Top 9 Manga Like Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) [2024 List]

Kuragehime

Tsukimi Kurashita has a strange fascination with jellyfish. She’s loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe-haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from trains to Japanese dolls. However, a chance meeting at a pet shop has Tsukimi crossing paths with one of the things that the residents of Amamizukan have been desperately trying to avoid—a beautiful and fashionable woman! But there’s much more to this woman than her trendy clothes! This odd encounter is only the beginning of a new and unexpected path for Tsukimi and her friends.

Princess Jellyfish has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: 海月姫, Kurage-hime, Kuragehime Heroes, Eiyuu Restuden

Genres: Comedy , Gender Bender , Josei

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9. Gokinjo Monogatari

Gokinjo Monogatari

Mikako dreams of being a fashion designer, so she sets her eyes on attending Yazawa Arts with her childhood friend Tsutomu. But, he looks like a famous rock star and attracts more attention than she'd like, especially from a popular upperclassman. Incapable of dealing with her own feelings towards Tsutomu, Mikako devotes all of her time to a new 'flea market' club she's created with her friends on campus. But, it seems to bring her more into contact with Tsutomu than ever before.

Neighborhood Story has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: ご近所物語, Gokinjo Monogatari

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8. Tokyo Tarareba Musume

Tokyo Tarareba Musume

"I spent all my time wondering 'What if?' Then one day I woke up and I was 33."

Rinko doesn't think she's that bad-looking, but before she knew it, she was thirtysomething and single. Now she wants to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics rolls around in six years, but… that might be easier said than done!

Tokyo Tarareba Girls has finished publishing and it has 31 Chapters. It is also Known as: 東京タラレバ娘, Tokyo Tarareba-Jou, Tokyo "What If" Girls, TarareBar

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7. Hirunaka no Ryuusei

Hirunaka no Ryuusei

Fifteen-year-old country girl Suzume Yosano has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost. Turns out, Suzume will be seeing him a lot more often once she starts school because... he's her homeroom teacher?!



Included one-shots:
Volume 5: Cookie Girl Cream Boy
Volume 6: Tsuyu Kaoru
Volume 7: Heroine no Ryuusei (Crossover one-shot with Heroine Shikkaku)
Volume 9: More than Words
Volume 11: Hibi Ryuusei (Crossover one-shot with Hibi Chouchou)

Hirunaka no Ryuusei has finished publishing and it has 86 Chapters. It is also Known as: ひるなかの流星, Hirunaka no Ryusei, Daytime Shooting Star, Cookie Girl Cream Boy, Tsuyu Kaoru, A Love Story in Moist Rainy Days, Heroine no Ryuusei, More than Words

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6. Runway de Waratte

Runway de Waratte

Smile at the Runway starts with the story of Fujito Chiyuki, an aspiring fashion model and daughter of a fledgling Modeling Agency, Mille neige. Ever since she was little, Chiyuki's dream was to be the star model of her dad's agency and perform at Paris Fashion Week. With great looks and a gifted environment, it seemed like she was on the right track to fulfill her dream, but she soon found herself faced with a seemingly insurmountable wall when her height stopped growing at 158cm (5'2"), hopelessly too short to be a professional model.

Although Chiyuki still kept on believing in herself for years despite everyone telling her it's impossible, Chiyuki's resolve starts to crumble as she enters her last year of high school. This is when she meets Tsumura Ikuto, a lame classmate with a surprising talent for designing clothes, who is also considering giving up his dream due to unfortunate circumstances. Together, they begin the journey of doing the impossible in order to realize their dreams.

Smile Down the Runway has finished publishing and it has 194 Chapters. It is also Known as: ランウェイで笑って, Smile at the Runway, Shine

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5. Boys Run the Riot

Boys Run the Riot

"My body is female, but inside I am male." High school student Ryuu, while struggling with dysphoria and acceptance, meets Jin, a man who loves clothes, and his life starts to change. Demolish clothes that are "obvious" and "discomforting"! A rugged style fashion story.

Boys Run the Riot has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット, Boys Run the Riot

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4. Paradise Kiss

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

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3. Himegoto: Juukyuusai no Seifuku

Himegoto: Juukyuusai no Seifuku

This is a story of a group of college-age people who struggle with gender and sexual identity.

Yuki (nicknamed Yoshiki) is a girl, but she is terrible at 'being feminine.' She mostly dresses like a boy and is often mistaken as one. However, she has to wear a skirt and imagine being dominated by a guy in order to masturbate.

Nagao Mikako seems young and innocent, and she uses that apparent innocence to sell her body as a fake 15-year-old. She knows her youthfulness can't last forever, but she enjoys tricking the men. Her friends have no idea of her sexual habits and believe her to be sweet and sheltered.

Aiba Kaito is a pretty good-looking guy, but he wants to be Nagao Mikako. He often dresses as a girl, picking out clothes that mimic Mikako's style. Though he's into cross-dressing, he is still attracted to women.

Will these young adults and their friends be able to handle their 'guilty secrets' and muddle their way through this confusing period of their lives?

Himegoto: Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒメゴト ~十九歳の制服~, Himegoto - Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen, Secrets - Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen, HIME-GOTO: uniforms at the age of nineteen

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2. Nana

Nana

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city.
Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar.
This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties.

Nana has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: NANA, Nana

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1. Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge♥

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge♥

It's a gorgeous, spacious mansion, and four handsome, fifteen-year-old friends are allowed to live in it for free! There's only one condition—that within three years the guys must transform the owner's wallflower niece into a lady befitting the palace in which they all live! How hard can it be?

Enter Sunako Nakahara, the agoraphobic, horror-movie-loving, pockmark-faced, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate recluse who tends to break into explosive nosebleeds whenever she sees anyone attractive. This project is going to take more than our four heroes ever expected: it needs a miracle!

The Wallflower: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihenge has finished publishing and it has 148 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヤマトナデシコ七変化♥, The Seven Metamorphoses of Yamato Nadeshiko, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, YamaNade, My Fair Lady, Sunako of Many Forms, Perfect Girl Evolution

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