Comedy (1721)

Uplifting the audience with positive emotion takes priority, eliciting laughter, amusement, or general entertainment. Almost always, comedy stories are episodic or have happy endings. Nearly every work will use comedy as a plot device to relieve tension, but the overarching narrative must be focused on evoking amusement to be Comedy. Drama and Comedy are not mutually exclusive, but mixing them requires the audience facing human struggle with lightheartedness. Slice of Life and Comedy are incompatible by definition.

Family Complex

Tsuda, Mikiyo 2024
Meet the Sakamotos...a typical, upper middle class family of six with one peculiar quality-namely, they're all uncannily good-looking! That is, except for one member of the clan-14-year-old Akira. At that awkward stage where teenagers feel out-of-place in general, Akira believes he's average in the looks department, which simply doesn't measure up. How can he be around his family when he feels like he's being judged against them all the time? Will Akira's complex about being "different" cause him to turn away from the people who love him most?

(Source: Digital Manga Publishing)
1999 to 2000 | 6 chp | Publishing

Kakumei no HiThe Day of Revolution

Tsuda, Mikiyo 2024
Meet Megumi! She's petite, adorable, and a total eye-catcher. In fact, she reminds almost everyone at school of the very elite (and very missing) boy student Kei Yoshikawa. Whispers and wild rumors begin to run riot from the hallways to the exclusive school rooftop...and the most powerful clique on campus has their sights set on sweet Megumi, too. Can her good friend Makoto shield her from a showdown and help her "skirt" the issue? Are some secrets just too big to keep?

(Source: DMP)
1999 | 7 chp | Publishing

Mikan no TsukiCrescent Moon

Iida, Haruko 2024
After Mahiru has a haunting recurring dream, she meets the Lunar Race, which consists of the vampire Nozomu, the werewolf Akira, the fox Misoka, and the tengu Mitsuru. They need her help to recover the "Drops of the Moon," the recently-pilfered source of their power.

As the battles to recover the Drops rage on, Mahiru tries to open up the dark, human-hating tengu Mitsuru, and form a bridge between humans and the Lunar Race.

(Source: Tokyopop)
1999 to 2001 | 25 chp | Publishing

Mawang IlgiDemon Diary

Lee, Yun-hee 2024
Gods and demons wage a neverending battle with the mortal realm as their battlefield. As with most longstanding feuds, the reasons are no longer important--hatred is a way of life. But it is foretold that one would arise who could restore harmony between gods and demons. Enter Raenef...heir to a set of demon royalty, he is hardly courtly material. The demon king assigns Eclipse to be his tutor, to mold Raenef into proper demonic shape. The two begin a journey of discovery and are soon joined by a human knight and a god-blessed priest.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Crystal Heart, Tera
1999 to 2002 | 26 chp | Publishing

Tuxedo Gin

Matsuura, Tokihiko 2024
High school student Ginji Kusanagi is about to make his dreams come true. He's made his professional boxing debut and is ready to go on the first date with the girl of his dreams, Minako. However, the unthinkable has happened. Ginji is in an accident, and his spirit is seperated from his body, effectively killing him before his time. A (sort of) angel tells him that he can be reincarnated as an animal and return to his body after he's lived out its lifespan. He chooses to be reincarnated as a penguin, Minako's favorite animal. Now Ginji lives with Minako as Gin the penguin and just tries to make it along as a penguin while waiting to be returned to his body.

(Source: ANN)
Mar 19, 1997 to Jan 19, 2000 | 136 chp | Publishing

Ai: Hikari to Mizu no DaphneDaphne in the Brilliant Blue

Shiki, Satoshi 2024
Dahpne in the Brilliant Blue take place in a near future in which the remaining population lives in underwater cities, with waterways as streets. Years ago, while conducting underwater experiments, all contact with the surface was cut off. With the remaining human population now living underwater, The Deep Sea 9 Cities Association represent the last hope of mankind. Ai Mayuzumi is the daughter of the head of the research lab, and is an expert water jet bike driver. When the terrorist group Error, attacks the city, Ai becomes involved with the counter-terrorist group Stelnas, comprised of an all-female team, and led by a girl named Kei, and asks to join them. The group initially resists her efforts to join, but a surprising "gift" that Ai possesses, along with the way she handles herself during a kidnapping attempt, eventually sways the opinion of the members of Stelnas.
(Source: Tokyopop)
Jul 2004 | 6 chp | Publishing

