Manga like Futatsu no Spica

Dosei Mansion

Also known as Saturn Apartments.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the Earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the Earth, thirty-five kilometers up in the sky. The society of the ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats him to an outsider's view into the various living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments.



Tags: Seinen , Space , Coming of Age , Found Family , Class Struggle , Work , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Episodic , Urban Fantasy

Uchuu Kyoudai

Also known as Space Brothers.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Two brothers looked to the starry skies as children and made a promise ... Now, in the year 2025, the younger brother, Hibito, is carrying his out. He is an astronaut who has been selected as a crew member for mankind’s first long-term base on the moon. Meanwhile, the older brother, Mutta, has just been fired from his job and is unemployed, but decides to trust himself just one last time. A text message from Hibito sends him applying to be an astronaut too and shooting for the stars …



Notes:
Nominated for the 2nd and 3rd Manga Taisho Award
Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award
Won the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in the General Category.

Tags: Space , Educational , Seinen , Work , Astronomy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Foreign , Tragedy , Aviation , Time Skip , Episodic , Nudity

Planetes

Also known as Planetes.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Work , Space , Philosophy , Environmental , Seinen , Politics , Tragedy , Family Life , Educational , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Episodic , Nudity

ARIA

Also known as Aria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. In pursuit of her dream to become an Undine — a gondolier who leads high-end tours around the city — Akari joins as a trainee with the Aria Company, one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in Neo-Venezia. There, she explores the beauty of the city and the world along with other trainees from Aria and rival companies, working hard for her dreams and making new friends along the way.



Note: Includes seven extra chapters.

Tags: Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Work , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Foreign , Heterosexual , Coastal , Animals , Ships

Cross Game

Also known as Cross Game.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sports

Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.



Tags: Shounen , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Baseball , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , School , Tomboy , Family Life , Time Skip , Love Triangle

Kimi to Uchuu wo Aruku Tame ni

Also known as Spacewalking With You.

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

Kobayashi just can’t focus—not on studying, not on work—and the adults in his life think he’s in danger of becoming a worthless dropout. Then, one day, a strange new presence arrives in his class: an energetic and naïve kid named Uno. Kobayashi saves Uno from getting scammed, and that close encounter launches a new friendship. Uno’s definitely a space cadet, but Kobayashi can’t help admiring the way he floats through life, and before he knows it, he might start feeling his feet lift off the ground, too…



Notes:
Winner of the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024.
Ranked 6th in the 3rd Crea Late Night Manga Awards in 2024.
Ranked 3rd in the 2024 Da Vinci Book of the Year ranking.
Ranked 1st in the Men's Division of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2025 guidebook.
Nominated for the 49th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2025.
Ranked 3rd in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2025.
Ranked 4th in Freestyle Magazine's "The Best Manga 2025" ranking in 2025.
Winner of the Emotional Resonance Award at the 4th Magademy Awards in 2025.
Nominated for the Best New Manga award at the 2025 American Manga Awards.
Winner of the Freeman Book Award for Young Adult Literature in 2025.
Selected for the SLJ Best Books of the Year list in 2025.
Selected for the Top 10 of YALSA's 2026 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list in 2026.
Nominated for the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2026.
Nominated for the 30th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2026.

Tags: Disability , Male Protagonist , Astronomy , Seinen , Rehabilitation , School Club , School , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Delinquents , Primarily Male Cast , Work , Primarily Teen Cast

Half & Half

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

Nagakawa Shinichi and Sanada Yuuki both get involved in an accident and die together, but they are given a chance to live again. A voice lets them survive for seven more days. However, after the time limit, one of the two must die again. Also, their lives will be shared, including emotions (guilt) and physical sensations (pain). They are told not to leave the other's side, else both of them will die. Now, with each of them wanting to save his/her own life, how will the next seven days of non-separation be like? Will they get along? Note: Includes one bonus chapter.

Tags: Tragedy , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Suicide , Denpa , Survival , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Drawing , Netorare , Nudity , College , Curses

Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.

Also known as Three Days of Happiness.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Kusunoki used to believe he was destined for great things. But now, approaching the age of twenty, he’s a completely mediocre college student with no motivation, no dreams, and no money. After learning he can sell his remaining years, he chooses to divest himself of all but his last three months. Spending this remaining time with his monitor, Miyagi, has Kusunoki truly destroyed his final chance to find happiness…or has he somehow found it?



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Kuudere , Drawing , Photography , Shounen , Mopeds

Alice, Doko made mo

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Alice seems perfect—she's beautiful, athletic, and popular. But when it comes to academics, she struggles to keep up and often fumbles with words. One day, a comment from her brilliant yet aloof classmate, Rui, sparks something in her, pushing her to chase her dream.



Notes:
Ranked 4th in Da Vinci's 2024 Book of the Year ranking in the Comic Category.
Winner of the Heart-shaking Manga Award in the Shounen/Seinen Category at the 2024 Renta! Manga Awards.
Ranked 16th in the Male Category of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2025 guidebook.
Winner of the 18th Manga Taisho Award in 2025.
Ranked 11th in the Comics Category of the 2025 Next Manga Award.
Ranked 18th in the Male Category of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2026 guidebook.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Space , School , Disability

Tokidoki

Also known as Toki Doki.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance

A heart can only beat so many times in a lifetime. Kokuhaku disease, a rare condition that weakens the heart, leaves the victim with less heartbeats and a shorter lifespan than normal. With the right device, the amount of heartbeats remaining can be measured. When Hato Iijima accidentally walks in on Hatsu Takagi changing her clothes, he sees this device attached to her chest. Hatsu has resigned herself to an uneventful and isolated life to avoid elevating her heart rate. However, she expresses her true desire—to freely and wholeheartedly experience every second she has left. Recognizing her wish, Hato swears to help her enjoy life to the fullest and make her heart beat like crazy.

Tags: Disability , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , School Club , Band , Shounen , Rock Music