Manga like Yumeiro Pâtissière

Kitchen no Ohimesama

Also known as Kitchen Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is—magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?



Note: Volumes 4, 9, and 10 contain unnumbered side stories.

Tags: Food , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Bullying , Tragedy , Primarily Child Cast , Amnesia , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School

Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume

Also known as Happy Cafe.

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

Uru is a very short girl and is constantly mistaken for an elementary school kid, but despite that, she is ridiculously strong and decides to live by herself after her mother gets remarried. She ends up working at a small cafe with two rather unique co-workers, Shindou, who acts gruff and intimidating, but who is really a nice guy who loves to make cakes and pies and the like, and Ichirou, who is really good-looking but who instantly falls asleep when he gets hungry and doesn't wake up again until he's force-fed something? What will the future bring to them?

Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Suitei Seinen Shoujo
Volume 4: Hana to Ageha, Natsu
Volume 5: Special Chapter
Volume 7: Number One DX
Volume 9: Sora no Namae
Volume 12: Kashiwa's Story

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Work , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Food , Male Harem , Restaurant

Gakuen Alice

Also known as Gakuen Alice.

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

Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent. But what ability, if any, does Mikan possess? Mikan is going to have to rely on her courage and spunk if she's going to stay in school, or even stay alive!



Volume 9 contains a side story;
Volume 10 contains the side story "Ibara no Sono" (いばらの園);
Volume 17 contains the side story "Hoshizora Obake" (星空おばけ).

Tags: Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Tsundere , Boarding School , Super Power , School , Time Skip , Age Gap , Adoption , Conspiracy , Yuri , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Urban Fantasy

Mirumo de Pon!

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Kaede is a cheerful and energetic eighth grader. When it comes to boys, however, she is hopelessly shy.

One day, on her way home from school, Kaede walks into a mysterious shop and buys a colorful cocoa mug. When she reaches home, she casually peeks into the bottom of the mug and discovers an engraved note, which says, "If you read this message aloud while pouring hot cocoa into the mug, a love fairy ("muglox") will appear and grant your every wish." The skeptical but curious Kaede follows the directions and announces her wish to date Yuuki, the class heartthrob. Suddenly, the adorable blue Mirumo appears! We soon find out, however, that this cute little muglox would rather eat chocolate and create mischief than help Kaede

Mirumo, it seems, is prince of the muglox world. Horrified at the prospect of having to marry Rirumu, his princess bride-to-be, Mirumo has escaped the muglox world. Hot on his heels, however, are Rirumu, Yashichi the bounty hunter, and a cast of hundreds of muglox ranging from the good to the bad to the nutty. This gang of adorable troublemakers will see to it that school life for Kaede and her friends is never the same . . .



Tags: Shoujo , Magic , Female Protagonist , Fairy , Heterosexual

Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!



Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tags: Animals , Shoujo , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Reincarnation , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Age Gap , Coming of Age , Disability , Unrequited Love , Estranged Family , Youkai , Curses , Primarily Male Cast , Love Triangle , Orphan , Crossdressing , Memory Manipulation , Incest , Henshin , Delinquents , Revenge , Dissociative Identities , Teacher , Transgender

Kirarin☆Revolution

Also known as Sparkling Revolution.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Romance

Kirari Tsukishima is a beautiful yet gluttonous 14-year-old girl. While those around her are worshiping the popular idol duo, SHIPS, she only devotes herself to food. One day, however, Kirari, who is dense when it comes to the matters of the heart, encounters Seiji Hiwatari of SHIPS and falls in love with him at first sight. In order to be with him, she aspires to become an idol herself. With the help of SHIPS - the gentle Seiji and the bad-mouth Hiroto Kazama – and her cat mascot Naa-san, Kirari pursues the entertainment world, where she discovers that being an idol is not all fun and games, and that in order to persevere in both her love and her career, she must overcome any challenges that fortune has in store.



Tags: Shoujo , Idol , Female Protagonist

Kodomo no Omocha

Also known as Kodocha: Sana's Stage.

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

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Acting , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Adoption , Suicide , Heterosexual , Family Life , Slapstick , Orphan , Tsundere

Tokyo Mew Mew a La Mode

Also known as Tokyo Mew Mew a La Mode.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Sci-Fi

With Mew Ichigo studying abroad in London, the remaining four girls from Cafe Mew Mew are one too few. Luckily, a new Mew is about to emerge. Berry just transferred to a different junior high because she thought their school outfits were cute. Little does she know she's about to become the first Mew Mew with TWO sets of animal genes in her blood. Half cat, half rabbit, she's joining the Mew Mew team just in time. A new gang calling itself the Crusaders has appeared, and its leader just happens to love wild game like rabbit - well done and served for his dinner! When Mew Ichigo returns from London she's going to be very, very surprised!



Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Super Power , Superhero , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Kemonomimi , Magic , Animals , Aliens , Nekomimi

Mixed Vegetables

Also known as Mixed Vegetables.

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

Hanayu Ashitaba is the daughter of the celebrated Patisserie Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is be a sushi chef. Hayato Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, and all he wants to do is be a pastry chef! It's love and leftovers at Oikawa High School Cooking Department as these star-crossed gourmands do their best to reach their cuisine dreams!



Tags: Food , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Restaurant , Love Triangle

Kirakira☆Precure A La Mode

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

The manga adaptation of Kirakira Precure a la Mode.



Tags: Food , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Henshin , Kemonomimi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yuri , Gender Bending , Episodic , Tomboy , Work , LGBTQ+ Themes