Manga like Shounen wo Kau

Watashi no Shounen

Also known as My Boy.

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

Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker at a sporting goods company, encounters Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old boy, playing soccer in a park at night. She was treated cruelly by a former lover, he is dealing with a high-handed and uninvolved family. Both are burdened with loneliness, and they sense that the other has something that they’re searching for...



Tags: Coming of Age , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Office , Office Lady , Time Skip , Age Gap , Heterosexual , School , Love Triangle

Shounen no Ato

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A woman bad with kids, and a boy bad with people, find themselves living together after losing their "Beloved". Living out in the boonies in a snow-covered village, they only have each other to hold on to in their comisery, despite the friction between them. And when the boy, Fuusuke, asks Suzuka for "Blood"...



Note: Chapter count includes 3 extras.

Tags: Vampire , Age Gap , Rural , Adoption , Snowscape , Bisexual , Tragedy , Female Protagonist

No, You na.

Also known as Or Something Like It.

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

Suddenly, her life was turned upside-down.... Kinaho lived alone until one day, her boyfriend Akito brought with him two young relatives: a pair of brothers who had just lost their parents. All at once, Kinaho finds herself living under one roof with not just Akito, but serious-to-a-fault eighth grader Toma and innocent five-year-old Haruhi. As the days pass in confusion, this group starts to forge a new relationship: a family... or something like it.



Tags: Family Life , Found Family , Josei , Parenthood , Writing

Hiru to Yoru no Oishii Jikan

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

"Today's dinner is omurice!" "Don't need it."
A story of the cohabitation between a skilled high school chef and a middle aged novelist.

After his father's move abroad, Asaoka Mahiru began living with one of his father's acquaintances. Mahiru then met the indifferent novelist, Kitagawa Yoruko. Despite the close proximity to other males, she walks around without a bra and refuses to eat Mahiru's meals. His attempts at getting her to eat result in...!?

Tags: Food , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual

Tonari no Hogosha-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

After 12 years at girls-only schools, Riko is ready to start a new life at a co-ed university. One day, she volunteered to become the guardian for Mizuki, a junior-high boy living next door whose family was moving away. First time dealing with college guys felt scary and intimidating. It's so much more comfortable talking with Mizuki, who is just a gentle boy. Wait, she's supposed to be the responsible adult here, no impure thoughts allowed!

Tags: Age Gap , Shoujo , College

Kimi wa Pet

Also known as You're My Pet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Life was good for Sumire Iwaya... until the day she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her, she gets demoted at work, and her life spirals toward the dumps. Things take a turn for the better when she crosses paths with Momo, a homeless guy with a colorful past who puts a bounce in her step and a shake in her hips. It takes two to tango, but when Sumire's first love reappears in her life, will this be the last waltz?



Note: won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo (2003).

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Work , Josei , Human Pet , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Age Gap , Office Lady , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dancing , Homeless , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation

Asako

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

“Asako” depicts the relationship between an 11-year-old boy living in a seaside fishing village, Masashi Aoshima, and a mysterious beauty, Asako, who came to stay at his guest house from Tokyo.

Tags: Seinen , Age Gap , Coming of Age , Bullying , Heterosexual , Rural , Nudity , Time Skip

Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu.

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

A 33-year-old woman has given up on love, believing that she has missed her chance after passing over an opportunity in college, when suddenly she wakes up in bed with a 21-year-old!

How will her inexperience trip her up, and how will she learn the ways of love?

Tags: Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Age Gap

Papa★I Love You

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

The businessman Mayama Karou's life changes drastically when his two nephews show up on his doorstep. Keigo (16) and Akio (5) were abandoned by their father and driven out of their apartment. Despite the fact Kaoru has had no contact with their family, he’s too kind-hearted to say no and takes them in. Soon the three of them start leading a warm, happy family life. However, Keigo suddenly kisses him one day. Was it a sign of family affection or something more?



Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap

Amaetai Hi wa Soba ni Ite.

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

This is a world where androids operate virtually indistinguishable from humans. In this world, assistant android Hinageshi has fallen in love with high school novelist Kaede. However, if anyone were to find out, she’ll end up being processed. The debut of a rival, her first friend, a mysterious phone call and the sweetness of youth. A story with many twists and turns!

Tags: Seinen