If you liked Skip Beat!
12 manga like Skip Beat!
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with Skip Beat! (romance, slice of life, comedy), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Manga like Skip Beat!
Readers also like it1. Oshi no Ko
by Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari
- Drama (shared)
- Mystery
- Psychological
A country doctor is reborn as the son of Ai Hoshino, the idol he adored, with his memories intact. When tragedy strikes her, he grows up with one aim: to find out who was behind it. A sharp, dark look at the entertainment industry, from idols and reality TV to the stage, wrapped around a mystery.
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Readers also like it2. Akane-banashi
by Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama (shared)
Akane's father was a gifted rakugo storyteller, expelled from the art in front of her eyes. Years later, she sets out to reach the top of rakugo herself and prove him right. A stirring story of performance and practice, where a single voice on a cushion holds a whole room.
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Slice of Life · Romance3. Maybe Meant to Be
by honeyskein (꿀타래), Damcho (담초)
- Comedy (shared)
- 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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Slice of Life · Romance4. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
by Karuho Shiina
- Comedy (shared)
- 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 · Romance5. My Love Story!!
by Kazune Kawahara, Aruko
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Takeo is strong, kind and accustomed to being overlooked in romance beside his handsome best friend. Helping a girl named Yamato changes that familiar pattern in ways he struggles to recognise. A warm romantic comedy about sincerity, friendship and learning to accept affection.
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Slice of Life · Romance6. Haimiya Is Scary Cute
by Kamiyama Sumu
- Comedy (shared)
- 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 · Romance7. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
by Saka Mikami
- Comedy (shared)
- 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 · Romance8. 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 · Romance9. BECK
by Harold Sakuishi
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Fourteen-year-old Yukio has been boring all his life, with no hobbies and no idea what music he likes. Then he meets Ryusuke, a wild guitarist just back from America whose band is named after his patched-up dog, Beck. The great rock-and-roll manga.
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Slice of Life · Comedy10. Barakamon
by Satsuki Yoshino
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
After losing his temper, young calligrapher Seishuu Handa retreats to a remote island to rethink his work. Finding peace proves difficult when energetic Naru and the other islanders make themselves part of his daily life. Their interruptions gradually offer him something his carefully controlled practice never could: a different way to see the world.
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Slice of Life · Comedy11. Yotsuba&!
by Kiyohiko Azuma
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
For Yotsuba, moving to a new neighbourhood means discovering a world full of surprises. Shopping trips, changing weather and visits with the family next door become adventures through her curious eyes. A gentle everyday comedy about a little girl, her father and the people drawn into her boundless enthusiasm.
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Slice of Life · Romance12. Akira Failing in Love
by Harekawa Shinta
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Akira comes back to the countryside for high school with one plan: win over her childhood crush. He likes her back. She is far too dense to notice. A romantic comedy about two fools in love.
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