Manga like Dokonjou Gaeru

also known as The Gutsy Frog

What is The Gutsy Frog about?

Status: Finished

This classic 70's manga by Yasumi Yoshizawa is about a young middle-schooler named Hiroshi, who accidentally slips while running around one day and squishes a wide-eyed frog onto his shirt. To his surprise, the frog is still alive and can actually speak. Pyonkichi the mischievous grof causes mayhem for Hiroshi and his friends at every turn. As a spirit living on Hiroshi's shit this gutsy frog is certainly ready for some fun adventures!



Tags: Shounen , Animals , Male Protagonist
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Dokonjou Gaeru

Dokonjou Gaeru no Musume

Dokonjou Gaeru no Musume

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Slice of Life

An autobiographical manga focusing particularly on the author's tumultuous childhood as the daughter of Yasumi Yoshizawa, the author of the Dokonjo Gaeru manga for which this manga is named after. In the manga, Ōtsuki shows how unstable their family situation was even as her father garnered fame for the manga.

Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Autobiographical , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Seinen
Let's La Gon

Let's La Gon

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

An avant-garde comedy by gag manga legend, Fujio Akatsuka. The stories revolve around a young boy Gon, his dad, and the other crazy personalities in town.

Tags: Shounen , Episodic , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy
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Jajako-chan

Jajako-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A series of short episodic stories (two pages long for each) revolving around a mischievous girl named "Jajako". Every strip features her in some sort of strange or silly situation, usually causing trouble for various adults in her life, one often being her mother.

Source: MU

Tags: Shoujo
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The Genius Bakabon

Tensai Bakabon

Also known as The Genius Bakabon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Follow the madcap adventures of Japan's most outstanding idiots as they attempt to re-create their world in their own ludicrous image.
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Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Family Life
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Chichi no Tamashii

Chichi no Tamashii

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Hayato Nanjo is the son of the most famous bat craftsman in Japan. With his father's bat in hand, he embarks on a journey to become a star baseball player. Sadaharu Oh, Shigeo Nagashima and other former baseball greats make appearances as well. One of Shonen Jump's first serialized manga.

Tags: Baseball , Shounen
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