Manga recommendations
Best Comedy Manga
Start with Yotsuba&!, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, or Barakamon if you're here for comedy manga.
Top Yen Press Comedy Manga to Start With
15 recommendations
Start here for funny Yen Press manga that are easy to pick up, easy to follow, and quick to recommend.
Top Choice
Best first pick here because it starts with a home-and-family setup and leans into comedy and slice-of-life warmth. It also already has strong reader traction.
While most people find the world mundane, five-year-old Yotsuba Koiwai sees it as a treasure trove of amazing bustle and wonderful places to explore. When she and her adoptive father, Yousuke, move to a new city… Read more Show less
While most people find the world mundane, five-year-old Yotsuba Koiwai sees it as a treasure trove of amazing bustle and wonderful places to explore. When she and her adoptive father, Yousuke, move to a new city, the energetic young girl naturally sets out to investigate the neighborhood on her own. After a few incidents at the local park, the Koiwais become acquainted with their neighbors, the Ayase family. Their three daughters—mischievous college student Asagi, responsible high school student Fuuka, and kindhearted grade school student Ena—eventually all take a liking to Yotsuba and join in on her antics, despite their sheer ridicule. From learning how to use a swing to figuring out how to stop global warming with air conditioners, Yotsuba's ability to infallibly find fun in everything, both amazes and annoys the people around her. Along with Yousuke, the Ayases, and friends she makes along the way, Yotsuba embarks on daily adventures, each one a step in her quest to enjoy the simple things in life. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Also known as Yotsuba to! · Yotsuba!
Confessing to your crush is no easy task for any teenager, and it is no different for Chiyo Sakura, who was saved from being late on the first day of school at Roman Academy by Umetarou Nozaki. Touched by his action, Sakura begins to develop feelings toward him.… Read more Show less
Confessing to your crush is no easy task for any teenager, and it is no different for Chiyo Sakura, who was saved from being late on the first day of school at Roman Academy by Umetarou Nozaki. Touched by his action, Sakura begins to develop feelings toward him. One fateful day in their second year of high school, Sakura finally musters up the courage to confess. Swallowing her fears, she reveals it to him in a classroom after school. However, unbeknownst to her, Nozaki is actually a praised shoujo manga artist working under the pen name of "Sakiko Yumeno." His work is acclaimed for being sensitive toward girls' feelings, but Nozaki himself has no experience with love or being in a relationship. All this results in him misunderstanding Sakura's confession as nothing but praise from a fan, and he simply hands her his autograph. One misunderstanding leads to another, and she somehow ends up working as an assistant for his manga. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun follows Sakura as she continually tries to convey her feelings to the oblivious Nozaki while helping him with his manga, as well as meeting his quirky assistants who coincidentally also attend Roman Academy. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Also known as Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun · Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki Kun
After lashing out at a curator who criticizes his calligraphy, Seishuu Handa is sent to a remote island where eccentric villagers slowly change both his work and his outlook.
Also known as ばらかもん · บารากะมอน เกาะมีฮา คนมีเฮ
Tomoko Kuroki is not cool. She is unattractive, socially awkward, and spends most of her evenings playing video games. Even so, no one wants popularity as desperately as she does.… Read more Show less
Tomoko Kuroki is not cool. She is unattractive, socially awkward, and spends most of her evenings playing video games. Even so, no one wants popularity as desperately as she does. With one ingenious idea after another, Tomoko comes ever closer to achieving her goal—or so she thinks. Utilizing such innovative methods as imitating popular anime personas and buying expensive panties, she claws her way toward attaining the social status of her dreams. Pathetically hilarious and strangely charming, Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! depicts Tomoko's daily struggles with social anxiety in a lighthearted and relatable way. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Also known as Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! · Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Lured in by the promise of cute bunnies, Cocoa stops by Rabbit House Café for a drink—only to find out it's the very place she'll be living...?! Inside, she meets small-but-aloof Chino, militaristic Rize, calm and traditional Chiyo, and Sharo… Read more Show less
Lured in by the promise of cute bunnies, Cocoa stops by Rabbit House Café for a drink—only to find out it's the very place she'll be living...?! Inside, she meets small-but-aloof Chino, militaristic Rize, calm and traditional Chiyo, and Sharo, a normal girl who overflows with elegance. Watch the girls' friendship deepen as the café bursts with cuteness and laughter from all directions! (Source: Yen Press)
