Manga Recommendations

Both manga tackle questions surrounding morality. In Even If You Don't Do It, the focus is on whether cheating can ever be justified and how difficult it can be to simply end a marriage. Back When You Called Us Devils raises the question of whether someone truly unforgivable deserves forgiveness, even if they’ve changed. I think if you like one you will probably like the other.

both are about a smitten polar bear who falls in love with a terrified seal, who (misunderstanding their affection) wholeheartedly believes the other is going to eat them! :D

A pink haired alien suddenly enters the school life of a normal boy, engaging in many perverted situations like tripping over girls or hijinks involving alien technology

Both are very similar! They have this office romance vibe, a small group of friends and it's very funny and cute to watch!

A problematic (if unintentional one in The Villainess Tames the Beast) female lead goes up against an equally problematic male lead (who is a yandree-ish type) as the two confront both larger political schemes and their mutual bitter past. Great if you want to read a romance that seems to be a cover for mutual self destruction.

Slutty, initiating uke x glasses seme hooking up and falling for each other. Lots of consent, oral and kinky sex with endearing art and characters.

Cool sadistic seme x supposedly straight uke with a hidden talent for masochism, starting casually then dating. Roughness and fluff, comedy and cute art.

Weirdly wholesome BDSM relationship between a handsome, taller uke and an innocent-looking seme. One partner still feels shy and insecure but is very dedicated, the other is pretty pushy, already experienced but had trouble dating. They openly talk and experiment without needless drama. Consent, nipple piercings and pretty art.

Both are same-sex romances with rock bands as a main interest shared by the characters

Both series have this cool as fuck early 2000s style that is super edgy but super cool too. Both are also very violent, gory and action packed. The biggest similarity though has to be in the artistic direction as both like to use a very exaggerated artstyle where all the people and weapons stretch, warp and twist in all kinds of unreal ways, as if everything is made of magic rubber. The way both mangakas draw hair in particular is very characteristic and an instantly recognizable aspect of their character designs. This adds a lot of dynamism and energy to the ubiquitous fights and makes for compelling and entertaining reads!

Same mangaka Delicate and strong female character Strong male character who struggles to understand his own feelings

Not only both share similar premise of a detective duo solving mysteries in a historical era Japan with a female main character, the dynamic of the detective and assistant is similar too. Both has the more laid-back and mysterious male character alongside the more serious female MC. The mystery aspect is also similar in which they are more on the simpler side. The cases are things that can be found in everyday setting, showing more sensitivity and most times with heartwarming conclusions.

Both have a narrative that spans across generations Both have impactful deaths that drive the story forwards Both have a theme of transferring ideas and knowledge. In To Your Eternity, this is in the form of memories and experiences of those he encounters. In Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, its scientific knowledge about heliocentrism being passed down through generations.

Yuri manga with a main character who's a pink-haired alien with a similar bubbly, not-very-intelligent personality. Both started out as guest works in Manga Time Kirara before becoming fully serialized

Do you like sports series with big casts of complex, believeable characters, each with their own motivations and goals? Do you want these characters to live up to their respective potentials as well? Then you would make the perfect choice by reading Haikyuu!! or Chihayafuru. Both of these titles are easily some of the best stories with some of the best characters in the entire medium. I could also recommend either of these titles for their endings alone. Chihayafuru especially has an absolutely perfect ending, maybe even my favourite of all time.

Both Characters Try To Cut Ties With The Girls Around Them In A Heart-Breaking Way.

If you loved this one - you will definetly like the other! Don't be reluctand because one is a manhwa and the other is indeed too short. Both are two well written BL storys, with really good humor and unique characters. All together a good balance between the relationship development, explicit stuff in between and a lot of fluff.

Story of royalty, full of beautiful art, and has the same kind of feeling josei, shoujo to them.

Goated female protagonists becoming the absolute best they can be at their respective craft.

So one of these is a psychological thriller/ mystery and one is a supernatural action series - but hear me out! While reading these two series, I often felt a similar vibe/ mood to them. They share the mystery tag. Both deal with a protagonist who wants to find out the truth about a dangerous, obscure situation he gets thrown into. There are similar characters like: - the black-haired, analytical thinking protagonist, who is hunted by other people for various reasons - the best friend, who stays loyal to him - the female police officer, who has her own secrets and motivations We also have many plottwists in both mangas, which are mostly delivered by our intellegent protagonists.

