A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters, who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.
March Comes in Like a Lion is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 3月のライオン, Sangatsu no Lion, March Comes in Like a Lion, Lion of March
Genres: Slice of Life, Drama, Seinen, Coming Of Age, Family, School Clubs, Sports
Top 10 Manga Like 3-gatsu no Lion [2022 List]
- 10. Haruka na Machi e
- 9. Chihayafuru
- 8. Taiyou no Ie
- 7. Toumei Ningen no Hone
- 6. Koe no Katachi
- 5. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
- 4. Barakamon
- 3. Ao no Flag
- 2. Kono Oto Tomare!
- 1. Hachimitsu to Clover
10. Haruka na Machi e

On his way back from a business trip, the protagonist decides on a whim to take a train back to his old hometown. The moment he pays respects to his mother's grave in the transformed town, he is transported back to a summer when he was still in junior high school, only with all his middle-age consciousness, knowledge and abilities intact.
On this journey across time, he understands for the first time the burdens born by his father, and his mother's tears. This is the kind of fantasy manga were made for, executed by an artist of great talent. This is a serious, delicate, and ultimately moving time travel variation.
A Distant Neighborhood is finished and has 2 Volumes and 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: 遥かな町へ, Harukana Machi-E
9. Chihayafuru

Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game.
Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!
Notes:
- It won the 2nd Manga Taisho Award and the 35th annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo.
- It was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016.
Chihayafuru is finished and has 50 Volumes and 248 Chapters. It is also Known as: ちはやふる, Chihayafuru
8. Taiyou no Ie

"Back in the day, that place was a house filled with magic—a place where you ended up smiling even if you were crying. Surely, an invisible wizard must have lived there. Or so I thought."
What's a young child to do when her mother leaves her father for another man? Or when her father remarries a woman who brings along a child from a previous marriage? Or when her childhood neighbour friend invites her to live with him?
House of the Sun is finished and has 13 Volumes and 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: たいようのいえ, Taiyou no Ie
7. Toumei Ningen no Hone

An emotional father, an indifferent brother, a mother who endures. The girl and the shrine flower which is spent in the collapsed family.
"I don't want to be here..." One day, I hope, to learn how to become invisible.
This is the story of a girl who usually takes back the pain.
The Bones of an Invisible Person is finished and has 4 Volumes and 22 Chapters. It is also Known as: 透明人間の骨, Bone of an Invisible Human
6. Koe no Katachi

Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?
A Silent Voice is finished and has 7 Volumes and 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聲の形, The Shape of Voice
5. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she teach Kosei not just how to play, but how to start living again?
Your Lie in April is finished and has 11 Volumes and 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: 四月は君の嘘, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
4. Barakamon

For a certain reason, a handsome young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! From navigating public roads by tractor to resigning himself to having his new digs commandeered by the local children as their new hangout, the list of Sensei's hardships is shaping up to be long indeed!
Chapter count includes one extra and four side stories published on volume 18+1
Barakamon is finished and has 18 Volumes and 139 Chapters. It is also Known as: ばらかもん, Barakamon
3. Ao no Flag

The "youth pure love" story begins when three students in their third and final year of high school meet during a time when they are worried about paths for their futures. Waiting for them are sweet, painful, and heartrending days.
Blue Flag is finished and has 8 Volumes and 54 Chapters. It is also Known as: 青のフラッグ, Blue Flag
2. Kono Oto Tomare!

Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members into the club, or the club will become terminated. Out of nowhere, a new member barges into the near-abandoned club room, demanding to join the club. How will Takezou be able to keep his club alive and deal with this rascal of a new member?
Kono Oto Tomare! is currently publishing . It is also Known as: この音とまれ!, Stop This Sound!
1. Hachimitsu to Clover

Takemoto lives in a run down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self.
Honey and Clover is finished and has 10 Volumes and 71 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハチミツとクローバー, HachiKuro, Honey & Clover, Sora no Kotori, Hoshi no Opera, HoneyClo