Drama (1560)

Plot-driven stories focused on realistic characters experiencing human struggle. Because drama stories ask the question of what it means to be human, the conflict and emotions will be relatable, even if the settings or characters themselves are not. Here, you will see humanity at its worst, its best, and everything in between. Simply having a serious tone, dramatic moments, or evoking tears does not equal Drama. If the narrative focuses on eliciting emotional reactions rather than on characterization, then it is melodrama and not Drama. Slice of Life and Drama are incompatible by definition.

Omake no Kobayashi-kun

Morio, Masami 2024
This is the story of four high school students whose family name happens to be Kobayashi that end up in the same class. No Kobayashi is similar to another Kobayashi and in fact, three of them are considered something similar to the Bermuda triangle. Anybody who gets near, ends up... well... better left unsaid.

New student Kobayashi Yamato is not afraid however, and already considers them like brothers and sister! Will his naive youthfulness be crushed forever? Will the everlasting power of "always happy attitude" overpower the famous trio? Will anybody survive the year?

From Impossibility
Oct 1996 to Oct 2005 | 90 chp | Publishing

+C: Sword and Cornett

Yugyoji, Tama 2024
Belca Noctircus is the son of a commoner and the King of Noctircus. He is the third prince in the royal Noctircus family and is third in line for the throne. Soon after coming back from abroad, his brother and the crown prince of Noctircus, Hector, reveals his amibition to create peace with the Amonel, a race considered to be monsters but mysteriously dies from a chronic disease. Belca and his other older brother, Orcelito discovers the conspiracy behind Hector's death and Belca is nearly killed because of it. However, he is saved by a wandering bard/scholar named Eco. Meanwhile Orcelito is taken by Lagen, whose son, a young nobleman, locks him up and manipulates him to do things by Lagen's bidding and wishes.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Apr 28, 2008 to Oct 27, 2012 | 52 chp | Publishing

Nabi

Kim, Yeon-Joo 2024
The series begins as a guest visits a temple where Myo-Un and Ryu-Sang are living along with many other orphan children. This guest turns out to be an assassin who came to kill a certain someone who is the last child of a powerful family in Su country. The assassin's employer, who remains anonymous, wants to clean up every root of possible problems.

The assassin calls for reinforcements and attacks the lady of the temple, revealing that the lady of the temple is also another last descendent of another powerful family that was drawn out of Su country. Myo-Un, Ryu-Sang, and others are forced to flee the temple.

Thus, Myo-Un & Ryu-Sang's journey begins, and the assassin is still after them.

Readers, at this point, are challenged to figure out who might be "the last child". It's either Myo-Un or Ryu-Sang, and even at volume 5 (which is the latest volume at the time of this article), readers will still not likely know who is "the last child" that the assassin is after.

There are three major protagonists in this manhwa. As you may have guessed, the two are Myo-Un and Ryu-Sang. The third is the assassin whose name is Harim.

(Source: JanimeS)
Oct 25, 2006 to ? | chp | Publishing

Crab Kiss

Hwang, Mi Ri 2024
Although Hye-Bin was smart enough to get into a prestigious private academy, her life has been marred by the fact that her mother used to be a famous porno actress. Having led a difficult life so far, Hye-Bin refuses to just sit there and take it, and no one who knows the secret about her now-legitimate-actress mother dare say anything about it. But Hye-Bin's one true purpose of coming to this academy was to find her childhood friend and love, Ryul, who had given her first kiss when they were little. Having seen Ryul declare on TV shows after becoming a child star that he was still waiting for Hye-Bin, she had been dreaming for this reunion ever since. But something is wrong with Ryul. The warm, friendly kid she remembers had been replaced by a cold, indifferent boy who is seemingly obsessed with the beautiful president of the art club. Worse, there seems to be a more complicated situation underneath as Hye-Bin realizes that she has entangled herself into something much more complex than she could imagine. Everyone wants to use Hye-Bin as their pawn in the game, but she won't have any of it!...

(Source: MangaUpdates)
Not available | chp | Publishing

Idol Shopping

Hwang, Mi Ri 2024
"S" is a known as a bully caretaker, who avenges her bullied clients—for a price.

However, in reality, "S" is a nerd named Kang Song Ih, with a twin brother named Kang Ah Eul, whom she loves above anything. Ah Eul attends Chungha High School, a famous and expensive school, but over winter break, he attempts to commit suicide. Song Ih, determined to understand why her brother tried to kill himself, attends Chungha High School, pretending to be Ah Eul—uncovering the reasons why Ah Eul was driven to suicide, including one mysteriously handsome but "bad" guy named Suh Ga Yoon.

(Source: MU)
Dec 2008 to Feb 2009 | chp | Publishing

World Bring It On!

