Best Comedy Manga of 2016

It's Shouko Komi's first day at the prestigious Itan Private High School, and she has already risen to the status of the school's Madonna. With long black hair and a tall, graceful appearance, she captures the attention of anyone who comes across her. There's just one problem though—despite her popularity, Shouko is terrible at communicating with others. Hitohito Tadano is your average high school boy. With his life motto of "read the situation and make sure to stay away from trouble," he quickly finds that sitting next to Shouko has made him the enemy of everyone in his class! One day, knocked out by accident, Hitohito later wakes up to the sound of Shouko's "meow." He lies that he heard nothing, causing Shouko to run away. But before she can escape, Hitohito surmises that Shouko is not able to talk to others easily—in fact, she has never been able to make a single friend. Hitohito resolves to help Shouko with her goal of making one hundred friends so that she can overcome her communication disorder.

A young man who had surely died in an accident, was reborn in another world as a baby! After that, he was picked up by the patriot hero "Sage" Merlin Wolford and was given the name Shin. He was raised as a grandson by Merlin and soaked up Merlin's teachings earning him some shocking power however, when he became 15 his grandfather Merlin said: "I forgot to teach him common sense"! An "abnormal" boy's unconventional other world fantasy life starts here!!

Nanako Yukishiro is an average cute and cheerful high school girl, except for the fact that she does not speak! Her only method of communicating her thoughts and feelings is through senryuu—a form of haiku which utilizes the 5-7-5 format. Surrounded by friends such as the misunderstood ex-delinquent Eiji Busujima, stalkerish and eternally single club president Amane Katagiri, shy but talkative artist Kino Yakobe, mysterious Tao Hanakai, and Eiji's self-proclaimed "big sister" Koto Ootsuki, Nanako's high school life has never been more enjoyable.

Masatora Akutsu has just transferred into class in Japan from a long way away - all the way from Hell, to be exact. Akutsu is a demon who's come to Earth to find someone who can motivate the forces of Hell to fight back against the invading Heavenly army. He immediately sets his sights on one of his classmates, the kind and beautiful Lily Amane, but ends up in way over his head when it turns out Lily has some secrets of her own!

In a world where humans and demons coexist, Demon Lord Tasogare holds the human empire's princess, Aurora Suya Rhys Kaymin, hostage. He demands humans to give him absolute rule on the world, but humanity refuses to concede without a fight and sends Yuusha Akatsuki to save the captive. Meanwhile, although unharmed, Suya Rhys spends her time locked up in the demon castle, often feeling lethargic. Even so, she has trouble sleeping due to poor hospitality. The princess then begins her amusing adventures as she tries to make herself comfortable and finally get some sleep.

Koudo Ikusei Senior High School, a leading prestigious school with state-of-the-art facilities where nearly 100% of students go on to university or find employment. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Kōdo Ikusei is a paradise-like school, but the truth is that only the most superior of students receive favorable treatment. The protagonist Kiyotaka Ayanokōji is a student of D-class, which is where the school dumps its “inferior” students in order to ridicule them. For a certain reason, Kiyotaka was careless on his entrance examination, and was put in D-class. After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka’s situation begins to change.

Hibiki is a teenage girl who loves to eat, but when she notices her waistline expanding, she decides to check out the local gym. The gym is full of buff dudes…and Akemi, the student council president?! When Akemi tries to convince Hibiki to take up weight training, Hibiki resists–until she meets pretty boy trainer Machio. Now, Hibiki is willing to do whatever it takes to get fit! *Note: This manga is set in the same universe as Kengan Ashura and ST✰R: Strike it Rich.*

Upon successfully capturing all of the elusive Clow Cards and transforming them into her very own Sakura Cards, Sakura Kinomoto finds her duty as Cardcaptor complete. On the way to her first day of classes at Tomoeda Middle School, Sakura is surprised by a reunion with her sweetheart Shaoran Li, who informs her that he is permanently moving back to Tomoeda. To her delight, Shaoran will also be attending the same school! Although her life seems brighter than ever, Sakura has a strange dream later that night where she is surrounded by transparent cards and meets a mysterious cloaked figure. To her horror, the Sakura Cards have all turned clear upon waking up, and her dream now reality. With ongoing prophetic dreams, a new staff, and encounters with a new set of cards, Sakura must once again take up the role of Cardcaptor alongside her guardians and friends in a whole new adventure.

Kouta Takeda who just started working at XOX Corporation, meets his new boss, a beautiful woman with big breasts named Kyouko Takizawa. **Included chapters:** 27.5, 47.5

Cute manga about a demon turned new mother.

