31 year old Takehiko Nakamaru has trained all his life to never be disturbed by anything that the world throws at him, no matter what... more>> comes at him, he will remain unfazed. He had conquered "life" and was living in perfect harmony. But when he realizes that his existence in the house inhibits his sister from getting married, his peaceful life is thrown off balance. In his panicked state, he leaves the house for Tokyo on a journey to slay the monster called "life". <<less

A geta-sandals wearing girl from Kumamoto at a high school cheerleading club.

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Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yûko, who claims she can help.... more>> In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he's just been tricked into working for Yûko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he's employed in her little shop- a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience! <<less

In the year 20XX, Japan began exchanging ideas and cultures with other worlds. One day, a beautiful elf named Surt moves into the apartment next... more>> to Keita Inudo, a high school boy who aspires to be a Mangaka. But she wont be the only girl to push herself into Keita's daily life! Will he be able to cope with all these sudden appearances while keeping his home, his career aspirations, and his sanity intact? <<less

Our male protagonist finds out that his school requires him to join a club and during his reluctant search he stumbles upon Tejina Senpai attempting... more>> magic tricks in her clubroom. Tejina Senpai has massive stage fright however and so now that she has an audience her attempts are simply comedic. <<less

The "love, revenge, and feel-good" story centers on a young man who swears revenge against the yakuza. He studies the art of the "assassination fist"... more>> with all his might, and becomes an adult. But this man who is a genius at his martial art form realizes his techniques cannot actually be used to kill anyone. [ANN] <<less

For the past ten years I’ve had a crush on my childhood friend and neighbor who is two years older than me. Our childhood promise... more>> was to get married after I grew taller than her. Then why the hell is so hard for me to overcome the height difference!? <<less

The story centers on a group of friends who are satisfied and complacent with their everyday lives. The friends include Tobio, a passive high schooler... more>> who makes it a rule not to hope too much; Maru, a scheming boy who gossips behind people's back; Isami, a gaudy student who likes girls and recently got a girlfriend with big breasts; and their senior Paisen (slang for senpai, or upperclassman), a 20-year old man who is rich and has long graduated from high school. <<less

Japan, 1995. After graduating from high school, Itou Kaiji moves to Tokyo to get a job, but fails to find steady employment because the country is mired in its first recession since World War II. Depressed, he festers in his apartment, wasting the day away with cheap pranks, gambles, liquor and cigarettes.... more>>

This goes on for two years until he's paid an unexpected visit by a man named Endou, who wants to collect an outstanding debt owed to him in Kaiji's name. Endou gives Kaiji two options: either spend ten years repaying the money, or board the gambling ship Espoir (French for "hope" ), and stand a chance to clear the debt in one night. Using a con, Endou pressures Kaiji into accepting the latter option, believing he will never return alive.

The Kaiji series currently consists of six parts:

1. Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji

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Chapter 0 is a non-canon one-shot called "Kaiji Gaiden". <<less

Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2030, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear. A fear of someone or something, of unthinkably monstrous power known only as "Akira".... more>>

Note: Won the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for best general manga, won the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material in 1993. Was nominated for the Harvey for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2002. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2002, the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2002 and The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition won the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2018. <<less

Set on a frozen planet littered with alien artifacts, Ningyou no Kuni weaves a tale of a young man and small but fateful encounter.

One day, just before entering high school, Kindaichi Saki collides with a strange girl of the same year on the way to a piano lesson... more>> and grazes her hand, but the musical score she dropped is silently picked up and returned to her by the strange girl. Saki reunites with the impressive girl as a classmate and finds out that her name is Oikawa Kanon and that she is deaf. At school, Saki, who is lonely, tries to understand the sound of Kanon, who keeps a distance from her surroundings due to her disability, and her attitude gradually begins to change. <<less

A series in Young Magazine and Young Magazine the 3rd, where authors write the 100th chapter of a series without writing chapters 1-99 first.... more>>

1. Offside Trap (2015, Young Magazine)

2. Tabete Kara no o Tanoshimi da yo! by (2015, Young Magazine the 3rd Vol.2)

3. Bravery Saga by (2015, Vol.3)

4. BattleSexer SEISHIRO by (2015, Vol.4)

5. Shin Oni-den Nagugowainega by (2015, Vol.5)

6. Kantan Z ~Kanzen Tantei Kanta, Saisho de Saigo no Jiken~ by (2015, Vol.6)

7. Sasa ni Negai o★ by (2015, Vol.7)

8. BOWWOW Providence ―Isetsu Hakkenden― by (2015, Vol.8)

9. Bari Uma Shokudou Kirishima!! ( by (2015, Vol.9)

10. Nie Miko no Touya by (2015, Vol.12) <<less

Kurumi Ayaki is a recently-retired police officer with a record of excellence on the force and the guts and guile to back it up. In order to earn some extra money for her upcoming wedding, she has to return to the force... and is "rewarded" with an assignment to an elite unit who solves crimes that have been classified as unsolvable. ... more>>

