A male science teacher and a female school nurse at a local school live in the same apartment building. Sometimes she visits his room and... more>> they drink together. A situation arises that causes some awkwardness in their relationship. Will they be able to resolve things? <<less

This story is set in Cambodia. War has ravaged the country year after year, leaving behind it large minefields. To this day, many people still suffer because of them. Aki Ra keeps clearing the fields. But what was his childhood like? This is the story of a real child soldier, a historical account of a tragedy humanity should never forget.... more>>

Mitsurin Shounen is also the story of a meeting. The one between Aki Ra, who grew up during the war, and Akira Fukaya, politically-involved mangaka and in love with south-east Asia. <<less

Years after his father's disappearance, Okada Masao, whose own life is going poorly, learns about how his father lived the last few years of his... more>> life. With nothing left to lose, he decides to live alone in the forest himself. <<less

28 years earlier, there was a plane crash in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The barrier that the Kobo Daishi, Kukai had created to seal... more>> away the demons was destroyed in crimson flames... Present day, Oniwakamaru, King of the Yokai, appears inside the body of pure and innocent Tachibana Hitori!! <<less

A collection of short stories:... more>>

1. One Day In The Life of Ivan Dejavu

2. Fangs of the Sea

3. Emperor of Winter

4-6. Alice

7. Hunters at Dawn

8. Lightning Strike

9. A Tale of Seven Cities, Battle of Pell Strait <<less

Natsuki is the top female karateka in her high school. Beautiful and cheerful, she charms most people she meets. Most of the young men in... more>> her class would dearly like to be the object of her affection but she saves her passion for karate. Unfortunately, all the big ugly thugs she comes across want to fight her so she's always finding practical application for her karate skills. As the series continues and her opponents get grimmer, Natsuki learns techniques from Aikido and Judo and develops a special Ki energy blast that doubles the strength of her punches. She may not be able to smash walls like some of her opponents but her special N.G. Bomber usually sends her opponents flying. <<less

The world is filled with cruel scum, ranging from petty thieves to sociopath maniacs. When a vile low-life inflicts pain and suffering on innocent victims, sometimes their anger becomes overwhelming. Whether their damage stems from romance, finance, reputation or even a death, these victims feel trapped in their own skins and lives. ... more>>

Those victims who can't stand it anymore call for the mysterious woman Houjou Shiori, owner of Uramiya, the "Revenge Shop".

The Uramiya specializes in executing revenge schemes. The vengeance their customers request on their bitterly resented enemies could range from financially destroying them, to smearing their social reputation, to even taking their lives. As long as you pay a fair price, the Uramiya will guarantee you get the revenge you deserve. <<less

Itsuki is an assistant at the Folklore Research Institute and is always caught in mysterious cases as he pursues his studies. Follow along as he... more>> tries to unlock these mysteries that are tangled with old beliefs and local customs using his keen professional intelligence. (JDorama.com) <<less

When an American scientist carrying a cure for the AIDS virus is kidnapped by an arms merchant, John Kyosuke is forced back from retirement. He accepts the challenge to regain posession of the anti-serum. He finds out that some of the people he is after are closely related, which gives his conquest a whole new meaning...... more>>

Volume 1 includes the oneshot that would eventually lead to the series . <<less

A collection of short stories:... more>>

The Distant Dawn - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 34

The Steel Queen - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 April 28th Extra Edition

Escape from the Wastelands - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 39

Funeral Convoy - Monthly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1976 March

A Call from Afar - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1978 September 15th Extra Edition

Whiteout - Weekly Manga Action (Futabasha) 1979 Super Fiction August 31 Extra Edition

Amazons of the River - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1977 September 10th Extra Edition

The Carneades Plan - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1976 August 20th Extra Edition

Algae (Part 1) - Monthly Bears’ Club (Shueisha) 1990 August

Algae (Part 2) - Monthly Bears’ Club (Shueisha) 1990 September

Lightning Strike - Monthly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 August

Emperor of Winter - Young Magazine (Kodansha) 1996 July

One Day In The Life of Ivan Dejavu - Business Jump (Shueisha) 1986 March

Alice (Part 1) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 August

Alice (Part 2) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 September

Alice (Part 3) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 October

The Distant Dawn won the 9th Tezuka Prize in 1975. <<less

Flowers and guns...... more>>

With a gun in their hands, the girls will seize their days. <<less

Sommelière tells the story of Kana, a poor orphan who works in a wine farm that is supported by a mysterious, charitable man whom she... more>> never met, known only as "Mr. John Smith". One day, a messenger suddenly arrives with a proposal from Mr. Smith: Either work in a restaurant in Tokyo, or the farm's funding will stop. Why is the charitable Mr.Smith suddenly threatening to stop supporting the farm? Will Kana accept the proposal? And what does fate have in store for her in Tokyo? <<less

It's about a guy named Yuuji, who loves to play rugby. One day he just up and dies, in the middle of a rugby match.... more>> His spirit is unable to rest, because his team has never gotten a try. So what does he do? Take over someone else's body to accomplish this goal. But... the body turns out to be a girl's! <<less

This is the story of a young boy, after being sent from Hiroshima to Saga (10 years after the second World War, in 1958) by... more>> his mom because of a lack of money, journeying to a faraway place, and living in conditions alien to him, definitely makes him miss home. Worse, he is not familiar with his grandmother and her ways too. But with his Gabai Granny, he will slowly discover with his growing pains, just how resourceful Granny is... <<less

