On the other side of the door, was time in its entirety—... more>>

17-year-old Suzume's journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I'm looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly mesmerized by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob… Doors begin to open one after another all across Japan, unleashing destruction upon any who are near. Suzume must close these portals to prevent further disaster.

The stars, the sunset, the morning sky, within that realm, it was as though all time had melted together in the sky— Drawn in by this mysterious door, Suzume's journey is about to begin. <<less

After the questionable death of a patient, a young doctor is led to a mysterious club called Kamiya. Drawn by the allure of an employee... more>> and the rumors about vampires in the establishment, she decides to experience the club for herself. <<less

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A collection of short stories.... more>>

Contents:

- Schweitzer

- Mishi (ミシ)

- Angel (アンヘル)

A cyclist races in a criterium so that a woman may be allowed to travel to England, where she will recieve an abortion.

- Izakaya Busou Jourei (居酒屋武装条例)

- Budou no Oka (ぶどうの丘)

- Nekoneko Kyuujotai (ねこねこ救助隊)

- Tada Hakase (多田博士) <<less

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There is an online fantasy computer game known as "BOARD". The creators of BOARD, a certain software company, set up the basic world and rules.... more>> But the people who actually run each BOARD are the various contracted administrators (GMs) who have a free hand at controlling the game. <<less

A collection of short stories:... more>>

- My Teacher and I

A teenage girl learns lessons about life, love, political intrigue, and galactic trade.

Extracurricular Lessons

A dead girl’s ghost returns to her school to haunt a female teacher… <<less

Kurushima Akira is a member of the Japanese Society of Thanatology, which offers illegal euthanasia services to those who "desire a worthy death." People who... more>> wish to die come to Kurushima, asking him to keep watch over them in their final moments. <<less

In A.D. 1997. Having failed to conqer the Earth, Compiler and Assembler from Another World settle down in the residence of Nati and Toshi Igarashi... more>> whom they choose as their partners. As they start their literally unworldly community life, various Sudaran assassins arrive from Another World one after another to attack Compiler and Assembler, until, in good time, all of those begin to turn into old memories... Yes, in 2000, the last year of the century, Assembler has started to lead quite a different life --- a life as a "human being"... <<less

A short story collection to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the career of mangaka Go Nagai. The front illustration is for "Sirene birth Guide", the story of the birth secret of the Siren.... more>>

1. Sirene The Birth Chapter

2. The Red Loincloth of Suzunosuke

3. The Daily Life of Kingorou and Marilyn

4. Suiko

5. Go Nagai - Real Ghost Stories

6. Robo-Humans Of The Battlefield

7. 40 Years of Miracles by Go Nagai <<less

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A lighthearted comedy involving elementary school kids.

A reform school for juvenile delinquents established in 200X is actually a government-sponsored laboratory, which makes ultra-human warriors with genetic modification. Three new kids enter the school. Itsuki, who is actually a girl dressed as a boy so she can get into the school to look for her lost brother; Mei, a very quiet, mysterious boy; and Gentaro, an energetic boy who is easily elated by flattery. The three revolt against the school rules and cause the other students to riot. The school turns into a battlefield.... more>>

This is a school action manga, depicting the integrity and friendship of young men. <<less

A tired, fed up office worker and that weird kid from her elementary school work together to build a rocket to space in this charming short series. ... more>>

Kanae, now a dull office worker, happens to meet up with her former classmate from grade school, Nakahira Kazuki. For some reason, Kazuki had been creating a rocket all by himself. Kanae get deflated when she finds out his unexpected goal, but winds up working with him to complete the rocket! And so begins this unexpected story of Kanae and Kazuki, which ties into them seeing a UFO when they were in grade school.

Note: Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Awards (2018). <<less

The hero is Dr. Kishiwada, a brilliant but demented scientist, who creates bizarre mechas, battles the forces of evil, or just mucks about. There are... more>> many parodies of B-grade sci-fi movies and of TV. Crazy, slick, and very funny. <<less

COMPILER is a story about the Igarashi brothers Nachi and Toshi, and two beauties from another dimension, Compiler and Assembler. Originally sent to conquer Earth through a game of destruction and creation, Compiler and Assembler ended up deciding that living in our world is more fun than conquering it. They moved in with Nachi and Toshi. A growing relationship began to develop between Nachi and Compiler, and Toshi and Assembler, though none of them can bring themselves to admit it outright.... more>>

Meanwhile, the people who sent Compiler and Assembler to conquer Earth were outraged by their apparent betrayal. They sent two assassins, Bios and Directory, to deal with the renegades and proceed with the invasion plan. And so, the misadventures begin... <<less

The terrorist organization known as the Animal Liberation Alliance (ALA) attacked a biological research institute and rescued a pregnant chimpanzee. That chimpanzee gave birth to... more>> a "humanzee" (half-human, half-chimpanzee) who was named Charlie. After being raised by human parents for fifteen years, Charlie enters his first year of high school. There, he meets the intelligent but socially misunderstood Lucy. <<less

A peek at the life at a Shinto shrine (or jinja). Mostly centered around one Satomi Shinjirou, who's more or less forced to choose the... more>> path to priesthood after his older brother skipped out on that. Kind of a love story (there are several of those in it, actually), but it's more about the people who work at a modern-day shrine and the circumstances they have to deal with. <<less

Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan is a fun and dark 4-koma manga about the real (?) life of the author: a single woman in Tokyo who drifts through... more>> relationships and works at various hostess clubs and the like. Lots of commentary on “birds of prey” (moukin), girls who use their cuteness and affect stupidity in order to try to score men (against whom the author is constantly fighting). [zigguratbuilder] <<less

Set in a distant future wherein Earth is no longer inhabited by men but human-like creatures with wings, Princess Mimia tells the story of a... more>> little girl who was born without wings and who can’t use magic like everyone else. Mimia, the last princess of the winged people’s kingdom, thinks of herself as a freak of nature. Her folk, however, believe that she’s a Child of the Gods because her appearance resembles that of the Gods who once created them. As a Child of the Gods, it is Mimia’s fate to travel to the Country of the Gods in the starry sky. But she is not sure if she really wants to embark on this uncertain journey that could determine her world’s destiny… <<less

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One day, Son happened across a woman, named Shue, that he had loved as an older sister when they were young. It looked like it... more>> was the same woman, with the same scars, but Son had thought she was dead. In fact, she was a reanimated corpse, resurrected by a young girl named Fuu to work as her minion. Son becomes Fuu's follower, determined to find a way to return Shue's soul to her body so that she might live again. However, Son doesn't know what he's gotten into with Fuu, though, as she ends up in conflict with many other practitioners of her arts, using Shue's reanimated corpse to do things that Son would rather have never seen. <<less

Gau Ban is a boy who is struggling to become a "Sevalle," the strongest class of warrior in the mercenary kingdom of Kuruda. Gau's elder sister, Elle Ragu, is the 59th "Sevalle" and holds the honorable title of "Shadow Skill." The story develops around the two siblings, as they fight magical monsters and historical warriors. The major part of it is a battle called "Shadow Skills" that is fought with only the hands and feet. It begins when the historical warriors chant the words "We are invincible!" and obtain superhuman powers.... more>>

Originally published as four volumes by Takeshobo and Kadokawa but was not complete until 1998 in the final serialization in Dragon Junior which was released in tankoubon in 1999 by Kodansha as Volume 5 "Shadow Skill Phantom of Shade." Kodansha resumed the series in 2001 in Afternoon.

Note: For example, the current volume 8, is basically the volume 13 of the series. The series began again from number 1 (but the story is still continued) <<less