In this story set in the early 1980s, a young man dreams of becoming a renowned comic writer in years to come. His name is HONOO Moyuru. He has no money, only a dream. Then, he feels overwhelmed by his lack of ability, and buys some sake, although he has no head or stomach for alcohol. This is a tortured elegy for any dashing young art student who spends his days careening around in burning ambition.
Aoi Honoo It is also Known as: アオイホノオ, Blue Blaze, Blue Flame
Genres: Sports , Slice of Life , Drama , Psychological
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Top 5 Manga Like Aoi Honoo [2026 List]
- 5. Aoi Honoo
- 4. Mahoraba
- 3. My Heart Is Beating
- 2. Yozakura Quartet
- 1. Real
5. Aoi Honoo
In this story set in the early 1980s, a young man dreams of becoming a renowned comic writer in years to come. His name is HONOO Moyuru. He has no money, only a dream. Then, he feels overwhelmed by his lack of ability, and buys some sake, although he has no head or stomach for alcohol. This is a tortured elegy for any dashing young art student who spends his days careening around in burning ambition.
Aoi Honoo is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アオイホノオ, Blue Blaze, Blue Flame
4. Mahoraba
Shiratori Ryushi wants to become a picture book writer, and he moves to an apartment, Narutaki-So, in order to go to an art school in Tokyo. Narutaki-so is an old Japanese style one-story house which doesn’t fit in urban scenery. It is owned by the cousin of his mother, and the manager of the apartment is Aoba Kozue. She is his second cousin, and they met with each other when they were children although he doesn’t remember her much. She is in the second grader of a high school attached to Aoba Junior Collage.
There are five people living in Narutaki-So. First, Chanohata Kotomi is living in the room #1. She is a best friend of Kozue. Then, the resident of the room #3 is Momono Megumi. She is a kind of person who goes her own way. In the room #5, Kurosaki Sayoko and her daughter Asami are living. Asami is in the first grade of a junior high. Finally, in the room #6, Haibara Yukio is living with his puppet, “Johnny”.
They are all characteristic and eccentric persons. However, in fact, the most eccentric person is Kozue. She has a secret; when she is shocked at something, she changes her personality. Not knowing this, Shiratori moves to Narutaki-So to realize his dream. What kind of a new life will be waiting for him?
Mahoraba has finished publishing and it has 62 Chapters. It is also Known as: まほらば, Mahoraba
3. My Heart Is Beating
17 year old exemplary student Bae Sugu lives alone with his father, the vice principal of his school. Weighed down by his father's expectations, Sugu has to hide his one true passion: swimsuits. He does not know where it comes from, but his passion is pure and genuine - and often misunderstood. But one day, when Sugu is secretly taking pictures of swimsuits by the pool, he is caught by his homeroom teacher who forces him into something ridiculous. Can Sugu find something to get out of the standstill his life has come to? Can his heart beat again?
My Heart Is Beating has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: 두근두근 두근거려, Du-geun Du-geun Du-geun Geo-ryeo, It Beats and Beats and Beats
2. Yozakura Quartet
Hime is the mayor of Sakurashin; Ao's a mind-reader; Kotoha can make things appear with her words; and Akina's just a normal guy. Together, the four of them work to make their town better -- and occasionally kick some villain butt.
has finished publishing and it has 183 Chapters. It is also Known as: 夜桜四重奏～ヨザクラカルテット～, Yozakura Shijuusou, Quartet of Cherry Blossoms in the Night
1. Real
A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle—tragic life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. These three very different personalities have only one thing in common—their passion for basketball.
Note: Won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival.
Real is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: リアル, Real