Partnered with a mysterious young genius who is unable to feel emotions, or even to leave his room, she acts as his eyes and ears to piece together clues even as her own personal life falls apart around her. <<less

The battle for succession that continued for three generations of shogun in the Keichou era culminated in a gruesome battle of ninja arts between the Kouga and Iga clans. Amidst a rain of flower petals, a man and woman who had decided to live for love were separated once again, beautiful in their transience. ... more>>

However, it is said that by the hand of Hattori Hanzo's adopted son, Kyouhachirou, these two flower petals, whether temporarily or permanently, were given life again and left two mementos behind. These children, born with a destiny of their own, were called Kouga Hachirou and Iga Hibiki. The former had eyes like his father's, and the latter had eyes like her mother's.

It is now the Kan'ei era, and the land is at peace. As ninjas begin to disappear into the shadows after being deemed unnecessary, the Kouga and Iga clans ask a favor of Hachirou and Hibiki in hopes of reinforcing their foundations. <<less

Ootsuki, the foreman of the underground debt-slave labor camp, is finally using his one-day vacation above ground. The blacksuits of the Teiai Corporation follow him... more>> to make sure he doesn't escape, but are constantly baffled by the completely mundane ways he decides to use his time. <<less

Poppoya: Satou Otomatsu is a lonely station master of a small station in Hokkaido, situated at the end of the line in a small village with an aging population. The station is due to close in the coming spring, and he will retire with it. One night in his last winter manning the station, an encounter with a young girl marks the beginning of the events that will see him reflect on his working life - performing his duty as a railroad man, whilst enduring the pain of its cost to his personal life.... more>>

Love Letter: Goro just got out from jail, but a police officer wants to talk to him right away. He announces to him that Goro's wife is dead and that he has to go to Chiba and take her body. Goro has no recollection of having a wife, but then he remembers he married a Chinese woman a long time ago. He married her for her money, and she married him because she needed a Japanese visa to work. In fact, she's a prostitute who came to Japan hoping to find better life.

At first, Goro can't be bothered by this situation, but he goes to Chiba just because he can earn a lot of money. Later on, during his trip, Goro finds a letter she wrote him and through it he discovers the pure person that lies beneath this common prostitute. She is a woman of such kindness and love that Goro is moved to learn something about the woman he married. With those few words of love and tenderness, he understands her fears, her goals, and her hopes for the future -- a future that he knows will never come. <<less

The legend has it that once upon a time, a pact was sealed between the Shinto priest of the town of Amide and a mermaid.... more>> Ever since, abundant fishing has guaranteed the town’s prosperity. This pact has always been honored by the priests of the Yashiro family. However, the legend has attracted both media and property developers, and the acting priest has acceded to their demands. Yosuke, youngest of the Yashiro family, has doubts about the existence of the mermaid, but will soon change his opinion as strange occurrences begin to unfold… <<less

An apparently simple romance story has just started but a lust murderer is haunting behind the couple.

13th one-shot in Young Magazine's 35th anniversary "BULLET" project.

Collection of 4 short stories by Satoshi Kon:... more>>

1. World Apartment Horror:

Manga adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's self-directed live-action film of the same name.

A bumbling Yakuza member is sent to get rid of an old and rotten apartment block from its foreign occupants, but finds it's a lot harder than expected when he discovers an evil spirit haunts the building.

2. Visitors

3. Waira

4. Joyful Bell

Stories 2, 3 and 4 were included in story compilation. <<less

In both middle school and high school, Kawashima hadn't had any luck with girls, but this is the day that a miracle encounter came to... more>> him! In the apartment where he moved, there was a high school girl living in his neighborhood and in addition to that, she is living alone! In a situation that any man will admire, Kawashima's tension is hyped up. However, there was also a odd part to it, like she likes to drink beer. What is her identity? It's a little bit ecchi JK comedy! <<less

A young man, Kaneda, is inflicted with trauma-induced amnesia after discovering the body of his classmate and friend, Hiwako Shima. After being picked up from... more>> the hospital by a mysterious benefactor, he resumes school, and tries to piece together his memories of the incident. To make matters more confusing, his buried memories have manifested in the form of a surreal being, whose head is shaped like a crescent moon. Together, they set off to solve the mystery of Hiwako's murder. <<less

Watanuki has been the proprietor of Yuuko's shop for quite a long time now. Though visions of her accompany him everyday and he desires nothing... more>> more than her return, Watanuki himself has matured into a competent shop proprietor. But as the stakes rise ever higher and the clients' wishes become more and more outrageous, will he be able to do his job properly while paving the way for Yuuko's revival? <<less