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Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku

2024, Manga, 12 ch, 62%

Recommended by 3 Sand Chronicles fans on AniList. 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....

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    We Were There

    2002, Manga, 74 ch, 75%

    Recommended by 20 Sand Chronicles fans on AniList. The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  2. Cover of Yubikiri
    Yubikiri

    2002, Manga, 3 ch, 67%

    Shoujo, Female Protagonist, Age Gap

  3. Cover of House of the Sun
    House of the Sun

    2010, Manga, 70 ch, 79%

    Both have Tragedy, Coming of Age.

  4. Cover of Haru’s Curse
    Haru’s Curse

    2015, Manga, 10 ch, 75%

    Both have Tragedy.

  5. Cover of Drowning Love
    Drowning Love

    2004, Manga, 64 ch, 80%

    Recommended by 7 Sand Chronicles fans on AniList. The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  6. Cover of Skip and Loafer
    Skip and Loafer

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Rural, Coming of Age.

  7. Cover of The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes: Ultramarine
    The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes: Ultramarine

    2020, Manga, 17 ch, 83%

    Both have Tragedy.

  8. Cover of Piece
    Piece

    2008, Manga, 21 ch, 78%

    Recommended by 4 Sand Chronicles fans on AniList.

  9. Cover of Pure and Natural Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
    Pure and Natural Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

    1994, Manga, 70 ch, 72%

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

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

    2016, Manga, 10 ch, 83%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  11. Cover of Aekanaru
    Aekanaru

    2020, Manga, 41 ch, 79%

    Both have Rural.

  12. Cover of orange
    orange

    2012, Manga, 39 ch, 79%

    Both have Love Triangle.

  13. Cover of Last Quarter
    Last Quarter

    1998, Manga, 16 ch, 77%

    Both have Tragedy.

  14. Cover of If I Could Reach You
    If I Could Reach You

    2016, Manga, 43 ch, 72%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  15. Cover of Yell for the Blue Sky
    Yell for the Blue Sky

    2008, Manga, 76 ch, 66%

    Both have Coming of Age.

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    Glass no Kamen

    1975, Manga, ongoing, 84%

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

  17. Cover of Nana
    Nana

    2000, Manga, ongoing, 88%

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  18. Cover of Ao Haru Ride
    Ao Haru Ride

    2011, Manga, 53 ch, 79%

    Both have Love Triangle, Coming of Age.

  19. Cover of Full Moon
    Full Moon

    2001, Manga, 42 ch, 77%

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

  20. Cover of Honey and Clover
    Honey and Clover

    2000, Manga, 75 ch, 80%

    Both have Love Triangle, Coming of Age.

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

    2006, Manga, 127 ch, 83%

    Both have Coming of Age.

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    The Mimosa Confessions

    2021, Light novel, 16 ch, 87%

    Both have Rural, Love Triangle, Coming of Age.

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    Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances

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    Both have Coming of Age.

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About Sand Chronicles

2003, Manga, 22 ch, 79%

After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann discovers how much she needs that kindness.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Notes:
- Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga in 2005 and was adapted into a movie in 2008.
- Includes six bonus chapters.

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