Both are set in a fantasy magic world in an academic or magic school setting

Same mystery, thriller "I don't know who to trust or ship anymore!" vibe everybody is sus while also distracting you with cute moments

I wonder if Akame ga Kill got inspiration from Flame of Recca, as Teigu are very similar to Madogu. Not to mention both series have great and engaging action that keeps you wanting to read more.

Pretty much run away with me girl if it was dark and fucked up. Same premise with abusive husband but uh it gets much for darker lol.

Bittersweet, slow, introspective, tranquil and grounded. Whether it be the feeling of waking up at 6AM drinking a cup of tea while watching the sunrise or being sheltered from a torrential rainstorm while having a smoke, there is a near identical strange hazy serenity that was regularly present for me in both of these manga. The more I think about it, Alpha and Yamada are very similar. They're both experienced service woman with a concealed love for the work that they do, they like talking to their customers (or fans) but they also have another more playful side to them as well which they reserve for those they work with or are close to. Another thing with both of these series is just how amazingly grounded they are in their worlds (barring how dense Sasaki is towards Yamada/Tayama). I really felt as though many of the conversations held in these two series are genuine valid concerns and responses that have been held in the real world, and with equally solid and meaningful responses to said concerns. If you're looking for a series to read slowly and laid back while in a bad head space or want to hear some insightful conversations with some soft bittersweet adult-orientated humour then I am sure one of these two series will be a good fit.

both are about a senpai and a kouhai, in which the female mc teases the male mc while he's trying to get on with his club activities. both are somewhat suggestive, spin small-talk into innuendos, and both fls act in the interest of having fun. nagatoro is more forward and deliberate in messing with her senpai, while kazuki unintentionally teases her kouhai while enjoying club activities with no self awareness, but the blushing ml pay-off is the same

High school dropout Morio Kurokawa is a delinquent who comes across Yukiko Akaza, a girl with extremely poor vision due to a condition affecting her eyesight. She is not intimidated by hime and that sparkes an interest from Morio's side. A relaxing read with heartwarming story, romance when one partner is learning how to live with a disability, themes surrounding disability and relation to the Japanese society and educational notes.

Refreshing breakdowns of the isekai genre, leaning into the horror elements of body snatching, overwhelming future knowledge, and the “narrative” vs “real life”.

Both are girls loves that have similar dynamics and fashion senses. Having a socially normal style at school but having an alternative fashion style outside that no one expects.

Both series follow young adults navigating romantic relationships and the hardships that come with them. The romance and the issues faced by the characters are (for the most part) grounded in reality, which makes them believable and relatable. The importance of communication in making a relationship work is a major theme in both manga but they approach the theme from slightly different perspectives.

Both are yuri featuring a blind blonde haired girl named Lily whom the other main character is trying to keep their identity a secret from. Both series feature atonement as a major theme.

Both have a historical setting and feature a main character hiding their identity from the other main character. Both also feature a primary plot about perceived societal norms and expectations about marriage and the negative effects enforcing these societal norms and expectations on homosexuals can have on their mental health.

Similar premise of the MC becoming the host for an enemy entity and trying to hide it, similar style of fights and very intensive action, similar idea of the main cast being in a class and getting stronger together

This is not a yaoi- but a romance manga nonetheless. I think the nature of the relationship for the main couple in cherry crush is similar to the one in honnou switch. They work through lots of difficult situations. I will say Honnou switch is more dramatized and heavy, but its also a really great read!

Heavy martial arts series with overpowered heroes with unique abilities from their styles of fighting, sign me up and take my money already!

This is an open world story like mushoku tensei where you watch the mc grow up. Unlike mushoku tensei, its not an isekai but its the kind of story in which our world is ancient for the story timeline as it has collapsed and now the humans are back to living the old way without medicines and people dying from cold. Our mc kinda remembers his past life and he wants to live like us(proper sanitation, luxuries, schooling etc.) and hence strives forward toward the goal. The source is the light novel but the manga isn't that bad either(I've not read the LN).

Do you think that floating city, The Sphere, looks a bit familiar? Well, that's because of Zalem of course! In terms of setting, Gachiakuta and Gunnm/Alita have a lot in common - a floating city of elites towering over a dystopian wasteland, buried in the endless trash of the other world above them. In both cases, the MCs have the ambition to reach the city in the sky for different reasons. On a purely technical level, they share plenty in common too. Both have very expressive artstyles that strike an awesome balance of having stylized and exaggerated faces and poses but also having a high standard of detail and quality across the characters, weapons, backgrounds, etc. Both have very deep and well written morally grey characters and feature a lot of good elements - amazing action, awesome worldbuilding, superbly cool aesthetics (one is 80s and the other is early 2000s) and a healthy dose of humour and wit. Both are also amazing on so many levels that they definitely deserve a read!

This two manga take the same concept in absolutely opposite direction. Karate Baka Isekai elevates karate to a super power, the beauty of the martial art breaks bones and hearts, the perfect purity of his movements can only be compared to the perfect purity of his heart which exists only for karate. The art is dynamic to a fault with brush work as strong as a kick to the back of your head. Slowly the world is won over by our MC and he brings change not only through his heroic actions but the spirit behind them. Yajin Tensei is also about an older dude that only liked karate sent to a fantasy world. But here we consider how lonely your life has to be to reach middle age and only liking the physical training you do on your free time. Karate is ugly and direct, both in combat and in how it's drawn, and being forced to use it as a way to kill is as heavy as anything when you have to constantly kill or be killed but he has to feel in his body every action he does. The world is ugly and dangerous, even in cities there's a constant threat of being stabbed in the back for a few coins and all relationships can, and will, be used as a weakness. And they both started the same year! It's really interesting how opposite both went with the same concept.

Short reimaginations of Doraemon far removed from the demographics of the original franchise, both done by authors with easily recognized styles.

Gay angels, sent to Earth on a mission, fall in love instead and because of that decide to fight against Heaven’s will.

Both NHK and ReLIFE have a NEET main character whose life is a mess. The approach to this problem is completely different though. ReLIFE is more of a wholesome slice of life with romance sprinkled in, but with some really serious messed up scenes to remind you that this isn't completely wholesome. NHK on the other hand relies on being surprisingly realistic and brutal sometimes, with some absurd comedy in the middle. NHK is enjoyed more when you've watched the anime first in my opinion, whereas ReLIFE has a superior manga (because it's complete unlike the anime adaptation). Both are must watch if you've been a NEET at any point of your life, currently are, or know someone going through that. They're both different approaches to the same premise, with a focus on personal growth and knowing yourself (just one is more realistic than the other)

Make food, not crime. The everyday life of a badass, but actually super nice dude (secret agent/former yakuza) who's equally skilled in murder and macarons. Husband material indeed. Short episodic antics with mouth-watering dishes, cute pets, unvulgar humour and a chill slice of life vibe.

Evil beings inside cards or paintings and the young, upbeat girls s(t)ealing them. Friends, magical helpers and love interests starting off as rivals. Late/mid-90's, well-written mahou shoujo works with pleasing art, cute/cool costumes and good vibes.

Shoujo works debuted in 1997 about thieves, love and fantasy. Teenagers with cooler alter egos and classmates after them. Bishies, rivals, infatuations. Magic and supernatural themes with attractive retro art styles.

The characters in Punpun and Homunculus witness and experience a great deal of trauma and mental illness which have profound impacts on their world, the way they see it, how they interact with people. These are dark, provocative, and at times downright depressive stories which force you to see the humanity in -and sympathize with- flawed characters.

Relatively short, yet emotionally gripping stories (Look Back a one-shot, and Solanin with two volumes) that focus on relationships and the longitudinal impact they have on our lives. Both focus on characters involved in the arts in adolescence through young adulthood.

Keigo Shinzo (Hirayasumi) and Inio Asano (Solanin) excel at portraying realistic and lovable characters in real-world, relatable experiences. You genuinely root for them in these stories. These slice-of-life works have characters involved in the arts, with elements of drama and romance that will surely tug at your heartstrings.

