Interest Stacks

Classic example~

Another classic example!

If you like Girls Last Tour, give this manga a try! It has a similar set-up of a character in a dying universe, travelling and recording things for prosperity.

Cute, moomins-esque world of adventure meets depressing storylines and harsh realities.

The accepting of self and coming-of-age feel very cosy, as does the main setting of the lounge. However, the story also deals with homophobia and transphobia, and how they can affect LGBT people in Japan of all ages.

Cosy setting and conversational feeling, melancholy situation of characters.

A bittersweet romance one-shot

This one is not so much cozy-melancholy, its here because of its sequel...

...Otayori! This is the sequel to the above, and delves into its aftermath with a cozy-melancholic tone for certain.

Has a cosy feeling of countryside, self-acceptance, and so forth; but a melancholy feel particularly about the main characters past, and many of the youkai's pasts as well.

Cosily set in a Finnish Hotel, our protagonist is a boy with a rough past given a second chance to work there.

A very real sense of cosy melancholy dealing with a loving home but also divorce and poverty.

Set in a cosy hair salon... within a jail.