Kare wa Tomodachi - Recommendations

• Vol: 18; Ch: 72
• 1997 - 2004

With a noticeable tan and bleached hair, Momo Adachi is a high school student who is frequently misunderstood by her classmates. She's accused of being a playgirl and is the subject of many rumors, most of which originate from her ‘best friend' Sae who is jealous of Momo due to them having a crush on the same boy. Momo's life only gets worse when Kairi Okayasu, who she once saved from drowning, decides to make her his own. Kairi coming into Momo's life only encourages Sae to spread more rumors about Momo and Kairi while going after Toji herself, creating quite a complicated situation for everyone involved.

• Vol: 10; Ch: 57
• 2002 - 2004

The age-old dilemma of choosing between your friend and the one you love is the lesson for the day for these bubbly high schoolers. 16-year-old Karin Karino finds herself torn between keeping the friendship of her classmate Yuka and entertaining the advances of a boy named Kiriya. Plain-Jane Karin experiences the gut-tingling roller coaster ride of her first love and first kiss as fate pairs her up with Kiriya, who also happens to be Yuka's object of affection. Through a series of chance meetings, Kiriya discovers the exquisite beauty lurking behind Karin's thick glasses and coy demeanor, and asks her to be his girlfriend. But living happily ever after in high school isn't on the curriculum, as Karin soon finds herself the center of Kiriya's attention, as well as the bulls eye in embittered pal Yuka's dartboard of hate.

• Vol: 16; Ch: 70
• 2002 - 2012

Yano Motoharu is the most popular guy in class, the school’s basketball ace, and highly charismatic to boot! No wonder Nanami Takahashi can’t resist falling in love with him. When Yano returns Nana’s feelings, things seem too good to be true and the two begin a relationship; but Yano has a contradictory personality which confuses Nana most of the time. On top of that, tragic events in Yano’s past won’t stop haunting their relationship. Unable to halt their passionate feelings, are Yano and Nana heading for disaster or can they save each other from irreparable hurt?

• Vol: 10; Ch: 58
• 2009 - 2012

When Momoka, a very shy girl who loves rabbits, is forced to change her seats, she finds herself at sitting at the back of the class, next to a boy she has never spoken to before, Narumi. Everyone thinks that he is strange and all of the girls are afraid of him. Why? There is a rumor that he is cursed and that the girls sitting next to him will never find love. Momoka believes in the rumor and fears him, but she gradually discovers the true Narumi and eventually new feelings are taking a hold on her. Is it friendship or... love?

• Vol: 30
• 1991 - 2010

Amano Taira is your average junior high student who has a problem with his height. Join him and his friends as they journey to many places and experience many hardships during their teenage years. 

• Vol: 4; Ch: 14
• 2005 - 2007

Since her dad's death since elementary school, Kamura has taken the role of being the responsible one in the family, including cooking, cleaning, and simply even getting her mom up for work, whom she promised to always protect. But then her mom tells her that she is getting remarried, and finds out about her soon-to-be 2 year older brother-in-law who she just saw homeless on the streets the day before! And now her friend Youhei, who always teases and makes her feel like a fool, is acting differently...and even tries to comfort her?! Will Kamura be to able accept her new family life with a father and brother, and be able to let go her feelings of being responsible for her mother?

• Vol: 9; Ch: 35
• 1999 - 2005

Chizuru is the new school nurse and she's eager not just to heal physical injuries but also injuries of the heart. She soon meets Kuga, a student whose father is a powerful yet sleazy politician who Kuga hates with a passion. At first Kuga just tries to avoid Chizuru's attempts to help him, but as time goes on he finds himself attracted to her. Yet Chizuru has her own demons that get in the way of her being able to fall in love again. What will happen between the two? The story progresses through Chizuru's repeated attempts to help all sorts of students, most of whom don't want to be helped!

• Vol: 2
• 2007

Mitsuha is sick of her stupid friends and boring school life. All she wants is to be left in peace. One day by mistake she becomes penpals with Haru, whom she doesn't know at all. Only with him can she be honest. There's one guy in Mitsuha's school who's just the way Mitsuha would like to be - cool, a little scary and above all - alone. One day she meets him in a bus... What will happen next?

• Vol: 16; Ch: 90
• 1996 - 2005

Four high-school students, whose family name happens to be Kobayashi, end up in the same class. No Kobayashi is similar to another Kobayashi and in fact, three of them are considered something similar to the Bermuda triangle. Anybody who gets near, ends up... well... that's better left unsaid.

• Vol: 2
• 2000

Sekina's a rebellious teenager who can't seem to plan ahead more than one day at a time. At school, she's seen as a problematic student in the eyes of her teachers. At home, things aren't going well with her mother who's a single mom. The only place she feels at peace is at Ageo's rock cafe. There, she meets Yanagi. Yanagi understands the pain she carries deep within her, and she finds herself slowly falling for him. One day, Sekina finds herself face to face with Yanagi again... but this time, he's the substitute teacher for her class...?!