Best Comedy Manga of 2026

Okabe vowed to focus on his studies in high school, but for whatever reason, the girls around him keep sending him mixed signals…

The Demon King who brought darkness to the world has been defeated by the hero, and the light has returned. But the Demon King leaves a part of himself behind as a successor known as Valaris III. To regain their reign of darkness, the new Demon King ventures out of the demon castle and heads to our world, but where they emerge is... From the creator of Gintama comes a devilish new comedy!

Following the advice of his imaginary friend Jason, who told him, "Treat all girls like stones," Park Jin-yong starts seeing every girl as a stone. But then Sunwoo, a female student who doesn’t look like a stone, appears before him, and for the first time in five years, the sight of a girl’s face sends Jinyong’s happy little circuits into overdrive... *Source: Naver, translated*

Nothing is more adorable than a cool lady knight acting all cute and affectionate!

Ordinary Seiroku Akari is a dedicated member of his high school science club. When he vows to uncover the truth behind an eerie urban legend known as "The Moonlit Tales of Kokubunji," he ends up being possessed by five curses. A haunting new series from Atsushi Nakamura, creator of Agravity Boys!

From the moment they were born, they’ve been together through everything—waking hours, sleeping, and even bath time. At this point, calling them "childhood friends" feels a bit too soft. No, these two are "Sh**-tier Friends." More than childhood friends, but less than lovers. Having come full circle, they're basically an old married couple. The curtain rises on this "Sh**-tier Friend" rom-com, where the sense of personal space is completely broken!

Yuki and Asaka are best friends who’ve known each other since childhood. One day, after a boy confesses his feelings to her, Asaka announces, “I’ll give it a try just for the experience.” Yuki isn’t happy about her best friend being snatched up by some random guy…?

Osanai Wakaba, a fifth-grade boy, is in love with his homeroom teacher! To become a man worthy of his teacher, he pretends to be more mature than he really is! But his childhood friend, Wakanouchi Kai, begins teasing him after he reveals his feelings for his teacher. Kai has feelings for him too... and she's trying to catch is attention by flirting! Thus begins a "double unrequited love" romcom, featuring a boy struggling against the seductive antics of his childhood friend!

A man who drove countless couples to ruin in his past life is reborn as the angelic beauty Netora Reiko! But this girl has only one desire and it's "to experience the ultimate NTR!?"

One day after summer break, the perfect young lady, Sana Tsukuyomi, showed up at school as an undead. As a school health committee member, I, Hiyoshi, ended up helping her navigate her daily life, despite her movements being as stiff as a corpse’s… A school romantic comedy featuring a heroine who’s both scary and cute!

In this world, animal abilities called Anima have manifested in humans! To deal with crimes committed using Anima, the Anima Control Center has been established. Investigator Kokone, who has the ability to read people's thoughts, is on the case! But why does she keep trying to read her partner Tsubasa's mind...? From Robinson Haruhaha, creator of 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess and Taishi Tsutsui, creator of We Never Learn comes a new comedy that's definitely on the wild side!

Eiga, the next head of the prestigious Kujou family, is in a serious predicament. That is: love. He wants to approach Himeka, a girl in his class for whom he secretly has feelings, but because it is his first love, he can't think of a good way to do it... At that moment, he decides to ask for advice from Maria, a maid his age who serves the Kujou family...!?

Kazuma Kuzuhara, a high school boy, doesn't have to do any work because his childhood friends — idols Yukina and Arisa — shower him with money and gifts. But gradually, their overwhelming love begins to turn into madness…? A dark romantic comedy about living off others’ generosity!

One day, the Literature Club lends out its chairs to other clubs, leaving only a single chair behind. Shou and Yuzu are the only two left in the clubroom, and they end up in a lighthearted argument over who should sit in the remaining chair. Each wants the other to take the seat, and neither is willing to back down out of kindness. In the end, Yuzu gets her way, and Shou is forced to sit in the chair alone. Shou feels bad about being the only one sitting... until a sudden idea strikes him. “If I’m sitting in the chair, then I can become the chair and let Senpai Yuzu sit on my lap, right?” Or so he thinks.

