Takasu Ryuuji has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving. For despite his inwardly sweet personality, his unintentionally sharp gaze and aggressive features give him the air of a delinquent thug, putting his chances at making new friends, let alone a girlfriend, next to zero.
It's Ryuuji's first day of his second year of high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yuusaku, and more importantly, the girl he's secretly crushing on, Kushieda Minori. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Aisaka Taiga, making her into his arch enemy. To top it off, Taiga has moved in right next door to Ryuuji and happens to be Minori's best friend! Can this school year possibly get any worse?!
Toradora! It is also Known as: とらドラ!, Tiger X Dragon, Tora Dora
Genres: Comedy , Sports , Slice of Life , Romance
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Top 10 Manga Like Toradora! [2024 List]
10. Omae wo Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore wo Riajuu ni Shitekure!
Kashiwada Naoki was determined to lead his high school life without anyone knowing that he's an Otaku. However, his classmate Bishoujo, Koigasaki Momo, who was rumored among the girls to be a bitch, found him out!? Before the despairing Kashiwada, she said something undoubtedly surprising.
"Aren't you an Otaku? Then, make me into an Otaku!"
The love story of two individuals bounded by an agreement of Otaku and Riajuu starts!!
Omae wo Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore wo Riajuu ni Shitekure! has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: おまえをオタクにしてやるから、俺をリア充にしてくれ！, I'll Make You into an Otaku, so Make Me into a Riajuu!
9. School Rumble
Second-year student Tsukamoto Tenma learns that her secret crush, Karasuma Oji, will be transferring to a school in America. In a last-ditch effort to reveal her love to him, she writes a long (but anonymous) love letter. When Karasuma ends up postponing his transfer for another year, Tenma realizes she has to tell him how she feels before time runs out again. But her extreme nervousness around him prompts her to try and setup all sorts of schemes to get close to him and let him know, without actually coming out and saying it. Meanwhile, unknown to Tenma, the school delinquent, Harima Kenji, has the biggest crush on her, as well as the same anxieties about being direct. Around this love triangle of clueless people are a few of Tenma's friends, and her younger (but older looking, more mature, and more popular) sister, Yakumo.
Note: This manga consists of 283 sharp chapters and 62 flat chapters. (Sharp and Flat refers to the musical notations.)
has finished publishing and it has 345 Chapters. It is also Known as: スクールランブル, School Rumble
8. Tonari wa Nani wo Kuu Hito zo
Inaba Suzuna is trying her best to make a campus debut and to have many friends in Tokyo. Until she realized that she miserably fails at living alone. Fortunately, her neighbor, Seto-kun, comes and saves her from dying of starvation. Bright campus life is still far away for Suzuna, but at least, she has a very dependable neighbor!
Tonari wa Nani wo Kuu Hito zo has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: トナリはなにを食う人ぞ, Tonari wa Nani wo Kuu Hitozo
7. Kimi ni Todoke
Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose "100% refreshing" personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe...there is even a little hope for some romance in her future.
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君に届け, Reaching You, Mayuge no Kakudo wa 45° de, 45 Degree Eyebrows, 45° Eyebrows
6. Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
Jirou, a third-year in high school, is forced to live with a gal named Akari under a course called the "Couple Practical." In order to be paired with their own romantic interests, they're going to act as a married couple...!?
More than a married couple, but not lovers. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 夫婦以上、恋人未満。, More than a Couple, Less than Lovers.
5. Omae wo Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore wo Riajuu ni Shitekure!
Kashiwada Naoki was determined to lead his high school life without anyone knowing that he’s an Otaku. However, his classmate Bishoujo, Koigasaki Momo, who was rumored among the girls to be a bitch, found him out!? Before the despairing Kashiwada, she said something undoubtedly surprising.
“Aren’t you an Otaku? Then, make me into an Otaku!”
The love story of two individuals bounded by an agreement of Otaku and Riajuu starts!!
