A story about two classmates who become friends, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive and isn't loved by her "family" (which consists of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother), but Sahoko seems to be the bright spot in her life. Sahoko also seems to have a mysterious past and doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her parents; she lives with her aunt. It's also hinted at that Sahoko and Rio have met once before, when they were much younger...
has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ピエタ, Pieta
Genres: School Life , Drama , Psychological , Josei , Shoujo Ai , Romance
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Top 10 Manga Like (Pietà) [2024 List]
- 10. Cotton
- 9. Mars
- 8. Cat Street
- 7. Houkago Hokenshitsu
- 6. Philosophia
- 5. CUT
- 4. Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai suru
- 3. Free Soul
- 2. Oniisama e...
- 1. J no Subete
10. Cotton
One rainy day, the young woman Natsuki encounters a high school student in the street. Acting on an impulse, she gives the girl her umbrella and walks away. It turns out later that the girl, Michiko, is the younger sister of Natsuki’s sister’s newly-married husband. Even though Michiko has a difficult personality and doesn’t open herself to others easily, she seems to be attracted to Natsuki. Thus begins an unusual friendship between two unlikely characters who need each other more than they first realize…
Cotton has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: Cotton
9. Mars
Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, An arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars, she overcomes her fears and asks him to model for her. And, to everyone's surprise, Rei agrees.
Mars has finished publishing and it has 90 Chapters. It is also Known as: MARS, Mars
8. Cat Street
The story centers around Keito Aoyama, a former famous child actor. Due to a childhood incident, she retired from her career early and withdrew from normal society. Now 16, she passes her days in boredom and without purpose. But one day she runs into a stranger who takes her to El Liston--a free school for high school students like herself, who don't have a place where they belong. Though hesitant at first, Keito decides to enter El Liston and subsequently, she begins a new stage in her life. With the help of her only remaining childhood friend, Taiyou, and her new classmates Rei, Momiji, and Kouichi, Keito slowly finds the courage to open up to others and to accept their support. Will Keito return to acting? Will she find true friends? Love?
Cat Street has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: キャットストリート, Ribbon Road
7. Houkago Hokenshitsu
Like most teenagers, Mashiro Ichijo has a secret. But Mashiro’s secret is that he’s neither fully male nor female! So far, Mashiro’s been able to live his life as a boy, but all this changes when he’s informed of a new class he must take in order to graduate from his elite prep school. To pass, he must find the “Key”…and the only way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies: his classmates!
After School Nightmare has finished publishing and it has 39 Chapters. It is also Known as: 放課後保健室, Afterschool Nightmare
6. Philosophia
Ai-chan, a pretty student in her first year in a university, meets Tomo after she asks for a cigarette light from Ai. An apathetic, budding friendship ensues as they try and survive everyday university life together with the help of their daily does of caffeine and nicotine.
has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: philosophia, Philosophia
5. CUT
Chiaki Sakaguchi appears to be a sociable, popular high school senior, but he carries a dark secret with him that he can tell no one about – not even his closest friends. When Chiaki meets fellow student Eiji Yukimura – an under-achieving social misfit – for the first time, he believes he’s found someone who can understand his inner pain. As the two become closer, Chiaki learns that Eiji has a secret also – a secret so dark, it threatens to overshadow his own. United by common dysfunction and angst, Chiaki and Eiji begin to search for pleasure together beyond their pain. Will the pair’s growing bond enable them to break free of their troubled pasts and create a brighter future? Or is the damage that’s been done to both of them beyond any healing that love can provide?
CUT has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: クット, CUT
4. Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai suru
A Cruel God Reigns portrays the tale of two step-brothers – Jeremy and Ian – as they strive to discover their separate paths towards redemption. Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 17-year-old, is delighted to hear the news of his neurotic and excitable mother's remarriage to a wealthy British man. However, much to his horror, his sweet-talking new step-father, Greg, soon begins to exhibit a disturbing trait: he is a sadistic pedophile and loses no time in making Jeremy his target. Months of horrific, systematic abuse drives Jeremy to desperation; and he sabotages his step-father's car with the hope of eliminating him. The resulting accident, however, kills his mother along with Greg. Winner of the first Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize Award for Excellence (1997).
A Cruel God Reigns has finished publishing and it has 55 Chapters. It is also Known as: 残酷な神が支配する, A Cruel God Rules in Heaven, A Savage God Reigns, Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru, After Us, the Savage God
3. Free Soul
After a heated argument with her mother, Keito runs away from home without knowing where to go. When she helps an old woman to carry her bags home, the woman offers to put her up in one of her rooms. Keito accepts and starts to pick up the pieces of her life. When she's not drawing her own comic, which features a black jazz singer named Angie, the young woman works at a record shop. That's where she meets and falls in love with Niki, an attractive trumpeter in a funk band. They sleep with each other. Unfortunately for Keito, Niki then explains that she's not interested in a serious relationship, but Keito is not willing to give up that easily...www.mangaupdates.com
Free Soul has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: free soul, Free Soul
2. Oniisama e...
A classic manga about girls at a private all-girls school. The storyline centers around the experiences of Nanako, a "normal" girl who is invited to join the prestigious school organization, the Sorority, and is resented by all the other students because she doesn't appear to be qualified. Other key characters are Nanako's two friends: Tomoko, her friend since childhood who is alienated by Nanako's decision to try to join the Sorority, and Mariko, a strange, obsessive girl who is invited to join the Sorority along with Nanako; her "older brother," Henmi, who she corresponds with by mail; and the "Three Magnificent Ones," all of whom are admired and quasi-worshipped by the rest of the student body: the head of the Sorority, Miya-sama, the haunted, pill-popping rebel, Saint Juste, and the star athlete with a mysterious disease who doesn't like the Sorority, Kaoru-no-kimi.
Volume three includes the oneshot "Early Spring Trembling".
Brother, Dear Brother has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: おにいさまへ…, To My Brother..., Brother Dearest..., Early Spring Trembling, Brother, Dear Brother
1. J no Subete
The story of J, a beautiful teenager with a twisted past and the face of Marilyn Monroe.
J no Subete has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: Jの総て, All about J, J's Story
