Manga like Shiokaze to Ryuu no Sumika

Okashiratsuki.

Also known as A Tail's Tale.

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

Nachi Hiyama plays softball, but hates how she never tans like her teammates. Feeling alone and discouraged, she struggles to fit in. That is, until she meets Utsumi, a quiet, shy boy at her school, and discovers his secret; he has a tail!
They might be different, but they can be different together.



Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Bullying , Seinen , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Tanned Skin , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Kurahime to Koikarasu

Also known as The Exorcist and the Lovestruck Raven.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

A talented teen exorcist meets her match when she unwittingly seduces the heir to a demon clan! Asaki Hibana's reputation precedes her. She's the brilliantly talented heir to the prestigious Hibana Clan of exorcists, but her ability to see the supernatural and the pressure placed on her by her family isolates her. Miserable, she makes a deal with her father: If she can capture the heir to the demon Yatagarasu Clan, she can finally be free to be a normal high school girl. Energized by the prospect of making friends and not being ostracized as the creepy girl who can see the supernatural, Asaki starts gathering intelligence on the Yatagarasu Clan. But before she can make any moves, a handsome boy with big glossy black wings appears offering help. Could he be her first ally, or is he hiding something sinister? Notes: Originally a one-shot published in LaLa 2024 Nov. issue, a two-part continuation was published in LaLa 2025 March and April. A full serialization was announced on 2025-02-21 and started in LaLa 2025 June issue. Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Youkai , Swordplay , Exorcism , Urban , School

Aoi Uroko to Suna no Machi

Also known as Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

After her normal, happy life shatters, Tokiko and her father move to a small seaside town to live with her grandmother as sixth grade starts. There, the sound of the waves brings back a distant memory from when she visited seven years ago, a memory of almost drowning in the sea and being saved by a merman. Are there really mermaids in that sea? Tokiko adjusts to her new life in the small town as she holds out hope of once more meeting the merman who saved her.

Note: Contains an extra chapter.

Tags: Josei , Rural , Iyashikei , Coastal , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Mermaid , Religion , Gods , School

Henyoku no Drops

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Romance , Sci-Fi

The year is 3015. Humanity has evolved to "fly". Except for her, Tsubasa Shinkai, the only girl around who cannot fly, what people call a "Drop," Because of this, her life has been a complete disaster. Tsubasa wants to reset her past, but on her first day at her new school, her "inability to fly" is revealed to Ren Takatsuki, another transfer student! Their encounter will change the fate of the human race...!



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , School , Dystopian , Male Protagonist

Ruri Dragon

Also known as RuriDragon.

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

Well, a half dragon. Her mom admits Ruri inherited her draconic traits from her father, who, yes, is actually a dragon. As if dealing with curious classmates wasn’t already challenging enough, Ruri and her dragon genes literally turn up the heat in the middle of a lecture. Her ordinary life is about to be anything but!



Notes:
Chapters 1-6 were published in Weekly Shounen Jump from June 13, 2022 until the series went on hiatus in August 2022 due to the author’s health. It resumed with five weekly chapters from March 4 to April 1, 2024, then switched on April 22, 2024 to a bi-weekly publication on the digital Weekly Shounen Jump and Shounen Jump+.
Ranked 1st in the Nationwide Bookstore Staff Recommended Comics 2023.
Nominated for the 2023 eBookJapan Manga Award.
Ranked 9th in the Male Readers' division of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2024 guidebook.
Ranked 2nd in the Web Manga category of the 2024 Next Manga Award.
Winner of the Setting Award at the 4th Magademy Awards in 2025.

Tags: Monster Girl , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , School , Dragons , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shounen , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Family Life , Slapstick

Mikazuki March

Also known as Crescent Moon Marching.

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

To escape the stress of city life, high school, and her overbearing mother, Mizuki runs away from home to spend spring break with her aunt. But her future is looming and she still has no idea what she’s interested in… until she crosses paths with Akira, a high school trumpet player who introduces her to the world of marching band! Music, movement, and the passions of youth collide in a breathtaking coming-of-age tale for fans of Sound! Euphonium and Whisper of the Heart!



Tags: Band , School , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Seinen , Estranged Family , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Classical Music