Sadao, a graduate of a low class college, finds himself surprised that he was moved to a different department in a high level office building,... more>> located on level B2 (basement level), of the building. Upon entering his new office, he encounters a miko, and is told by his superior to follow her. He follows her and finds a man about to rape a woman, but the miko, named Ichiko, enters the scene and purges the man. A spirit exits the man, and things are back to normal. According to Ichiko, the number of sexual harassment and rape cases have multiplied by 20 times over the past 3 years! In order to do so, Ichiko is to reduce the number of such cases and prevent chaos from occurring by purging these souls that affect the minds of humans. Sadao was believed to have potential to fight against these souls, which is why he was moved to that department. So what's the secret to her powers? Read and find out! <<less

A mysterious vagabond tries to find his estranged family in a decayed, postmodern land, aiding the innocent and sending villains to hell along the way. ... more>>

In the late 1990s, society is descending into ecological collapse and totalitarianism. Saiga Riki-Oh, 21, finds himself in jail.

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There's a oneshot at the end of volume 11 & 12, Kirinji and NY Dust respectively. The NY Dust oneshot is the pilot for the series . <<less

Noel Tsukioka wants to be a simple, normal high school girl who has friends and falls in love with the man of her dreams. However, Noel leads a very abnormal life. At age 15, she’s the All Japan Junior Champion at figure skating. Her mom is also her coach, and is very strict on Noel about focusing solely on her figure skating, and not to concern herself with trivial matters like friends and love. She’s also one of the most popular girls at school. Noel also bypassed going to a regular school, in favor of going to the prestigious Yotsuba Academy, where her older brother Naoto teaches at. Secretly, Noel has feelings for her older... more>> brother.

But, as Noel will learn... Sometimes life can be complicated, and Noel will face challenges in the form of rivals both on the skating rink, and for her brother. Not to mention, her feelings for her brother are of the forbidden kind... <<less

An e-book exclusive collection of the talented Sci-fi author Yamamoto Atsuji's short stories, chosen by the man himself. Some of these went on to become original works in their own right!! Includes some extremely rare masterpieces such as "Phantom Kids", which became the basis for "Elf 17", as well as "Mai Majin", which was drawn immediately after the author's debut. Included at the end is an interview with the author where he reveals the origin of the book's title as well as commentary about these stories.... more>>

Included Works:

- Magic Dancer「舞魔人」(1978)

- Phantom Kids「ファントム・キッズ」(1984, Weekly Shonen Magazine)

- The Wizard's Fortune「魔道士の遺産」(1985, Comic Reader)

- Space Patrol Hana「宇宙パトロールハーナ」(1986, Melty Lemon)

- The Doctor is an Animal「どうぶつがお医者さん」(2001, Neko Mix)

- Ecstatic Mei「エクスタティックメイ」(2007, Business Jump zoukan - BJ Soul)

- Ecstatic Mei 2「エクスタティックメイ２」 <<less

Fuguno Masuo is a helpless 24-year-old businessman who is unlucky in love, He's never even had a girlfriend! After consulting a fortune teller, Masuo believes he'll never have a chance in love. All that changes when he meets the beautiful Nagisa Shiozaki at a marriage interview pub, who herself has had the same poor luck with guys. Now he'll do anything to woo the girl, but he'll have to fend off other suitors and the affections of a co-worker, all while keeping himself out of awkward situations that always end badly for him.... more>>

Originally penned by under the pen name HANAKO. <<less

In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest. ... more>>

Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not.

So, what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident?

Note: Won a prize for excellence by the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001, received a nomination for Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Series in 2010 and the fourth volume was nominated at the 2014 Eisner Award in the category "Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia". <<less

The wandering protagonist Kintarō Oe now takes on the entertainment world for his next job(s).

A man comes home one day to have his wife give him divorce papers. A woman comes home to her apartment one day to find... more>> a woman she doesn’t know wrapped in a towel coming out of the shower. They both get conned by the same real estate conman on the same house, a 4LDK. So now the man, his two sons, the woman, and her two daughters live in the same house. <<less

The story is set in a dystopian near future where the Japan society is experiencing a crime rampage and in which a powerful and secret religious organization, with mysterious goals, is acting as an invisible hand behind the scenes.... more>>

The main character is their strongest assassin, lent to them by his fanatic mother when he was a child, and now a ruthless killing machine whose fists and feet cause serious damage to his adversaries, and whose weapon of choice is a special cutting wire with which he grabs and scorches his opponents.

He's a man hunter, whose childhood has been stolen and molded after his tormentors, but when the road of forgiveness is precluded to him what can be left to a man to obtain the redemption?

Takeo finds the answer in the vengeance, and in eradicating that same evil from which he has born.

So this dark and impressive badass guy, after betraying the sect, gets down to business kicking their ass and unleashing his fury against the deadly opponents sent to stop his unparalleled revenge. <<less

The mystery-solving exploits of a buxom and no-nonsense crime-fighting mentalist.

After college, Rikuo Uozumi, a boy without much ambition in life, takes on a job at a convenience store. The days pass by uneventfully for... more>> Rikuo until he meets his former love interest and classmate, but especially thanks to the unusual Haru Nonaka, and her pet crow… <<less