Top Fishing Manga Recommendations

Yotsuba to!

Also known as Yotsuba&!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hello! This is Koiwai Yotsuba, Yotsuba Koiwai...um, YOTSUBA! Yotsuba moved with Daddy to a new house from our old house waaaaaaay over there! And moving's fun 'cos people wave! (Ohhhh!!) And Yotsuba met these nice people next door and made friends to play with (one of 'em acted like one of those bad strangers Daddy told Yotsuba not to go with, but it was okay in the end). I hope we get to play a lot. And eat ice cream! And-and-and...oh yeah! You should come play with Yotsuba too!



Notes:
- Includes an interlude.
- Won the Excellence Award for Manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006 and the Grand Prize of the 20th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2016.
- Was nominated for the Manga Taishō award in 2008 and for the 12th and 20th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2008 and 2016.
- Was nominated for the Eisner Award in the "Best Publication for Kids" category.

Tags: Family Life , Iyashikei , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Parenthood , Slapstick , Shounen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Rural , Adoption , Primarily Female Cast , Tomboy , Fishing

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

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 , Masturbation , Nudity , Seinen , Heterosexual , School , Fishing

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 , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Seinen , Asexual , Fishing , Outdoor Activities , Urban , Unrequited Love

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 , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Achronological Order , 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.

1. Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
2. The Complete Shopping District (完全商店街)
3. Board Game (すごろく)
4. A New Universe (新しい世界)
5. Innocent World (イノセントワールド)
6. A Dream I Had on April 17th, 2012 (二〇一二年四月一七日の夢)
7. Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
8. The City of the Dead (冥途)
9. Sputnik (スプートニク)
10. Untitled (無題)
11. Creatures of the Machine Age (マシン時代の動物たち)
12. Ashizuri Aquarium (足摺り水族館)
13. A Fish For You (君の魚)
14. Ending Theme (エンディングテーマ)



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

Clover

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

Misaki Hayato returns to his hometown and enrolls in the same high school as his two childhood friends. A lot has changed in the years he has been gone, his former best friends are seemingly distant from each other and leading relatively normal high school lives. Hayato's sudden arrival soon changes that and sends shockwaves through the entire town's delinquent population with his willingness to do anything for his friends and his love for a good fight.

Tags: Delinquents , Shounen , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , School , Fishing

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 , Medieval

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 Activities , Shounen , Bullying , Suicide , Guns , Love Triangle , Fellatio , Gore

Sounan desu ka?

Also known as Are You Lost?.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi

Because of a plane crash … starting today, we’re spending the springtime of our lives on a desert island!! There’s nothing here, so we have to make everything!! And eat everything!! (Ugh!) Check out our high-school-girl survival story of courage and knowledge. We’re actually doing pretty well! Volume 1 includes: how to eat cicadas, how to build traps, a simple allergy test, how to eat hermit crabs, etc.



Tags: Survival , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Wilderness , Coastal , Educational , Nudity , Seinen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fishing , Animals , Yuri , Swimming , Crossdressing

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 , Proxy Battle , Cycling , Gangs , Dragons

NINE PEAKS

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action

Gaku Mashio was a first-year high school student who lived with his father. He lost his father in a sudden accident, just as he got suspended from school after getting into a fight. On the night of his father's wake, Gaku went fishing on the shore in memory of his father, but he fell into the sea and was returned 22 years into the past. Gaku's father, Harumi, who was the same age as Gaku at that time, saved him from the water. Harumi's parents (Gaku's grandparents) took a liking to Gaku, and accepted him into their family under the name Gaku Miyagi. His grandparents even encouraged him to go to Seiha High School, same as his father. Twenty-two years ago, the town of Kurei was full of delinquents. Now Gaku and his father will fight their way to the top of the town!

Tags: Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Fishing

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 , Fantasy , 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 , Proxy Battle , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Revenge , Fishing , Dragons , Ninja , Trains , Conspiracy