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Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Also known as Mr. Villain's Day Off.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world-but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock!

The mysterious and dastardly man known only as the General within the evil organization plotting to take over the world is one of the top targets of Earth's defensive unit, the Rangers. But on his precious days off, he's more likely to be at the local zoo staring at his beloved pandas or trying out new ice cream flavors! Will his secret hobbies be jeopardized forever when his natural enemy - a Ranger hero out to save the Earth - catches him in the act?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Food , Animals , Aliens , Primarily Adult Cast , Found Family , Demons , Shoujo , Episodic , Urban , Konbini , Tokusatsu , Henshin

Atarashii Joushi wa Dotennen

Also known as My New Boss is Goofy.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy

Forced to change jobs after being constantly bullied by his old boss, 26-year-old Momose Kentaro is understandably anxious about what’s in store for him at his new workplace. After all, what if his new boss ends up being just as cruel? However, Momose’s fears vanish once he meets Shirosaki Yuusei, a deadpan yet competent manager who is anything but scary. In fact, he’s actually a little…goofy!



Note: Originally self-published on Twitter, it was picked up for commercial serialization starting 2019-02-05.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Work , Male Protagonist , Animals , Bisexual , Seinen

Uramichi Oniisan

Also known as Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Uramichi is 31. Uramichi appears on children’s TV alongside two grown men dressed as forest creatures and a singing woman with a very short fuse. Uramichi leads little kids in exercises and answers their questions about life. But Uramichi’s life is pain. Uramichi just wants to be miserable in peace. But, in his words, “There are games that don’t end even after you forfeit. Like life, for example…”



Note: The English edition volumes are omnibuses combining two Japanese volumes into one English volume.

Tags: Satire , Primarily Male Cast , Work , Acting , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Josei , Teacher , Urban

Nijiiro Days

Also known as Rainbow Days.

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

Nijiiro Days follows the daily lives of four high school boys: the hopeless romantic Natsuki Hashiba, the sadist Keiichi Katakura, the playboy Tomoya Matsunaga, and the smart otaku Tsuyoshi Naoe. Even while constantly struggling in their studies, they spend their days goofing around and having romantic misadventures.

On Christmas Eve, however, Natsuki is dumped by his girlfriend. While crying alone, he receives a pack of tissues from a girl wearing a Santa Claus costume, and, in return, gives her the scarf originally meant for his ex-girlfriend. As the holidays end and Natsuki returns to school, he finds out that the girl is named Anna Kobayakawa—who luckily goes to the same school as him! Having fallen in love with Anna, Natsuki aims to get closer to her, despite his friends interfering with his plans.



Notes:
Includes 20 extra chapters.
Includes the one-shot "Aru Toshi to Sorekara no Watashitachi."
Includes the one-shot "Shinbun-bu no Yoriko-kun."
Includes the one-shot "Hitori de Dekiru mon."

Tags: School , Ensemble Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Bisexual , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Urban

Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.

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

The Yuzuki family consists of four brothers: Hayato, Mikoto, Minato, and Gakuto. The eldest son, Hayato, happily lives every day to the fullest. There are tears, laughter and excitement at home, at school, and in the neighborhood!



Tags: Family Life , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , School , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Teacher , Tomboy

Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi

Also known as How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

College student Tokiwa gets invited to a mixer by his female classmate Suo. But when he arrives with his friends, they're greeted by three dazzlingly handsome men?! But as the two groups get to know each other, they find themselves getting closer in unexpected ways.



Note: The manga was licensed by Square Enix on 2021 and started being published on their Gangan ONLINE service.

Tags: Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Bar , Drawing , Otaku Culture

Kimi to Boku.

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

Shun, Kaname, and the twins Yuuki and Yuuta have been friends since kindergarten. It's a little hard to tell if they actually get along or not - but even as high-school students, they hang out together. Recently, they've had a new addition; a half-Japanese transfer student Chizuru, who has started to liven up the group. This manga is really just about their daily lives, which aren't particularly passionate or exciting. A tranquil and sometimes comedic story of youthful friendship.

Tags: School , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Twins , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist

Koi ni Mudaguchi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The romantic comedy manga centers on four foolish young men who are wasting their youths. The four young men have only their good looks going for them, and they enroll in a school that used to be an all-girls school. They start a club called the "Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage" club, but its nickname is the "Pointless Club." Every day at the club they just sit around idly talking about trivial matters.

Note: Chapter count includes nine "talk extra" chapters.

Tags: Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , School Club , Ensemble Cast

30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii

Also known as Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, has developed the power to read people's minds by touching them. After a brush with his very handsome colleague, Adachi realizes the guy has a raging crush on none other than Adachi himself!



Originally published on Twitter and collated by Square Enix for print release.

Tags: Boys' Love , Super Power , Office , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Virginity , Primarily Male Cast , Work , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Marriage , Bisexual , Age Gap , Unrequited Love , Writing , Food , Shoujo , Cohabitation

Kemutai Hanashi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

These two men are not friends, not lovers, not family. But they still want to be near each other. A chance encounter leads to two former classmates living together.

A very relaxed slice of life manga series, trying to break free from the urge to label relationships a certain way.



Note: Nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishou) for Best Web Manga.

Tags: Iyashikei , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Teacher , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes