Top Surfing Manga Recommendations

Byousoku 5 Centimeter

Also known as 5 Centimeters Per Second.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Remember a time before cell phones could be found in every pocket? Or when even accessing the world wide web was something only readily available in a library? Back then letters still filled up postboxes and moments just felt so much more precious when captured on Polaroid film. Now life seems to move at the speed of light. Our memories are captured and shared with the world on social media platforms. And love, which is already capricious, can feel like it is moving at terminal velocity.

In Makoto Shinkai’s defining work, the internationally renowned director and animator unfolds a love story that is as timeless as it is fleeting. Yukiko Seike’s rendition of this modern classic adds a new level of emotion and intimacy that is unique to its source material.



Tags: Coming of Age , Time Skip , Seinen , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Trains , School , Surfing

Ningyo Ouji

Also known as Mermaid Prince.

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

A collection of stories:

1-2. Ametsukigahara (アメツキガハラ); Wings 2014-11, 12

3. Yuki no Hi (ゆきの日); Wings 2014-06

4-6. Ningyo Ouji (人魚王子); Wings 2015-08~12
Mugi moves to an island in southern Japan, but he can't get used to it. That's why Matori, his classmate, won't leave him alone for a second. One night, Mugi spends the night at Matori's house. That's when her grandmother tells him a story about sirens who are able to fulfill any wish...

Tags: Shoujo , Anthology , Mermaid , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Rural , Surfing , Nudity , Heterosexual , Coastal

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch

Also known as Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance

Lucia is the new girl at school. She and her sister run a public bath that's all the rage. When Lucia meets a terrific-looking surfer boy, there's just one little problem: Lucia is a mermaid-not just any mermaid, but a princess on an important mission to save the seven seas from an evil force bent on taking control of the marine world. Such a responsibility doesn't leave much time for romance. But Lucia vows to protect her world and win the heart of handsome Kaito.



Note: Includes the one-shots Moonlight Goddess Diana (MOONLIGHT GODDESS ディアナ), Nude ni Natte (ヌードになって, Get Nude) and Cherry Blossom (チェリー ブロッサム), contained within Volume 7 of the manga.

Tags: Shoujo , Mermaid , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Coastal , Fairy Tale , Female Protagonist , Surfing , Henshin , Shrine Maiden , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals

IS: Otoko demo Onna demo nai Sei

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

I.S. (Pronounced "Aiesu" in Japanese) is not your everyday manga, I.S. stands for "Inter Sexuality". This manga deals with very serious issues with intersexuality people. The pain they go through, the troubles they confront, and ultimately their inability to reproduce and even find a partner who will accept them as they are - It's all there in a form of manga. The series is consisted of 3 cases, each deals with different people though some cases are much longer and more dramatic than others.



Notes:
- Includes 1 extra chapter.
- Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shoujo in 2007.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Josei , Time Skip , Family Life , School , Coming of Age , Food , Work , Found Family , Football , Disability , Surfing

Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara

Also known as Ride Your Wave.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

New college student Hinako, who moved to a small seaside town to surf and have fun, finds herself falling in love with firefighter Minato after he saves her from a fire. Their young romance comes to an abrupt end when Minato drowns…but in her grief, Hinako discovers that singing a song they used to perform as a duet summons Minato into the nearest body of water–be it a puddle, glass, or bathtub. Will Hinako be able to reach Minato again?



Tags: Surfing , Shoujo , Coastal

Kira Kira no Hibi

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

This volume includes short stories of two couples.

1-3) Kirakira no Hibi (キラキラの日々)
Every morning high-school student Nanami catches sight of this one surfer he secretly begins to admire. Incidentally, however, it is later on a certain day that they reunite in a classroom! Turns out that this one-year-older senpai, named Shuu, is in fact one who, while characteristically mature, is unsociable to the extent that he’s even notorious for being someone difficult to approach. Even so, for some reason, Nanami becomes the sole person that he can smile at and laugh with, over and over again… As they repeatedly spend more time together after school, by midsummer, Nanami finds himself receiving a kiss near the seaside?! And so, a story of dazzling first love ensues.

