Koukou Debut

Lovely★Complex addpermalink

The heroines of these manga want to get a boyfriend, but that's not so easy for them. Risa is a bit too tall while Haruna has a bad fashion sense and a masuline build due to playing baseball in middle school. Along the way they end up going out with the guy who supported them and helped them from the beginning. 

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Both Koukou Debut and Lovely Complex are lighthearted shoujo romantic comedies. The main couple in both these series follow similar patterns. Risa(Lovecom) is worried about her height and Haruna (Koukou debut) is too atletic to get guys. Both fall in love with guys at first who end up getting other girlfriends, then go for the guy that they've known longer. They're both very cute and if you liked one you'll probably like the other. They have a similar feeling to them. 

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Both mangas are very similar in relationships and how they began there love interests...  Its not the height complex but Haruna couldn't get a boy because her styles/body tone didn't attact them, she is more "buff"(you don't notice) because she played for the softball team...  Both of them start out trying to look for boyfriends and winds up ending with the guy they were close to in the beginning...   

reportRecommended by y0l3itches

Cute, funny, quirky, and all around awesome and enjoyable shoujo high school romance series. They both have a very similar vibe to them, and similar approaches to their manic, endearing love stories. If these two series were people, I'd think they'd been separated at birth. 

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A boy and a girl who at first are friends later they fall in love  

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Love, sadness, excitement, and just about every other emotion can be express while you're reading these two manga, They are both so alike yet at the same time so different.

Koukou Debut is about a girl name Haruna, who had just enter her first year in High School. Like most girl that are portray in shougo manga, she's looking for a boyfriend. But things aren't going well for her as she has such a terrible taste in fashion and a masculine body due to playing baseball in Middle School. Lovely Complex is about a girl name Risa, who's also in her first year in High School and is also looking for a boyfriend, but only one thing is stopping her. Her complex about her height.

In these two well thought-out manga, both of the main character goes through an experience that they will neber forget. They experience how to love, to feel pain, jealousy, and how to be a "girlfriend". In Koukou Debut, Haruna meets an upper classman name Yoh and asks him to be her coach to help her be "attractive". While in Lovely Complex, Risa is in love with one of her classmate/nemesis, name Omani, who's shorter than an average dude. As these two manga proceed, feeling changes and different goals are made. The experiences that went through these two manga are unforgettable. 

These two manga are so similar yet at the same time so different, and are just so amazing. The ending of the two are also so adorable and quite funny. I cried, I laughed, I was even angry. Emotion can be felt while reading these two manga. So if you like Koukou Debut, you will definitely like Lovely Complex. And vice versa. read more

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Both share a girl main character that has never had a boyfriend and attempts to get one. Risa (Lovely Complex)  is taller then average and Haruna (Koukou Debut) has no fashion sense so they each get help from another guy, who they end up falling in love with.
They are romantic comedies with very cute art styles. 

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Opposites Attract.  

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Both Lovely Complex and Koukou Debut involve the characters searching for love. 
In Koukou Debut though, only one of the main characters is looking for love. I personally think Lovely Complex has much more comedy in it then Koukou Debut. 
In both mangas, the main characters end up falling in love with a person they didn't expect to fall in love with. 
These mangas both contain a decent amount of school life and tons of humor with romance! :]   

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Both are great romantic comedies. Both heroine are hilarious along with the the male protagonist. However the slight difference is that in Koukou Debut Yoh is like a super hottie compared to ootani in Lovely Complex who is short. Beside that, everything is pretty similar. If you like one, you should like the other too! Hope you enjoy!  

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Hogh school love's. Same sort of feeling you get from reading. Both are actually light hilarous manga's. Also both the girls really do have a few similarity's. They are both
not really feminine, also both don't give up so easily, and both are also very enjoyable. 

The guys also first act hard to get, and come over as indecisive.
Don't forget to check the other one out! 

reportRecommended by xWendyx

Both about couples that really don't want to admit their love at first (because they swear not to fall in love for one reason or another), but of course inevitably get together eventually. The heroines have problems with trying to act and look more feminine.  

reportRecommended by lavender_cello

Lovely Complex and High School Debut are similar because in both manga, they help each other with relationships and then fall for each other in the end. 