**University idol Takeuchi Mei is the "strongest heroine on campus": blessed with perfect looks and grades. But her secret other self is... a girl who works at the men's esthetic salon next door. Only one male student in the entire university knows her secret.** Only Kawasaki, a friendless guy, knows Mei's secret, and she starts hanging out in his room as if it were the most natural thing in the world. At university, they're strangers; at home, they're more than friends but less than lovers, living in a sort of half-cohabitation. **"If you can keep this secret for 4 years... I'll give you something special."** Thus begins, from a dangerously tempting promise, a strange and sweet cohabitation relationship. Eventually, even other "men's esthetic salon girls with secrets" besides Mei start gathering in Kawasaki's room...!? A once-ordinary university life is unknowingly transformed into the **center of the waiting room**. *Source: Manga One, translated*

Kenichi Shirahama is a good-natured but bullied 15-year-old boy. Tired of being weak, he joins his school's karate club to grow stronger, only to end up as mere target practice for his seniors. However, the beautiful transfer student Miu Fuuriniji changes Kenichi's undesirable fate: she is a first-rate martial artist who introduces him to Ryozanpaku dojo. There, Kenichi meets the dojo's six eccentric masters, who then decide to take him in as their disciple! Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi tells the story of history's strongest disciple Kenichi as he trains tirelessly under the world's greatest martial artists—who each specialize in their own martial art—to gain the strength to protect the people and values important to him.

"Kukuku... He is the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings."...But he isn't, he's actually the strongest?!The archenemy of the Human World, the Demon Continent. Ralph is the weakest of the three.But, the other three, Freya, Lilia, and Lushika actually have a secret.""We don't want to fight at all!!""They completely delegated all the fighting to Ralph! They have zero combat experience!They're scaredy-cats and girls who only act tough when outside!These insanely lazy girls absolutely refuse to fight. Meanwhile, Ralph has been so stressed being pushed around and having to fight constant battles. He tries hard to escape from this black company-like atmoshpere, but..."Enough already, just fight!""I don't wnat to, though?" "You're too much!!" "...(Faints)"A trio that's useless in their own ways VS the actually super strong dark knight!The Four Heavenly Kings' independence plan that's about to involve both the Demon Continent and the Human World are about to begin!

A pure love story between two people with a 50cm height difference and mismatched appearances and personalities. The new part-timer is... a child!?!? Osaki-san is tall and has a poker face, making her seem intimidating at first glance, but she's actually shy and kind. The new employee who comes to Osaki-san's workplace is Komori-san, who is only 147cm tall and very friendly. These two, who are complete opposites in appearance and personality, find themselves drawn to each other...!? Osaki-san is clumsy and a crybaby, yet a go-getter, and Komori-san is oblivious, laid-back, and a gentle, introverted type. What will become of the love between these two, who are complete opposites and have a 50cm height difference...? This is the first installment of a hilarious and heartwarming survival-of-the-fittest (?) romantic comedy about these two quirky girls. *Note: Originally self-published on the author's Twitter, it was later acquired by Kadokawa who released the first volume on May 11, 2026.*

The boy's friend is a beautiful 32-year-old NEET. Yamaguchi-kun is an ordinary boy, but he has a friend. She’s his neighbor, a very beautiful older woman known a "Kyomu-nee." However, her true nature is that of a useless person—a jobless NEET and heavy drinker who spends day and night lamenting life without working!! Having ended up being liked by Kyomu-nee, Yamaguchi-kun tries to keep things at the level of friendship, but her complete lack of boundaries leaves him blushing every day. At this rate, it feels like she might end up warping his tastes…!? A heavy-drinking, jobless NEET, yet beautiful and with far too many openings!!! A cute neighbor comedy where she depends on you!!!! *Source: Comic Walker, translated*

Kyosuke entered high school dreaming of a sparkling, youthful life. However, after reuniting with his older, introverted childhood friend, Kyoko, he is lured into joining the "Imitation Games Club." The club's activities revolve around sophisticated versions of "make-believe" games like "House" or "Hide-and-Seek"—reimagined as intellectual pursuits for high schoolers. But for some reason, "accidents" keep happening, leading to some very steamy and unexpected developments! While these boys and girls initially intended to play wholesome games, their childhood pastimes are fast-tracking them into a deeply immoral relationship...?! Playing children's games at this age is naughty, fun, and totally scandalous! An immoral youth comedy begins!

Yuuto is an ordinary young man who just so happens to be married to Asuka, one of Japan's brightest stars in women's volleyball. To the public, Asuka is the cool, dependable captain with an outstanding career. But behind closed doors, she's nothing like her flawless image. Around Yuuto, she turns into an incredibly clingy, hopelessly spoiled wife—so adorable that her fans would faint if they ever saw her like this! On top of that, the stress of being an elite athlete has left her with a very high sex drive, making it hard for her to resist getting intimate with her beloved husband. The problem? A major tournament is just around the corner, and getting pregnant now could derail her career and affect the entire team. Determined to support her dreams, Yuuto insists they hold off on sex for the time being. Can Asuka really keep her desires in check when the temptation is right beside her? And can Yuuto handle the irresistible charms of his affectionate wife without giving in?

Hiro Takanashi is transported to another world due to a mistake by the goddess. As an apology, he is granted the cheat skill of "being popular with girls of the other world," but before he knows it, he's surrounded only by "scary female officers of the Demon King’s army"!! Popular? With these girls, of all people!? A harem comedy filled with enemy characters begins!!

In this world you’re granted a "Job" from the heavens upon turning 14. It’s a crucial element that determines a person’s talent, their role in the world, and their life and destiny. Born to a father who is the [Sword Saint] and a mother who is the [Sword God], the "Job" Regulus was granted is—[P*nis-Sword Dueling Master]!! A swordsman’s tale unlike anything you’ve ever seen begins!!

Mikoto, the free-spirited gal, and Rei, the serious student council member. Rei is completely at the mercy of the free-spirited Mikoto…!? But it seems like she doesn’t mind it all that much. Take a peek into the cute—and slightly naughty—daily lives of these two?

Would you like to do some lewd research with an otaku girl? Awagi Hajime, an incredibly ordinary otaku college student, decides to make a doujinshi together with his otaku friend, Kujou Rei. The two aim to make a fortune with electronic doujinshi by drawing the ultimate erotic manga, but Kujou is terrible at drawing erotic scenes!! To break through this situation, Kujou and Awaza decide to replicate erotic scenes and use them as reference material. However, since the two of them are a virgin and a maiden, there's no way they can properly replicate erotic scenes, and the research doesn't progress. Can they perfectly replicate the erotic scenes and grasp the doujinshi dream!!! Would you like to replicate erotic things with an otaku girl? A doujinshi love comedy!

At Akitsu High School, a school with over a hundred years of history, there's one girl who never comes to school... As it turns out, she's an elf who transferred from another world and has been repeating the same grade for 100 years! When her classmate Ayumu visits the elf Elel in her room, what awaits him is a far cry from the mystical, beautiful elf he imagined—a sight so pathetically pitiful that it's almost unbelievable...!? A high-energy love comedy with the weakest, cutest, skinny little elf!! A comedy that'll make you laugh and warm your heart

Ryou Fudou is a loner because his face looks far too intimidating. One day, he is about to be hit by a truck when Tsukimino-san saves him. Wanting to thank her, Ryou-kun chases after Tsukimino-san, but ends up stumbling straight into a confession scene, where he gets asked, "Would you love me even if I were a demon?" Tsukimino-san casts a spell of amnesia, but for some reason Ryou-kun seems to have a constitution that repels magic, and the spell bounces right off him. Panicking, she then casts a subjugation spell to make him her "pet," but that too is repelled. Just as Tsukimino-san seems about to be won over by Ryou-kun's gift and words, the earlier pet-subjugation spell comes tumbling down from above... And so, unbelievably, Karma Tsukimino-san ends up becoming the pet of the human Ryou-kun.

The problem of my childhood friend I reunited with after so long is… her chest is waaaaay too big?!. “It’s been so long~! Not since elementary school! You’ve gotten super big!”. When I reunited in high school with Ririsa Mino, the childhood friend I used to play with just like one of the boys… I found out her chest had grown to an absolutely outrageous size?!. “Honestly, I’m having a really hard time! Gropers, guys hitting on me, talent scouts! So… you have to be my bodyguard!”. With that proposition, my heart-pounding days of protecting Ririsa began!. “Nnnnnnngh, hnnggghhhh!” Working out together. “…You won’t freak out if you see me in a swimsuit?” Going to the pool. Plus, all sorts of incidents keep happening because of her oversized chest?!. A slapstick romantic comedy spending everyday life with a waaaaay too well-endowed childhood friend!

On a summer afternoon, Nakaba Masaki suddenly confesses his feelings to his classmate Yuzuki Tsubasa, who happens to be alone with him in the classroom after school. He braces himself for the inevitable rejection… but the answer he receives is nothing he could have imagined: “I’ll go out with you, if you’re willing to date my twin sister too.”

Dominic, a war refugee who once lived as a nutritionist in a past life, settles in the small fishing village of Evergreen hoping for a quiet start. Instead, he is abruptly named village headman after the former leader steps down for the absurd reason that he refuses to learn how to read. Dominic’s nutritional and medical knowledge earns him unexpected attention when he diagnoses the former lord’s chronic foot pain through diet alone. His growing reputation soon draws the attention of the entire lord’s castle, changing his peaceful life forever.

Machino and her friends are hard at work on their occult research again today. But one day, the student council tells them that their club is being disbanded... Determined to save their club, they’re setting out on a mission towards revival! Eating snacks, chatting, and summoning demons whenever they have time. A laid-back, heartwarming comedy about an occult research club!

Small-town girl Hinagi learns one day that her crush, Ishidori, is leaving the countryside for Tokyo. Hinagi hatches a plan to liven up their town to make Ishidori reconsider moving! To do so, she'll undergo the transformation of a lifetime...!! Can love turn a girl into a devil?! Here comes a high-speed romantic comedy!

Se-Rin, the cold and aloof ice queen, and Jin-Hyung, an ordinary college student. They seem perfectly normal in front of others, but when they’re together, they turn into complete fools.

One day, Akira, the granddaughter of the head of the Momiji gang, brings home a ragged young man named Sora who she finds collapsed in a garbage dump. At first, Sora shows a rebellious attitude, saying "I won't accept charity from the yakuza," but gradually he begins to call Akira "boss" and become attached to her... The story depicts the misunderstandings that surround Akira and Sora as they live together.

To obtain the Ultimate License, said to let its holder drive any vehicle, Issei enrolls at Makibishi Driving School. His goal is the legendary car Counter-kun... but what awaits him is a driving school from hell?!

Unable to defeat the Demon King, former hero Beyond ended up flooding the world with "blobs." Guilt-ridden, he shut himself away for years—until a turning point finally arrives...!! An over-the-top "Hero vs. Society Life" comedy from Jun Kirarazaka, creator of "Do Retry"!!

Whenever she appears in the classroom, she steals everyone's gaze. What's more, she has excellent grades and outstanding athletic ability—the perfect, cool, and beauty, Rio Kagura. However, sitting next to her, I, Sumito Yomine, secretly a telepath, am the only one who knows the truth. "Even though I'm being toyed with by multiple people, my body can't resist... this is so good." What she's reading at her desk is actually a (pretty hardcore) erotic novel! And during math class, she has the worst associations like, "That teacher totally looks like he'd be the male porn actor..." or during PE, looking at the other girls, "Her boobs are so big. I want to grope them from behind." Kagura's mind is always way too lewd! She doesn't get intimately close to anyone, but for some reason, she opens up to me and starts closing the distance between us!?

Saku-nee, a first-year university student whose real name is Housaka Saku, and Shio, a first-year high school student whose real name is Yoshiba Shion, are childhood friends. Saku-nee is a handsome, princely-type girl, and for Shio she’s someone he looks up to, so she treasured the relationship they had. At the same time, though, she also carried the desire: *“I want Shio to see me as a woman!!”*

Rookie editor Hitsujiya Yoichirou's overly gentle personality is a double-edged sword, causing his assigned authors to avoid meetings because they “get sleepy”. He desperately wants to help these authors, but…! The task assigned to the troubled Hitsujiya is to deliver materials to popular author Tsukishiro Sumika. Tsukishiro is known for her extremely strict personality, but that day, due to lack of sleep, she's acting like a child. In order to get Tsukishiro to write her novel, Hitsujiya decides to “put her to sleep”!