Omae wo Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore wo Riajuu ni Shitekure! has finished publishing and it has 39 Chapters. It is also Known as: おまえをオタクにしてやるから、俺をリア充にしてくれ!, I'll Make You into an Otaku, so Make Me into a Riajuu!, I'll Make You an Otaku, so Make Me Normal!, I'll Make You into an Otaku, so Make Me into a Person Happy with Real Life!, Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!, Eu vou fazer de você uma Otaku, então, faça de mim um Riajuu!, เปลี่ยนผมเป็นคนธรรมดาที คุณว่าที่โอตาคุ, 널 오타쿠로 만들어줄 테니까 날 리얼충으로 만들어줘!, 我会让你成为死宅的,把我变成现充吧!
4. Golden Time
Tada Banri, a newly admitted student at a private law school in Tokyo, found himself completely lost after the opening ceremony, trying to find his way to the freshman orientation. At that moment, he ran into another lost freshman from the same school, Yanagisawa Mitsuo, and they hit it off at once. Somehow arriving at their intended goal just on time, there appeared in front of the two a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of roses. The girl then whacked Mitsuo across the face with the bouquet and handed the flowers over to him. “Freshman, congratulations”, was all she said, and then she left. The stylish, well dressed, perfect woman that had swung at Mitsuo was his childhood friend, Kaga Kouko. As children they had promised to marry each other one day, fulfilling their dreams. In order to escape from her, Mitsuo had gone out secretly and taken the examination for this well known private college, but now she showed up in the freshman orientation hall. She too had taken the law school entrance examination, catching up with him there.
Golden Time has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: ゴールデンタイム, Golden Time
3. Nisekoi
As a child, Raku Ichijo made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face...
Though Raku’s a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction! And he’s dragged into family affairs when he’s forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang’s boss!
Despite their constant spats, the two somehow fool everyone with their false relationship. Raku then discovers that Chitoge has a mysterious key from her past, which she can’t remember... Plus, two other girls appear with keys as well—Kosaki Onodera and Marika Tachibana!
Caught in the midst of this love maelstrom, even more complications arise for Raku when his class decides on Romeo and Juliet as the class’s play for the school festival. Can the two false lovebirds pull off the impossible and make the play a success?
Nisekoi: False Love has finished publishing and it has 229 Chapters. It is also Known as: ニセコイ, Nisekoi
2. Angel Densetsu
Seiichirou Kitano is a naive and kind boy with the heart of an angel and the face of a devil. Upon entering his new school he is presumed to be a villainous heroin addict, and unwittingly becomes the leader of the schools thugs, all thanks to his frightening face.
His new "friends" have great expectations of him, seeing him as a frightful demon. Kitano himself on the other hand, loathes violence and is blissfully unaware of the situation he is in...
Angel Densetsu has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: エンジェル伝説, Legend of Angel
1. Zero no Tsukaima
Zero no Tsukaima's story follows the life of the female protagonist named Louise who attends an academy for those who can use magic as a second year student. In this world, those who can use magic are either a mage or a noble. Everyone else is a commoner and is not treated equally. She is unskilled at the craft, which means she can never use her magic the way she wants to and has been dubbed the name "Louise the Zero", due to her current success rate almost always being zero. Early in the school year, the second year students get to summon their familiars; this is considered a special day where a mage summons their eternal protector and partner, which usually is some sort of creature. Louise manages to summon a human male named Saito Hiraga from Earth, leaving Louise totally humiliated. She treats Saito as any other creature, making him sleep on the floor and eat leftovers, and beats him with a whip, among other things. One day Saito challenges a noble who disrespects commoners to a duel. Saito is beaten badly at first, but once a sword was put in Saito's hands, he gained amazing powers and wields the sword with great ability. Louise and Saito, during the course of the story, face many mysteries and uncover unexpected truths.
The Familiar of Zero has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: ゼロの使い魔, The Familiar of Zero
