Historical fiction is a genre that offers readers fun from all angles. This is especially true for historical Manga. This genre is like a partially painted canvas, already filled with lore, language, and aesthetics (architectures, costumes, inventions and traditions, etc.).

Historical Manga

21. HAIKYUU!

Shoyo Hinata nicknamed “the small giant” aspires to become a volleyball champion. To fulfill his dream, he joins his junior high volleyball club.
 
His team, which is composed of new players, set out to play in a junior high school tournament. Their opponent is much more skilled than theirs, and he’s nicknamed “King of the Upper Court,” Tobio Kageyama.
 
After a defeat, Hinata is determined to get revenge against Kageyama. Upon entering high school, he’s stunned to discover Kageyama in the same high school volleyball club!
 
If you like Volleyball and friendships, this is it for you!! The anime shows the bond and competition with some hilarious comedy scenes throughout the anime fandom. Just go at it blindly. It is for sure, one of the best sports anime of all time.

20. CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL

Takashi Kamiyama, a student with above-average IQ, is a modest, calm, and perfect student.
 
But, what’s he doing at Cromartie High School? Cromartie High is a school full of delinquents.
 
A group of lions where violence is the only solution to every question. What will this mixture lead to?
 
Chaos! This anime has the most hilarious expressions ever. You will question every scene in the show and then question why you are giggling so much.
 
This is just so good. Go for it!

19. SK8 THE INFINITY

Another passionate and new anime for sports. A risky and secret skateboarding competition is “S”.
 
Reki and Langa are obsessed with it. When Reki takes Langa, a transfer student, to the “S”, the new member falls right in love with the sport.
 
Find fun with these young talents. One of the most popular animes of 2021.
 
The anime is going bop all over the net and has become a hot topic among anime fanatics.
 
The sports fans and the BL fanatics are loving it much more than regular.
 
But, it isn’t a BL! Overall, a promising one.

18. MAID SAMA

A high school story with a comedy touch. Misaki Ayuzawa is a high-school student who starts working in a maid café as a part-timer.
 
She doesn’t want anyone to know about her whereabouts of her job and keeps a low profile.
 
Everything is going well until Takumi Usui makes an entry. Takumi is the popular boy in the school with a very cool-man image and a humorous personality.
 
He is also Misaki’s classmate and is now aware of her part-timing. What effects will their encounter lead to?
 
The anime has a rom-com as a plot. That is, it’s a romantic anime with large outcomes of comedy scenes.
 
The anime shows you a amazing mixture of romance and comedy. Even if you do enjoy romance for the most part, you can still enjoy this piece of work.

17. THE TATAMI GALAXY

A man can dream, and so did he. A perfect university life with women dancing around him and a lot of girlfriends.
 
But, everything is ruined by his zero socialness. His best friend keeps pulling him into a dumpster of trouble.
 
With no girlfriend and no social life, where is the man’s life headed? The art style in this anime is different and exciting.
 
The sufferings of the poor will make savages like us giggle. Bad, I know, but we can’t help it.

16. MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU CLIMAX

Yukino, a teenager determined to prove herself, attempts to become self-reliant. To do so, she participates in the school promenade and its preparation.
 
From thereon begins the adventure of emotional turmoil and unknown challenges.
 
The story revolves around the school promenade and volunteer service club students trying to understand their feelings for each other while preparing for the event.

15. HANDA-KUN

Best Comedy Anime. Handa-Kun is the most despised student on campus, constantly lonely, being bullied, and a great introvert.
 
Awww, poor him, right? Wrong! All those facts above are what Handa thinks of himself.
 
In reality, the situation is the opposite. Handa is the most popular teenager on campus.
 
With a face of a celebrity, excellent calligraphy skills, and an incredibly cool personality. But like we just saw, he thinks everything falsely.
 
The moments get handsy when his fans and Handa interact. He will conclude that they are bullying him, and they will consider him too cool to mingle with them.
 
It will be hilarious.

14. HAVEN’T YOU HEARD? I’M SAKAMOTO

Do you know who is the best human alive? It’s Sakamoto! Solving every problem with pro-ease, helping the women, defeating the bully, the academics can’t get over him, he’s the one every girl desires to date and every boy desires to be friends with.
 
