Manga like Gorae Byul

Son Anui Andante

Also known as A Heartfelt Andante.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

One man’s death led to another man's salvation. After years of suffering from heart disease, Da-Ul receives a heart transplant from young and renowned pianist Yu-Won, who has died an unfortunate death in a car crash. Da-Ul’s life has been forever changed by this priceless gift, and he pledges to make every second of his life count in gratitude. But when he meets Yeon-Jo, the woman his donor was deeply in love with, and finds out that she has been living in despair, he begins developing ambivalent feelings towards her. Is it guilt, or could it be something else?

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Rehabilitation , Long Strip , Full Color , Urban , Tragedy , Age Gap , Suicide , Estranged Family

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Darby, Ajjilhage Heureuneun

Also known as That Which Flows By.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Dan-i, a Jurchen girl who was saved by General Gyeol Seo during a bandit attack, has to serve tea for him in his house in Hanyang. However, she has to hide her true identity and pretend to be from Joseon, due to the rumors that the general slaughters Jurchen people, regardless of gender or age. Gyeol on the other hand, cannot drink clear water because of a tragic incident that happened when he was young, and has a lot of enemies who want to kill him. Can Dan-i and Gyeol Seo survive against all odds?

Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Heterosexual

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Yuliui Byeog

Also known as Wall of Glass.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Liliana Pence's world as a naive, young noblewoman changes upon meeting Edward Carter, a commoner with an agenda of his own. Oblivious to his scorn for her, Liliana dreams of being together with him, until her dreams are shattered by her arranged marriage. Desperate to avoid the union, she confesses to Edward, only to have him coldly reject her and disappear. When Liliana's fortunes take a turn for the worse and she loses everything, the two reunite... but in a way neither expects.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Maids , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Revenge , Foreign , Class Struggle , Love Triangle

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Kakao Webtoon

Piccoma

Tapas

Sinbi

Also known as Mystical.

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

Garam has always loved to draw, but his dreams of being an artist have been on hold ever since his mother passed away. Wanting to become more independent and focus on his art, he moves into his grandmother's empty house by the ocean. There, he meets his greatest muse: a mystical water creature with no memories of her past. Now it’s up to Garam to help her uncover what she has forgotten.

Tags: Full Color , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Drawing , Magic , Vampire

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Nokbitjajeongui Yeonin

Also known as Emerald Midnight's Lover.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

The year is 1887 in the rolling hills of the French countryside. The estate of Viscount de Rougemerle gently basks in its verdant glory, a beacon in the twilight years of the aristocracy. With the return of the viscount’s wayward son Cameron, however, the tranquility of this stately home threatens to shatter into scandal. It falls upon Edgar O’Grady, an Irish butler in service of the Rougemerles, to maintain decorum in the household, all the while protecting his childhood friend June and his master’s daughter Lady Victoria, as each furtive glance gleams the emerald green of envy…

Tags: Butler , Foreign , Class Struggle , Historical , Maids , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Estranged Family , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Revenge , Unrequited Love

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Jeongnyeoni

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Jeong-Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong-Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich?

The story begins in 1956 (post-war Korea) in the southwestern port city of Mokpo.

Tags: Acting , Female Protagonist , Historical , Full Color , Yuri , Coming of Age

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Geogi, Naega Gamyeon An Dwaeyo?

Also known as If I Were You.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A maid swaps lives with a lady...

Set in the Japanese colonial period, a young girl is gifted a maidservant who looks just like her on her 8th birthday. The fate of the two children entwines as they each carve out their own destiny, surpassing obstacles such as status and gender, education and culture, and ethnicity and race.

Tags: Full Color , Female Protagonist , Class Struggle , Historical

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Manta

Geunyeoui Simcheong

Also known as Her Tale of Shim Chong.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family. When Shim Chong rescues this new bride from the river, their relationship triggers both love and hidden intentions. But will these two women be able to find their way forth in a world that favors men?

Note: Includes seven extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Full Color , Yuri , Historical , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Class Struggle , Arranged Marriage , Long Strip , Primarily Female Cast , Fairy Tale , Politics , Tragedy , Coastal , Tanned Skin

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Comico

Bomtoon

KuaiKan Manhua

KakaoPage

Lezhin

Lezhin

Tapas

Tappytoon

Manta

Pandora's Choice

Also known as Pandora's Choice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

19th century America isn't exactly the best place for a half-Asian child and her alcoholic single father. While the daughter struggles to make sense of the world, her father finds comfort in isolating himself. And of course, they fight. Against each other. With fists.

Note: 2nd Lezhin Comics World Comic Contest Winner.

Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Full Color , Disability , Orphan , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Class Struggle , Parenthood , Classic Literature , Tragedy , Estranged Family , Tsundere , Medicine , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Prostitution

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Lezhin

Manta