Manga like Zeikin de Katta Hon

Kingyoya Koshoten

Also known as Kingyo Used Books.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This manga bookstore has a thousand stories to tell. A businessman discovers how his childhood memories can brighten his day. An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a surprising bull's eye. A housewife rediscovers romance. A teenager discovers his true self in the pages of a manga magazine. Welcome to Kingyo Used Books, a place where people find their dreams in manga.



Tags: Seinen

Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san

Also known as Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Ever wonder what it's like to sell comics at a Japanese bookstore? Honda provides a hilarious firsthand account from the front lines! Whether it's handling the store, out-of-print books, or enthusiastic manga fans, Honda takes on every challenge!



Note: It consists of 24 normal chapters + 11 bonus chapters.

Tags: Work , Otaku Culture , Skeleton , Educational , Autobiographical , Language Barrier , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist

Hiroware Koneko to Moto Yakuza

Also known as Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

One cold and rainy winter’s day, a tiny kitten named Sabu is abandoned on the side of the road. When Sabu is rescued by Jin, a retired yakuza boss, the poor kitten fears things have gone from bad to worse–and that this would-be savior has murder on his mind! Yet beneath Jin’s scarred hands and scary face lies a sweet man who loves pampering kitties with baths, bottle-feedings, and whatever else his tiny companion needs. Be sure to get your paws on this hilariously adorable tale about an unlikely pet pair!



Tags: Animals , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Iyashikei , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen

Toshokan no Daimajutsushi

Also known as Magus of the Library.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages!

In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn’t allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don’t exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna—a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak—and his life changes forever…



Tags: Politics , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Elf , Magic , Adoption , Travel , Primarily Female Cast , Language Barrier , Dragons , Religion , Desert , Bullying , Tanned Skin , Philosophy , Time Skip , Fairy , Nekomimi , Environmental , Kemonomimi , Slavery , Conspiracy , Espionage , Criminal Organization , Dinosaurs , Pirates

Toshokan no Aruji

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

At the children's library "The Hollyhock," you are welcomed and advised by a young man named Mikoshiba, a bespectacled librarian famous for his unwavering character. But unlike his public face and daily life would indicate, he is a first-class professional. Every day, adults and children lost in their lives come to him, hoping that he will find a book to rescue them.

Tags: Seinen , Work

Gakusan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Tags: Seinen

Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

"Ethics" is the path of humanity, a principle that becomes the norm of morality. Learning is not a problem in the future. But this class is filled with the truth of life. Cool ethics teachers Takayanagi confronts the problems of students and their own stance. New Age, teacher story!!

Tags: Philosophy , Teacher , School , Educational , Episodic , Seinen , Bullying , Suicide , Crime , Delinquents , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yakuza , Drugs , Nudity

Suuji de Asobo.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Yoshida is a young man who aspires to become a university professor. It's the final stretch before he enters the workforce, but there's only one subject he has a problem with: mathematics. He has always abhorred maths, but he will have to face his it if he wants to graduate.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , College