Asuka Masamune is a badass. Really. He is a tough, cool, 2nd year high school guy who is also a master at kendo. He exudes an aura of manliness that is difficult to deny. Everyone at school admires him. But for Asuka, life is torture. You see, he can never show the *real* Asuka to the world. While he is phenomenal at kendo, and looks very cool, Asuka is living a lie. He actually prefers much more girly things: knitting, cooking, sewing, shoujo manga, plushies, cute things - he loves them all. When he was a child, this worried his mother very much, as Asuka's father abandoned the family after declaring he wanted to be a woman. The shock made his mother so ill that Asuka swore to become a more manly man.
Poor Asuka. Bound to this promise, he goes through his life acting macho and cool, when all the while he would much rather read the latest Hana to Mame comic at the book store and dream of a shoujo manga romance. When Asuka rescues a female classmate, Ryou Miyakozuka, from some bullies, he instantly falls in love with her, and his desire for cute things and sparkly shoujo romance is reawakened!
Included one-shots:
Volume 03: Otomen Special
Volume 10: Glass no Otomen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Kinoto Otoko
Volume 11: Love-Tic (らぶちっく)
Otomen has finished publishing and it has 74 Chapters. It is also Known as: オトメン（乙男）, Glass no Otomen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Otomen, Love-Tic
Genres: Comedy , School Life , Romance
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Top 9 Manga Like Otomen [2024 List]
9. Usotsuki Lily
Hinata Saotome is suddenly asked out by En Shinohara, a gorgeous boy in her grade. What she doesn’t know though, is that his hobby is cross-dressing! En has always hated men, and whenever he sees his own reflection, he punches out whatever is doing the reflecting (windows, mirrors…). To combat this hatred, he dresses up as a girl. Hinata decides to go out with him anyway, despite his weird hobby.
Included one-shots:
Volume 8: Sweets Honey
Volume 17: Amber
Liar Lily has finished publishing and it has 119 Chapters. It is also Known as: うそつきリリィ, UsoLily, Sweets Honey, Amber
8. Ouji to Majo to Himegimi to
Ooji Subaru, a prince-like girl who is very popular among female classmates, has just transferred to a high school in the town she grew up. Awaiting her there was her childhood friend Megumi and three other guys named Motochika, Mashiro, and Reiji, together nicknamed "The Princes", who turn out to be reincarnations of the famous...?? A hilarious twist on the age-old Grimm fairy tales!
Ouji to Majo to Himegimi to has finished publishing and it has 72 Chapters. It is also Known as: 王子と魔女と姫君と, The Prince, the Witch, and the Princesses, Ouji to Majou to Himegimi to
7. Hanayashiki no Juunin-tachi
Sakura Aki is a poor high schooler who likes to cook and do other "unmanly" things. His grandfather and father are really strict about gender roles and beats Aki up everytime he does a thing that women would usually do like cleaning. His grandfather gets fed up with his actions and to teach him a lesson he sends him to live at one of the dorms at an all girls' school that he runs, the dorm is called Hanayashiki ( Flower Estate ). Is Meat Loving Kitahiro Renge gonna help him... or make his life more crazy?
Residents of the Flower Estate has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花やしきの住人たち, Residents of the Flower Estate, Hanayashiki no Juunintachi
6. Takane no Hana nara Ochitekoi!!
Shirashi Kouta both handsome and smart. As the prince of the school, there should be no girl who can resist his charms, even if it's the cool beauty Kurokawa Kaori. But what happens when it turns out Kurokawa is even better at playing a prince than he is? Just who exactly is supposed to be falling for whom??
Takane no Hana nara Ochitekoi!! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 高嶺の花なら落ちてこい!!, Takane no Hana nara Ochitekoi!!
5. 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?!
My Dress-Up Darling is currently publishing and has 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
4. Kimi ni Koishite Ii desu ka.
Chigira Ruiji is a man born with the face of a demon. Trouble follows him wherever he goes. However, he just wants to live a normal high school life and make some friends, and even fall in love...
Kimi ni Koishite Ii desu ka. has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: キミに恋していーですか。, KimiKoi
3. Ouran Koukou Host Club
Haruhi sticks out like a sore thumb as a poor, smart girl who got into the hoity-toity Ouran High School on talent alone. When she mistakenly wanders into the meeting room of the host club and breaks a valuable vase, she's recruited to join the club. Realistic and sarcastic, Haruhi isn't used to being around crazy people like the princely Tamaki, scheming Kyouya, silent Mori, immature Hunny, and devilish Hikaru and Kaoru, but she's got no choice if she ever wants to pay earn what she owes. Too bad the club is made for girls to come and be entertained by gorgeous guys -- and Haruhi's been mistaken for a boy!
Includes chapters of the story "Romantic Egoist" in various volumes, starring a pair of twins who play matchmaker with their fellow students, teachers and the like.
Note: The final volume contains a special bonus chapter where the group travels to Spain.
Ouran High School Host Club has finished publishing and it has 87 Chapters. It is also Known as: 桜蘭高校ホスト部, OHSHC, Romantic Egoist
2. Mizutama Honey Boy
Mei Sengoku is the captain of the kendo club at her school, and is known as a very strong person, physically and mentally. Her friend, Shirou Fuji, is a boy who acts like a girl, but says that he loves her. Mei is focused only on becoming stronger, but she is beginning to question what is most important after all.
Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Yoroshiku Brother?, Fuyuzora ni Hibiku
Volume 5: Android Box
Volume 9: Kaiki Youko no Kaiki na Ani-tachi
Polkadot Honey Boy has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: 水玉ハニーボーイ, My Honey Boy, Android Box, Fuyuzora ni Hibiku, Yoroshiku Brother?, Polka Dot Honey Boy, Polkadot Honeyboy, Şeker Çocuk, 水珠HoneyBoy
1. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
The boy of her dreams...is a girl's manga artist?!
To the eyes of high school student Chiyo Sakura, classmate Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a manga-ka's assistant?! Never in a million years!
But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins!
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 月刊少女野崎くん, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
