One day, a jobless Kozuka Chiyo is wallowing in self-pity and trying to escape from reality when her landlord bangs on her door – she's three months behind on rent. Her landlord's solution? "Please have sex with me." Thus the two begin living together – a romance comedy that ***appears*** to start with sex. --- **Links:** - [Author's Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1774282) - [Author's Twitter](https://twitter.com/aib_miyy) ---
By the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, ten ninja from the Iga and the Kouga clans must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun, with the surviving clan ruling for the next thousand years. But Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death? Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the category "Best General Manga" in 2004.
During the past decades, Japan has become the shining star of Asia, with its noteworthy achievements in the fields of science, technology, medicine, quality of life, and many others. Yet, while there are a great number of rich and successful Japanese people, there are even more of those engaged in a furious struggle for something as simple as earning to cover their day-to-day living expenses; all the while battling dangerous and money-consuming addictions such as gambling and alcoholism. What would these poor and not-so people do when they require the money to fulfill their never-ending desires, the desires that are part and parcel of being human? Just how miserable and dangerous might their lives become were they to fall into traps laid by *yamikin*, the loan sharks of the Japanese financial world's dark side, whose only goal is to ensnare such weak-willed souls? Adapted into film and a J-Drama. --- - **Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 2011** - **Won the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Social Impact Award in 2020**
Keidai Saeki is a high school student who remembers his past life in Pompeii, living as the Italian warrior Sirix. His friends around him are all also reincarnated - although they don't quite remember things the way he does. Keidai's wife from the past? She's now a middle school boy - while his best male friend is now a cute girl?!
Lukul, an underqualified divine maiden, is tasked with caring for Julius, an ill-tempered dragon under the protection of Azfareo's king. Slowly, their bond strengthens, and when Julius' life is threatened, Lukul proves to be his ally. What secrets lie beyond the walls of Azfareo's palace?
After 2050, Tokyo. The sixteen-year-old gifted police detective Kyouko Karasuma works for a special devision in the Asakusa Police Department. Her rather abnormal cases involve: fighting oni, tengu, and other monsters from Asian myths and legends. The modern art by the character designer of Speed Grapher works very well with the action-heavy story line and the overall art improves with each volume.
"Kii-kun will never learn!!" The childhood friend Tsubaki has a little secret she's been keeping. But stray too close and she'll say back, "it's fine, it's fine... I'll be fine..."
An elite military unit conducts its duties alongside sabertooth tigers trained to assist their human masters. The Royal Kingdom invades the Empire in their desire for world dominion…after the disastrous opening battle of the war, the unit fights to save not only itself but their comrades from the enemy.
Nueno Meisuke, better known as Nuubee, is an exorcist who also happens to be the teacher for a 5th grade class at Doumori Elementary. While he uses many various exorcism techniques, his main weapon is his left hand, the Demon's Hand, which has the power of a chaotic demon sealed within it. The series follows Nuubee and Doumori Class 5-3 though the many weird, insane, and downright silly supernatural encounters they face. ___ [Official X Account](https://x.com/nube_off)
Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding. --- - **Won the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award for Shojo**
A girl, a bee, and a man… and a little bit of everyday magic.
A work which highlights the “present” of the capital punishment system through Oikawa Naoki, a newly recruited prison officer, who faces condemned criminals everyday and agonizes. Based on close and careful research, the author tackles with the serious theme of the “capital punishment system” head-on. Won the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.
