Houkago x Ponytail

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They' re both shoujo manga with pretty similar charactors, art and plot. About high school girls in love with an adult. 

Both are about an older male, and a younger girl. Both are very cute with good artwork. Taiyou no Ie goes more in depth with a background story, and has more developed characters. 

Short romance stories about a girl dating a novel/manga author 

When I read Lip Smoke it really reminded me of Houkago x Ponytail since they are so simiral. In both manga: -the female protagonist is a high school girl -the male protaginst is a writer -the female protaginists become their assistants -both girls fall for them -they both have to face many obstacles -both males are a little perveted (P.S. this was my first recommendation, please be a little forgiving! >.< I hope I helped you! ) 

-romance -Miko is similar to Natsuki -cute art -shoujo -more shoujo  

Both involves mangaka and manga assistant. Love between them. The boy is an adult and The girl is still in school. I think Houkago x Ponytail's art is much cute and new than Kyou mo Ashita mo  

Both Houkago x Ponytail & Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet are about high school girls interacting with/having feelings for older, adult authors/mangaka and involve a lot of settings being inside the home of the author. They both also include bits of comedy and have clean shoujo art styles, as well. While Houkago x Ponytail finishes within 1 volume, Tsubaki-chou takes longer to build up its romance due to its length, but perhaps ultimately also has more payoff as a direct result. The majority of Houkago x Ponytail takes place in the author's house, similar to Tsubaki-chou, though Tsubaki-chou has more changes of setting overall, including Fumi's house, school, a bar, et cetera. Tsubaki-chou also has a much larger cast with side characters who have stories of their own. What makes the manga so similar really is how each girl is contracted to help the male lead but then falls in love with him, though in different ways. In Houkago x Ponytail, the girl is meant to be a real-life character model for the mangaka she is working with. She is also a fan of his work prior to accepting the job, unlike in Tsubaki-chou. Houkago x Ponytail's protagonists also meet by chance, whereas in Tsubaki-chou the girl knows she's going to live with someone as a housekeeper, though she doesn't know who. In both manga, however, the girls end up developing feelings for their respective male leads. Overall, because of their similar premises and similar stories (girl falling in love with an older male author/mangaka), they are similar enough to say if you enjoyed one, you'll probably also enjoy the other. read more