Top Office Manga Recommendations

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Also known as Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.

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

Narumi Momose has had it rough: every boyfriend she’s had dumped her once they found out she was an otaku, so she’s gone to great lengths to hide it. When a chance meeting at her new job with childhood friend, fellow otaku, and now coworker Hirotaka Nifuji almost gets her secret outed at work, she comes up with a plan to make sure he never speaks up. But he comes up with a counter-proposal: why doesn’t she just date him instead? In love, there are no save points.



Notes:
- Includes 29 extra chapters.
- The English edition combines 2 Japanese volumes into one each (so e.g. the first two Japanese volumes are combined into 1 English volume).

Tags: Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Video Games , Work , Episodic , Heterosexual , Josei , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Office , Meta , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , Cosplay , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Chibi

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

Ase to Sekken

Also known as Sweat and Soap.

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

Asako’s living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Lilia Drop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she’s ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company’s lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her in the lobby and wonders what “that smell” is, she’s terrified … but could it be … that he likes it? And, even more surprising to Yae … does she like him?



Notes: The chapter count includes 13 extra stories.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Sweat , Office Lady , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Work , Office , Seinen , Nudity , Disability , Male Protagonist , Marriage , Love Triangle

Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi

Also known as My Senpai is Annoying.

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

Igarashi is a hardworking young office lady. Takeda, the senpai above her at work, annoys her constantly–and yet she finds herself growing closer to him. Every day is filled with comic mishaps and romantic moments as Igarashi tries to balance work, life, and love.



Notes:
- Comic POOL chapters are included in this entry, as they are included in the print release alongside the original serialization.
- Originally published on Twitter and collated by Ichijinsha for print release.
- Now serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic POOL.

Tags: Office Lady , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Full Color , Tsundere , Work , Heterosexual , Office , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Urban , Age Gap , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing

Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

Also known as The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl.

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

Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!

Himuro is a modern-day ice god, an ordinary office worker who just so happens to be the descendant of a snow spirit. He's also besotted with his coworker Fuyutsuki, who's a little unusual herself. At first glance, the pair both seem to be calm, cool, and collected. But beneath Himuro's icy good looks rages a passionate blizzard of love! On the other hand, his coworker's cool facade belies nothing about any feelings she might have for Himuro in return⁠-because she's too oblivious to realize anything! What's a snowman in love to do?



Note: Originally uploaded to Twitter, after nine chapters it was serialized by GANGANpixiv, where it is being republished and now continues.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Office Lady , Youkai , Kemonomimi , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Josei , Work , Iyashikei , Urban Fantasy , Office , Kuudere , Episodic , Tsundere , Shrine Maiden , Age Regression

Ibeon Saeng-do Jal Butakae

Also known as See You in My 19th Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Ji-Eum Ban has a secret—she can remember the memories of her previous lives...all 18 of them! This means she retains past knowledge, skills, and most importantly, the bonds with the people she cares about. Guided by the bittersweet memories of her last life, Ji-Eum sets out to rekindle the love that was cut short by her tragic death. But little did she know her biggest rival would be her own past self...



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Office Lady , Full Color , Urban , Work , Disability , Dissociative Identities , Crime , Tragedy , Age Gap , Tsundere , Conspiracy , Bullying , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Chibi , Office , Long Strip

Kekkon Suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days To The Wedding

Also known as 365 Days to the Wedding.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Takuya and Rika are coworkers in a travel agency in Tokyo. They’re both single, but they don’t mind, since they’re introverts with fulfilling lives at home. Unfortunately, now their job is looking to staff an office in Siberia, and non-married employees are the first to be considered. Rika is desperate to avoid the transfer and goes to Takuya with an idea: if they pretend they’re getting married in a year, they can stay in Tokyo. The only problem is the two of them barely know each other! If these two quiet coworkers “fake” a relationship, will it turn into something real?



Tags: Work , Marriage , Seinen , Fake Relationship , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Office , Family Life , Rural , Travel , Office Lady , LGBTQ+ Themes

Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu

Also known as I Have a Crush at Work.

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

Yui Mitsuya and Masugu Tateishi aren't just any coworkers-they totally have the hots for each other. His helpful yet humble attitude makes her giddy, and her cuteness leaves him grinning like a fool. Problem is, they're trying to keep their new relationship under wraps to avoid making things awkward at work. But seeing how they can't keep their hands off each other, they run the risk of spilling their little secret with each passing day at the office.



Tags: Office Lady , Office , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

Kaketa Tsuki to Doughnuts

Also known as Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Uno Hinako throws herself into makeup, fashion, and falling in love, hoping that will make her seem “normal” to the other people at her job. But no matter how hard she tries, she’s a self-doubting mess inside, and her attempts at “normal” romance with men just keep failing. When she starts to think she might be alone forever, a new normal presents itself–in the form of her relationship with Sato Asahi, a level-headed woman who works at her company, which starts as respect until it becomes far more intimate.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Asexual , Office Lady , Work , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Office , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love

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

NEW GAME!

