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Manga that Will Make You Feel Better About the World
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items The world can be an anxiety-inducing place sometimes, and sometimes we just have a bad day where we need to shut out everything. Manga can be a great escape from reality and this is my list of favorite manga to read on those kinds of days. Please not...
Yotsuba&! follows the everyday adventures of a curious and energetic little girl named Yotsuba Koiwai as she experiences the world for the first time. From simple things like air conditioners and swings to making new friends, her wide-eyed perspe...
I love this manga for its laugh out loud and sincere heart-warming moments throughout.
I love this manga for its laugh out loud and sincere heart-warming moments throughout.
Yotsuba&! - Kiyohiko Azuma
There is not enough praise that I can give this wonderful manga (which is also one of my all-time favorite series). The story follows a lonely widower and pianist, Kanda Fuyuki, who adopts an older, overlooked shelter cat named Fukumaru. Through thei...
A Man and His Cat - Umi Sakurai
This is a hilarious and cozy manga by the creator of Yotsuba&!. It follows a group of high school girls and their teachers through three years of everyday school life. Through short, episodic moments—ranging from classes and festivals to vacation...
Azumanga Daioh - Kiyohiko Azuma
This is a really sweet series that follows a cat named Chi after she becomes separated from her mother. She is taken in by a kind family, even though pets aren’t allowed in their apartment. As Chi adjusts to her new home, she explores the world with ...
The Complete Chi's Sweet Home - Konami Kanata
I picked up Cat + Gamer as someone who loves cats and video games, and loved every volume. The story follows office worker, Riko Kozakura, who unexpectedly adopts a cat despite having no prior experience with pets. As she navigates caring for her new...
Cat + Gamer Volume 1 - Wataru Nadatani
My husband and I were thrilled when this manga was released in the United States (having enjoyed the OVA based on it). This is a series that feels calming, and focuses on the slowness of life and appreciating the world and people around you. It follo...
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Hitoshi Ashinano
When longtime friends Narumi Momose and Hirotaka Nifuji end up working together, they decide to start dating partly so they can be honest about their hobbies—Narumi loves BL manga and games, while Hirotaka is a dedicated gamer. This is a really cute ...
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku - Fujita
This is a sweet manga that focuses on finding calm in the craziness of life. The story follows Hiroto Ikuta, a carefree 29‑year‑old with no steady job or romantic life who enjoys the simplicity of his everyday routine until life gives him a surprise....
Hirayasumi - Keigo Shinzo
Dragon Goes House‑Hunting follows Letty, a timid and inept dragon who gets kicked out by his family for being a poor dragon. He thus sets out to find a safe place to live in a dangerous fantasy world where everyone else just wants his scales or hide....
This is a fun series though it does start to get a little repetitive at times given the plot. I really enjoyed my time with it though.
This is a fun series though it does start to get a little repetitive at times given the plot. I really enjoyed my time with it though.
Dragon Goes House-Hunting - Kawo Tanuki
Silver Spoon is a coming‑of‑age slice‑of‑life manga about city boy Yūgo Hachiken, who, overwhelmed by academic pressure, enrolls in a rural agricultural high school in Hokkaido. He expects an easy life but quickly finds that farm and animal work can ...
This manga is also by the same person who made Fullmetal Alchemist.
This manga is also by the same person who made Fullmetal Alchemist.
Silver Spoon - Hiromu Arakawa
This is a heart-felt series that follows Seishuu Hanada who uproots his life in the city to move to an island in western Japan. This manga follows him as he learns about rural life, adopts the persona of “sensei”, takes in an energetic first-grader i...
Barakamon - Satsuki Yoshino
Horimiya follows two high school students who each hide very different sides of themselves from their classmates, only to unexpectedly discover each other’s true personalities outside of school. This is a heart-felt, slice of life series that looks a...
Horimiya - by HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara (Artist)
This is a great manga for anyone who loves a light-hearted story and one with food. The story follows recently widowed math teacher Kôhei Inuzuka. He's doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father but isn't a great cook. By c...
Sweetness and Lightning - Gido Amagakure
Laid Back Camp, as the name implies, is a cozy series that follows two girls, Rin and Nadeshiko as they go camping and enjoy nature.
Laid-Back Camp - Afro
This is a slice-of-life manga that follows a group of friends on their adventures (and misadventures) as they go through high school. This is a funny, light-hearted manga in the same vein as Azumanga Daioh.
Nichijou - Keiichi Arawi