Manga like The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity: 6 series to read in English

In The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Rintaro Tsumugi is tall with a stern face. Most people find him scary. He goes to Chidori. It is a boys' school with a rough reputation.

The 6 picks below are the Mangainfo series with English volumes out that share the most themes and genres with it in AniList's tags, and the more popular series won any close call. All volume counts and release dates here are as of October 2026.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

Food and school life tie this one to Rintaro's story. It is also a soft iyashikei romance between a boy and a girl. The manga is by Wan Shibata and Saeki-san. Mangainfo has no story summary for it yet. Its genres are comedy, romance and slice of life. Its tags lean cozy and cute.

Japan has 7 volumes so far and the series is still going there. English readers have 5. Square Enix publishes volume 6 on 9 March 2027. See every release on the series page.

I Want to End This Love Game

Coming of age sits at the heart of this pick. Like The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity it is a school romance with a warm iyashikei feel. Yuuki Doumoto writes and draws it. There is no story summary on file. Expect comedy and romance. A tsundere streak also shows up in its tags.

The series is still running in Japan with 9 volumes. In English 7 are out. VIZ Media releases volume 8 on 9 March 2027. The full list lives on the series page.

You and I Are Polar Opposites

Here the overlap is an urban setting and a coming of age story. The iyashikei mood carries over too. Koucha Agasawa made this one. We have no plot summary for it. Its genres are comedy, drama, romance and slice of life. Gyaru is among its themes.

This is the easy one to finish. The series ended in Japan at 8 volumes. All 8 are out in English. Check them on the series page.

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses

Fans of Chidori's school days will feel at home with this one. It shares the school setting and the gentle iyashikei tone. The romance is between a boy and a girl here as well. Koume Fujichika is the author.

Komura is a shy middle school boy. Mie sits right next to him in class. He is hopelessly in love with her.

The story finished in Japan at 12 volumes. English has all 12. The series page lists each one.

The Dangers in My Heart

Norio Sakurai's series links up through school life and coming of age. Its romance is also between a boy and a girl.

Kyotaro Ichikawa is a gloomy middle schooler. He likes to think he is dangerous. He reads books about real killers. He also imagines awful fates for the kids in his class.

Japan finished the series at 14 volumes. English has 13 so far. That leaves one volume to go. Mangainfo has no English date for it yet. Watch the series page for news.

Fly Me to the Moon

Kenjirou Hata's long romance shares the iyashikei mood and the coming of age thread. It is another story about a boy and a girl. Marriage and family life are among its themes.

Nasa Yuzaki is a gifted teenager with an unusual first name. One night he sees a mysterious girl named Tsukasa for the first time. Moments later a truck hits him.

This is the biggest pick on the list. Japan has 37 volumes and the series is still releasing. English is at 33. VIZ Media puts out volume 34 on 8 December 2026. The rest are on the series page.