Manga like Tsurikichi Sanpei Heiseiban

Barakamon

Also known as Barakamon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

For a certain reason, a handsome, young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! Luckily(?), he has a willing teacher in Naru, the energetic expert islander, to help show him the ropes. But can Sensei keep up with the plucky first-grader, or will he get schooled?! Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly kind island neighbors!



Notes: - One extra and four side stories are included in volume 18+1. - Original serialization was completed on 2018-12-12 with 18 volumes (139 chapters). - A new limited-run serialization was started on 2023-04-12 and ended on 2023-09-12 in Monthly Shounen Gangan, in conjunction with the TV-drama adaptation. This new run adds 7 chapters and 1 volume to the total count.

Tags: Family Life , Iyashikei , Calligraphy , Rural , Found Family , Work , Male Protagonist , Coastal , Food , Rehabilitation , Teacher , Fishing , Shounen , Cars , Agriculture , Crossdressing , Cycling

Sanae Matseon

Also known as A Business Proposal.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

After being worked to the bone at her office job, getting introduced to her longtime crush’s new girlfriend, and dealing with her family’s debt hanging over her head, Hari Shin's life seems to have hit rock bottom. Luckily, her friend Youngseo has a business proposal for her: go to an arranged date in her stead and Hari will receive a hefty compensation. Things grow complicated, however, when it turns out that the other party is Hari’s new CEO—and he's dead-set on marrying whoever shows up to the date!



Tags: Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Marriage , Heterosexual , Full Color , Work , Urban , Office , Foreign , Adoption , Crossdressing , Twins , Time Skip , Chibi , Fishing , Fake Relationship

Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu: 22-26

Also known as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world—four more unforgettable short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.



1. Ningyo Rhapsody (2014)
2. Me wo Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai (2017)
3. Yogen no Nayuta (2015)
4. Imouto no Ane (2018)

Tags: Anthology , School , Mermaid , Fishing , Coastal , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity

Jisatsutou

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Treating non-successful suicidal patients requires a lot of money and resources. With a low budget and a personal respect argumentation, a doctor will ask a non-successful suicidal patient if they still want to live on or not. If not, the government will respect their wish. However, the government doesn't just simply kill them.

Tags: Suicide , Seinen , Environmental , Educational , Food , Archery , Tragedy , Survival , Crime , Fishing , Cult , LGBTQ+ Themes , Delinquents , Nudity

Teisou Gyakuten Sekai

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

In our current society, most porn consumers are males, we are the ones who think with our d***** many times, we worship the female body and our society, products, advertisements and many other things are centered around that.

But, what if it wasn't that way?

What if, instead of men being the ones controlled by their sexual urges, women were the ones who bought porn magazines and had the most interest in sex?

What if the moral standards between men and women were reversed?

Included chapters: 8.5, 17.5

Tags: Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Fishing , Masturbation , Nudity , Seinen , School , Heterosexual

Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete!

Also known as Catch These Hands!.

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

From back alley brawls to bashful bonds, two former-delinquents face their next fight: long-term relationships. During her high school years, Takebe was the top dog at her school. But with her old friends now living as happy adults, Takebe was faced with an impending sense of crisis. Takebe convinced herself to quit delinquency, but then she runs into her old rival, Soramori. After losing another fist-fight against Soramori, for some reason or other they reconciled by becoming a dating couple. What kind of relationship did the two of them have back in high school? And will Takebe ever manage to graduate from delinquency...!? Note: Chapter 2 is presented in two parts, and four volume-bonus chapters are included in the total chapter count.

Tags: Delinquents , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Seinen , Asexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fishing , Outdoor , Urban

Adachi to Shimamura

Also known as Adachi and Shimamura.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Adachi and Shimamura, two young women who attend the same high school, are inseparable friends. Whether playing table tennis, chatting about favorite TV shows, or just relaxing together, they’re happy to share their days. When Adachi’s friendship turns into romantic attraction, the relationship begins to change, one day at a time.



Tags: Yuri , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Iyashikei , Time Skip , Achronological Order , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yandere , Aliens , Love Triangle , Delinquents , Table Tennis , Fishing

Ashizuri Suizokukan

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

panpanya’s debut one-volume work.

Ashizuri Suizokukan is a recompilation of panpanya’s Ashizuri Suizokukan and ASOVACE series, which were independently published in 2010 and 2011, respectively. It includes a collection of newly written travelogues and an abundance of color pages.
Ashizuri Suizokukan was published by Ichigatsu to Shichigatsu on August 30, 2013.



Note: Nominated for the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Anthology , Fishing , Denpa , Josei , Autobiographical , Travel , Animals , Artificial Intelligence

Kaikisen

Also known as Tropic of the Sea.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

The legend has it that once upon a time, a pact was sealed between the Shinto priest of the town of Amide and a mermaid. Ever since, abundant fishing has guaranteed the town’s prosperity. This pact has always been honored by the priests of the Yashiro family. However, the legend has attracted both media and property developers, and the acting priest has acceded to their demands. Yosuke, youngest of the Yashiro family, has doubts about the existence of the mermaid, but will soon change his opinion as strange occurrences begin to unfold…



Included one-shot: Summer of Tension.

Tags: Seinen , Swimming , Mermaid , Environmental , Ships , Fishing , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Also known as Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense..

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

Kaede Honjou has never been much of a gamer. So when her best friend, Risa, ropes her into trying out the hit new VRMMO NewWorld Online, her biggest concern is…whether it will hurt! Her solution? To dump all her stat points into defense! She may not have anything in the way of magic, agility, or strength, but her extreme build transforms her from a total noob into a nigh-invulnerable walking fortress the game’s admins never accounted for!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Video Games , Virtual World , Parody , Henshin , Magic , Iyashikei , Battle Royale , Monster Girl , Twins , Samurai , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Fishing , Robots , Steampunk , Swimming , Shounen

Dungeon Tou de Yadoya wo Yarou! Souzou Mahou wo Moratta Ore no Hosoude Hanjouki

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

One day, Sanada Shirou, who worked for an exploitative company, was transported to another world. He gained the power of "creation magic" during the transmigration, and he planned to lead a slow life by opening an inn, but this other world turned out to be a little different?! It is a world where women are overwhelmingly dominant, where the women fought and did the dangerous work, while the men are powerless and meek! Every day he'll be treated (in many ways) to the hospitality of the women of this strange world—!

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Magic , Shounen , Nudity , Female Harem , Dungeon , Food , Survival , Age Gap , Defloration , Demons , Fishing , Pirates , Tragedy , Revenge , Vampire

Isekai Yurutto Survival Seikatsu: Gakkou no Minna to Isekai no Mujintou ni Tenishitakedo Ore Dake Rakushou desu

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

The story centers on Hokage Shinomiya, a high schooler who dreams of living on a desert island. He and some other classmates are inexplicably transported to a mysterious island in another world. Without electricity, gas, or water systems, it is Hokage's survival skills that put him in a leadership position.



Tags: Female Harem , Isekai , Survival , Food , Slavery , Fishing , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Animals , Heterosexual , Nudity , Outdoor , Shounen , Bullying , Suicide , Guns , Love Triangle , Fellatio , Gore

Ninja Shinobu-san no Junjou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

My classmate Shinobu-san love cute animals. She goes crazy for sweets and does a part-time job. She claims that she's an ordinary high school girl, but no. She's not. She's a freaking ninja. And it seems that it's only me who knows her true identity.



Tags: Ninja , School , Shounen , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Fishing

Pocket Monsters SPECIAL: Yellow

Also known as Pokémon Adventures: Yellow.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

This chapter features the journeys of Yellow through Kanto trying to find Red after a beaten-up Pikachu (Red's) ends up at the doorstep at Oak's Lab. In the meantime of finding Red, Yellow gets attacked by the members of the Elite Four and their quest to make an all-Pokémon world.



Tags: Animals , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Kids , Conspiracy , Travel , Environmental , Fishing , Cycling , Gangs , Dragons

Chimoguri Ringo to Kingyobachi Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

A terrible creature has been plaguing the community: a man with a fishbowl for a head. When he attacks someone, the goldfish leaps out of his bowl and drinks their blood. The victim is irreversibly transformed into a goldfish! This terrible crime has happened to high-schooler Kousuke's little sister. With no other option, he takes care of his goldfish-sister as best he can.

