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We use the whole 1–10 scale and judge each title against the best version of what it is trying to be — a comedy on how funny it is, a thriller on its tension — not against some other genre. As a rough guide: 9+ is all-time great, 8 excellent, 7 a solid recommendation with caveats, 5–6 mixed or average. A 7 is a genuine yes, not a knock. The “Community score” in each review is the crowd rating from AniList, MAL, and MangaUpdates, shown next to ours for comparison.
Sketch comedy about teenage boys doing absolutely nothing, and at its best it delivers some of the hardest laughs in manga. Accept up front that a few skits will whiff.
Worth it as the foundational text for one of manga's biggest multimedia franchises, complete at 38 volumes. Expect real tonal whiplash between its horror-tinged early volumes and its later card-game focus.
Worth it as one of modern shounen comedy's most inventive entries, complete at 26 volumes. It has no official English manga release, so factor that into your reading plan.
Worth it as one of the more fondly remembered Shonen Jump rom-coms, with a complete 25-volume run. The eventual resolution proved divisive, so go in with reasonable expectations.
Worth it as a complete, highly rated 28-volume shonen comedy with real staying power. It has no full official English release, so factor that into your reading plan.
Worth it as one of modern shounen romance's biggest success stories, with real character work underneath the harem premise. The wedding-mystery hook is a long game, so go in ready to commit to the full run.
Think of it as a sports manga where the arena is a concert hall, built around one of the best rivalries in the genre. The early art is rough, but stick with it and the performances hit hard.
Goofy for volumes on end, then it quietly sneaks the feelings in — SKET Dance is a gag comedy that earned the right to get serious.
Anyone who's ever wished they could redo high school will feel this one in their bones — just don't expect the time travel to explain itself or the romance to land cleanly.
Made for anyone tired of romances where the leads can't talk to each other — just don't expect the story to move fast.
The art is flat and the teen drama meanders in the middle, but the final stretch pays everything off — few series end this well.
Every 'unconventional teacher saves the class' story since is chasing this one — the perv humor aged badly, the heart didn't.