These stories surround the lives of children who have experienced a great deal of trauma, which impacts how they view and interact with the world around them. They are provocative works, with unforgiving realism. They challenge the black and white nature of "right and wrong" and will command your attention and demand your empathy from cover to cover.

These slice-of-life works are centered around a child and their family relations, with no shortage of wholesome observations and humor. They capture the wonder and silliness of youth, with main characters that are incredibly lovable, with stand-out character design.

Both have a similar high school martial arts setting with super strong girls with special abilities, and loads...and I mean LOADS of ecchi in them. And considering how much trouble Rintaro has with Hentai Syndrome in his story, would he even survive in Tenjou Tenge?

Both have a similar high school martial arts setting with super strong girls with special abilities, although in comparison the roles are kinda reversed in each story with the main heroine in Nejimaki Kagyu being the strong op one with the MC is the weakling while for Dragons Rioting the MC is the strong op one and the heroine is the weakling. Although it fun to see how Jubei goes through her struggles with love rivals and how Ayane learns Ryūha Koei Sōgetsu from Rintaro while he's trying to not get aroused! And of course, I really would pay to see a fight between Jubei and Kyouka!

Mushishi is slow paced and focuses on atmosphere, melancholic and relaxing yet thoughtprovoking, while Touge Oni is plot heavy and has a wider range of tone from comedy to drama. Both are set in an older era where there are amoral beings with supernatural powers and our protagonists specialize in dealing with them. Both are episodic in which adventures make you meet new different types of these beings, but Touge Oni more or less quickly drops the episodic format to focus on the story. Where I would say these mangas’ appeal line up is in worldbuilding, the awe they inspire alongside their unique plot beats and visuals, their mysteries and their philosophical pondering.

Shounen friends-to-lovers romances revolving around the concept of childhood friendship. In one, two neighbors pretend to be childhood friends; in the other, two childhood friends pretend to be lovers. Both series have cheerful, playful heroines and perceptive, non-dense MCs. No violent tsunderes, and better yet, no unnecessary harem!

Post apocalyptic setting with a brutal cycle of heartache.

Both have a similar high school martial arts setting with super strong girls with special abilities, and honestly it would be fun if a crossover between the two were to happen.

both are romances about a female gyaru and a male stickler for the rules; the difference between them is that in Let's Do It Already! the mcs look for loopholes to get around the rules so they can flirt, while in I Love You As A Friend the mcs use rules to establish boundaries and learn about how to connect with one another

Both manga revolve around a group of friends who find themselves in high-stakes situations, with someone dying or having died, and the story focuses on unraveling the mystery behind that death. In Kimi ga Shinu Natsu ni, the main characters are racing against time to prevent a tragic event, while Okuru Kotoba features a group of friends solving a mind-bending puzzle tied to a death that has already occurred. Both stories are filled with suspense, psychological tension, and complex relationships between teenagers. If you were drawn to the mystery, the thrill of problem-solving, and the emotional bonds between friends in Kimi ga Shinu Natsu ni, you'll likely find Okuru Kotoba just as captivating.

A legendary assassin turns into a convenience store owner / A legendary hero turns into a weapons shop owner. Both stoic, both overpowered, both quiet and comedic. These two stories are practically the same.

Both follow the academic setting with both being players of their respective games Both MCs try their best to reach the true Ending. Both MCs try to avoid main Characters. Both are an extra in the in ln-game story

An ocean of characters, inoffensive male MC, and female MC is in the title. Both make me smile helplessly with their interactions.

Between Ao no Hako and Baby Steps, there is a very clear overlap in genres. They're both romantic sports anime. Not only that, but there is an emphasis on racket sports in both. I'd say Baby Steps is 80/20 in terms of sports/romance, while Blue Box is roughly 30/70 in terms of sports/romance. So say you read Baby Steps and wished there was more of an emphasis on the romance instead of the tennis, I really think you'll enjoy Blue Box.

Their both money crazed lunatics who end up helping other.

Gothic nuns loaded with guns (and some yuri bait). Horror/thriller/mystery manga with the same aura and themes, in which a young female duo - a cold twintailed beauty and her red-haired partner - kills supernatural creatures. Both are seinen, but seem shoujo.

