Manga like Yasashii Hikari

Machida-kun no Sekai

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

Machida-kun seems like the perfect brother, son, and student because he loves people. Helpful when he needs to be, but puts himself down when he feels like a total failure. However, the people that surround his daily life are there as a reminder as why Machida-kun needs no improvements because the people love Machida.

Notes:
Winner of the New Creator Prize of the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Included one-shot: Kimi wa Ai

Tags: Episodic , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Family Life , Philosophy , School , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , Acting , Time Skip

Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka.

Also known as Wash it All Away.

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

With an endearing protagonist and luscious art, this seaside slice-of-life story offers tranquility in the chaos of the modern world. For two years, Wakana Kinme has run a laundry service in the seaside resort town of Atami, where she's built a fulfilling life making friends with the locals and visiting hot springs. Although Wakana has no knowledge of her own past, her cleaning services safeguard memories imbued in customers' precious items.



Note: Includes twelve extra chapters

Tags: Female Protagonist , Educational , Work , Seinen , Rural , Amnesia , Age Gap , Primarily Adult Cast

Coffee wo Shizuka ni

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

Hatano Takaki is a third-year in high school who can’t wait to become a “real adult”. One day, he passes by a café and finds himself mysteriously drawn to the proprietress, a mysterious woman who seems to be hiding a secret sadness. Through her, through coffee, and through his encounters with the other café patrons, he begins to taste the bittersweet feelings of love and growing up.



Tags: Restaurant , Heterosexual , Food , Urban , Work , Age Gap , Coming of Age , Family Life , Seinen , School , Time Skip

Kokoro no Program

Also known as KOKORO NO PROGRAM.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

A boy named Kyu meets a robot girl named Ichiko. Two gears that were never meant to mesh begin, at last, to turn. During summer vacation, Ichiko, a robot girl almost indistinguishable from a human, comes to live with Kyu Usami, who lives alone with his mother. As Ichiko sets out to learn what it means to have a “heart,” Kyu finds himself increasingly drawn to her. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Ai harbors feelings for Kyu of her own. Emotions slowly grow, intertwine, and begin to tangle together… Boy meets robot girl. The curtain rises!



Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Unrequited Love , Family Life , Shounen , School

Sayonara Terminal

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

17-year-old Marimo lives a boring and listless life in a provincial town from which she can’t wait to escape. One day, a new attendant at the train station catches her attention and from then on he never seems to be far away from her thoughts. And then she finds herself slowly changing, little by little…



Tags: Trains , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Rural , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Shoujo