If you liked The Kiss Bet
12 comics like The Kiss Bet
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with The Kiss Bet (romance, comedy), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Comics like The Kiss Bet
Coming of Age · School Life1. Reg'lar Fellers
by Gene Byrnes
- Comedy (shared)
Neighbourhood boys, spelled the way they talk, arguing about the rules of games they are inventing as they go. Small stakes taken entirely seriously, which is what being eight years old is like.
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Coming of Age · School Life2. Skip and Loafer
by Misaki Takamatsu
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life
Mitsumi, the top student from a tiny seaside town, moves to Tokyo for high school with a ten-year plan and no idea how the city works. On her first day she gets lost, and Shima, a charming classmate with secrets of his own, helps her out. A bright, funny story about friendship and finding your feet, with a heroine who stumbles a lot and never stays down.
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Coming of Age · School Life3. Show-ha Shoten!
by Akinari Asakura, Takeshi Obata
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
Azemichi Shijima writes jokes in secret and would never perform them. Taiyo Higashikata is a former child actor with presence to spare. Together they form a comedy duo aiming for the top of Japan's manzai scene. A story about making people laugh, drawn by Takeshi Obata of Death Note.
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Coming of Age · School Life4. Bakuman
by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life
Moritaka can draw; his classmate Akito can write. Akito wants them to become manga artists together, and Moritaka — who just promised the girl he likes that they will marry once his manga becomes an anime — says yes. From the creators of Death Note, a story about making manga for Weekly Shonen Jump itself: deadlines, editors, reader surveys and rivals, told like a sports series.
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Coming of Age · School Life5. A Silent Voice
by Yoshitoki Oima
- Drama
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life
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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School Life · Romance6. True Beauty
by Yaongyi
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Romance (shared)
Jugyeong was bullied for her looks, so she teaches herself make-up from online videos and transfers schools as a new person. Now she is the prettiest girl in class — as long as nobody sees her bare face. Then a boy does. A romance about appearances, and about who we are without them.
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Coming of Age · Comedy7. Nomads
by Captain Juuter
- Adventure
- Comedy (shared)
- Fantasy
Lance leaves home to search for his missing brother in a world where travel is a privilege reserved for Nomads. His new companions are Satra, who is hiding her own history, and Saber, a cat with unusual powers. Their journey soon attracts wanted posters and bounty hunters, turning a personal search into a far more complicated adventure.
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School Life · Romance8. My Clueless First Friend
by Taku Kawamura
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life
Akane Nishimura keeps to herself at school, where an unkind nickname has made her an easy target. New transfer student Taiyou Takada hears the same nickname and thinks it sounds amazing. His cheerful curiosity turns awkward encounters into an unlikely friendship, slowly giving Akane a chance to come out of her shell.
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School Life · Romance9. My Love Story!!
by Kazune Kawahara, Aruko
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life
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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School Life · Romance10. The Otaku Love Connection
by Chu Amairo
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance (shared)
- Slice of Life
Wataru Otonari is perfectly happy watching his favorite couple enjoy their high-school romance. He considers himself a background character, even as his own good looks and enthusiasm attract attention. Meeting other devoted fans turns his quiet hobby into a lively tangle of friendships, rival interpretations and unexpected feelings.
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Coming of Age · School Life11. Haikyu!!
by Haruichi Furudate
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Sports
Shoyo Hinata is short, and he loves volleyball. In high school he joins Karasuno — once a powerhouse — only to find his teammate is Tobio Kageyama, the genius setter who crushed his team the year before. The two learn to fly together: a warm, thrilling sports story about teamwork, rivals and growing up.
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Coming of Age · Comedy12. Akane-banashi
by Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
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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