Manga like Hoshino, Me wo Tsubutte.

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Dress-Up Darling.

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

Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Kitagawa Marin, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!



Note: Includes four extra chapters.

Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Fashion , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Gyaru , Makeup , Heterosexual , Seinen , Photography , Educational , Crossdressing , School , Primarily Female Cast , Drawing , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Himaten!

Also known as Hima-Ten!.

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

High school home ec expert Tenichi earns extra money with a part-time job cleaning houses. But one day, Himari, the owner and model of the popular cosmetics brand Hima Riz, transfers into his class. Say hello to some company president girl x house-cleaner boy romantic comedy hijinks!



Tags: Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Shounen , School , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Teen Cast , Modeling , Makeup , Food , Nudity

Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatan-chuu.

Also known as Akira Failing in Love.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Akira returns to the countryside for high school with a plan to win the heart of her childhood crush! They're both fools in love… because she's too dense to figure out he likes her back!



Tags: Shounen , Heterosexual , School , Kuudere , Slapstick

Nega-kun to Poji-chan

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

Nega Shouya and Hoshi Sayaka are high school classmates. Nega is tremendously pessimistic, while Hoshi is optimistic, both to a fault. They also happen to be deeply in love with each other, but they completely misread each other's cues, him erring by defect, and her erring by excess. The fundamental law of magnetism states that opposites attract, and these two starkly different young lovers are not the exception!



Note: Includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Shounen , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

Also known as Aharen-san is Indecipherable.

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

Super quiet Aharen Reina isn’t great with personal space—she’s either inches from your face or too far to hear, leaving people totally baffled. But when Raido, the friendly guy seated next to her, helps retrieve a dropped eraser, Aharen suddenly wants to get closer to him. From that moment on, she’s constantly by his side. And surprisingly…he’s cool with it.

This offbeat, sweet-natured rom-com proves that friendship—and maybe even something more—can bloom from the most awkward encounters.



Tags: School , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Episodic , Parody , Kuudere , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Gyaru , Teacher , Martial Arts , Drawing , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing , Yuri

Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.

Also known as Komi Can't Communicate.

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

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!



Notes:
Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021.
Chapter count includes 37 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Disability , Heterosexual , Shounen , Meta , Gyaru , Yandere , Surreal Comedy , 4-koma , Agender , Chuunibyou , Crossdressing

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

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

As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit it. And so begins the daily scheming to get the object of their affection to confess their romantic feelings first… Love is a war you win by losing.



Notes:
The first 10 chapters were published in Monthly Miracle Jump. It switched to Weekly Young Jump starting with Ch. 11, with the chapter count being reset. This entry still includes the first 10 chapters from Miracle Jump.
Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Parody , Meta , Episodic , Love Triangle , Politics , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Bullying , LGBTQ+ Themes , VTuber , Foreign , Crossdressing

Hodoite, Musunde

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Nohara-san was seated next to me when we changed seats in class. Her hair is very beautiful, but she is clumsy and can't seem to tie it herself...? Haruki, who helps to do his sister's hair every morning, suddenly found himself helping Nohara with her hair. As he tied her precious hair, they gradually became more and more aware of each other and grew closer. Untying and tying, their hearts are woven together like strands of hair.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Shounen , Makeup

Ponkotsu Fuukiiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi

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

Sakuradaimon is the school's prefect. A prefect is a student who is authorized to enforce discipline. As a prefect, he's supposed to be a role model to other students, but unfortunately he's not perfect. Kohinata is one of the people who Sakuradaimon has tried to discipline into wearing appropriate school attire, but she has thusfar been disobedient.

And so this is a story of the two interacting with one another.

Tags: Shounen , Tsundere , School , Male Protagonist , Hip-hop Music , Ensemble Cast , Gyaru , Heterosexual

Hyoujou ga Issai Wakaranai Shirogane-san

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

It's July of his second year of high school. Yotsuya-kun develops feelings for the girl who sits at the front of the class. Her name is Shirogane-san. They're both members of the beautification committee, and although they don't talk much, his gaze seems to follow her whenever they're together. However, Shirogane-san always wears a mask while at school. What is she hiding? From a popular Twitter artist, it's a "mekakure" (hidden eyes) young love comedy! Note: Volume 2 contains the side story Fuukiiin no Nichijou (風紀委員の日常)

Tags: Heterosexual , Love Triangle , School , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Idol , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Nudity , Female Harem