Both volumes are a collection of seven short stories each, revolving around an all-girl's school. The first, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapter from the first volume and the first five chapters of the second volume feature the same protagonists.
This entry will reflect the Futabasha edition (published in April 2012), which has some chapters re-ordered compared to the previous (incomplete) Ichijinsha edition. See the more info page.Volume 1:
1. Tomodachi ja Nakute mo (Even if We're Not Friends)
About two girls who were friends in junior high but end up going to different high schools.
2. Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Natsu (The Summer Closest to Heaven)
Tells the story of a ghost who accidentally possesses a girl, then takes advantage of the situation to interact with the woman she loves.
3. Kiss to Koi to Oujisama (A Kiss, Love, and a Prince)
The main character is kissed by her sempai, who is playing opposite her in the school play, and freaks out because she always imagined her first kiss would be with a boy, preferably a dashing prince.
4. Itsuka no Kono Koi (This Love From I Can't Remember When)
Tells the story of one girl's unrequited love.
5. Kusuriyubi ni Kiss Shitara (If I Kiss Her Ring Finger)
Nana wants to take things farther with Hitomi, but Hitomi doesn't seem interested. Meanwhile, Nana's failed her midterms, and she uses the make-up tests as an excuse to avoid Hitomi.
6. Chocolate Kiss Kiss
Valentine's Day is coming up, bringing both sweet and sad memories for Nana and Hitomi.
7. Tsuki ni Negai wo (Wishing on the Moon)
Can Nana and Hitomi manage to balance their relationship with the other demands on their time?Volume 2:
1. Naisho no Koibito (Secret Girlfriends)
2. Classmates
3. Arashi no Mae (Before the Storm)
4. Honki no Iede (Running Away...For Real)
5. Watashi-tachi no Monogatari (Our Story)
6. Kuchibiru ni Cherries (Cherries For Your Lips)
Tells the story of a girl who's in love with her best friend.
7. Honto no Kimochi (Real Love)
About a pure-hearted writer who is baffled when an underclassman suddenly confesses her feelings to her.
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry-Blossoms Pink has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: くちびるためいきさくらいろ, Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry-Blossoms Pink, Kuchibiru Tameiki Sakura-Iro, Even if We're Not Friends, The Summer Closest to Heaven, A Kiss, Love, and a Prince, This Love from I Can't Remember When, If I Kiss Her Ring Finger, Chocolate Kiss Kiss
Genres: School Life , Shoujo Ai , Slice of Life , Drama , Romance
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Top 5 Manga Like Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry-Blossoms Pink (Kuchibiru Tameiki Sakurairo) [2026 List]
- 5. Fruits Basket
- 4. ReLIFE
- 3. Ao Haru Ride
- 2. Something About Us
- 1. Horimiya
5. 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
4. ReLIFE
The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.
ReLIFE has finished publishing and it has 222 Chapters. It is also Known as: リライフ, 重返17歲
3. Ao Haru Ride
Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image & life as a new high school student. Because she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun.
Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?
Included one-shots:
Volume 8: Sono Omokage wo Shitteru
Volume 13: Strobe Edge Tokubetsu-hen
has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: アオハライド AO―HARU―RIDE, Blue Spring Ride, Aoharaido, Strobe Edge, Sono Omokage wo Shitteru
2. Something About Us
They consider themselves the best of friends. Others seem to think otherwise. There's something about their relationship that's hard to describe. What will become of these two "friends"?
Note: Chapter count includes the prologue, epilogue and side story chapters.
Something About Us has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: 우리사이느은, Our Relationship Is..., Woori, Our Relationship Is
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
