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My Boy

Watashi no Shounen

2015, Manga, 43 ch, 77%

Recommended by 23 Taking in a Stray fans on AniList.

Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker at a sporting goods company, encounters Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old boy, playing soccer in a park at night. She was treated cruelly by a former lover, he is dealing with a high-handed and uninvolved family. Both are burdened with…

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  1. Cover of Shounen no Ato
    Shounen no Ato

    2019, Manga, 23 ch, 71%

    Recommended by 5 Taking in a Stray fans on AniList. Both have Age Gap.

  2. Cover of You're My Pet
    You're My Pet

    2000, Manga, 82 ch, 78%

    Recommended by 4 Taking in a Stray fans on AniList.

  3. Cover of Or Something Like It
    Or Something Like It

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 79%

    Recommended by 4 Taking in a Stray fans on AniList.

  4. Cover of Hiru to Yoru no Oishii Jikan
    Hiru to Yoru no Oishii Jikan

    2018, Manga, 13 ch, 69%

    Recommended by 4 Taking in a Stray fans on AniList.

  5. Cover of Nina is Plotting Daddy's Death
    Nina is Plotting Daddy's Death

    2020, Manga, 21 ch, 69%

    Family Life, Assassins, Found Family

  6. Cover of Umarekawattemo Mata, Watashi to Kekkon Shitekuremasu ka
    Umarekawattemo Mata, Watashi to Kekkon Shitekuremasu ka

    2017, Manga, 25 ch, 84%

    Family Life, Achronological Order, Found Family

  7. Cover of Otona ni Narenai Bokura wa
    Otona ni Narenai Bokura wa

    2024, Manga, 27 ch, 72%

    Time Loop, Heterosexual, Male Protagonist

  8. Cover of Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku
    Kimi wa Tsukiyo ni Hikarikagayaku

    2018, Manga, 11 ch, 79%

    Tragedy, Seinen, Philosophy

  9. Cover of Tomodachi no Nee-chan ni Koishita Hanashi
    Tomodachi no Nee-chan ni Koishita Hanashi

    2022, Manga, ongoing, 72%

    Age Gap, Heterosexual, Shoujo

  10. Cover of Asako
    Asako

    2019, Manga, 34 ch, 71%

    Both have Age Gap.

  11. Cover of The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu's Love
    The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu's Love

    2021, Manga, 26 ch, 73%

    Shoujo, Male Protagonist, Youkai

  12. Cover of Aikagi-kun to Shiawase Gohan
    Aikagi-kun to Shiawase Gohan

    2020, Manga, 36 ch, 75%

    Both have Iyashikei, Age Gap.

  13. Cover of A Galaxy Next Door
    A Galaxy Next Door

    2020, Manga, 37 ch, 77%

    Seinen, Family Life, Heterosexual

  14. Cover of Meika-san wa Oshikorosenai
    Meika-san wa Oshikorosenai

    2020, Manga, 165 ch, 74%

    Maids, Shounen, Heterosexual

  15. Cover of Even If You Slit My Mouth
    Even If You Slit My Mouth

    2020, Manga, 90 ch, 77%

    Both have Age Gap.

  16. Cover of The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl
    The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    Both have Iyashikei.

  17. Cover of Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards
    Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards

    2022, Manga, 104 ch, 74%

    Yakuza, Shounen, School

  18. Cover of Black Sesame Salt and Custard Pudding
    Black Sesame Salt and Custard Pudding

    2018, Manga, 20 ch, 78%

    Both have Age Gap.

  19. Cover of The Barbarian’s Bride
    The Barbarian’s Bride

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 70%

    Foreign, Heterosexual, Shounen

  20. Cover of Tsurenai Kanojo no Hitorijime
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    2021, Manga, ongoing, 73%

    Kuudere, Heterosexual, Shoujo

  21. Cover of Yuujin ni 500-en Kashitara Shakkin no Kata ni Imouto wo Yokoshitekita no Dakeredo, Ore wa Ittai Dou Sureba Iin Darou
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    2021, Manga, 16 ch, 68%

    Heterosexual, Love Triangle, College

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    Tsundere, Heterosexual, Male Protagonist

  23. Cover of Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu.
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    2011, Manga, 51 ch, 64%

    Both have Age Gap.

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About Taking in a Stray

2020, Manga, 30 ch, 71%

Ai Morikawa lives for her work. Pulling overtime and getting home past midnight is business as usual for this Tokyo career woman. She barely has time to catch the last train every night, let alone go chasing after a potential husband. One night, an extraordinarily pretty 16-year-old boy named Nagisa shows up on Ai's doorstep, and she takes him in. Her acquaintance with Nagisa, a boy as eccentric and aloof as a cat, slowly begins to change Ai's routine... This unconventional family drama is guaranteed to soothe your heart!

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