Manga like Light

Also known as Akarui, Luminoso. Picked from what people who loved Light went on to love and from what they share with it, like Bar, Bullying, LGBTQ+ Themes. Show

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Boys Run The Riot

2020, Manga, 38 ch, 78%

Recommended by 13 Light fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

High schooler Ryo knows he’s transgender, but he doesn’t have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can’t tell his best friend, who he’s secretly got a crush on, and he can’t tell his mom, who’s constantly asking why Ryo "dresses like a boy." He certainly can’t…

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Niku wo Hagu
2019, One-shot, 1 ch, 80%

Recommended by 3 Light fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.
Claudine
1978, Manga, 4 ch, 73%

The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.
IS: Otoko demo Onna demo nai Sei
2003, Manga, 82 ch, 75%

The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.
Yuureitou
2010, Manga, 80 ch, 73%

Both have LGBTQ+ Themes.
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
2015, Manga, 23 ch, 84%

The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.
The Greatest Estate Developer
2021, Manga, 222 ch, 90%

Surreal Comedy, Anachronism, Male Protagonist
Suyo Webtoon-ui Na Kang-Rim
2021, Manga, 172 ch, 84%

Time Loop, Female Harem, Full Color
Space Brothers
2007, Manga, 432 ch, 87%

Both have Work.
Grand Blue Dreaming
2014, Manga, ongoing, 89%

Both have Bar.
Goedame Tteoreojyeodo Chulgeuneul Haeya Haneunguna
2026, Manga, ongoing, 86%

Both have Work.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
2020, Manga, 211 ch, 90%

Athletics, Female Protagonist, Primarily Female Cast
Boy Meets Maria
2017, Manga, 7 ch, 81%

Both have LGBTQ+ Themes.
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
2000, Light novel, ongoing, 86%

Philosophy, Episodic, Dystopian
Kamisama Kiss
2008, Manga, 154 ch, 84%

Shoujo, Female Protagonist, Kemonomimi
On the Way to Meet Mom
2024, Manga, 53 ch, 89%

Found Family, Male Protagonist, Aliens
Golden Kamuy
2014, Manga, 314 ch, 86%

Historical, Military, Outdoor Activities
Blue Giant
2013, Manga, 80 ch, 85%

Both have Bar.
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
2018, Manga, ongoing, 84%

Both have LGBTQ+ Themes.
Medalist
2020, Manga, ongoing, 88%

Ice Sports, Seinen, Coming of Age
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2014, Manga, ongoing, 78%

Isekai, Reincarnation, Magic
Veil
2018, Manga, ongoing, 87%

Foreign, Heterosexual, Primarily Adult Cast
Lord of the Mysteries
2020, Manga, 65 ch, 76%

Religion, Steampunk, Astronomy
Magus of the Library
2017, Manga, ongoing, 84%

Politics, Seinen, Writing