4-5) Kamatte Kawaii Hito
In order to overcome his debilitating fear of cats, Natsumi Hayato goes to visit a cat café. But could his reaction to one of the staff he meets there be even more difficult to conquer than his phobia?

Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Surfing , Coastal

H3 School!

Also known as Happy Hustle High.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

What happens when an all-girls' high school reigning tomboy finds out her school is about to be filled with boys!?

Hanabi Oozora is a rambunctious 16-year-old tomboy who comes to the rescue of her less assertive friends--sometimes in exchange for food. So what does she do when, all of a sudden, her all-girls' school is about to be integrated with an all-boys' school?!

She meets and falls in love--naturally--with one of the three most popular and handsome boys in the Student Council, Yasuaki Garaku! Unfortunately, Yasuaki doesn't care for girls...and when the girls' Student Council clashes head-on with the boys' Student Council, Hanabi steps in to become a member--hoping she'll change Yasuaki's mind!



Tags: School , Shoujo , Surfing , Tomboy , School Club , Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast

Seopinghareo Gallae?

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

How did the phrase "Surf with me" became a connotation for "Sleep with me"? There are strange rumors​ surrounding Ha Doyoon, and Sung Jin, curious to find the truth behind those rumors, approached him. The events that unfolded during the 3 days that followed only made him more and more confused.



Tags: Surfing , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Coastal

Mermaid Melody: "Pichi Pichi Pitch: aqua"

Also known as Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Aqua.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Music , Romance

Lukia Nanami is turning seventeen. Her family has just moved to a town by the sea, and on her first walk down to the beach, she saves a handsome surfer from drowning. The next day, she’s shocked to discover he’s not only a classmate at her new school, but has no idea who she is, and insists he was saved by a mermaid! A new chapter in the saga of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch, from original artist Pink Hanamori!



Tags: Mermaid , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Surfing , Idol , Shoujo , Coastal

Men's Kou

Also known as Seiho Boys' High School!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

When a pretty girl shows up on campus, the whole school is sent into a frenzy. It's not often these sheltered youths get a real living and breathing female within their midst. The boys want to help her out but are they in way over their heads?



Note: Includes the one-shot "Gyakuten Guilty" (Guilt Reversal).

Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , School , Boarding School , Male Protagonist , Coastal , Surfing , Age Gap , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere

Marine Blue no Kaze ni Dakarete

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Tachibana works in a beachside cafe and roams the beach sands with her dog, Dolphin. Then her cousin Ippei loses a surfing challenge to a newcomer. With a shock Tachibana recognizes Arikawa, her first love--her first heartbreak. After four years he's back from the U.S. and he thinks Tachibana doesn't like him. But before they get a chance to talk Ippei challenges Arikawa to another surfing match--in the face of an on-coming hurricane!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Surfing , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Coastal , Bullying , Delinquents , School , Motorcycles

Lovers' Kiss

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

There's a series of sultry days for the girls and boys at a public high school in Kamakura. This dramatic romance depicts the complicated relationships between these young men and women.

Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , School , Coastal , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Yuri , Boys' Love , Heterosexual , Estranged Family , Surfing , Achronological Order , Bisexual , Suicide

Koibana: Kono Yuuwaku ni wa Katenai! Best 6

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

1. "Real Kiss" by Miyasaka Kaho
The player, Fujikawa Mitsuki, likes to tease Haruna. One day their cell phones get switched. What will happen next?

2. "Body Talk" by Doumoto Nao
Yuuri falls in love at first sight with Shingo, a basketball player from another school. From that moment on, she pursues him relentlessly. How will their relationship work out?

3. "Atashi no Mannaka" by Watanabe Shiho
In their school, dating was forbidden. Unknowingly, their secret kiss was seen. Now the principal's son is interested in her and takes matters into his own hands. Enmeshed in a dizzying spiral of desire and betrayal, where will she find love?

