A lonely bored factory worker finds a ball which turns into a naked girl kissing him

This is the "marriage" that goes beyond the boundaries! Arata Natsume, who works at the child guidance center, is in his thirties and single who... more>> has no dream of getting married. One day, he receives a request from the child he was in charge of, Takuto, to "meet the criminal who killed his father instead." The name of the criminal is Shinagawa Pearl. It was a famous serial killer called [Shinagawa clown]...!! <<less

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In a faraway future, Earth is shrouded in thick, heavy clouds. The sun no longer shines upon it.... more>>

A world in which most plants have withered away and oxygen levels have been depleted.

However, humanity has managed to survive by developing the technology needed to turn people into plants, producing a small amount of oxygen.

To live as a human being in an uncertain world, or to abandon one's own suffering and embark on a new life as a plantー

People are forced to make a choice. <<less

A young assassin girl armed with a katana is hunting down her targets in a busy metropolitan city named Tsukumo.

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A man meets up with his university tokusatsu circle after the passing of their leader.

Shizuka is a policewoman who loves her silencer more than anything.... more>>

Back in Japan after an internship in the United States, she is ban from the police. Transferred to the sordid "Security Annex Office", she has to team with a corrupt and pervers coworker. During a trivial investigation, she witnesses an atrocious murder and decides to lead the investigation. She does not know it yet, but she's going ahead a terrible threat! <<less

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The literature industry is suffering from the publishing recession. While the literary magazine 'Mokuren' was grieving over the present state of affairs, a composition intended for their Newcomer's Award was sent to their editing department. However, it completely ignored the application rules. It should have been torn to shreds, but the work caught the eye of a sole editor. As a result, the world began to change.... more>>

Note: Won the 10th Manga Taisho in 2017 and the 64th Shogakukan Award in 2018 for General Manga Category <<less

Both a sequel and a reboot of . The series ties into , as Sakamoto Ryōma co-stars, and transplant the setting from the 17th to... more>> the 19th century. <<less

Azumi focuses upon the life of the titular young female assassin. The manga begins an indeterminate number of years after the Battle of Sekigahara.... more>>

As Azumi begins her duty, the manga introduces its characters into mainstream history. Many of the early missions that Azumi undertakes are the assassinations of the prominent supporters and generals of the Toyotomi Clan, against whom Tokugawa Ieyasu expected to again go to war. The manga 'reveals' that many of the Toyotomi leaders who conveniently died of diseases or accidents prior to the final confrontation between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa were actually victims of assassinations by Azumi and her comrades, thus indicating to the reader when the events were taking place.

Note: Won an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival and the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1998. <<less

Kounosuke Ryuudo is a samurai who is stuck in perpetual poverty. Looking for a job is fruitless, as he cannot wield a blade. Quite literally, in fact.... more>>

One day, after being accosted by some criminals and wishing to only reach the sweet embrace of death, he receives a marriage proposal from a mysterious woman...

The newest work from the author of Kasane. <<less

Ogi Juugo has forsaken the entertainment industry ever since it caused the death of his family. However, fate had different plans. After proposing to his... more>> girlfriend and being shot down, he realizes that his girlfriend is actually a model. Acting on his love for her he decides that it is time to return to the industry. <<less

Seiichi Osabe is just a normal if not insular 14-year-old boy with a beautiful, loving mother and a hardworking father. The bond between him and his mother is iron-clad, but when an accident involving his cousin sows the seeds of doubt in his head, Seiichi begins to question whether his mother's doting nature is normal, or something more sinister and abnormal. Where do you draw the line between motherly love and unhealthy adoration? And how can you tell where that line is when your mother's love is all you've ever known?... more>>

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The “apartment comedy with laughs and tears” centres on a 4-year-old boy named Satou Kotarou, who moves next door to Karino Shin, an unsuccessful manga... more>> artist. Kotarou has no parents and lives alone. Not only does he seem to earn a living, he actually seems more put together than his own strange neighbours. <<less

A collection of the author's short stories published between 2007 and 2017, including her debut work, the title story.... more>>

1. Everyday (2008)

2. Rebanira (2012)

3. Sawayaka Psychedelic (2009-2011)

4. Oyayubihime (2017)

5. Tsunagu Yoru (2014)

6. Sayonara Daisy (2008) <<less

In the future, mankind has been able to create machine bodies so they can be able to live for thousands of years. Humans are now second class citizens and if they do not acquire an mechanical body, they are either hunted or forced to live a life of poverty. ... more>>

Tetsuro Hoshino is a young boy whose mother is killed by the machine men for a hunting trophy. Outraged, Tetsuro seeks out revenge and vows to keep his word to his mother to get a machine body. He soon meets a woman named Maetel who gives him a free ticket on the space train Galaxy Express, which if he rides, he will be able to receive a free mechanical body. But nothing is as it seems as rumors rise that all who board the train never return.

This is a story of how one boy learns about the world and his quest for a new body.

Note: Originally serialized in Shuukan Shounen King from 1977 to 1981, a sequel was serialized in various incarnations of Big Comic from 1996 to 2005. In tankoubon form, this sequel wasn't released as a stand alone titled, but tacked on reprints of the original series. This means, for example, that Shogakukan's 1997 release covers the original series in volume 1 to 14 and the sequel in Volumes 15 to 21.

Won Shougakukan Award in 1977 for Shounen Manga category

Viz released five volumes of the sequel. The original manga has yet to be translated into English. <<less

Takeshi Matsuda runs a small outfit in Japan E (Every) & A (All) Co. His company's job is to help those who are in need,... more>> no matter how difficult the job seems to be. <<less

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The story is set during the Allied occupation of Japan after the Second World War, and focuses on a plot to assassinate American and Allied... more>> general Douglas MacArthur. <<less

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Yoshiko is a hardworking high-school student whose free time is almost entirely taken up by attempts to help out a hikikomori childhood friend and an odd, reclusive uncle. ... more>>

While on a visit to her uncle's penthouse with two of her friends, Yoshiko notices a black substance that resembles snow beginning to fall from the sky -- but her friends see nothing. Soon afterwards, a massive earthquake shakes the city, and Yoshiko, her friends, her uncle and his dog, all find themselves trapped in a strange world they do not recognize...with an assortment of weird people to keep them company. <<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

After becoming the target of an internet witch hunt, and with a fast approaching deadline for her new script, writer Youko Kojiri flees to her... more>> hometown. But on the cruise connecting the lake's piers, many loops and turns are awaiting her. <<less