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Coming from someone whose favorite shoujo is Lovely Complex, these two are actually very similar. Risa, the female lead of Lovely Complex, is like Haruna in every aspect with the exception of Haruna's physical prowess. The overall light-hearted high school comedy vibe is just like the one in Lovely Complex, which is what kept me hooked onto Koukou Debut. If you like this manga, I assure you you'll love Lovely Complex. 

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Kimi ni Todoke addpermalink

well, kimi ni todoke and koukou debut was somewhat similar to each other. the art is somekinda similar too. the love story is light and refreshing to read.^^ 

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They have similar types of humor and romance. The main characters both trust easily and are often thickest when it comes to matter surrounding themselves. Both these series are cute, funny, lighthearted reads that are a treat fr any shoujo manga fan. 

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Koukou Debut and Kimi ni Todoke  are both romantic, funny, sweet,  light hearted and easy to read with a good amount of the normal high school/teenage drama to balance it out.  Both manga involve an optimistic girl as the main character that is trying to improve on some aspect in her life who meets a good looking, kind and cool guy along the way along with some new friends.  

reportRecommended by Joongstarr

Looking for a lighthearted romance story? Kimi ni Todoke and Koukou Debut will offer the experience with its colorful cast of characters in a school life setting. There is relationship development between the main characters. In fact, the similarity between the two series involves the main protagonist who happens to be outgoing, popularity, and respectful towards their friends. There is also decent comedy that doesn't exaggerate itself with realistic dialogues involving school life. 

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In both series, the romance is innocent and pure without any love triangles or dramatic complications. The characters love each other and that's all, they don't change their opinion mid way. Both main characters are quite ignorant about love, although because of different reasons, and this keeps their relationship innocent and lovely.
In both series, you know there won't be unpleasant surprises for the couple. You can read relaxed, knowing whatever happens to them, they will always be together. 

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both are relatively based on romance and similar styles of humour, it's a light and refreshing read for fans of shōjo romance manga balanced with the school life settings of teenagers 

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Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu addpermalink

Both have a girl who's a little stupid when it comes to guys and such, and a guy who all the girls want but he never dates. (Trust issues). Overall both are really great and funny stories about love. 

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Junai Tokkou Taichou! addpermalink

I think they are alot alike because they both have very strong female leads and the guys are always on thw quiet cool side but they are nice and really care alot. Also they both are placed in High School and the everyday life of how there relisonship devlops! 

*There arent any fighting scences in Koukou Debut though! 

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Dengeki Daisy addpermalink

Both have as protagonists a tomboy girl with a very energetic and optimistic personality, and willpower.  She ends up being helped and protected by a serious good looking boy, and starts to get along with him everyday. The boy, who in the beginning only had the goal of helping her, actually starts smiling around her, and slowly changing, opening his heart, while the feelings between the two start to grow. A lot of comedy and sweet moments:) 

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Suki tte Ii na yo. addpermalink

Both heroines are quite similar to each other and the story line to both mangas are cheesy and cute! :) 

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Otomegokoro addpermalink

Very similar type of plot. 

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Kimi wa Girlfriend addpermalink

Both have very cute sojo stories with romance, humor and some awkwardness from the characters, which makes it just so cute 

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Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji addpermalink

The character's personalities are very similar! Both of the guys are the popular guys of the school but don't really want to deal with the whole "problem" of dating someone, each because of different reasons. Because of that, both of have a hard time expressing their feelings until... the girl appears. The girls are both really caring towards the guys which causes them to open up and be more kind towards others. Overall, they're both light hearted manga about love with a bunch of comedy on the side! You'll enjoy both of them!!!! 

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Skip Beat! addpermalink

The main characters in these two mangas are fairly similar. Both girls are energetic and not really used to the "pretty" role. Personality wise: they are a little bit strange, highly reactive emotionally, and somewhat awkward in social situations. The main male character is a cool guy who acts as a teacher to the main character. Overall, these are both very funny mangas with interesting situations happening all of the time. 

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NanaKo Robin addpermalink

a silly girl falls in love 

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Saruyama! addpermalink

KouKou Debut and Saruyama both have the nice cozy feeling that makes you happy. Also they are both about school life and everyday storeis about the couples and their friends. 

