I’m looking for recommendations of mangas that are slice of life, school, and/or even just modern day (aka living in our times with cell phones and computers, and pretty ordinary, although touches of fantasy/sf would be okay like Death Note). Preferably already finished ones (if they have a story li…

Ohh, noone’s mentioned Yuru Camp (aka Laid-Back Camp) in this thread yet. Read it, you won’t regret it. :smiley:

[image] Darcinon: Cat Street The story centers around Keito Aoyama, a former famous child actor. Due to a childhood incident, she retired from her career early and withdrew from normal society. Now 16, she passes her days in boredom and without purpose. But one day she runs into a stranger who …

[image] Cryptomilk: Cat Street is indeed very good. I think the fans of Nana would especially like it. Oh wow, I read that like 10 years ago and was easily one of the best manga I’ve ever read. My eyes were sweating so much. I got to re-read it, thanks for reminding me of it.

Truth be told, I’ve re-read it last week in one go. And it was awesome!

@Darcinon , @jneapan , @Cryptomilk Great! Because after Darcinon’s recommendation I sent after the whole series and it should arrive tomorrow! (Although there is no way I can read it quickly, especially since it isn’t top of my list of all the mangas I now own! I am so rich in great mangas! …

[image] emucat: I still have to finish the first volume… :pleading_face: You got thisssss! One thing is for certain, the 1st volume is the hardest one to read! Then when you’re used to the vocab, it gets quite easier :grin: For からかい, I’m on vol 5 :v:

I’m a bit late and there’s already a bunch of good recommendations (also a bunch I don’t know), but I’ll add some anyway:p Basically anything by Ai Yazawa: Nana, Paradise Kiss, ご近所物語, etc The first manga series I ever read in Japanese was Working. It’s a four koma slice of life following workers a…

Are any of Ai Yazawa’s works truly completely stories? I know that Nana has basically been on hiatus for years…

Parakiss and ご近所物語 are complete, yes. Nana will be on hiatus probably forever, but anyway kinda reached an “end” in the story. There are a few unanswered questions and it’s a bit abrupt, but it’s fine (in my opinion)

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