Collection of 23 stories about love in the everyday life of the Japanese.
1. His Scent
2. Heavy and Pop (♂)
3. Painfully from the Heart
4. Holiday
5. Heavy and Pop (♀)
6. A Place One Likes to Return To
7-8. The Silent Radiance
9. Small and Lovely
10. At the Park
11-12. The Truth Behind Things
13. Almost a Weding Proposal
14. The End of a Friendship
15. My Life: First Example - Chikada
16. Kyoko
17. That Afternoon
18. My Life: Second Example - Sawa
19. My Life: Third Example - She
20. Holiday Part 2
21. Sweet
22. Painful Love III
23. The First Time
Itaitashii Love has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: 痛々しいラヴ, Painful Love, His Scent, Heavy and Pop (♂), Painfully from the Heart, Holiday, Heavy and Pop (♀), A Place One Likes to Return To, The Silent Radiance, Small and Lovely, At the Park, The Truth Behind Things, The End of a Friendship, My Life, Kyoko
Genres: Slice of Life , Drama , Romance , Motorsport
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Top 5 Manga Like Itaitashii Love [2026 List]
- 5. Shigeshoushi
- 4. Kimi wa Pet
- 3. 7 Seeds
- 2. Hachimitsu to Clover
- 1. Paradise Kiss
5. Shigeshoushi
Shinjyurou Mamiya is an embalmer, a profession seen as "unclean" in Japan. Shinjyurou has accepted the life of an outcast amongst most people; to him it is a job and nothing more. He has gained an exceptional understanding of death and its consequences, as well as what it means to live. Mitsukazu Mihara brings us another psychological masterpiece in several thought-provoking volumes, the first alone of which explores the meanings of beauty, love and loss.
The Embalmer has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 死化粧師, Shigeshoushi
4. 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
3. 7 Seeds
Scientists had predicted this disaster, and in response, the leaders of every country met to develop a plan for human survival before the meteor hit. The Seven Seeds project was developed out of this meeting. Each country froze a number of young healthy people, which allowed them to survive the meteor. After the computer determined that Earth was once again safe for human life, it released them into the world.
The Japanese government created five groups of survivors: Winter group, Spring group, Summer group A, Summer group B, and Fall group. Each group consisted of seven members and one guide. The guide carried small tubes of poison on their necks to allow them to end their lives if their situation became unbearable. The Japanese government prepared seven "Fuji" as refuges for the groups. In each Fuji, the group would find seeds and numerous books instructing them on survival in the wilderness.
7 Seeds has finished publishing and it has 177 Chapters. It is also Known as: 7SEEDS, Seven Seeds
2. Hachimitsu to Clover
Takemoto lives in a run down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self.
Honey and Clover has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハチミツとクローバー, HachiKuro, Honey & Clover, Sora no Kotori, Hoshi no Opera, HoneyClo
1. Paradise Kiss
Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends 22 own exclusive clothing model.
Paradise Kiss has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: パラダイス・キス, ParaKiss
