Manga like Tokyo Super Darling

Yuki no Yousei

Also known as Snow Fairy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

When famous wildlife photographer Narumi comes to Hokkaido to take photos of the elusive "snow fairies," he ends up stranded in a snow storm. After being rescued, he takes up residence in local farmer Haruki's house for the winter. As polar opposites, sophisticated and outgoing city slicker Narumi and country boy Haruki have a lot to learn from one another.

After Haruki shows an interest, Narumi teaches him about photography... and before he realizes it, he finds himself the sole subject of Haruki's new hobby. After a winter spent so close together, what will the spring thaw bring?



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , Photography , Rural , Cohabitation , Male Protagonist , Environmental , Snowscape , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Adult Cast , Agriculture , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Age Gap

Darling, Iikagen ni Shiyagare

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

About the relationship of the country-raised yankee (delinquent) Haiji Nakata and the young and innocent Kokoro Sakurazaka, who is half Italian and half Japanese.

Kokoro arrives at Haiji’s village in Japan and soon breaks the ice with the villagers due to his friendly personality. Haiji looks out for the touchy-feely Kokoro who lacks life-skills despite his lucky financial situation, and soon Haiji can’t help but take care of the gentle Kokoro. When Haiji finds out what Kokoro’s real reason was to come to Japan, however…

Tags: Rural , Boys' Love

Restart wa Onaka wo Sukasete

Also known as Restart After Growing Hungry.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Mitsuomi and Yamato fell for each other beneath the endless, unchanging countryside sky. Now, as the days go by in the small town where Mitsuomi was born and raised, and the foundling Yamato made his home, the two men are searching for the shape of their own happiness.



Tags: Rural , Boys' Love , Adoption , Primarily Adult Cast , Family Life , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist

Tokyo Boy Meets Country

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

City boy, Chiaki, was asked to take on a “Big Project” by his grandfather and sent to Tokachi, Hokkaido. However, upon his arrival to the project site, Chiaki is met with farming land full of cattle…the countryside?!

In order to help the spoilt Chiaki mature, his grandfather tells him to “earn enough money to pay for your flight home.”

In front of a hopeless Chiaki, appears the extremely tall, Soichiro, who was under the impression that he was going to be living with a girl who would be undergoing bridal training…?!

Tags: Boys' Love , Work , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Agriculture , Male Protagonist , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes

Hitotose, Fuku Kumo no Gotoshi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Kaede Momose leaves the hustle and bustle of Tokyo for a new life alone in the mountains. On his first day there, he goes to greet his neighbor and meets Riku Tsukumo, who also lives alone in the mountains. Clean air and mountain fare; so begins a cozy mountain-life romance!

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Agriculture , Rural , Boys' Love

Country Diary: Haru kara Natsu e

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Kurumizawa wants to get back to the land, so he leaves Tokyo, buys a ramshackle house in a mountain village, and starts farming. He has a lot to learn, though, so he’s lucky to meet local furniture maker Usa, who shows him around and helps him renovate his house.

Tags: Rural , Iyashikei , Outdoor Activities , Agriculture , Food , LGBTQ+ Themes

Romance ni wa Hodotooi

Also known as Far From Romance.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tono Arata has lived in the same sleepy seaside town his entire life. Employed at a small IT firm, each day seems to blend into the next. Yet his quiet life is shaken up when his company announces they’ve hired a new employee–a gorgeous blue-eyed Brit named Lewis! At first Tono is taken aback by his foreign colleague’s touchy-feely mannerisms and blunt manner of speaking, but it quickly becomes obvious to him that there’s something unspoken behind those blue eyes that follow him around the office. So when Lewis suddenly asks if Tono remembers him, he’s understandably thrown for a loop. Just who is this hunky ex-pat and how does he know Tono?!



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Rural , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture

Tantan to Tanto

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

Koutarou and Shunpei were classmates, childhood friends, and neighbors. They were almost like brothers, Shunpei even stayed in Koutarou's house while his parents worked.

"But we're not family or brothers, and we haven't been kids for a long time."

The sequel started on 2022-02-06. Chapter counts include extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Rural

Country Diary: Aki Kara Fuyu e

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

University Professor Kurumizawa leaves behind life in Tokyo in favor of living in harmony with nature in a mountain village. With help from furniture-maker, Usa, and other village locals, he learns how to live off the land. This second volume chronicles the transition from autumn to winter, following the two characters as they gear up for the fall harvest and cold weather to come.

Tags: Outdoor Activities , Iyashikei , Rural , Agriculture , LGBTQ+ Themes

Matataki no End Roll

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance

Two eighteen-year-old friends embarked on a trip after they graduated. “This will be the last time before I let go of my feelings for you...” These were the thoughts of Liam, who had been in love with his childhood friend, Lucas, for years—a secret he had kept until one fateful night at prom, when he got so drunk that he accidentally kissed Lucas. As much as he tried to avoid it, he couldn't stop thinking about how these unrestrained feelings overwhelms him. “If things continue this way, we won't be able to remain friends anymore.” Having made the decision to give up on love, Liam planned a graduation trip with Lucas, hoping to create one last cherished memory together. They set off in a worn-out car with the sea as their destination, embarking on a journey where a different kind of love would blossom between these two childhood friends.



Note: Chapter count includes a bonus.

Tags: Foreign , Travel , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love