Nausicaa Valley of the wind - Hayao Miyazaki. I'm still surprised that people don't know about the original comic. It's so good! The movie only covers 1/3 of the comic so if you haven't read it, your mind gonna be blown away ? ( My perspective on movie changed afterwards )

13. Antique Bakery / Flower of Life - Fumi Yoshinaga. I really love all of her comics and her deep analysis on life cycles ←Story about 4 mens working at a bakery → Follows life around cheerful boy, enrolling at his new school as he has been recovering from leukemia treatment.

14. Ristorante Paradiso - Natsume Ono. About daily restaurant life in Rome. I've been following her work for long time and her dry pen touch is just appealing and elegant. Also "GENTE" ( ↑'s sequel ) "COPPERS" (??‍♂️) and "ACCA" ( anime is so gooood too ) is also my favorite ?

16. Hori san to Miyamura Kun - HERO. Both original webcomic version and manga version is good! Anime coming up next year. Slice of life of high schoolers. HERO's other short stories are great too. Even though the drawing is very casual and comical, it also includes dark emotions.

17. Satoko to Nada - Yupechika. A charming tale of friendship between a Japanese woman and her Muslim roommate who both came to study abroad in US. It's so good ?? I loved it so much I wish it continued longer ... ( it only has 4 volumes )