Hwang, Mi Ri 2024
Hyo Yi is a poor girl with a scholarship to one of the most exclusive private schools, attended only by kids from the richest families. Strong and resilient, Hyo Yi fights to protect her mentally handicapped brother whose illness makes him a target for bullies and beatings. Then she meets Min Ha, who unexpectedly winds up making an agreement to protect the siblings. Bound together by their unusual arrangement, Hyo Yi and Min Ha gradually learn what it means to love, one step at a time....

(Source: Tasty Kiwi Scans)
Jul 11, 2008 to Sep 27, 2008 | chp | Publishing

Kanashi no Homura: Yumemaboroshi no Gotoku

2024
In Japan of the 16th century, a general, the samurai Saitou, decides to offer his daughter in marriage to the son of the shogun, Nobunaga. But one of his vassals, Mitsuhide, loves secretly this girl and to stay near her, disguises himself as a handmaid.

On the road which leads them towards the lands of the future bridegroom, the convoy falls accidentally on the young Nobunaga. This meeting is nevertheless going to take a particular bend when the young man discovers that he loves passionnement.... Mitsuhide.

(Source: Soleil Manga)
Oct 2007 to Jun 2009 | 22 chp | Publishing

Koi, Hirari

Mitsuki, Miko 2024
The food loving and pure-hearted Sumire Misaki's family is moving to the same town where her mother and father met and fell in love. Sumire's mother tells her that it's a town where she'll fall in love, and it she meets her first love in a very unexpected way: the good-looking Kaduki Miyamoto, as he tries to escape from his home. Through an unfortunate set of events, the wheels of fate have begun to turn for Sumire, as Kaduki is more than he appears to be. In fact, he's a traditional dancer! Will Sumire's first love be a happy one? Or does a bumpy road await her?
(Source: From Awakened Memories and StarryHeaven)
Dec 2008 to Aug 2009 | 12 chp | Publishing

Ageha

Watanabe, Ayu 2024
1. Ageha
2. Eternal Rainbow
3. Kiss Me, Baby
Jun 13, 2006 | 3 chp | Publishing

Tetsuya: Jansei to Yobareta Otoko

2024
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking.

(Source: ANN)
Jul 16, 1997 to Dec 8, 2004 | 339 chp | Publishing

He's Dedicated to Roses

Hwang, Mi Ri 2024
"If you were a girl, we would never have met"
"Well— to...to be honest with you— I AM a girl—"

Plain when she's a girl, but disguised as a guy, she's got a good body, is awesome at fighting and has a handsome face. Despite thinking that Ida is a guy, Kang Naru falls in love with her. Now everyone thinks that Naru is gay, Ida wants to tell him the truth.

"What should I do? If they know I'm a girl—"

But at what cost...?
Jan 26, 2007 to Feb 10, 2007 | chp | Publishing

Kanojo wo Mamoru 51 no Houhou51 Ways to Save Her

Furuya, Usamaru 2024
Tokyo—a bustling city brimming with technology and culture—is the heart of Japan. It is the center of the country's government, acts as its economic hub, and attracts thousands of people from tourists to businessmen worldwide.

All seems well, until a terrifying 8.1 magnitude earthquake brings the city to its knees. The calamitous event destroys schools, hospitals, and other critical national infrastructure—leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless without food or water.

Jin Mishima is a 21-year-old college senior who is caught up in the earthquake. Accompanying him is his old friend, the outlandish gothic lolita Nanako Okano. Together, the two must survive the harsh social and practical realities brought about by the earthquake—in a Tokyo where crime is rife, no person is safe, and only the combined effort of the survivors can end the anarchy of the city's crumbling society.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
May 26, 2006 to Aug 17, 2007 | 49 chp | Publishing

Under the Rose

Funato, Akari 2024
Volume 1: Fuyu no Monogatari (Winter's Tale)
In the late 19th century England, Grace King was the daughter of a declined Marquis and also the mistress of Count Arthur Roland. After her mysterious death, her sons Linus and Lawrence were taken under custody of their father Earl Roland, who has a sick wife Anna and other children. Linus deeply suspects that the Roland family was involved in the death of his mother and thus begins his lonely investigation.
Volume 2-?: Haru no Sanka (Spring's Paean)
Rachel Brennan was hired by the Roland family as the governess for the children. The children, except the second son William, gradually began to like her. Will William also open up to Rachel too with her efforts?

(Source: MU)
2002 to ? | chp | Publishing

Tonari no AtashiTo Be Next to You

Nanba, Atsuko 2024
Nina's neighbor, Kyousuke, is starting high school while she's still stuck in junior high. Just walking to their nearby schools together isn't enough for her—especially since they keep running into Yuiko: a beautiful, outgoing girl in Kyousuke's grade who also seems to harbor feelings for Nina's next-door neighbor.

