Manga like Maid-san wa Taberu dake

Ponkotsu Ponko

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

The near future, in a quiet seaside town. Yoshioka, who had recently lost his wife, just wants to spend the rest of his days in peace. However, Yoshioka's children, worried about their father's health, sent a housekeeping robot to help him. Yoshioka's quiet life is about to change.



Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Robots , Iyashikei , Maids , Rural , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Philosophy , Disability , Memory Manipulation , Episodic

Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district, there lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer, Kiyo works as the caterer for her troupe. This is the story of her daily life.

Tags: Food , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Educational , Shounen , Yuri , Episodic

Gohan no Otomo

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Recipes to warm your heart, all in full colour. Goes well with rice. Based on a doujinshi of the same name released by the author at Comitia 104.

Tags: Food , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Full Color , Seinen , Episodic , Educational

Shinya Shokudou

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

A manga that revolves around an old-fashioned all-night food stall, the various dishes that the stall owner prepares to suit the tastes of different customers, and the joys, griefs, trials and tribulations of his faithful patrons.

Notes:
Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009)
Winner of the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).

Tags: Food , Seinen , Episodic , Restaurant

Hottarakashi Meshi

Also known as Set it and Forget it.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

At 25, Fuko’s true love isn’t romance; it’s food. Her path to cooking begins with a lucky bingo win—a nifty rice cooker! But with her kitchen occupied by her pet hermit crab, Hikki, Fuko has to get creative... Cooking with only a rice cooker?! Challenge accepted! Join Fuko as she steams ahead in this lazy gourmet adventure!



Tags: Food , Female Protagonist , Educational , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Also known as Girls' Last Tour.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…



Note: Winner of the Best Comic Award at the Seiun Awards in 2019.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Survival , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Travel , Seinen , Snowscape , War , Urban , Artificial Intelligence , Chibi , Cosmic Horror , Military , Tanks , Denpa

Maid Skater

Also known as Maid to Skate.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

Benihana is a young woman who always wanted to become a maid. Their perfectly pressed uniforms, their brilliant coiffed hair, their catlike dexterity when shredding on a skateboard, their tendency to smile no matter what chores they do… Beg pardon? “Maids don’t skateboard?” Au contraire, a maid’s entire worth is in their shredding capabilities. All the greatest maids know how to skate - Mary Poppins, Mrs. Doubtfire, Amelia Bedelia, Tony Hawk… and now that Hana has finally become a maid, it’s time for her to follow in their footsteps! A new serialization based on the author Suzushiro’s drawings of maids on skateboards! Warning: These maids are professionals - do not try their stunts at home. Always wear a helmet over your maid’s bonnet.

Tags: Skateboarding , Maids , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Also known as Maid-sama!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The class president has a little secret she's keeping from everyone in her high school... As President of the Student Council, the overachieving feminist Misaki really socks it to the guys in an attempt to make the former all-boys' school attract a more female student body. But what will she do when the most awesome boy in class finds out Misaki's part-time job is in a maid café?! It's love at first fight in this shojo romantic comedy—with a whole new look at the battle between the genres!



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Toumei na Sekai (A Transparent World)
Volume 4: Tsuide ni 3 Baka mo Maid-sama! (And While We're at It, the Idiot Trio as Maids!)
Volume 4: Soshite Momotaro mo Maid-sama (Peach Boy Is a Maid Too!)
Volume 6: Aoi Haru (Blue Spring)
Volume 6: Fukukaichou wa Ouji-sama!? (The Vice-President Is a Prince?!)
Volume 7: Aoi to to Yukai na Nakama-tachi (Aoi with Fun Friends)
Volume 8: Baka to Furyou to Hero to (An Idiot, a Delinquent and a Hero)
Volume 8: Toaru Asa no Seitokaishitsu (A Particular Morning in the Student Council Office)
Volume 11: Kaichou wa Shisuji-sama! (The President Is a Butler!)
Volume 11: Konnichiwa Imouto desu (Hello, I'm the Little Sister)
Volume 12: Sentimental Ikkun (Sentimental Ikkun)
Volume 13: Maid Latte Hikaeshitsu (Maid Latte Back Room)
Volume 15: Baka to Furyou to Madonna to (An Idiot, a Delinquent and a Madonna)
Volume 17: Comics Kakioroshi Short Story (Exclusive Short Comic)


Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Tsundere , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Work , Maids , Restaurant , Time Skip , Male Harem , Crossdressing , Bar , Love Triangle , Butler , Cosplay , Chibi

Shiryou Jutsushi no Otetsudai

Also known as The Necromancer Maid.

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

“This girl cleans using necromancy!”

A young girl—Chloe La Forêt—is alone and unconscious in the Corpse Forest. Well, it's too bad. At least the monsters will finish her off within a few days.

Except this girl gets rescued in the nick of time. And the man who finds her? He's her new boss, Alchemist Kurakazu Rintarou. Chloe has a knack for cleaning and thus becomes his housekeeper. But she quickly reveals another hidden talent of hers—necromancy! Watch as this story of science and fiction unfold under one roof.



Tags: Maids , Food , Necromancy , Zombie , Skeleton , Amnesia , Revenge , Alchemy

Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru

Also known as Throw Away the Suit Together.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Haru and Hii-chan are two young women in college buckling under the weight of adult responsibilities. Getting into university, then job hunting, then preparing for careers after graduation–it’s what they’re expected to do, because that’s what “everyone” does, but what do they really want for themselves? Finally, Haru and Hii-chan decide to take life into their own hands, toss their resumes into the sea, and move to an island together! They soon find that island living isn’t all blue skies and breezing through sunny days…but whatever the future holds, they can face it together.



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Rural , Yuri , Travel , LGBTQ+ Themes , Marriage , Female Protagonist , Coastal , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Cohabitation , College