The protagonist, Masaru, has just inherited a big fortune after the death of his father. However, people are trying to get their hands on it... more>> by any means necessary, even if it means killing him. Narumi helped Masaru from being kidnapped after fighting some weird guys. He found out that they're not humans but wooden puppets with amazing strength. After a hard fight, Narumi was forced to admit that he's no opponent for them; and just when he started to think that Masaru would be captured, Shirogane, Masaru's watcher arrives from France with a weapon, the puppet Arlequin. Here, begins the story of Karakuri Circus. <<less

A soccer loving boy Takasugi Kazuya dreams of playing soccer with his Japan League star father at the National Yoyogi Stadium. The story follows Kazuya's... more>> life as he travels to Argentina, plays for Yamaki, and goes to the 1998 World Cup in France. <<less

Shinichi Kudo is a high-school student who, by using observation and deduction, is good at solving mysteries. While investigating one, he is caught by the criminals that he was watching and forced to take an experimental drug. Leaving him for dead, the criminals disappear. Instead of killing him, however, the drug turns Shinichi into a little kid. ... more>>

To preserve the illusion of his 'disappearance,' Shinichi adopts a new name based on his favorite author (Arthur Conan Doyle) and becomes Conan Edogawa. Ran, his (actually Shinichi's) childhood friend takes this little boy under her wing and brings him to her home.

Conan now lives at a detective agency run by Ran's father, but his mind is as keen as ever and he continues to solve mysteries... always allowing Ran's father to take all the credit.

As far as everyone's concerned, Conan is just a little kid anyway... even to Ran. This is *extremely* frustrating to Conan since nobody will listen to a 'little boy.' Despite this, Conan has a mission... to find the criminals who did this to him and get the antidote to that drug.

Note: Won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2001. <<less

Tatsuhiko Shiroyama hates being stuck in the boonies. Greetings from strangers feels fake, part-time job prospects are limited, and he's been "blessed" with the nickname... more>> "Niyayama" from his classmates due to his creepy, unsociable attempts at smiling. He turned to the radio as a means to escape, and thinks about nothing more than saving up for a move to Tokyo where he can explore his passions. But Tatsuhiko's life changes forever when he saves a rich CEO from a rice paddy and is set up with his granddaughter, the equally as shy and antisocial Tamiko Mita. Together, the two stumble through the nuances of "dating", and Tatsuhiko's dreary days become a whole lot brighter. <<less

Kou Yamori seems like a typical middle school student on the surface. Relatively good at studies and amiable with his classmates, he puts a lot of effort into maintaining this facade. One day, however, he decides to stop pretending and quits school, developing insomnia as a result of having no daytime outlet for his energy. When taking walks alone at night, he feels marginally better, though he is aware that his inability to sleep should be considered a serious problem.... more>>

On one such walk, Kou meets a weird girl, Nazuna Nanakusa, who diagnoses the cause of his sleeplessness: despite making changes in his life, he is still holding himself back from experiencing true freedom. She says that he won't be able to sleep unless he is satisfied with how he spends his waking hours. When it appears that she has resolved his current worries, Nazuna invites him back to her apartment to share her futon. After a while, unaware that he is only feigning unconsciousness, she leans over him—and bites his neck! <<less

The fantasy story centers on Zabi, who ventures into the outside world Utopie in order to save his kingdom of Tolso, the last human nation... more>> which is fast running out of land and resources. <<less

Shigeharu Honda is a Japanese League batter on the rise. His son Goro is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Momoko Hoshino, Goro's schoolteacher, is the first woman Shigeharu has been interested in since the death of Goro's mother. The destinies of these three individuals will become intertwined as father and son experience both heartbreak and triumph on the baseball diamond. But when an unspeakable tragedy visits the family, it will take everything they have to pick up the pieces and reclaim their dreams.... more>>

Note: Won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1996. <<less

One night after leaving a club where he was playing trumpet Ryō Takagi is jumped by a motorcycle gang. The scuffle spills out into the streets and causes a traffic accident. Because of this, Ryō is arrested and forced to do time. Upon his release, he has developed into a skilled boxer but trouble continues to find him.... more>>

In 1989 this series won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. <<less

The series tells the story of Amane Morisaki and her younger childhood friend, Kyousuke Aizumi, who both enroll at the same university. Kyousuke wants to... more>> become a mangaka and asks Amane to be the model for the heroine of his manga. <<less

The protagonists are Ryouga, a boy with superhuman strength, and Miruto, a girl who works for an organization tracking the villains. The plot centers around "Burst", the ability to use crystals with Pokémon stored in them to transform into human-Pokémon hybrids. Ryouga's Burst is Zekrom, and one of the villains' is Excadrill.... more>>

On rare occasions they actually use Pokémon. <<less

Tired of constantly being compared to his prodigious older sibling, Riku, Raimu decides to take him head-on by surpassing him in the field of basketball.

