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.

Okusama wa Joshikousei

Kobayashi, Hiyoko 2024
Onohara Asami is a cute, 17 year-old, 2nd year high school student. What nobody knows is that she's actually already married, to her physics teacher. Besides her responsibility as a student, she now has to take care of the household and keep the marriage a secret in school. Will she be able to do all of this and will she succeed in making her husband interested in her?

(Source: MU)
Jan 11, 2001 to Mar 29, 2007 | 160 chp | Publishing

Ghost Only: Yuurei Senyou Restaurant

Shin, Yui 2024
In a certain part of town, there is a very exclusive restaurant. So exclusive that only ghosts get to dine there! Yes, it's a ghost-only restaurant where ghouls and goblins freely roam, drink and eat! Strange? Not until you meet the only waitress there, who happens to be a full-blooded human!

(Source: Aerandria)
Apr 28, 2005 to Jun 28, 2008 | 12 chp | Publishing

Ai Kora

Inoue, Kazurou 2024
Maeda Hachibei is peculiar, because, when most males lusting after gorgeous females, he instead lusts after discrete parts. When he relocates to Tokyo to attend school, he finds himself living in a dormitory with five females, each possessing a distinct ideal physical trait he desires: gorgeous blue eyes, bullet-train breasts, a deep dulcet voice, and straight "anime-esque" legs. Can he manage to keep his wits when these women surround him? Although you would not be completely incorrect if you believe this is like Love Hina… Hachibei is no Keitaro.

(Source: Musashi Quality)
Included one-shot:
Volume 12: The Boy Who Heard Too Much
Jul 6, 2005 to Feb 6, 2008 | 120 chp | Publishing

Koukou Debut (High School Debut)

Kawahara, Kazune 2024
While in middle school, Haruna Nagashima threw herself into playing softball while secretly dreaming of finding romance, but without any luck. High school has just started for her, and she now has the perfect chance to fall in love with a potential boyfriend. But there's one problem—she has no idea where to begin!

On her first day of school, she accidentally bumps into You Komiyama, the most popular boy in the year. With his stunning looks, Haruna is positive he can help. The handsome boy reluctantly agrees to coach her about love under one condition: she must not fall in love with him. Under You's guidance, will Haruna be able to kick off her high school debut and find herself a boyfriend?

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Aug 13, 2003 to May 13, 2013 | 62 chp | Publishing

Tokage OujiThe Lizard Prince

Asuka, Izumi 2024
Princess Canary is to go to an omiai with Prince Heath, a prince from another kingdom known for his flirting with women, drinking and gambling. She agrees but only to have the chance to preach to him about the way he rules his kingdom. Prince Heath is completely opposed to the idea and instead of going, gives his pet lizard a potion to turn him into an exact duplicate so that he may replace him.

But when the lizard and Princess Canary meet, she is surprised to find herself falling in love with the prince thinking the rumours may not be true at all. What will happen when she discovers that the prince she’s falling in love with is actually a lizard? And what about the lizard, himself? Will he be content living as a lizard once he’s had a taste of what being human is like? (Source: Aerandria)
2003 to 2004 | 11 chp | Publishing

Skip Beat!

Nakamura, Yoshiki 2024
Sixteen-year-old Kyouko Mogami followed her childhood friend and love interest Shoutarou "Shou" Fuwa to Tokyo to support him while he works toward his dream of becoming a top idol in the entertainment industry. But after finding out that Shou considers her as little more than a mere housekeeper, she swears to enact revenge by entering the entertainment industry herself and beating him at his own game!

However, Kyouko's revenge plan suffers a setback almost immediately when she is rejected by the talent agency of her choice. Fortunately, the president of the agency gives her a second chance, and places her in the newly made "Love Me" section. Kyouko then begins her long journey to stardom, cultivating her skills as an actress and forming relationships with new friends along the way.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Feb 15, 2002 to ? | chp | Publishing

Mx0

Kano, Yasuhiro 2024
Taiga Kuzumi is a resolute student who hopes to enroll into the elite Seinagi Private High School. But for some reason, the school rejects him, despite believing he aced the written test. Also strange is that he is unable to recall the events of his interview. Nonetheless, Taiga does remember one thing: the laughter of a cute and attractive girl who was present at the time.

Eager to meet her again, Taiga wanders up to Seinagi's school gates in hopes of seeing her. Instead, he is met with the peculiar sight of a teacher hovering above the ground! As it turns out, Seinagi Private High School is actually a secret magic school, where its students are taught the arts of spellworking.

In order to conceal this fact, the school decides Taiga must join them as a first-year student. However, such comes with its own problems, as Taiga is the only one who cannot use magic in a school that otherwise brims with talented young magicians!

