Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now Najika is determined to find him. The only clue she has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy. At Seika she meets two brothers Daichi and Sora, could one of them be the boy from her childhood?
Note:
Volume 2, 6 and 9 each contains a side story.
Volume 4 and 5 each contains a special story.
Volume 10 contains the special story "Akane to Kurogoma Pudding."
Kitchen Princess has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: キッチンのお姫さま, Kitchen no Ohimesama
Genres: School Life , Romance , Shoujo Ai
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Top 10 Manga Like Kitchen Princess (Kitchen no Ohimesama) [2024 List]
- 10. Hatsukoi Lunch Box
- 9. Skip Beat!
- 8. Juunikyuu de Tsukamaete
- 7. Moe Kare!!
- 6. Imadoki!
- 5. Koko ni Iru yo!
- 4. Gakuen Alice
- 3. Shinshi Doumei Cross
- 2. Fruits Basket
- 1. Yume-iro Pâtissière
10. Hatsukoi Lunch Box
Despite the fact her mother's a model, (famous for being on the magazine Charisma Housewife), Sae's usually left home alone. And although she has what classmates call a 'sub-space stomach', Sae can't cook. In an attempt to help a friend with her love, Sae becomes closer with a classmate named Yuuki, who works at a cafe. Will Sae actually learn to cook? Will this closeness develop into a one or two-sided love?
Putting Heart into a Lunch Box is currently publishing and has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: 初恋ランチボックス, Hatsukoi Lunch Box
9. Skip Beat!
Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous enough! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!
Kyoko’s broken heart and creepy rage keeps her from getting into her talent agency of choice. The eccentric president of the agency decides to give her a second chance, but it requires her to wear a bright pink uniform, put up with spoiled stars, and try to live up to the name of her new position—The Love Me Section! Can Kyoko stand the indignity long enough to find her vengeance?
Skip Beat! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: スキップ・ビート!, Skip Beat!
8. Juunikyuu de Tsukamaete
Lili is just like any other girl except she can foretell the future! This 'Zodiac PI' relies on horoscopes and astrology to help her solve crimes and track down criminals. When there's trouble a'brewing, she transforms herself into the magic Detective Spica and looks to the stars to guide her way. Before long, she is joined by her childhood friend, Hiromi, who dreams of becoming a detective as skilled as Lili. Soon, no astral investigation is too arduous for this dynamic duo!
Zodiac P.I. has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 十二宮でつかまえて, Zodiac Detective, Junikyu de Tsukamaete
7. Moe Kare!!
Wakamiya Hikaru is a 15-year-old teenager who wants a boyfriend that'll protect her. She likes to read shoujo manga all the time. One day, she gets kissed by a handsome, perverted boy who she called the "Perverted Prince." Later on, she finds a guy who looks exactly like him, but the eyes are different. What's going on?
Moe Kare!! has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: 萌えカレ!!, Double Prince, Moe Boyfriend, Moe Boys
6. Imadoki!
For Tanpopo Yamazaki, life at the elitist Meio Academy seems way out of her league. The daughters of wealthy families snub her, other students make light of the fact that she actually tested into Meio instead of relying on family connections, and the cute boy she saw tending a dandelion the day before wouldn't even acknowledge her existence. Hoping to make friends and have some fun, Tanpopo starts up a gardening committee, but will this help her survive in a school where superficiality and nepotism reign supreme?
Nowadays has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: イマドキ, Zutto ne, Sunde ni Touch
5. Koko ni Iru yo!
Hikage is a reclusive 8th grader who no one seems to notice. She finds comfort in her blog, and the people who comment on it. Everything changes one day when two cute boys notice her. These boys are the most popular kids in the entire school. When one of them tells her something that she's always wanted to hear, she might not be as invisible as she thought...
I Am Here! has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: ココにいるよ!, Here I Am!, I'm Right Here!
4. Gakuen Alice
For Mikan, there was no better friend than Hotaru (though Hotaru sometimes seems to have other sentiments). They often played together. But Hotaru is a very special child, and she agrees to go to a school in Tokyo which the government reserved only for geniuses. This left a very lonely Mikan at home. When Hotaru fails to keep her promise and come home for holidays, her young friend is very disappointed and rather angry. But upon overhearing a conversation between Hotaru's mother and a teacher, Mikan realizes that her friend's reasons for leaving might not have been what they seemed. So Mikan takes it upon herself to run away and go to Hotaru's school. There she discovers the so-called "genius academy" is actually a school for people gifted with special powers called "alices". Her friend Hotaru is one of these, and after a chance encounter with a teacher, Mikan suddenly finds herself enrolled. Finally, the two friends are reunited, but is Mikan actually one of those so-called Alices?
Gakuen Alice has finished publishing and it has 180 Chapters. It is also Known as: 学園アリス, Alice Academy
3. Shinshi Doumei Cross
In return for a business loan of 50 million yen, the prestigious Kamiya family gave their daughter Haine away to the Otomiya family. Haine, now an Otomiya, is appointed to the student council of the exclusive Imperial Academy, a private school for the aristocracy. Even though Haine is of proper lineage to be on the council, she finds herself struggling to find her place among the many secrets of its elite members, especially those of the president who holds her heart--Shizumasa Togu, aka "the Emperor."
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The Gentleman's Alliance Cross has finished publishing and it has 59 Chapters. It is also Known as: 紳士同盟†, The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, Shinshi Doumei +, Umi no Chikyuugi Nocturne, The Globe of the Sea - Nocturne, Shoujo Eve Ringo Jikake no 24 Ji, Shojo Eve: Eve's Applework 24 Hours, Kusame and Komaki and the Key of Love, Umi no C
2. Fruits Basket
Tohru Honda is a high school freshman who is having a serious bout of misfortune. Not only was she recently orphaned with the tragedy of her mother's death, but she also has no where to live and is currently residing in a tent! However, when her luck to seems to be at its worse, she meets the Sohma family - and is invited to stay with them in exchange for taking care of the household chores.
But it isn't long before Tohru discovers the Sohmas have deep a secret. The family is cursed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and some of the children born into the Sohma family are possessed by these spirits. When possessed, they cannot be "huggled" by the opposite sex, or they transform into their respective Zodiac animal!
However, this doesn't phase Tohru, who promises to keep their secret. She continues living with them, and her grave humbleness and thankfulness never wanes. As a result, they come to be very important people in her life, and the Sohmas begin to realize how very lucky they are to have her.
Fruits Basket has finished publishing and it has 136 Chapters. It is also Known as: フルーツバスケット, Furuba
1. Yume-iro Pâtissière
The story centers on a 14-year-old girl named Ichigo Amano who wants to be a pâtissière (female pastry chef), but she is stymied by her own clumsiness. One day, she enrolls in St. Mary Academy, a culinary school for sweets, and meets a "spirit of sweets."
Yume-iro Pâtissière has finished publishing and it has 38 Chapters. It is also Known as: 夢色パティシエール, Dream-Colored Pastry Chef, Yumeiro Pâtissier, Yume-iro Patissier, Yumeiro Pâtissière: À La Carte, A La Carte, Yumeiro Patissiere Tokubetsu-hen