Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki instead of Azusa.
She always hated the name until one day a new boy starts in the same class as her called Yūnosuke Ogasawara, the same day she is teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname. Yūnosuke-kun passes by and happily memorizes the name becoming the first girl he notices. Azuki is over joyed, and instantly falls in love with him, loving both him and her nickname.
However Azuki gets jealous when she sees him chatting to other girls and cannot work out why he doesn't realize her love.
There are two arcs of Azuki-chan Manga:
Elementary School (animated)
Junior High School
Azuki-chan has finished publishing and it has 57 Chapters. It is also Known as: あずきちゃん, Azuki-chan
Genres: Romance , Shoujo , Kids , School Life , Elementary School , Middle School , Plot Continuity , Comedy , Friendship , Slice of Life
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Top 5 Manga Like Azuki-chan [2026 List]
5. Bijutsubu Girl
Middle school life isn’t all fun and games for an art club girl either!
From club activities to studying, games to manga, hobbies, BL, and “mufufu” fantasies...or even...love?! “Uchida” is a member of the “art club.”
She’s got a lot of strange obsessions and she’s not great at dealing with people.
A short candid manga about the ups and downs of school life with the classmates surrounding her and the adolescent boy who sits next to her.
Art Club Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 美術部ガール, Bijutsubu Girl
4. Konna Joshi wo Gyutte Shitai! Short Stories
An anthology about girls you would want to hug.
I Want to Hug a Girl Like This! Short Stories has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: こんな女子をぎゅってしたい！ショートストーリーズ, Konna Joshi wo Gyutte Shitai! Short Stories
3. Zaako Zako Zako Zako Sensei
Souichi Kirisaki, who teaches at a private middle school, has a problem. Three of his students, Senka Yutugami, Yuki Kitsuregawa, and Momoka Watarase, make fun of him. Souichi wants to be friends with them, but they look down on him and tease him every day. Soichi is troubled, but the truth is that all three of them love Souichi, they just can't be honest with him, plus Momoka is a stalker... A sassy and cute romcom between a teacher and three middle school students!
Loooser Loser Loser Loser Sensei has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: ざーこざこざこざこ先生, Loser Sensei, Zako Sensei, ざこ先生
2. Segimal Putsagwa Boseupagwon
Mi-ae is just a normal middle school girl trying to survive school. She likes reading comics, the pop group “The Fire Boys”, and karaoke. One day, a boy she used to know transfers to her school and begins to stir up trouble. No matter what she does, it seems he just doesn’t appreciate her efforts to get to know him. What’s up with that?
After School Lessons for Unripe Apples is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The End of the Century Green Apple Tutoring School, 20th Century Green Apple School, A 90's Cram School for the Unripened, 世纪末青苹果补习班, 初戀補習班
1. Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
15 years ago, Kusanagi-sensei gave up her love (♀). Now, her lost love's daughter is her student?! As she wavers under the pressure of her student's relentless attacks, Kusanagi-sensei's (♀/36) era of trial begins!
Kusanagi-sensei Is Being Tested has finished publishing and it has 360 Chapters. It is also Known as: 草薙先生は試されている, Kusanagi-sensei wa Tamesarete Iru