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
May 8, 2006 to May 12, 2008 | 99 chp | Publishing

Bijo ga YajuuBeauty Is the Beast

Matsumoto, Tomo 2024
When bubbly eleventh-grader Eimi Yamashita finds out that her parents are relocating for work, she decides to strike out on her own and move into a dormitory for girls. Little does Eimi suspect the exciting romantic adventures that await her there!

(Source: VIZ Media)
Included one-shot:
Volume 5: Kai-kin
May 24, 2002 to Dec 24, 2004 | 29 chp | Publishing

Futari Ecchi for Ladies

Katsu, Aki 2024
The newlywed story continues but this time around the perspective is from Yura, our FE heroine. This tale adds new twists and mind boggling problems that women encounter.

(Source: Gensokyo)
Dec 19, 2003 to Jan 28, 2005 | 12 chp | Publishing

Honggane

Hwang, Mi Ri 2024
Nanhee Hong is the only daughter of the Hong family. She has an older brother with a sister complex who is the jjang (boss) of his school, and a younger brother, who is a member of the rival school's gang. When Nanhee goes to get her troublesome brother from a bar, she wakes up the jjang of his school, Ji Young Jin. Things in her life starts to go wrong in her life like how her heart aches everytime she thinks of him and rumors go around that they are dating. What will she do?
2005 to ? | 56 chp | Publishing

PQ Angels

Takeuchi, Naoko 2024
P and Q are two alien girls from planet Fuiren and their queen's special bodyguards. When she gets lost, they journey to Earth to find her. They try to live as normal schoolgirls, but since they can transform to and from cockroaches and frequently end up fighting off monsters, a neighborhood boy begins to gets suspicious.
Sep 1997 to Dec 1997 | 4 chp | Publishing

Bremen

Umezawa, Haruto 2024
Reiji and Kasuga head out to Tokyo to become the "Gods of Rock," but they seem to always attract trouble. On their way, Hayama Ryo and Fujii Ran join them in their quest.

(Source: ANN)
Dec 14, 1999 to Sep 11, 2001 | 82 chp | Publishing

FLCL

Ueda, Hajime 2024
Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball, his brother leaves his 17-year-old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity.

(Source: ANN)
Dec 25, 1999 to Mar 26, 2001 | 15 chp | Publishing

Yakitate!! Japan

Hashiguchi, Takashi 2024
Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill—at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound...

(Source: ANN)
Mar 18, 2002 to Jan 10, 2007 | 242 chp | Publishing

Matantei Loki

Kinoshita, Sakura 2024
Loki, the Norse god of mischief, has been exiled to the human world for what apparently was a bad joke. Along with being exiled, he's forced to take the form of a child. He's told the only way he can get back to the world of the gods is if he can collect auras of evil that take over human hearts, to do this he runs a detective agency. However, at some point other Norse gods begin to appear with the intent to assassinate him for reasons unclear.
(Source: ANN)
Jan 12, 1999 to Nov 12, 2001 | 34 chp | Publishing

Beauty Pop

Arai, Kiyoko 2024
First-year high school student Kiri Koshiba is a skilled hairstylist. Whenever others are bullied or ridiculed for their appearance, she steps in to do some "magic," giving them makeovers that bring out their natural beauty.

At Kiri's school, three second-year students make up the popular Scissors Project (SP): Shougo Narumi, the hairstylist; Kei Minami, the nail artist; and Kazuhiko Ochiai, the overall beauty consultant. The SP selectively chooses one female student to makeover and produces amazing results every time.

When Kanako Aoyama, Kiri's childhood friend, confesses her feelings to Ochiai by giving him a present, she is accused of bribing her way into becoming the next girl for an SP makeover. Kiri comes to Kanako's defense and performs some "magic" on her, leaving the SP stunned at Kanako's transformation. Not knowing who is responsible, the SP searches for Kanako's hairstylist in order to have a haircutting showdown, the start of a rivalry between Narumi and Kiri.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Dream Come True
Volume 3: Teen Drop
Volume 7: Twisted Typhoon, I Want to Be a Prince
Volume 10: Shampoo's Concern, Hysteric Heart, Daily Life in the Narumi Family
Sep 2003 to Feb 2008 | 57 chp | Publishing

H³ SchoolHappy Hustle High

Takada, Rie 2024
What happens when an all-girls' high school reigning tomboy finds out her school is about to be filled with boys!?

Hanabi Oozora is a rambunctious 16-year-old tomboy who comes to the rescue of her less assertive friends—sometimes in exchange for food. So what does she do when, all of a sudden, her all-girls' school is about to be integrated with an all-boys' school?!

