Manga like Tonari ni

3 Ban Sen no Campanella

Also known as While Being Seen Off by Campanella.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Fresh from a break up with his boyfriend, Kanou is depressed, and he wonders where things went wrong. He thinks of committing suicide by walking straight to the upcoming train on his way to work, but a high school student stops him. Since then, Kanou seemed to always run into the boy who smiles or greets him at the train station every morning. Kanou dubs his savior 'Campanella,' a character from a book he read. Meanwhile, at work, Kanou continues to work hard as usual and finds himself being drawn closer to his boss. Will his new-found feelings bring him happiness, or will it end up in tears again?



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Work , Bisexual , Nudity , Transgender , Age Gap , Suicide

Blue! Blue! Blue!

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

When Takiya Kippei, the brother of two older sisters, realises that he desperately needs money to buy a birthday present for his lover, he decides to live and work onsite at a ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn). There, he meets the well-educated Honjou Masumi, a man who is neither too strict nor too lenient, and who has a charm which embodies the word ‘mature’. “This is the first time I’ve met someone like Honjou-san” - as Takiya continues working at the ryokan, he starts to become interested in Honjou…



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Motorcycles , Work , Love Triangle

Mitsuya-sensei no Keikakuteki na Edzuke.

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

"This pounding in my chest is more than just admiration!?"

Tomoya Ishida is a newbie editor at fashion magazine Sophia Monthly. After his senior's sudden hospitalization, he's hastily assigned to collect a column manuscript from the famous culinary researcher Ayumu Mitsuya. He pays him a visit soon after, and to his surprise, finds an affable, older man who speaks in a Kyoto dialect. Being asked to wait, Tomoya is served a simple dish that entices his stomach, and soon he finds himself eagerly awaiting their next encounter!



Tags: Age Gap , Boys' Love , Food , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Primarily Male Cast , Photography

Naka-san no Nagare

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Naka Makoto owns a small ramen restaurant called Naka, where he serves a loyal clientele, including his partner, Tomatsu Shimpei. Naka-san no Nagare focuses on the lives of Naka-san and Shimpei, especially their mutual love of ramen.

The volume also contains a series of shorts about two employees of an art supply store in the same neighborhood as Naka-san's restaurant.

Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , Food , Work , Restaurant

Tonari no Metaller-san

Also known as The Metalhead Next Door.

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

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he's saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams "keep away," his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together, but as the time passes, the closeted Kento finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his growing feelings. Will he choose to maintain the peaceful, happy times he's grown to love or risk it all for the possibility of something more?



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Food , Nudity , Disability , Metal Music

Portrait

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Two friends in denial about their mutual affection.

Tags: Boys' Love , Photography , Work , Male Protagonist

Otoko Yamome mo Hana wa Saku

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Middle aged salaryman, Uematsu (40s) was surprised to learn that the restaurant part time worker, Asahikawa knows about his food habits... When Uematsu got promoted to department head he thought his life will be smooth sailing from then on but very soon his wife left him ..moreover the people assigned to him are utterly useless ..After hitting his 40s he felt like his stamina, energy & everything has been depleted & tries to avoid anything troublesome..But strangely he feels a sense of ease whenever he is with Asahikawa & starts warming up to him but it's feels like Asahikawa wants to get closer to him more than he could have ever imagined..?

Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Estranged Family

Kage Aru Tokoro ni

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

Pediatric surgeon Nakamichi grapples with grief when his older lover, hospital director Tsutsumi, is critically ill following a stroke. His problems are compounded when the younger Tsutsumi, the director's son, begins working with him as a new intern. Tsutsumi junior dislikes Nakamichi on sight, and he soon reveals why: he knows all about his father's illicit affair with Nakamichi.

Tags: Boys' Love

Sono Otoko, Amatou ni Tsuki

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A sensational chocolate overload. Flooding taste with a pinch of romance.
A different kind of love story, revolving around a certain esteemed chocolate aficionado.

Jean-Louis, an extraordinarily talented Parisian attorney. Above all else on earth, his lifelong love has been... Chocolate. Troubled people cross his path in every direction he travels. As one might expect, might chocolate become Jean-Louis' method of salvation for these grieving souls? Furthermore, what mysteries of his past shall surface?

Tags: Seinen , Episodic , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Foreign