Six minors (16 - 17 years) answering to the nicknames of Joe, Mario, Suppon, Baremoto, Heitai, and Kyabetsu are put into a reformatory for offenses such as aggravated assault, swindling, flight, etc.... more>>

Their stay in hell begins immediately. Accommodated by a doctor pedophile, they are placed under the watch of a despotic and brutal crew. Cellmates with a certain Sakuragi (called Anchan), the tension rises between the band of buddies and their new "friend."

A brawl breaks out, and our six prisoners are done rossés by the mysterious young man, thanks to his boxing talent. The story will not only follow the lives of these seven characters surviving in their hellish environment, but also their disillusions due to the rejection by the outside world and by their close relations. This is about the extraodinary and invincible friendships between these young men.

Note: Won the 2005 Shogakukan Manga Award for the seinen/general category along with . <<less

Looking for peace, Gen Suda decided to attend high school somewhere far from his home, in another prefecture, where his distant relatives run the local... more>> temple, which will become Gen’s new home and the start of his new life shared with his formerly tomboyish older female cousin, Chion Koterasawa: hardworking, numb and indifferent - at least seemingly, and can appearances be trusted? <<less

Shintarou Jagasaki, who is a neighborhood police officer, lives with his girlfriend while working a job that is killing him slowly with annoyance. It looks... more>> like he will end up marrying soon and live a boring life with a nuclear family - a grim future for a guy with dreams! One such day, a mysterious monster appeared on the train and he suddenly can shoot with his right hand like Master Buppanatsu, the eggplant mascot of his city! <<less

The setting is 15th century Poland. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs.... more>>

Rafal, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university.

One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible "truth" in the midst of heretical thought! <<less

Nakami is a studious but cranky and antisocial high schooler who gets on his classmates' nerves. However, his bad attitude comes from the fact that he has a sleeping disorder, and frequently spends nights on end without a single minute of sleep. During the preparations for the school festival, he is begrudgingly sent to the school's astronomy observatory to gather cardboard boxes, a place which is said to be haunted by the dire happenings of the now defunct Astronomy Club. He finds the isolated place a haven ripe for him to sleep, but while rummaging around, he stumbles upon his classmate Magari Isaki sleeping inside a toppled-over locker.... more>>

Isaki, unlike him, is a personable and popular girl at class, but who also hides her own problems with insomnia. Looking for a middle ground, they find that there's comfort and ease in sleeping together, so they resort to make the observatory their own private cubby to sleep... Have they found the comfort they're looking for? <<less

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.... more>>

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." <<less

22-year-old Rin has two major problems: a complex about the tattoo-like birthmark on his butt and a crush on an older woman who thinks of... more>> him as her little brother. Rin hasn't allowed any woman to see his naked bottom since an incident when he was seven, which firmly entrenched his shame about his birthmark. When he finds his birthmark may grant him mystical powers over the opposite sex, will he finally be able to use his butt to his advantage? <<less

The near future, in a quiet seaside town. Yoshioka, who had recently lost his wife, just wants to spend the rest of his days in... more>> peace. However, Yoshioka's children, worried about their father's health, sent a housekeeping robot to help him. Yoshioka's quiet life is now changing. <<less

Meet Kanda Taiyou, the new section manager of Hishizaki Commercial. He's smart, young and handsome. To him, life is all about results. He's been successful... more>> in his career until he has been framed to a scandal by his co-workers. Now unemployed, he lurks into the streets and collapses in hunger. Luckily, a mysterious girl tries to save him and offers him for a job. Which turns out to be a rundown eroge company! <<less

In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a huge family... more>> in Nagoya, is kidnapped for ransom—and not a soul notices. When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there’s more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye. <<less

Ichimatsu Kairo's ex-girlfriend, Kusakabe Hiyori, who disappeared 7 years ago appears before him again one day. As someone who was converted into a devout follower... more>> of the Hiyori religion, he became unable to live in reality when she left. Reunited, she divulges to him her unreasonable demand, "Ichimatsu-kun, I want my childbirth recorded so give me your sperm." <<less

The life of daimyo Uesugi Kenshin commanded authority and fear during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. In this retelling, the powerful lord is reimagined... more>> as a woman. <<less

Yawara Inokuma is a talented judoka raised and trained by her grandfather Jigoro. Her grandfather says she's supposed to become the hope of Japan's judo team in Seoul in 1988, but she has different plans: to finish high school and find a boyfriend... like all her friends. But being a normal girl and an Olympic champion are two different things. Which path will she choose to follow?... more>>

