Sakata Gintoki is a samurai living in an era when samurai are no longer needed. To add to his troubles, oppressive aliens have moved in to invade. Gintoki lives with Kagura and Shinpachi, taking on odd jobs to make the world a better place… and to pay their rent. [Official English*](https://www.viz.com/gin-tama) ***Viz Media quietly discontinued Gintama after Volume 23 of the manga (released in English in 2011). As of 2024, Viz has not made any additional comments on Gintama's publication.**
A delinquent’s gotta do what he’s gotta do…in the afterlife. Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn’t know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead.
"Basara - The spirit of freedom which denies old authority, transcending traditions and customs." Born under a prophecy that will liberate and unite Japan, Sarasa has had to take her brother Tatara's place as the "Boy of Destiny." Fighting for the oppressed, Sarasa journeys across Japan to gain allies and defeat her enemies–all while keeping her identity a secret! --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 1992**
Around 1880, the Baron de Portsnell and his family visited a seaside town. They had come from London, and they soon became well known in the city. The baron and his wife and their children, Edgar and Marybelle, exuded an elegance that was out of place in a country town. The sight of them was like looking at a perfect painting. In fact, their beauty was a magical beauty out of time. They were the "Poe's Clan", vampirnellas who consume human blood. The family rented a house on the outskirts of the city and began to search for someone to welcome into the clan, pretending to be human. Edgar was intrigued by Alan Twilight, the son of the city's foremost trader…… **Award:** Won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo in 1976, which it shared with Hagio's other serial, They Were Eleven.
As an UNLUCKY girl prepares to face her death, an UNDEAD who desperately wants to die appears before her! Vicious, violent and buck naked! ___ - Winner of the 2020 Tsugimanga award.
Large mysterious alien ships have been looming above Japanese towns for three years, filling the sky. Everything changed three years ago. And yet, nothing has changed. No weapon used against the invaders' ships had any success, beyond destroying part of Japan and leaving its economy in shambles. JSDF is fighting a guerrilla battle against the aliens all over Japan. America is joining the 'war' effort with more aggressive tactics, dividing Japan over the pacifist principle laid out in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution. But this may just be the mundane story of young high schoolers. "No matter what happens, I won't back down. At least not until this world filled with lies and deceit crumbles away. The real threat to humankind is not invaders, but me." ___ - **Won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga** - **Won the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award in 2022**
Someone - or something - is destroying the seven most powerful robots in the world one after the other; brutally dismantling them without any provocation on their part. Gesicht, one of the seven and a detective for the European Federation — Europol, embarks on a mission to capture the killer…and confront the mysteries behind the vague but disturbing memories that keep haunting him in his dreams. Urasawa's approach on "The Greatest Robot on Earth" chapter of Astro Boy done in celebration of Atom's in universe birthday (April 7th, 2003).
The hunt for a woman that keeps appearing in dreams. **Award:** Won a Four Seasons Grand Prize in the Winter 2020 Afternoon Four Seasons Awards, earning publication in the Afternoon March 2021 Issue.
Contents: - **Paradise Lost** (失楽園, Shitsurakuen) - **Adam's Rib** (Adamu no rokkotsu) - **Landscape of Men** (Otokotachi no fuuukei) - **Chastity's Wreck** (Teisougou no sounan) - **Bio City** (Seibutsu toshi) - **The Call** (Shoumei) - **The Black Ships of Manhattan** (Manhattan no kurofune)
The loneliness and sadness of a boy, Sabu, who has awakened to paranormal abilities.... In prehistoric times, humans had the mental ability to speak with their hearts and minds instead of words. Following the development of language ability, the ability that should have degenerated is revived!? A transfusion of blood from a girl awakens the psychic powers of a boy, Mutant Sabu, and he is born! The short series about a hero with unusual abilities is now ready to begin! ---- - **1966 7th Kodansha Children's Manga Award winner, shared with Ishinomori's very famous other work Cyborg 009**
The story revolves around the lives of two rough-and-tumble high school friends Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, who seemed to make a habit of getting into trouble and starting up fights. In keeping with the spirit of the manga, Toru and Hiroshi sport slicked back 50's style ducktails and adopted exaggerated swaggers that made them comical and yet also oddly cool. The drama also features an assortment of outlandish characters who sport even weirder fashions and hairdos. To describe the action in this drama, think Fight Club meets The Breakfast Club. --- - **Won the 12th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 1988, which it shared with Bonobono**
A young Mongolian-born Japanese woman comes to Japan in search of a father who she had thought died long ago. Armed with the photos of three professional musicians, Hayashi Kanon uses her talent as a gifted violinist to get close to them, not knowing if any one of them is actually her father. Will she find him and love as well?