This woman is no ordinary gym girl; she is a beast possessed by muscle!! There are those who work out for beauty, health, or just to have something to talk about, but this woman, Yamato Shinanogawa, absolutely does not train for such half-hearted reasons!! She is a true seeker of the way who single-mindedly loves muscle, constantly obsesses over muscle for the sake of muscle, and cultivates it!! However, while she gets along great with muscles, it seems she struggles just a little bit with the human world... This is a muscle-worshipping comedy about a total meathead girl and the poor victims who get dragged into her antics!!

The strongest fighter at the worst high school in the country, Dupaul High School: Ryu U-Jin. He never loses a fight, but in reality, he's a romance novel maniac and an aspiring webtoon artist. Determined to find true romance, Ryu U-Jin decides to transfer to an ordinary co-ed school. Will he be able to find sweet romance material at his new school and create a proper work?

Ju Yeon-Ho, who works as a tutor at a cram school. An Ji-Hye,a student he met during private lessons four years ago, has returned—completely transformed!? A nerve-wracking living arrangement that began unexpectedly due to circumstances… Gone are the days of her diligence and intelligence, Ji-Hye has turned into a complete airhead! Can the immature Ji-Hye grow into a “mature adult”?

Because of his unusual upbringing, Tsuyoshi Toudou is a boy who cannot understand the hearts of others. Betrayed by his friends, Tsuyoshi decides to protect himself with his special power. That power ("Reset") allows him to erase all emotions towards those girls. However, Hana Hanazono, a childhood friend who realizes she was "reset" by Tsuyoshi thanks to a lie she told to hide her embarrassment, reflects on her inability to be honest, and starts approaching Tsuyoshi to rebuild their relationship from scratch. It's a story of an awkward boy aspiring for normalcy and regaining his youth by starting over with the girls.

Hino Komako is a marriage counselor who'd given up on her own happiness, until she was suddenly transported to another world! *“Could it be... me with this hottie!?”* Komako's heart soared at the sight of the handsome Demon Lord waiting for her, until he asked her to help with matchmaking instead!? But the Demon Lord seems to have a secret he won't tell Komako…? A fresh take of an isekai romantic comedy.

I'm Miyanaga Rikuto. A second-year high school student whose age equals the number of years I've been single. This spring, I, a guy with zero immunity to girls, suddenly got a stepsister. And not just one, but five of them!? The eldest daughter, Chinatsu, absolutely hates men. The kind-hearted second daughter, Mio, and the gyaru third daughter, Karin, are twins. The fourth daughter, Fuuka, is an ojou-sama with a secret, and the youngest, Sorane, is a total spoiled brat! This sudden cohabitation is the start of a chaotic life full of trouble!

n the affordable apartment, the flower girl next door has a atmosphere that's 100% elf. But she's a bit laid-back So, I'll still call myself 'Non-Elf' for now It's…. Just a slightly different world from my 2DK, right next door Fantasy comedy.

Chiharu Hiiragi is repeating a year and is struggling to fit in with his class. When he takes remedial chemistry in the infirmary, the person sitting next to him turns out to be a super shy classmate (Luna Kurumi) covered in a bedsheet. Wearing the ghost-like sheet, her face is hidden, and her conversations are awkward. Yet, for some reason, being with her feels comforting. Things about their age, about school, and the secrets they can't quite put into words... As they slowly share more conversations, their time after school begins to change. A slightly awkward, a little off-beat, passing-grade and clumsy after-school youth comedy starting from the infirmary, begins!

Teio Academy—a school where everything is decided by gaming duels. For me, Kanata Tanaka, the personification of a 'mob' character, my goal isn't to rise to the top! My mission is to remain in the shadows and 'direct' the strongest transfer student from the underworld, Kiritani, to reach the heights of a 'Ultimate Protagonist'! ...Or so it was supposed to be. But why the heck am I the one standing out now...!? The curtain rises on the greatest school battle comedy in history, led by a self-proclaimed 'Director'!

Nobana Amei spent all three years of junior high as a shut-in. After transferring to a high school with a “share mate” system, where students pair up for school life, Nobana becomes share mates with the popular, top-ranking Arisugawa Sakura.

To create a successor for the powerful witch who guards the seal of the Lord of the Underworld, the witches seek the "strongest husband." Ladi, a witch who cannot use magic, meets a boy named Otto, drawn to his swordsmanship — ? A battle fantasy about a bottom-tier witch and a low-ranking gladiator raising the "strongest husband"!!