After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder...” laments the old coot. But all is not lost! God says that he can reincarnate Touya into a world of fantasy, and as a bonus, he gets to bring his smartphone along with! So begins Touya's adventure in a new, anachronistic pseudo-medieval world. Friends! Laughs! Tears! Inexplicable Deus ex Machina! He sets off on a journey full of wonder as he absentmindedly travels from place to place, following whatever goal catches his fancy. The curtains lift on an epic tale of swords, sorcery, and smartphone apps!

**A naughty, delinquent twist on the magical girl genre!** While searching for a brave candidate to become a magical girl and defend the world from evil, a mythical creature finds Kayo Majiba, a cute young lady who seems like the perfect fit. But when this newly turned magical girl proves to be a crude delinquent who goes berserk in a conflict, it becomes clear that this may have been a terrible mistake. Now evil—and any innocent bystanders—will face the rage of a magical girl gone wrong! *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment*

Goryou Daisuke is still unsure about which club to join. When he meets the three girl members of Mysterious Research Club while looking for the school's warehouse, he gets hypnotized to sign the registration form. Suzu who is obsessed with scary curses, Chiaki who only relies on her monstrous strength to perform dangerous magic tricks, and Kotone who can control people by hypnosis... Now, Daisuke's comical, yet chaotic life as the club's guinea pig to conduct mysterious research begins!

Yukimura Shinya, and Himuro Ayame are two scientists that want to find out if love can be solved by a scientific theory. These two scientists also have feelings for each other and want to be able to solve their true feelings through similar theoretical facts. With this perfect opportunity, these scientists will attempt to solve the theory of the love they express for each other.

Hime is a picture-perfect high school princess—she’s admired by all and never trips up! So when she accidentally injures a café manager named Mai, she’s willing to cover some shifts to keep her facade intact. To Hime’s surprise, the café is themed after a private school where the all-female staff always puts on their best act for their loyal customers. However, under the guidance of the most graceful girl there, Hime can’t help but blush and blunder! Beneath all the frills and laughter, Hime feels tension brewing as she finds out more about her new job and her budding feelings…

From the creator of Nichijou, this surreal-slapstick series revolves around a penniless college student, Midori Nagumo, who lives in an ordinary city filled with not-quite-ordinary people. And as this reckless girl runs about, she sets the city in motion. Midori is in a bit of a bind. She is in debt, and her landlady is trying to shake her down for unpaid rent. Her best friend refuses to loan her cash since she's wised up to her tricks. Maybe some bullying would help. Or a bit of petty theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would settle things... But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city...

Chii and her husband are like any other happily married couple, except for one thing: Chii was assigned male at birth. Chii details her autobiographical account of growing up with gender dysphoria and ultimately deciding to transition in her early adult years. Shortly after Chii starts transitioning, she meets a man who is instantly enamored by her, and although he is surprised when Chii eventually tells him she used to live as a guy, he still wants to go out with her. As Chii continues to transition, her boyfriend supports her through the process, culminating in their marriage once her transition is complete.

Kinji had it made–a swank apartment, a real estate empire, and enough cash to lounge around living the good life. After a freak magical accident, he washes up in another world, all but enslaved to a crooked corporation. In a fantastical land where money is everything, there’s only one way for an Earthling to get ahead: make your fortune, by any means necessary! Dragons, goblins, and the occasional dubious potion won’t stop Kinji’s quest for the world’s biggest bank account. The Black Company is open for business!

Shirakaba Yuki is a girl with the Catulus syndrome, which afflicts her with cat ears and a tail, plus some cat-like behavior. In the middle of her high school entrance ceremony, Ayano Riko—who is also a first year—comes in with a mountain of cats on her back. Apparently she's a cat magnet... Unexpectedly they become friends?

What's your brother like? To Miao, her brother Fen is someone who would tease her and make her explode 100 times a day; not a peaceful day as the two are fighting every single minute. However, when troubles come, Fen will become a caring, loving brother who protects his little sister at all cost.

Lee Young-joon is a perfect specimen of a man, and he knows it. Not only is he remarkably attractive, intelligent, and wealthy, but he is also the vice-president of one of Korea's top five corporations. For the past nine years, Young-joon has been accompanied by his extremely talented and diligent secretary, Kim Mi-so. She is the only person who has met the difficult vice-president's standards and the only one whom he has allowed to stand by his side, keeping her as close as a husband would keep his wife. Therefore, it comes as quite a shock to Young-joon when—despite all the years they have worked together and everything they have accomplished—Mi-so suddenly decides to resign. She proclaims that it is time for her to live her own life and, if possible, even get married. However, Young-joon is not ready to give up his beloved secretary that easily. Having grown attached to the capable Ms. Kim, Young-joon will do whatever it takes to keep her by his side. But even though he tells himself that it is only to avoid the inconvenience of finding another secretary, there may actually be a deeper reason behind why he refuses to part with Mi-so.

After leaving her otherworldly home to find her fellow dragon, Tohru, young Kanna found herself unofficially adopted by Tohru and her human companion, Miss Kobayashi. From attending elementary school to making new friends, Kanna learns to adjust to the human world with the curiosity and cuteness that only a young dragon could have!

Behold, a great detective who thrills the world solving impossible cases in no time! His name? Keiichiro Nagumo. …But all of that was over a decade ago. Now he's just your typical middle-aged dude. Nagumo is behind the times to the point that he doesn't even know what a smartphone is. But out of the blue, he is confronted by a high school girl named Mashiro who shows up wanting to be his assistant. Witness the miracles a gender-gap detective duo can make!

Asakusa loves to design worlds. Mizusaki loves to animate. Kanamori loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken—a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination... the one thing they've got plenty of!

When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache–and memories of her previous life as an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl named Kurihara Misato. That life changed abruptly, however, when Misato died trying to aid a little girl and met god. During that meeting, she made an odd request and asked for average abilities in her next life. But few things–especially wishes–ever go quite as planned.

Until recently, Kang Eun Ju worked as a designer and had a roof over her head. But after being fired from her job and kicked out of her shared room on the same day, Eun Ju desperately searches online for new employment opportunities. She soon finds a job posting that would solve both of her problems. Seeing this as a lucky chance, she swiftly submits her application and is delighted to be called in for an interview. Once Eun Ju meets her potential employer, any prior excitement quickly fades. Kwak Woo Jin speaks to her in a condescending manner and pokes fun at her resume. Eun Ju is put off by his arrogant attitude, but in dire need of money and a residence, accepts the offered position. Bedeviled by an employer with unconventional demands and more tenants than she accounted for, Eun Ju begins her hapless days as the live-in caretaker at Woo Jin's unlucky mansion.

​Before the creation of Disboard, a world where everything is decided by games, there raged a terrible war among the various races. The Immanity weren't the only ones fighting to end that war, though—one Elf had her own plans: Whoever's left standing after the world is destroyed is the winner! What tricks did Think Nirvalen have up her sleeve all those years ago? Who was actually pulling the strings behind the Great War? And did Nina Clive, Think's overworked assistant, even make it out alive?!

When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache—and memories of her previous life as an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl named Kurihara Misato. That life changed abruptly, however, when Misato died trying to aid a little girl and met god. During that meeting, she made an odd request and asked for average abilities in her next life. But few things—especially wishes–ever go quite as planned.

A boy falls in love with a girl, who he witnesses urinating in public.

Saeki Kazuko is your average adult otaku who also happens to dislike men and delinquents. Yet her neighbor, Aikawa Ryuou, is a delinquent grade schooler who won't leave her alone! Her peaceful otaku days are in danger, but is there a reason for it?

The story of one woman keeping the Demon King on schedule! The Demon King is awake at last and hellbent on world domination–but first he needs a secretary. He finds a human to organize his devilish plot, and she’s perfect for the job. So perfect, in fact, that she’s steadily losing her grip on her humanity. Thanks to her smarts, super skills, and secretarial wiles, it’s only a matter of time before the Demon King’s destructive dreams come true! *Includes chapter 9.5.*

Ebihara gets extorted by Tashiro, his junior in college. They somehow end up hanging out together after that, and Ebihara slowly begins to realize that Tashiro may not be as frightening or as weird as he appears to be at first glance.

Andou Ryousei decides the way he live his own life, rather than following in his playful parent's way of living. One day, during his 17th birthday, his childhood friend gave him a present. It was the perfect chance for him to confess his love to "her," but something strange happened... Source: My Anime List

After performing another one of their countless pranks to none other than Reimu Hakurei herself, the Three Fairies of Light—Sunny Milk, Luna Child, and Star Sapphire—hear a rumor about a new fairy who is causing trouble. Asking around for more information, they eventually meet Clownpiece, the supposed fairy who has come from Hell. Enticed with Clownpiece's appearance, the trio tries to convince her to join them in their usual mischief. With a prankish nature and powers that make her stronger than many youkai, Clownpiece soon obliges. However, considering the current state of Hell—especially with its goddess Hecatia Lapislazuli—what could the presence of a fairy of Hell in Gensokyo mean for both worlds?

