Manga like Umibe no Stove: Ooshiro Kogani Tanpenshuu

Ichikawa Haruko Sakuhinshuu

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

Two volumes of the author's best one-shots.

Volume 1: Mushi to Uta (虫と歌, Insects and Songs)
1) Hoshi no Koibito (星の恋人, Star Lover); Afternoon 2007-12
The odd relationship between a teenage boy and his uncle's "daughter."

2) Violight (ヴァイオライト); Afternoon 2008-07
A boy wakes up in an unfamiliar land, with only a strange, ethereal young man to accompany him on his journey to safety.

3) Kusaka Kyoudai (日下兄妹, The Kusaka Siblings); Afternoon 2009-12
A baseball player who's just quit the school team due to a shoulder injury and the adorable robot he adopts as his little sister.

4) Mushi to Uta (虫と歌); Summer 2006 Afternoon Four Seasons Award winner work; 2006-10 Appendix
The story of a young man who builds models of insects for odd clients, and his siblings. Winner of the Shikitaishou award.

5) Secret; kakioroshi
A two-page oneshot.

Volume 2: 25-Ji no Vacances (25時のバカンス, 25-Hour Vacation)
1-2) 25-ji no Vacances (25時のバカンス, 25-Hour Vacation ); Afternoon 2010-09, 10
Marine biologist Nishi Otome takes time off and reunites with her brother, Kotaro, for the first time in a while.

3) Pandora nite (パンドラにて, On Pandora); Afternoon 2010-01
The meeting between a delinquent named Nana and a strange transfer student at Pandora Women’s College, located on one of Saturn's satellites.

4) Tsuki no Soushiki (月の葬式, The Funeral of the Moon); Afternoon 2011-10
A genius high school student begins living with a lonely man in the isolated snowy mountains of the north.

Note: Winner of the Tezuka Osamu New Artist Prize (2010).

Tags: Seinen , Anthology , Anthropomorphism , Space , Tragedy , Aliens , Environmental , Photography , Body Horror , Family Life , Robots , Incest , Fugitive , Animals , Boarding School , Delinquents , Yuri , Adoption

Ikoku Nikki

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The manga centers on 35-year-old novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on a sudden impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next day, Makio returns to her senses and remembers that she does not do well in the company of other people. So begins their daily life, as Makio attempts to acclimate to a roommate, while Asa attempts to get used to an adult that never acts like one.



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Adoption , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Josei , Coming of Age , Writing , Estranged Family , Primarily Female Cast , Parenthood , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Yuri , Food

Toumei Ningen Soto ni Deru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

I've somehow become invisible, so I've decided to stay home. I can work remotely, and shopping by mail-order is convenient enough. But there is a reason why I really want to go out. I want to go out to see you. An Invisible Man Goes Out/Toumei Ningen Soto ni Deru (透明人間そとに出る)
If I Were In Your Shirt/Gyaku no Botan wa Kakezurai (逆のボタンはかけづらい)
You'll Be The Same Tomorrow Anyway/Douse Ashita mo Onaji Kimi (どうせ明日も同じ君)
The Poor At Reading The Atmosphere/Sassemasenzu (察せませんズ)
What Is On Top of The Ladder/Shibaraku Hashigo wo Nobottenai (しばらくハシゴを登ってない)
Yanagida Clea c (ヤナギダクリーク)

Tags: Anthology , Body Swapping , Clone , Seinen

Nisshoku Stereo Sound

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A young artist takes on the job of painting an old gazebo in a vast mansion.

Tags: Work , Seinen