Tsumitsuki belongs to the horror/supernatural genre, but they share the same mysterious, psychological vibes and short lenght with the beautiful art of Hiro Kiyohara.

Arina Tenemura's magical girls in action. Sword fights and secret identities along with the expected romance.

Koge Donbo = cuteness overload. Little goddess/angel meets boy. Romantic and funny antics ensue.

Cute kids dealing with magical and supernatural matters. Good, sweet girl VS cool, stoic guy. Comedy and romance.

Friends fighting along eachother while using magic and being cute in frilly costumes. Overall highly comparable series with same genres (mahou shoujo, school, romance) and similar characters (Sakura-Mikan, Shaoran-Natsume, Tomoyo-Himeka).

One shots by Ryo Yokobaba which blend an historical setting, adventure and romance. Short and (bitter)sweet, they have a similar vibe.

Well-known shoujo manga by Yuu Watase, heavily focused on romance and fantasy. Destiny on a girl's shoulders. War, reincarnation and ancestral gods. Bishounen aplenty. Although Fushigi Yugi has more adventure and comedy, while Ayashi No Ceres is darker and more violent, both may have controversial or disturbing scenes (i.e. sexual assault, incest).

Fairytales with a modern twist. Both shoujo manga in four volumes with prominent romance, fantasy and isekai themes. Ordinary teenage girl meets young boy and deals with her new destiny as a princess.

Ordinary schoolgirl meets her new responsabilities as a maiden/princess - with a reverse harem of bishounen knights - in a fantasy world. Both Fushigi Yugi and Pretear are adventurous and romantic isekai shoujo manga. One draws from ancient Chinese mythology, the other is a take on the classic fairytale Snow White.

Talented young artistes learn, hustle, and grind their way to the top of their entertainment industry in order to take revenge on behalf of their parent.

The male leads are similar in that they're both toxic and possessive over the female lead. Both of the male leads have close ties with crime and violence. The female leads are similar in that they're both strong-willed. Both of the female leads grew up with pampered lifestyles, but break that mold by being able to adapt to different changes and experiences.

Both Teppu and The Boxer portray an unusual reversal of tired combat sports manga tropes: instead of following the journey of a talentless underdog who achieves results through hard work, they turn the formula on its head and make what would be the "last boss" character of such a manga its actual PoV protagonist. And they both find interesting ways to humanize such a protagonist such that it makes them even more nuanced and exciting than your typical "I did this a lot and became good" lead. Similarly, both works focus on character studies more so than the sporting aspects, leaving offscreen everything that doesn't advance our understanding of the main cast. Teppu is grounded and realistic (at least as far as the genre goes), focuses more on the nuances of personal motivation, and exposes the other side of the nature/nurture juxtaposition in a way that makes a lasting change in how you see such characters in other works. Its main problem is that the story ends early, only reaching an intermediary, non-conclusive resolution to its principal character arc and utterly abandoning every other plot thread set up in the first half. It looks like the author had to take multiple health-related hiatuses in the final years of writing it and hasn't produced any long-form manga since, so that doesn't bode too well for the prospects of continuation. The Boxer instead takes the route of a high-concept philosophical exploration, eschewing realism on purpose for parable-like "what if" inquiries, and is much darker in tone. But, as if to compensate for Teppu's one weakness, it contains not one but TWO immensely satisfying endings. Both works stand out within their genre, set a high standard in storytelling, and I'm quite sure that if you've enjoyed one of them, you'll also enjoy the other.

A similar tone/writing style, historical setting, full cast and romance stories.

Both have historical settings and emancipated female protagonists. The artwork is similar and very detailed. These stories show the cultural and societal challenges faced by women in historical contexts.

Cinematic storyboards, simple but attractive graphics of characters, raised themes of irreversible illness and memory of a person - there are many similarities between them, but, of course, it is difficult to compare with Tatsuki Fujimoto's storytelling.

Both series share a similar premise. In Genocider, the main character is terrorized by the kidnapping and abuse of his daughter. However, a warning: both contain sensitive content, including abuse and violence. For me, 17-sai focuses more on themes of slavery beyond just abuse. In Genocider, there are additional themes like revenge and a love triangle, and there are multiple characters who experience abuse throughout the series.

