Manga like Yabai Idol no Manager ni Natchatta Hanashi

Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?

Also known as Tamon’s B-Side.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

When a shiny idol is a sad mess in real life, can his number one fan help him stay upbeat? High schooler Utage Kinoshita works part-time as a housekeeper so that she can afford her fangirl obsession with Tamon Fukuhara, her favorite member of boy band F/ACE. When work serendipitously sends her to the home of her idol, she discovers that the real Tamon couldn’t be more different from his wild and sexy onstage persona! Tamon is an insecure mess in real life, and what’s worse, he’s threatening to quit! Utage refuses to let anyone stand in Tamon’s way—least of all himself. What’s a fangirl to do but roll up her sleeves and support her favorite singer with everything she’s got?

Tags: Shoujo , Idol , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Suicide , Yandere

Atarashiku Dekita Tomodachi ga Omotteta no to Chigatta Hanashi

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

My new friend has an absolutely beyond super cool sense of style!

One day, just after becoming a second-year high school student, Hinata found herself captivated by a lovely beauty named Yuzuki and called out to her. They hit it off and agreed to meet outside of school. But when Yuzuki showed up at the meeting spot, she was decked out in a fiercely rock-inspired fashion. Even her words and actions stood in stark contrast to the school's soft, fluffy atmosphere, radiating a smart, handsome charm... While tossed about by this intense gap, Hinata found herself increasingly drawn to Yuzuki's unwavering commitment to her own style. However, Yuzuki harbored a complex about her inability to conform to others...

Notes:
The compiled edition published by Kadokawa was retitled Omotteta no to Chigau Ano Ko no Hanashi (思ってたのと違うあの子の話)
Chapter count includes 1 extra epilogue chapter.

Tags: Full Color , Fashion , Yuri , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Time Skip , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta

Also known as The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Music , Romance

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He's got an air of mystery about him, great style, and an impeccable music taste. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya's, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other's crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question for Mitsuki—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn't be so bad...



Tags: Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rock Music , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , Josei , Gyaru , Primarily Female Cast , Work , School , Fashion , Iyashikei , 4-koma , Time Skip

Oshi ga Hataraku Cafe de Shachiku OL ga Iyasareru

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Tags: Office Lady , Yuri , Work , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast

Mirukara ni Ayashii Futari

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy

A story about two people who have a suspicious appearance but a gentle personality.

Tags: Seinen , Urban , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast

Aiseki Ii desu ka?

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Tsubaki is a working woman struggling with her relationship with her subordinates. Momoko is a college girl struggling with her part-time job. Two people of different ages and backgrounds happen to sit together...? It's a breath of fresh air, a relaxing lunchtime comedy.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Work , Restaurant , Tsundere , Food

Maitsuki Niwa-tsuki Ooya-tsuki

Also known as Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord.

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

Manga editor Asako Suga decides moving into a new home is just the thing she needs to get over a painful breakup with her toxic ex-girlfriend. She finds the perfect place for rent—affordable, spacious, lovely garden included—but there’s one catch. The house comes with a live-in landlord! It’s disappointing enough that Asako can’t have the single life she hoped for, but her cute landlord also seems to be hiding a big secret...Will living together bring them closer, or turn out to be more trouble than it’s worth? Note: Includes five extra chapters.

Tags: Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Idol , Iyashikei , Seinen , Age Gap

Nemurubaka

Also known as Sleeping Idiot.

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

A lightly paced manga about two girls who live together. A classic odd couple setup featuring a responsible character with a caring atmosphere and a more free spirited musician who has trouble both feeding herself and paying the rent.


Tags: Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Seinen , Band , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip

The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors - Jimuteki Shinography

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

"283 Production" is a place where idols with striking personalities hang out and gather, a tiny yet lively agency that makes them feel right at home.

Dealing with phone calls, preparing documents, accounting expenses, and so on... With a job different from "producing", office staff are the ones who support idols who shine.

283 Production's office staff, Nanakusa Hazuki. Being a staff, a daughter, and an older sister, the experiences she gathered from her daily life and her feelings shall become the light to help the idols "shine".

A new "Idolm@ster Shiny Colors" will begin to unfold──from the perspective of an office staff!

Tags: Office Lady , Work , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Urban

Asayake Refrain

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Music

Shin is a high school girl who quietly uploads her own original music. Kako is a popular Vtuber. The two meet by chance through music, and are now pushing forward to form a band with the goal of performing at a major festival!

Tags: Rock Music , Band , Seinen , VTuber