Top Konbini Manga Recommendations

SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as Sakamoto Days.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!



Tags: Assassins , Family Life , Crime , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Gangs , Konbini , Guns , Shounen , Espionage , Conspiracy , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Heterosexual , Triads , Mafia , Acting , Slapstick , Urban , Super Power , Survival , Motorcycles , Gambling , Crossdressing , Prison , Tragedy

Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari

Also known as Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You.

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

At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her!



Note: On June 23, 2022 it was announced that the manga got licensed by Square Enix. It started being published in the magazine Big Gangan on August 25, 2022.
Winner of the Next Manga Award 2022 in the Web Manga Category.

Tags: Seinen , Konbini , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Work , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Office

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Also known as Mr. Villain's Day Off.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world-but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock!

The mysterious and dastardly man known only as the General within the evil organization plotting to take over the world is one of the top targets of Earth's defensive unit, the Rangers. But on his precious days off, he's more likely to be at the local zoo staring at his beloved pandas or trying out new ice cream flavors! Will his secret hobbies be jeopardized forever when his natural enemy - a Ranger hero out to save the Earth - catches him in the act?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Animals , Food , Aliens , Primarily Adult Cast , Found Family , Demons , Shoujo , Episodic , Urban , Konbini , Tokusatsu , Henshin

Sunjeongmalgo Sunjong

Also known as Act Like You Love Me!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

25-year-old Ji-Eon is stressed, overworked, and penniless. When a mix-up at a temp job has her spending a day as famous actor Do-Yun Nam’s personal assistant, she takes her anger out on a doll... which turns out to have the magical ability to control him at her every whim. Now it’s her turn to be the boss.



Tags: Full Color , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Work , Love Triangle , Acting , Idol , Konbini , Hikikomori , Long Strip

Mobuko no Koi

Also known as A Side Character's Love Story.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Growing up, Nobuko Tanaka was always a "side character" standing off in the corner. Now in her 20s, she's fallen in love for the first time. While she isn't any good at being assertive, she will muster her courage bit by bit as she tries her best to close the distance between herself and her crush - because even side characters fall in love. If you're tired of the same old romantic protagonists, this modest, refreshing love story is for you.



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Heterosexual , Seinen , College , Iyashikei , Urban , Achronological Order , Chibi , Love Triangle , Konbini , Office

Konbini-kun.

Also known as Mr Mini Mart.

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

Shy Nakaba has been a shut-in ever since gossip at school destroyed his reputation. But when his mom snags him a job to help him break out of his shell, he’s forced to face a co-worker who knows a thing or two about courage and commitment! Can Nakaba stand tall and speak up for what he truly wants? Mr. Mini Mart serves up a sweet-and-salty story filled with brave confessions and bold crushes! Will the past catch up to a boy who wants nothing more than to hide away forever? Or will the future finally shine with the promise of brand-new beginnings?



Included one-shot: Shounen Scrub (Youthful Love)

Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Konbini , Work , Age Gap , Hikikomori , Bisexual , School , Rehabilitation , Food

Online Game Nakama to Sashi Off Shitara Shokuba no Oni Joushi ga Kita

Also known as Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss!.

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

Hashimoto is your average office worker—young, and prone to being pushed around by his demon boss, Shirase. His only escape is his favorite online game, and the friends he's made within. But when he plans an office meetup for his party, he gets the surprise of his life...!



Note: Originally published on Twitter and Pixiv and collated by Ichijinsha for print release.


Tags: Video Games , Work , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Konbini , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Office , Cohabitation , Kuudere , Urban , Virtual World , Age Gap , Delinquents

Konbini de Kimi to no 5-funkan

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

The Office Lady, who looks forward to stopping by at the convenience store on the way home from work. And Shibasaki-kun, the poker-faced high school part-timer, who gets stirred up by OL for some reason. A heartwarming manga about two people who pass by each other at the convenience store.

Note: Includes 9 extra chapters.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Office Lady , Age Gap , Konbini

Syrup: Shakaijin Yuri Anthology

Also known as Syrup: A Yuri Anthology.

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

This volume contains the following chapters:

Cover illustration: Fly
1. Gozen 1-ji no Koi Laundry (午前１時のコインランドリー) by Yukiko
2. Daily Smile (^ ^) (デイリースマイル（＾ ＾）) by Kodama Naoko
3. Yowamushi Joou (弱虫女王) by Yoshimurakana
4. Watashi no Anoko (私のあの子) by Goumoto
5. Juku no Seinsei to Juku no Sensei (じゅくのせいんせいとじゅくのせんせい) by Mochi au lait
6. Yakan Hikou (夜間飛行) by Kawanami Izumi
7. Yakusoku (やくそく) by Shioya Teruko
8. Aru Hanaya to Suiyou 19-ji no Onna (ある花屋と水曜１９時の女) by Amano Shuninta
9. Sute Neko to Akari (捨て猫と灯) by Oi Pikachi
10. MAMA x HAHA (MAMA x HAHA) by Yoshidamaru Yuu
11. Rose Quartz (ローズクォーツ) by Kurogane Kenn
12. Watashi no Femme Fatale (わたしのファム・ファタール) by Matsuzaki Natsumi
13. Otona no Hatsukoi (おとなの初恋) by Itou Hachi
14. Tenshi to Oshigoto (天使とお仕事) by Morinaga Milk

Tags: Yuri , Anthology , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Office , Konbini

Yoru no Manimani

Also known as Our Aimless Nights.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Cheerful, energetic high school girl Chika and shy, reserved boy Waya couldn't be more different. But they have a secret: every Wednesday after 9PM they meet outside the convenience store where Waya works. Bit by bit, under the light of the moon, a unique connection begins to blossom in this enchanting coming-of-age love story!