Both stories feature a stoic man who is trying to overcome advances from a woman they love because they want to cherish them without giving in to their desires.

- Both have themes of knights and values. - Both manhwas give a value to the gods. - Different stories but use many similar tools (knight and medieval themes).

Another manga where people turn into plants

Very similar premise, a group of women in their 20s drink a lot of different kinds of alcoholic beverages. Often paired with what kind of food goes well together with the drinks and some alcohol lore.

Just peak story telling. The difference is only MC in revival hunter make the story come a natural ending even if he had to redo it a thousand times.

- Both Manga Feature Highschool Rejects and School life - Both Manga features Supernatural Battles - Both Manga Have frantic and Chatotic energy mixed with a Slice-of-life feel - Both manga feature Supernatural Entities like Ghosts, Demons, And Aliens

I can't help but wonder if Boku no Hero took inspiration from Toaru, quirks are rather similar to esper abilities and both manga have great action and fun character to them that make for engaging reads.

Women´s MMA figth

The protagonists judge and punish criminals, under their own sense of justice

- every character is somehow mentally freaked up and/or unstable - both contain verry dark reality of kids from disfunction family - trauma follows trauma - both will leave you with broken heart - portraits really unhealthy relationships without romantization - both are 10/10 stories worth your time

- slapstic comedies about some dudes who tend to fight each other with hints of more serious drama - perfectly written relationships - unexpectedly well portrayed mental health issues

Main characters look similar in both thay you may get confused easily. They also have similar attitude, maybe I wouldn't call Rihito in Classmates ''negative'', but he has this gloomy vibe, you now. Both are light boys love stories, short and sweet, which you can read on one evening. They don't contain adult scenes, there is only kissing, so there won't be any cringe lol. Main charcters attend the same school and are a couple at some point, though in Negative-kun to Positive-kun they are couple from the start of the series already and in Classmates we follow their fall in love story, but everything happens so quickly there, so don't worry, you'll get immersed in both stories easily.

- both disguise themselves as a completely normal, cute and chill slice of life but further in the plot progression they turn out to show the deepest, darkest most tearful traumas you can possibly imagine... - ...and they both did it great, with carefulnes and empathy - Arima and Eunyoung are literally the same characters in different universe, puting aside their design which also has many common features, both are theather kids with somehow femine name/nickname, huge trauma, and mental problems caused by it (for example anger issues) - Beautifully portrayed relationships, not just between the mcs

Both have a knight ML and the FL is suddenly transported to another location, where she begins to live peacefully with some pretty OP magic in the middle of the woods.

Both are cute fluffy romances with a knight ML who is initially suspicious of but begins bringing food to a witch living in the middle of the woods! Kiraware does have a bit more plot due to the bodyswap mechanic, but the artstyles are also quite similar and both have a fairly slow pace.

Men who appear in a different world, they adapt to the scene and possess mighty strength and technique. The native inhabitants are fascinated by this individual. Of course dangers loom around the corner and malpractices cost the lives of many, something the MC doesn't appreciate. Still, surviving and laying low as good as it gets is important.

In both series, a group of characters are traveling with no food, and have to resort to making food from the lifeforms around them. In Dungeon Meshi it's monsters from a dungeon, and in Astra Lost in Space it's whatever lifeforms inhabit the planets they travel through. Also, both series have a strong comedic approach. Though they also have some occasional darker moments, it's mostly lighthearted fun! So if you enjoyed one of them, you might also like the other one!

Main character has to confront his past in ways that he didn't expect. Exploration on what it means to live after being a bad person in the past. > Same themes of "why do we live?" Viewing one guy from multiple different perspectives of people judging him based on one part of his life.

Both series have a very similar vibe. Both involve a contract relationship between a rich FL and and an ML with a negative reputation.

Both talk about a guy being “transformed” into a girl against his will. Both guys are otakus uncomfortable with people and especially girls. The two will have to live their new daily lives as girls for an indefinite period.

The main characters, both reincarnated blond beautiful girls, smooch up to a cold, relentless man in order to avoid doom. And the art in both manhwa is S-tier. Especially in How to win my husband over