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Cover of Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku

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Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku

2024, Manga, 12 ch, 62%

Both have Rural.

Akimi is a high school girl who lives on a scenic island in the Seto inland sea with her mother, who has become deeply unhappy due to her father's affair.. One day, she becomes friends with Kai, who transferred to the island due to the love of his free-spirited mother....

More manga for fans of Dogs and Punching Bags

  1. Cover of Studio Cabana
    Studio Cabana

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 79%

    Band, Shoujo, Heterosexual

  2. Cover of Skip and Loafer
    Skip and Loafer

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Rural.

  3. Cover of Sand Chronicles
    Sand Chronicles

    2003, Manga, 22 ch, 79%

    Both have Rural, Love Triangle.

  4. Cover of Aekanaru
    Aekanaru

    2020, Manga, 41 ch, 79%

    Both have Rural.

  5. Cover of Byeorisamsyap
    Byeorisamsyap

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    School, Heterosexual, Full Color

  6. Cover of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
    I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

    2016, Manga, 10 ch, 83%

    Coming of Age, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist

  7. Cover of Snow Angel
    Snow Angel

    2023, Manga, 18 ch, 73%

    Both have Rural.

  8. Cover of A Brief Moment of Ichika
    A Brief Moment of Ichika

    2018, Manga, 31 ch, 77%

    Tragedy, Age Gap, Heterosexual

  9. Cover of The Mimosa Confessions
    The Mimosa Confessions

    2021, Light novel, 16 ch, 87%

    Both have Rural, Love Triangle.

  10. Cover of A Distant Neighborhood
    A Distant Neighborhood

    1998, Manga, 16 ch, 78%

    Both have Rural.

  11. Cover of The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
    The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior

    2010, Manga, 94 ch, 79%

    Seinen, Heterosexual, Ensemble Cast

  12. Cover of Suiiki
    Suiiki

    2009, Manga, 12 ch, 75%

    The same kind of story: rural youkai iyashikei.

  13. Cover of I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
    I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Heterosexual, Seinen, School

  14. Cover of Chichi Kogusa
    Chichi Kogusa

    2013, Manga, 49 ch, 80%

    Both have Rural.

  15. Cover of Restart After Coming Back Home
    Restart After Coming Back Home

    2016, Manga, 7 ch, 79%

    Both have Rural.

  16. Cover of Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru
    Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru

    2014, Manga, 34 ch, 78%

    Both have Love Triangle.

  17. Cover of Nitamono Doushi
    Nitamono Doushi

    2025, One-shot, 1 ch, 78%

    Seinen, Delinquents

  18. Cover of Mystical
    Mystical

    2020, Manga, 94 ch, 81%

    Both have Rural.

  19. Cover of Shiroyama to Mita-san
    Shiroyama to Mita-san

    2021, Manga, 101 ch, 80%

    Primarily Teen Cast, Rural, Shounen

  20. Cover of Ao no Hana: Utsuwa no Mori
    Ao no Hana: Utsuwa no Mori

    2018, Manga, 50 ch, 81%

    Both have Rural.

  21. Cover of Bitter Virgin
    Bitter Virgin

    2005, Manga, 32 ch, 73%

    Both have Love Triangle.

  22. Cover of Neko no Otera no Chion-san
    Neko no Otera no Chion-san

    2016, Manga, 79 ch, 76%

    Both have Rural.

  23. Cover of Bus for Two
    Bus for Two

    2025, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Both have Rural.

Anime for fans of Dogs and Punching Bags

Neon Genesis Evangelion1995, TV, 26 eps, 83% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85% Howl‘s Moving Castle2004, Movie, 1 ep, 85% Nichijou - My Ordinary Life2011, TV, 26 eps, 83% The Apothecary Diaries2023, TV, 24 eps, 88% NANA2006, TV, 47 eps, 85% MUSHI-SHI2005, TV, 26 eps, 85% Ping Pong the Animation2014, TV, 11 eps, 86%

About Dogs and Punching Bags

2022, Manga, 11 ch, 71%

After leaving her isolating life in Tokyo, 34-year-old Nichiko returns to her remote island hometown for her estranged alcoholic father's final days. There she meets Chimaki, an eccentric young man who stirs up old memories and feelings Nichiko had all but decided she no longer deserved. But despite his puppy-like enthusiasm for life, Chimaki's almost obsessive need to rescue people and animals seems to be compensating for an unspeakable past.

(Source: Kodansha USA)

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