Manga like Bus Hashiru

Nanairo Sekai

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

A series of one-shots that ran in Monthly Melody (before it became Melody).

1) The Glasses Thief
A cute story about a boy with bad eyesight and the girl who is in love with him.
2) Convenience Store Honey
A boy worries about his quiet boyfriend.
3) Adult-Uniform
A girl wonders why her childhood friend does not speak to her anymore.
4) Refrigerator Chocolate
Satoru is going to have heart surgery with a 50/50 chance of surviving. One day he comes across a girl in a refrigerator...

Tags: Shoujo , Boys' Love , School , Heterosexual , Anthology

Fumikiri Jikan

Also known as Crossing Time.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

This is a collection of slice-of-life omnibus shorts about various girls and what happens to them at railroad crossings. Various dramatic pieces that occur while you hear “Clank, clank, clank” in the background. The bittersweet conversations that high school girls have, strange tales of the occult discussed by grade schoolers, or a boy being head over heels over a sexy girl... A series that’s all railroad crossings all the time that’ll be filled with situations that railroad crossing fans can’t resist


Note: Chapter numbering differs slightly from Japanese and English versions with a English version being a chapter short. Chapter 33 in English version (or 35 in Japanese) is not published in Crunchyroll.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Time Skip , Trains , Achronological Order , Age Gap , Yuri , Writing

Tetsudo Shoujo Manga

Also known as Maiden Railways.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

All aboard! This book is your ticket to seven romances―from confessions in Iriuda to proposals in Enoshima and all points in between. Beloved josei and boys love mangaka Asumiko Nakamura returns to the English market with a unique collection of romance shorts each set around Kanagawa's railway system, the Odakyu. Combining moments of contemporary women, lesbian romances and coming-of-age tales, Maiden Railways is a ride to romance rarely seen in manga these days.



Rouman Hikou ni Nottotte (浪漫避行にのっとって, All Aboard for a Romantic Getaway); Melody 2008-10
Kare no Sumu Iryuuda (彼の住むイリューダ, He Lives in Iriuda); Melody 2009-04
Rittai Kousa no Eki (立体交差の駅, Overpass Crossing); Rakuen Le Paradis Vol.1 (2009/10)
Ao to Shiro no Ream (青と白のリーム, Blue and White Ream); Rakuen Web Zoukan 2009/12/17
Mokuyoubi no Savarin (木曜日のサバラン, Savarin Thursdays); Rakuen Le Paradis Vol.2
Yoru wo Kasaneru (夜を重ねる, Night After Night); Rakuen Le Paradis Vol.3 (2010/6)
Aru Kyuujitsu (ある休日, A Day Off)

Note: Nakamura later published a spin-off series, Kimi Youbi, which was subtitled "Tetsudo Shoujo Manga 2," etc. The series was based on the one-shot "Mokuyoubi no Savarin" (Savarin Thursdays) from this collection.

Tags: Trains , Josei , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap