Manga like Fune wo Amu

What is Fune wo Amu about?

Status: Finished

The story follows the employees at the Genbu Shobou publishing company. Araki, who is a veteran editor for the dictionary department, is looking for a successor now that he's approaching retirement age. After Majime Mitsuya—a salesman who's a poor talker—meets Masashi Nishioka—Araki's coworker who is sociable and frivolous—Araki overhears their conversation and decides to recruit Majime into the department. The story follows "the awkward humans" Majime and Masashi as they work together to compile a medium-sized Japanese dictionary titled "The Great Passage" (Daitokai).

Tags: Josei , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Office

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Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Also known as Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

This multi-generational epic dives deep into rakugo, a rich form of Japanese storytelling theater. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "The God of Death," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release, he goes to Yakumo's theater and pleads to be made his apprentice. Yakumo reluctantly accepts, but Yotaro quickly finds the world of rakugo is complex and grapples with a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu. Meanwhile, the two young people bring reminders of Yakumo’s own inescapable past.

Note: Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards for Best General Manga and the New Creator Prize of the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.

Tags: Rakugo , Josei , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Family Life , Work , Acting , Afterlife , Suicide , Yakuza , Tsundere , Oiran , War , Adoption , Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Elderly Protagonist

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Manga Planet

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Jishohen

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Note: Includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: Josei

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ComicWalker

Pixiv Comic Nico Nico Seiga

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Tokyo Higoro

Also known as Tokyo These Days.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

A requiem for the anguished, lost, and wandering in life over 50.

With Japan entering a new era, the story centers on Shiosawa, a former manga editor for a major publisher. After going into early retirement, he now finds himself wondering about what the world of manga means to him: is it work, a form of expression, or friendship?

Tags: Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Male Protagonist

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Big Comics

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Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi

Also known as My Senpai is Annoying.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Igarashi is a hardworking young office lady. Takeda, the senpai above her at work, annoys her constantly–and yet she finds herself growing closer to him. Every day is filled with comic mishaps and romantic moments as Igarashi tries to balance work, life, and love.

Notes:
Comic POOL chapters are included in this entry, as they are included in the print release alongside the original serialization.
Originally published on Twitter and collated by Ichijinsha for print release.
Now serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic POOL.

Tags: Office Lady , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Full Color , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Work , Office , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Urban , Tanned Skin , Tomboy , Age Gap , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing

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Pixiv Comic Nico Nico Seiga