Dragon KishidanDragon Knights

Oukami, Mineko 2024
Meet Rune, Rath and Thats—three warriors with dragon blood running through their veins. They've sworn allegiance to the Dragon Lord Lykouleon, and whenever evil shows up in the kingdom, it's up to the three Dragon Knights to save the day. The mighty trio are on their way home for rest and feasting when an incompetent witch and a demon rudely interrupt them. It's no fun fighting bad guys on an empty stomach! Oh well, it's all in a day's work when you're the most famous warriors in the land...

(Source: Tokyopop)
1990 to Apr 28, 2007 | chp | Publishing

Urusei YatsuraThose Obnoxious Aliens

Takahashi, Rumiko 2024
What would you do if a tiger skin bikini-clad alien followed you to school every day? Poor Ataru's life has never returned to normal since volatile extraterrestrial princess Lum fell for him. Now an excruciatingly wealthy and genteel rival, Mendo, adds to Ataru's torment. Not to mention an unending stream of extraordinary classroom visitors and educational materials including incompetent cherry blossom spirits, a legendary nightmare-eating tapir, and a fourth-dimensional camera that breaches alternate realities.

(Source: Viz)
Aug 30, 1978 to Jan 21, 1987 | 366 chp | Publishing

Mugen Densetsu TakamagaharaDream Saga

Tachikawa, Megumi 2024
Yuuki Wakasa may be short-tempered when it comes to other people, especially her troublemaking younger brothers, but she is otherwise a normal fifth-grade student at Kamishiro Elementary School. One day, a small, red bean known as a magatama falls from the dark sky and into her hands. Though tempted to throw it away out of fear, she decides to keep the stone after recalling that it is a bad omen to do such an act, and so she confronts a vision of a strange woman in a magical mirror known as the Shinjyukyou later that night.

The woman warns Yuuki that her world is in danger and explains that recent occurrences of strange, dark weather came forth due to the disappearance of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Chosen as the "Horizon Girl," Yuuki must now travel to the dream world with her new magatama and find the four other magatama bearers—the Amatsukami. Will Yuuki and the Amatsukami be able to save Amaterasu before the sun in both the spiritual world and their own disappears forever?

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Dec 28, 1996 to Apr 30, 1999 | 27 chp | Publishing

Gakuen Tokukei DuklyonDuklyon: CLAMP School Defenders

CLAMP 2024
Kentaro and Takeshi are two freshmen who are periodically called upon to transform themselves into monster-battling superheroes, complete with capes and armor... but there's much more than meets the eye... (Source: Tokyopop)
1992 to 1993 | 13 chp | Publishing

Ghost!Eerie Queerie!

2024
Mitsuo Shiozu is a lonely high school student who happens to be psychic. Spirits 'use' his body and mind to communicate with the dead and to help the living. These ghostly apparitions use Mitsuo in order to put right things that were left undone in life, or to tie up ends that were left loose before they left the land of the living.

In the process, Mitsuo often finds that these 'visitations' change his own life in ways he could not predict. (Source: Tokyopop)
1999 to 2004 | 20 chp | Publishing

Fake

Matoh, Sanami 2024
Half-Japanese Randy "Ryo" Maclean is assigned as a new detective to the 27th precinct at the New York City Police Department. His boss pairs him with Dee Laytner, a good-looking veteran prone to impulsiveness. Much to Ryo's confusion, Dee takes an immediate interest in his new partner.

In their first case together, Ryo and Dee must take care of Bikky—a young boy whose father was killed due to his involvement in a shady drug trafficking business. Bikky denies having any knowledge about his father's actions prior to his murder. Even so, it is up to Ryo and Dee to protect the boy from those wanting to get rid of him and preserve any evidence he might be holding back.

