Gag manga about a young "elite" man who has a policy of not being in debt to anyone. But he ends up owing his life to a strange girl who saves his life. Nino, the girl, believes she's a martian & lives under the bridge by the Arakawa river. So the young man ends up living there too.
Arakawa Under the Bridge has finished publishing and it has 410 Chapters. It is also Known as: 荒川アンダーザブリッジ, Arakawa Under the Bridge
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Top 10 Manga Like Arakawa Under the Bridge [2024 List]
10. La Pomme Prisonnière
Adventure!
A misty day at the waterfront and further meanderings of a nudist detective.
Loose spinoff of Forget-me-not that can be read without prior knowledge of the franchise.
La Pomme Prisonnière has finished publishing and it has 22 Chapters. It is also Known as: ポム・プリゾニエール, La Pomme Prisonniere, ポム・プリゾニエール, Hita-Hita
9. Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
Saiki Kusuo has a wide array of superpowers at his command, including telepathy and telekinesis. This might sound awesome, but, in Kusuo's experience, superpowers are not all they're cracked up to be. He tries to live a normal life, despite his annoying abilities.
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan has finished publishing and it has 279 Chapters. It is also Known as: 斉木楠雄のΨ難, Saiki Kusuo no Sainan, The Disaster Of PSI Kusuo Saiki, Chounouryokusha Saiki Kusuo no Sainan
8. Oumagadoki Doubutsuen
Aoi Hana is a normal female high school student, though she is extremely clumsy and thus tagged as good-for-nothing. But Hana wants to change herself and decides that finding a part time job would be taking the first step in that direction. Being an animal lover, Hana's job of dreams is encountering animals day-to-day and taking care of them, and the zoo sounds like the perfect place for that. So when she happens to see a job offer from a local animal park, it's settled she'll attend a job interview.
When Hana arrives at the zoo everything seems just fine. The "Oumagadoki Zoo" might be going south but altogether it's your regular animal park. Just a very normal zoo, one might think. But that is only until Hana gets to meet the zoo director...
Included one-shots:
Volume 4: Oumagadoki Doubutsuen (pilot)
Volume 5: Boku no Hero (My Hero)
Oumagadoki Doubutsuen has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: 逢魔ヶ刻動物園, Oumagadoki Zoo, Twilight Zoo, Witching Hour Zoo, Boku no Hero, My Hero, Boku no Hero, My Hero
7. Sakuratetsu Taiwa-hen
In the center on a metropolis city lies a small, shaky-looking house. A normal... Okay... Not so normal high school student, Sakura Tetsu (and his family), who works day and night relentlessly to support his family's living expenses, lives there. All is normal until one day, people from the future, alien pirates from outer space, appear. The underground kingdom claims Tetsu's land. Will he prevail in protecting his own land? Or will he surrender his land into many more invaders to come? Yes... Weirdness and insanity ensues!
(source: Aku-Tenshi)
Sakuratetsu Taiwa-hen has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: サクラテツ対話篇, Sakuratetsu Dialogue
6. One Punch-Man
Everything about a young man named Saitama screams "AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn't have your average problem... He's actually a superhero that's looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge!
One-Punch Man is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ワンパンマン, Onepunchman, Onepanman
5. Hinamatsuri
One night, a strange object falls on the head of Nitta, a member of the yakuza. Inside the box is a strange young girl named Hina. She has tremendous supernatural powers, and Nitta finds himself reluctantly taking her in. Her powers can come in handy for his yakuza business, but he also runs the risk of her using them on him! Not to mention, if she doesn't use her powers, she will eventually go berserk and destroy everything around her. Nitta and Hina's strange life together is just beginning...
Hinamatsuri has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒナまつり, Hina Festival
4. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Nozomu Itoshiki is depressed. Very depressed. He’s certifiably suicidal, but he’s also the beloved schoolteacher of a class of unique students, each charming in her own way: The stalker. The shut-in. The obsessive-compulsive. The girl who comes to class every day with strange bruises. And Kafuka, the most optimistic girl in the world, who knows that every cloud has a silver lining. For all of them, it’s a special time, when the right teacher can have a lasting positive effect on their lives. But is that teacher Itoshiki, a.k.a. Zetsubou-sensei, who just wants to find the perfect place to die?
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei has finished publishing and it has 301 Chapters. It is also Known as: さよなら絶望先生, Farewell Mr. Despair
3. Gintama
The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity.
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Dandelion
Volume 2: Shirokuro
Volume 24: 13
Volume 38: Bankara-san ga Tooru
Volume 41: Special Lesson.
Gin Tama has finished publishing and it has 709 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銀魂, Dandelion, Shiro Kuro, Black and White, Shirokuro, 13, Thirteen, Bankara-san ga Tooru, Here Comes Mr. Uncivilised, Silver Soul
2. Uchuu no SPARROW
Like a typical teenager, there is nothing Tsubaki Ryuuta wants more than to not stand out from the people around him. Unfortunately, on his way to school one day, he is run over by an alien. The alien promptly resurrects him, but now he has superpowers that he can't control. The alien, now in sparrow form, attempts to help guide him, but there's no way for a kid who's constantly breaking things and has an alien sparrow perched on his shoulder to blend in at school. For his part, the alien is completely bewildered Ryuuta's continuing refusal to use his superpowers to fight crime and evil. Will Ryuuta be able to get over his self-consciousness and embrace his new life?
Uchuu no SPARROW has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 宇宙のSPARROW, Space Sparrow
1. Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
Welcome to Cromartie High—a melting pot of underachievers and overzealous bullies, where the fist rules and the student body has the combined I.Q. of a rusty nail. After a whole lot of bad judgment and a little bad luck, Takashi Kamiyama is now attending this academy of dunces. Here, his only homework will be defending himself against the foul-mouthed robots, semi-intelligent apes and masked villains that roam the halls of Cromartie High School!
Cromartie High School has finished publishing and it has 335 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魁!! クロマティ高校, Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
