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

Her

Also known as 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 , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Anthology , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , 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!



Note:
-Nominated for the 9th and 10th Manga Taisho Award and the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016.
-Includes 25 extra chapters.

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

pink

Also known as Pink.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Pink is a manga about a Japanese girl named Yumi, a beautiful girl in her early 20s. During the day, Yumi works as a regular office lady, but by night, she works as a prostitute. Yumi needs her two jobs to make ends meet. She also needs the extra income to feed her unusual pet, a crocodile, which she keeps in her apartment. Working in an office is quite normal for young Japanese women, but keeping a pet crocodile, and being a prostitute makes Yumi stand out. In truth, few girls are like Yumi, however, many readers can empathize with her. Young women love their "something," symbolized by her pet crocodile, and they can also identify with Yumi's "wild at heart" nature.

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

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: Josei , Urban , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult 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?"



Note: 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award winner. Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Josei , Female Protagonist , Urban , Office , Office Lady