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Mairunovich addpermalink

Both feature an unpopular not feminine girl who becomes prettier with the help of a guy (in Mairunovich he does her make up and hair while in Koukou Debut he is her fashion coach). Both main girls are dealing with their first experiences with guys and romance as well. They are both quite good shoujos with a similar feeling. 

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Koko ni Iru yo! addpermalink

Both girls want to change themselves and are helped out by popular boys. In both series, there is some sort of romantic attraction between the female protagonists and the guys helping them through the changes. 

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Otokomae! Beads Club addpermalink

In both the main girl wants to change in order to get a boyfriend. XD
 

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Itazura na Kiss addpermalink

They both are about two clumsy girls that likes this really popular guy and they confess to him. Eventually they start going out and they face problems. 

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Random Walk addpermalink

Both mangas are about a girl that is looking for something in their love life. In Haruna's case (Koukou Debut) she is looking for some flirtations and someone to love her, which is similar to what our protagonist in Random Walk is also looking for, someone that she can really be in love with. Both are very cute stories, and if you liked either one of them, I think you'd enjoy the other one too! 

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Paradise Kiss addpermalink

If you've loved Paradise Kiss, then you might loved as well "Koukou Debut." These two mangas are similar in terms that fashion is present in the story. While Yukari was kidnapped and engaged in becoming a model, Haruna's problem is that she never gave time to fashion resulting to no-love-life since middle school. But he then encounter Yoh that coaches him to become attractive and find herself a boyfriend. Similar to how George help Yukari become glamorous. 

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Manga Mitai na Koi Shitai! addpermalink

Both series involve a heroine who loves manga although in "High School Debut" she reads manga and in "Fall in Love Like a Comic!" she writes it. Both series also involve the main character getting into some form of relationship with a guy and then falling in love with him and starting to actually date. These are both really cute Shōjo series. 

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Lovey Dovey addpermalink

similar story with stronger female leads 

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Strobe Edge addpermalink

Both are funny, light-hearted romances. However, Koukou Debut focuses more on a couple & their relationship, while Strobe Edge is a story of 2 people and their road to becoming a couple. 

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Five addpermalink

it's similar in many ways..for example Hina from FIVE is the typical unwanted girl who always hang out with the most popular boy in school, like Haruna from Koukou Debut.Both of them are bullied by the other girls from school..both were loved by the "popular boy"'friend or friends...the "popular boy" in both mangas is selfish and acts cool..there are much more similarities but i let you to discover them... 

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Good Father addpermalink

Both have romance, and main charecter is set on achieving a goal.
In KouKou debut its about getting a boyfriend in Good Father its about becoming a good DJ for his girlfriends fathers approval. 

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Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou addpermalink

They are both about high school love.
Kare Kano delves a little deeper and has more dark corners, but both are equally hilarious. 

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Dream Kiss addpermalink

It is about a girl who kind of fits in with the school host club. Shes around theses guys but there is a romance between the leader and the girl. But its not very big because she's dense and he's a little childish. 

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Himitsu no Ai-chan addpermalink

Tomboys who try with the most handome guy what it means to love somebody. Later on the girls are trying their best to look more feminine. 

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Mars addpermalink

Mars and Koukou Debut are very different, but the romance is similar so if you enjoyed Mars you'll enjoy Koukou Debut and vice versa. Both mangas have your basic shoujo cliches like, love triangles, girl from the guy's past, girl getting bullied, etc.

Mars is really deep/dark and more mature while Koukou Debut is more fluffy and sweet, so I guess Koukou Debut can help you recover after reading about all the evil psychopaths and dramas in Mars.

Mars is still my all time favourite and I had a hard time enjoying a new manga after reading it but Koukou Debut is something Mars fans will enjoy, probably.

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Koisuru Harinezumi addpermalink

These stories have seemingly cold and apathetic male characters with mysterious pasts, and share a similar story arc in which both heroines experience the same series of coincidences and events involving their love interest's ex-girlfriend.
 

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24-jikan Renaichuu addpermalink

Both are romantic shoujo tales that involve the protagonist seeking love advice from a guy. 

