For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life as a musician, but his shy and somewhat neurotic personality makes him his own worst enemy by hampering his musical dreams. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets Ryuusuke Minami, a wild and unpredictable 16-year old fresh from America who happens to be in a rock-and-roll band named after his Frankenstein-like patched dog, Beck. **Award:** Won the 26th Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 2002, shared with *Cromartie High School* ___ **Official English Volumes:** [Kodansha USA](https://kodansha.us/series/beck/)
Sergeant Keroro is the Captain of the Space Invasion Forces Special Advance Team of the 58th Planet of the Gamma Storm Cloud System, sent to the planet Pokopen (aka Earth) to collect intelligence for his planet's invasion force. He is also a frog. After his ship crash-lands in the planet earth, he takes shelter in the Hinata household, but the two kids, Fuyuki and Natsume, find him and take away his alien weapons. When his people discover that the Pokopenians are aware of him, Keroro is abandoned - left to fend for himself in this hostile world. But he's not alone - four other pre-invasion agents were are also lurking on Earth. In 2005, Sgt. Frog received the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media (including Sersan Keroro Green, Red, Pink, and Black)
Eighth story arc of JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken series. Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with d...
It's 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he discovers an unfortunate truth: He may have unintentionally plagiarized his beloved character from a drawing he once saw in Japan.
Monster weaves the riveting story of Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a famous surgeon who risks his career to save a young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a terrible fate. A string of mysterious murders follows, professionally linked to the boy.
After rigorously training for three years, Saitama has gained immense strength which allows him to take out anyone and anything with just one punch. He decides to put his new skill to good use by becoming a hero, but easily defeating monsters leaves him bored and wanting a challenge.
October Hall (Juugatsudou), a secondhand bookstore where people and books may meet anew. Run by a laid back young man with a ponytail, the shop is visited by all kinds of customers. Join him as he interacts with anyone from a book-loving regular, a high school girl growing into adulthood, a man looking to simply get rid of some books, and a widow selling her late husband's collection. **Awards:** - Da Vinci BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 - 1st in the Men's Division of This Manga Is Amazing! 2026 - 1st of the Publishers' Comic Staff Recommended Comics 2026 - Manga Taishou 2026 Grand Prize - 30th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Manga Grand Prize (2026) ___ **Alt Official Raw:** [KADOCOMI](https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006231_S?episodeType=comics)
Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as they are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. The experiences and feelings these two girls share in a world full of nothing give them something to live for… --- - **Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2019**
Yawara Inokuma is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Jigorou Inokuma, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life... --- - **Won the 35th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 1990**
Komi-san is a beautiful and admirable girl that no one can take their eyes off of. Almost the whole school sees her as the cold beauty that's out of their league, but Tadano Hitohito knows the truth: she's just really bad at communicating with others. Komi-san, who wishes to fix this bad habit of hers, tries to improve it with the help of Tadano-kun by achieving her goal of having 100 friends. --- **Links:** - Alternative Official English - [VIZ Manga Chapters](https://www.viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/komi-cant-communicate)
Aoi Ashito is a third year middle school student from Ehime. Behind his raw game hides his immense talent, but Ashito suffers a huge setback because of his overly straightforward personality. One day the youth team manager of J1 club Tokyo City Esperion, Fukuda Tetsuya, appears in front of him. Fukuda sees his limitless potential and invites him to take part in his team's tryouts in Tokyo. ___ - **Won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 2019.**
"All things are born, and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire, called the Phoenix, is the eternal spirit of life, death, and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes. Phoenix comprises of 12 connected but non-chronological stories published between 1966 and 1988. Volume 12 from Viz contains an earlier version, which was published in Shojo Club 1956-1957. First version of [Hi no tori](https://mangadex.org/title/fb4ad02c-f4d6-49d9-b8f0-7b705d490026/hi-no-tori) from 1954-1955 has not been collected in the regular editions. --- - **Incomplete due to Tezuka's passing** --- **Volumes 200-212, 362-365 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
In ancient China a young fighter named Chinmi goes to the Dairin temple for advanced training. He eventually must leave Dairin temple to go on a pilgrimage where he meets many challenges to test his skills. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media as **Kung Fu Boy** (1991: tankoubon, 2011: bunko) --- - **Won the 11th Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 1987**
Sunday Webry Newcomer Award, September 2022, Free Division, Honorable Mention. A man is curiously gifted one of his own flowers by his mailwoman. What are the implications behind this gift?
“Paradise” is a world where the concept of death has disappeared. In a world where humans who are left with only consciousness enjoy eternal pleasure, K11, who works as an Assembler, meets a patient who knows the secret of this world. **Award:** Won an Outstanding Newcomer Award in the 93rd Chiba Tetsuya Awards (Feb 2026). ___ **Alt Official Raws:** - [COMIC DAYS](https://comic-days.com/episode/2551460910022050523) - [X](https://x.com/yanmaga_new/status/2018957721287245836)
In a world where evil knights conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia, the Holy Knights staged a Coup d'état and captured the king, becoming the new rulers. Ten years after the supposed eradication of the Seven Deadly Sins, Elizabeth, the king's third daughter, sets out on a journey to find the truth. She hopes to restore her family's honor and save the kingdom from tyranny. The fate of Britannia hangs in the balance.
