Only the Ring Finger Knows - Recommendations
Alt title: Sono Yubi Dake ga Shitteiru
If you're looking for manga similar to Only the Ring Finger Knows, you might like these titles.
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Desire
- Vol: 1; Ch: 4
- 2001
Toru is a shy and quiet student who has developed a special crush on his close friend Ryoji. Toru hides his feelings, but in a sudden moment Ryoji confesses a secret desire for Toru. Dazzled, Toru quickly accepts his offer. As time passes, Toru's happiness begins to fade knowing that his affair with Ryoji was just a fling based out of Ryoji's sexual curiosity. Toru confides in another one of his close friend, Kashiwazaki, about his dilemma. The two set off to devise a plan to test Ryoji's true intentions by faking a romantic relationship. Both Toru and Ryoji have hidden their feelings from each other in the past, but now they have discovered that they were not the only ones. Will Toru and Ryoji be reunited or will their true feelings for each other go unfulfilled?
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Reasons you might like Desire...
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cassiesheepgirl says...
Both of these are one volume shounen-ai tales set in schools. While Desire is more explicit in its content and Only the Ring Finger Knows is more of a soft boy-love romance, both are worth reading for fans of the genre.
Seven Days
- Vol: 2; Ch: 13
- 2007 - 2009
High school freshman Touji Seryou is infamous in his school for dating a long string of girls who are drawn to his good looks and gentle personality. Each Monday he agrees to date the first person who asks him out... but only for one week. Although Touji treats everyone he dates with kindness and respect, at the end of the seventh day he inevitably breaks things off, saying "I just couldn’t fall in love with you." One Monday his classmate and fellow archery club member Yuzuru Shino asks him out on a whim, and though Touji has never dated a guy before, he decides to give Yuzuru a chance. Will Yuzuru become Touji's latest ex, or is seven days long enough to fall in love?
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Reasons you might like Seven Days...
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Myrah says...
Both of these shounen-ai manga are sweet and innocent and throughly non-graphic, which can be frusteratingly hard to find sometimes. Both are set in high school are feature a sempai and kohai pair. (Only the Ring Finger Knows is told from the kohai's point of view while Seven Days is split, but mostly follows the sempai.) In both manga, the couple barely know each other and fall in love as they learn about each other's strengths and short-comings.
Both manga have a gimmick: in Only the Ring Finger Knows, matching rings are popular at the school as a way to show who are your friends and, more importantly, your lovers. In Seven Days, the kohai is well-known at the school for dating any girl for a week and promptly dumping them at the end. Both couples set foot on their paths via a misunderstanding.
If you're looking for some BL that younger people can read (or older people can read in public) both of these are excellent.
Same Cell Organism
- Vol: 1; Ch: 7
- 2001
Excited, angry, calm, stressed, happy, sad, warm, exasperated... Feelings that come one after the other, or even perhaps all at the same time, when one is involved in a relationship. These are also the same feelings one will encounter one after the other, or perhaps, even all at the same time. An angel becomes mortal to be with the one he loves, two loners share a fondness for hiding out in the school attic, and a high school boy falls in love with a college man who seemingly sees him as nothing more than the kid next door.
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Reasons you might like Same Cell Organism...
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BaraEttie says...
If you liked Dousaibou Seibutsu or Only The Ring Finger Knows then you will most likely like the other because of the cute stories and they are both shounen-ai's. There are also some similarities between how the characters from both manga act that I feel ties these two together.
Little Butterfly
- Vol: 3; Ch: 15
- 2001 - 2003
Kojima’s friendly attitude and upbeat, playful innocence help to guarantee his status as a well-liked boy. But the brooding Nakahara is the exact opposite! A shy wallflower, he seems aloof and is constantly alone...until Kojima suddenly steps into his dark, painful world. Kojima seeks to befriend the class outcast, and soon learns of Nakahara's troubled family life - of his uncaring, abusive father and mentally unstable mother. As Kojima yearns to somehow comfort Nakahara, he gradually becomes aware that his feelings for the other boy arise from more than mere sympathy. When Nakahara declares his own romantic feelings for Kojima, their relationship becomes one of sexual exploration as they face their first steps into adulthood together.
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Reasons you might like Little Butterfly...
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DarkMiko says...
If you have read and liked Little Butterfly or Only the Ring Finger Knows you'd like the other because not only are they both 'light' yaoi they deal with the same kind of feelings and situations that come up in a school atmosphere when your just starting to realize your different then others, they both hold some serious moments but overall its a kind of 'fluff' and introduction to all yaoi in general. I find them both to be 'must reads' for any yaoi lover ^__^
Only the Flower Knows
- Vol: 3; Ch: 12
- 2009 - 2012
Youichi's life at university is going just fine. He isn't having any trouble with his classes, he has plenty of friends, and even a cute girlfriend named Minami. Then the day comes where he meets Misaki. Misaki is a reserved, stand offish fellow but for some reason, Youichi can't seem to get him out of his mind. In fact, he can't seem to stay away. When he lands a job working in the lab with Misaki, it seems more than just the flowers are about to bloom. But will they recognise their emotions for what they are, and have the courage to accept it?
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Reasons you might like Only the Flower Knows...
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ChristelNo says...
Both anime are romantic and sensitive yaoi centered on school life. They also are quite sensuous... The characters (both seme and uke) are really cute with a beautiful design. The story is deep and very interesting while characters soul are a little bit tortured. But this is in fact pretty nice and lovely.
Boy's Cried
- Vol: 1; Ch: 3
- 1996
Ooshima's best friend and girlfriend says they love each other. He should be angry, but all he thought was that he was interfering into their relationship. Kurosaki is the boy that befriends him and might also be the person to help mend Ooshima's heart.
Passionate Theory
- Vol: 1; Ch: 6
- 2006
All Midori wants to do is set out on his own and study overseas. Unfortunately, his crafty cousin (and math teacher) Hanabusa lectures him day and night about his decisions, and his spazzy best friend Kanoh is freaking out about everything! In order to balance this equation of the heart, Midori is going to have to stay truly focused. But will he factor in the unexpected variable of first love?
Sekai wa Bokura no Tame ni
- Vol: 2; Ch: 14
- 2007 - 2009
Sono Te ga Koi ni Kizuku Made
- Vol: 1; Ch: 8
- 2010 - 2012
Time Lag
- Vol: 1; Ch: 5
- 1999 - 2000
Satoru Tendou knows that one-sided love is a fate worse than death. A lonely window used to connect him to his best friend, the talented Shirou Sawaguchi. But as the boys grew into a hotshot cameraman and a track champion, the simple “goodnight” whispered through the tin can phones of childhood vanished into confused silence. Two hearts once beat together as one... will a surprise from the past allow deep emotions to bloom like the sakura flowers, or will a surprise from another plotting boy pull everyone apart?