Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta depicts the love story between a high school girl and her classmate who she mistakes as a guy outside of school. They eventually bond over their shared taste in rock music.
Note: Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta began as a web comic released on the author's Twitter account since April 10, 2022, and published in print by Kadokawa since April 19, 2023.
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All It is also Known as: 気になってる人が男じゃなかった, The Person She Fell For Wasn't A Boy, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Kinninaru Hito ga Otoko Jyanakatta
Genres: School Life , Romance , Music , Shoujo Ai
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Top 9 Manga Like The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All (Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta) [2026 List]
9. After Hours
"The dazzling neon lights were reflected in her eyes. A night like no other was beginning."
Asahina Emi arrives at a club to meet a friend, only to find herself lost and uncomfortable in the crowd. There, she is rescued by the cool and dazzling Eri. She sweeps her away from all the noise and clamor, and into the twilight. A night like no other was beginning...
After Hours has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: アフターアワーズ, After Hours
8. Ojojojo
Jigokumeguri Haru is the heiress of one of the largest business empires in all of Japan. She is not only rich, but also practically a celebrity. However, partly because of her heritage and partly because of her arrogant and aloof behavior, she has always been isolated from her peers and has never been able to make friends. Thus, she has—without success so far—transferred from school to school to finally find a place where she would be accepted.
This only begins to change when she meets her new classmate Kawayanagi Tsurezure, an outcast weirdo that dresses in 20th century fashion, talks little and smiles even less. Being both somewhat socially awkward, they thus begin an unexpected friendship.
Ojojojo has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: おじょじょじょ, Ojojojo
7. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Kitagawa Marin, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!
Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.
My Dress-Up Darling has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: その着せ替え人形〈ビスク・ドール〉は恋をする, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Sono Kisekae Ningyou wa Koi wo suru, More than a Doll, My Dress-Up Darling, Sexy Cosplay Doll, That bisque doll who fell in love, その着せ替え人形は恋をする, 更衣人偶墜入愛河, 그 장난감 인형은 사랑을 한다
6. Rock it, GiRL!!
In the first chapter of Tanaka Minoru's Rock it, GIRL!!, a strange girl comes up to Kaname as she's singing in the street and tells her she sucks. Just as Kaname is starting to get upset about it, a woman in a weird costume comes up to her and offers her a job. Kaname's life is about to get a whole lot more interesting...
Rock it, GiRL!! has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: ロケット☆ガール -Rock it,GiRL!!-, Rocket☆Girl
5. Tonari no Metaller-san
About to freeze to death on a day of heavy snow, Kento is saved by his neighbor Soushi. Dressed all in black, taciturn and scary-looking, Soushi seems hard to approach, but his eyes, almost hidden by his long hair, shine as if pleading for something. After that day, the two of them end up eating together every day for one year. Kento, while hiding the fact that he's gay, doesn't want the peaceful and happy time they share to come to an end. Can he keep a lid on his feelings...?!
The Metalhead Next Door has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: となりのメタラーさん, Tonari no Metaller-san
4. Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi
Tokiwa, a university student, is invited to a three-on-three blind date by Suou, a fellow seminarian. On the day of the mixer, he goes to the pub where they are supposed to meet, only to find a group of handsome men waiting for him...
The Story of How I Went to a Mixer and There Were No Women There is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 合コンに行ったら女がいなかった話, 到了聯誼會上發現連一個女生都沒有
3. Colorful Antinomy
Fumi, a 30-year-old office lady, was feeling frustrated about her life. One day, she tried using a dating app and matched up with someone who looked like her type, and they decided to meet up.
Colorful Antinomy has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: カラフルアンチノミー, Colorful Antinomy
2. Ikemen Girl To Hakoiri Musume
Satomi Ooguma has never been in a relationship. One day, she fell in love with a handsome younger boy in her class, without knowing that he... is actually a girl.
Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: イケメン女〈ガール〉と箱入り娘, Ikemen Onna to Hakoiri Musume, 帅气女孩与千金小姐
1. Horimiya
At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!
Notes:
-Includes 20 extra chapters.
-The 17th volume got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra chapters.
Note: Chapter count includes 20 extra chapters.
Horimiya has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: ホリミヤ, Horimiya
