Strider Hiryu was the youngest Strider to ever reach the rank of "Super-A" grade. He was the greatest Strider the organization has ever produced, but he eventually grew disenchanted with them and retired. An uncollected prologue tells how Hiryu had been forced to kill his sister, Maria, who had inexplicably gone insane. He left the Striders for Mongolia, where he lived in seclusion for some years.... more>>

The collected manga opens with a Strider assignment gone horribly awry. Two Striders, Kain and Sheena, had been assigned to Kazakh, but were ambushed by a paramilitary organization. Kain and Sheena defended the city valiantly, but were eventually overcome by the simplest of ruses: an armed child. Sheena managed to escape, but Kain was captured by a military officer bearing the Strider tattoo. <<less

If you manage to fill a piggy bank full of forbidden gold coins, any wish of yours will be granted. Those called "bankers" travel the world collecting those coins, and fighting to take them from each other. The energetic young boy Croket sets out on a journey as a banker as well, hoping to have his own wish granted! This is a grand adventure-style story, filled with mystery, laughs, and action! ... more>>

Croket! received the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. <<less

"In this world, there are all kinds of perils! I'll teach you how to save yourself from those dangers, you moron!" So says Dangerous Jiisan, always looking out for his grandson. But, lacking any common sense, he usually makes things catastrophically worse in ridiculous, funny ways. ... more>>

It's a children's gag comedy largely done in manzai style (funny man vs. straight man). Most of the jokes are silly, with ridiculous occurrences, puns, poking fun at popular culture, and breaking the fourth wall, but there is some subtle humor in places, too. Zettaizetsumei Denjarasu Jiisan received the 2005 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. <<less

The year is 2035 and schools have been suffering from a lack of child birth which has caused many of them to close. An energetic... more>> girl named Manami Amamiya transfers to a new school where she quickly becomes the student council president and starts to bring back some vigor in the students’ lives. <<less

An industrious story of slice of life with cute dogs.... more>>

is an artist who shares episodes of her life in Seoul with her husband, and their two large dogs and two cats. <<less

This manga is deemed to be one of the works that initiated the "irrational" or "unreasonable" gag comic genre where the reason of its funniness... more>> cannot be explained by logic and traditional sense of humor, which made this title very popular among teens and early twenties at that time. <<less

Each chapter follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once... more>> his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals... <<less

Amano Taira is your average junior high student who has a problem with his height. Join him and his friends as they journey to many... more>> places and experience many hardships during their teenage years. This is a heartfelt school drama with a little bit of everything. <<less

In the world of the high society , it is expected that each member of every family has their own personal butler. Himeoka Kokoro is... more>> a natural tomboy with a knack for sticking her head into trouble. Kokoro hopes to be able to hire a butler for herself, but only temporarily so she can partake in the nationwide "Miss Princess" model search. She is determined to win the competition because of a promise she made but runs into problems on the way. She incidentally saves an old lady who turns out to be the President of Butler, the most prestigious butler agency in Japan. The old lady decided to help her with the model search & Kokoro is suddenly faced with four good looking butlers to help her on the way to winning the title "Miss Princess". <<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

Ye Ren has always fantasized being a vampire hunter. To save his sister from Shengdi, Ye Ren offered his blood and became a temporary servant... more>> to Lilo Ai unaware of the thousand years of hatred and battle from the past. <<less

Dr. Kaneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied... more>> bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and 27 in the series, and used the remote controlled robots to commit a number of crimes. Young Shotaro Kaneda, the twelve year old son of Dr. Kaneda, did some investigating and discovered that the mob were hunting for the twenty-eighth robot in the series, rumoured to be the most powerful of them all. Racing the villains, Shotaro discovers the robot first, along with Dr. Shikishima, a colleague of his father who was also believed to be killed by the Allied bombing. Together the two prevent Tetsujin 28-go (the robot's official designation) from falling into the hands of the bad guys and decide to dedicate him to peace rather than war. <<less

