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Manga like Waiting for the Sunlight
Also known as Youkou wo Matsu. Picked from what people who loved Waiting for the Sunlight went on to love and from what they share with it, like War, Tragedy, Work. Show
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COCOON
Recommended by 3 Waiting for the Sunlight fans on AniList. The same kind of story: showa-era wartime memory dramas.
A heart-wrenching chronicle of loss and resilience based on the true story of the Himeyuri corps of student nurses in WWII. San and her best friend Mayu attend a boarding school for girls in Okinawa, but their studies are interrupted when they and the other students are…
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Home at the HorizonBoth have Work.
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The Creepy and FreakyAnimals, Anthropomorphism, Shounen
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Aliens, Baseball, and CivilizationBaseball, Aliens, Shounen
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Darkest Corners of the HeartShounen, Writing, Primarily Adult Cast
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Spacewalking With YouDisability, Male Protagonist, Seinen
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Kurumizawa's FollyBoth have Work.
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Blue Proustian MomentClass Struggle, Female Protagonist, Shounen
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Kunigei - Okuni University Art Department Film ProgramFilmmaking, College, Shounen
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Maison and the Man-Eating ApartmentDystopian, Time Manipulation, Post-Apocalyptic
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Set it and Forget itFood, Female Protagonist, Educational
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IdolatryIdol, Otaku Culture, Female Protagonist
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Night Light HoundsGangs, Urban Fantasy, Vampire
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Ping-Pong PerilTable Tennis, Shounen, Gambling
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Gusts and BeatsFemale Protagonist, Urban Fantasy, Ghost
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MeaheimTomboy, Eco-Horror, Seinen
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My Marriage to SanekaMarriage, Gods, Heterosexual
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Monochrome DaysBoth have Work.
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Kasane to SubaruLGBTQ+ Themes, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist
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In This Corner of the WorldThe same kind of story: showa-era wartime memory dramas.
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Kai-Hen WizardsBoth have Tragedy.
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Taika's ReasonAnimals, Anthropomorphism, Female Protagonist
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The Urban Legend FilesUrban, Ghost, Female Protagonist
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No Gyaru in This ClassGyaru, Female Protagonist, Primarily Teen Cast
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