Manga like Zutto Dokushin de Iru Tsumori?

Aisubeki Musumetachi

Also known as All My Darling Daughters.

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

Yukiko, a salarywoman in her thirties, still lives with her mother Mari. But their relationship suffers a sudden change when Mari announces that she's getting married--to an ex-host and aspiring actor who's younger than Yukiko. Yukiko, convinced he's out to fleece her mom, can't stand to stay in the house and decides to move in with her boyfriend.



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , College , Office Lady

Her

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

HER is a series of character portraits, loosely strung together by everyday circumstances.

The story begins with a woman who wants to be loveable - and loved - and who has a fixation on shoes. Her hairdresser's fear of the future is the subject of the second chapter. A schoolgirl whose hair she cuts sees her older female neighbor kissing her female lover goodbye. In the past, the neighbor had a difficult relationship with her mother. The neighbor's lover was rejected by her first love. The couple sitting next to them at the cafe have their own issues.



Tags: Josei , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Anthology , Ensemble Cast , Work , Heterosexual

Tokyo Tarareba Musume

Also known as Tokyo Tarareba Girls.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

"I spent all my time wondering 'What if?' Then one day I woke up and I was 33."

Rinko doesn't think she's that bad-looking, but before she knew it, she was thirty-something and single. Now she wants to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics rolls around in six years, but… that might be easier said than done!



Notes:
Includes 20 extra chapters.
Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2019.
Nominated for the 9th and 10th Manga Taishou Award in 2016 and 2017, placing ninth and 12th place respectively.
Nominated for the 40th Kodansha Manga Award in the General Manga category in 2016.


Tags: Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Satire , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Bar , Urban , Age Gap , Love Triangle

pink

Also known as PINK.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Yumiko moonlights as a call girl because her day job doesn’t pay enough to feed her pet Croc. Haru, an aspiring writer who has nothing to say, sleeps with a woman his mother’s age not just for the money but to work on his “powers of observation.” So when Yumi’s step-mom turns out to be Haru’s sugar-mommy, it is time for shenanigans. A little bit of drinking, a little bit of blackmail and a visit with Croc is enough to change lives and maybe add some color to a comfortable but bland life. Daddy kept Keiko’s mom as a pet; she keeps Haru as a pet; I keep Croc as a pet...Is Yumiko someone else’s pet?? Is she willing to let someone care for her like that?



Tags: Josei , Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Animals , Work , Office Lady

03

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A chance encounter between two Tokyo ladies as they are having a terrible day, and reflections on what it means to be a Tokyoite.

Oneshot published in Flowers 2019 Fall issue.

Tags: Urban , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist

Ashita Shinu ni wa,

Also known as Since I Could Die Tomorrow.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Sawako Honna, 42, single; she works hard at a film promotion company. One night, all of a sudden, her heart palpitates, and her body goes cold... Could it be that she's going through menopause!?

Not as hard-working as in your 20s. Not as flippant as in your 30s. The mental and physical changes, and the obstacles you face in your 40s. Sudden illness, menopause, fatigue you can't get rid of, changes in working patterns, money worries, life plans for the future...

"What will happen to me tomorrow?"



Notes:
Winner of the Excellence Award in 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival.
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Filmmaking , Office Lady , Office , Urban

Hitori de Ikiru wa Mama Naranu

Also known as You Can't Live All on Your Own!.

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

What is considered "normal" for a 30 year old? Should she be married, have a carreer, live independently...?

Shuko Maeda, 28, is a single office worker who lives in a shared house with her three friends. One of them is Eika Matsuki, a career woman whose life revolves around work. Then, there's Misaki Kawaseda, a musician, singer and hopeless romantic. Finally: Shio Momoyama, who works freelance and is laid back in her professional and personal life. Together, they navigate the stresses and joys of daily life as women approaching 30, in a society that has certain expectations for them, while they all try to find their own unique way to thrive!



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Josei , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Work , Asexual , Aromantic , Office Lady , LGBTQ+ Themes

Sabishisugite Rezu Fuzoku ni Ikimashita Report

Also known as My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Slice of Life

A hugely popular comic on Pixiv, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness offers readers an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman’s exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our modern age.



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Autobiographical , Non-fiction , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes , Psychosexual , Rehabilitation , Disability , Yuri , POV , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Drawing , Primarily Female Cast , Survival , Achronological Order , Urban , Nudity , Denpa , Full Color

Tokyo Alice: Fuu no wo Kaimono Nikki

Also known as Tokyo Alice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

There are so many things she wants, but she still hasn’t found out what she’s looking for … That’s Fu Arisugawa, an office worker too busy with her shopping spoils and whose motto is “Shopping is Living.” Meanwhile, for reasons she doesn’t yet understand, she’s interested in her cool-tempered and reserved boss. And there are her friends, too. Rio, who keeps her feelings towards Fu a secret; Mizuho, who always ends up dating losers; and Enjoji, who keeps interviewing University of Tokyo grads for an arranged marriage … Each are lost in their own way while searching for happiness. These four Alices wander through their lives of love … and shopping!!



Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Urban , Nudity , Yuri