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Cute Romance Mangas For An Enthusiast

Manga
byKrugaDesu
Oct 19 2025, 2:01 PM | Updated Nov 27, 2025 1:19 PM
It's a small interest stack of my favourite romance mangas as of recent memory or mangas with a romantic sub-text to it without it necessarily being the core genre or focus of the story. Still, if you're like me and dislike Love Triangles, excess or uncalled for drama, very avoidable misunderstandings and so on and so forth that pertain the cliches of manga, then you'll love the select few I picked.

If you read my previous description on,"I will not be writing any short synopsis of these mangas..." I lied, anyway, enjoy these few but good romance stories with their synopsis and my personal view on it

Have a good one.
Slow Motion wo Mou Ichido
Manga, 7 vol, 2016 Me:- Author:8
Cute retro romance of two highschool students sharing their love for old Japan city pop.
Sekine-kun no Koi
Manga, 5 vol, 2009 Me:- Author:9
A story of a troubled victim of sexual assault, fetishized from a young age till adulthood developing a phobia and disgust towards women.
Sanpakugan-chan wa Tsutaetai.
Manga, 5 vol, 2018 Me:- Author:8
Slice-of-life, cute and fluffy romance of a mean looking girl falling for one of her classmates
Machida-kun no Sekai
Manga, 7 vol, 2015 Me:- Author:8
A reliable fellow, relied upon by his mother, siblings, classmates, teachers. Accompanied by his reliable nature is his caring and loving attitude to all who needs his help.
Lovely★Complex
Manga, 17 vol, 2001 Me:- Author:10
A timeless classic about a unique dynamic of a Tall Girl, Oozumi and Short boy Ootani, trying their best dodging the jokes and grouping of their odd yet quite counterpulse!
Love So Life
Manga, 17 vol, 2008 Me:- Author:8
Childcare story of a girl living in an orphanage, taking care of the kids whilst working at a kindergarten where she meets a young weatherman who employs her to take care of his niece and nephew
Kimi ni Todoke
Manga, 30 vol, 2005 Me:- Author:8
Another timeless classic about Sawako, a visibly gloomy looking girl with an uncanny resemblance to the girl for the ring,"Sadako", hence her nickname. She is pulled by a kind and popular boy, Kazehaya, where their slow, but steady and cute story begins!
Kamisama Hajimemashita
Manga, 25 vol, 2008 Me:- Author:9
Another timeless classic among the classics - Momozono having being abandoned and rendered homeless by her father due to his gambling debt, in a turn of events becomes a land god, after saving the previous diety, Mikage and inherits his shrine. Tomoe, having being Mikage's familiar isn't thrilled with his new master being a human and is quite hostile towards her, but as they continue to co-habit and go through compelling milestones and challenges, their companionship grows into care and love.
Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki
Manga, 8 vol, 2012 Me:- Author:8
Another tall girl, short boy dynamic between Fujiyama and Yuuichi. A story of their reconnection of childhood friends, strained as they grew, only getting stitched during their adolescent period. A cute, slow-burn and comedic love story!
Kimi no "Gizaba" ga Mitemitai.
Manga, ? vol, 2025 Me:- Author:9
A story revolving around a Kisaragi Aisu and her Giza-ba(jaggered, uneven teeth) who covers her mouth with a mask and Yamada, whose infatuation with her teeth. A story with incredible potential not to mention the beautiful art! Don't mind the rating, give Shunsuke-sensei's other works a chance!
Kingyoya-san no Karisome Fuufu
Manga, ? vol, 2022 Me:- Author:8
Story centering a gold fish shop and it's owner, Asahi and a popular Mangaka, Nana who enter a contractual marriage to run the shop together as they slowly but surely develop genuine feelings.
Majo to Youhei
Manga, ? vol, 2024 Me:- Author:10
Story centered around Zig, a contractor mercenary who is ordered to eliminate Siasha, an infamous witch. After the entire troupe is killed by her, Siasha offers Zig a lifelong contract to protect her and take her far from the main land where witches are being hunted.

While the story isn't exactly focused on the romance, I'd say it's just as important as you will see the gradual growth in their relationship, and intimate moments that will lead to a relationship in the future.

