Top 10 Manga Like Hotaru no Hikari [2024 List]

Hotaru no Hikari

27-year-old Hotaru would rather sleep at home than seek romance, but due to unforeseen circumstances, suddenly she’s living with her boss, Takano. What’s more is that she now has a budding relationship with Makoto, who’s younger than she is. Like a dried fish thrown back into the ocean, can she learn to swim again and rediscover the ways of romance?

Hotaru no Hikari has finished publishing and it has 90 Chapters. It is also Known as: ホタルノヒカリ, Light of the Firefly

Genres: Comedy , Romance , Motorsport

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10. Otoko no Isshou

Otoko no Isshou

Douzono Tsugumi, who works in a major electronics company in Tokyo, is spending a long holiday at her grandmother's house at the countryside. Her grandmother passes away, and Tsugumi decides to live in her house and work from there. The next morning, an unknown man in his 50s arrives to the house. Appears that the man is Tsugumi's grandmother's student and has been given a key to the house. Tsugumi doesn't quite understand the relationship her grandmother and the man had, but he moves in to be Tsugumi's roommate.

Otoko no Isshou has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 娚の一生, Otoko no Isshou - Kekkon, Otoko no Isshou - Spin-off

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9. Hapi Mari: Happy Marriage!?

Hapi Mari: Happy Marriage!?

Men: they're the root of Takanashi Chiwa's problems, which is why she never had the time nor the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life. A full-time office lady and a part-time hostess, she works night and day to pay off her dad's debt from his failed business. One night at her part-time job, a high-class customer has her fired. Then the next day, she's called in to see the president—whom she had never even seen before in the office—only to find out she's to marry him! But what kind of guy is Mamiya Hokuto anyway? Will he become one of Chiwa's problems, or will he save her from them? And will this marriage even last?!

Happy Marriage?! has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: はぴまり〜Happy Marriage!?〜, Hapi Mari

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8. Taiyou Ouji

Taiyou Ouji

Noriko has led a protected life since she was a child, unable to lead the life of normal kid due to her affluent background. Until an organized school trip to Osaka when she meets Taiyou who eventually changed her life....

Taiyou Ouji has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 太陽王子, Prince of Sun, Naniwa no Hatsu wa Koimonogatari, Sore wo Bokura wa Koi to Yobu, We Call It Love, Attaka Frozen

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7. Love Blog

Love Blog

Tired of immature love affairs, Eriko merge into the world of cyberspace, making her very own Blog on How she strives to reach her real happiness... On the wide coverage of this online diary, can she finally get what she's looking for?
This philosophy of love is attracting a great deal of bloggers' attention!!

Love Blog has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: Love Blog!!

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6. Peach Girl

Peach Girl

It's not easy being beautiful. The envy, the jealousy, the vicious rumors spread by your best friend. That's life for young Momo. While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate, Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away. It's a bittersweet drama of growing up and fitting in that will charm readers everywhere.



Volumes 1-8: Peach Girl; Peach Girl Authentic (2nd English Edition)
Volumes 9-18: Peach Girl - Change of Heart

Peach Girl has finished publishing and it has 72 Chapters. It is also Known as: ピーチガール, Peach Girl: Change of Heart, Peach Girl: Authentic, Peach Girl Momo - preplanula djevojka

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5. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou

Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou

Yukino Miyazawa is the perfect model student. Pretty, kind, good at sports, always at the top of her class. But she's not all that she seems. It's all an act of deception; she is really the self-confessed 'queen of vanity,' and her only goal in life is winning the praise and admiration of everyone around her.
When she enters high school, she finally meets her match: Souichirou Arima, a handsome, athletic, popular, and very intelligent young boy. Ever since he stole the top seat in the class from her, Yukino has hated him, and has been plotting on how to take back her former place as the object of all other students' admiration.
What she wasn't expecting, however, was that Souichirou, the very boy she hated, would confess his love for her. Or that he would find out about her deception - and use it to blackmail her!
Together, they discover that they have more in common than they knew, and they slowly begin to bring out each other's inner selves.
Also included are the following short stories:
Vol.1: The Tiger and the Chameleon - A Promise for One Week
Vol.4: Ashita Mata Mori de Aou ne (Meet Me Again Tomorrow in the Forest)
Always an outcast because of her black hair the heroine of the story finds a strange man in the forest - a man from Earth - and he has black hair, too!

Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances has finished publishing and it has 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: 彼氏彼女の事情, His and Hers, The Tiger and the Chameleon: A Promise for One Week, Ashita Mata Mori de Aou ne, Meet Me Again Tomorrow in the Forest, KKNJ, Abareru Ousama, The Raging King

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4. Hana no Namae

Hana no Namae

Devastated by the loss of both parents in a tragic accident, 18-year old Chouko Mizushima loses her will to live. After living at the homes of several different relatives, she settles in with a handsome young writer named Kei Mizushima. Kei's a solitary, private person who is uncomfortable around most people and doesn't quite know how to deal with this emotional young woman. At first, Chouko can't seem to do anything right. But her dedication to tending the flowers in his garden leads Kei to eventually accept her presence. Will their growing mutual affection lead to something more?

The Name of the Flower has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花の名前, Hana no Namae

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3. Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai

Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai

The unemployed Shibata Michiko is betting everything she has on her romance with a younger man—literally. In order to keep him happy, she deprives herself of the things she wants and buys him expensive clothing and accessories. Since she's flat out broke, she needs to find a job before she starves to death and loses her young love interest. However, Michiko discovers that the boy was never interested in her romantically. Depressed at being dumped and after a series of unsuccessful interviews, she bumps into Kurosawa—an intimidating former boss she used to dislike.

Please Love the Useless Me has finished publishing and it has 43 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダメな私に恋してください, Please Love Me, DameKoi, ダメ恋

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2. Kimi wa Pet

Kimi wa Pet

Fed-up with a life of being under-appreciated and disrespected, Sumire Iwaya decides to change things when she picks up a young boy off the street and brings him into her house. Despite being total opposites, the two seem to complement one another as they try to carve out an ordinary life for themselves.

Tramps Like Us has finished publishing and it has 82 Chapters. It is also Known as: きみはペット, My Pet Momo, You are my Pet

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1. Switch Girl!!

Switch Girl!!

Tamiya Nika is a beautiful, outgoing, popular high school girl. She has just the right look, just the right fashions, and is everyone’s friend. What everyone at school does not know is how hard Nika works to keep up this perfect image, and what she is REALLY like at home. When not at school, Nika is a scary, sloppy, tight-fisted girl who wears glasses, an ugly sweatsuit, and has her hair pulled back into unattractive buns. She lays around playing video games and reading manga. Her attitude is bossy and cranky, and she travels far out of her way to shop where she won’t be recognized.
Every day, Nika “Switches On” with a strict regimen of beautification that involves primping and plucking and careful dressing. The only person who knows about Nika’s Switched On/Off modes is her best friend, who is also aware of the reasons behind the changes.
However, soon a second person finds about about Nika’s personalities - someone who has his own On/Off switch, but in reverse! His name is Kamiyama Arata, and he is a recent transfer student. He meets Nika when she is in OFF Mode, and then again at school when she is ON. However Nika can see that he has his little secret. At school, Arata wears thick swirly-eyed glasses and messy hair that make some bullies think he is an otaku. However, at home, he ditches the glasses and is downright gorgeous! He is just the opposite of Nika, but why?

Switch Girl!! has finished publishing and it has 170 Chapters. It is also Known as: スイッチガール!!, Switch Girl!!

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