(Source: MU)
Dec 13, 2008 to Feb 13, 2012 | 40 chp | Publishing

Boyfriend

Yamada, Daisy 2024
Hijiki (a girl with an unusual name) has just entered a new school, and on the way there she encounters a mysterious boy alongside a beautiful lake. Hijiki has some secrets of her own, and will this boy be able to listen to her silent pleas for help...? (Source: Nagareboshi Manga)
Mar 2009 to Jan 2010 | 11 chp | Publishing

Chihayafuru

Suetsugu, Yuki 2024
Always deemed inferior to her elder sister, the strong-willed yet aimless Chihaya Ayase has no dream of her own. In contrast to her, Taichi Mashima, the son of a surgeon, is gifted yet insecure as he is burdened by the heavy expectations of his strict mother, who wants him to be perfect in everything. However, the lives of Chihaya and Taichi soon change as they encounter Arata Wataya, the new transfer student in their class.

Inspired by Arata's dream to become the best at competitive karuta—a card game based on the classic anthology of one hundred Japanese poets—Chihaya quickly falls in love with the game. Refusing to lose to the talented Arata, the prideful Taichi joins along and immerses himself in the game, aiming to one day surpass his fated rival. The three friends spend their childhood practicing karuta everyday, until certain circumstances force them to part with each other.

A few years later, now in high school, the trio finds themselves reunited through the world of competitive karuta. Alongside their newfound comrades and rivals, they embark on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and romance.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Dec 28, 2007 to Aug 1, 2022 | chp | Publishing

Saraiya Goyou (House of Five Leaves)

Ono, Natsume 2024
Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has time and again caused him to be let go by the lords who have employed him. Hungry and desperate, he becomes a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a gang called "Five Leaves." Although disturbed by the gang's sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi's motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he's drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws.

(Source: Sigikki)
Nov 25, 2005 to Jul 24, 2010 | 59 chp | Publishing

Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human)

Furuya, UsamaruDazai, Osamu 2024
Ooba Youzou is a troubled soul incapable of revealing his true self to others. A weak constitution and the lingering trauma from some abuse administered by a relative forces him to uphold a facade of hollow jocularity since high school.

(Source: MU)
Feb 6, 2009 to Apr 21, 2011 | 12 chp | Publishing

Baptist: Manipulated Age of the Gods

2024
Dec 15, 2008 to Jun 15, 2010 | 37 chp | Publishing

Hoshi yo Oka yo Fuyu no Ao yo

Yumeka, Sumomo 2024
A story about a rebellious, young man with unimaginable beauty named Hana who dreams of being a swordsman. Due to his beauty, his mother has other plans for him, so he leaves home to become a swordsman like Soyogo who slayed 14 people. Amongst the guards, he meets an enigmatic youth named Hijiri who lives without knowing joy or sorrow. A sweet story about two young men, their dreams, and their blossoming love.
(Source: Psycho Pandas)
Not available | 2 chp | Publishing

Hishoka DropSecretarial section Drop

Haruki 2024
Protagonist gets a job at an important company—purely by mistake. Unqualified, but unwilling to admit they made a mistake, they tell him instead to go help out the women...

(Source: MU)
Sep 14, 2005 to Nov 14, 2007 | 25 chp | Publishing

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora

Hashimoto, Tsumugu 2024
During the winter, Yuichi was hospitalized due to hepatitis. Randomly he would try to escape from the hospital but would get beat up by the nurse. One day, he happened to meet Rika, a girl of his age, in the next building. He was fascinated by her beauty, but she was very selfish girl. Although she led him by the nose, he began to be attracted by her. However, when Rika told him about her illness, he knew why she acted so selfish; she didn't have long to live.
Aug 27, 2005 to Nov 27, 2006 | 14 chp | Publishing

Gaku

Ishizuka, Shinichi 2024
Shimazaki Sanpo is a volunteer member of the mountain rescue team of Japanese Alps. Confronting a life-threatening situations he always seeks out the best solution to save the climbers. It's a human drama of the lives and deaths in the mountains.
Sep 20, 2003 to Jun 5, 2012 | 159 chp | Publishing

Lost Seven

Ko, Ya SeongNakashima, Kazuki 2024
Tanlou is one of the roaming Blair tribe: a stubborn lot who keep to themselves and frown upon interaction with "outsiders". He, along with six of his friends find a young princess from a nearby castle, wandering in the forest. She begs them to help her, but their help comes with a price. Tanlou is cursed by the head of his clan, and the seven men are banished. Still, they feel compelled to help her. The princess' name? Snow White. After a vicious battle to regain Snow White's kingdom that leaves the princess gravely injured, the evil queen unleashes her wrath, and the unthinkable comes to pass when two of the seven mysteriously disappear, leaving behind five bereft buddies who have no idea what has become of their comrades.
And thus begins the plight of Tanlou and his friends...
(Source: Circeus-Scanlations)
Feb 29, 2008 to Dec 28, 2009 | 21 chp | Publishing