Manga like Tomodachi Toshite Daisuki

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Also known as Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro.

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

Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate! What’s her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?



Note: Includes 34 extra chapters.

Tags: Bullying , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin , School , Primarily Female Cast , Drawing , School Club , Shounen , Tomboy , Gyaru , Slapstick , Judo , Urban , Martial Arts , Nudity , Time Skip , Yandere

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Dress-Up Darling.

Status: Releasing
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?!



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

Cuprum no Hanayome

Also known as The Coppersmith's Bride.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Shiina, a freshman in college, is enjoying a cozy life in Niigata Prefecture dating her coppersmith boyfriend, Shuu. She’s grown used to the rhythmic sound of his hammer, inwardly dubbing him the “smithing nut” for his obsession with hunkering down in the workshop, even on his days off. What she’s not ready for is a sudden proposal out of nowhere! Barely out of high school, is she ready for the next step? And more importantly, can she really hack marrying into a prestigious smithing family?



Tags: Seinen , Gyaru , Primarily Adult Cast , Kuudere , Educational , Heterosexual

Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The story of the comedy manga revolves around Yuuji Yugami and Chihiro Watanuki, who sit next to each other in class. Unfortunately for Chihiro the transfer student, Yuuji is weird... extremely weird. Even though he's the ace of the baseball club, he hasn't adapted to the club at all. He also stands apart from the rest of the class, but seems completely satisfied with being alone.



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Baseball , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Rakugo , Time Skip

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu

Also known as The Dangers in My Heart.

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

Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro’s not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna’s a bit odd herself!



Notes:
Winner of the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award.
Nominee for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Iyashikei , Meta , Chuunibyou , Acting

Yancha Gal no Anjou-san

Also known as Anjo the Mischievous Gal.

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

Seto, a studious but unremarkable student, constantly finds himself in provocative situations with Anjo, the popular girl in his class who can't seem to stop teasing him. A heart-pounding teen rom-com bursting with youthful passion!



Note: This is a serialisation of the web comic originally self-published on Pixiv.

Tags: Gyaru , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Seinen , School , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Iyashikei , Coming of Age , Tsundere

Seihantai na Kimi to Boku

Also known as You and I are Polar Opposites.

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

When it comes to romance, opposites really do attract!

Miyu Suzuki is a bright and bubbly high schooler who’s got a crush. There’s just one little problem—when it comes to personality, the guy she’s into is her polar opposite!

While she’s cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic and quiet, and he doesn’t seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don’t attract?



Tags: Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , Gyaru , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

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

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Iyashikei , Urban , Acting , Love Triangle , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shounen, Chotto Sabotteko?

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

It's about a laid back OL tempting a middle school boy into skipping out with her.

Tags: Office Lady , Age Gap , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Heterosexual , Tsundere , School , Food

Gal Gohan

Also known as Gal Gohan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Okazaki Miku is a “gal”: a fun-loving high school student who expresses herself through bleached hair, sexy clothes, and heaps of accessories. Unfortunately, she’s also flunking every class. When she asks her Home Economics teacher, Yabe Shinji, to help her bake bribery cookies for her disappointed teachers, she finds a new excitement in that small success–and Shinji is moved by her enthusiasm. Shinji decides to start a cooking club to better connect with his students, and Miku is first in line to join!



Includes 1 bonus chapter.

Tags: Gyaru , Food , School Club , Teacher , Age Gap , Seinen , School , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Tanned Skin , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Harem , Educational , Time Skip