Sighing, leaning on his elbows, sleepy eyes. Tanaka-kun is a boy that basically doesn't try but isn't disliked. This is a laid-back youth comedy about Tanaka-kun and the quiet Oota who can't leave him alone.
Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge has finished publishing and it has 145 Chapters. It is also Known as: 田中くんはいつもけだるげ, Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
Genres: Comedy , School Life , Slice of Life
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Top 10 Manga Like Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge [2024 List]
10. Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet
Grigio Academy Boarding School. The students that attend this school come from two countries, and reside in their own dormitories. Inazuka and Persia are leaders of rival dorms, but in secret they love each other. Now, they have to keep their relationship a secret from their dorm mates or else bad things will happen to them.
Boarding School Juliet has finished publishing and it has 119 Chapters. It is also Known as: 寄宿学校のジュリエット, Kishukugakkou no Juliet
9. Kao ni Dasenai Yoshizawa-kun
High school sophomore Yoshizawa Yoshio is unable to show expressions on his face, leading to constant misunderstandings from those around him. One day, after an encounter with classmate Jun Souma, Yoshizawa discovers that Souma is able to read his expressions... and so this fateful encounter begins to change his daily life!
Kao ni Dasenai Yoshizawa-kun has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: 顔に出せない吉沢くん, Wooden-faced Yoshizawa-kun, We Are Not Ready For Yoshizawa-kun's Face
8. Handa-kun
Seishuu Handa is everything a high school boy could hope to be: handsome, smart, and a calligraphy genius. Though he is revered by the whole school, Handa is completely unaware of his popularity. Much to his best friend Takao Kawafuji's amusement, Handa is convinced that the admiration of his classmates is actually bullying. Unfortunately for him, every action he takes in order to avoid being "bullied" results in another student, be they model or delinquent, joining the ranks of the Handa worshippers.
Handa-kun illustrates the hilarious high school days of the young calligrapher and his ever-growing fanbase, even though all he wants is a quiet life.
Handa-kun has finished publishing and it has 34 Chapters. It is also Known as: はんだくん, Handa-kun
7. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
The boy of her dreams...is a girl's manga artist?!
To the eyes of high school student Chiyo Sakura, classmate Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a manga-ka's assistant?! Never in a million years!
But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins!
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 月刊少女野崎くん, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
6. Horimiya
At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story...and person!
Notes:
-Includes 20 extra chapters.
-The 17th volume got released on July 18, 2023. This was 2 years after its original ending. This new volume included 10 extra chapters.
Note: Chapter count includes 20 extra chapters.
Horimiya has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: ホリミヤ, Horimiya
5. Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be… but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around when that happens!
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie has finished publishing and it has 178 Chapters. It is also Known as: 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん, That Girl Isn't Just Cute, A Girl Who's Not Just Cute, Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Kawaii Dake Janai Shikimori-san, Miss Shikimori Is Not Just Cute, 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん, 式守同學不只可愛而已, 귀엽기만 한 게 아닌 시키모리 양
4. Nijiiro Days
Nijiiro Days follows the daily lives of four high school boys: the hopeless romantic Natsuki Hashiba, the sadist Keiichi Katakura, the playboy Tomoya Matsunaga, and the smart otaku Tsuyoshi Naoe. Even while constantly struggling in their studies, they spend their days goofing around and having romantic misadventures.
On Christmas Eve, however, Natsuki is dumped by his girlfriend. While crying alone, he receives a pack of tissues from a girl wearing a Santa Claus costume, and, in return, gives her the scarf originally meant for his ex-girlfriend. As the holidays end and Natsuki returns to school, he finds out that the girl is named Anna Kobayakawa—who luckily goes to the same school as him! Having fallen in love with Anna, Natsuki aims to get closer to her, despite his friends interfering with his plans.
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Aru Toshi to Sorekara no Watashitachi
Volume 5: Shinbun-bu no Yoriko-kun
Rainbow Days has finished publishing and it has 80 Chapters. It is also Known as: 虹色デイズ, Aru Toshi to Sorekara no Watashitachi, Shinbun-bu no Yoriko-kun
3. Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
From the author of Denkigai no Honya-san and Dansan Joshi comes a short-length comedy about Raidou and his seatmate Aharen-san, who has problems determining how chummy she has to be when approaching other people. Get up close and personal with the small, quiet but unfathomable girl, Aharen-san!
Aharen Is Indecipherable is currently publishing and has 167 Chapters. It is also Known as: 阿波連さんははかれない, Aharen Is Indecipherable
2. Mendokusagari Danshi ga Asa Okitara Onnanoko ni Natteita Hanashi
Shuuichi Hayasaka has been living a normal life until one day his roommate Masamune Yasuda wakes up as a girl. Although Hayasaka feels uncomfortable about now sharing a room with Yasuda as a girl, Yasuda is fine being a girl as long as he can sleep most of the time.
Note: Note: Chapter count includes 5 extras.
A Lazy Guy Woke Up as a Girl One Morning has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: めんどくさがり男子が朝起きたら女の子になっていた話, Mendokusagari Danshi Koukousei ga Asa Okitara Onnanoko ni Natteita Hanashi, About a Lazy High School Guy Who Woke Up as a Girl One Morning
1. Kuzumi-kun, Kuuki Yometemasu ka?
Erika Sakura is the school's most popular female high schooler, and only met with envious gazes since she is out of everyone's league. However, she is recently interested in a certain male high schooler who can't read between the lines, Kuzumi. While having a relationship between the two is out of the question, her unrequited love will soon change in this romantic comedy. Follow this new inevitably heart pounding, out-of-contact short love comedy!
Kuzumi-kun, Kuuki Yometemasu ka? has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: 久住くん、空気読めてますか？, Kuzumi-kun, Kuuki Yometemasu ka?
