Inside Mari - Recommendations

Alt title: Boku wa Mari no Naka

Inside Mari

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Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches

Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have switched bodies—and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone just by kissing them! After figuring out the workings behind this new and amazing ability, Ryu and Urara take full advantage of the situation to improve their lives. But with such an oddly amazing power, just how long will Ryu and Urara be able to keep their secret under wraps?

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Reasons you might like Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches...

JAhU JAhU says...

So you like body swap gender bender series? Go read Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo and Boku wa Mari no Naka.

Boku Girl

Boku Girl

Mizuki gets confessed to by a boy in front of a special Mirror. Legend has it, that if you confess to someone you like in front of that mirror your wish comes true! There is a slight Problem in this Equation: Mizuki is just a very feminine looking boy. Also it seems that he caught the Attention of the Norse Trickster God Loki while glancing into the Mirror. Loki decides out of boredom to mess with Mizuki and turns him into a real Girl.

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twinkly twinkly says...

Both mangas are about gender-switching. Boku Girl is more playful / comedy while Boku Wa Mari No Naka is more romantic, psychological and mysterious. 

Shishunki Bitter Change

Shishunki Bitter Change

The elementary schoolers Yuuta and Yui had their body swapped when Yuuta fell down from a tree. It's already been three years, and now they're in middle school. How will they co-operate in dealing with this as they grow up?

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TheSteelBlade TheSteelBlade says...

Both titles take a more realistic approach to the body swap genre. Mari May be more abult-targeted than shishunki, but both titles have their own twists and turns. 

Welcome Back, Alice

Welcome Back, Alice

Yohei, Kei and Yui are childhood friends and things get complicated when Yohei witnesses Kei and Yui in an intimate moment. But when Kei unexpectedly moves away and returns a few years later to reunite in high school, he seems to be a bit different.

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Reasons you might like Welcome Back, Alice...

Remmmmm Remmmmm says...

The series "Inside Mari" and "Welcome Back, Alice" are both written and drawn by Shuzo Oshimi. Both of these stories are about gender identity and identity as a whole. They both have similar endings, and they both have that Shuzo Oshimi charm that I can never get from any other mangaka

White Notepad

White Notepad

One year ago, high schooler Hana Odamaki (age 17) and auto factory worker Shogo Kine (age 38) suddenly switched places in body and mind. Now, after a year in each other's shoes, the two run into each other again. The man who found himself as a young maiden has brushed up his vessel's femininity and become an amateur model, while the girl in the body of a middle-aged man was treated as an amnesia case and lost any steady employment. They may have been reunited with "themselves", but what should they do when they can scarcely recognize the person they once were...?

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your name. Another Side: Earthbound

your name. Another Side: Earthbound

Mitsuha is a young girl living in a rural town named Itomori and is fed up with her life. One day, her family and friends notice she's suddenly acting strange. Little do they know, a high school boy from Tokyo named Taki Tachibana found himself randomly switching places with her when he fell asleep. But he has no clue how to act as a high school girl in an unfamiliar place! This is the story of your name. from the perspective of Mitsuha's friends and family as they deal with her strange new quirks--and avoid disaster.

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No Side

No Side

It's about a guy named Yuuji, who loves to play rugby. One day he just up and dies, in the middle of a rugby match. His spirit is unable to rest, because his team has never gotten a try. So what does he do? Take over someone else's body to accomplish this goal. But... the body turns out to be a girl's!

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your name.

your name.

Mitsuha, a high school girl living in a rural town deep in the mountains, has a dream that she is a boy living an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy living in Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As they realize they are changing places, their encounter sets the cogs of fate into motion.

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your name. Another Side: Earthbound (Light Novel)

your name. Another Side: Earthbound (Light Novel)

Mitsuha is a young girl living in a rural town named Itomori and is fed up with her life. One day, her family and friends notice she's suddenly acting strange. Little do they know, a high school boy from Tokyo named Taki Tachibana found himself randomly switching places with her when he fell asleep. But he has no clue how to act as a high school girl in an unfamiliar place! This is the story of your name. from the perspective of Mitsuha's friends and family as they deal with her strange new quirks--and avoid disaster.

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Kodomo Dorobou

Kodomo Dorobou

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