Worth your time, believe me!
Wolf-chan wa Sumashitai
Manga, ? vol, 2023 Me:- Author:8
Romance story about Fujiko Oogami who falls in love with Yousuke Makiba, but fails to express her love through words and emotions, journeys as she forms bonds with friends and gradually gets closer to Makiba.
Yane no Shita no Artemis
Manga, ? vol, 2025 Me:- Author:9
About Koharu Kobachi, yet again failing to graduate from highschool as she fails Japanese literature despite all her awards from her exemplary work as a scientist. She ends up repeating for a 5th year and Sanosuke Saraki, her old classmates now poor university student, applies at the highschool is assigned to be her personal tutor and tasked to make sure she graduates this time! Another slow burn but cute relationship growth, self-love and emotional growth between our main characters.
Kimi wa Ore No Yasashikunai Haru
Manga, ? vol, 2025 Me:- Author:8
Relatively new, romance manga between Ujioka and Shimohoshizaki. Ujioka has to get past the obstacles after enrolling to a school in hopes of making friends in spite of his gangster appearance and his low self-steem. Meeting Shimohoshizaki, who was afraid at first but gradually warms up to him as they become close friends.
My Bias Gets on the Last Train
Manhwa, ? vol, 2024 Me:- Author:10
The doesn't need any introduction, trust me.
Ookami no Musume
Manga, ? vol, 2022 Me:- Author:9
Tsukina, a highschool girl discovers her origins of a warewolf bloodline, aided by her eventual close friends and fellow warewolf kin, Hayate - a black pelted wolf, Yuki - a white pelted wolf. Her goal? Find her mother's whereabouts and circumstances to which she was abandoned and forced to live as a human despite her origins.
Ponkotsu Fuuki Iin to Skirt-take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi
Manga, ? vol, 2019 Me:- Author:8
Romance between a thick-skinned member of student disciplinary and a Yankee girl who always gets into a heated argument over public decency and following school rules. As they interact, they gradually get closer. Don't miss this comical, yet cute and fluffy manga.
Saneka no Yomeiri
Manga, 3 vol, 2025 Me:- Author:8
Centered around Tatsuhiko, a young man who inherits his grandfathers home after his passing some years earlier, meets a tanuki spirit, Saneka. They spend time together until evening rolls in, and accidentally eats a supernatural folklore rice ball which in turn registers their souls as a married couple. Tatsuhiko and Saneka now try to undo the marriage as they grow closer and interact with a number of spirits residing in his area.
Shiroyama to Mita-san
Manga, 10 vol, 2021 Me:- Author:9
An extremely cute and wholesome romance and packed with gags and laughs about Shiroyama saving Mita-san's grandfather who then proposes that they should date, thus beginning the funny and enticing romcom that is Shiroyama to Mita-san.
Hanninmae no Koibito
Manga, 7 vol, 2023 Me:- Author:7
Kyoko, an endearing drum artist, captures the heart of a young oil painter, Shintaro. Starting off prickly, Kyoko being a blunt and emotionally guarded, they weren't so close, but as Shintaro began to understand her and her work, they grew closer in a slow, but continuous growth.
Arakure Ojousama wa Monmon Shiteiru
Manga, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:8
A comical and yet heartwarming manga about youthful love and sexual urges. This follows Tsubaki Kuchinashi, a queen bee whose grandfather is the headmaster and hence anyone getting in her way - no matter teacher or student - gets expelled. She meets Tadashi Kiritsu, head of Public Morals Committee who is sharp and rigid, never conceding to disobedience. He despised Tsubaki's iron grip on the school and hence a challenge to her rules shakes Tsubaki and decides to get rid of him through...A honey trap?

Join me in an extremely comical but realistic youthful love that explores sexual desire of the adolescents and discipline of the soul to resist such indecent acts in the public eye!
Futari Solo Camp
Manga, ? vol, 2018 Me:- Author:8
Another underappreciated and misunderstood manga. Follows Gen, a solitary man that values nature through his weekly trips to camp solo, one day encounters a young culinary arts college student, Shizuki, whilst she was changing her pants in his camp site. Naturally, their meeting is unprompted and first impressions are the bottom of the barrel, but as they camp together, they grow to care for eachother and growing as people who try understand eachother

It's a story that explores camping - solo camping - that also values solidarity and nature all while progressing in development of relationships, understanding other and coming to really love eachother, despite their flaws.

It's rating should not be the determining factor in it's worth, it doesn't tell the whole story. So just give it a try, as I did.
Ojojojo
Manga, 4 vol, 2012 Me:- Author:8
Cute story about an heiress of one of the biggest empires in Japan,Haru Jigokumeguri, but because of her heritage partly and partly because of her arrogant and condescending speech, she's always been isolated or ostracized by her classmates and never been able to make friends, aside from the ones that kiss her ass and try win her favours, she's never made any real friends before. But she is a socially awkward girl who tries to talk respectfully.

She begins to change when she meets a young outcast boy who dresses in 20th century fashion, Kawayanagi Tsurezure, he talks little and smiles less. Both being socially awkward,they grow together as their interactions increase.

An overall good romance story, good pacing, good progress and best of all characters. It doesn't overstay it's welcome, but rather leaves a lasting impression.
Yamada no Gakkyuu Nisshi
Manga, ? vol, 2024 Me:- Author:9
Yamada no Gakkyuu Nisshi is a refreshing shoujo romcom about Yamada, the only girl in Class A of a former all-boys school and its hardworking Class Representative. Her first major task is bringing back Murata, the school’s talented but notorious playboy who often skips class. The story stands out through its sincerity, strong character writing, and its charming diary-format chapters told from Yamada’s perspective.

Their dynamic as characters is so well written. It's so well done that the development, the interactions, the plot and even the supporting characters are incredibley interesting to read about and i truly hope for more considering there are only 13 chapters out right now.

Not to mention it's so nostalgic as it's publisher is the famous Hana to Yume: The Epitome of Shojou Manga.

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