Beste Slice of Life-Manga aus 2009

Ryuuichi Kashima has always taken care of his little brother Kotarou due to their parents traveling most of the time. After the Kashimas suddenly die in a plane crash, an elderly woman named Youko Morinomiya offers to become the brothers' guardian until they both become adults. It turns out that she lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same tragedy. The teenage Ryuuichi can also attend the school where Youko works as chairwoman, on one condition: he must be part of the "babysitting club," which serves as a place to look after the children of professors. At first, it may seem like a rough start for Ryuuichi, but with the help of his classmate Hayato Kamitani and many others, he will experience novel adventures with the children in the club.

Elementary school student Ichijou Hotaru has moved with her parents from Tokyo to the middle of the country. Now she must adapt to her new school, where there are a total of 5 students in the same class who range through elementary and middle school ages. Join their everyday adventures in the countryside.Included one-shot: Volume 1: Yume no Yume

1. Futagoboshi 2-3. Ittouboshi 4. Hoshi Mamoru Inu

What's a guy to do when he attends an all boys' school that's next to an all girls' school? Especially when the girl he likes attends that same all girls' school? Form a strategy, make friends in high places, and concentrate on running.Included one-shot: Fuyuhodoki

Himawari-san is the current owner of an old bookstore, when a high school girl named Matsuri comes in and asks for a job. Their friendship begin from there.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Azumanga Daioh, the manga is being repackaged into a new three-volume set, which will include three chapters of new material called Supplementary Materials. Each new chapter covers one year of high school, with all new adventures for Sakaki, Yomi, Tomo, Chiyo, Osaka, and Kagura.

19-year-old Segawa Yuuta was looking forward to starting his new university life and living the normal university life, making new friends, etc, etc. But suddenly, when the plane his elder sister and brother-in-law were on went missing, he became the "father" of his three young nieces! Now, his six-tatami mat apartment not just has to accommodate himself, but 14-year-old Sora, 10-year-old Miu, and 3-year-old Hina. What will be the fate of Yuuta?

As a caring and diligent father, factory worker Kwon Gang-Ho supports his family with the little that he earns. At his workplace, he is admired by everyone due to his benevolent nature. Meanwhile, in Seoul, Gang-Ho's wife Yeong-Ran looks after their children on her own. Despite struggling to keep the family afloat, she never neglects her kids and puts in all her effort to raise them. When Gang-Ho's carelessness gets him involved in an accident, it leaves his face with severe burn marks. Dismissed from his job afterward, Gang-Ho returns to Seoul. However, since he does not want his family to know about the mishap, he decides to stay at his friend's house for the time being. One day, Gang-Ho encounters his daughter crossing the street. Suddenly, a car speeds forward and almost hits her, but Gang-Ho arrives in the nick of time and rescues her—wearing a mask of the fictional hero "Gugu-man." Following this incident, Gang-Ho starts using the costume of Gugu-man to keep an eye on his family without ever revealing himself. Thus begins the heartwarming tale of a devoted father and his earnest endeavor to protect his family, all while having to face arduous circumstances of his own.