Manga like Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.

Gakuen Babysitters

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

After their parents are killed in a plane crash, Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by the chairman, who they never met before, of an elite academy. Ryuuichi becomes the school daycare's new babysitter.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Male Protagonist , School Club , Family Life , Iyashikei , Primarily Child Cast , Chibi , Tragedy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Parenthood , Adoption , Ghost , Unrequited Love

Cool Doji Danshi

Also known as Play it Cool, Guys.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Enter: a bunch of cool guys who look like they got that unapproachable swag. But let's be real—that's not the true them. They're just a bunch of dorks who've got the act down pat. So sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy watching a bunch of goofy guys try to look cool all day every day.



Tags: Slapstick , Episodic , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Primarily Male Cast , Iyashikei , Josei

Aka-chan to Boku

Also known as Baby & Me.

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

Takuya is a normal Japanese elementary student whose mother died not very long ago, leaving him alone with his father and his baby brother Minoru. But his father is a busy man, and Takuya has to look after Minoru. Because of this responsibility that would normally never burden a child of his age, Takuya sometimes resents his fate and his baby brother... but his love for Minoru gives him the strength to carry on.



Notes:
Includes the one-shot "Time Limit".
Includes the one-shot "Secret Boy ni Tee Dasuna!!".
Includes the one-shot "Baka de Karukete Wagamama de".
Includes the one-shot "Natsu to Kimi no Irradiation".

Tags: Family Life , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Parenthood

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

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

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

Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who’s as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?



Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best General Manga category in 2023.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Rural , Iyashikei , Seinen , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Acting , Transgender , Love Triangle

LOVE SO LIFE

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Shiharu is a high school student who loves kids, lives in an orphanage, and works at a daycare... Until the handsome uncle of two-year-old twins offers her a raise if she'll be their babysitter. Often relying on memories of her mother's actions for guidance, Shiharu quickly finds herself falling in love with her new makeshift family.

Tags: Family Life , Shoujo , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , School , Love Triangle , Primarily Child Cast , Work , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Parenthood

T-sensei

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

My Teacher, Mr. T is semi-autobiographical based on the daily exploits of Mr. T, who works in real life as a kindergarten teacher. He appears to be a mix of male and female teacher, which helps him win the kids' hearts.

Tags: School , Primarily Child Cast , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Teacher

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Also known as Mr. Villain's Day Off.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world-but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock!

The mysterious and dastardly man known only as the General within the evil organization plotting to take over the world is one of the top targets of Earth's defensive unit, the Rangers. But on his precious days off, he's more likely to be at the local zoo staring at his beloved pandas or trying out new ice cream flavors! Will his secret hobbies be jeopardized forever when his natural enemy - a Ranger hero out to save the Earth - catches him in the act?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Animals , Food , Aliens , Primarily Adult Cast , Found Family , Demons , Shoujo , Episodic , Urban , Konbini , Tokusatsu , Henshin

No, You na.

Also known as Or Something Like It.

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

Suddenly, her life was turned upside-down.... Kinaho lived alone until one day, her boyfriend Akito brought with him two young relatives: a pair of brothers who had just lost their parents. All at once, Kinaho finds herself living under one roof with not just Akito, but serious-to-a-fault eighth grader Toma and innocent five-year-old Haruhi. As the days pass in confusion, this group starts to forge a new relationship: a family... or something like it.



Tags: Family Life , Found Family , Josei , Writing , Parenthood

Papa told me

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Chise is an elementary school girl who lives with her widowed father, a novelist. Her mother died when she was very young, but she is extremely close to her father. He is the one she loves the most, and because he works as a novelist, he spends most of his time at home, much to the delight of Chise.



Note: Winner of the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category (1990).

Tags: Josei , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Work , Writing , Iyashikei , Animals , Parenthood , School , Fashion , Episodic