These are the funny ones that I'll recommend:
Love Com - This one is damn funny
Skip Beat - Super funny at the start, gets more focus into the story(drama) as it progresses
Gin no Saji - Funny with an theme that is somewhat unique

These are the touching ones:
Onani Master Kurosawa - Don't judge a manga by its name/art, this one is awesome...
Sakamichi no Apollon - How a person can change by taking the first step(?... Can't really think of a way to describe it...)
The Friendly Winter - Touching story that focuses on 2 people with special conditions
Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan - Very touching story, I cried a lot for a 1 volume manga

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Well, my first thought was Annarasumanara, which you've already read. If you enjoyed it, you might like Kami-sama ga Uso o Tsuku., which has the same rather melancholic atmosphere.

Tetsugaku Letra is another slice-of-life/school-life piece that I really like. Sahara Mizu is one of my favourite mangaka, and she really excels here. And the art is absolutely gorgeous.
Hmm. You should read her other works too: Itsuya-san, My Girl (SAHARA Mizu)

Oh, there's also Gin no Saji, which is by the author of fma, if you didn't know. It's a slice-of-life about an agricultural high school, which sounds boring, but really isn't. It's surprisingly interesting and it handles the issues that come up very well.

Mushishi One of the best I've read. The main character, Ginko is realistically depicted and really is just a great character that is hard to come across.

And if you haven't heard of it yet: Otoyomegatari, which is by the fabulous Mori Kaoru. The attention to detail is really amazing here, both in the art and the story-telling. I literally have nothing to complain about.

After checking your lists, I get the impression that you value realistic and complex characters, psychologically driven stories and beautiful, rather "feminine" art (like in Shoujo, Josei and Shounen-ai or Yaoi). If I got anything wrong, please correct me.

Following this indication, I can second Kami-sama ga Uso o Tsuku. by OZAKI Kaori and Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan by YUMEKA Sumomo (aka SAHARA Mizu). They're slice-of-life, respectively slice-of-school-life series, and both of them match the criteria above more or less. The first story also features children as sole protagonists.

OZAKI Kaori-sensei's art is solid and her storytelling simple, yet expressive. But as you are sceptical towards child protagonists you might need some time to warm up to her manga. Be patient and some seemingly "childish" actions will reveal themselves to be quite mature considering a child's powerlessness.

In spite of her subdued shading, YUMEKA Sumomo-sensei's art is vivid with delicate outlines and breathtaking watercolours. Her stories delve deep into the soul's melancholy, but you need to give them time to settle. So, while I adore her stories, especially My Girl (SAHARA Mizu), most of them might be too calm and slice-of-life-ish for you. Same goes for Otoyomegatari and Mushishi.

I agree that YOKO's Onani Master Kurosawa could be to your liking if you can come to terms with its sketchy art style. If you'd rather try some comedic slice-of-life drama - since Comedy, Drama and Supernatural are also well-representend on your list - check out Molester Man by the same mangaka. You will hardly find anything more authentic.

Also take a look at Ichigo no Gakkou by SATOU Nanki/ KIZUKI Akira. Don't be misled by the description or the upbeat tone of the opening scenes. It is an exceptional piece of narration. Insights are filled with profoundness and realism as if literature was pressed between the covers of a manga. Don't let it go by if you can bear the roughly styled art.

ASANO Inio's Oyasumi Punpun is one more challenging recommendations as it starts off as a slice-of-school-life manga with children as protagonists. However, it is one of the most uniquely mature series I know. The mangaka brings a surreal, yet startingly realistic quality to his work that is difficult to ignore. His narration might be desillusioned but not cynic: flawed characters, complex circumstances, urban setting. What distinguishes his slice-of-life from others is his psychological perceptiveness, as each panel, each angle serves a specific purpose. Enough said, see for yourself.


EDIT:
I almost forgot to mention Iris Zero by PRO Shiki/ HOTARU Takana. It's not an immediate slice-of-life title, rather a slice-of-high-school-life series, but it could still count. I figured you might like it because of its dark psychological undercurrent - and its highly perceptive protagonist. He's in the position of an underdog and chooses to play the role of an inconspicious loner, but his disadvantageous position only fuels his sharp deductive skills. Some mysterious happenings get slowly uncovered along with the background stories of his fellow students. One of the low-key treasures of the Shounen genre.


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i'm okay with most thing, i basically read anything interesting, but i just don't like scat. i found it pretty repulsive. even the cartoony kind like a soft ice cream is gross, but i do remember i tolerate it in dr. slump but thats probably because i'm 6 or 7 years old. it's kinda distressing to me since i want to enjoy the crazy sex and gore world of kago shintaro but loads of time theres someone shitting and someone eating that shit, and i can only go so far before i just drop the manga.

is there anyone who can make it less gross? i try to acclimatize myself, but really if kago sensei who makes turd funny cannot make me okay with it i wonder who can. i wonder where i should go the ero route and find something that makes shit sexy, but i'm kinda scared what happen to me if i start getting off on that.

i also dont care for furry . sure tails and ears are cute, i can even consider paws but i really cant stand animal faces on human bodies. im okay with straight up fucking an animal, but human-like animal just really really weird. so i wonder if anyone can give me examples for that, since it bummed me not being able to appreciate what seems to be a big fetish for a large number of people.

Sports manga (for guys), pointless and shallow ecchi manga (I read het hentai just fine though, for some reason--maybe because I know it's supposed to be shallow?), and retro manga.

