a girl, her family, some friends, and the emperor penguin that showed up in her fridge
girl comes to school to discover one of her friends has disappeared save her hands
Yakuza heiress and absolute badass becomes a teacher for a group of deliqnent high schoolers. It's a silly slice of life that follows this group of idiots through high school. There is a slight romance between her and the smart guy throughout the whole thing, but it's generally not intrusive, so I'm adding this here.
A young girl travels the world seeking out these little fairy things that will give her the power to free her village from a giant... carrier thing
Guy who sees cats as people is providing free labor at a cat cafe
It's in the title. Kid becomes a manservant to a bunch of cats. It's like found family but the family lowkey sucks.
Actually has no romance and a banger story. Genuinely strong female protagonist, physically and mentally, who still has claw her way through an unforgiving society toward her goal. She makes steady but visible progress. Supporting cast is 10/10. Highly recommend this one.
A oneshot that's a little bit about how friendships keep us sane. Can be read as romantic but I've chosen not to because I want more platonic relationships being treated as seriously as romantic.
Ex hitman turned otaku and the gang of just as wacky, just as dangerous characters that gather around him. There's technically one minor character who has a hetero crush on him, but the fujoshi secret agent steps in before that ever goes anywhere, and our boi himself clearly has no interest
My Father is a Unicorn