) so I guess my suggestions are kind of, uh, leftovers. Since leftovers always are so tasty, here are some more:First: I haven't really encountered any tragedy as such in Onikimaru. I guess the victims feel tragic (what with being devoured by ogres and such), although the main character certainly doesn't. Oh, a couple of times he's pretty sad that he doesn't have a name, but it's nothing that makes you want to gouge your eyes out with a spork.
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I read Mieru Hito once maybe a year or so ago, its like Urahara Kisuke living the life of a landlord
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Spot on.Third: I have not detected any shonen-ai in neither Genjuu no seiza nor Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha.
She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula: Same mangaka as Mushi-shi which is a very relaxing read and pretty to boot. I suspect this one might be to your liking. It's completely scanlated and is not a leftover now that I think about it.
Mononokemono: this also feels like something you might enjoy. It's slightly on the humorous side though. Fav line: "... the Heavenly Sword broke."
Kobatotei Ibun: Gentle, thoughtful and spiritual are words I associate with this manga. Depicts everyday life with that litte extra supernatural touch. Oh, and the art is nice. Recommended. Not a leftover.
Shirahime-Syo: CLAMP=PRETTY (and in this case, not gay AT ALL). Five tales that centers around snow. I read somewhere that this is CLAMPs tribute to traditional Japanese form and storytelling. Not a leftover.
Suna no Ue no Rakuen: from the mangaka of Selected Pandemonium. It's a collection of short stories. The ones you'll want to look at are I want to travel (ch 2) and At the bottom of the night forest (ch 4, and the best one). Please, please, please don't be fooled by the cover, which looks like some cheesy cover for a fantasy novel. Not a leftover.
Position: Now this is different -- both art-wise and story-wise. The story might sound cliché: level-headed schoolgirl sees strange things. But boy are they strange. And sometimes incomprehensible.
Byakuya Zaushi: Pretty short-stories again.
Darren Shan: I feel guilty for mentioning this one, since you said you didn't like vampires and such. In fact, neither do I. But I do like freakshows, which is what the main character ends up visiting. It feels very refreshing--perhaps due to the fact that the story follows the plot of the english book-series of the same name (that means no white-haired teenage gothic vampire chicks covered in lace and crosses and chains and perhaps some artistically splattered blood...). I enjoy it immensly. Not a leftover.
The Case Files of Karasuma Kyoko: Uuuh, there's action... And traditional japanese monsters, apparently. It picks up the pace after the first volume, which didn't really catch my full attention. Was once "Series of the week" over at Mangatraders. "Series of the week" at Mangatraders is almost always spot on. I would never have discovered DOGS otherwise.
Hanako to Guuwa no Tera: Only. One. Chapter. Scanlated. But fun, and not very deep.
Leviathan: I don't feel that this manga is represented very well on Mangaupdates. The cover is horrible and the summary is jumbled. The story is... suspicious. I have difficulty telling wether I truly enjoyed it or if I was simply in a peculiar state of mind when I read it.
Baku: More on the horror side of things, yet very folk-lorish...
Well, this is batch numer two with not as many leftovers as I thought. Hope you'll find something that'll satisfy you, you picky *beeep*
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also, the loli types is another genre I steer clear off...
and well, I guess I got the whole genre here! 
