Short manga serial of Hideo Azuma that features the first Neko-Mimi (cat-ears) in history, Sham Cat. (further details in the rest of the desc.) Serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. Descriptions for each chapter: - Chapter 1 - **Sham Appears** An odd cat who can speak human language comes running into the apartment of a ronin student boy. The cat also turns into a bishojo! - Chapter 2 - **Cutting a Tail, and a Great Transformation...!?** Ban (The last name of this ronin student) goes to his part-time job, but Sham, wanting attention, follows him around after. - Chapter 3 - **Dig Up Shadows, Nyan Nyan!!** All living things have a great weakness. You'll know right away when you dig up their shadow... Sham displays her mysterious ESP, and an enemy bearing an existential crisis draws near. - Chapter 4 - **When You Want to be Popular, This Scent...** Ban falls in love with Ranko, the idol of Ajima Prep. He tearfully wishes, "I want to be popular for once!!" Sham easily succeeds in granting this. - Chapter 5 - **A Reassuring Ally Appears!!** Tomorrow is the entrance exams at last, yet Ban isn't doing well and becomes frantic. He is able to fall asleep from Sham's ESP, but Sham's fleas start to rampage... Sham Cat was collected into Azuma's **Absurdity Diary** (不条理日記, Fujouri Nikki), a compilation of short SF one-shots and serials which were parodies of popular SF works and it was released the same year. Absurdity Diary won the 10th Seiun Award for Best Comic also within the same year. Azuma mentions that Sham Cat is intended to be a parody of Shambleau by female American SF author C. L. Moore (part of the Northwest Smith series of short stories). But in addition to this, one could also observe two key influences in Sham Cat. Sham Cat, both the character and the manga, is Azuma's composite of two series, [Urusei Yatsura](https://mangadex.org/title/6b9206b3-5c0f-4cf8-a0cc-d2c9e1aa4df9/urusei-yatsura), and its female lead, Lum, and [The Star of Cottonland](https://mangadex.org/title/6bc9f38a-9a36-4a3f-9a70-4d465e9d597f/the-star-of-cottonland) with its lead, Chibi-Neko, both of which were being serialized around this time, and Azuma himself professed to very fond of Urusei Yatsura from its very first chapter (source: QuickJapan, issue 71). The compositions, tone, flow, plots, and characterization of Sham Cat parallels Lum and the early chapters of Urusei Yatsura, with additional elements being from Chibi-Neko. Hideo Azuma's lasting influence with Sham Cat can still be seen to this day. What frequently, and erroneously, is referred to as the 'Anime Cat Girl' are all modern day Sham Cats. One could humorously say that we have many different breeds of Sham Cats today.
Centers around the titular character, a small boy who gets into different situations with those around him. Each strip is done in four vertical panels in two rows (eight panels in all), read from right to left. The presence of Akatsuka's "Star System" concept is prominent especially in the later strips, as some notable characters are added into Ken-chan's supporting cast. The work proved to be a challenge for Akatsuka, who was restricted from depicting children committing bad acts that wouldn't be punished, or having them be rude or fight in general.
Fujishiro Naito, high school year 1, is really bad with girls. Dodging girl after girl, he’s finally managed to enter the boys-only school of his dreams… Or so he thought! Little did he know that the school is becoming a coeducational school from this year!! Having realized this fact only on opening day, Naito stood at a loss right in front of the school gate. It was then that he met the girl nicknamed “the Pure White Princess” – Ichinose Himeka…
ホメて！ホメて！ホメてあげたい!!…とは思っているのです。。。 若い、女性、そんな理由で新人教育担当にさせられた多田依さん。イマドキの新人には過剰なほど考えてしまい…。
(from MangaUpdates): In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest. Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not. So, what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident? Based on the Baku Yumemakura novel of the same name. --- - **Won the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award in 2001**
Across the animal kingdom, there are many kinds of mating rituals. An extreme and special courtship, in one way, perverted. In another, the best? Originally published in Weekly Young Jump 2021 No. 29. ___ **Alt Official Raw:** [Tonari no Young Jump](https://tonarinoyj.jp/episode/3269754496549333764)
The number of friends which Asao Ran has is 0. While she is trying to change herself, things do not go so smoothly. Within these days, a certain meeting slowly bring about changes…. From the author of the popular webcomic and manga 'Hori-san to Miyamura-kun/Horimiya', HERO, comes a brand new heart-pounding youth love comedy!
