Skip to Loafer
Skip and Loafer

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Loafer may go more in the romantic side of things but both have a very mature approach to youth. Both have a lot of quirky humor that lands really well. Both MCs communicate in a straight-forward manner that helps the plot. Supporting characters get meaningful backstories. 

Goal-oriented main characters and friendship between the same and opposite gender.  

Laid Back Slice of Life Stories with Relatable and Enjoyable Main characters 

both are coming-of-age stories with a "pure-type" female lead who's a bit clueless about social cues (and learning more about them along the way), while the male lead is a popular guy who's very socially aware. friendship is an exceedingly important theme in both works, so the supporting cast is well-defined and there are entire plotlines dedicated to developing their respective arcs. both works have multiple emotionally complex, yet distinct characters. to me, the biggest difference is that, obviously, kimi ni todoke is more in-line with classic shoujo romance tropes. skip to loafer, being a seinen, tends to be less saccharine and more grounded. 

both are the kind of shoujo/slife of life that will make your heart warm. - fun and charismatic characters; - slow burn romance (I LOVE IT); - well-plotted and well-developed dramas; - NON-TOXIC male protagonist; - female lead outside the "I'm different from the other girls" cliché; - no female rivalry, despite the guy being popular; - protagonist has goals beyond romance; - the rival girls are close friends; - main characters work well together and separately; - character-driven story; - an overall well-made and likeable cast. 

female "friend" of mc tries to get closer to the mc's "boy" friend because they like him, they end up getting rejected, mcs start dating but things don't work out, people make fun of mc because they think the popular boy is just "friendly" towards everyone, they make the mc think bad about themselves and that they don't deserve to talk to the popular boy, male mcs don't mind if the female mcs "felt that way" about them  

Both stories explore the emotions of teenagers in a very grounded/mature and refreshing way. And both have great art styles that thrive in their simplicity. 

High school is a time for growth, understanding, mistakes, and relationships. Both Ao no Flag and Skip to Loafer focus on teenagers figuring out who they are and having friends to help them out. While reading both, I was shocked at how realistic both seemed to portray adolescence and how teenagers don’t quite understand their emotions or the emotions of the people around them.  

Coming of age manga that involves actual and raw situations of teenagers transitioning to young adults with the way they try to assess their feelings and thoughts. Where there is no actual villain and that every character is as uniquely human as they get. 

Has a focus on friendship and problems that high schoolers go through 

the girls dynamic is so similar! both talk about girlhood and friendship. and the female lead is the proactive type. 

If you enjoyed the friendship aspects of Skip and Loafer but wished for more romance I would highly recommend Kaoru Hana. Both have a lot of focus on the friendships between the characters whilst developing a romance between the FL and ML. The characters in Kaoru Hana are developed just as well as in Skip and Loafer and also focus on the bond between a group of four friends.  

It's basically an everyday life story about a group of friends who not only accept each other for who they are but also help them grow into better people, for themselves and for each other. The difference is, the romance aspect in Kaoru Hana is much stronger than in Skip to Loafer, and the basic "issue" that each author brought up/chose was much more believable and emotional in Skip to Loafer than Kaoru Hana. However, both manga's inner conflicts are realistic and believable. 

They are both wholesome and down to earth manga that don't have much of a plot but still deal with heavy topics from time to time, without losing their light and optimistic tone. The characters are funny, loveable and somewhat atypical. Overall both manga will warm your heart and make you smile. 

these manga have a very similar feel to them and are both slice of life 

similar plot. very popular blonde guy and sort of weird/not pretty dark hair girl (not how i describe them the plot just wants to indicate that). initially goes through the guy goes out of his way to talk to her and be friends with her, while other girls tend to get jealous of how much time they spend together. other than that the stories branch off into completely different reals. while friend groups and some troupes they both have they take the plots given and completely twist them. i highly suggests if you've read one you must read the other! no question about it. if you find these two on your radar i cant reccomed them enough. if not for the romace for these two mcs hana and mitsumi are both very adorbale and awkward in their own way which makes me keep reading. read more 

Similar premise, both female leads have strong goals and aspirations and both male leads have conflicting emotions and thoughts towards the female lead. I like how both don't rush into the "I like them" phase but instead they take the time to refurnish each others relationship and introduce interesting characters.