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Oresama Teacher addpermalink

This manga is similar to Oresama Teacher because both female protagonists come from tomboyish backgrounds and now in a new school, they want to change their ways. However, they have a hard time with it. Of course, that's what makes their funny moments! 

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Bye-bye Liberty addpermalink

The plots of Bye-bye Liberty and High School Debut are practically the same.  

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Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai addpermalink

Both mangas are Rom Coms with a relatively light and breezy tone. The lead couples have a similar dynamic (i.e. energetic, honest, but somewhat dumb female lead & serious, stubborn, sarcastic male lead). Most importantly, both mangas have solid character development throughout and manage to be engaging and cute throughout without ever relying on unnecessary melodrama. 

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Sakura, Saku. addpermalink

Pretty different but similar at the same time in terms of how the story develops as the fl thinks she is in love with someone but a change of heart happens by time... 

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Ao Haru Ride addpermalink

I started reading high school debut and now I can't stop thinking that yoh and haruna give manjor kou and futaba vibes with the not so girly fl and a quiet mysterious ml.. both couples have their troubles at first, then they get together at some point... I also love the dynamics and comedy in both manga.. 

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GE: Good Ending addpermalink

Starts off practically the same, except the genders are switched: 
GE - the main character (guy) gets coaching from a girl to help with his love life
High School Debut - the main character (girl) gets coaching from a guy to help with her love life 

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Shiny Doll addpermalink

The girl is unfashionable and asks a guy to help her. Koukou Debut is a longer and has deeper story, if you liked Shiny Doll, you'll probably like it! 

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Cheerful Days addpermalink

Both heroines have an appearance problem and a desire for romance. Though the only difference between the two is height and fashion sense, they're both good.  

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Koisuru Mitsuba addpermalink

Both have a girl who's unpopular and later gets changed by the mail, Kokou Debut carries a more serious tone while Koisuru Mitsuba has a lighter tone, both good reads. 

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Venus wa Kataomoi addpermalink

A high school romance that'll leave you wanting for more. 

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Brilliant na Mahou addpermalink

Both are about girls who are not so good looking but with a guy's help, they become pretty.
 

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H³ School addpermalink

These two give off the same vibe. The heroines are so funny, weird, simpleminded, strong, tomboyish, and of course lovable. They are different from normal girls in shoujo mangas. And the main guys start off as girl-haters but are really sweet to their girlfriends. I also like how (mini spoiler!) in both stories, they get together early on and overcome obstacles as a couple.

As for the differences, I'd say Happy Hustle High is more lighthearted and the girl in koukou debut more innocent and naive.  

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Otonari Complex addpermalink

Both have a tall, athletic, boyish, dense girl MC and a handsome boy MC. Both have cute fluff. 

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Venus Capriccio addpermalink

Both stories have a female lead who are clueless when it comes to love or choosing the right person. Furthermore, both of them are tough, strong and boyish, although kind.
I also like both of them because the art of both the manga are very similar. 

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Hana yori Dango addpermalink

The female main character is strong and she never gives up.  

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Ai no Tame ni addpermalink

"Ai no Tame ni" is a collection of three short stories by the same mangaka as "Koukou debut". Both mangas have very cute and romantic stories, with interesting and lovable characters and leave you with a nice feeling after you've read them. 

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Ouran Koukou Host Club addpermalink

Both of the stories take place in a school, and contain a big group of friends where each person has his/her own personality. So there is similarities, but the story-lines are different.
The art is somewhat like, but Ouran Host Club has rougher drawings than Koukou Debut
 

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Sonnan ja Nee yo addpermalink

Tetsu and Shizuka remind me of Yoh and Haruna.  

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Mishounen Produce addpermalink

Both feature heroines who are shojo manga fans. Also, one party in the relationship gives makeover/dating advice. 

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MeruPuri: Märchen☆Prince addpermalink

Although HSD doesn't have MeruPuri's all-over fantasy element, both series are about a girl who has her heart set on falling in love but ends up falling for the least likely candidate. (Hijinks, cuteness, and occasional mild drama ensues.) 

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Kaichou wa Maid-sama! addpermalink

In both mangas, the main female is a tough girl, and
they aren't very good with relationship problems.
Another similarity is that in both mangas, the main male character is one of the best looking guys in school, and they both have girls over all them, though I think I like the male lead in kaichou wa maid-sama a bit more. 

