It's summer vacation and I want to read manga it has to be slice of life, comedy, shoujo or shounen and no no for yaoi, yuri.. oh and I also like babies which means I like babysitting mangas XD

examples:
Hikaru no Go (and any work of obata takeshi XD)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Beelzebub
Flat
Gakuen Babysitter
Kimi to Boku
Love so Life
..and so on so forth

Give some suggestions please?

For the baby-shoujo thing,
Aishiteruze Baby
I don't hink it fits in slice of life, but it's pretty good.

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I assume you've read the very shounen-y stuff like Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!, Kekkaishi, Eyeshield 21, Shaman King, Slam Dunk, Fullmetal Alchemist and Rurouni Kenshin. If you have not, go check them out.

So my recs:
Barakamon definitely for slice of life!
Gintama is pretty awesome, more so if you understand Japanese culture 'cause they parody a lot of that stuff (numerous Dragon Quest homages!)
Amatsuki - doesn't fall under yr slice of life, shounen, shoujo cat, but it's worth a shot.
Alive: The Final Evolution - don't get put off by the art in the first few volumes. Improves tremendously. And I mean TREMENDOUSLY.
Historie - recent find of mine. Once again, nt in the slice of life, shounen, shoujo cat but I just had to add it in.
The Circumstances of Izumo Kunisaki - hilarious ttm!
Kuroshitsuji - If you haven't read this one, START NOW!

Lots lots more to recommend, but I shall leave you with this for now. It would be better to make your reading lists public so I can skip out those you've already read. =D

My favorite slice-of-life, childcare manga is Usagi Drop (It's josei, but it's well written!! You'll find yourself laughing at some situations... very heart-warming.)

A funny, adorable slice-of-life, childcare story is Hanamaru Kindergarten (watch the anime). I know... seinen + children? Don't worry. IT'S NOT LOLI!!

I'm currently loving --
Gokusen (hilarious)
Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume (the children's appearances are cute... and the main female lead is sooooooo adorable!!)

For something episodic (in-between-reads): Yotsubato!

And for something a little more serious (but there's some laughs thrown in there as well) -- Natsume Yuujinchou

EDIT -- There's this really cute one-shot I forgot: Minna Kirakira.

Last edited by hobbitelf518 at 11:41 am, Mar 30 2011

I absolutely second Gokusen, Natsume Yuujinchou, Rurouni Kenshin and Kuroshitsuji ...they are all a MUST read...

also for shoujo..if you haven't read them:
oresama teacher
tokyo crazy paradise - but it's more action
Cat Street
Kimi wa Pet

and for shounen defenitely bakuman

Ninteen, Twenty-one
Noblesse
S.I.D.
Strobe Edge
I'll edit when I think of more...

I second cat street, I also agree with Natsume Yuujinchou and Kuroshitsuji.

Thank you guys! Its a great help ^_^

Kaitai Shinsho Ø - Shounen and Comedy
Iris Zero - Has a good story but it is a Seinen
Magico (IWAMOTO Naoki) - Shounen, isn't labeled Comedy, but I think it's funny
Fairy Tail - Shounen, Comedy
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai <- EPIC STORY

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There's only two volumes translated right now
but i think Shingeki no Kyojin would fit

3-gatsu no Lion
Ao no Exorcist
Threads of Time
Ilegenes - Kokuyou no Kiseki

I second Historie, Alive: The Final Evolution, Gintama, Natsume Yuujinchou, and Shingeki no Kyojin.

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