Watashi to Watashi: Futari no Lotte - Recommendations

• Vol: 1; Ch: 7
• 2008 - 2009

• Vol: 13+; Ch: 78+
• 2012 - ?

Ichiko and Niko are a cute pair of twins. Their father is an inventor and raises them alone. He develops all kinds of crazy machines to improve the lives of his daughters. However one day, a lightning falls on the house and the father is transformed into a plush! Fortunately the teddy speaks, moves and continues his work of invention. As such, the lives of Ichiko and Niko become more fun!

• Vol: 1; Ch: 3
• 2008

In the name of a good and healthy lifestyle, the Good For You Party has banned sweets, pastries and chocolate in favor of nutritious substitutes such as fruits and vegetables. Smudger has to watch his father's pastry shop fail under this new government rule, but when Smudger and his friend Huntly discover a secret cocoa shop in an abandoned mine, they realize that there might just be hope for sweet tooths everywhere!

• Vol: 4
• 1988

Satsuki, her younger sister Mei and their father have just moved to their new home in the countryside, where grand adventures await them. One day while playing outside in the garden Mei encounters a small creature and decides to follow it. After chasing it through the bushes Mei eventually finds herself at the base of a large Camphor tree and as she drops through a hole in its roots, she lands on the stomach of a large, sleeping forest spirit named Totoro. The two sisters befriend the gentle spirit and are soon introduced to a world more fantastical than they could ever imagine, from playing with soot spirits to meeting a Catbus, to flying through the air and even making the trees grow. However when Mei disappears, Satsuki must call on the help of her new friends if she wants any hope of being able to find her sister...

• Vol: 1
• 2011

A 19th century tale of four very different sisters, each harboring her own hopes and ambitions for the future as their family collectively struggles to carry on in spite of their hardships.

• Vol: 4
• 1989

Kiki is a young witch who has just turned thirteen, and as tradition dictates she must now leave the safety of her home for a year to undergo witch training. One clear night, Kiki takes off with her cat Jiji and her mother's broomstick to start her new life, and finds herself in a town near the ocean - but she's disappointed to find that people aren't nearly as friendly as she'd imagined they'd be. With nowhere to stay and no outstanding magical skills besides flying, Kiki begins to wonder if she's come to the right place; but after returning a pacifier to a customer of a local shop, its owner, Osono, offers her a place to stay. Kiki soon decides that she'll start her own delivery service, and with the help of newfound friends she sets forth on a journey to discover who she is and how to make it on her own.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 4
• 1989 - 1990

Shizuku Tsukishima is a middle school student with her head in the clouds. While spending her entire summer vacation reading fantasy stories, she suddenly notices that a mysterious boy by the name of Seiji Amasawa happens to have checked out all the same books before her and becomes intrigued as to who this guy is like. However, the path to true love is never smooth and with a class love triangle and a chance encounter with a disagreeable jerk to contend with, will Shizuka be able to find her Prince Charming, or is it all just another of her fairy tales?

• Vol: 2
• 1982

• Ch: 6
• 2009 - 2010

A heartrending and heartwarming story about two twins: one who hates everything like himself and one who wishes to keep his promise from long ago.

• Vol: 4; Ch: 30
• 2017 - 2018

Youichi's a gruff, taciturn boy who attends a school full of delinquents; Chikage is naive, friendly, and student of a prestigious academy. These two very different boys become stepbrothers and suddenly find themselves living under the same roof.