When an asteroid threatening to wipe away planet Earth appeared, humanity's brightest minds came together to develop the "Moon Shield" plan. To protect the planet, rockets would blast the asteroid apart, and the Moon would shield the Earth from the remaining debris. However, the plan failed by the smallest of margins: one sliver made it past the shield and crashed into Earth. There to witness the end of the world was Moon Yoo, a researcher left stranded on the Moon. Unable to find the courage to end his life, Moon decides to make the most of what he has as the last man alive. With supplies to last a lifetime and all the time in the world, Moon decides to explore the vast lunar base, unaware of the many secrets that lie in wait to be discovered—and the fact that he may not be as alone as he initially thought.

**A slightly creepy Christmas comedy! You better watch out: this tale about Santa’s workshop for kids on the naughty list is coming to town.** Hino Miharu spends Christmas the same way every year, working alone at a dead-end part-time job at a convenience store. He’d do just about anything to land a full-time gig, but when he runs into a shadowy Santa Claus dressed all in black, he has no idea he’s encountered the real deal. Well, almost. While the normal Santa Claus who dresses in red and white oversees Christmas for all the good boys and girls, his dark counterpart is in charge of handling the bad children—and Miharu just wound up on the naughty list. Gobbled up by a slavering, talking sack, he’s spirited away to the Arctic, where he finds himself the newest employee of a massive Christmas operation. Yeah, the pay and benefits are great, and his coworkers sure are cute, but is this the dream job he’s been hoping for, or the beginning of a Christmas nightmare?! *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*

Shota Kanda, has returned to his hometown when he was a child after entering high school.and is with Sanae Kondo, who was a childhood friend of his when he was in kindergarten, but she was just like a child. At the same time he met Kana Funami, who was close to him and Ms. Hayana a tsundere who is out of control.

The pure and upstanding Momo Inuwashi absolutely adores her brothers, even to a fault! She’s created a castle to protect them and would die to defend it. But … Tamaki Yugenji has found a crack in the walls! Can he throw these siblings’ lives into chaos and expose the terrible secret Momo is hiding even from her brothers? Find out how this four-way romantic mess pans out!

Set in a fantasy world of swords and magic, the story centers on the titular Lycanthrope Adventure Insurance company. This company provides insurance and support to adventurers taking on the risk of going on a journey and finding a path through the darkness.

An anthology of Fate/Grand Order game by various mangaka. **Cover Illustration:** Tenkuu Sphere (vol.1), pako (vol.2), Tasukuona (vol.3), Shirabi (vol.4)

I, Tendou Haru, who was somehow aiming for becoming a mangaka, became a winner in life. Super rich bishoujo elementary school student, Nijou Touka was a big fan of mine, on top of that, she said that she is going to be my patron. Just like that, my ideal living off someone lifestyle had started.

His Majesty comes close; he's so handsome that the flushed queen pushes him reflexively and falls with him into a pool of water. Then they swap their bodies. The way to swap back is unknown. The most important thing is that the emperor is quite angry now!! Since they can't return to normal, the emperor has to deal with his mean imperial concubines that he doesn't even know, and the queen has to mediate between high-ranking ministries...

The protagonist, Inaka Yuuji, was ran over by a truck because his awareness was dulled from overworking. *"Ah, with this I don't have to work so much anymore. I want to spend my next life leisurely......"*, was the wish Yuuji blurted out. He met God and it was decided he will be reincarnated in the countryside in another world. He then became Alfred Slowlet, the 2nd son of a countryside noble. Now, will he really be able to enjoy and leisurely spend his slow life in the countryside as he wished?

Ootsuki, the foreman of the underground debt-slave labor camp, is finally using his one-day vacation above ground. The blacksuits of the Teiai Corporation follow him to make sure he doesn't escape, but are constantly baffled by the completely mundane ways he decides to use his time.

A story about seven brothers and knights who live in the Marronnier Kingdom, which is surrounded by seven neighboring countries. The seven brothers are ordered by their mother, the female general Baribara, to go to each country as ambassadors in order to appeal to the seven neighboring countries that they are friendly.

The story is about a guy who died due to a car crash because of a young couple making out (what bad luck!) And he was reincarnated into a fantasy world - but as a dragon! An extremely funny and powerful one! Let's see how our unlucky main character lives as a badass dragon!?

