Top Manzai Manga Recommendations

Show-ha Shou-ten!

Also known as Show-ha Shoten!.

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

Reach the Top of the Comedy World, One Laugh at a Time!

Shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might take the comedy world by storm!

Higashikata ropes Shijima into performing in a comedy duo with him at a school show. Inspired by their guaranteed success, Higashikata asks Shijima to join him in an audacious dream—to rise to the top of Japan’s comedy scene by winning major events in both stand-up and sketch comedy!



Tags: Coming of Age , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Manzai , Shounen , Acting , Educational , School , Heterosexual

Someone Hertz

Also known as Someone Hertz.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mimei shares the hobby of listening to a late-night comedy radio show with the funny and mysterious Kurage from his class. And she's famous for sending in hilarious comments that are read on the show? But Mimei wants to be just as funny as her! Are they friends, are they rivals, are they something more...? This radio rom-com is on the air!



Tags: School , Manzai , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist

Beshari Gurashi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

A story about a stand-up comedian to-be.

The manga's story centers around Agatsuma Keisuke, a high school student with a great sense of comedy. A student named Tsujimoto Jun transfers to his school. Both share ideas and form a plan to make a stand-up comedian duo. They aim to become pro together, despite the many hardships they will face.



Tags: School , Shounen , Manzai

Denpa Seinen

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Romance , Thriller

Fujio Sera is a murderer on the run. He meets Yoko Itami, a deli clerk who is a big fan of Fujio's personal radio show, "Fudio's Radio". Their twisted secret escapade begins...

Tags: Denpa , Fugitive , Anti-Hero , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Manzai , Heterosexual , Crime

Sokuseki Ad-Lib Lover

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

"I'm going to become the best comedian out there!"

After making this promise with his grandma, Asahi sets out to attend a comedy vocational school. And on his first day, he gets unexpectedly partnered with another guy for his acts. And that guy is Minase, a very good-looking but sarcastic guy. They were very reluctantly paired together for their bit, but ended up hitting it off. They hit it off SO well, that they got carried away and kissed each other during the bit!



Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: Manzai , Boys' Love , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Kuudere , Male Protagonist

Shiba Inu

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Consists of 6 short stories spanning 14 years of Masanori's career.

1. A Message to You, Rudy
2. All the Way Down
3-4. Shiba Inu
5. Gyangueiji
6. Sand - Sabaku - Desert
7. Even Assassins Laugh

Tags: Shounen , Manzai , Anthology

Kakeau Tsukihi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Tsuki Arito and Yo Kamikoma move to Tokyo to become comedians. With a 9 m² apartment and just 300 yen for food expenses, the two best friends begin to chase their big dream.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shounen , Manzai

Marchentic Bazooka

Also known as Marchentic Bazooka.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

My comedy partner is my life partner! This is the 2020's neo-married couple comedy duo!!
Aiming to be top comedians, the comedy duo, Marchentic Bazooka, live together and go to training school while streaming videos. Aki is a disappointing but hot and funny man and has, since the formation of their pairing in high school, liked his "sweet angel" partner Haru, so much that he can't stand it. Though Aki tries terribly hard to show his feelings, Haru won't have anything to do with him...?
A super hot, funny-man weirdo and a not-so-straight straight-man go down the path of being a comedy duo as an actual, ridiculous married couple!



Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: Manzai , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love

Sokuseki Ad-Lib Lover Debut!

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Manzai , Work , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love

Suberu wo Itowazu

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

A collection of seven short stories and a collection of color pages from Rokudenashi Blues from Morita Masanori's career.

1. Suberu wo Itowazu (Setting Up to Fail)
A story of two stand-up comedians preparing to participate in a school festival.

2. Bachi-Atari Rock
The pilot oneshot that would eventually lead to the creation of the one volume series under the same name, Bachi-Atari Rock.

3. Let's Spend The Night Together
The story of Tatsumi Shindo, a wrestler coming from a Yakuza family. While he has no interest of having the life of a Yakuza, Tatsumi is stuck having his matches watch by his father and the rest of the yakuza and scaring his opponents. He hopes to be able to prove himself as a strong wrestler and not someone whose family intimidates the opponent.

4. Jumpin' Jack Flash
5. Synchronicity
6. Mysterious Kid (ミステリアス・キッド)
7. Stay Here

Tags: Manzai , Anthology

Teppen!!!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Yayoi Sakamoto, a diehard fan of comedians and comedy acts, enrolls in the private Kazuki High School in Nanba (Osaka's entertainment district famous as the starting point for many comedians). She reunites with Yomogi Takahashi, a childhood friend who once formed the comedy duo "Konamonzu" with her when they were little. Before long, they find themselves putting together a routine at a park like they did before, in order to enter a local shopping area's contest. At that moment, a mysterious girl calls out to them.



Tags: Manzai , School , Primarily Female Cast

Niramekko

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

Young comedian, Ryou Minayoshi, lives in a shared house with five other comedians, including his comedy partner Yamato Asaki. They go on stage in hopes to make people laugh with their comedy act even though they are having a hard time selling their shows. A coming-of-age story depicting the struggles of a young comedian!

Tags: Manzai , Seinen

Maesetsu!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

When four hardworking friends pair up to chase their dream of becoming professional stand-up comedians, they quickly find out that being funny is seriously difficult!

Join Fubuki, Mafuyu, Rin, Nayuta, and the rest of their hilarious pals as they overcome obstacles on the journey to achieving their ultimate goal: performing live at the Namba Grand Kagetsu!



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Manzai , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Tatarashido

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

A one-shot by the creators of "Akane-Banashi", about a boy who is ridiculed at school and dreams of becoming a manzai comedian, while his friend worries about him.

Tags: Shounen , Manzai

Tepetoru!: Teppen Tottaru!

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

Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Manzai , Primarily Adult Cast

Rainen no Koto wo Ie, Ore ga Warau

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Ryousuke, a shut-in who’s a die-hard — no, hopelessly in love — fan of Hamura Yuusei, one half of the comedy duo “Mangosteen,” spends his days submitting jokes to their radio show's listener segment. But when Mangosteen suddenly announces their disbandment, Ryousuke is devastated and loses all will to live. That is, until one day, the very Hamura Yuusei himself shows up uninvited at Ryousuke’s family home…!?



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Manzai

Only Talk

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , Manzai

Suberu Tenshi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The summer of his second year in high school. An ordinary boy with no dreams or goals catches a glimpse of the class beauty’s unexpected side—! A low-key start to a youthful comedy duo, discovered through trial and error.



Tags: Manzai , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Shoujo

Anti funny

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Manzai

Manzai Gang

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A man ( Kurosawa ) who has been part of a manzai (stand up comedy) duo for ten years, finds himself in trouble after his partner quits due to their declining popularity. He attempts to drink his problems away but finds himself locked up in a detention center. At the detention center the man meets a deliquent (Onizuka) who has an uncanny knack for comedy. Thus a new manzai duo is created!

Tags: Manzai