Manga like Tadaima, Okaeri

Kazoku ni Narouyo

Also known as Let's be a family.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

The kind, smitten Chiaki and the scary yet reliable Kazuma are a long-term gay couple. Tomoe, the tomboy who knows of their relationship, asks to see them, and they find her with a large tummy and another life growing inside her. The father is unknown, and although Chiaki and Kazuma are exasperated with the chipper Tomoe, they help her out. Before they know it, the baby is born. The two men are relieved that Tomoe is acting like a proper mother, but one day, Tomoe comes to them with tears in her eyes and says, "Take care of her for me.......!" The bubbling motherly instincts, the increasing motherly skills, and the interrupted sex!? New territory for Tomo Kurahashi, author of "I want to do what lovers do.", this is a heart-warming story about the bond between two men, and familial love.



Tags: Boys' Love , Family Life , Heterosexual , Parenthood , Male Protagonist

Papa no Sukinahito

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Let's be our family!
Tomoya has been bullied since he was little. The only one who protected Tomoya was a good-looking and gentle childhood friend, Kouhei. They reunited for the first time in a few years, and unexpectedly, Kouhei already became a daddy of a child! Tomoya couldn't hide his shock, but he was unable to refuse if Kouhei ask for his help, who struggles to raise a child as a single parent.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Parenthood

Hinadori wa Shiokaze ni Madoromu

Also known as The Little Bird Sleeps by the Sea.

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

Left devastated after the tragic death of his parents and sister, Yuuichi Tachibana adopts his seven-year-old nephew, Ayumu. Seeking a new beginning, he chooses to move them to a new house with a view of the ocean, hoping for a peaceful setting where they can concentrate on their healing.

There they meet Ryou Kurebayashi, who owns a neighborhood deli, and become regular customers. As Ryou and Yuuichi grow closer, learning about each other's unfortunately similarly tragic pasts, they begin to support one another ― and Ayumu ― day by day, building a little family of their own by the sea.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Family Life , Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , Tragedy , Work , Food , Adoption , Yandere , Parenthood , School , Bisexual , Time Skip

Bokura no Shokutaku

Also known as Our Dining Table.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! Yutaka soon finds himself having a change of heart as he looks forward to the meals they share together.



Tags: Food , Family Life , Boys' Love , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Parenthood , Adoption , Time Skip

Kazoku ni Nattemimasen ka?

Also known as Would You Like to be a Family?.

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

Volume includes:
1-2. Kazoku ni Nattemimasen ka? (家族になってみませんか?, Would You Like to Be a Family?)
Takemura is a distant, workaholic designer in the planning division. While most of his officemates had given up on interacting with him, his loud co-worker Masaki Natsui is persistent on breaking his indifferent demeanor. When one trip to the convenient store leads to Takemura crossing paths with Masaki and his adopted son, Mori, everything changes for Takemura as he is pulled into a somewhat makeshift family dynamic with the two.

3-4. Kuma no Kimochi (くまのきもち, Kuma's Feelings)
Hajimete no Renai Shinrigaku (はじめての恋愛心理学, The First Love Psychology)



Note: Chapter count includes one extra related to the first story.

Tags: Family Life , Boys' Love , Anthology , Work , School , College , Parenthood

Motoyan Papa to Hitsuji-sensei

Also known as Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

In high school, studious Hitsuji had a secret crush on one of his guy friends–a friendly delinquent named Hatoyama–but never confessed. Years later, Hitsuji is a slightly anxious but responsible adult who found his calling as an elementary school teacher. One of his young students is upset with a sloppy and nonconformist dad–who turns out to be Hatoyama! When Hitsuji learns that Hatoyama is struggling to raise his son as a single parent, Hitsuji helps him out, first as a teacher and then as a friend who can teach Hatoyama how to clean his home and cook actual vegetables. As the men grow closer, some of Hitsuji’s anxieties begin to melt around the welcoming (and grateful) Hatoyama. What will become of the feelings Hitsuji used to harbor for his first love?



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Family Life , Boys' Love , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Parenthood

Tsukiattenai no ni Fuufu Yattemasu.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Kiichi Amakasu is a gay man and it's been three years since he started living with his straight best friend, Ryuunosuke Shibata, while raising the latter's niece, Mako together. Even though he sometimes has trouble balancing child-rearing and work, Kiichi still managed to build a family-like relationship. But there is one thing that he's been hiding and that is his years-long unrequited love for Ryuu. To make sure that Mako has a happy childhood, Kiichi had planned to keep his feelings hidden forever but one drunken night, he ended up sleeping with Ryuu?! This a heartrending story about a painful unrequited love and family bonds.



Note: Includes an extra.

Tags: Parenthood , Boys' Love , Family Life

Kosodate Kazoku BL

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

Cover illustration: Tadano
Sono Kodomo, Ookami ni Tsuki (その子供、狼につき) [Karikata Hinono] (鴈方ひのの)
Darlings (darlings) [itz]
Harapeko Tanuki Kyoudai no Onegaigoto (腹ペコたぬき兄弟のおねがいごと) [Shidatsu Takayuki]
Kininaru Ano Ko ga Gikyoudai de!? (気になるあの子が義兄弟で!?) [Nishiyama Arata] (西山アラタ)
Shouboushi Papa wo Iyashitai (消防士パパを癒したい) [Sakurada Kyouko] (桜田キョーコ)
Father's Milk Heaven (ファザーズミルクヘブン) [Aion Kiu]
Brighton de Aimashou (ブライトンで逢いましょう) [Yan]
Otonarisan Kazoku (お隣さん家族) [Moguri Emu] (潜えむ)
Ouchi e Kaerou: Nekomimi Omegaverse - Hajimete no Otsukai (おうちえかえろう -猫耳オメガバース- はじめてのおつかい)
[Hinohara]
Yosugara Kimi wo Omou: Ojisan no Himitsu (夜すがら君を想う -叔父さんのひみつ-) [Tanagawa Mimi]
Datsu One Operation Sakusen (脱 ワンオペ作戦) [Kobaco Aki]
Ore no Tondemo Ikuji Kiroku (俺のトンでも育児記録) [Fujisaki Moe]

Tags: Boys' Love , Anthology , Parenthood , Family Life , Found Family , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist

Oh My Hero!

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Inui works part-time as a tokusatsu hero in shows for children when he meets the Mugita family, a father and his son who have a lot of love for one particular ranger. As the Mugita family is always watching his shows with great passion, he gets interested in them and is happy when they invite him to their house. But while he enjoys spending time in their warm company, Inui is troubled because some desires in him awake when he thinks about Daddy-Mugita. Another story included is Aogeba Koishi, where a senpai and kohai from the middle school basketball club meet again as adults.

Tags: Boys' Love , Family Life , Age Gap , Tokusatsu , Primarily Male Cast , Anthology , Bisexual , Male Protagonist , Basketball , School Club , Parenthood