, both Miki and Yukari know that they've been seen, and everything changes between them.



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Josei , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Bisexual , Yuri , Love Triangle , Nudity , Unrequited Love

Oni wa Warau ka

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Ordinary high schooler Hoshitani witnesses the carefree Kashiwase having an affair with their P.E. teacher. Since then it's weighed on Hoshitani's mind, but one day on a field trip for P.E. he has an unexpected opportunity to get closer to Kashiwase, who teases him by asking him if he's on his period. In an absurd world where adults selfishly play around, two young men earnestly cuddle together.



Tags: School , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip