Yokoi is a manga artist who spends his nights delivering newspapers just to make rent since his original works just don't seem to sell. Suddenly, one day he gets a visit from Saito-san, a self-proclaimed fan of Yokoi's work who made the long journey to meet him. Yokoi quickly realizes that the things Saito-san sees feels, and thinks about are different from most people… These two struggle together to find a place to belong in this unique slice-of-life!
Note: The current chapter count is based on the original serialization. Several chapters were combined into 100 chapters in the physical release.
Asper Girl has finished publishing and it has 123 Chapters. It is also Known as: アスペル・カノジョ, Days with A Girl, 阿斯伯格的她, 同一屋檐下, Asuperu Kanojo, Une Fille Atypique
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Psychological , Seinen , Romance
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Top 10 Manga Like Asper Girl (Asper Kanojo) [2024 List]
10. Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
A story about two students who share a bad case of insomnia, who find napping refuge in their school's abandoned observatory.
Insomniacs After School has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君は放課後インソムニア, Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
9. Bitter Virgin
Popular high school student Suwa Daisuke has no interest in dating newcomer Aikawa Hinako, a quiet loner. That's because she recoiled from his flirtatious touch, and he took it as a personal affront. Daisuke informs one of his buddies that he wouldn't date her, not knowing Hinako was listening. Daisuke's attitude changes after he accidentally hears her confession in an abandoned church; she's been sexually abused by her stepfather and has given up a child for adoption. His former annoyance turns to compassion and concern. Hinako is unaware that he knows her terrible secret. Believing him to have no romantic interest, she becomes more relaxed and comfortable in his company. Their relationship faces a lot of obstacles, including jealous classmates.
Bitter Virgin has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: ビターバージン, Bitter Virgin
8. Haru no Noroi
Natsumi just lost her younger sister, Haru to chemotherapy. As her sister's coffin finally closes for the last time she whispers "wait for me until I join you", but Haru's finace, Tougo has other plans which might mend both their hearts.
Curse of Spring has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 春の呪い, Haru's Curse
7. Nozoki Ana
Tatsuhiko Kido, a vocational/technical school student who's staying in his school's dorms, one day discovers a hole in the wall of his apartment room. He peeks through the hole, but when he does so, he sees his neighbor, Ikuno Emiru, masturbating and he's caught peeking! However, when he goes over to inform her of the hole in the wall, she shuts the door in his face. Luckily for him, he's able to stop the door from closing and pursues after her, but, in his haste, he trips and lands right on top of her. As luck would have it, she takes a picture of them in a compromising position and tries to blackmail him into getting naked?!
Nozoki Ana has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: ノ・ゾ・キ・ア・ナ, A Peephole
6. Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata
Shizuku Hoshikawa, a high school girl who lives avoiding contact with people, writes a novel which is accidentally read by her classmate Kaori Asaka. However, when she reads the novel, she ends up saying: "Let's have a love relationship, for the next job…"
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The Summer You Were There has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君と綴るうたかた, Ephemeral Spelling With You, Transient Spelling With You
5. Bambi to Dhole
Yukimi is her real name but everyone calls her Bambi. She is the student discipline committee member who locks students out of the school if they're a minute late but herself sneaks cigarette breaks on the roof. Lone wolf (Dhole, Asiatic wild dog) transfer student Tetsu (everyone pronounces it Tooru) Nagasawa who hops the fence after she locks it and breaks her cigarette in half when he finds her on the roof, yet he is a super nice guy to a mother and baby on the train. Bambi already has a boyfriend but will the wolf steal her heart?
Bambi to Dhole has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: バンビとドール, Bambi and Dhole
4. Yakedo Shoujo
Kaname Aizawa and Shiina Hinami are classmates, one day the two bumped into each other, breaking Kaname's glasses and scattering Shiina's belongings, Kaname helped her and accidentally opens her secret notebook, attraction begins between them.
Yakedo Shoujo has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: 火傷少女, Yakedo Shoujo
3. Koe no Katachi
Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?
A Silent Voice has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聲の形, The Shape of Voice
2. NHK ni Youkoso!
Sato Tatsuhiro is a drug-addled "hikikomori" (a Japanese shut-in) who thinks a sinister organization, NHK (Nihon Hikikomori Kyoukai), is the cause of all his problems! He falls in love with a girl, Misaki, who he thinks is trying to assassinate him, but doesn't know how to talk to her or if he can trust her. The more he stay in his house watching anime porn, reading manga and doing drugs, the harder it is for him to leave. Only Misaki can keep him from rotting away in his own apartment!
Welcome to the N.H.K. has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: NHKにようこそ!, Welcome to the NHK!
1. Hikari to Tomo ni...: Jiheishouji wo Kakaete
Born during the sunrise—an auspicious beginning—the Azumas' newborn son is named Hikaru, which means "light." But during one play date, his mother notices that her son is slightly different from the other children. In this alternately heartwarming and bittersweet tale, a young mother tries to cope with both the overwhelming discovery of her child's autism and the trials of raising him while keeping her family together. This is a story that resonates not only for those whose families have been affected by autism, but also for all past, present, and future parents.
Included one-shots:
Volume 15: Thank You Sensei!, Haru no Manazashi
With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child has finished publishing and it has 92 Chapters. It is also Known as: 光とともに… ～自閉症児を抱えて～, Thank You Sensei!, Haru no Manazashi