Mashiro, the daughter of the president of a major food company, secretly streams as a VTuber as a tomboy character, the complete opposite of her true self, in order to change her introverted nature and become independent from her father. However, her subscriber count is not growing... Then one day, a new maid, Kozue, arrives to work at Mashiro's home—. Kozue, a skilled cook of mysterious skill, will tempt Mashiro with all sorts of "forbidden" late-night snacks!

Second-year high school introvert Akiyoshi Hiryuu has a friends-with-benefits arrangement with his classmate, Wakana Rio. Rio is an elegant, black-haired beauty born into a wealthy landowning family. Thanks to her overly strict parents, she's never really been allowed to enjoy normal teenage pastimes. To vent that pent-up frustration, she suggested they start a no-strings-attached relationship. Except... She wants to eat lunch together. Walk home together. Spend weekends together. She's doing everything except keeping it no-strings-attached.

Tae-Hyeok, the perfect, top-of-the-class senior who’s kind and friendly to everyone. But is there a crazy, unpredictable jerk hiding beneath that perfect facade? The only girl among his classmates who knows his secret. And the crazy, unpredictable jerk who’s becoming increasingly obsessed with her. The slightly complicated college life of these two attractive students begins.

Mira Sasaki, a first-year high school student who doesn't know anything about Bocaro. Early in the school, surrounded by seniors full of boro love, why "Boka Lab" to "Boka Lab"!?

I attend the top college-preparatory high school in the prefecture. One day, I rescued a beautiful girl who had collapsed in front of the internet café where I work part-time. To my surprise, she turned out to be Mai Kurahashi, the cutest girl in the entire school. Who would've thought that this refined, well-born, busty, and slightly airheaded girl would end up falling for me?! And that's not all—the second and third cutest girls in school also start showing interest in me: a tall, sporty tsundere beauty, and a soft, easygoing gyaru with K-cup curves... A forbidden youthful romantic comedy unfolds within the private rooms of an internet café!

One day, at the front door of game-loving modern elementary schooler Hare arrives… a bunny-eared “demihuman maid”!? She's a mysterious being who is just a little bit “off”. While she works her hardest at housework, she's always spinning her wheels. To make matters worse, she gets way too close for comfort, and her sense of scale is totally glitched out—Hare’s heart won't stop racing!? Even though she’s a total klutz, for some reason, you just can't help but want her by your side. A new-style daily life comedy begins.

On top of being discarded by everyone, Lady Imina has been betrothed to the cruel and terrifying Marquis Oscar. During their first meeting he suddenly draws a sword on her.... and yet Imina somehow falls in love at first sight!? "So this... is what it means to love somebody ♥" The supposedly cold-hearted marquis backs down!? The strongest yandere's overwhelming love is about to explode!!

Tokishika is a high school girl who is just a little, really just a little, selfish. One day, she finds Iena collapsed on the street and falls in love at first sight. "If I let her go now, I'll never see her again," Tokishika instinctively thinks , and uses all her power, connections, and excuses to promise to live with Iena.

The king's niece, Sheryl, possesses the "Ark of Knowledge"—the ability to record every word she reads into a vast, otherworldly library. One day, hidden within its shelves, she discovers a “biography” she has no memory of ever reading: her own. And within its pages lies a chilling revelation—her future as the bride of Luke, a cruel and ruthless marquis from an enemy nation, and her eventual murder at his hands! Her only path to survival? Make her future husband fall head over heels for her! Thus begins Sheryl's fruitless effort to ensnare Luke's heart. Yet her earnest, unwavering innocence begins to unconsciously stir something within Luke… Original Web Serialization

[No Escape from the Demon King's Castle—Go on the Offensive and Turn the Tables on Adversity!!] In a chaotic world torn by conflict between humans and demons, a human named Ren finds himself taken prisoner by the demonic forces. His life thus far has been nothing but a constant flight, but within the Demon Realm, he is forced to confront a harsh reality: without resistance, there is no survival. Just moments before his scheduled execution, a stroke of quick-wittedness allows this cornered mouse to bite back against the cat! And somehow—against all odds—he begins to carve out a place for himself within the very walls of the Demon King's castle... The curtain rises on a fantasy comedy of shifting fortunes, proving that true potential shines brightest when one is pushed to the absolute brink!