Also known as New Game!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Aoba Suzukaze may look like a middle schooler, but she’s actually a character designer fresh out of high school. Not only is she working for the company that put out one of her favorite games, she also gets to spend her days modeling and creating characters. Follow her adorable shenanigans in this 4-panel slice of life as she learns the ropes of the industry and gets to know her co-workers.



Note: Includes 30 extra chapters, 13 side chapters from volume 5, 12 color chapters from volumes 1-12 and 5 bonus chapters from volumes 1, 2, 9, 10, 11.

Tags: 4-koma , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Work , Female Protagonist , Software Development , Video Games , Seinen , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Yuri , Drawing , Urban , Tomboy , School , Airsoft , Cosplay , Tanned Skin , College , Time Skip , Office

Ganbare, Douki-chan

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

The story of a salaryman's encounters with his coworkers and their feelings for him. Illustrated by Yom on his Twitter account.

Note: On October 2021 it was announced that the manga was licensed by the editorial GOT, and got an official volume release on December 28, 2021.

Tags: Female Harem , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Love Triangle , POV , Office , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Work , Heterosexual , Nudity

Kawaii Joushi wo Komarasetai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ira Megumi is a 31-year-old woman who is currently at the top of her career. She's a beautiful woman who's brimming with pride and totally has no interest in love or marriage.

The next morning, she wakes up and finds the new employee, Aoki Shun, sleeping beside her. Just what in the world happened!?

Tags: 4-koma , Work , Seinen , Heterosexual , Office Lady , Office , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Female Harem , Age Gap

Nae Nampyeongwa Gyeolhonhaejwo

Also known as Marry My Husband.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

When Jiwon, a 37-year-old cancer patient, walks in on her husband and best friend, she realizes her whole life has been a lie. What’s worse, she dies a tragic death at the hands of her husband. Would things have been different if she had made different choices? Fortunately for Jiwon, she is given the chance to rewrite her fate when she is reincarnated as her younger self. This time, she vows to live a happy life. But first comes revenge. Her plan? To marry off her now former best friend to her lying, cheating husband.



Note: Chapter count includes 10 side stories.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Time Manipulation , Office , Office Lady , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Marriage , Suicide , Yandere , Unrequited Love , Family Life , Long Strip

Bijin Onna Joushi Takizawa-san

Also known as The Greatest Lady Boss "Takizawasan".

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

Kouta Takeda who just started working at XOX Corporation, meets his new boss, a beautiful woman with big breasts named Kyouko Takizawa.

Included chapters: 27.5, 47.5

Tags: 4-koma , Large Breasts , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Male Protagonist , Work , Seinen , MILF , Heterosexual , Office , Female Protagonist

Bukiyou na Senpai.

Also known as My Awkward Senpai.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Kannawa-senpai is considered many things, but smooth is definitely not one of them. Then she meets Kamegawa, her new Kouhai. He's cute, a little nerdy, and easy to talk to. How will this awkward Senpai be able to handle these new feelings?!



Note: Fifth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category

Tags: Office Lady , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Seinen , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Office

Musume no Tomodachi

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

Kosuke has lived to play the ideal self as a father at home and as a manager at work. However, his life changes 180 degrees when he meets his daughter’s friend. In front of her, Kosuke was able to be his real self and his worn-out heart was healed. However, he knows that these are feelings that should never be held. The story of the middle-aged man meeting a young girl, presented to the modern people who suppress themselves in society, begins.

Tags: Age Gap , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Estranged Family , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Work , Office , Urban , Hikikomori , School , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast

Still Sick

Also known as Still Sick.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Makoto Shimizu is just an ordinary office worker, blending in seamlessly with her colleagues on the job... That is, until her coworker Akane Maekawa discovers her well-hidden secret: in her spare time, she draws and sells girls' love comics!

Akane is the last person Makoto would think of as a nerd, but as the two grow closer, it starts to seem like Akane may have a secret of her own...



Note: Includes 3 bonus chapters.

Tags: Yuri , Drawing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Office Lady , Shoujo , Office , Bisexual , Aromantic

Watashi no Shounen

Also known as My Boy.

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

Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker at a sporting goods company, encounters Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old boy, playing soccer in a park at night. She was treated cruelly by a former lover, he is dealing with a high-handed and uninvolved family. Both are burdened with loneliness, and they sense that the other has something that they’re searching for...



Tags: Coming of Age , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Office , Male Protagonist , Office Lady , Time Skip , Age Gap , Heterosexual , School , Love Triangle

Gal Yome no Himitsu

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Fuyuki is a beautiful and cool gal! But there's a secret side of her that she only shows in front of her husband...? A cute love comedy with a gal wife!

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Gyaru , Office Lady , Marriage , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Nudity , Office , Kuudere , Love Triangle , Video Games