She meets and falls in love—naturally—with one of the three most popular and handsome boys in the Student Council, Yasuaki Garaku! Unfortunately, Yasuaki doesn't care for girls...and when the girls' Student Council clashes head-on with the boys' Student Council, Hanabi steps in to become a member—hoping she'll change Yasuaki's mind!

(Source: VIZ)
Aug 5, 2003 to Dec 4, 2004 | 30 chp | Publishing

Hot Gimmick

Aihara, Miki 2024
In company-owned rabbit-hutch apartments live tenants who can't afford to live anywhere else, and the apartment complex in which high-school girl Hatsumi Narita lives is ruled over by the rumor mongering, self-righteous Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachibana's bad side, and life becomes hell. When Hatsumi has to buy a pregnancy test because her popular sister Akane is late, Mrs. Tachibana's son, Ryoki, who used to bully Hatsumi as a kid, promises not to tell the world about Hatsumi's secret, only if she becomes his slave. Suddenly Azusa, Hatsumi's protector in their youth, reappears to save her again! He's moving back into the neighborhood! Despite the budding romance between Hatsumi and Azusa, Ryoki has control over her through the secret that could ruin the lives of everyone in Hatsumi's family, and he hasn't forgotten who his slave is!

(Source: VIZ Media)
Dec 2000 to Aug 2005 | 54 chp | Publishing

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei)

Kumeta, Kouji 2024
High school teacher Nozomu Itoshiki has been waiting for a chance to end his life. He has grown averse to the very idea of toiling every day to make an ordinary living, and he makes no attempt to conceal his crushing despair. Sadly, he is almost always dragged into the bizarre—and sometimes outright suspicious—problems of his quirky students. Every time he gets a little closer to kicking the bucket, he finds himself in an absurd situation, trying to save his students from the same rabbit hole of misery that haunts him.

Despite his ever-present existential crisis, Itoshiki attempts to find a new normal in the silliness of his daily adventures—all the while chasing the sweet demise that eludes him.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Apr 27, 2005 to Jun 13, 2012 | 302 chp | Publishing

●Rec

Hanamizawa, Q-tarou 2024
Fumihiko Matsumaru, a single 26-year-old average salaryman, invited a girl to the movies but was stood up. Right at the moment he was about to toss his tickets into the trash, a cute girl appeared and asked him not to waste them. After movie and dinner, he escorted her home, only to find her apartment was burning. Having nowhere else to stay, 20-year-old rookie seiyuu Aka Onda moved into Matsumaru's place, and the two started a "more than friends but not yet lovers" relationship under the same roof—with many obstacles waiting for them.

(Source: MU)
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Gin no Machi Romantic (Silver Street Romance; 2 parts)
Volume 4: HanaQ-ban Shin Angyo Onshi
Nov 19, 2002 to Mar 19, 2013 | 127 chp | Publishing

To LOVE-RuTo Love Ru

Yabuki, Kentarou 2024
The story of To Love-Ru revolves around Rito Yuuki, a high-school student who cannot confess to the girl of his dreams, Haruna Sairenji. One day when coming home and sulking in the bathtub, a mysterious, nude girl appears out of nowhere. Her name is Lala and she comes from the planet Deviluke...

(Source: Wikipedia)
Apr 24, 2006 to Aug 31, 2009 | 162 chp | Publishing

Galaxy Angel

Ootsuki, Yuuko 2024
The Angel Troupe consist of five members, the beautiful Milfeulle, Mint, Ranpha, Forte, and Vanilla. They have one mission, to protect Prince Shiva at all costs. Prince Shiva is the sole survivor of the royal family destroyed by a coup d'etat. They must complete the mission under the command of Takuto Meyers.

(Source: ANN)
Mar 27, 2001 to May 8, 2004 | 34 chp | Publishing

Galaxy Angel 2ndGalaxy Angel Beta

Ootsuki, Yuuko 2024
The Angel Troupe have arrived on the White Moon and are enjoying a short vacation. However, they must still protect Prince Shiva as they wait for the final battle against Eonia.
Jul 26, 2004 to Sep 26, 2005 | 14 chp | Publishing

Galaxy Angel 3rdGalaxy Angel II

Ootsuki, Yuuko 2024
The defeat of Eonia ushered in an era of peace, paving the way for the discovery of a gateway to NEUE, a previously unknown galaxy. With no more intergalactic threats to fight, the original Angel Troupe has disbanded, and the former Angels are helping to forge an alliance with their new neighbors.

As luck would have it, the gateway can only be controlled by Milfeulle, who must remain trapped until a replacement can be found. Admiral Takuto Meyers has mobilized the newly formed Rune Angel Troupe to save his bride, but are these rookies up to the challenge?

(Source: Broccoli Books)
2006 to 2008 | chp | Publishing