Toripan

とりぱん

929 chapters

35 volumes

2005 – present

Toripan is a semi-autobiographical gag manga that alternates between short story and 4-koma layouts. Correspondingly, the artwork can be highly detailed at times, but more often it's rougher and sketchier. Nearly everything centers on Nanko's observations of and interactions with the birds around her neighborhood, though she occasionally mentions visiting an old village or heading into the mountains to gather mushrooms. It's an environmentally conscious manga, and it's obvious that Nanko has a strong fondness for her subjects.