Manga like Tokimeki Manga Michi: Ikeno Koi 40-shuunen-pon

Tokimeki Tonight

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

This is a long, epic manga that spans three generations of the Etou family. The first part is about Ranze, a relatively normal high school girl, except for the fact that her father is a vampire, her mother is a werewolf, and that she has magical powers of her own. Her family was banished from the Magic World to live among the humans, and they now guard the gate between the two realms. The story really begin when Ranze falls for a human boy, which her parents strictly forbid. Later story arcs focus on Ranze's brother and on Ranze's daughter.



Note: Includes 9 extra chapters.

Tags: Family Life , Shoujo , Super Power , Twins , Magic , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual , Body Swapping , Female Protagonist , Werewolf , Vampire , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Fairy Tale , Yakuza , War , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Mythology , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Memory Manipulation , Boxing , Necromancy , Gods , Reincarnation , Age Regression , Acting , Henshin , Body Horror , Writing , Orphan , Witch , Yandere

Matsunae Akemi no Shoujo Manga Michi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Akemi Matsunae, who has left her mark on the world of girls' manga, has finally published a autobiographical comic essay! From her childhood when she first became familiar with manga, to her assistant period to renowned manga artist Yukari Ichijou, to her spectacular debut the legendary Ririka (and its sudden closure), to her transfer to another to Bouquet where she'd become a flagship contributor. Throughout her career she established her own style and created the masterpiece “Junjo Crazy Fruits”.
Experience the valuable behind the scenes stories of Akemi Matsunae's career and the manga scene of the 1980's!

Tags: Autobiographical , Drawing , Josei

Seishun Shounen Magazine 1978-1983

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

To celebrate Weekly Shounen Magazine's 50th anniversary Makoto Kobayashi was tasked with telling the story of his rookie years at the magazine. A year after the 19 year old moved from Niigata to Tokyo to pursue his manga dreams he makes a submission for Shounen Magazine's rookie award, and wins the grand prize of 1 million yen!! He soon debuts with his first hit serial Ichi Ni no Sanshiro. In this short manga he tells the story of a whirlwind serialization filled with of ups and downs, and close friendships with his peers Shinji Ono and Natsuki Oowada.

Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009).

Tags: Shounen , Autobiographical , Primarily Male Cast , Drawing

Bara wa Shuraba de Umareru: 70-nendai Shoujo Manga Assistant Funtouki

Also known as No Roses Without Thorns: My Life As a Shojo Manga Assistant.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

What's it like to be a manga creator's assistant, when she's working on the most popular shojo manga in the country?

The 1970s were a golden age for girls manga, or shojo manga, in Japan – but what was it like to create these pages of roses, sparkles and romance? Manga artist Nami Sasou shares some of the not-so-glamorous stories from the ink-stained battlefield of... cute girls' romance manga? A highschool assistant to Suzue Miuchi, the creator of the famously popular Glass Mask, this manga about making manga tells it like it was... With a decidedly "shojo" point of view!



Note: Nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Ranked #3 for female readers in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.

Tags: Autobiographical , Female Protagonist , Drawing

Sakai Miwa no Shoujo Manga Senki

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Creaked pen nibs, trembling manuscript paper, and splattered ink make out a picture of the soul! The flower garden of dreaming maidens is a battlefield! Yasuko Aoike, Suzue Miuchi, Mineko Yamada, Minori Kimura, Yoko Tadatsu, Toshie Kihara... Miwa Sakai, who has experience as an assistant to this illustrious line-up of shoujo manga artists in the 1970's recounts her experiences in a candid manner in this essay comic that describes the behind the scenes history of the shoujo manga world

Tags: Drawing , Shoujo , Autobiographical