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Zettai Kareshi. addpermalink

Both girls try to find there "partner" and been rejected so many times even through they look pretty cute/decent.  But how they approach them is whats rejects them, they soon find a guy they fall in love with.... 

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Tenshi Nanka ja Nai addpermalink

Both manga series are about a group of high school students. In addition, in both the main female character falls in love with a very popular guy (though the circumstances are different). They gave me the same heart-warming feeling (: 

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"Kare" First Love addpermalink

both the series are similar in the relationship development aspect because they show how couples go through the ups and downs of their relationship 
also, they both revolve around some very realistic situations (i.e. dating, fashion etc.) that can be compared to the life of an average teenager (both having the slice of life genre)
they both have good romance storylines and are must-reads 

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You're So Cool addpermalink

both are similar base on plot. both have great heroins 
not your regular shoujo type of manga lots of twist in them
highly recommended for people who likes shoujo stories 
=] 

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Aozora Yell addpermalink

Same author. Both have lots of funny moments and interesting characters. 

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Renai Shijou Shugi addpermalink

I think if you liked this you would also like Koukou Debut because the personalities of the characters are very strong and there are a lot of parts in this manga that will make you laugh. It's full of sillyness but will definitely make you feel better if you're down.

Although, there is much less drama compared to Ren Ai. 

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Hanazakari no Kimitachi e addpermalink

They're both shoujo comedies and there is a same feeling while reading them. :) 

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Bokura ni Matsuwaru etc. addpermalink

Life -- and high school first love -- after baseball. Both series have protagonists with a sporty background they've had to ditch for their current lifestyle, and have a similar slightly awkward but wonderfully earnest approach to the romantic aspect. 

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Gyutto Shite Chuu addpermalink

They give you the same feeling. A quiet, serious good looking and kind hearted guy that dates a energetic optimistic girl. Both are full of comedy and very sweet moments.   

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Datte Suki Nan Damon addpermalink

The interaction of love is similar. Koukou Debut is like Datte Suki Nan Damon except continued :) It's a great manga to read! 8D 

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Tennen Pearl Pink addpermalink

both have a promise in them, both Haruna & Tamako are strong and welling to do whatever it takes to the one they love .. ♥ 

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Hachimitsu to Clover addpermalink

High School Debut and Honey and Clover are both romance stories that have very strong humor. 

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Ou-sama no Shichiya addpermalink

Both girls ask an amazingly kind and hot guy to teach them how to be better at finding guys. =) 

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Beauty Pop addpermalink

Both series have the intention to become more beautiful. Also, they both have "uncute" heroines that help other people with their problems.  

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Bokura ga Ita addpermalink

Both mangas are about high school couples. Thought Bokura ga Ita is more tragic it's similar to Koukou Debut. Both girls are said to be plain and end up with the or one of the most attractive guy in the school. Also the ending is similar because they end after the graduate from highschool. 

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Akuma de Sourou addpermalink

both are romances with a clumsy girl who falls in love with a cool and attractive guy. the way both relationships progress are similar they also have similar art styles.   

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B.O.D.Y. addpermalink

sweet love story .. a couple their love is stronger than anything else  

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Kiss x Miss addpermalink

Both have a girl and a guy that don't really get along, but their relationship progresses over time. 

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Special A addpermalink

well, the heroine is kinda similar...they both work hard and try their best...and their leading man is also someone pretty popular in the school...XD 

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Papillon: Hana to Chou addpermalink

Both are similar in a way that the MCs fell in love with the one who helped them. but Papillon has much more drama whereas Koukou Debut is more on the comedic side. 

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Oresama Ouji addpermalink

Both manga are similar in a way that the girl quits sports so that she'd be more femine( in effect, less muscular body etc...). Well Koukou Debut has more depth and sweet romance compared to Oresama Ouji, but both of them did have that thing in common 

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Shuukatsu!! - Kimi ni Naitei addpermalink

A very  energetic simple-minded heroine, with a good looking, popular (but dislikes it), down to earth guy. Very romantic, though Shuukatsu has a slightly more serious tone to it, but that might be because the characters are older than in Koukou debut. 

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