Top 10 Manga Like Kingyosou [2024 List]

10. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

Takuma and Mayu's story began when they were only 8 years old. During his childhood, Takuma was constantly hospitalised due to his heart condition. He soon became friends with Mayu, the daughter of the doctor in charge of his case. Day by day they grew closer and closer. However, the summer when Takuma was 8, he made a promise to Mayu that he couldn't keep... Their story unfolds as they grow older and their bond gets stronger...
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Motto Ikitai...
Volume 7: The Things I Want
Volume 11: Kare wa Ike mo Shinai Sarukoen wo Mezasu

Secret Unrequited Love has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ, BokuKimi, Kare wa Ike mo Shinai Sarukoen wo Mezasu, Motto Ikitai..., I Give My First Love to You

9. Shuukatsu!! - Kimi ni Naitei

Life isn’t sweet... Asaoka Yuuri, a senior in university, has failed for the 49th time in job hunting. During an exam at the 50th company, which should be a commemoration for her, she came to know Manabe Ryouji, a famous guy at her university. The first impression was horrible. But what will happen to Yuuri, who started to be attracted to Manabe, who looks cool and can do everything to the point that it’s annoying...?!

Shuukatsu!! - Kimi ni Naitei has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: シューカツ!! ～キミに内定～, Shuukatsu, Shuukatsu!!, Shuukatsu!! ~Kimi ni Naitei~

8. Akaku Saku Koe

Karashima is a high school boy with a beautiful voice. So beautiful that he can make anyone do anything, just by saying the words. Because of his potentially dangerous ability, he distances himself away from people but soon finds himself in the middle of various criminal investigations that he can help solve, and a girl named Kokubu who seems in love with him.
Included one shots:
Volume 2: Hana Dorobou
Volume 3: Coffee Hirari

Akaku Saku Koe has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: あかく咲く声, Hana Dorobou, Coffee-hirari, The Voice That Blooms Red, Red Blooming Voice

7. Eien no With

With her mom always fussing over her baby brother, her father busy with work, and no friends at school, Hitomi has always felt lonely. This all this changes when she volunteers to raise Eye, a guide dog, for a year. However, parting is never as easy as it seems...

Eternity With You has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: 永遠のウィズ, Eternity With You

6. Yubisaki to Renren

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?



Notes:
- Ranked 17th place for the Tsugimanga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2020.
- Nominated for the 45th and 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo Category in 2021 and 2022.
- Nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shoujo Category

A Sign of Affection is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゆびさきと恋々, Yubisaki to Renren

5. Film Girl

Nakamura Mei is a very simple high school girl. While at a cafe with her friends, they bump in to -none other than- the model Shirou's table. Mei apologizes and that's when Shirou notices something. Grabbing her he takes her outside with him and reveals that Mei was once a kids model—and that he's her idol-otaku!?



Note: The short stories in volume 2 are Anya Kouro and Wonderful Cafe ni Youkoso.

Film Girl has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: フィルムガール, Wonderful Cafe ni Youkoso, Anya Kouro

4. Koko ni Aru, Kimi no Oto

Koko ni Aru, Kimi no Oto has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ここにある、君のおと, Seishun Kakumo Aoku

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. Aoi Kiseki

All the girls are crazy over the swimming prodigy Wakatsuki Ran. Ageha, who wants to find love but isn't really looking that hard, bumps into him one day, and after surviving his sarcasm instantly pegs him as a "stupid, obsessed swimmer". Nonetheless, she is amazed by his talent and asks him to teach her to swim like him. How will their relationship develop?

Aoi Kiseki has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 蒼いキセキ, Aoi Kiseki

1. Hidamari ga Kikoeru

Because of a hearing disability, Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi’s words cut through Kohei’s usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kohei forever.



Note: the series is composed of
Hidamari ga Kikoeru (completed, 6 chapters/1 volume)
Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Koufuku Hen (completed, 7chapters/1 volume)
Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Limit (completed, 19 chapters/3 volumes)
Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Shunkashuutou (ongoing)

I Hear the Sunspot is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ひだまりが聴こえる, Theory of Happiness, Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Koufuku Hen, Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Limit, Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Shunkashuutou, ひだまりが聴こえる -春夏秋冬-, ひだまりが聴こえる－リミット－, ひだまりが聴こえる－幸福論－, Hidamari ga Kikoeru - Theory of Happiness