Manga like Dokudami no Hana Saku Koro

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…



Note: Winner of Manga Taisho 2024.

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

Onna no Sono no Hoshi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hoshi-sensei, homeroom teacher of class 4 of second-grade at an all-girls high school. At the mercy of the students' shiritori picture games they draw in their class journals, suddenly made to take care of a dog in the classroom, giving advice to an aspiring manga artist...not to mention drinking sessions with colleagues...what an uninteresting life, yet why is it so enjoyable and loveable?! An unexperienced manga that will make you smile no matter what.



Tags: Teacher , School , Male Protagonist , Josei , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Work

Muchuu sa, Kimi ni.

Also known as Captivated, By You.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by conformity, Hayashi is refreshingly and unapologetically true to himself. Conversely, Nikaidou has worked very hard to perfect a gloomy, dour façade that keeps his classmates far, far away. While much of the school regards Nikaidou as a bad omen, one student catches a glimpse behind the mask and—undeterred by rumors of bad luck and supernatural powers—begins to pick away Nikaidou’s carefully crafted persona…



Notes:
Originally released at COMITIA 127, was then licensed by Kadokawa for commercial release.
Winner of the Short Work Prize category of the 24th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2020).

Tags: Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , School , Episodic , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Boys' Love , Drawing , Bullying , Primarily Child Cast , Ojou-sama

Iyahaya Atami-kun

Also known as My Oh My, Atami-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

High schooler Atami is living the dream. He's got incredibly good looks, and girls can't help asking him out nearly every day. There's just one problem, though—he's into guys, not girls! His own gorgeous face haunts him, since it's all anyone seems to be interested in. Won't anyone see him for who he really is?



Tags: Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , School , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Estranged Family