Manga like Futsuu no Koiko-chan

Honey Lemon Soda

Also known as Honey Lemon Soda.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars—to the point where she’s forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say “hello.” But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help.



Note: Nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Bullying , Heterosexual , Urban , Love Triangle

Chikyuu no Owari wa Koi no Hajimari

Also known as I'm In Love and It's the End of the World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Mahiru Yanase’s twin sister, Mayo, has it all—she’s cute, sweet, and popular. Mahiru, on the other hand … has always been the other Yanase. All her life, Mahiru’s reminded herself that every time something good happens to her, something bad comes along to balance it out. She never gets her hopes up … but no sooner does she arrive for her first day of high school than Aoi Satomi, her handsome, mysterious classmate, takes an interest in her—and by the end of the day, he’s already asked her out! If things don’t balance out for Mahiru soon, the world’s going to come to an end!



Note: Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Heterosexual , Shoujo , School , Love Triangle , Twins , Female Protagonist

Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai

Also known as A Condition Called Love.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first-year who has always been ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have a lively life with her family and friends. So when she sees her schoolmate, Hananoi-kun, sitting in the snow after a messy, public breakup, she thinks nothing of offering to share her umbrella. But when he asks her out in the middle of her classroom the next day, she can’t help but feel that her life is about to change in a big way...

Note: Chapter count includes one epilogue bonus chapter.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , School , Yandere , Primarily Teen Cast , Rehabilitation , Unrequited Love , Bullying , Love Triangle , Basketball

Shujinkou Nikki

Also known as Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tsujimura Aoi wouldn’t consider herself a main character by any means. Meek and insecure, she’s constantly alone, unlike her athletic older brother, Itsuki, or her mother, a famous shojo mangaka. Aoi doesn’t need to be the heroine, though—all she wants is a true friend. But Itsuki disagrees, and when he brings home Aoi’s effortlessly cool classmate Mizusawa Sena, the two concoct a plan to teach Aoi all about love, using shojo manga as their guide. Can this drab side character become an unparalleled female lead by falling for the perfect guy?



Note: Includes eight extra chapters.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Family Life

Kageno datte Seishun Shitai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Meet Kageno, the super dull, glasses-wearing, short first year high school girl. She has no friends and envies people who are enjoying their youth. Meet Mitsunaga Youta, the most popular, handsome guy in school. Girls constantly confesses their love to him, but he has no plans of dating anyone. After a string of events, he decides to ask Kageno to be his fake girlfriend for a month in order to stop the girls from confessing to him in exchange for his friendship. How will Kageno face all the ordeal that is about to come. This is the beginning of a love comedy between the school idol and the negative girl.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Amnesia

Parfait Tic!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Fuuko is a happy and cheerful girl. One day, two cousins, Daiya and Ichi, move into the apartment upstairs. Cold Ichi and mischievous Daiya gave a very bad first impression. All three are going to the same school as well. How will Fuuko's high school life turn out?

Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , School , Love Triangle