Manga like Taranta Ranta

What is Taranta Ranta about?

Status: Finished

The main character is named Hikaru. She misses her dead brother and speaks to him in her mind as she begins her first day of high school. Here she has many ordinary adventures. She becomes fast friends with a girl named Nene, who lets nothing stand in her way and pushes Hikaru to kiss her new crush, Michiya, who reminds her of her brother. He lets her kiss him, which as it turns out is not a good sign. He predictably turns out to be a jerk, whose personality is nothing like Hikaru's brother's. Also, Nene is a shoplifter. When Hikaru understandably gets upset about this, Nene gets angry at her and tells her to find another friend.

Tags: School , Shoujo
Where to read?

Here is a list of Manga similar to Taranta Ranta

Dancing Baby Karin

Dancing Baby Karin

Also known as Dancing Baby Karin.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Karin has been turned down several times after doing all her best for the guys she liked to like her back. How can a single poem and destroyed skirt bridge her to the great Christmas present waiting her? Keep on the beat as she Break Dance on the music!

Contains the oneshot "Pop'n Eight Beat"

Tags: Shoujo
Where to read?
Chocolate Cosmos

Chocolate Cosmos

Also known as Chocolate Cosmos.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Fifteen-year old Sayuki Sakurai is a girly-girl at heart, but her sharp tongue and equally sharp gaze send most boys running! Determined to nab herself a hot summer romance during the holidays, Sayuki visits the beach and meets a cute guy who cheers her up after an awkward situation. She returns to school with confidence and as luck would have it... that cute guy is her Home Economics teacher! Dodging what love and life have in store, Sayuki is in for one roller coaster of a school year...



Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Yes or Kiss

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Teacher , School Club , Age Gap , School , Female Protagonist
Where to read?
Romantica Clock

Romantica Clock

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Akane has an older twin brother who does not get along with her at all....?!

Tags: School , Shoujo , Twins , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual
Where to read?
Sugar*Soldier

Sugar*Soldier

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Makoto is determined to step out of her model sister's shadow and have her own high school debut, but when Makoto's sister shows up at her school unexpectedly things go awry.

Included one-shot:
Volume 9: Hapi★Supi (はぴ★すぴ); Ribon Special Vanilla 2013-Summer

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual
Where to read?
Aishiteruze Baby★★

Aishiteruze Baby★★

Also known as Aishiteruze Baby★★.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Kippei Katakura is a 17-year-old playboy who spends his time chasing girls, careless of their feelings. But when his 5-year-old cousin Yuzuyu comes to live with his family after her mother's sudden disappearance, Kippei is put in charge of taking care of her. As Kippei gets to know Yuzuyu and starts to understand how she feels, he also begins to realize that all girls were like Yuzuyu once...



Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Family Life , School , Adoption , Heterosexual , Suicide , Bullying , Parenthood , Love Triangle
Where to read?
zen zen

zen zen

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

The Kose Private Cram School was an institution opened by the brother of our protagonist, Satoshi Kose, but after his brother’s untimely demise in a bike accident, Satoshi is left with no choice but to abandon the school. However, the school turns out to full of girls who had a thing for his brother. While at a glance these girls only seem to attend to get into his brother’s pants, each of them has their own problems, from issues at school or part-time jobs, to domestic troubles. The more time Satoshi spends with these girls, the more he comes to see just what kind of person his brother was. Though his brother’s death has left a hole in his heart, he works with these girls in an attempt to overcome both their problems and his, and to move on with their lives.

Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , School , Teacher
Where to read?
Pika☆Ichi

Pika☆Ichi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

The story of two painfully shy teens who love yazuka movies. An incident at school pushes them over the edge, and they decide to drop their mousiness in order to dispense some "justice."



Tags: Shoujo , School , Bullying
Where to read?
Sora Sora

Sora Sora

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Classmate troublemakers Sorao and Sorako have been friends since they met as transfer students a year ago. The drama starts when another girl makes it clear to Sorako that she wants to drive Sorako and Sorao apart so she can have Sorao to herself.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist
Where to read?
Kareki ni Koi wo Sakasemasu

Kareki ni Koi wo Sakasemasu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

From the mangaka of Aishiteruze Baby, collection of 4 short stories.

1) Kareki ni Koi wo Sakasemasu:
Ritsu is a normal high schooler, whose people thoughts are always about how cold she is. One day, she met a weird looking guy by chance,... who turned to be the new transfer student... But for what reason is he there? And why is it that she cant help but care of him??

2) Heavy Crash!!
Two girls who are always tagged as a problem child. Even though, they arent, still they dont care, their friend ship is the best. But... What if one of them falls over heels in love?

3) The Juicy Game:
After too much one-sided loves, Natsuko is finally reciprocated and got herself a boyfriend. But... not everything is pink and flowers, her thick-headed brother wont let this go easily...

4) Love Service!:
Miku is a girl with no interest in school, whose whereabouts are always out of it. Then, on the streets a guy suddenly saves her from being tossed by a car, but... breaks her phone?!! Who is this guy?!!



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Anthology , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Delinquents
Where to read?
Nagatachou Strawberry

Nagatachou Strawberry

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Ichinose Hime is the daughter of the Prime Minister of Japan, and because of this, she has been unable to lead a normal school life. Hoping to hide her title and lead a normal high school life and get a boyfriend, she moves to a high school far from her old school. However, after going through all of this trouble to cover up her identity, a boy named Kirihara Natsuno finds out her secret. Unfortunately for her, he isn't so willing to keep the secret if she doesn't pay up. Will Hime get to live out a normal high school life as she had wished, or will it be a repeat of history?

Tags: Female Protagonist , School , Shoujo , Heterosexual
Where to read?

Comments

User Icon
User Icon