Osomatsu-kun is an all-time classic gag manga that follows the lives of the sextuplets: Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Todomatsu. While the boys are almost always indistinguishable, they're constantly up to various shenanigans. As the series continues, Focus shifts from the six brothers to Iyami and Chibita, who were becoming much more popular as the series went on for their unique and eccentric personalities Many other reoccurring characters appear as well, such as the sextuplets' love interest, Totoko. While the series' characters had base personalities, and the manga itself had a base premise, often there would be chapters set in alternate settings or time periods, making the series much more versatile in the type... more>> of stories it could tell, and focused more on comedy based upon character's personalities and their interactions within any given setting.

Note: Won the 10th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964. <<less

"When I talk about ‘warped manga from a warped mind’, I always think of this incoherent story. ... more>>

The Human Clock is a lot simpler to summarize than to understand. The hero is Yubi Chizuo again; he’s a student like before, but this time round he’s also a dropout. He stays in his house, which is a family shop selling watches and clocks. He gazes and gazes at them, and little by little, turns into one himself. That is the entire story. It reminds me of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis."

Also contains the story The Cat's Mourning Suit (Chapter 6 - unscanlated) <<less

Moretsu Ataro is one of the four classic gag manga written and illustrated by Akatsuka Fujio. However, of the four it is probably the least... more>> popular. However, Ataro is also of the four slightly more plot focused than the others. While episodic, major changes to characters do happen throughout the series, one such that happens early on, and contributes the main premise of the manga, is the titular Ataro's father, Batsugoro, dies. However, his ghost is still remaining, as to assist Ataro in running the family's vegetable stand and protect it from various thieves or other antagonists. Aside from the main plot side characters also get a decent amount of time spent, such as Nyarome, a talking stray cat, whom would later become more popular than even Ataro and appear in some of Akatsuka's other works. <<less

Rettsura Gon (or, Let's La Gon) is a gag manga series revolving around a young boy named gon, his father (whom per usual in manga... more>> by Akatsuka Fujio is only ever known as "Gon's Father" ), and pet bear beramatcha, as they lead a life of moderate poverty and partake in Gon's Father's various strange schemes. The manga is known for being somewhat darker and more surreal than other works from it's author, Akatsuka, as various violence is inflicted upon it's characters, and stranger characters appear than even what is presented in his more well known manga. <<less

Dame Oyaji received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.