Seriously, Slam Dunk was cheesy as hell. I never actually picked up GTO or Real, or that one football (rugby? I don't know) one. Ichigo 100% bored the crap out of me. To-Love-Ru had great art, but it was boring as heck.

I've tried to pick up Jojo so many times. I just. Can't. Do. It. It's so tacky and ridiculously stupid. Osamu Tezuka's art has me skidding 50 meters backwards, and I can't even read more than 2 pages of his manga.

If you can find me a sports manga that doesn't have really moe relationships and or "fated rivalries" like the ones written for women, that'll actually keep my attention, I'll be surprised. (Moe meaning the relationships have interesting backstories, interesting chemistry and interaction--however, I have never seen a male sports mangaka pull off an interesting hetero love story--the females are always complete bores.) To be honest, I don't think a het romance in sports manga would ever work for me unless the girl crossdresses and secretly plays on the male's team. There's no bond stronger than between team mates in a sports-focused manga.

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Judging from your opinions, I don't think you will come to like 'the football one' (Eyeshield 21) either, since it does have 'interesting backstory' and 'fated rivalry'. As for Real, I've never picked that up, so I think I have nothing to say about it.

I don't know if you dislike all the Ecchi's or just bad ones you mentioned. If you dislike all of them, I think you just happen to encounter famous shallow ecchi's, those ones I hate.

I can't agree; GTO is not just another shallow ecchi; pick it up and you may see why. I recommend Tasogare Otome x Amnesia for the genre. When I was young my female friend liked Midori no Hibi, so you can try that as well. You may also have a look at Suzuka (wait, that can be considered a sports manga with romance too...) and I"s (the late story is pretty good if you can wait...) Ane Doki is probably not great, but still a good one.

Actually, Kimi no Iru Machi too, but that one sucks in the late of the story in my opinion.

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I hate yaoi.
Try to pull me out of this one.
Also not too fond of mechas.
Good luck.

Almost all of shoujo manga. With a rich sadistic bishoujo who treats the timid and kind-hearted protagonist like crap.

Ok, try me.

yaoi is like a porn for woman where you see double men action. since you're a self proclaimed pedophile, i might want to mention that there are a lot of yaoi-shota.

ok i hate sport mangas.

haha

Well, if you like romance, comedy and school life, you could try Rutta to Kodama or Junketsu Drop?

ETA: I don't like Horror, Mecha, Harem and sometimes I avoid Fantasy...

The genres I dislike are ecchi, sports, harem, mecha and yaoi. But I've certainly found a few series that I liked within these genres.

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I tend to avoid mecha for some reason. It just doesn't interest me. I tend to not read shojo either not because I have anything against shojo, but just because typical shojo content tends to not interest me. Yaoi is okay, I guess, but I don't really read yaoi not because I don't like yaoi but because the yaoi fanbase scares me.

I actually actively avoid romance. Someone convince me there.

Anyways, as for convincing people it's hard when people have their own preferences, I guess.
As to hentai I have a sick mind (let's say I like it when smut starts to creep over to the hentai side and I dislike vanilla hentai)... so that is very much a preferences thing.

For people who complain about slice of life, I find that the best slices of life are ones that are relatable to you on a personal level... I found ykk boring but mangas with characters that went through similar feelings/experiences as I did I enjoyed very much... I don't really think the slice of life tag is too accurate either...

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Ok so all these manga are romances. They vary so I'm not sure if you'll like all of them. Hopefully you'll like most.
Butakai Ouji to 100 Kai no Kiss
Hana no Namae
Daisuki Datta yo, Sensei...
Sorairo Ageha
Midnight Secretary
Hana wa Knife o Mi ni Matou
Meteor Methuselah
Black Peach Flower
S no Kaikoroku
Escape from High-School Girls
System of Romance

I took a look at your lists, and it seems like you don't like the light fluffy stuff. Which I think action and light fluff romance just comes out cheesy and unbearable.
All I'm asking is to try each one out. Not expecting you to finish something you like, but give it a shot. Please let me know if these have changed your mind on the romance genre.

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I dont think you know what "cheesy" actually mean. if you mean Slamdunk is like Hell (hot) i agree



oo yes , things like "moe" or "romance" should be Mangaka priority when he/she decide to draw great sports manga.

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Since you mentioned that you actively avoid romance, I'll give you some not completely romance based manga:

Romance Comedy:
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun - I noticed that you are reading Ore-sama Teacher, this is by the same author, so if you likes Ore-sama Teacher, you'll probably like this too.

Nisekoi - Definitely funny with all the stuff going on.

Don't Cry, Girl - tbh, I can't really see much romance in this, but its a good comedy.

Sukimasuki - A very interesting concept for a story.

Usagi Drop - Its more of drama with comedy in slice-of-life, it doesn't contain much romance till the later(or at least somewhere in the middle) part of the story.

Drama(with Romance):
Boku no Chikyuu o Mamotte and its sequel Boku o Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari - The story is very interesting, but you may not like it art wise due to the older art style(for the prequel) and the very...erm...ok, kinda bad shoujo(?) art in the sequel.

Kimi wa Pet - The romance can easily be seen here, but its focus on the drama.

Romance Comedy(Yaoi):
Honto Yajuu - This is just so goddamn funny, I'll recommend this to people even if they don't read yaoi; I'll just ask them to skip those scenes*cough* if they dislike it that much...

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