Top 20 Slice of Life manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

20. Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Kitagawa Marin, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?!

My Dress-Up Darling is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: その着せ替え人形〈ビスク・ドール〉は恋をする, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Sono Kisekae Ningyou wa Koi wo suru, More than a Doll, My Dress-Up Darling, Sexy Cosplay Doll, That bisque doll who fell in love, その着せ替え人形は恋をする, 更衣人偶墜入愛河, 그 장난감 인형은 사랑을 한다

19. Kaette kudasai! Akutsu-san

Timid Ooyama keeps to himself at school, and he certainly never gets involved with Akutsu Riko, a delinquent as buxom as she is notorious. But when she turns up at his apartment out of the blue, what’s he supposed to do, kick her out? She’s gorgeous! And scary! But things get complicated when Akutsu asks to stay the night, then starts turning up over and over again after school–reading Ooyama’s manga, sprawling out on his bed, and digging up his smut stash. Why exactly is she claiming his life as her hangout?! She makes it clear there’s no way she could possibly like him, but the teasing threatens to boil over into something more in this sexy yet adorable slice-of-life rom-com!

Please Go Home, Akutsu-san! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 帰ってください！ 阿久津さん, 求妳快走吧，阿久津！, Please Go Home, Akutsu-san!, Yankee Musume, ヤンキー娘

18. [Oshi no Ko]

"In the world of showbiz, lies are weapons." Goro works as an OB-GYN in the countryside, a life far removed from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, his favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, has begun her climb to stardom. The two meet in the "worst possible way," setting the gears of fate in motion! The amazing Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari team up to depict the world of showbiz from a completely new perspective in this shocking series!

【OSHI NO KO】 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】, My Favorite's Child, Favorite Girl, My Idol's Child, Oshi no Ko, [Mein*Star], เกิดใหม่เป็นลูกโอชิ

17. SPY×FAMILY

The master spy codenamed has spent his days on undercover missions, all for the dream of a better world. But one day, he receives a particularly difficult new order from command. For his mission, he must form a temporary family and start a new life?! A Spy/Action/Comedy about a one-of-a-kind family!

Note: Nominated for the 12th Manga Taishou Award in 2019, also nominated for the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the Best Shounen Manga of the 44th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2020.

SPY x FAMILY is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: SxF, 스파이 패밀리, SPY×FAMILY: WJ Special Extra Mission!!, 间谍过家家, CASUS×AİLE, Spy Family, SZPIEG X RODZINA, ŠNIPO ŠEIMA, ŠNIPO׊EIMA, Špión x Rodina, Семья шпиона, Сім'я × шпигуна, Сім'я шпигуна, ТАГНУУЛУ × ГЭР БҮЛ, جاسوس × خانواده, जासूस X परिवार, जासूस×परिवार, スパイファミリー, 間諜家家酒, 間諜過家家, 间谍过家家

16. Oyasumi Punpun

Punpun is an ordinary young boy growing up in Japan whose age of innocence has reached its end after his father is arrested for spousal abuse and putting his mother in the hospital. With his uncle looking after him, Punpun grows into adulthood facing a series of events which change him, for better or worse, forcing him to contemplate just what it means to be an adult.

Goodnight Punpun has finished publishing and it has 147 Chapters. It is also Known as: おやすみプンプン, Dobranoc, Punpunie, Bonne nuit Punpun!, Boa noite, Punpun, Bona nit, Punpun, Buenas noches, Punpun, Gute Nacht, Punpun, 잘자 뿡뿡, 晚安布布, לילה טוב, פונפון, Buonanotte, Punpun, İyi Geceler, Punpun, ฝันดีนะปุนปุน

15. Sousou no Frieren

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about.

Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. With the great struggle over, they all go their separate ways to live a quiet life. But as an elf, Frieren, nearly immortal, will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to terms with the mortality of her friends? How can she find fulfillment in her own life, and can she learn to understand what life means to the humans around her? Frieren begins a new journey to find the answer.



Notes:
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the 14th Manga Taisho Awards.
- Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
- Placed 3rd at the 7th Annual Next Manga Award.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 葬送のフリーレン, Frieren at the Funeral, Frieren the Slayer

14. Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate! What’s her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?



Note: Includes 5 side stories and 21 extra chapters.

Please don't bully me, Nagatoro is currently publishing and has 154 Chapters. It is also Known as: イジらないで、長瀞さん, Please don't bully me, Nagatoro-san, Please don't bully me, Nagatoro

13. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

After being killed by a passing robber, a normal 37-year-old guy finds himself reincarnated in another world as a blind slime with unique abilities. He takes up a new name and calls himself "Rimuru Tempest," which he thought of after meeting his new friend, "catastrophe-level" Storm Dragon Verudora. There, he begins his new slime-like life in another world with his increasing number of minions by his side.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生したらスライムだった件, Regarding Reincarnated to Slime, Re: My Reincarnation as a Slime

12. 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

11. Tenohira Kaitaku Mura de Isekai Kenkokuki: Fueteku Yome-tachi to Nonbiri Mujintou Life

Kai who was reincarnated into different world, thrown away by the corrupt church into an isolated Island full of dangerous demons. The key to survive on the island is the Kai's Cheat ability to summon a different world's item that Kai only used in. With this ability Kai build a "Pioneering Village". Kai's survival & the fate of the national life!

