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12 manga like Handa-kun
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with Handa-kun (slice of life, comedy), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Manga like Handa-kun
Readers also like it1. Komi Can't Communicate
by Tomohito Oda
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Everyone at school admires Shoko Komi from a distance. Only her ordinary classmate Tadano notices the truth: she is not aloof at all, just so anxious she can barely speak. She wants a hundred friends, and he promises to help her make every one of them, in a gentle, very funny school comedy.
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Also by Satsuki Yoshino2. Yoshi no Zuikara
by Satsuki Yoshino
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Slice of Life (shared)
After another canceled series, manga creator Naruhiko Tohno is asked to leave fantasy behind and draw from the rural life he knows. Finding material close to home sounds simple until deadlines, self-doubt and other people get involved. A quiet comedy about making art, accepting help and learning to notice the world outside the studio.
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School Life · Slice of Life3. The Daily Lives of High School Boys
by Yasunobu Yamauchi
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake can turn an uneventful afternoon into an elaborate disaster. School corridors, riverbanks and bedrooms provide the stage for their improvised adventures and painfully awkward attempts to seem impressive. Short comic episodes follow a sprawling circle of classmates whose ordinary problems rarely receive sensible solutions.
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Readers also like it4. Blue Period
by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
- Drama
- Slice of Life (shared)
Yatora is a popular student with good grades who feels nothing about any of it. Then he paints Tokyo at dawn the way it looks to him — blue — and for the first time he feels something. He sets his sights on Japan's hardest art university: a story about the hard work behind talent.
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School Life · Slice of Life5. Odd Girl Out
by Morangji
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Nari hopes a fresh start at high school will help her feel more confident. Instead, she finds herself surrounded by three dazzling friends and worrying that she is the odd one out. Their friendship gradually reveals that appearances hide insecurities, and that belonging does not depend on being perfect.
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School Life · Slice of Life6. My Clueless First Friend
by Taku Kawamura
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Akane Nishimura keeps to herself at school, where an unkind nickname has made her an easy target. New transfer student Taiyou Takada hears the same nickname and thinks it sounds amazing. His cheerful curiosity turns awkward encounters into an unlikely friendship, slowly giving Akane a chance to come out of her shell.
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School Life · Slice of Life7. My Love Story!!
by Kazune Kawahara, Aruko
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Takeo is strong, kind and accustomed to being overlooked in romance beside his handsome best friend. Helping a girl named Yamato changes that familiar pattern in ways he struggles to recognise. A warm romantic comedy about sincerity, friendship and learning to accept affection.
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School Life · Slice of Life8. The Otaku Love Connection
by Chu Amairo
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Wataru Otonari is perfectly happy watching his favorite couple enjoy their high-school romance. He considers himself a background character, even as his own good looks and enthusiasm attract attention. Meeting other devoted fans turns his quiet hobby into a lively tangle of friendships, rival interpretations and unexpected feelings.
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School Life · Slice of Life9. I Think Our Son Is Gay
by Okura
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Tomoko notices that her teenage son Hiroki may have a crush on another boy. She chooses to give him room to understand his feelings, even when his attempts to keep them private are less convincing than he thinks. Ordinary family routines become a warm portrait of patient support, awkward crushes and growing up.
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School Life · Slice of Life10. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
by Karuho Shiina
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Sawako's shy manner and resemblance to a horror-film character make classmates keep their distance. A friendly boy's kindness gives her the courage to reach out, beginning friendships she never thought possible. This school romance follows the awkward, rewarding work of letting other people know who you are.
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School Life · Slice of Life11. One Week Friends
by Matcha Hazuki
- Comedy (shared)
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Yuuki reaches out to his withdrawn classmate Kaori and learns why she keeps everyone at a distance: her memories of friends disappear each week. He keeps introducing himself anyway. Shared lunches, a diary and new classmates become small steps toward a friendship that might survive the next Monday.
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Slice of Life · Comedy12. Play It Cool, Guys
by Kokone Nata
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
They look effortlessly composed from a distance. Up close, these young men forget everyday essentials, misread situations and stumble through the simplest tasks. A gentle ensemble comedy follows the friendships that form as their ordinary mistakes keep bringing them together.
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