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Manga About People Doing Their Job Well

A list of manga that is predominately about people doing their job well. Job is broadly defined, but I am mainly interested in reading about how people progress and improve themselves towards a self-defined goal.
Tags: slice of life job
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20th Century Boys

 9.6(586 voted)
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Author(s): Urasawa Naoki
Genre(s): Action / Drama / Historical / Mystery / Seinen / Supernatural
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My favorite manga of all time. Added because I think Naoki Urasawa is a meta example of what it means to be good at your job.

Just to list a few reasons why this manga is amazing: main characters over the age of 40, great attention to detail, conveys nostalgia and the passing of time well, exciting story, amazing art, really good character development, chekhov's armory is on full display.

28 06,2018

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

 9.7(220 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Natsu Hinata,Nekokurage
Genre(s): Historical / Mystery / Slice Of Life
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Probably my favorite manga at the moment. About a twisted, poison-loving pharmacist solving mysteries in a harem. The main character is amazing and the mysteries are well thought out.

01 07,2018

Act-age

 9.6(206 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): matsuki tatsuya
Genre(s): Slice Of Life
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03 07,2018

Nodame Cantabile

 9.5(361 voted)
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Author(s): ninomiya tomoko
Genre(s): Comedy / Drama / Josei / Romance / School Life / Slice Of Life
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My favorite manga in middle school. Another manga that is able to convey music well.

31 07,2018

Barakamon

 9.7(956 voted)
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Author(s): yoshino satsuki
Genre(s): Comedy / Shounen / Slice Of Life
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31 07,2018

Kuragehime

 9.5(151 voted)
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Author(s): higashimura akiko
Genre(s): Comedy / Gender Bender / Josei / Romance / Slice Of Life
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31 07,2018

Kakukaku Shikajika

 9.6(175 voted)
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Author(s): HIGASHIMURA Akiko
Genre(s): Josei / School Life
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31 07,2018

Sanju Mariko

 9.5(169 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): OZAWA Yuki
Genre(s): Drama / Josei / Romance / Slice Of Life
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About an elderly writer who was once well read, rediscovering her independence and her career in her old age.

25 01,2019

Mystery For My Dear A

 9.2(482 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Morie Satoshi
Genre(s): Drama / Josei / Mystery / Psychological / Romance
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06 02,2019

Blue Period.

 9.7(645 voted)
Ongoing
Author(s): Yamaguchi tsubasa
Genre(s): Drama / School Life / Seinen
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11 03,2019

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akira May 7, 2023 5:09 pm

Thank you so much for this list! I’ve read many of these titles now, and I even ended up buying the physical copies of some. Hits all the right spots.

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