Manga like The Secret of Friendship

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Status: Finished

Eiko and her best friend Moe couldn't be more different: Eiko is a shy, average-looking girl while Moe is beautiful and envied by everyone at their high school. Though their personalities are total opposites, the bond between them is incredibly strong. Moe might have an endless supply of suitors, but when it comes to actually dating them, she has a condition: her boyfriend must value Eiko more than he does Moe. No one has yet been able to meet her condition—not until a boy named Tsuchida appears, at least. What will Eiko do when her relationship with her best friend begins to change?

Note: Includes the one-shot "Sono Kare, Shirabemasu".

Tags: School , Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Bullying , Male Protagonist

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Hachimitsu to Clover

Also known as Honey and Clover.

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

Takemoto lives in a run down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self.

Notes:
Won the the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 2003.
Includes 11 extra chapters.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Josei , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Heterosexual , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , Teacher , Drawing , Work , Cycling , School , Male Harem , Tragedy , Bar

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Sirius to Mayu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Mayuko lives in a town with many hills where the stars shine beautifully. In the summer of her 3rd year in high school, her friend Megu introduces her to her classmate Haru and he starts to teach her how to study... A painful, pure love story begins.

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Astronomy , School , Heterosexual , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle

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Stand Up!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Furuya Utako is shy and reserved, but because of her height (172cm), she sticks out like a sore thumb. Her mind is constantly plagued by thoughts of Harada Naoyuki, the popular boy who sits next to her in homeroom and claims that he'd like to be friends. She is a bit surprised at his straightforward attitude, but slowly the distance between them is starting to close...

Note: Includes one-shots "Chotto dake Zeitaku na Jikan wo " and "Akai Sea Glass".

Tags: Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist

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Manga Mee

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Kyoushitsu no Naka

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Rika, an innocent first-year high school student, becomes close friends with Yuko, an independent girl who seems to keep everyone at arm’s length. The two of them grow close, but Yuko all of a sudden decides to drop out of school…
A story of dazzling yet bittersweet days unfolding within the confines of the classroom.

Tags: Shoujo , School

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Oboreru Knife

Also known as Drowning Love.

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

"I don't know what this feeling is … I don't know what I should do now … all I know is, I want him." They fight one another, they chase after one another, they capture one another—a turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destruction, masterfully brought to life by George Asakura!

Tags: Shoujo , Gods , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Rural , Fashion , Tragedy , Mythology , Love Triangle , School , Photography , Crime , Delinquents , Acting , Gangs , Coastal , Modeling , Religion , Estranged Family , Time Skip , Suicide , Blackmail , Band , Body Image

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