Top 9 Funniest Manga

This is a hilarious comic series about the mischievous 5-year-old boy Nohara Shinnosuke (nicknamed Shin) with his dad Hiroshi, mom Misae, and adorable friends at kindergarten.

Shin's family represents the typical middle-class in Japan, so the stories are a collection of everyday life scenarios closely related to Japanese people. Especially, Shin's carefree nature creates many laugh-out-loud situations for readers.

Author: Yoshito Usui
Publication Year: 1990

Genre: Comedy, Action, Slice of Life

Status: Ongoing

The story revolves around Koiwai Yotsuba, a 5-year-old girl exploring the world around her and life in her new home. The stories are bright, cheerful, yet very diverse. Each chapter is titled with the phrase Yotsuba &...! (like 'Yotsuba & Drawing!')

It all begins when Yotsuba and her adoptive father Koiwai (小岩井) move to a new house. After some misadventures, Yotsuba quickly befriends the three Ayase sisters living next door. Additionally, Yotsuba meets many other people in the town. The characters in the story accompany Yotsuba through everyday life adventures, simple yet amusing, making Yotsuba manga attractive and relatable to many readers, especially children.

Author: Azuma Kiyohiko

Release Year: 2008

Genre: anime, comedy, shounen, slice of life

Status: Ongoing

This is a super hilarious Japanese manga about the life of Katori Itto (the main character of the manga) and his mischievous antics. Itto lost his mother at a young age and lives with his father, a street inventor.

Growing up in Japan, he moved to China with his father after finishing elementary school, where he learned Kung Fu. He's a lively boy, unafraid and adventurous, doing whatever it takes to have fun. After returning to Japan for junior high school, Itto attends Seiga Junior High and begins a series of mischievous and enthusiastic days revolving around soccer and daily life.

Author: Tamara Ryuhei

Release Year: 2009

Genre: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Shounen, Supernatural

Status: Completed

Yongbi the Invincible (용비불패, Yongbi Bulpae ) is a manhwa authorized by Ryu Ki-Woon (류 기운, Ryugiun ) and illustrated by Moon Jung-Hoo (ong, Munjeonghu ), published in Haksan magazine in 1998 before completion in 2002. It was successful by the sequel Yongbi the Invincible - A Side Story. This manga was released on Naver on February 3, 2019.

Yongbi is a fearless bounty hunter, unburdened by fear or reproach. Particularly fear, really. Despite his greed and penchant for drinking (luckily shared by his faithful horse) and women, Yongbi remains a charming young man. And when a boy with a medal, the source of much envy, finds himself under the protection of the adventurers, those who cross their path must prepare for the worst!

Author: Ki Woon Ryu - MOON Jung-Hoo

Release Year: 1998

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, Martial Arts, Shounen

Status: Completed

When it comes to Japanese manga, Hajime no Ippo is undoubtedly one of the greatest fighting manga of all time. The main character of Hajime no Ippo is the shy boy, Ippo Makunochi. Due to his busy work on a fishing boat, he has no time to make friends with his classmates, so Ippo often becomes the target of bullying and teasing. Nevertheless, he always endures it with strength and patience.

One day, while Ippo was being bullied, a boxer (Mamoru Takamura) happened to pass by and rescued him, taking him to the gym to treat his injuries. When Ippo regained consciousness, Takamura helped him relieve his pent-up frustration by suggesting that he try punching the sandbag, and the story officially begins from there.

Author: George Morikawa

Release Year: 1989

Genres: Action, Comedy, Shounen, Sports

Status: Ongoing

Saiki Kusuo possesses a myriad of superpowers at his disposal, including telepathy and clairvoyance. While this might sound fantastic, according to Kusuo's experience, superpowers aren't all they're cracked up to be. He strives to live a normal life, despite the inconvenience of his abilities.

Bestowed with a range of supernatural abilities, from telepathy to X-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be more of a curse. As the inconveniences caused by his powers continuously pile up, all Kusuo yearns for is a mundane, trouble-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic isn't peaceful for long. Though Kusuo tries to steer clear of attention by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he inadvertently attracts the interest of various quirky characters, such as the drummer Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Confronted with the craziness of those around him, Kusuo realizes that the normal life he's striving for is much harder to attain than expected.

Author: Asō Shūichi

Release Year: 2016

Genres: Comedy, School life, Shounen, Slice of life, Supernatural

Status: Ongoing

Slam Dunk revolves around Hanamichi Sakuragi, who starts off as a delinquent rejected by society, becoming the leader of a gang. Hanamichi, unpopular with girls, has been rejected fifty times. However, he discovers that Haruko Akagi is his dream girl, finding joy in her fearlessness towards him unlike all the other girls he's asked out.

Haruko Akagi, recognizing Hanamichi's athletic potential, introduces him to the Shohoku basketball team. Initially reluctant to join because he has no prior knowledge of any sports and thinks basketball is a loser's game (also because the fifty-first girl rejected him to become a basketball player), Sakuragi, though inexperienced and hot-headed, proves to be a natural-born athlete with potential and joins the team to impress Haruko and prove himself worthy of her. Kaede Rukawa—Sakuragi's bitter rival (both in basketball and love, even though Rukawa doesn't acknowledge Haruko's feelings for him), a rookie star and a 'chick magnet'—joins the team at the same time.

Hisashi Mitsui, a former middle school MVP (Most Valuable Player) and Ryota Miyagi, a short but quick point guard, also return to the team and together these four struggle to fulfill the dream of making Shohoku the national champion under the leadership of team captain Takenori Akagi. Together, these underdogs' exploits become public and the once-obscure Shohoku basketball team rises to stardom in Japan.

Author: Inuoe Takehiko

Release Year: 1990

Genres: Sports (basketball), comedy, drama

Status: Completed

Sakamoto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nami Sano. The manga tells the story of a high school student named Sakamoto, who is famous for being the 'coolest' person among all students. He possesses intelligence, appearance, a normal but incredibly special human being.

Clever, extraordinary,... All words describing Sakamoto are extremely handsome and perfect. Even though it's just his first day in high school, his charm, intelligence, and allure have made girls swoon and boys crazy with envy. It seems like no one can shake him, as all attempts to trip him up quickly evaporate. Can anyone among Sakamoto's classmates, or even the teachers, reach his outstanding level? Perhaps not, but they can learn one or two things from him by trying.

Author: SANO Nami

Year of release: 2012

Genre: School Life, Comedy

Status: Ongoing

Onepunch-man tells the story of a young office worker. For reasons unknown, his body hair suddenly disappears, and then he gains the extraordinary ability 'One punch kills' to protect the earth and the city where he lives from extraterrestrial creatures (but not without causing destruction).

Alongside intense battles, the protagonist brings about ironic and humorous situations such as: one punch kills, but loses to a mosquito,...

Author: One

Year of release: 2012

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Manga, Shounen, Supernatural

Status: Ongoing