Yumesaki-san has a problem. Every day she is given a new, random supernatural ability by an anonymous person called God. But for what purpose?

Milia, the great witch who has reached the pinnacle of evil, has fallen in love for the first time... with her arch nemesis "The Hero"?!... more>> She has the highest magical power, but her experience in love is nil. Now the witch begins her quest to discover more of this "Love" in this romantic comedy! <<less

Akaba Ken is a top-rank stock-car driver who was involved in a horrific accident, which killed 6 spectators. He was badly hurt, but he survived... more>> and promised his younger sister that he would give up racing. He goes to America to help his father develop a new Formula 1 racer, but in the testing of the car runs at speeds that set records – so the pressure is on for him to return to racing, this time in the F-1 circuit. He has supporters, but there are also those who don’t want him to come back, including those who caused the original crash… <<less

Submarine 707 follows the adventures of Captain Hayami and his submarine crew of the Self-Maritime Defense Force.

Living in the mountains with his grandpa and his two little sisters, Lacile has always looked to the sky. He has dreams of seeing the fabled Flying City of the Heavens -- and one day his dream just might come true.... more>>

One day, he crosses paths with a strange girl named Leana who has the peculiar ability to float away unless she wears heavy steel boots that keep her on the ground. Like Lacile, Leana has dreams -- she wanted to see the outside world just once before she’s married off. But when machine soldiers pursue her, Lacile learns the truth: Leana is actually the princess of the Ariadne Empire, and her home floats in the sky... <<less

Yaiba's whole life has been spent training to be a samurai and he doesn't know about anything else, not even girls. When he returns to Japan, a pair of cursed swords makes life even more exciting... and hilarious.... more>>

Note: Starting at chapter 80, started using bunko scans, so the volume numbering is a little different.

In 1993 Yaiba received the Shogakukan Manga Award. <<less

Tatari is a lone stray cat. He is taken care of by his siblings Takeru and Yuki. In a ramshackle apartment, they lived a poor... more>> but happy life. Until that day. <<less

The story follows Detective Xeno, who after being found collapsed at the side of a road covered in blood and was taken to a hospital the first thing he said upon awakening was solving a murder that happened in the hospital!... more>>

Xeno himself has no memory of who he is or where he came from, but after that huge incident and after leaving the hospital, he opened up a detective agency and in just a year he solved some high-profile cases. <<less

Best friends You and Tsuki moved to Tokyo to become entertainers. They live together in a 6 tatami apartment. Though they only have 500Y for... more>> food, together they'll turn it into laughter... probably! Their story of big dreams and humble lives, begins!! <<less

There's a new student at Harukaze High School. He's a complete ditz, only eats rice, says strange things and is an android built to conquer the world. Would you believe he's one of the normal students? Harukaze High School's photography club is anything but normal. All the oddballs in the school seem to join and the craziest one has just arrived an android built to take over the world. Though he'd rather just have a bowl of rice.... more>>

Note: Won the 19th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1988). <<less

In the near future, large mechs called Labors are made to assist in various reconstruction projects in major countries around the world that are being threatened by global warming. In Japan, the government has enacted Project Babylon in order to conduct land reclamation. Labors are also being pressed into police and military service, aside from civilian use.... more>>

However, terrorists are now attempting to use Labors to make themselves heard, as well as common criminals, thugs and guerrillas. The National Police Agency established the Special Vehicles Division, an all-Labor task force to combat the potential use of Labors for criminal/terrorist activities.

Note: Won the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen manga in 1991. <<less

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A mysterious mansion has towered proudly over the Tokyo district of Numanakarai since the Taisho period. Those who enter either never escape, or leave having... more>> experienced horrors untold, and with the desire to take revenge. <<less

Kondo Isami, a third-year high school student, has good grades but he is forced to decide which path to take because of his family’s financial... more>> situation. One day, he learns about the government-affiliated Defence Academy where students are not only exempt from admission fees and school fees, but are given an allowance every month. He wishes to go to this academy. After graduating from high school, Kondo enters the Defence Academy and meets Matsuhira Yosuke, Okita Soji, Harada Tadashi and Takei Tomoaki who become friends. He takes the first step to a new life, but when the entrance ceremony ends, the attitudes of the senior students including Sakaki Ryuya and Nishiwaki Takashi change drastically and strict coaching begins. <<less