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Jiro Taniguchi was a Japanese mangaka. He was born in Tottori. His stories deal with universal themes as the beauty of nature, devotion to family, and/or return to childhood.

Jiro Taniguchi gained several prizes for his work. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.

Died: February 11, 2017

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A Little Heaven - Kekkon Made ni Yomu 18 no Story [Histoires de femmes (Volume 1)]
Airen no Kazoku / Seisho [Une bien triste famille]
Beautiful World (YAMADA Naito)
Eiko (KONDOH Akino) [Eiko Manuel de conduite des lycéennes]
Fujoubutsu Reidoujo (HANAWA Kazuichi) [La Fille Fantôme]
Genjuu Jiten [Encyclopédie des Animaux de la Préhistoire]
Heartful Company
Hebi Onna (UMEZU Kazuo) [Le femme serpent]
Iblard Monogatari - Laputa no Aru Fuukei [Chroniques d'Iblard]
Jigoku no Sarami-chan [Sarami princesse de l'enfer]
Jimba [Centaures]
Kasane (TANABE Gou)
Kokuu Monogatari (Vaste le ciel)
Kuufukuna Bokura [Hungry Bokura]
La Maison aux insectes (UMEZO Kazuo) https://myanimelist.net/manga/130057/Mushi-tachi_no_Ie
Le jour du loup (FUKUYAMA Youji)
Les cerisiers fleurissent malgré tout (ICHIGUCHI Keiko)
Là où la mer murmure (ICHIGUCHI Keiko)
Mei Lanfang (Lin Ying)
Mizumachi (Des courges par milliers)
Not on MAL:
Prism in Girls - Suteki na Koi o Suru Tame no 35 no Story [Histoires de femmes (Volume 3)]

Ephemerality is the quality of existing only briefly.

Mono no aware (物の哀れ),[a] lit. 'the pathos of things', and also translated as 'an empathy toward things', or 'a sensitivity to ephemera', is a Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence (無常, mujō), or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the reality of life.

"This too shall pass" (Persian: این نیز بگذرد) is a Persian adage translated and used in several languages. It reflects on the temporary nature, or ephemerality, of the human condition — that neither the bad, nor good, moments in life ever indefinitely last. The general sentiment is often expressed in wisdom literature throughout history and across cultures, but the specific phrase seems to have originated in the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poets.

Here is a list of mangas that should appeal to old farts like me, who are too old to find fun in shonen characters getting stronger, cliché fantasy or in vanilla school romance tropes.
The main drive is that the manga should have some personality, with decent and properly written characters, laid-back humor, an interesting context and / or a subtle story. Good art and page layout are also appreciated. No violence porn or excessive fan service either, I like authors to focus on something else than these simple devices, although I'm not against them at very small doses when they serve the story. The manga may have been adapted in anime or not, I only address the mangas here.
There are probably some spoilers in my comments so skip them if you're worried about that.