Also known as Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? · Gochiusa
Seventeen years ago, Takafumi's uncle fell into a coma, but now he's back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose… Read more Show less
Seventeen years ago, Takafumi's uncle fell into a coma, but now he's back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose, he was actually transported to another world as some heroic guardian! Now, not only does Takafumi have to room with an uncle who is literally magical, he also has to catch the guy up on two decades of history—smartphones, high-speed internet, modern anime tropes...and the traumatic outcome of the '90s console war! (Source: Yen Press)
Also known as Isekai Oji-san · Ojisan in Another World
The Light Music Club indulges in easy and simple activities, or that is what the carefree Yui Hirasawa first believes. When Yui goes to formally quit the club, she finds out that if she leaves, the club will not have enough members to continue its activities.… Read more Show less
The Light Music Club indulges in easy and simple activities, or that is what the carefree Yui Hirasawa first believes. When Yui goes to formally quit the club, she finds out that if she leaves, the club will not have enough members to continue its activities. This puts Yui in a sudden dilemma. However, its members—the mature Mio Akiyama, the playful Ritsu Tainaka, and the ladylike Tsumugi Kotobuki—decide to perform an instrumental piece to try and keep Yui. The song not only fills her up with excitement, it also leads her to decide to remain in the Light Music Club. While the sounds of cheerful girls fill the clubroom of the Light Music Club, the members juggle both schoolwork and their love for music. They may play around once in a while, but that makes the high school life in K-On! even more exciting! [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Also known as Keion
Kikuri Hiroi—genius bassist of Sick Hack, terror of concert venues, eternal deadbeat, and all-around poor role model—has long held that there's no problem you can't drink your way out of.… Read more Show less
Kikuri Hiroi—genius bassist of Sick Hack, terror of concert venues, eternal deadbeat, and all-around poor role model—has long held that there's no problem you can't drink your way out of. Whether it's the failing economy, overdue rent bills, or just plain ol' social anxiety, a quick trip on the spiral of happiness will help everything work itself out in the end...right? Surely her personal life isn't a total disaster, right?! (Source: Yen Press)
Also known as Bocchi the Rock! Gaiden: Hiroi Kikuri no Fukazake Nikki · Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Hiroi Kikuri's Heavy Drinking Diary
At the bottom floor of the building with a dog signboard, in the shopping district near the office street, there lies a cafeteria called "Youshoku no Nekoya," that has an illustration of a cat on the door.… Read more Show less
At the bottom floor of the building with a dog signboard, in the shopping district near the office street, there lies a cafeteria called "Youshoku no Nekoya," that has an illustration of a cat on the door. It's been open for fifty years and has satisfied various salarymen from nearby offices. Despite it being called a western cuisine cafeteria, it also provides other varieties of menus. For the people of this certain world, it's their one-and-only special cafeteria. There is, however, one secret to "Nekoya." The cafeteria is closed to the public every Saturday in order to make way for special guests. When a bell rings, customers from different places of birth and races appear who ask for mysterious and delicious dishes. They are actually the same dishes served to the salarymen, but these special guests find them to be more exotic than to what they are used to. As the cafeteria aims to serve masterpieces, it is usually referred as "alternate-world restaurant." And so, the bell rings again this week. (Source: MAL News)
Also known as Isekai Shokudou · The Other World Dining Hall
Cute, adorable, and fluff-loving aren't words used to describe a demon, much less Beelzebub, the revered right hand of Satan. Nonetheless, Beelzebub is a beauty who loves anything and everything fluffy—her dream is to become fluff itself.… Read more Show less
Cute, adorable, and fluff-loving aren't words used to describe a demon, much less Beelzebub, the revered right hand of Satan. Nonetheless, Beelzebub is a beauty who loves anything and everything fluffy—her dream is to become fluff itself. The terrible Beelzebub rules over Pandemonium in Satan's absence. Oversleeping, lazing around, and getting distracted by fur balls, she provokes reactions from her guards and entourage who think of her as an elegant, merciless, and meticulous leader. Her new assistant, Myurin is caught amidst it all. Looking forward to working alongside his idol, he is the subject of her innocent and carefree teasing, his heart relentlessly being played with. But what exactly is Myurin to Beelzebub, and what place does he hold in her heart? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Also known as Beelzebub-jou no Oki ni Mesu Mama. · As Miss Beelzebub likes it.
