Nanase, Haruka

Summer of 1940 in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. Yoko Matsubara is a young girl with a talent for pottery. She dreams of becoming a ceramic artist, unaware of the horrors yet to come… In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of World War II, Shonen Jump+ presents an untold account of life during the war.

(Source: MANGA Plus)

Youkou wo Matsu

Waiting for the Sunlight

陽光ヲ待ツ

Kamio, Yoko

Minami, Maki

The dawn of the 20th century, a difficult period for women to realize their dreams. At an art academy in London, Lili, a Japanese art student chasing her dreams, meets Kit, an artistic prodigy from a family of aristocrats. Their meeting, transcending social status and their home countries, will set their fates in motion...!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

Prism Rondo

Love Through a Prism

プリズム輪舞曲〈ロンド〉

Stellagi, Suzuka

Hayama is an artist whose models always run away because of the menacing look in his eyes. Though he wants to draw the ideal bijin-ga, Hayama is a relatively obscure artist who only receives jobs for small illustrations of still lifes. But, one day, the captivating Hanae appears, a crossdressing man unafraid of Hayama's eyes. And, he is the very picture of the "ideal model"... 

This is a Taishou Roman tale depicting the days of love and art shared by an artist who can't sell and a bewitching cross-dresser.

(Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Douka Kimi ni Abakaretai

どうか君に暴かれたい

Terasaka, Kento

Sayahoshi, Mikaru

Based on the life of real life historical figure/potentially mythological artist Hidari Jingorou. Jingorou is an extremely talented woodworker, sculptor, painter, wordsmith, you name it. But when his lover, Osen, suddenly falls ill, he must use his artistic skills to make her healthy again.

(Source: MangaDex)

Hidari Jingorou

左甚五郎

Fujita, Kanasu

Kuroneko Jumin

黒猫ジゥミン

Les Misérables yori: L'Heure Bleue no Tomora e

-レ・ミゼラブルより- ルールブルーの友らへ

Taniguchi, Gorou

Zelihan

In the early 1900s, two Japanese girls—Fujiko, who dreams of becoming a painter, and Chizuru, who is passionate about ballet—refuse to give up and reach for the stars (Etoile) even in difficult times. After meeting by chance in Yokohama, they reunite in Paris, where they strive to pursue their dreams together.

(Source: MAL News)

Paris ni Saku Etoile

パリに咲くエトワール

Tomasu, Aruba

It's the 10th year of the Taishou era. At a health exhibition, a mysterious friendship blooms between Akihiko, a boy who dreams of becoming a military doctor, and Hisao, who has a metal prosthetic arm. But each time Akihiko meets him, Hisao continues to waste away, and his prosthetic limbs proliferate...

A retro Sci-Fi drama overflowing with darkness and beauty that questions humanity and its agency!

(Source: Kodansha)

Otouto no Omokage

弟の俤

Amano, Miki

A tale of human emotion set in the Edo period, centered around Yukinari, an executioner, and the people around him. In this era, most criminals faced execution. One day, Saichiro, the son of a town doctor, witnesses Yukinari executing a criminal. Later, Saichiro sees Yukinari ignoring the pleas of the criminal's family. Yukinari, who seems to regard people as mere objects, responds to Saichiro's inquiry about why he won't listen to the family by saying, "I merely execute the sentence." Saichiro was dissatisfied with the answer, but then something happened... The story of a man who kills and lives unfolds.

(Source: Comic Natalie, translated)

12 Manga Like Gasen: Meiji Taishou Gasentan

Youkou wo Matsu

Prism Rondo

Douka Kimi ni Abakaretai

Hidari Jingorou

Kuroneko Jumin

Les Misérables yori: L'Heure Bleue no Tomora e

Paris ni Saku Etoile

Otouto no Omokage

Gokuraku ni wa Mada Hayai

Shiroi Kekkon kara Sannen. Dannasama, Watashi to Rien shite Kudasai

Kaitai Shinsho

Concrete no Fune