Manga like Paripi Koumei

Vtuber Kongzi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The great sage Confucius and his beloved disciple Yan Hui got lost in the forest one day, and suddenly found themselves transported to the modern world!? Confucius is determined to continue to teach and promote his philosophies. But the world has changed, and people are not interested in listening to the words of an old man. Realizing that modern problems require modern solutions, Confucius decides to—? Note: Chapter count includes five bonus chapters.

Tags: VTuber , Otaku Culture , Anachronism , Philosophy , Gender Bending , Male Protagonist , 4-koma , Video Games , Time Manipulation

Saint☆Onii-san

Also known as Saint Young Men.

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

There are saints living in Tokyo, Japan: Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God. After successfully bringing the previous century to a close, the two share an apartment in Tachikawa while enjoying some well-earned time off down on Earth. Buddha pinches pennies like a typical neighborhood housewife, while Jesus is prone to making impulse buys. Read all about the saintliest duo’s carefree days in Tachikawa …



Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Short story Award in 2009 and it was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009.

Tags: Gods , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Slapstick , Primarily Adult Cast , Parody , Primarily Male Cast , Religion , Angels , Afterlife , Demons , Drawing , Animals , Yakuza , Ghost , Dragons , Mythology

Thermae Romae

Also known as Thermae Romae.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

When Roman architect Lucius is criticized for his “outdated” thermae designs, he retreats to the local bath to collect his thoughts. All Lucius wants is to recapture the Rome of earlier days, when one could enjoy a relaxing bath without the pressure of merchants and roughhousing patrons. Slipping deeper into the warm water, Lucius is suddenly caught in the suction and dragged through the drainage at the bottom of the bath! He emerges coughing and sputtering amid a group of strange-looking foreigners with the most peculiar bathhouse customs... over 1,500 years in the future in modern-day Japan! His contemporaries wanted him to modernize, and so, borrowing the customs of these mysterious bath-loving people, Lucius opens what quickly becomes the most popular new bathhouse in Rome—Thermae Romae!



Note: Won the 3rd Manga Taisho Award in 2010.

Tags: Historical , Language Barrier , Anachronism , Time Manipulation , Foreign , Seinen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Nudity , Heterosexual , Politics , Isekai , Educational

SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music

Shiori was once a guitarist in a light music club in high school, but her first live performance was dashed when her brother ran away from home with a lot of debt to become a musician in Tokyo.

A decade later, Shiori is now a high school teacher, leading a boring, uneventful life and paying off the debt... till she runs into the ghost of none other than a famous guitarist Jim-you-know-who.

A story of a 27-year-old woman on her way to a music legend begins here.

Tags: Band , Ghost , School Club , Seinen , Coming of Age , Teacher , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Anachronism , Rock Music , Delinquents , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast

Akane-banashi

Also known as Akane-banashi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world!



Notes:
Ranked 3rd in the 8th Next Manga Awards print manga category in 2022.
Ranked 4th in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 guidebook for male readers.
Ranked 3rd in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.
Ranked 2nd in the 16th Manga Taisho in 2023.
Nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shounen category in 2023.
Included in the New York Public Library's 2023 Best Books for Teens.
Included in YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

Tags: Rakugo , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Acting , Work , Philosophy , Shounen , Found Family , Revenge , Family Life , Time Skip , School

Ii ne! Hikaru Genji-kun

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Genji, a protagonist from classical Japanese literature, slips through time from the 11th century to modern Tokyo. Or more specifically, into the apartment of Fujiwara Saori!



Tags: Time Manipulation , Josei

Wo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian Qian

Also known as My Wife Is from a thousand Years ago.

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

Jiang He, a girl from the Tang Dynasty, jumped a thousand years into the future and appeared in front of Xu Qing. The love that spanned a thousand years brought them together as if by fate. Everything she knew had become ancient history. Relatives, friends, and enemies have all been left 1,200 years in the past. The boy will do anything to help this girl start a new life. Pain, confusion, cheers, and laughter will be made anew in the modern world.



Tags: Heterosexual , Urban , Reverse Isekai , Marriage , Time Manipulation , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Chibi , Food , Feet , Nekomimi , Time Skip , Tsundere , Samurai , Isekai , Long Strip

Jitsuzon Unplugged

Also known as Existential Unplugged.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Philosophers, burdened with unexpressed thoughts after lifetimes of reflection, have curiously reemerged in our world! Among them, Kierkegaard finds an unconventional outlet for his philosophy...music?! Watch as he rocks the city of Nakano with a comedic twist on philosophy!



Tags: Philosophy , Shounen , Rock Music

Samgukjitok

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

What if there were cell phones in the late Han Dynasty, when heroes like Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Quan roamed the lands? Using SNS for communication and drafting soldiers through youtube, a whole new version of the Romance of Three Kingdoms unfolds before your eyes.

Tags: Historical , Anachronism , Anti-Hero , Classic Literature , War , Politics

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Also known as The Devil is a Part-Timer!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

It's tough being evil when you have to pay the rent! This comical tale of a demon-lord-turned-fry-slinger follows the daily travails of (former) Devil King Sadao Maou and his general Shiro Ashiya as they navigate the complexities of life in modern-day Tokyo. Having suffered utter defeat at the hands of a plucky hero, they've been banished to earth and stripped of magical power. And if that wasn't enough, that pesky hero is still hell bent on finishing the job. It turns out crushing your enemies beneath your feet is tricky when you haven't even made manager yet!



Tags: Demons , Magic , Work , Alternate Universe , Fugitive , Reverse Isekai , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Love Triangle , Urban Fantasy , Office Lady , Food , Tsundere , Male Protagonist