An average guy meets a popular girl, and puppy love gradually develops into a serious relationship. But when the girl falls tragically ill with leukemia, the young man must come to terms with what it truly means to love someone.
Socrates in Love has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ, Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu, Cry out for Love at the Heart of the World, SekaChu
Genres: Romance
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Top 10 Manga Like Socrates in Love (Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu) [2024 List]
10. Taiyou no Uta
Sixteen-year old Kaoru, who cannot be exposed to sunlight, can only experience “life” at night, when she’s in front of the train station, singing. There begins a love that has blossomed for the first time in her life.
(from Aerandria)
A Song to the Sun has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: タイヨウのうた, A Song to the Sun
9. Hachimitsu to Clover
Takemoto lives in a run down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self.
Honey and Clover has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハチミツとクローバー, HachiKuro, Honey & Clover, Sora no Kotori, Hoshi no Opera, HoneyClo
8. Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru
Falling in love leads to death. On the day of university entrance ceremony, Makoto met Shizuru, who was then a child-like girl with very big eyes. While secretly in love with his classmate Miyuki, Makoto develops a close relationship with Shizuru.
Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru is currently publishing and has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: ただ、君を愛してる, Tada, Kimi wa Aishiteru, Kimi o Aishiteru
7. Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
"I have something I don't want to lose"
"So much so that these terrible feelings have grown."
A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother's antagonism--a brother's death... Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. "I want to live"...
An adaptation of novel by South Korea's most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young.
Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 私たちの幸せな時間, Watashi-tachi no Shiawase na Jikan, Our Happy Hours, Our Happy Time
6. Diamond Dust
This is the story of a girl who was forced to become a piano prodigy with the pressure starting from the moment she was born. Her family has had distinguished musicians in their past. She is constantly forced by her father to practice (up to 12 hours a day, 10 if he's being nice), wear gloves whenever she's not playing, no friends, makeup, etc.
Diamond Dust has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: Diamond Dust 다이아몬드 더스트, Diamond Dust
5. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
Takuma and Mayu's story began when they were only 8 years old. During his childhood, Takuma was constantly hospitalised due to his heart condition. He soon became friends with Mayu, the daughter of the doctor in charge of his case. Day by day they grew closer and closer. However, the summer when Takuma was 8, he made a promise to Mayu that he couldn't keep... Their story unfolds as they grow older and their bond gets stronger...
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Motto Ikitai...
Volume 7: The Things I Want
Volume 11: Kare wa Ike mo Shinai Sarukoen wo Mezasu
Secret Unrequited Love has finished publishing and it has 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ, BokuKimi, Kare wa Ike mo Shinai Sarukoen wo Mezasu, Motto Ikitai..., I Give My First Love to You
4. Futatsu no Spica
In a Tokyo of the not-too-distant future a young girl looks up to the stars with melancholy in her heart and hope in her eyes. Thirteen-year-old Asumi Kamogawa’s life has been tied to those stars; her future may very well be among them. And she is not alone... Asumi is one of many young people with ambitions to some day head off to space for Japan’s first manned mission.
Before liftoff, like any true astronaut she must show the right stuff and overcome odds to pass numerous physical and mental trials if she even wants to be considered in the running for a rare spot in the elite Tokyo Space School.
Twin Spica has finished publishing and it has 89 Chapters. It is also Known as: ふたつのスピカ, Futatsu no Spica
3. Full Moon wo Sagashite
12-year-old Mitsuki wants to be a singer because of a promise she made with her childhood love, however a form of throat cancer is holding her back. One day she find two strange characters in her room, Takuto and Meroko, who are gods of death. She finds out she only has a certain amount of time to live, and wants nothing more in that time then to become a singer. The two shinigami show sympathy for her, and decide to help her reach her goal by transforming her into a 16-year-old girl.
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Ginyuu Meika
Full Moon wo Sagashite has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: 満月〈フルムーン〉をさがして, Searching for the Full Moon, Ginyuu Meika
2. Hoshi no Koe
To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive?
Voices of a Distant Star has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: ほしのこえ, The Voices of a Distant Star
1. Dear Friends: Rina & Maki
There's the affectionless father and the overly affectionate mother, and then there's the beautiful 18 year old high schooler Rina.
"Friends are just meant to be used," is what Rina says when she is caught having sex with her friend's boyfriend. Rina has such a low opinion of friends, but when she is hospitalized her classmate from elementary school, Maki, appears before her, wanting to continue their free-of-charge friendship from long ago. In this day and age, just what is the meaning of friendship? A tale of friendship based on a true story, as retold by Yoshi (the same author as Deep Love).
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Dear Friends: Rina & Maki has finished publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: Dear Friends リナ＆マキ, Dear Friends: Rina & Maki