Note: Won the 35th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1990. <<less

A manga about a teenager who lost his left leg in an accident decides to become a para-athlete after meeting a prosthetic orthopedic and learning... more>> about running blade prosthetics. <<less

Ozu Kotarou (25) recently changed his career from a white collar worker to a high school teacher. His new workplace is at Odawara High School,... more>> a girls only school. He starts off his first day by leaving a significant impression on the entire school by announcing that he has no interest in younger girls, especially under age girls. Kotarou is assigned to assist Hara Takako, a fellow teacher, until he gets experience teaching. Hara is a beautiful 32 year old woman but is insecure about being single and is worried about her future. How will the relationship between these two people develop as they start working closely together? <<less

The manga's story centers around Sachi Maruyama, a girl who has just entered high school. In her new school, she finds that no club activities... more>> really interest her, so she is invited by an upperclassman from her middle school — now the student council president of her high school — to help with student council activities. There, she finds Karasuya, a boy she had met three years ago on a baseball field. <<less

Yuuji Kitano, a college athlete newly graduated from his university, got a job in a big sports equipment corporation. He soon finds out that he... more>> is surrounded by numerous obstacles: gets involved in corporation politics of high level executives; lacks of trust from capable female coworkers; being rotated, promoted, and demoted all around; last but not least, a tough HR manager who's also his landlord. However, no matter how difficult the situation is, he is always optimistic and diligent, and his positive attitude not only motivates people around him but also touches the hearts of his female colleagues. <<less

Marta is a friendly, happy Portuguese girl who lives in Japan. She loves Portuguese food and often breaks into dance.

A mysterious woman claiming to be a witch steals a valuable bag from a man and claims that he can’t satisfy her before vanishing into thin air. Having run across her himself, Shotaro, along with his trusted partner Philip take the case, but quickly find that things aren’t right in Fuuto, starting a new battle for the two-in-one detective Kamen Rider W.... more>>

The series is a direct sequel of the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider W. In terms of continuity, considering the whole plot of the series and its tie-in movies and specials it was set after the events of the two Kamen Rider W Returns Specials. <<less

There lives a man who has lost his memory and can’t remember where he’s from, and who he is, including his name. He just goes... more>> by the name Matsumoto and the one and only thing he remembers is how to play soccer. However, the one thing he does remember, he does exceptionally well, even better than the professionals. He sells his ridiculous soccer skills to teams and guarantees them goals and, even more important, wins. As he travels from city to city, country to country playing for money, he hopes that he regains his memory. <<less

A collection of one-shots by Yokoyari Mengo.... more>>

Hagane no Kokoro

Neo Dutch Wife

Stand By You

"Kawaii"

Meet Yukiho Amamiya, a 14-year-old girl who becomes a gravure idol to help her sister. She's cute, and she knows it - but she can't seem to be cute around the boy she likes. Will she ever hear him call her "cute"?

One Flower (Ipponbana)

Koi wa Zenkei Shisei

Namu Amidaisuki <<less

Everyone wants a fresh start in high school and that applies ten fold for Toujima Asahi. She hopes that she can create a new image... more>> of coolness at Futatsuzaka High School; a school that used to be all girls until recently, which explains the female population being 5 times that of the male and the extracurricular activities being female oriented. Change isn’t as easy as Asahi thought and she is introduced to Maharu, a strong minded girl, and to Naginata, a sport similar to kendo. Asahi realizes that Naginata is what she needs in order to become a new person, as the sport allows even those who are not the most athletic to shine on a national level. <<less

Kaji Ritsuko, an author of short stories, finds herself unable to write. On a certain day, a remnant from Ritsuko’s past reemerges. Aoi, a male... more>> friend she used to completely confide in, appears in a dream and asks her, “Your life… is that really it?” The next morning, Ritsuko is awakened by a phone call. Aoi has committed suicide. The glimmer of a forgotten dream, the day-to-day of a modern couple, the death of someone irreplaceable… A life of “loss” that she had always averted her eyes from begins to move… <<less

Included in one-shots collection.

After the events of Subaru, the ballet dancer Miyamoto Subaru works in a German ballet company. However, after using pneumonia as an excuse to cancel... more>> at the last minute on her company's tour of Japan, she is forced to accept the damage she has done to her professional career. As she struggles with her sense of self-worth, she meets Nico, an amazing, handicapped ballet dancer. Nico lost his vision, in addition to his ballet partner and lover, in a tragic accident. Will Subaru be able to reach out to him, and help him to once again dance with a partner? In doing so, will she be able to find her own place in this world? <<less