Smile at the Runway starts with the story of Fujito Chiyuki, an aspiring fashion model and daughter of a fledgling Modeling Agency, Mille Neige. Ever since she was little, Chiyuki's dream was to be the star model of her dad's agency and perform at Paris Fashion Week. With great looks and a gifted environment, it seemed like she was on the right track to fulfill her dream, but she soon found herself faced with a seemingly insurmountable wall when her height stopped growing at 158cm (5'2"), hopelessly too short to be a professional model. Although Chiyuki still kept on believing in herself for years despite everyone telling her it's impossible, Chiyuki's resolve starts to crumble as she enters her last year of high school. This is when she meets Tsumura Ikuto, a lame classmate with a surprising talent for designing clothes, who is also considering giving up his dream due to unfortunate circumstances. Together, they begin the journey of doing the impossible in order to realize their dreams. --- **Links:** - [Official Anime Promo Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRr9TAdiTs) - [Official Website](https://runway-anime.com/) - [Official Anime Twitter](https://twitter.com/runway_anime)
An immortal being was sent to the surface of the earth and met a boy living alone in the middle of tundra. The being can take the shape of dying things, but only if the "impetus" is stronger than the previous one. What sort of experiences and meetings will the being encounter while living forever? ___ **Won the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 2019** ___ **Official Translations:** * Alternate English Translations: [Inkr Comics](<https://inkr.page.link/Hmgv5BX51rftn9ar5>), [K MANGA](<https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10076/episode/319887>) * [French / Français](https://www.pika.fr/serie/your-eternity) * [German / Deutsch](https://www.egmont-shop.de/to-your-eternity-01.html) * [Indonesian / bahasa Indonesia](http://www.mncgramedia.id/comics/comic_detail/untukmu-yang-abadi-01) * [Italian / Italiano](https://www.starcomics.com/fumetto.aspx?Fumetto=281315) * [Polish / Polski](http://kotori.pl/nasze-wydania/ku-twej-wiecznosci/) * [Portuguese (Brazilian) / Português brasileiro](https://www.lojanewpop.com.br/uma-vida-imortal-to-your-eternity-15576289) * [Russian / Ру́сский](https://istari.ru/katalog-knig/manga/to-your-eternity/)
The collected anthologies of Satoshi Mizukami's oneshots. Volume 1: Ribbit Ribbit - Chapter 1 - Gekogeko: About a girl whose boyfriend is a frog. - Chapter 2 - Yaichirou - Chapter 3 - Densetsu no Otoko - Chapter 4 - Joreishi - Chapter 5 - Dokusho no Jikan - Chapter 6 - Kaijin Natsugorou - Chapter 7 - High Jump Rabbit - Chapter 8 - Koutetsu Shinshou Omega Frog - Chapter 9 - Ryuu to Shoujo to Hyakkichou Volume 2: Cheep Cheep - Chapter 1-3 - Piyopiyo A tale of a chick which never grows into a chicken. - Chapter 4 - Makai Zanyouken: Dokidoki Jigokuhen - Chapter 5 - Ganbatte-chan to Yameyouze - Chapter 6 - Erabu Michi - Chapter 7 - Thunder Girl to Hyakkichou - Chapter 8 - Kazaana Atama to Hyakkichou Volume 3: Galactic Emperor Ginga Thunder's Excellent Adventure - Chapter 1 - My Fist Earth's ultimate weapon is deployed to face a threat of intergalactic proportions, and learns a little something about life. - Chapter 2 - Nell, The Artist of Shambala - Chapter 3 - Wedding Bells in Monster Town (Koi no Suzu Hyakki) - Chapter 4 - The Awakening The terrible origin tale of the scourge of worlds, Galactic Emperor Ginga Thunder. - Chapter 5 - Kare no Tabi ga Owaru - Chapter 6 - Wani Onii-san (My Brother is a Crocodile) Onii-san has turned into a crocodile! How is his sister, who has a brother complex, going to use love to overcome this forbidden interspecies obstacle? - Chapter 7 - Suna no Wakusei no Tami (Denizens of the Sand Planet) Chapter 66 of [Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer](https://mangadex.org/title/6ebe8b8a-7bac-45f0-8652-4b9d52b95644) was also included in this volume. Volume 4: Wandering World - Chapter 1 - Takeyashiki Shimai, Miyaburareru - Chapter 2 - Matsuri Connection: About a shut-in girl and a dwarf alien, who lives on her head. - Chapter 3 - Too Late for Fantasy: When given a magic lamp, 37-year-old Tohru Sugamo wishes for his childhood dream to come true and gains all the powers he thought up once upon a time as a wannabe novelist, but it turns out an eighth grader's ideas aren't the most original - or the kinds of things you'd want causing havoc in your married life. - Chapter 4 - Fantastic Eats (Enigma Viking) A monster hunter and his erstwhile apprentice make their living selling unknown delicacies. This stuff is safe to eat, right? - Chapter 5 - Walking the Void When Amada Yuu was a child, the apartments were his entire world. When he learned the truth, the infinte void stretching outside would come to reside inside him as well.