The Akei sisters are a happy go lucky sort of family and their lives are always filled with fun. The eldest, Hotaru, is a college student who is ditsy and is always in her own little world. The middle child, Hikari, is in junior high and her high energy keeps the family together. The youngest, Akari, is only in elementary school but she is the most mature one and is the voice of reason. The Akei family moves into a large condo complex where we see their simple and comedic lives.
As a lonely girl who draws for fun, Honoka was just a regular student until the day her uncle, Ryuichi, hired her to work as a character designer at his newly created game company. Now thrust into a complex, corporate world, newcomer Honoka begins to learn the ins and outs of the video game industry: the politics involved, each person’s responsibilities, and how a game is put together. It’s a lot to take in, but one thing’s for sure—she’s going to step up her game if she wants to succeed, as putting together a video game is no easy task! A realistic story about what it’s like to work for a video game company. Learn about the gaming industry through Honoka’s eyes.
A wonderful slice of life comedy about the daily life of an innocent horned girl named Madoromi and her caretaker human Taichii and their adventures and exploits in life.
A spin-off 4-panel manga featuring socially awkward friends, Tomoko and Yuu, in middle school.
This coming-of-age omnibus series will follow the girls at a kageki school; each chapter will center around a different girl.
Yuta is a normal high school boy living in a normal house with his parents, but his cat turned into a beautiful girl. His parents believe that the cat-turned-girl is a god that will bring great fortune to the family. Yuta has now been forced by his parents to marry his cat. Will Yuta be able to accept the fact that his future wife used to be a cat?
The story is about Miyagawa Shota, who just graduated from high school, and left his hometown to work in the famous Tsurumoku Furniture factory outside of Tokyo. In the company dorm, Shota is roomed with Tabatake, the most senior resident of the dorm and the most obnoxious roommate, and Sugimoto, the in-house Casanova. With these two roommates, Shota is constantly caught in awkward situations. Although the manga addresses the issues of making career and love quite seriously, it still succeeds in remaining funny at the same time.
From Tetsuhiro Hirakawa, author of Clover and Crows Zero 2 Suzuran x Housen, comes a new story that begins in a little town in Hiroshima. Childhood friends Ren and Kiyoharu aren't just partners on the Kagura (Shinto theatrical dance) stage, they also spend their days fighting together in perfect sync. Until one day, opportunity comes knocking.
Anthology by various artists.
Two American dudes believe themselves to be aliens, so when they end up coming down to Earth from their Moon base, they do and say all kinds of weird shit because they don't understand how human society works, as you'd expect. Hijinks ensue.
In this story set in the early 1920s, Tamahiko is the son of a wealthy family, but his life is changed forever when an accident cripples his right arm. No longer considered by his father as an heir, he is shuffled off into the country, to live out of sight. The teenage Tamahiko shuts himself in his new home, bitterly thinking of it as the place where he will die. One day, he learns that his father has 'bought' him a bride to take care of him, when the young teen girl named Yuzuki arrives at his door. She comes into his life like an innocent ray of sunshine, and Tamahiko's view of the world and his life starts changing bit-by-bit.
The story follows the crazy misadventures of Kaizo Katsu, a former child prodigy turned weirdo after his female childhood friend, Umi, kicked him off a jungle gym in the playground, and he got a huge bump in the head. With this set up, Kaizo (believes he is a cyborg) and his classmates, Umi (will go revealing her dark side with every chapter), Suzu, and Chitan (an inferior being?), will treat in every chapter a different topic of life with the hilarious and interesting way of thinking of the author Kumeta. The attacks of different geniuses/weirdos will create a lot of funny situations.
"Koganeiro" is about a group of high schoolers in their second year who are confronted with the possibly life-altering decision of what to do after high school.
Shun, Kaname, and the twins Yuuki and Yuuta have been friends since kindergarten. It's a little hard to tell if they actually get along or not - but even as high-school students, they hang out together. Recently, they've had a new addition; a half-Japanese transfer student Chizuru, who has started to liven up the group.
Three girls arrive at a talent agency in the hopes of becoming a popular idol… Unfortunately, only one was selected. However, it is decided in the end they’ll combine their efforts and form a threesome idol group, Triple Booking!
A 4-koma parody spin-off series of Kakegurui featuring all characters from the series and their everyday lives.