In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a wizard. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and she was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious traveling magician. After secretly watching him perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody "knows" might not be the truth and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it seems... ___ - Winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia. - Winner of the Best Manga award at the 2020 Harvey Awards. ___ **Officially licensed:** - In English by [Kodansha](https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/) as *Witch Hat Atelier* - Indonesian by [Elex Media](https://elexmedia.id/detail/produk/Atelier-of-Witch-Hat-01/9786020458892/pencarian) as *Atelier of Witch Hat* - In German by [Egmont Manga](https://www.egmont-manga.de/series/Atelier%20of%20Witch%20Hat) as *Atelier of Witch Hat* - In Spanish by [Milky Way Ediciones](https://www.milkywayediciones.com/collections/all/atelier-of-witch-hat) as *Atelier of Witch Hat: El Atelier de Sombreros de Mago* - In French by [Pika](https://www.pika.fr/serie/latelier-des-sorciers) as *L'Atelier des Sorciers* - In Italian by [Panini Comics](https://www.panini.it/shp_ita_it/atelier-of-witch-hat-1-matel001isbn-it08.html) as *Atelier of Witch Hat* - In Brazilian Portuguese by [Panini Comics](https://loja.panini.com.br/panini/produto/Manga-Atelier-of-Witch-Hat-1.aspx) as *Atelier of Witch Hat* - In Polish by [Kotori](http://kotori.pl/nasze-wydania/atelier-spiczastych-kapeluszy/) as *Atelier spiczastych kapeluszy* - In Russian by [Истари Комикс](https://istari.ru/katalog-knig/manga/istari-comics/atel_e_koldovskih_kolpakov/) as *Ателье колдовских колпаков* - In Ukrainian by [Nasha Idea](https://nashaidea.com/product/ateliye-chaklunskih-kapeluhiv-tom1/) as *Ательє чаклунських капелюхів* - In Korean by Haksan Media as *고깔모자의 아틀리에*
Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, a traditional dance apprentice, she starts working as caterer for her troupe. ___ * **Won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen Manga** Published in Indonesian by Elex Media as **Juru Masak Para Maiko**.
College student Sanwa Honoka is ridiculed by male students for her plump figure. As her best friend gets the most out of college life, her only solace is the Ancient Tomb Study Group, where she can talk about her favorite things, surrounded by two laid-back male members. However, Honoka considers member Iida as a lover at a certain moment. A poetic psychological depiction of how a girl with low self-esteem finds spiritual support and matures. --- Note: The series moved to Bunshun Online website in April 2022 and started releasing new chapters in June 2022. All 3 volumes that were published by Line, were released again by Bungei Shunjuu as shinsouban (new cover edition) as of September 2022. A Jury Selection award winner in the Manga Section of the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival.
Ataru Moroboshi is the unluckiest man alive... and the most lecherous. In a race deciding whether alien oni will take over the Earth, he ends up representing Earth. His opponent? Lum, an oni girl! Despite the weight of the world on his shoulders, Ataru's stupidity (and lechery) get the better of him, and before he knows it, he and Lum are now married! On top of that, Ataru's unluckiness attracts all sorts of hijinks, chaos, and mayhem. Petty rivalries, exorcisms, period dramas, swim meets... Will it ever end? --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen/Shojo in 1981** - **Won the 18th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1987**
Sasaki, an overworked salaryman, goes through an average stressful day just for a single light at the end of the tunnel: Yamada, the always-cheerful clerk at his favorite convenience store. One day, Sasaki takes an extra amount of time at a company meeting, and by the time he gets to the convenience store Yamada has already clocked out. However, as he leaves, he notices a young woman with piercings smoking behind the store? --- Alt. Official English: [Square Enix (vol.)](https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/series/smoking-behind-the-supermarket-with-you)
Being mixed-race in Japan like Kazumi means facing daily trials of racism, microaggressions, and otherness. This is a journey of resilience, hope, and the search for coexistence. **Award:** 1st in the Female Division of This Manga Is Amazing! 2026
If you're born in Japan and you play football, you'll eventually want to wear the national team uniform! It's the same for everyone! Ichijou Ryuu is a boy whose dream is to become a Japan national team player. With his twin childhood friends, Yuuto and Yuki, their first goal is to win the Japan Under-12 Football Championship! The excitement of a one-on-one! The tension in front of goal! The elation from pulling off the perfect link up play! The essence of what makes football enjoyable is here. Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shonen Manga in 2014. ---
Masaharu Tsuchiya is as dorky as they get and is determined to make high school different from middle school. But can he keep his inherent awkwardness from ruining his first day? Furthermore, what club will he join? Surely not something like…dance club? Included one-shot: Volume 10: Kyougi Dance-bu e Youkoso Won the DaVinchi x NicoNico Tsugi 2016 Manga Awards.