Manga like Yuki to Matsu

Stigmata: Aikon

Also known as Stigmata -Love Bites-.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

The Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigation Section Six has a secret weapon in their arsenal - rookie detective Minami Asako. Asako has a very special "condition" that causes him to copy the wounds and pains of the dead onto his own body. While Asako's special talent of "becoming" the victim might have helped solve many cases before, will it help this time, when the victim is Kuroiwa's ex-wife?



Tags: Detective , Bisexual , Police , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gore , Nudity , Age Gap

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Also known as Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

This multi-generational epic dives deep into rakugo, a rich form of Japanese storytelling theater. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "The God of Death," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release, he goes to Yakumo's theater and pleads to be made his apprentice. Yakumo reluctantly accepts, but Yotaro quickly finds the world of rakugo is complex and grapples with a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu. Meanwhile, the two young people bring reminders of Yakumo’s own inescapable past.



Note: Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards for Best General Manga and the New Creator Prize of the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.

Tags: Rakugo , Josei , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Love Triangle , Acting , Work , Family Life , Afterlife , Suicide , Yakuza , Tsundere , Oiran , Crossdressing , War , Adoption , Heterosexual , Elderly Protagonist

Adatsubaki Yugami Haguruma

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

A young man named Kazuma insists on becoming a student of one Mamiya Tojirou, a renowned sword master. Though his true goal is revenge, he becomes enthralled by Mamiya's beautiful swordsmanship as well as the loneliness peeking from beneath the stern veneer. Meanwhile, Mamiya can't help but be charmed by Kazuma's youthful naivete even though he knows of his intentions.

Soon the two men are drawn together by their irresistible passion for each other. However, the revenge match is imminent...

Tags: Historical , Boys' Love , Swordplay , Samurai , Age Gap

Saraiya Goyou

Also known as House of Five Leaves.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has more than once caused him to be let go by the lords who employ him. Hungry and desperate, he agrees to become a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a group calling itself “Five Leaves.” Although disturbed by the gang’s sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi’s motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he’s drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws.


Chapter count includes two side stories: “Warmth” in volume 3, and “Raindrops” in volume 6

Tags: Historical , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Samurai , Detective , Fugitive , Crime , Gangs , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Found Family , Oiran , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Police

Tonari no Metaller-san

Also known as The Metalhead Next Door.

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

Impoverished graduate student Kento nearly freezes to death outside his new cheap (unheated) apartment during a blizzard. Luckily, he's saved by neighbor Soushi, a quiet and somewhat frightening young man who dresses in all black. Although he exudes an aura that screams "keep away," his eyes, hidden behind long rocker hair, plead for something else. Over the following year, the two share meals together, but as the time passes, the closeted Kento finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his growing feelings. Will he choose to maintain the peaceful, happy times he's grown to love or risk it all for the possibility of something more?



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Metal Music , Food , Disability , Nudity , Snowscape

Tsuki wa Yamiyo ni Kakuru ga Gotoku

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

The rumor goes that sometimes, late at night, a white monster appears, and if you should look upon it you'll be devoured. One night, Tetsu happens to glimpse the man behind the monster, and decides that the man would be the one to teach him the sword and allow him to take his revenge. However, the swordmaster Shino is hardly interested in taking on any students. What will Tetsu have to do to get his revenge, and what happened to Shino in the past to turn him into who he is...?

Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Holland Castilla Japanese Ka (阿蘭陀カステラジャパネスカ, Castilla)

Tags: Historical , Boys' Love

Bidou Wakadanna, Koi Shitau wa Koushoku Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

The second son of a draper store, Tenji is a beautiful boy that is earnest and kind as Bodhisattva. Tenji, who loves pretty things — especially hairpins — accidentally meets his favorite hairpin artisan, Shunsuke, one day, and ends up being shown around his workplace. Elated, he even follows Shunsuke to his home, but Shunsuke mistook Tenji for a woman and assaulted him! Shunsuke is actually a sensual man who welcomes all comers but never concerns himself with those who leave! And when he realizes Tenji is a man!? A beautifully and bewitchingly composed Edo picture scroll of passion of two straight men!

Tags: Historical , Boys' Love , Age Gap , Male Protagonist

Tonari no Hyakkai Kenbunroku

Also known as Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Katagiri Jinpachi is a man plagued by mysteries, and the only one who can help him is the mysterious Harada Oriza, a famed painter of ghost and yokai portraits. These two men share the same peculiar fate, and their wicked tale of the ghastly and the curious, the strange and the shocking, all begins here.

Tags: Youkai , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Age Gap

Boy meets Maria

Also known as Boy Meets Maria.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy—but is that all there is to Maria's story? This beautifully illustrated, single-volume tale explores the nature of personal expression and the fluidity of the power of love.



Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Crossdressing , Acting , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Agender , Philosophy , Tragedy , Bisexual , Coming of Age , Dancing