Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be… but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around when that happens!
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie has finished publishing and it has 178 Chapters. It is also Known as: 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん, That Girl Isn't Just Cute, A Girl Who's Not Just Cute, Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Kawaii Dake Janai Shikimori-san, Miss Shikimori Is Not Just Cute, 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん, 式守同學不只可愛而已, 귀엽기만 한 게 아닌 시키모리 양
Genres: Comedy , Romance , School Life , Shounen
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Top 6 Manga Like Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san) [2026 List]
6. Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
Sighing, leaning on his elbows, sleepy eyes. Tanaka-kun is a boy that basically doesn't try but isn't disliked. This is a laid-back youth comedy about Tanaka-kun and the quiet Oota who can't leave him alone.
Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge has finished publishing and it has 145 Chapters. It is also Known as: 田中くんはいつもけだるげ, Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
5. Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu.
Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!
Notes:
- Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021.
- Includes 38 extra chapters.
Komi Can't Communicate has finished publishing and it has 538 Chapters. It is also Known as: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。, Comi san ha Comyusho desu, Komi-san Has a Communication Disorder, Komi-san wa, Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu, Komi-san wa, Communication Shougai desu., Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu., Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu., Miss Komi Is Bad at Communication, Communication Shougai desu.
4. Yancha Gal no Anjou-san
Seto is a serious kid who leads a quiet High-school life, until he starts to get teased by resident Gal Anjo.
The mischievous gal Anjou-san is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: やんちゃギャルの安城さん, Yancha Gal no Anjo-san, Yancha Gal no Anjousan, Yancha gyaru no Anjō-san, Yancha gyaru no Anjou-san
3. Horimiya
At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!
Notes:
-Includes 20 extra chapters.
-The 17th volume got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra chapters.
Note: Chapter count includes 20 extra chapters.
Horimiya has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: ホリミヤ, Horimiya
2. Tonikaku Kawaii
Described as a story full of "love" and "dreams", Tonikaku Cawaii follows a protagonist whose name is written with the characters for "Hoshizora" ("Starry Sky" in Japanese), but whose name is pronounced as "Nasa". On the day of his high school entrance exams, Nasa encounters a beautiful girl. For Nasa, it feels like destiny is finally calling out to him that he will have a girlfriend, but...
Tonikaku Kawaii is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: トニカクカワイイ, Generally Cute, Fly Me to The Moon, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You
1. Kubo-san wa Boku (Mobu) wo Yurusanai
First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy--let's call it a sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!
Notes:
- Includes 13 extra chapters and the pilot one-shot.
- Won 19th place (2020) and 7th place (2021) in the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in the physical release category.
Kubo-san Won't Let Me Be Invisible has finished publishing and it has 158 Chapters. It is also Known as: 久保さんは僕(モブ)を許さない, Kubo-san Won't Leave Me Be
