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12 manga like Love in the Palm of His Hand
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with Love in the Palm of His Hand (romance, slice of life, boys’ love), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Manga like Love in the Palm of His Hand
Readers also like it1. A Silent Voice
by Yoshitoki Oima
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
In primary school, Shoya Ishida bullied a deaf classmate, Shoko, until she transferred away, and then the class turned on him. Years later, lonely and ashamed, he sets out to find her and make amends. A moving story about guilt, forgiveness and learning to face other people again.
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Boys’ Love · Slice of Life2. Blue Flag
by Kaito
- Boys’ Love (shared)
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
In his last year of high school Taichi ends up in a class with Futaba, a girl he can hardly stand, and Touma, his popular childhood friend. Then Futaba asks him to help her win Touma's heart. A love story about three friends, and about the feelings none of them were ready to say.
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Readers also like it3. The Moon on a Rainy Night
by Kuzushiro
- Drama (shared)
- Girls’ Love
- Romance (shared)
Rushing to a piano lesson, Saki bumps into a tall, lovely stranger who hands back her sheet music with a plaster and leaves without a word. The next day the stranger turns out to be Kanon, a classmate at her new school, who is deaf and wants no one's special treatment. A gentle love story between two girls.
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Boys’ Love · Drama4. The Croaking
by echorise
- Action
- Boys’ Love (shared)
- Drama (shared)
- Fantasy
Scra's admission to a prestigious military academy draws suspicion: crows have never been welcome there. His new connections pull him into political divisions and rumors of a dangerous weapon. In a society shaped by wings and status, friendship becomes both a refuge and a risk.
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Slice of Life · Romance5. Skip Beat!
by Yoshiki Nakamura
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Kyoko has devoted herself to helping her childhood friend become a star, only to discover how little he values her. Determined to surpass him, she enters show business with revenge on her mind. Acting gradually reveals ambitions and abilities that belong to her alone.
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Slice of Life · Romance6. I Think Our Son Is Gay
by Okura
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Tomoko notices that her teenage son Hiroki may have a crush on another boy. She chooses to give him room to understand his feelings, even when his attempts to keep them private are less convincing than he thinks. Ordinary family routines become a warm portrait of patient support, awkward crushes and growing up.
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Slice of Life · Romance7. Haimiya Is Scary Cute
by Kamiyama Sumu
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Everyone at school is afraid of Haimiya, the upperclassman with the piercings, the grey wolf cut and the blunt Kansai dialect. For some reason she is gentle with exactly one person: him. A romantic comedy about a scary, sweet senpai.
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Slice of Life · Romance8. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
by Saka Mikami
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Rintaro goes to a rough boys' school whose students everyone looks down on, and the elite girls' academy next door has a strict rule: stay away from them. Then a girl from that academy, Kaoruko, starts coming to his family's cake shop and treats him like nobody else does. A gentle romance about two kind people on either side of a fence, and the friends who slowly start to cross it with them.
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Slice of Life · Romance9. Emma
by Kaoru Mori
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
In Victorian London, a reserved maid and a young man from a wealthy family develop feelings that cross the boundaries of their social positions. Their growing attachment brings private hopes into conflict with public expectations. A carefully observed historical romance about class, duty and the possibility of choosing differently.
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Slice of Life · Romance10. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
by Karuho Shiina
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Sawako's shy manner and resemblance to a horror-film character make classmates keep their distance. A friendly boy's kindness gives her the courage to reach out, beginning friendships she never thought possible. This school romance follows the awkward, rewarding work of letting other people know who you are.
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Slice of Life · Romance11. One Week Friends
by Matcha Hazuki
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Yuuki reaches out to his withdrawn classmate Kaori and learns why she keeps everyone at a distance: her memories of friends disappear each week. He keeps introducing himself anyway. Shared lunches, a diary and new classmates become small steps toward a friendship that might survive the next Monday.
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Slice of Life · Romance12. Maybe Meant to Be
by honeyskein (꿀타래), Damcho (담초)
- Comedy
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Jia, thirty-two and out of work, is tired of her parents telling her to marry. So is her childhood friend Mincheol, so she suggests they just marry each other. She did not expect him to say yes. A warm romance about two old friends.
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