It is a different world ability that only you can enter, cute girls and survival life!

Tenohira Kaitaku Mura de Isekai Kenkokuki: Fueteku Yome-tachi to Nonbiri Mujintou Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: てのひら開拓村で異世界建国記 ～増えてく嫁たちとのんびり無人島ライフ～, With Single Palm Founding a Pioneering Village a in Another World - Live With The Married Girls in Uninhabited Island Life ~, Tenohira Kaitakumura de Isekai Kenkouki ~Fueteku Yome-tachi to Nonbiri Mujintou Raifu~

10. Neko ni Tensei Shita Ojisan

An old man was hit by a truck and found himself reincarnated as a cat.

The Old Man Who Was Reincarnated As A Cat is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ねこに転生したおじさん, Neko ni Tensei Shita Ojisan

9. Kaisha To Shiseikatsu

Company and Private Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 会社と私生活, Kaisha To Shiseikatsu

8. Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

Having died of sickness at the age of 39, Machio Hiraku is given the opportunity to go to another world. When asked what his wish is by God intending to give him strength, he requests to have a healthy body, offered a second wish, he chooses to live peacefully, a third wish to be able to know the local language, and for a final wish, to be able to be a farmer.

Farming life in another world. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界のんびり農家, Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

7. Neko no Te datte Yaku ni Tatsu

Even a Cat's Paw Can Be Useful is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 猫の手だって役に立つ, Neko no Te datte Yaku ni Tatsu

6. Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san

A spin-off of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san! The (former) Takagi-san and her daughter, Chi-chan, bring you this teasing home comedy!
Is Dad going to make an appearance too...?

Karakai Jouzu no (Moto) Takagi-san is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: からかい上手の（元）高木さん, Teasing Master (neé) Takagi-san, Skilled Teaser (Former) Takagi-san

5. Hourou Musuko

Shuuichi Nitori is a 5th grade student who likes to bake and has always been something of a feminine boy. When he transfers to a new school, Shuuichi is mistaken for his 6th grade sister on his first day. Then he ends up sitting next to Yoshino Takatsuki, a tall, boyish girl who everyone calls "Takatsuki-kun." They both have secrets they can't let anyone know...
The series deals with issues such as transsexualism, gender identity, and the beginning of puberty.

Wandering Son has finished publishing and it has 123 Chapters. It is also Known as: 放浪息子, The Transient Son

4. I Will Change the Genre

I reincarnated into my favorite novel genre. I became the villainous aunt who mistreats the young protagonist. But I felt sorry for my nephew who would grow up as a protagonist in a revenge plot, so I’ll try to take care of my nephew until his uncle shows up and takes him as per the original plot.

Source: MU

I Will Change the Genre is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: It's Time to Change the Genre, I Will Make an Effort to Change the Genre

3. Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyoushu no Nekomimi Shoujo to Deau

Because Rein was a weak and simple beast tamer, he was expelled from the hero's group but that didn't stop his desire to be an adventurer. By taking simple quests afterwards he has a destined encounter with a strong cat girl.

The Beast Tamer Exiled from the the Hero's Party and the Cat Eared Girl from the Strongest Race Meet is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 勇者パーティーを追放されたビーストテイマー、最強種の猫耳少女と出会う, The Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked out From His Party Meets a Cat Girl From the Superior Race, 被勇者队伍开除的驭兽使、邂逅了最强种的猫耳少女, Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyou Shu Nekomimi Shojo to Deau, 용사 파티에서 추방당한 비스트 테이머, 최강종인 고양이귀 소녀와 만나다

2. Gotou-san wa Furimuka Setai!

Gotou-san, the most beautiful girl in school, keeps messing with Maeda-kun, the boy sitting in front of her. She has a secret crush on him, but her intentions are lost on Maeda-kun, who has no confidence in himself. What will be the outcome of Gotou-san's single-minded crush?

This is the long-awaited collected volume of a tense love story with many new illustrations!

Gotou-san Wants Me to Turn Around is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 後藤さんは振り向かせたい!, Gotosanha Furimukasetai!, Gotou-san Wants Me to Look Back

1. Mareun Gajiui Raga

“Living isn’t fun anymore.” So I decided to die. But before I could leave, in the last moments of my life… “Should we make life fun for you?” The Vina people appeared in front of me. They asked me to live. They told me if I died, they’ll die as well. Do they want to live for eternity? “We’ll make you happy. So, don’t die yet.” “If you pledge to be one of us, you can have all the money you’ll ever need for the rest of your life.” “Love, just talk to us. What do you need?” “You can tell us everything you desire.

Aria of the Withered Branch is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Melody of the Deadwood, Raga of Withered Branches, 뮤제 작가님, 인접 작가님, A Melodia dos Ramos Mortos