K-ON!
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It is a band story by Kakiflyi Sensei that was serialized in Manga Time Kirara.
The manga depicts the mundane daily life and occasional musical activities of Sakuragaoka High School’s light music club, and the anime, which was broadcasted and released from 2009 to 2011, was a huge hit of the social phenomenon level.
The original story is always quiet & crisp, without any of the emo that is sometimes seen in the anime version, and that’s what makes it stand out.
As of November 2019, there are four volumes plus two sequels, “college” and “highschool”, on sale now.
The new “K-ON!Shuffle” with a new character is currently being serialized on Manga Time Kirara.
Hidamari Sketch
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This is an everyday comedy by Aoki Ume sensei that is serialized in Manga Time Kirara Carat.
It depicts the unremarkable daily life of high school girls living in Hidamari-so.
The serialization started in 2004, and it is still a very long-running work after more than 15 years.
It has been made into an anime for TV 4 times and is a popular work that has many fans.
However, it is often absent due to Ume-sensei being busy with other work related to MadoMagi and other projects, and as of November 2019, only 9 volumes have been published.
Is the order a rabbit?
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An everyday comedy by Koi-sensei that has been serialized in Manga Time Kirara MAX.
It depicts the heartwarming daily life of the girls who work at the cafe Rabbit House, the Japanese style cafe Amausaan, a herb tea specialty store, and Fleur de Lapin, located in “a town of wood frame houses and stone pavement”.
It has become a work with a long life span, with the development of the anime starting in 2014 and the third season being broadcasted in 2020.
In the original story, new characters such as Fuiba Fuyu, Jinja Eigetsu and Natsume have appeared, making it even cuter.
As of November 2019, it has been published to volume 8.
kin-iro mosaic
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This is a daily comedy by Hara Yui teacher, serialized in Manga Time Kirara MAX.
It depicts the busy days of the blond haired Shinobu Omiya, aka Shinobu, and Alice and her friends who have come to Japan to follow him.
This lightly paced comedy is popular for its depiction of lilies.
The TV anime was also a hit and has become one of the most popular works of Kirara-kei.
As of November 2019, it has been published in volume 10.
Yuyushiki
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It is a school comedy by Komata Mikami teacher, serialized in Manga Time Kirara.
It is a daily life story of three high school girls who belong to the information processing club, where a routine conversation drama unfolds.
It is different from other Kirara-type and daily life stories because of its surrealistic yet addictive conversations with a strange regularity.
Its popularity has increased since it was first made into a TV anime in 2013, and the OVA released in 2017 was a huge hit.
The comics have been published to volume 10 as of November 2019.
NEW GAME！
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This is a work comedy by Shotaro Tokuno, a teacher whose work is serialized in Manga Time Kirara Carat.
It is a story about the tough days of women working at the game company Eagle Jump.
Although it is a daily life story, it is also a work that makes the reader keenly aware of the difficulties of work, especially in a creative work.
The protagonist, Aoba Suzukaze, says “I’ll work hard all day long! A panel muttering the line “I’m sorry, but I’m not sure I’m going to be able to do that.” became a buzzword and was subsequently made into an animated television series for two seasons, which became very popular.
As of November 2019, it has been published in nine volumes.
WORKING!!
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This is a romantic comedy by Takatsu Carino, which was serialized in Young Gun Gun Gun.
It is a popular work in which the romance and interaction between the weirdos working at the family restaurant “Wagnaria” is fun.
Characters such as Taneshima Poplar and Yamada Aoi, which have strong romantic elements but do not involve romance, also gained popularity.
The anime has been broadcast for three seasons and has been visualized to the last.
As of November 2019, a total of 13 volumes plus one volume of Re:Order have been published.
With different characters, the web version of WORKING! is also available in six volumes.
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun
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A school comedy by Izumi Tsubaki teacher, serialized in Gangan ONLINE.
It depicts the daily life of Umetaro Nozaki , a manga artist for girls, and Chiyo Sakura, a high school girl who adores him, and their high school friends.
Since the manga artist is the main character, the scenes of manga production are also depicted, but the main focus is on the dialogue between the characters and the playfulness of the couples, who are more than friends but less than lovers.
The dark side of the show’s orgy of blurbs and tsukomi is so popular that the TV anime aired in 2014 and was a huge hit, with original sales exceeding 7 million copies.
As of November 2019, the book has been published in 11 volumes.
Lucky ☆ Star
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It is an everyday comedy by Yoshimi Kagami-sensei that is serialized in Comptique.
It depicts the harmonious but noisy days of the otaku high school girl Izumi Konata and her friends.
The anime that aired in 2007 was a huge hit, and since this anime version is set in a town modeled after Kasukabe City, many places, including Washinomiya Shrine, are still popular today as sacred spots.
The series continues to run, but is on a long-term hiatus.
As of November 2019, it has been published in 10 volumes.
Azumanga Daioh
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A school comedy by Kiyohiko Azuma, which was serialized in the monthly comic Dengeki Daioh.
It is a four-frame manga that depicts the normal but slightly unusual everyday life of normal but slightly unusual high school girls such as Chiyo Mihama, a 10 year old girl who has been admitted to the school by skipping a grade, and Sakaki, who is cool and athletic but loves cute things.
It is a work that has had a great influence on Kirara-kei and other daily life style four-frame manga.
It is also a running style of four-frame manga without a punchline.
It was made into a TV anime in 2002.
As of November 2019, all four volumes of the comics and all three new editions are on sale now.
