Mikako-san - Recommendations

• Vol: 1; Ch: 8
• 2013

A coming-of-age manga about two kids who are curious about sex.

• Vol: 15; Ch: 123
• 2002 - 2013

Shuichi Nitori is an elementary school boy with a secret: he wishes he were a girl and likes wearing their clothes. With the right outfit and his cute, effeminate looks, he is often able to convince people that he is someone else - or even something else. Unfortunately, although his best friend and object of affection, Takatsuki, accepts him as he is, she does not return Shuichi’s feelings. Moreover, school is an unforgiving place and Shuichi walks a fine line between liberating his true self and being labeled a freak by all his peers...

• Vol: 1; Ch: 9
• 2004

After seeing his great grandfather have his ears cleaned on his deathbed, a young boy named Toru becomes obsessed with getting the same woman to give his own ears a spring clean. Then one day at a fireworks festival, Toru encounters the same woman and buys one of the handmade ear cleaners that she’s selling. He quickly grows excessively attached to it, even naming the implement Suzunosuke. But when his teacher accidentally breaks Suzunosuke, Toru falls into despair, and only the mysterious woman at the ear cleaning shop can ease his suffering…

• Ch: 25
• 2011 - 2012

This coming-of-age story is about two people, Sae Tae Han, who is unemployed, and his new roommate, Woo Min Kim.

• One Shot
• 2009

Her name is Jasmine--the most beautiful flower of summer. This is a nostalgic tale about friendship and the magic of childhood...

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2017

The story of two rival Juumoku families and their daughters, who are the same age.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 8
• 2003

Biography of an ordinary girl, from her childhood to adult years, observing her personal growth in the everyday obstacles she meets.

• Ch: 60
• 2019 - 2020

"Abdominal Perforation Syndrome" - when children enter puberty, a hole forms in their belly. It closes automatically as you grow up, and having gone through this experience is a sign of adulthood. This story centers around junior high school student Asahina Chimaki and those around her, as they are torn between childhood and adulthood.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 4
• 2011 - 2015

A sweet and heartwarming story about the coming of age of Harukawa Mikoto

• Vol: 3; Ch: 31
• 2004

When Chinatsu moves from Tokyo to a rural village, she quickly befriends the locals with her effervescent personality, optimism, and unusual singing voice. But not everyone is as happy as she is: the people that the bubbly elementary school girl meets all have their own personal problems, be it a messy family situation or a long-ago death that still looms heavy on their mind. Luckily, Chinatsu's singing isn't just pretty; it also has the unique ability to soothe a person's soul.