Manga like Nichijou

Yotsuba to!

Also known as Yotsuba&!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hello! This is Koiwai Yotsuba, Yotsuba Koiwai...um, YOTSUBA! Yotsuba moved with Daddy to a new house from our old house waaaaaaay over there! And moving's fun 'cos people wave! (Ohhhh!!) And Yotsuba met these nice people next door and made friends to play with (one of 'em acted like one of those bad strangers Daddy told Yotsuba not to go with, but it was okay in the end). I hope we get to play a lot. And eat ice cream! And-and-and...oh yeah! You should come play with Yotsuba too!



Notes:
Includes an interlude.
Won the Excellence Award for Manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006 and the Grand Prize of the 20th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2016.
Was nominated for the Manga Taishō award in 2008 and for the 12th and 20th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2008 and 2016.
Was nominated for the Eisner Award in the "Best Publication for Kids" category.

Tags: Family Life , Iyashikei , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Parenthood , Slapstick , Shounen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Rural , Adoption , Primarily Female Cast , Tomboy , Fishing

Azumanga Daiou

Also known as Azumanga Daioh.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

It's not manga, it's Azumanga! − smart, fun and totally addictive. Created by the iconoclastic Kiyohiko Azuma, Azumanga Daiou is strongly character driven, taking the reader through the daily tribulations of Miss Kurosawa, Miss Yukari, the wild Tomo, hair-triggered Yomi, ditzy Osaka, brash Kagura, cute Chiyo-chan and athletic (but girly) Sakaki.



Notes:
A great number of chapters are divided into several parts that have been included in the final chapter count.
The chapter count includes 5 extra chapters.

Tags: School , 4-koma , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Teacher , Shounen , Coming of Age , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Ojou-sama

CITY

Also known as CITY.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

CITY manga features story and art by Keiichi Arawi the creator of Nichijou.

Midori is in a bit of a bind. She is in debt, and her landlady is trying to shake her down for unpaid rent. Her best friend refuses to loan her cash since she’s wised up to her tricks. Maybe some bullying would help. Or a bit of petty theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would settle things … But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city...

Note: Originally finished on 2021-02-24 with 13 volumes. Additional serialization was resumed on 2024-12-11, in support of the upcoming anime.

Tags: Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , College , Demons , School , Police

Shimeji Simulation

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

A girl who shut herself in a closet for the last 2 years of middle school realizes she has to go to high school. When she exits her closet for the first time in two years and looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that she grew shimeji mushrooms out of her head.

Tags: Meta , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Denpa , LGBTQ+ Themes , 4-koma , Post-Apocalyptic , Yuri , Hikikomori , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Episodic , Suicide , Gods , School Club , Tragedy , Religion , Trains , Cohabitation , Seinen

Asobi Asobase

Also known as Asobi Asobase.

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

The "surreal gag" comedy manga revolves around three classmates who play simple hand games. One of the girls is good at games, but hates them as she always lost to her older sister and forced to do chores while growing up. Another girl is of American descent, but raised in Japan, and who only pretends to be bad at Japanese. Another girl usually observes their games, and loses to the other girls.



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , School , School Club , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Drugs , Vampire , LGBTQ+ Themes , Aliens , Alternate Universe , Twins , Slapstick , Scat , Episodic , Butler , Robots

Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou

Also known as The Daily Lives of High School Boys.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Follows the daily experiences of high school boys.

Note: Chapter count include 106 main chapters + 4 extras, and 26 chapters of the side story Joshikousei wa Ijou + 2 extras

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Slapstick , School , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Tomboy

Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan

Also known as My Deer Friend Nokotan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Girl meets elk-girl—and chaos ensues!

No one knows Torako used to be a delinquent. All of her classmates only know her as the perfect student. But everything changes when Nokotan, a transfer student with antlers, enters her life. Antlers aren’t the only thing strange about Nokotan. Her deer nose can sniff out Torako’s secret past! Whether it’s at school or the zoo, chaos follows this doe-eyed girl’s every step. Torako has so many questions! Is Nokotan a deer, a girl, or something in-between?



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Kemonomimi , School Club , School , Satire , Parody , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen

Joshikousei no Mudazukai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

One day out of boredom, Tanaka decided to give her classmates nicknames based on their quirks. Her friend Kikuchi became "Ota" for her nerdy interests, and her other friend Saginomiya became "Robo" because of her expressionless personality. In retaliation, her friends decided to name Tanaka "Baka". These are the ridiculous days of three high school friends claiming (or not) the height of their youth.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , School , Chuunibyou , Shounen , Twins , Teacher , Surreal Comedy , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast

Tonari no Seki-kun

Also known as My Neighbor Seki.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy

The boy who sits next to Yokoi in class, Seki-kun, is always up to something at his desk. He manages to somehow play very elaborate games without attracting the teacher's attention. From dominos, to shogi, to go, to mecha models, to playing with cats and more, he always has something new to do. Yokoi often finds herself getting reluctantly interested in his games, even though they always seem to end up getting HER in trouble with the teacher!

Tags: School , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Amemiya-san

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

From Arawi Keiichi, author of Nichijou and CITY, comes another bizarre slice of life! The protagonist's name is Amemiya-san. The everyday happenings of this girl are never within anyone's guess, and neither are her numerous likes.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Shounen