Alice has just transferred to a school in Japan from England, and a whole world of adventures await with her friends Shinobu, Aya, Karen, and Youko. Join the girls' daily school lives as they learn more about Japan's language and culture! (Source: Yen Press)
Also known as Yellow Mosaic · Kinmosa
By the author of Working!!, this 4-koma features the staff of the health and welfare section of the ward office of a certain city. Newcomers Hasebe Yutaka, Yamagami, Miyoshi Saya, and their supervisor Ichimiya Taishi go through the everyday quirks of working at their office.… Read more Show less
By the author of Working!!, this 4-koma features the staff of the health and welfare section of the ward office of a certain city. Newcomers Hasebe Yutaka, Yamagami, Miyoshi Saya, and their supervisor Ichimiya Taishi go through the everyday quirks of working at their office. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Also known as Servant Service · ServantxService
Maika Sakuranomiya finally lands a part-time job at a themed cafe, only to learn the manager wants her to play the cafe’s sadistic-girl persona despite her genuinely kind personality.
Also known as ブレンド・S
The Lands Between is a domain where demigods once waged war against each other to claim the shards of the Elden Ring, a set of runes containing immense power. In the present… Read more Show less
The Lands Between is a domain where demigods once waged war against each other to claim the shards of the Elden Ring, a set of runes containing immense power. In the present, an exiled man named Aseo emerges from a graveyard in Limgrave with almost nothing to his name and no recollection of how he ended up there. Immediately encountering the cruel land and its inhabitants, Aseo has little hope for survival—until he crosses paths with Melina, a mysterious maiden who makes him a dangerous offer. With little choice in the matter, Aseo accepts the request from Melina. However, in exchange for providing some much needed aid in his travels, he must take Melina with him, following a guiding light down an arduous road to the Erdtree. Armed with nothing but a loincloth, a club, and his trusty steed Torrent, Aseo must brave the many dangers and face off against the quirky inhabitants of the Lands Between. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Also known as ELDEN RING: Ougonju e no Michi · ELDEN RING 黄金樹への道
After receiving an invitation from her friend Risa Shiromine, Kaede Honjou begins playing the VRMMO game New World Online as the character Maple. Lacking knowledge of the game, she allocates all her status points to defense.… Read more Show less
After receiving an invitation from her friend Risa Shiromine, Kaede Honjou begins playing the VRMMO game New World Online as the character Maple. Lacking knowledge of the game, she allocates all her status points to defense. As a result, her movements are slow, she cannot use magic, and even gets attacked by the rabbits. However, she obtains a skill called "Absolute Defense" due to maxing out her vitality points, and a counter skill that kills in a single hit. As a "mobile fortress style" novice with a poisonous skill that makes all attacks invalid and overrides all obstacles, she goes off to adventures, disregarding her irregularities. (Source: MAL News)
Also known as Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. · I hate being in pain so I think I'll make a full defense build
Lesser-Known Yen Press Comedy Manga Worth Reading
5 recommendations
These are good comedy picks if you want funny reads beyond the most obvious choices.
Honda is a skeleton working at a busy bookstore, and every shift turns into a deadpan comedy about customers, coworkers, and manga retail chaos.
Also known as Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san · Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda san
After dying in humiliating fashion, shut-in Kazuma Satou is reborn in a fantasy world with the useless goddess Aqua and quickly learns that even an isekai adventure can turn into a disaster comedy.
Also known as Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Comic Anthology · Konosuba Comic Anthology
From artist Pon Watanabe comes her comic essay about her personal experiences managing a used bookstore after the owner decides to add erotic paraphernalia to their product mix! (Source: Yen Press)
Also known as Momoiro Shoten e Youkoso · Welcome to the Pink Bookstore
Kanade Sora has never been to a music festival before. But when her friend Otoha lures her along with the promise that her favorite band will be playing, she finds herself having more fun than she ever imagined.… Read more Show less
Kanade Sora has never been to a music festival before. But when her friend Otoha lures her along with the promise that her favorite band will be playing, she finds herself having more fun than she ever imagined. And if one small show is enough to hook her, what might a huge overnight event at a major venue be like? As Kanade dives into a whole new world of rocking out, will her life ever be the same?! (Source: Yen Press)
Also known as デイズ・オン・フェス
It’s the stars of New Japan Pro-Wrestling as you’ve never seen them before! Teenager Tetsuya Naito is aiming for the top of New Japan Academy and the chance to face his idol, the IWGP champion and “Once-in-a-Century Talent” Hiroshi Tanahashi.…
Also known as Shinnichi Gakuen: Naitou Tetsuya Monogatari
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