As time goes on and the detective duo works increasingly more together, the distance between them gradually shortens. But could Ryo ever reciprocate Dee's feelings?

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
1993 to May 6, 2000 | 20 chp | Publishing

Metamo☆KissMetamo Kiss

2024
Kohamaru comes from a peculiar family—each member can switch bodies with his or her soul mate! His parents can switch bodies, and his aunt, oddly enough, can switch with her cat! Now it's Kohamaru's turn...
When Kohamaru literally runs into Nanao, the girl of his dreams, they switch bodies. True love, right? Well, unfortunately, she's in love with someone else. And if that weren't bad enough, the "someone else" turns out to be Kohamaru's twin brother Konatsu...who can reverse their transformation with his own kiss!

(Source: Tokyopop)
2004 to 2005 | 18 chp | Publishing

Futari EcchiManga Sutra

Katsu, Aki 2024
An excellent and very educational series. About a newlywed couple who are virgins and their comedic ups and downs in learning how to have sex. Not really a hentai, though there are scenes which can be called hentai. Tastefully rendered taboo themes. A funny "how to" guide for sex illiterate and experts.
(Source: MU)
Jan 1997 to ? | chp | Publishing

Gate Keepers

Gotou, KeijiYamaguchi, Hiroshi 2024
After attacked by an alien, saved by a girl, and discovers he has extraordinary powers, Shun Ukiya has had a hell of first day of school. Realizing what this new power is all about soon becomes one of the less important things that threaten Earth. (Source: ANN)
Dec 1, 1999 to Oct 31, 2001 | 14 chp | Publishing

Gakuen Alice

Higuchi, Tachibana 2024
Mikan Sakura and Hotaru Imai are inseparable best friends, even if it seems like the latter does not reciprocate the same sentiment. Mikan naively believes that her aloof best friend would always be by her side until Hotaru decides to depart for Tokyo to attend Alice Academy. The school is home to gifted children who possess unique abilities known as "Alices." Heartbroken and feeling abandoned, Mikan runs away from home in pursuit of her friend, hoping that she too can enroll in the prestigious institution.

As Mikan gets accepted as a student at Alice Academy and reunites with her friend, she quickly learns that the academy is not all fun and games. The school itself is divided into a hierarchy system based on the strength of their Alice, behavior, and academic performance, as well as classifying each student under a specific Alice subgroup for a more personalized education. When she finds herself in the lowest rank, Mikan faces bullying from her classmates who all believe that she does not belong. Natsume Hyuuga, one of the academy's highest ranking students, is especially vitriolic towards Mikan for seemingly no reason.

The students begin to discover that the special academy has hidden secrets—many of which are a lot darker than one might think. As they unravel these mysteries, Mikan and her friends find themselves entangled in something far bigger than they could imagine.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Sep 5, 2002 to Jun 20, 2013 | 183 chp | Publishing

Girls Bravo

Kaneda, Mario 2024
Yukinari Sasaki is an average high school boy who has female-phobia...and an allergic reaction when girls touch him. One day, he falls through his tub to a bath to an alien planet called "Siren" where the population is 90% female. There he meets the sweet Miharu, who he can touch with breaking out into a rash! When the pair returns to earth, they're joined by a wacky collection of friends and enemies who make every day one of laughter, life lessons, and fan service!

(Source: Tokyopop)
Oct 26, 2000 to Mar 26, 2005 | 70 chp | Publishing

Ueki no HousokuThe Law of Ueki

Fukuchi, Tsubasa 2024
Ueki no Housoku tells the story of the Battle of the Supernatural Powers, a tournament to decide who will be the next King of the Celestial World. Each candidate (100 in total) is required to choose a junior high school student to act as their fighter. Each student is given a unique power—the power to change one thing into something else. The winning King of the Celestial World Candidate will become King of the Celestial World and the winning student will receive the Blank Talent, a talent that can be anything they choose.
Jul 23, 2001 to Oct 20, 2004 | 154 chp | Publishing

Ueki no Housoku PlusThe Law of Ueki Plus

Fukuchi, Tsubasa 2024
Two years after the battle for the Heavenly World, Kousuke Ueki and his friends are finally able to have their long-awaited reunion. However, things take a strange turn when everyone starts forgetting about the people who matter the most to them. Even Ueki's friends are not excluded, as they completely forget about their comrades and the supposed reunion of Team Ueki.