England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? Answer: each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread. But what of the island nation of Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer is no…until now! Kazuma Azuma, a 16-year-old-boy blessed with otherworldly baking powers, has taken it upon himself to create Ja-pan, the national bread of the land of the rising sun! Won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category. --- **Links:** - [Anime on ANN](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4454)
A poisoned human being is generated from waste fluid in a pharmaceutical company's experiments. He is not allowed to touch people, but one day he meets a kind-hearted woman!
在极道家庭中生长的女子高中生，染井吉乃。即使家境特殊她也平静安稳的过着生活。直到遇见婚约者深山雾岛——！出道作「春的诅咒」获得「这本漫画真厉害！2017」（女性向）第二名的小西明日翔的最新作。奇人们所编织出的刺激和搞笑融合的极道喜剧在此诞生！！
After a genetic mutation, mosquitoes have become the strongest predator on the planet. Will mankind be able to fight back? --- **Links**: || - [Official Indonesian Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/id/fantasy/mosquito-war/list?title_no=2196) - Official Japanese Translation [Lezhin](https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/mosquitowar) | [Piccoma](https://piccoma.com/web/product/16773) | [Comico](https://www.comico.jp/articleList.nhn?titleNo=31318) - [Official German Translation](https://delitoon.de/webtoon/krieg-der-m%C3%BCcken) - [Official French Translation](https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/invasion-des-moustiques) - [Official Simplified Chinese Translation](https://manga.bilibili.com/detail/mc27918) - [Official Indian Translation](https://krosskomics.com/series/442375) - [Original Webtoon (Naver)](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.nhn?productNo=4860153) - [Original Webtoon (Daum)](http://webtoon.daum.net/webtoon/view/mosquitowar) - [Original Webtoon (kakao)](https://page.kakao.com/home/55402371) - [Original Book (Aladin)](https://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ItemId=176051916) - [Original Book (Yes24)](http://www.yes24.com/Product/Goods/67369260) - [Original Book (Lezhin)](https://smartstore.naver.com/lezhinstore/products/3942951460) - [Webtoon Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFpX7sucz4k) ||
Just living is not enough.
An unimaginable talent without rivalry. Will it prove itself to be a blessing or a curse? --- **Links**: - [Official Indonesian Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/id/action/the-boxer/list?title_no=1896) - [Official French Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/fr/action/the-boxer/list?title_no=2037) - [Official Japanese Translation](https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0000747) - [Official Simplified Chinese Translation](https://www.dongmanmanhua.cn/BOY/quanjishou/list?title_no=1482) - [Official Thai Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/th/action/the-boxer/list?title_no=1926) - [Webtoon Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeGyKj-hOg)
(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**
Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day, when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! [Viz Media]
71st Manga Audition, Excellence Award Runner-Up, Theme: The Moment One's Heart Flutters. The struggles of a girl trying to impress the guy she likes at the beach.
Sakura Kinomoto was just an average 4th Grader - loved P.E., hated math - until one day, while looking through her father's library, Sakura found the Clow, an enchanted book designed to hold a set of magical Clow Cards. But when Sakura opened the book, it was empty. Talk about disasters!! Cerberus, the Creature of the Seal, emerged from the cover of the book and told Sakura the cards must be returned to the book. "If the cards aren't in the book, they come to life and do evil!" Kero formed a contract with Sakura making her a Cardcaptor and together with Sakura's best friend, Tomoyo, they embark on a mystical journey to capture all the Clow Cards before the Cards can wreak chaos and destruction.
Yuri, a modern day teenager who had just received her first kiss, is suddenly whisked away to ancient Anatolia, where an evil queen needs her for a blood sacrifice. Thankfully the timely intervention of Prince Kail saves Yuri from the queen's grasp. For now. Kail promises to send Yuri back to her home, but the queen's persistent schemes to kill them both, plus their growing interest in each other, keep those plans delayed. **Winner of 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for Shōjo** Note: Final 28th volume contains a side story called Orontes Renka, set in the same historical period. The Hittite empire is about to become an Egyptian territory through marriage between the Hittite princess and the Egyptian king. A traveler from Egypt, Maripas, visits Anatolia at that time but gets robbed of all his belongings while playing good samaritan. He's thankfully offered shelter by an unusually well-educated Hittite woman named Yuri. But this seemingly innocent meeting soon turns into a thrilling romantic adventure – cases of mistaken identity and runaway royals are about to complicate international relations!
From Del Rey: Little witch-girls Chocolat and Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to the Human World and enter a strange competition. Whoever attracts the most human boys wins! The girls had planned to be best friends forever, but both of them want to be Queen. Will their rivalry ruin their friendship? --- - **Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Children in 2005**