4. "Uso to Koi no Hajimari" by Shimaki Ako
Akane does a favor for her friend, Tomoko, by agreeing to show her childhood friend, Ken-kun, around Tokyo while pretending to be Tomoko! Will she be found out?

5. "Ah! Itoshi no Caramel Boy" by Kayono
Akira and Yuujirou, who are childhood friends, both love to surf, and both have an unrequited love for each other. This is because after Yuujirou kissed Akira a year ago, she slaps him! Now all he does is bully Akira and Akira has feelings of regret for slapping him!

6. "Renai Sensou" by Sugi Emiko
When Hiromi appears to be cheating on his girlfriend, she become furious and goes in search of a new boyfriend.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Anthology , Surfing , Basketball , Coastal

Keijijou na Bokura

Also known as Our Everlasting.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Horyuu is a shining, good looking surfer idol. Shouin, who is enamored with him, is a calm, restrained and mature youngster. Though Horyuu is the polar opposite to the subdued Shouin, he cannot erase from his mind the secret confession which they shared...



Tags: Surfing , Anthology , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Coastal

Padoreul Geonneun Sonyeo

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Young people waiting for a big wave. The life, healing and love stories that surfing presented to them.



Tags: Surfing , Full Color , Coastal

Honey na Koto

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tamako, a high school girl, comes to play at the beach with her friends. She gets drunk, and when she awakes next morning, she sees Tomio lying beside her. Now she's in a panic.

Tags: Shoujo , Surfing , Coastal

A-bout! Surf

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Surfing , Primarily Adult Cast , Coastal

Ginga Girl, Panda Boy

Also known as Galaxy Girl, Panda Boy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Passion Fruit is a unique, unforgettable collection of stories that examines our innermost secrets and hidden desires. Here, a young girl in an isolated town learns a chilling truth about the pains of growing up; a surfer and his girlfriend make waves during their turbulent relationship; and a boy and his twin sister must deal with feelings of abandonment. With an uncompromising blend of realism and raw emotion, the tragic irony revealed in these stories will seduce you like a night filled with the promise of passion.



Tags: Anthology , Josei , Twins , Surfing

Eien no Jewel

Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Romance

This is again the 3rd Continuation of the series "Mayonaka no Jewel!" Includes the one shots "A Transient Mermaid In Love" and "Kake x Ochi."

Tags: Shoujo , Mermaid , Surfing

Love Love - Kaporin no Yuuwaku Kiss 1

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A collection of oneshots:

1. Love Love
Shiori just got a letter from Riichi. They were childhood friends up until he kissed her and left for America, and the thought of that jerk coming back has her so distracted that she gets caught in a wave and almost drowns! She would've died, too, if it weren't for that mysterious boy with a tattoo... He cut himself so badly to save her, and he left her with the kind of ring a boy would give to his gilrfriend -- but she never saw his face. Later in the day, Shiori spies a hot pro surfer from America... named Riichi! He's back, and he still wants to date Shiori, and... how did he get that terrible cut...?

2. An Insolent Romance
Satsuki comes to the bar every day just to watch the seductive bar tender, Yahagi. Rumor has it he changes his cologne every time he changes women. Just as Satsuki begins to understand that she has no chance with him, she's approached by a pervert... and then saved by Yahagi, who says that Satsuki is his woman!? What is this farce? He says he wants to wear her scent -- but only until Valentine's Day. He's using Satsuki to keep his (jealous!) female fans at bay. This can only mean trouble for Satsuki...

3. C-Shock / Culture Shock
Honoka has lost her luggage and her way in Shibuya station. In unfamiliar territory, she gets approached by a group of perverts... and then saved by Shiino, a gang member who practically owns the territory! Honoka is worse off than she was before, because as thanks for saving her, Shiino decides he'll take her virginity!? That's when Honoka does something no woman has ever done before... and it could cost her a lot more than her virginity!



Tags: Surfing , Shoujo