Top 5 Manga Like Linoa by the Window (Madobe no Linoa) [2026 List]

Madobe no Linoa

Lies and truth, dreams and delusions. When the two intersect, fate begins to move.

Theo, still haunted by past trauma, travels with his "imaginary friend'' Pete, and meets Linoa, a girl who smiles innocently even though she has a terrible wound in her heart.

What these two seemingly opposite people have in common is the memory and pain that clings to them no matter how far they run. And due to a chance encounter between the two, the past incident that was supposed to have come to an end begins to move again...

A dramatic human story set in a rural German town in the 1990s, where reality and fantasy, lies and truth intertwine.

Linoa by the Window has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 窓辺のリノア, Madobe no Rinoa

Genres: Drama , Mystery , Anthropomorphism , Germany , Historical , Slice of Life

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Top 5 Manga Like Linoa by the Window (Madobe no Linoa) [2026 List]

5. Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni

Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni

Part 1: Hiroshima, 1955. Ten years after the city was consumed by a scorching flash of light, a woman's soul is still deeply shaken by the earth-shattering explosion that devastated her home and changed her life forever...
A family from Hiroshima struggles to come to terms with their survival of the atomic bombing of their city. The protagonist is Minami Hirano, about 20 years of age.
Part 2: Set some decades later, the niece of Minami Hirano is bewildered by her father's mysterious disappearances. She and a friend follow him to discover what he is doing.
The main theme of this is historic manga concerns the question what impact the war and the atomic bombing had on the most vulnerable. Fumiyo Kouno examines this question in her outstanding book—an award-winning, widely-discussed masterpiece!

Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: 夕凪の街 桜の国, Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni, Yunagi City, Sakura Country, Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni, The Town of Evening Calm, The Country of Cherry Blossoms

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4. Madan no Ou to Vanadis

Madan no Ou to Vanadis

Set in Western Europe during times of war, Eleanor "Ellen" Vertalia, one of the Vanadis of Zhcted, leads the battle into Brune. There are, in fact, seven Vanadis, named for having each received a powerful weapon from the dragon to individually reign over seven territories. The power of the Vanadis invokes dread and fear from their enemies. An earl in the service of the country of Brune, a young archer by the name of Tigre, experienced the Vandis's power firsthand after being defeated on the battlefield by Ellen. However, Ellen chose to spare his life after witnessing his skills, but in exchange, he is asked to serve her.

Lord Marksman and Vanadis has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔弾の王と戦姫, Madan no Ou to Senki, The King of the Magic Bullet and Vanadis, The King of the Magic Arrow and The War Princesses, 魔弾の王と戦姫〈ヴァナディース〉

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3. Arte

Arte

The story takes place in 16th-century Florence, a time when women were relegated to the roles of wives and caretakers. A young noble girl named Arte dreams of being an artist’s apprentice. One day, she stumbles upon the workshop of the eccentric Maestro Leo, who decides to accept her as his student. Follow Arte on her journey as she discovers the joy and struggles on the path to becoming a maestro.

Arte has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: アルテ, Arte

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2. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

In the imperial court, a young woman is put into servitude, Maomao. The tale is just beginning for the woman doctor/pharmacist from the red-light district, as rumors circulate about the emperor's children's lives being short-lived. Her curious nature and thirst for knowledge pushes her to action. To satisfy her curiosity, this young doctor/pharmacist will investigate the origin! What is shifting in the imperial court..!?

The Apothecary Diaries is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, The Pharmacist's Monologue, The Pharmacist's Soliloquies, Drugstore Soliloquy

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1. Omoide Emanon

Omoide Emanon

Based on the award-winning novel by Shinji Kajio, Memories of Emanon tells the story of a mysterious girl who holds a 3-billion-year old memory, dating back to the moment life first appeared on Earth.

Memories of Emanon has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: おもいでエマノン, Memories of Emanon

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