Manga like Rensai Shuuryou! Shounen Jump Ougon-ki no Butaiura

Seishun Shounen Magazine 1978-1983

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

To celebrate Weekly Shounen Magazine's 50th anniversary Makoto Kobayashi was tasked with telling the story of his rookie years at the magazine. A year after the 19 year old moved from Niigata to Tokyo to pursue his manga dreams he makes a submission for Shounen Magazine's rookie award, and wins the grand prize of 1 million yen!! He soon debuts with his first hit serial Ichi Ni no Sanshiro. In this short manga he tells the story of a whirlwind serialization filled with of ups and downs, and close friendships with his peers Shinji Ono and Natsuki Oowada.

Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009).

Tags: Shounen , Autobiographical , Primarily Male Cast , Drawing

Ai no Jidai: Ichigoichie

Status: Finished
Genres:

The story is a semi-autobiographical fiction.

Tags: Autobiographical , Shounen

Boku no Tezuka

Status: Finished
Genres:

Takao Yaguchi, well-known for his work Tsurikichi Sanpei, create this one-volume dedicated to the memory of the "Manga no Kamisama", Osamu Tezuka.

Tags: Historical , Seinen

Gekiga Hyouryuu

Also known as A Drifting Life.

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

Over four decades ago, Yoshihiro Tatsumi expanded the horizons of comics storytelling by using the visual language of manga to tell gritty, literary stories about the private lives of everyday people. He has been called "the grandfather of Japanese alternative comics" and has influenced generations of cartoonists around the world. Now the visionary creator of "The Push Man and Other Stories" and "Good-bye" has turned his incisive, unflinching gaze upon himself. Over ten years in the making, "A Drifting Life" is Tatsumis' most ambitious, personal, and heart felt work: an autobiographical bildungsroman in comics form.Using his life long obsession with comics as a frame work, Tatsumi weaves a complex story that encompasses family dynamics, Japanese culture and history, first love, the intricacies of the manga industry, and most importantly, what it means to be an artist. Alternately humorous, enlightening, and haunting, this is the masterful summartion of a fascinating life and a historic career.



Tags: Autobiographical , Historical , Non-fiction , Drawing , Tragedy , Work , School , Seinen

Gekiman!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

An autobiographical manga about the career of Nagai Go and how his most known works were born.

How a young Nagai Go, struggling to break out of his typecasting as the go-to guy for gag manga by breaking into the sophisticated world of story manga.

Note: This part of Gekiman! mostly focuses on Devilman.

Tags: Seinen , Autobiographical , Work , Writing

Doraemon Monogatari: Fujiko F. Fujio-sensei no Senaka

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A life story of one of the most popular mangaka, Fujiko F. Fujio from the perspective of Shintaro Mugiwara, his former assistant.

Tags: Biographical

Manga Michi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

An autobiography of the duo Fujio Fujiko, creators of Paman and Doraemon. How they become friends and developed love for manga – but their passion lead them into different ways in the end.

Tags: Shounen , Work , Autobiographical , Drawing , Non-fiction

Jitsuroku Adachi Mitsuru Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

This is the tale of how Adachi Mitsuru went from being an assistant artist on a weekly manga to the superstar mangaka we know him to be today. But it's told (and written by) Mitsuru's older brother Tsutomu, who was also an assistant artist early on in their careers.

Tags: Historical , Drawing , Shounen , Parody

Losers: Nihon Hatsu no Shuukan Seinen Manga-shi no Tanjou

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Tags: Seinen , Biographical , Drawing , Ensemble Cast , Writing , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Urban , Non-fiction , Classic Literature , Work

Kakukaku Shikajika

Also known as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!



Notes:
Kakukaku Shikajika is an autobiography detailing the life of author Akiko Higashimura.
The manga won the Grand Prize at the 8th Manga Taisho Award in 2015.

Tags: Drawing , Coming of Age , Otaku Culture , Teacher , Autobiographical , Josei , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Non-fiction , College , Time Skip , Meta , Work , Writing , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Rural , Philosophy , Educational , Mopeds