A continuation of the manga "Ultimate Path Private High School", this story follows Toratora Tora on his quest to become the most notorious gangster in all of Japan. When he encounters Schoolcap Masa, the boss of the Gokumasa family, he immediately admires him and joins the family on their rampages. Full on both laughter and violence, the manga takes reader everywhere from a juvenile reformatory all the way to the halls of the Diet.
A slice of life comedy revolving around the conversations and daily shenanigans of three schoolgirls. Mina is lively and gets into mischief; Yukari is the class rep and usually follows Mina's lead; and Sanae is a member of the track club whom, unlike her friends, prefers to stay cool and act rationally. (From: MU) The first volume is Tomorrow is Saturday: Spring - Summer The second volume is Tomorrow is Saturday: Fall - Winter.
(from ebookjapan): Nanako enrolls in Seiran Academy, a prestigious girls' school, which is a girl's paradise for gorgeous students known as " Lady Kaoru," "Saint Juste," and so on. The selection committee for the school's social group "Sorority," of which every new student dreams of joining, begins. Sorority members are selected by upperclassmen, who vote on their family background, education, appearance, and other factors. Nanako thought she had no connection to this world, but for some reason she was chosen as a candidate...? Contains 2 oneshots in volume 2: **'Summer in Canterbury'**, & in volume 3: **'Early Spring Trembling'**.
Mito is a boy with a big heart and the frightening face of a thug. He wants people to rely on him, but he scares people off at first sight. That is, until his schoolmate Yumesaki asks him to help her. Yumesaki has a problem. Every day she is given a new, random supernatural ability by an mysterious being called God, as she has to test them in order to stop a giant meteorite that will destroy the planet in a year. Sure, the goal is to save the planet, but when a boy and a girl spend time together, there are more tender things to discover too!
Kouta Takeda, que acabou de começar a trabalhar na XOX Corporation, conhece sua nova chefe, uma linda mulher de seios grandes chamada Kyouko Takizawa. **Links:** - [Author's Twitter](https://twitter.com/yan_baru55)
Kugaya is a teenager who lives with his aunt, Sakuri. The kendo coach at his high school, Narugami, has been after him to join the kendo team; but when he meets the new girl, Takemi, his life takes a supernatural turn and he is thrust into an epic battle with the demonic "Intruders". Reincarnation… buried memories… the Holy Sword… "Himuka"… and the Clan of the Swordsmen… it's all too much for a high school student to bear!
One day, Fujimoto, a 29-year-old temp worker (whose age equals the number of years he’s lived without a girlfriend) suddenly receives a surge of calls and emails all at once from the women connected to his past. That’s right, he’s finally hit popularity, something which comes only once in a lifetime for everyone! Feeling elated, Fujimoto decides to meet them one after the other…or so the story goes. Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Naotatsu is set to stay with his uncle as he enters a new high school. However, a woman he has never met, Sakaki-san, picks him up at the station. He now shares a house with a salaryman who quit to become a mangaka unbeknownst his parents (the uncle), a cross-dressing fortune teller, a college professor, and a 25 year old office lady all quirky in their own ways. Naotatsu, a high school freshman, begins the strange days of living under the same roof with them. Ranked #2 in 2020 by Freestyle Magazine Ranked #5 in the 2020 Manga Taisho Awards Ranked #5 in the 2020 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Awards for male readers Won "New Creator Prize" in the 2020 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award
Akira’s father is a genius “creator”, someone who takes orders to “improve” living creatures. For example, “a hunting dog with fangs to crush a rock”, “a horse that can fly through the sky”, and even “a mermaid as beautiful as in your dreams”. However, Akira is not like his father - he hates his job, a job that causes living beings to suffer. What’s more, the living creatures are often sold to cruel and ruthless lords that know not the value of life. Out of all such creatures his father creates, Akira has a special liking to the mermaid his father is creating for the king of a nearby country. Will Akira’s good conscience finally get the better of him?