Tags: Konbini , Seinen , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Konbini de Hajimaru Koi no Hanashi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Eima Saitou is a convenience store worker who becomes interested in one of her regular customers.

Notes:
- Originally released under the title "Konbini Baito no Gal ga Kininaru Kyaku to Chikazuku Hanashi (コンビニバイトのギャルが気になる客と近づく話)".
- Released at COMITIA144, COMITIA145, COMITIA150.

Tags: Konbini , Gyaru , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Work

Nietzsche-sensei: Konbini ni, Satori Sedai no Shinjin ga Maiorita

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Matsukoma is a male part-time late-night convenience store worker training a new part-time worker named Tomoharu Nii, nicknamed Nietzsche-sensei. Tomoharu is a university student in the school's Buddhism department. When an angry customer screams at Tomoharu, "Customers are gods," he replies, "God is dead."



Tags: Work , Konbini , Josei , Episodic , Male Protagonist

Vanilla Spider

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi

Half a year ago, a giant spiderweb appeared across the sky. For a while, it got a lot of media attention. Eventually, when nothing seemed to be happening, people carried on with their normal lives, ignoring the spiderweb. Amedome Tsutsuji lives his daily life under the spiderweb. At school, people have nicknamed him "Ninja," since it's so easy not to notice he's there. Even automatic doors won't acknowledge his presence by opening for him. But he can see what others can't: aliens are coming down from the spiderweb, taking humans bodies as hosts, and eating people.

For that reason, he uses his ninja-like ability to carefully guard his crush, Mizuno, as she goes home from school. In other words, he stalks her, but with the best of intentions. He's determined to be there to protect her when the spider-aliens attack. To that end, he teams up with another, friendlier alien named Tsuda, who gives him a powerful weapon: a faucet. Will Tsutsuji be able to protect Mizuno from the parasitic spider-aliens with his trusty faucet?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Gore , Aliens , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Konbini , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Gender Bending , Coming of Age , Chuunibyou

Konbini of the Dead: 100-nichi Go ni Kyuujo Sareru Konbini Tenin

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Sci-Fi

A zombie panic breaks out in Tokyo, and a high school girl named Hino-chan, who is a part-timer, has to wait out till X-Day. Stuck in a convenience store and waiting to be rescued.... When all of a sudden, zombies have flooded the world.

Will Hino-chan be able to escape from the convenience store before the food and supplies run out!?

Note: This work was first published as a doujin on the author's Twitter account. A first volume covering days 1-7 was released on January 28, 2021.

Tags: Zombie , Medicine , Primarily Adult Cast , Konbini , Post-Apocalyptic , Survival , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Tragedy , Cars , Food

24-jikan Eigyouchuu

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

1-2) 24 Jikan Eikyou-chuu
Nakamichi works in the 24-hour convenience store on Sano's way home from school. Nakamichi is baffled by the amount of lollipops Sano buy everyday! But he gets very used to seeing Sano around, that when suddenly Sano stops showing his face at the store, he misses him! What happens to Sano? And why buy so many lollipops?

3-5) 24 Jikan Renai-chuu
Yoshino, an ordinary guy works at a convenience store where he meets a beautiful Yagami-san. He overhears Yagami-san having an argument over the phone with who he assumes is a girlfriend. What will Yoshino do when he sees Yagami drunk and collapsed outside the convenience store, and hears him whisper a guy's name in his sleep?

6-8) Extra: 24 Jikan Eikyou-chuu

Tags: Boys' Love , Konbini

Otaku Onna to Danshi Kosei

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

A story of an otaku girl who is addicted to otome games, and a junior high boy who looks like her favorite character in the otome game.

Note: Includes an extra.

Tags: Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Josei , Work , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Konbini

Hikari no Hako

Also known as Box of Light.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

A quiet convenience store hovers on the boundary between life and death. Its faint glow in the darkness draws people toward it, pushing them closer to the final purchase they’ll ever make…and is that a monster in the magazine aisle?! Prepare for spooky creatures, cryptic employees, and an air of delightful dread in this supernatural mystery. This beloved self-contained tale was awarded a top spot in both the Kono Manga wo Yome! and Kono Manga ga Sugoi! rankings in Japan.



Tags: Josei , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Work , Afterlife , Konbini , Suicide , Magic , College

Black Night Parade

Also known as Black Night Parade.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

Hino Miharu will be spending this Christmas just like the last: alone and working a dead-end job. All he wants is good employment, but when he meets a Santa Claus dressed in clothes as black as coal, he has no idea he’s encountered the real deal…sort of. The Santa Claus dressed in red makes Christmas happen for good children everywhere, but his darker counterpart handles the holiday for the bad kids. As a name on the naughty list, Miharu is dashed away to work for the shadowy Santa. The pay and benefits are great, and his co-worker is cute–but will this end up being the dream job he’s wished for, or a nightmare of a Christmas?!



Tags: Seinen , Work , Snowscape , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Religion , Parody , Gore , Fairy Tale , Anthropomorphism , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Espionage , Konbini

Yume no Soko

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Supernatural

A girl falls into a coma and finds herself at an odd convenience store managed by a talking furry creature. In the land where dreams are made, on the brink of life and death, the girl watches and learns from the whimsical creatures she comes across.

Tags: Magic , Seinen , Afterlife , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Work , Konbini

Kyuuketsu Baito Kirishima-kun

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

He's a vampire destined to lead the world to ruin... So why is he working part time at a convenience store?! A 4-koma about demi-human working! The new clerk in the convenience store where Amamiya works at is half human and half vampire?! Not to mention, their colleagues are a werewolf and an android... Watching these demi-human work with the half vampire Kirishima-kun should be entertaining in this working comedy.

Tags: 4-koma , Vampire , Work , Konbini