Takuya and Rika, who work in the planning department of JTC, a travel agency in the Tokyo metropolitan area, are not very good at socializing,... more>> but they lived a fulfilling life alone. However, due to the opening of a branch in Siberia, singles will be dispatched overseas with priority, and Rika who is in trouble asks Takuya for a plan. The two, who have hardly spoken, will get married after only 365 days!? <<less

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. The youth team manager of J1 club Tokyo City Esperion, Fukuda Tetsuya, appears in front of Ashito. Fukuda sees Ashito's limitless potential and invites him to take part in his team's tryouts in Tokyo. The story of the boy who will revolutionize football in Japan rapidly begins to unfold.... more>>

Winner of the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for "Best General Manga" category in 2019.

Nominated for the 2017 Manga Taishou Award. <<less

18-year-old Koreeda Kazuki is a genius hacker whose only real skill lies with computers. Into his aimless life steps Sakai Daisuke, a wealthy man who makes him a proposition he finds impossible to refuse: that he will become Koreeda's investor on the condition that Koreeda uses his abilities to help him "conquer the world." ... more>>

In cyberspace where national borders hold no meaning, thus begins the story of two modern-day adventurers who stand against crime on a global scale. <<less

In recent years, Japan has become the shining light of Asia, with its noteworthy achievements in the fields of Science and Technology, Medicine and the like. ... more>>

But while there are a great number of rich and successful Japanese people, there are even more who're engaged in a furious struggle simply to earn their day-to-day living expenses -- all the while battling dangerous and money-consuming addictions such as gambling and alcoholism. What will these people do when they require the cash to feed the never-ending desires that are part and parcel of being human? How miserable and dangerous might their lives become if they fall into traps set by black market money-lenders to ensnare just such weak-willed individuals?

Note: Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 2011. And the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Social Impact Award in 2020. <<less

Shogo Ban is now a chef at Ristorante Legare. As the Yokohama branch of the Trattoria Baccanale he used to work at, he has been... more>> entrusted with the responsibility of head of the pasta section. Rejoin Ban as he struggles to meet the expectations of work and develop his personal relationships. <<less

The story revolves around people who possess the ability to infiltrate human minds and manipulate memories. Their powers have been used in the underworld for... more>> covering up accidents, assassinations, and all manner of crimes. But these powers not only destroy others' spirits, but also corrupt the users' own hearts... <<less

After two years of being dormant inside Tsutomu Senkawa, an accidental encounter with their old nemesis violently wakes Birdy up. With Birdy kicking evil's ass... more>> once again, the dark secrets of the experiments conducted by the "Agni" corporation are slowly revealed. They seem to be dabbling with human body enhancement, creating what they call "beast men," to combat the alien invasions related to Birdy. <<less

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Junpei is happily snoozing away during his sister's ballet recital when a male ballet dancer steps onto the stage. Moved by the strength and skills the dancer displays, the boy discovers his love for this art.... more>>

But after a certain tragedy happens, he vows to leave his past behind and turn into the epitome of manliness. What will he do when his love for ballet reignites?! <<less

29-year-old freeter Ikuta Hiroto is a carefree young man without a love life, regular job, or any real worries about the future. He inherits an... more>> old house from the neighbourhood granny, where his 18-year-old cousin, Natsumi moves in with him to study art in Tokyo. This is a story about Hiroto and the people around him who struggle with life. <<less

Tales of a high-school calligraphy club.... more>>

A story about a high-school calligraphy club on the verge of breaking up that enters in a major competition while overcoming problems. Yuki, a promising female judoist, and Yukari, a quiet Canadian-raised boy who just returned to Japan, end up joining the club for the sake of maintaining the membership required to keep the club. Together with the old club members with unique characters, they gradually discover the fun of calligraphy and work together to win in the competition.

Note: Was nominated for 2008 and 2009 Manga Taisho Awards. <<less

Risa Miyakozawa, aka Zawa-san, is the only female member of the Nissen High School baseball team. She's talented, but being a girl, she doesn't get to participate in any official matches, and yet she trains just as hard as the rest of the team anyway, just for her own personal satisfaction.... more>>

Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010). <<less

Professional wrestler Yamamoto Jingo just returned to Japan from a 5 year training trip in the US and Mexico, only to be greeted by his... more>> now defunct wrestling company: Yamato. He's come to find out that as soon as the president of the company passed away, the rival wrestling group "Teijitsu" took down Yamato. Jingo has now been forced to go seek revenge for the destruction of Yamato by challenging the Teijitsu president. One thing led to another, and now Jingo has been half-forced into working under Teijitsu as the new wrestler from Brazil: Agnes Kamen. [DrCoke] <<less

A primitive tribe on an island. During a tempest, a young girl disappears. Ten years later, she mysteriously reappears. The contact with civilization seems to... more>> have changed her. <<less

Grade-school teacher Shinichi just can't get any respect. His wife treats him like a nuisance, his daughter ignores his every word, his coworkers think he's pitiful. His students regard him as a bore and an imbecile, and mercilessly bully his son, who wants nothing to do with him as a result. The only place Shinichi can find any confidence and self-esteem is alone in his room, where he's secretly sewn together a costume. It's a perfect replica of the suit worn by Zebraman, the hero of a third-rate 1970s superhero show that nobody remembers except Shinichi -- and much to his joy, the new, wheelchair-bound student at his school.... more>>

At the same time, strange things are occurring throughout the area. The citizens are nervous, and the military has dispatched agents to uncover - or perhaps cover up -- the source of the danger. Shinichi's urge to sneak out and prowl in his costume, to feel what a hero feels when guarding the night from evil, soon has him dragged into an increasingly bizarre mystery. <<less

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Hoshino, a member of the baseball club meets Yamada, a classmate who has just transferred to his new school. She cries loudly that she was "mugged" and makes a certain "request" to him.... more>>

The world's funniest master-slave relationship between a clueless girl and a good-natured little guy is about to begin. <<less

Is he an eccentric or a hermit? Does the seemingly unremarkable company employee, Fujii, redefine the definition of "happiness"?... more>>

In the workplace, he's a plain middle-aged man who doesn't stand out. While he does his job properly, he's not one to waste words. Come quitting time, he disappears like a ghost. He's not the type to be invited to after-work drinks in the first place. More like, he's the guy who's thought of as "I wouldn't want to end up like that..." by his juniors.

Yet, he piques the curiosity of others... "I wonder how he was raised?", "Does he have friends or a girlfriend?", "What does he do on weekends?". Suddenly, you realize you've become captivated by Fujii...

This elusive emotion that's hard to put into words is vividly captured by the author of "Reborn no Kishi" in this bewitching life drama! <<less

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