Manga like Sanpo Mono

Genres: Slice of Life

What is Sanpo Mono about?

Status: Finished

Through the ordinary small events of his professional and personal life, a forty-year-old man lets himself go on impromptu escapades at random along the paths that the big city offers. This vagrant impulse soon takes on the appearance of a sentimental journey, punctuated by images of the walker's youth.

Tags: Urban , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Episodic
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Sanpo Mono

The Walking Man

Aruku Hito

Also known as The Walking Man.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child's toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan—often silent, often alone—with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.



Tags: Iyashikei , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Urban , Achronological Order , Time Skip , Family Life , Nudity
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The Solitary Gourmet

Kodoku no Gourmet

Also known as The Solitary Gourmet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This manga simply describes how Gorou Inogashira, the main character, chooses and takes a meal. Unlike other gourmet manga, Gorou likes to eat at cheap restaurants and no trivia on cuisine is given. The authors are trying to depict the essentials of the act of "eating" by Gorou's monologue, which comprises most of the lines of this manga.

Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Food , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Restaurant
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Tokyo Illusory Journey

Tokyo Genshi Kou

Also known as Tokyo Illusory Journey.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

11-page short story by Jirou Taniguchi. Published in Young Shoot magazine in the October 1989 issue.

Tags: Male Protagonist
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