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12 manga like Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
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Manga like Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
School Life · Slice of Life1. Handa-kun
by Satsuki Yoshino
- Comedy (shared)
- Slice of Life (shared)
Before his island adventures in Barakamon, young calligrapher Sei Handa has a different problem: he thinks his entire school dislikes him. His classmates, meanwhile, regard him with something close to reverence. Every attempt to escape their attention creates another misunderstanding and adds to his bewildering reputation. Admiration looks like hostility when Handa reads every social signal through his insecurity. The comedy comes from watching his classmates' enthusiastic interpretation drift further and further from the anxious explanation he has invented for himself.
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School Life · Slice of Life2. 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. Their imaginations can make a routine encounter feel like a dramatic scene, usually until reality interrupts. The ensemble's competing ideas of maturity give the comedy its momentum, finding embarrassment and elaborate nonsense in days when very little actually needs to happen.
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Readers also like it3. 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. Tadano's willingness to notice what others miss gives Komi a place to begin. Their expanding circle makes each small act of communication meaningful, treating friendship as something built through attention rather than effortless confidence.
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Readers also like it4. Horimiya
by HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Kyouko Hori seems to have everything together at school, while quiet Izumi Miyamura is easy for his classmates to overlook. Away from their classroom, neither fits that familiar image. When Miyamura appears at Hori's home with piercings and tattoos she has never seen, the two discover a private side of each other's lives. Sharing those secrets gives them a place to feel understood, and their unlikely friendship begins to change. Through awkward conversations, teasing friends and small acts of care, this school romance follows the intimacy of being known beyond the role everyone expects you to play.
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Readers also like it5. 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. Helping with a love story seems like a promising way to get closer, until Chiyo discovers how little its creator understands her intentions. The people around them inspire manga scenes while struggling through their own misunderstandings, blurring the line between research and romantic chaos.
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Slice of Life · Comedy6. 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. The gap between appearance and reality is rarely as embarrassing to anyone else as it feels to them. Brief daily encounters create a relaxed portrait of awkwardness, allowing friendship to grow through mistakes that would be easy to overlook in a more dramatic story.
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School Life · Slice of Life7. 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. Nari's comparison with the girls around her gradually gives way to understanding their different pressures. School friendships become a place to confront jealousy, insecurity and expectations, showing how confidence can grow from supporting other people rather than trying to resemble them.
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School Life · Slice of Life8. 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. Takada's sincerity disrupts the assumptions that have kept Akane isolated. Ordinary school days gradually offer room for laughter and companionship, with the story finding its warmth in how a child's uncomplicated acceptance can change another child's experience of the same classroom.
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School Life · Slice of Life9. 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. Takeo readily sees the good in others but finds it harder to imagine himself as someone's first choice. The developing relationship challenges that assumption through everyday acts of care, while his friendship remains an important source of support rather than a simple rivalry.
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School Life · Slice of Life10. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
by Koume Fujichika
- Comedy (shared)
- Romance
- Slice of Life (shared)
Kaede Komura has fallen for the girl in the next seat, but talking to Mie is enough to send his heart racing. Mie's poor eyesight creates an unexpected opening: she keeps forgetting or breaking her glasses. Helping her through the school day brings Komura much closer to his crush than he ever planned. Shared books, mistaken impressions and tiny moments of kindness gradually turn an awkward arrangement into a bond. This gentle romantic comedy finds its excitement in everyday proximity, as two classmates slowly discover what their growing comfort with each other might mean.
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School Life · Slice of Life11. 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. Watching a romance is comfortable because the stakes seem to belong to someone else. Wataru's growing circle makes that distance harder to maintain, turning fan enthusiasm into a school comedy where the people observing love can become part of it themselves.
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School Life · Slice of Life12. 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. Tomoko's care appears in what she chooses not to demand as much as what she says. The family comedy makes space for Hiroki to be uncertain, allowing understanding to grow without turning his feelings into a problem to solve.
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