After he encounters U-lu, a mysterious sheep-like dog that can speak, Ueki discovers that everyone's memories were stolen from them and are now stored in U-lu's body. In order to get them back, he has to travel to the world where U-lu is from, an unknown territory where 75% of the population are power users. As the only person with his memory intact, Ueki is determined to do whatever it takes to restore the lost memories, even if it means fighting a dangerous battle without his precious friends.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
2005 to 2007 | 46 chp | Publishing

Grenadier

Kaise, Sosuke 2024
Rushuna is a blonde and very beautiful Senshi (gun expert) that travels through the world with one purpose. This is to make the world a peaceful place by instead of fighting with weapons, taking away the people's will to fight by giving them a smile. Although she doesn't want to fight, she is forced too and shows amazing gun skills. In this journey she meets Yajiro, a Mercenary that uses a sword to fight and joins her on her journey.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Apr 26, 2002 to Mar 26, 2005 | 36 chp | Publishing

Gokkun! PuchoPixie Pop: Gokkun Pucho

Tooyama, Ema 2024
Cheerful 12-year-old Mayu Kousaka is excited for her first day of middle school until she learns that she has to sit next to Shinya Amamiya in class. Haunted by his rejection of her feelings toward him, she spends that night binging soda at her mother's cafe. Despite her efforts to get over him, she sheds a tear that drops into her cup, changing the soda into a seven-colored drink.

After chugging the drink, Mayu suddenly meets a self-proclaimed "drink fairy" named Pucho, who rages at her for drinking what was supposed to be for herself. Due to Pucho's drink, Mayu now transforms whenever she drinks something—which often results in disastrous effects! Both Mayu and Pucho are now endlessly distressed... until Pucho sees that Mayu may still have feelings for Shinya.

To make Pucho's seven-colored pixie pop, a human tear needs to be mixed with seven-colored drops that are gained from feelings of love. The two girls take this as an opportunity for Mayu to try again and win over Shinya, but with Shinya being difficult and Mayu's unpredictable transformations, their quest will not be easy.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Mar 3, 2004 to Jun 3, 2005 | 15 chp | Publishing

Good Luck

2024
Shi-Hyun is a girl who has nothing but bad luck - at least, that's what everyone believes. In some ways, Shi-Hyun herself believes this and tries to stay away from the people she loves the most. As a result, she has developed an outer shell, making her look tough and indifferent even with the constantly bullying. But when she transfers to a different high school, a fresh start brings unfamiliar characters - and new challenges - into her life.

(Source: Tokyopop)
2002 to 2003 | 25 chp | Publishing

Gravitation

Murakami, Maki 2024
Shuichi Shindou is determined to take his band Bad Luck to the top of the Japanese pop charts. With his drive, talent, and satiny singing voice, he just might stand a chance. But Fate throws a wrench into his well-oiled machine in the form of a handsome stranger named Yuki, a romance writer with an attitude. Yuki is Shuichi's biggest critic, but as the two young artists gravitate towards each other, friendship, and perhaps something more, is sure to blossom.

(Source: Tokyopop)
1996 to 2002 | 54 chp | Publishing

Gravitation EX

Murakami, Maki 2024
In order to heal the wounds in Eiri Yuki's heart, he and his vocalist lover, Shuichi, travel to New York to visit the grave of Yuki's first love and tormentor, Yuki Kitagawa. They discover that the first Yuki has left behind a young son, Riku, and so the odd couple take the boy back with them to Japan. When Shuuichi receives a kiss from nutty rival band leader, Ryuuichi, Yuki flies into a jealous rage, and he and Riku disappear, leaving Shuuichi to search for them in vain.

(Source: Tokyopop)
2005 to 2011 | 25 chp | Publishing