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12 manga like Play It Cool, Guys
Picked for the same feel: the genres they share with Play It Cool, Guys (slice of life, comedy), the same creators, and what readers keep together. Each opens where it is read legally.
Manga like Play It Cool, Guys
Readers also like it1. Mr. Villain's Day Off
by Yuu Morikawa
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
- Supernatural
On working days, the General helps an alien organization plan the conquest of Earth. On his days off, he has much more important business: visiting pandas, finding good food and enjoying a little peace. Even a feared villain needs a break, though the heroes he fights do not always stay out of his way.
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Readers also like it2. How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer
by Nana Aokawa
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Tokiwa and two college friends arrive at a mixer expecting to meet three women, only to find three striking men waiting for them. The explanation lies in their hosts' work at a crossdressing bar. As the six spend more time together, awkward first impressions make room for three very different romances.
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Readers also like it3. Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
by Gaku Kuze
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Uramichi Omota is the cheerful exercise host of a children's TV show. Off camera — and sometimes on it — he is a tired, cynical adult who cannot stop telling small children the truth about grown-up life. A very funny comedy about burnout.
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Slice of Life · Comedy4. Barakamon
by Satsuki Yoshino
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
After losing his temper, young calligrapher Seishuu Handa retreats to a remote island to rethink his work. Finding peace proves difficult when energetic Naru and the other islanders make themselves part of his daily life. Their interruptions gradually offer him something his carefully controlled practice never could: a different way to see the world.
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Readers also like it5. 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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Readers also like it6. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
by Izumi Tsubaki
- Comedy (shared)
- Romantic Comedy
- Slice of Life (shared)
Chiyo finally confesses to her crush Nozaki, and he hands her his autograph. He is a famous shoujo manga artist, it turns out, and he thinks she is a fan, so she becomes his assistant instead. A very funny comedy about drawing romance for a living and having no clue about it in real life.
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Slice of Life · Comedy7. Yotsuba&!
by Kiyohiko Azuma
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
For Yotsuba, moving to a new neighbourhood means discovering a world full of surprises. Shopping trips, changing weather and visits with the family next door become adventures through her curious eyes. A gentle everyday comedy about a little girl, her father and the people drawn into her boundless enthusiasm.
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Readers also like it8. Skip and Loafer
by Misaki Takamatsu
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Mitsumi, the top student from a tiny seaside town, moves to Tokyo for high school with a ten-year plan and no idea how the city works. On her first day she gets lost, and Shima, a charming classmate with secrets of his own, helps her out. A bright, funny story about friendship and finding your feet, with a heroine who stumbles a lot and never stays down.
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Readers also like it9. Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku
by Fujita
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Narumi, a secret fangirl, takes a new office job and runs straight into Hirotaka, her childhood friend and a devoted gamer. They decide dating another otaku might be the easiest option there is. A funny, warm romance about two adults who are much better at games than at feelings.
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Slice of Life · Comedy10. Buster Brown
by Richard F. Outcault
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
A neatly dressed boy, his talking dog Tige, and a prank every Sunday — followed by a written resolution never to do it again, which never survives the week.
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Slice of Life · Comedy11. Happy Hooligan
by Frederick Burr Opper
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
A tramp with a tin can for a hat tries to do somebody a kindness and is arrested for it in the last panel. Every week, for thirty years, the same good intention and the same policeman.
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Slice of Life · Comedy12. Mutt and Jeff
by Bud Fisher
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
A tall schemer and a short optimist, running a small swindle a day and losing on it. It ran daily rather than on Sundays, which almost nothing did in 1907, and every daily strip since has inherited the habit.
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