Kazuma, a highschool student who loves eroge, has been confessed to by the honour student and beautiful girl, Misaki Honoka, who's the school's prodigy. What's more, Honoka had declared that she would try her best to become a "heroine" that Kazuma likes?! "Can you..... train me?" What kind of eroge is this?

Junko Harumi went through high school prioritizing her studies, in order to get into the University of Tokyo. Nevertheless, she failed her exams. In the end, she entered a lower-ranking university and ended up working as a teacher at an average cram school. And, by the age of 31, she hasn't gotten married yet! Since then, Junko's become disheartened, and, despite how unpretentious her current employment is, she's walking on thin ice because of her lack of productivity! Everything seems hopeless, but could it be that a delinquent student would turn her situation all around!?

Yariba Eiji (29 years old with intimidating eyes), a corporate slave whose only hobbies are video games and manga, gets through life by spending his time off relaxing at net cafes. One day, he happens upon Minamisato Karen (a 15 year old high school girl) and ends up scolding her. This leads to her warming up to the 29 year old Eiji...! Not only that, Eiji's little sister (a lazy middle schooler), childhood friend (a nosy ex-girlfriend), and his subordinate (a cool and serious girl) are also becoming interested in him. Love is coming at him from every direction! Juggling between his work and his newly developed ventures into romance, will Eiji's peaceful days ever return?

It was a gacha experience in a world of swords and magic that the late Jinta Kazama reincarnated in after an accident. But after the reincarnation, a status abnormality was found. His \[Luck\] stat had a numerical value of \[999,999\], when its normal maximum was \[99\], he has become... The Strongest weapon of mythological grade was won in the first gacha! “I won this house with gacha!” “Our pet is a dragon?”

Think cats are mischievous pranksters? Wait till you meet the yokai cats! One has a neck that can stretch to steal food off the counter, another looks like a wall big enough to block a road, but is still warm and fluffy. And that’s just the start! Get ready to be surprised and delighted by the daily life of these supernatural felines and their humans.

Long ago, I was fascinated upon seeing healing magic. But to be taught, you need to make a huge donation. I, who came from a normal family, could never afford it no matter how much I stretched my budget. Thus, I could only study and teach myself, quite desperately even. But around the time I reached the limit for what self-study could get me, I got to see a Saint first hand performing a charitable service using healing magic. ... Eh, that was Heal just now, right? It was only used a few times, and you’re already having trouble breathing, and not only that, your healing didn’t even do that much! You gotta be kidding me――――?

Miki Ishimoto, a recent college graduate, is so excited to have landed her first job! Although she's inexperienced, she's to be the manager for a new boy band. Miki thinks life couldn't be going more smoothly, until she finds out that her new boy band members are all... Greco-Roman stone busts? Join leader Saint George, talented Hermes, passionate Mars, and the pretty boy Medici as they take the entertainment world by storm in Sekkou Boys!

Though he received the skills necessary to teleport across worlds, the king who performed the summoning ritual attempted to trick him into wearing a slavery collar, this annoyed him so he kidnapped the princess and returned to Earth. While traveling between worlds with the skills he received, together with the kidnapped Princess and his little sister, they lived happily ever after? (Souce: NovelUpdates)

The series centers on Yuuto Kyoubashi, a light novel illustrator who has a particular fetish for navels. He meets Nonoka Nogi, a 14-year-old cosplayer, who is his fan, and she begins helping him out with his housework. The story shows Yuuto and his colleagues, which include his editor and other light novel and adult game illustrators.

Soujirou possesses a special predisposition that causes him to "transform into another gender when his heart throbs." Moreover, her girlfriend, Ichijou Sakura, is an elite young lady who came to acquire the same special predisposition as well. Their love life is filled with chaotically transforming between male and female; is this normal romance or girl's love or boy's love or other!? This is a love comedy featuring transformation between male and female★

A world is governed by a Light God, a Dark God, and a slightly 'my pace' Evil God. The religion that boasted the most power in the world, the Church of Sacred Light, had suddenly lost its influence. The panicking upper echelons of the church decided to perform the Hero Summoning Ritual, as the symbol of their revival. However, due to the intervention of an even more 'my pace' Evil God, the summoned young man was granted a troublesome skill. Followed about by turmoil, the young man met a certain girl, and together they opposed the absurdity of the world. Would he ever safely make it back to his old world…? It was all "a matter of luck."

New manga series to celebrate Kirby's 25th anniversary! This is Pupupu Land, a very peaceful land. But when there is a pink, round, and hungry creature that cause rampage... People better be prepared for the big ruckus Kirby causes!

The leader of a criminal organization plays with cats while bossing around his henchmen and dodging assassins.