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

The story follows Hikari Shirochi, an ordinary high-school boy whose hobbies are games and PC-modding. In the first chapter, mysterious phenomena occur to his body,... more>> which conducts static electricity unusually well. <<less

A former Career Consultant, Takanashi, now works for a school as a Guidance Counselor. During Career Guidance meetings, he gives students data and tells them... more>> the realities of the world around them, hoping that they rethink their dreams. Because of that, students begin to call him "The Dream Crusher". <<less

Hanamaki Mikoto is a paramedic with a special psychic ability: he can see the moment at which a person’s life ends. But the talent is... more>> a curse because, despite his best efforts, he can’t seem to change that fate. Living with his step-sister, Sara, in an exceedingly pure yet somewhat taboo romance, Mikoto grows frantic when he sees precisely how her life will end in just a year’s time. Can this empathic paramedic, fighting on the front lines of life and death, find a way to alter the immovable hand of fate and save the one he loves? <<less

The story centres on Kujou, a lawyer who would even defend the devil. In the new Reiwa era where chaos is spreading, he is the... more>> "guardian of darkness" who operates behind the scenes. <<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

About a mother who has lost her child and her former classmate. Going through her son's bookshelf, she has convinced herself that her son has... more>> reincarnated in another world and wishes to find a method to meet him, enlisting the help of her otaku classmate. <<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

Yukimaru Hanako is leaving her family in Eniwa, Hokkaido, to go live in the big city of Sapporo and work with the HHTV news team.... more>> Hanako has bumbled her way goodnaturedly through the hiring process, which included a written test, an interview, and a presentation. One of the other new hires at HHTV, the stern, professional Yamane Hajime, has watched her in disbelief, infuriated that she seems to have so much success without taking anything seriously. After her first broadcast at HHTV, which could be seen as either very entertaining or a horrible disgrace, everyone's attention is focused on Hanako. Will she surprise everyone by succeeding in her new career or will she fail spectacularly? <<less

An expert in artificial insemination helps people who struggle to have kids.

Author and editor, male and female "haradoki" story.... more>>

In his seventh year as a manga editor, Tateyama became in charge of Yokozawa, the magazine's signature author.

"I'm going to make a big hit!" he said excitedly.

Yokozawa-sensei provoked Tateyama, seduced him, and then—!?

Author and editor, man and woman.

Where's the line?

Can you bet everything on manga?

Popular author x fledgling editor,

The story of "Haradoki"! <<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

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

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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

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

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

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

The protagonist is Ashito's older brother, Shun. A story of renewal unfolds in Ehime.... more>>

It is never too late to try again. <<less

One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is... more>> full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches! [tethysdust]

A manga about the Japanese board game of "shogi," similar to chess.

Gekka no Kishi won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1997. <<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

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

One day, Reynolds, a demonic youth who worries that the job of "demon king" is not suitable for him, finds a purpose in life. That... more>> is to support Ellie, a brave girl who is single-mindedly working towards her dream of "defeating the Demon King". This is a story about a demon king who can't take his eyes off the hero! <<less

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

Omi Tsukasa, who still holds a flame for his close friend and first love, Su-chan, becomes a new teacher assigned to his old school. There... more>> he spots Su-chan's doppelganger, a student named Sugimoto. Upon finding out that Sugimoto is Su-chan's nephew, Omi starts having an interest in him, much to the annoyance of his target of interest. <<less