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Manga like Life

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Vitamin

2001, Manga, 3 ch, 71%

Recommended by 11 Life fans on AniList. The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

High school student Sawako is caught in a compromising situation. As a result, the other students in her school bully and ostracize her to the point she looks to suicide and drops out of school. She starts drawing manga and the hobby becomes her "vitamin."

More manga for fans of Life

  1. Cover of My Broken Mariko
    My Broken Mariko

    2019, Manga, 6 ch, 78%

    Recommended by 3 Life fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  2. Cover of Your Letter
    Your Letter

    2018, Manga, 10 ch, 81%

    Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

  3. Cover of Honey Lemon Soda
    Honey Lemon Soda

    2015, Manga, 124 ch, 77%

    The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  4. Cover of Limit
    Limit

    2009, Manga, 23 ch, 68%

    Recommended by 3 Life fans on AniList. Both have Bullying.

  5. Cover of Inochi
    Inochi

    2008, Manga, 20 ch, 69%

    Twins, Female Protagonist, Tragedy

  6. Cover of Tenshi Dattara Yokatta
    Tenshi Dattara Yokatta

    2021, Manga, 13 ch, 67%

    Yandere, Shoujo, Suicide

  7. Cover of Peach Girl
    Peach Girl

    1997, Manga, 72 ch, 69%

    Recommended by 5 Life fans on AniList. Both have Bullying.

  8. Cover of A Silent Voice
    A Silent Voice

    2013, Manga, 64 ch, 87%

    Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

  9. Cover of Hibari no Asa
    Hibari no Asa

    2011, Manga, 14 ch, 80%

    Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

  10. Cover of Dear Friends Rina & Maki
    Dear Friends Rina & Maki

    2003, Manga, 2 ch, 65%

    The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  11. Cover of The Summer You Were There
    The Summer You Were There

    2020, Manga, 32 ch, 87%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  12. Cover of Invisible
    Invisible

    2017, Manga, 22 ch, 76%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  13. Cover of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
    Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare

    2015, Manga, 23 ch, 84%

    Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

  14. Cover of Goodnight Punpun
    Goodnight Punpun

    2007, Manga, 147 ch, 88%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  15. Cover of Confidential Confessions
    Confidential Confessions

    1998, Manga, 23 ch, 74%

    Recommended by 5 Life fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

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

    2016, Manga, 10 ch, 83%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  17. Cover of The Moon on a Rainy Night
    The Moon on a Rainy Night

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 87%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  18. Cover of Drowning Love
    Drowning Love

    2004, Manga, 64 ch, 80%

    Recommended by 5 Life fans on AniList. The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  19. Cover of Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A Bullet
    Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A Bullet

    2007, Manga, 13 ch, 76%

    Recommended by 3 Life fans on AniList. Both have Bullying.

  20. Cover of Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
    Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

    2006, Manga, 127 ch, 83%

    Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

  21. Cover of The Flowers of Evil
    The Flowers of Evil

    2009, Manga, 58 ch, 81%

    Recommended by 5 Life fans on AniList. Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

  22. Cover of Onani Master Kurosawa
    Onani Master Kurosawa

    2007, Manga, 31 ch, 81%

    Recommended by 3 Life fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  23. Cover of Kono Oto Tomare!
    Kono Oto Tomare!

    2012, Manga, 158 ch, ongoing, 88%

    Both have Bullying, Coming of Age.

Anime for fans of Life

The Ramparts of Ice2026, TV, 14 eps, 83% Lord of Mysteries2025, ONA, 13 eps, 85% A Silent Voice2016, Movie, 1 ep, 88% Gintama2006, TV, 201 eps, 85% MUSHI-SHI2005, TV, 26 eps, 85% Perfect Blue1998, Movie, 1 ep, 85% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85% To Be Hero X2025, ONA, 24 eps, 85%

About Life

2002, Manga, 80 ch, 76%

All Ayumu dreams of is making it into the same high school as her best friend. But when she gets in and her friend doesn't, their friendship crumbles—sending Ayumu spiraling into depression. She finds relief in cutting herself, but soon realizes that her scars may interfere with her budding high school life. Can she trust her new friend, Manami, who seems too good to be true? Or will Ayumu's apparent lack of compassion and understanding get her tossed aside like she was before? And is there anyone else out there who could possibly love her for who she is? A melancholy coming-of-age story by Keiko Suenobu!

(Source: Kodansha)

Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2006.

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