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

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

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

Hideo Suzuki is a thirty-five year old mangaka assistant struggling to be the hero in his own life by breaking back into the lime light with a new serial all the while juggling his relationship with his girlfriend and his own delusions. However, as hard as Hideo may try, the world seems to have a different set of plans for him; sinister and dark machinations that completely overturn his reality as he knows it.... more>>

Note: Was nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Manga Taishō and won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in General category in 2013. <<less

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs.... more>> Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya. <<less

From the authors of "Shin Angyo Onshi" a new manga set in Japan and Korea during the Edo period, a time of great upheaval between the two cultural groups. In ancient times, Japan and Korea would send its criminals to a penal colony called "Kyokudo", situated in the channel between the two nations. There the cannibal Juu was sent for murdering over a thousand warriors while in Edo. Yet for an island meant for criminals, there was but one Korean medic, Han, exiled from Korea for killing and dissecting over a thousand people.... more>>

This series belongs to a universe called the Super String.

(B.C 8000) - - Burning Hell - - - - - Cavewoman - - - - - - <<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

Prequel to Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl.... more>>

Published in an anthology of 4 stories about Jigorou and 2 other stories completely unrelated to Jigorou or Yawara. One of them is called A Bat & 2 Balls. <<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

Shy Chise and nervous Shuji are high school seniors in a small town and have just started dating. But everything changes when Shuji discovers that... more>> Chise has been engineered by the Japanese Self Defense Force to transform into the Ultimate Weapon! Soon Chise is torn between realizing her potential as a devastating fighting force and her desire to share a bowl of ramen with her new boyfriend! <<less

This manga is set in the Western Xia state at the beginning of the 13th century, when there were violent, ongoing incursions by the Mongol army. Guided by Suzuki, a student who has transferred from another school, a present-day boy called Sudo, a high school student who has been plagued by a vivid dream of a battlefield, is reborn as Shutohel, a female warrior for the Western Xia army, who has lived for vengeance on the Mongols, and travels to the battlefield. At the same time, the Mongol prince Yurul defies his own army, which is trying to destroy the Western Xia script, and makes plans to protect a collection of Western Xia writings. This... more>> is an epic, long-form action manga featuring elaborate, dynamic depictions of combat and the enigma of an ancient script.

Note: Won the 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Artist Prize in 2012. <<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

Chocolat is a mature comedy series about half-orphan Tatsumi Chiyoko whose father was caught in huge debt. Now living with Omugi Matsukichi, an ex-underground king... more>> who opened a pastry shop, she gets to know people like Katou Ichigo, an ex-inmate. With people after her father's whereabouts, what will happen to her? <<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

Yuki Tachibana, a withdrawn third grader, is convinced that the fourth floor of his school is home to supernatural creatures that few kids (and no... more>> adults) can see and he's worried about a recent influx of new, less friendly creatures and about his ability to perceive the true shape of things waning as he gets older. Most of the other kids mock Yuki - they think he's crazy due to his strange pronouncements and peculiar actions - and, aside from the creatures he sees, his only social interactions are with the school's kindly and open-minded caretaker, a new transfer student named Makoto Suzuki who's allocated the desk next to his and an enigmatic boy named IQ who always wears a box over his head. <<less

A short love story with a supernatural twist.

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

Akagi Gunma is a young, impetuous, and rash teenager who decides to move to the big city to fulfill his dream of racing a Formula One car. The story follows how this simple farmer boy from the country moves on to the city in pursuit of his dreams.... more>>

F received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1991 for seinen/general manga. <<less

Murakami Sho has been putting years of blood and sweat into G&G Gold, a large banking company. He came up from nothing, worked insanely hard and now lives very comfortably, even having Rei, the hottest girl in the company, as his girlfriend. ... more>>

But all that starts to slip away when Kirishima Joe comes into the company. With his handsome looks, impeccable style, calm demeanor and well endowed manhood, Joe has been upstaging Sho in every aspect of his life. And when Joe takes Rei away from him, Sho snaps and takes any measure to destroy Joe’s life. But Joe has a secret that makes him hard to break. <<less

How far can we fly before we have to come down? Little by little, everyone in their First Year of Junior High School has begun their transition into adulthood. However, Akane Mizutani finds her own difficulty and question towards acting mature. On an off chance, she meets Tsukino Tooru, a boy in her class with strange, mysterious rumors surrounding him. Rumors that made even Mizutani think of him as strange.... more>>

With their encounter, Mizutani finds out the truth of Tsukino and similarly odd girl, Hiki. With Mizutani and Tsukino forming a promise at the schoolyard regarding each Monday night, the story depicts the relationship and encounters with each and one another, the alienated idea of growing up, and the truth of one's character. <<less

As the title implies, the omnibus series' theme will be various stories on the undead instead of the quirky romantic comedies that have propelled his... more>> career in the past. However, the advertising promises that the series will have comedy in addition to "moving and heartrending" stories. <<less

A small group of people, descended from a particular bloodline, have the ability to negate a sphere of reality and neatly remove it from existence. Continuous use of this power alters the user's appearance until they come to resemble a none-too-pretty alien. ... more>>

But what does this have to do with an out-of-the-way town in Japan, a group of university students from Tokyo, and a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths? <<less

In Tokyo in the 90s, the city center has been suffering from a continuing depopulation. Also affected is Udagawa Junior High School where only six people are left. Their class leader, protector, and very good friend Masato died in an illegal skateboarding race. ... more>>

Five months later, Eito Hachiya, nicknamed Eight or 8, enrolls in school and wants to find out what happened. He even just looks like Masato! But mysteries surround him: Why does he know all the other six? Why can’t they remember him?

This manga was canceled after about 25% of volume 4 was completed. The epilogue consists of an alternative ending for it. <<less

Goshima is a boxer who has held the world championship title for years and never once lost a match - thus earning himself the nickname... more>> 'Zero'. His coach, Araki, describes him as 'a flower that blooms only within the ring'. But with his 30th birthday approaching, everyone begins to question Goshima's worth. Thus he decides to look for the ultimate opponent to give him his final match. <<less