If not, despise them because they can’t be him. Stop him from helping animals, impossible. Expert sword fighting skills but with a bee?
 
Check. The show is completely based on Comedy. Surely, you’ll be giggling until your voice goes hoarse but do not expect a lot of common sense, just enjoy.

13. ONE PIECE

A treasure hunt of one of its type. The story is about locating the treasures of the notorious pirate Gol D.
 
Roger. At the moment this powerful pirate is being executed, he reveals a massive mystery.
 
What’s this massive mystery? He reveals that he had hidden all his treasures, including the most treasured treasure One Piece, on an island at the end of the Grand Line.
 
All treasures of the most powerful pirate on earth, who wouldn’t be tempted?
 
However, the story becomes a fable when the viewers realize that Luffy (the protagonist) isn’t any regular boy; he ate one of the Devil’s Fruits when he was younger and gained its power to become a Rubber Man.
 
Now, with everyone chasing the treasure, One Piece, will Luffy be successful in his mission?
 
It has been 21 years since the anime was aired, but still it holds the authority to be ranked among the top 20.
 
And voted as one of the highest-ranked animes on IMDb.
 

12. GURREN LAGANN

The small village of Jiha is an area where humans are used to staying in large caves and far from anything above.
 
There lived a shy boy, Simon, who works as a digger and once found a strange shining item whilst digging.
 
Kamina, a man with bizarre and rakish glasses, becomes friends with the boy and forms a band, Gurren Brigade.
 
The elder of the village declines the concept of the band finding more about the world and wants to punish them.
 
But, when the world starts getting destructed, Simon, with Kamina, a girl Yoko, and a robot named Lagann, start their adventure to save the world from the Beastmen and pierce the heavens.
 
The comedy of this anime is incredible with frequent disputes between Leeron and Viral. Leeron being the funniest individual irritates Viral every time even without understanding what he’s doing.
 
Their interactions are funnier!

11. MO DAO ZU SHI Q

The story of the bashful duo Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji has taken a chibi anime adaption.
 
We all know that everything Wei Wuxian does is against Lan Wangji’s book of law, but will he listen?
 
NO. Come, let’s discover more of these lovely companions and a different and humorous side of Lan Wangji. This is going to be one of a kind.
 
The original is Chinese animation, and the main story is Mo Dao Zu Shi, a famous animation that is also carried into a live adaptation.
 
But, this version is the cutest!!

10. ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM

A school with a risky idea. Students who aren’t regular, and a teacher who’s everything they ought to not be.
 
Quite exciting, right? A creature from far away comes down to earth to say that he’ll destroy the planet within a year.
 
Pitying the oblivious humans, he gives them a chance to learn the tricks to kill him by becoming the homeroom teacher of a class.
 
Will the students be able to excel in their subject? What will the students do to take down the tentacled monster?
 
Another story with a completely different plotline. School assignments have constantly been monsters in a student’s life, but an assignment to kill a teacher, wow.

9. FRUITS BASKET

A fable anime coming your way. Tohru Honda lost her whole family to a tragedy and starts living in a tent.
 
Yet bad luck strikes again when her small residence gets discovered by a family named Sohma.
 
And then she starts living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma. The fable twist comes in when she learns her family secret: That when you hug someone of the opposite gender, they will turn into the animals of the Zodiac.
 
The following season of the series also entails more about the girl and her changes to the family. The final season takes on her adventure to protect the house and Sohma’s family whilst she knows something is incorrect.
 
The plot of the manga is quite comedic, to begin with. Watching someone you hug out of affection become an animal will give rise to laughter bubbles in your tummy.
 
Fruit Baskets is a wonderful anime, especially for individuals who love binging slice-of-life. 

8. MY HERO ACADEMIA

Yet again, another famous anime on the list. My Hero Academia is all about Izuku being in a super-powered background, “Quirk” with regular human-like traits.
 
In short, an oddball. But, that can’t stop him from entering the Hero Academy.
 
Now that they have entered the arena for their U. A. Sports Festival, how will Izuku manage to keep up?
 
This is a manga adaptation that gives us more scope to watch the anime with more comedy scenes.
 
There is also a well-developed color comic of the same. This anime has a serious fan following, and people swear by its story and character arcs. 

7. GAKUEN BABYSITTERS

Best Comedy Anime. The story begins with Ryuuichi and Kotarou, brothers who lost their parents in a plane crash.
 
These orphan children are provided with a home and tuition, wherein Ryuuichi should work as a babysitter whilst looking after his little brother.
 
There, the duo meets Taka Kamitani, a child with the attitude of an adult. Taka first dislikes Kotarou but soon gets loved by the youngster.
 
He and his Aniki (older brother) have love-hate relationships and fight 23 out of 24 hours of the day. The Mamizuka twins, Takuma and Kazuma, are everything the world needs to live for. One with a sensitive personality and the other with a strong one.

The strong Takuma will fight anyone in the world just to protect his little brother. Kirin Kumatsuka, the girl who will pull your hair if you don’t play right with her.
 
Hah. Then you have Sawatori Midori, the toddler in the kindergarten who is under the supervision of Inui Hiroyuki.
 
And Inui Hiroyuki is another fun individual in the anime. Do not pass this off as just another kindergarten show. The show will make you say “Kawaiiiiiii” at any point in time.
 
The comedy among the adults and the children is insane.

6. SCHOOL RUMBLE

Best Comedy Anime. The story is a romantic comedy with no drama and a heavy plotline. Every episode is new and random, bringing out the taste of the series.

The story starts with a girl, Tenma, wanting to confess her feelings. And then there is Kenji, who also struggles to let out his emotions.

It means to be a love triangle, but the story doesn’t just sit with these characters.

There has been enough time and importance given to every character in the anime, which isn’t common.

I assure you, you will have a good laugh with this award-winning and iconic show.

5. SPACE DANDY

Fashion: Check, Bravery: check, Humorous: check. What else do you need in this sparkly guy? Maybe if he should visit space looking similarly fashionable.
 
There! Wish granted. This anime is one of a kind with a very in-fashion space explorer who’s on his adventure to discover the aliens.
 
Want to join him? What are you waiting for? Jump in the space shuttle.

4. THE DISASTROUS LIFE OF SAIKI K

The story revolves around a sixteen-year-old boy, Kusuo Saiki, who was born with some unique capabilities, which also include his psychokinesis and teleportation.
 
No one but his parents and brother is privy to his powers, and he wanted them to stay that way and not attract any attention.
 
But, what happens when you are hiding a mystery with the enticements of high school and bending spoons?
 
Chaos! That’s exactly what happens when Saiki tries his best to stay reticent but can’t help it.
 
Laugh along with me whilst shouting at Saiki to cover his powers which he’s oblivious to spilling off. sigh

3. DAILY LIFE OF HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

Best Comedy Anime “High School Boys”, the title itself hints at the place where you may not be able to hear your voice at pitch level.
 
The noise, the chaos, and the stupidity are all you may see here. It is PURE BLISS to watch.
 
What? I am not joking. It’s true. It gets hilarious to comedy fanatics like us when a group of boys do things you may never consider them to, but yet find it relatable to your class boys.
 
Like trying on a bra and then getting caught by a girl student? Yeah, I know.
 
Trust me when I say there are a group more moments like this one.
 
So, why wait? Be prepared for some inside jokes though.
 

2. NICHIJOU, OH MY NORMAL LIFE

How’s life going? Busy. Tiring. Good. Hectic. Normal, etc… No one likes the way they live, if not they like what others do more than their own lives. Our regular life is just so boring. Sigh! Although, I know that your regular life may be thrilling.
 
How? Let’s learn from this anime. Nichijou is a story that teaches you to be satisfied and content with your daily life. It tells you to have a good giggle when you can. Because that’s what life is. Short and happy.
 

1. DEMON SLAYER

Human flesh-consuming monsters are a type you have constantly heard of. Coming from the darkness of the night and devouring every mankind seen.
 
But. You may have also heard of Demon Slayers who come striving the walls to protect you from the monsters.
 
This anime is about Tanjiro Kamado, a very young and good man in his family.
 
On one unfaithful day, Tanjiro goes down to the nearby village to sell charcoal and make a little money out of it.
 
As he steps into his house, he finds that his entire family has been slaughtered, and the only survivor, his sister, Nezuko, has been modified into a demon who still acts like a human but is risky.
 
To cure his sister and save others from getting killed, he joins the army of demon slayers.