One day, he comes across a strange girl named Ringo, who wears a school swimsuit, carries an umbrella, and keeps a gun hanging around her neck. Ringo is an apprentice blood diver, and the gun is her way of shooting herself into the wounds of the fishbowl man's victims. If she can get to them in time, she can prevent them from turning into goldfish. Ringo's mentor, Ichigo, says that she's heard of a way to turn people back from goldfish into humans. Kousuke is determined to help Ringo find a way to help his sister and the loved ones of his friends at school who have met the same fishy fate!

Note: The magazine this manga was serialised in was cancelled, but the series received a continuation in Comic Earth Star.

Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Jigoku (Hell), Kappa no Shokutaku (Kappa's Dinner Table)
Volume 3: Onikujo (Oni Killer)



Tags: Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Work , Swimming , Gore , Guns , Fishing

Pocket Monsters SPECIAL: Gold, Silver & Crystal

Also known as Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver & Crystal.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery

This chapter features the journeys of Gold through Johto trying to at first search for the ones who stole his backpack and uncovers that the ones who stole his backpack are planning something. Two other new Trainers come into the plot of the story, Silver, whose life is tied in with the villains of this series, and Crystal, an average Pokémon Trainer with a staggering talent in catching Pokémon who later helps Professor Oak catch all the Pokémon to complete his Pokédex. Along with these three, the original 3 Pokédex holders come back to help these three along with Yellow. With their aid, will Gold be able to stop the reformed Team Rocket and the Masked Man's nefarious schemes?



Tags: Shounen , Primarily Child Cast , Animals , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Time Manipulation , Gangs , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Revenge , Fishing , Dragons , Ninja , Trains , Conspiracy

Ningyo Rhapsody

Also known as Mermaid Rhapsody.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

In a world where sirens are common, the protagonist is a hybrid of a human father and a mermaid mother. He's always playing the piano under the sea, when a strange siren approaches him…

Tags: Mermaid , Male Protagonist , Coastal , Female Harem , Fishing , Shounen

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Also known as Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense..

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

The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. However, as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.



Tags: Video Games , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Virtual World , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Swordplay , Henshin , Iyashikei , Samurai , Magic , Monster Girl , Twins , Battle Royale , Robots , Gods , Steampunk , Fishing

Fate/hollow ataraxia

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The plot of Fate/hollow ataraxia is based half a year after the events of Fate/stay night. Like its preceding counterpart, the story is set in Fuyuki City. Bazett Fraga McRemitz, a member of the Mages' Association and a master in the 5th Holy Grail War, wakes on the fourth day of the 5th Holy Grail war with a new servant, Avenger, and no memory of what happened to her beforehand. She and Avenger set off to fight and win the Holy Grail War.

Meanwhile, Shirō Emiya lives a peaceful life with all his friends from the 5th Holy Grail War. After one of her experiments changes time and space, Rin Tōsaka leaves for the Mages' Association in England to fix things. The Servants sense a new danger while dark creatures appear soon afterward. Shirō, as a precaution, sets off to ensure nobody is in danger and instead finds himself frequently meeting a mysterious girl, Caren Ortensia.

Both Bazett and Shirō find themselves in time loop that lasts four days, beginning of the fourth day of the 5th Holy Grail War. Each time they die or survive four days, they always awake on the first day of the loop aware of what has happened to them since the first time loop began. Determined to end the loop, Bazett, Avenger, and Shirō fight to discover the truth behind what's causing the endless four days.



Tags: Fishing , Magic , Tragedy , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Alternate Universe , Time Loop , Samurai , Shounen

Houkago Teibou Nisshi

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

Hina Tsurugi is a first year student at a coastal high school and regards herself as an indoorsy sort of person. Walking along the embankment, she runs into an older schoolmate, Kuroiwa, who invites her to join the “Teibou” club and start fishing! Surrounded by eccentric club members, how will Hina’s high school life turn out?

Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fishing , Rural , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Educational , Coastal , Seinen , School , Primarily Teen Cast