Legend has it that Nobunaga died in the fire at Honno-ji, but the truth is, he survived! And after that, he vowed to take back... more>> the world by his blade! Meanwhile, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu also aim to grab hold of the country, while Mitsuhide plans to assassinate Nobunaga! These swirling ambitions create a new chapter in history! Get ready for some fun historical fiction filled with wild imagination! <<less

The lead character, Mao Ran, a person of Chinese origin born and raised in Japan, has been trained in the secret martial art of her... more>> family by her drunken lecherous grandfather. Her grandfather has promised her that he'll tell her what happened to her parents to encourage her to train and fight. Without her knowledge, her grandfather signs her up to participate in a televised martial arts competition between female martial artists known as "Prime Mat". <<less

Kimengumi is an episodic chronicle of the bizarre adventures of a group of misfit junior high school (and later, high school) boys who form a... more>> club known as the "Kimengumi". All of the character names in the series are puns. For example, "Kawa Yui" is another way of saying "kawaii," and "Uru Chie" is a slang form of "urusai," meaning "obnoxious" or "annoying." <<less

Haruno Sayuri dreams of becoming an elite patissier, so landing a spot in the elite Fleurir Academy seems like a dream comes true. Hard-working and... more>> earnest, she finds herself being surrounded by four of the dreamiest guys in school. Will Sayuri achieve more than just her dream of becoming a patissier?! <<less

Kachou Kousaku Shima is the first in a number of Japanese manga series about a fictional salaryman named Kousaku Shima, a Japanese white-collar worker who devotes his life to his company, Hatsushiba Electric. At the start of the long-running series, Shima Kousaku is a kachou, or section chief, of a huge conglomerate, Hatsushiba Electric. He is later promoted to buchou (division chief) and eventually promoted to manager and executive-director, at the end the president of comapny, and with each promotion the title of the series changed as well. And last it is "Shachou " Shima Kousaku, which means "President Kousaku Shima".... more>>

Won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1991 (tied with ). <<less

Plot revolves around high school freshman Shingo Susa as he is invited by his crush from middle school Sayuri Shiroyuki to the school's supernatural club. Over the course of the series Susa begins to gain supernatural powers, something that prodigy Rei Uryu, attempts to awaken to bring out the psychic giant, Susano Oh to destroy humanity and establish a new world order.... more>>

Won the 4th Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 1980. <<less

A young man named Speed Racer wants to become a professional racer, despite the lack of approval from his father, Pops Racer. When Pops reluctantly... more>> quits his job after the corporate company he was working for had declined the production of a modified engine for his new racing car, the Mach 5, he later thinks of creating his own family owned company, Racer Motors. He realizes that he would need a great amount of money to make his idea work. Speed, who values the welfare of his family, decides to take it upon himself to obtain the money for Pops. In hopes of using his unique driving skills to do so, Speed decides to do what he does best and enters a race. Pops tells Speed to quit racing, but Speed, who is confident enough to ignore Pops, drives away into many different adventures that come towards him and his friends. <<less

What does it mean to be strong? What attracts men to fight in hand to hand combat? These and many other questions are explained and detailed in Garouden, a novel series by Yumemakura Baku (illustrated by celebrity manga author Itagaki Keisuke).... more>>

Fighting expert Bunshichi Tanba enjoys defeating TV fighting champions and celebrities on the street until he stumbles upon the underground wrestling club known as FAW (Federation of Amateur Wrestling), and unfortunately, he is defeated by one of the underdogs of the wrestling world. He forces himself to improve and looks for a rematch.

Years later, he returns better than ever, and his fights attract the attention of the two "monsters" of the fighting world who are in constant competition, Makoto "the Great" Tatsumi, owner of the FAW and possessing a power and charisma unrivaled in the ring, and "the Demon of Karate" Matsuo Shozan, owner of the best Karate schools in Japan and possessing a power and speed that's almost godlike.

Both will try to recruit Tanba to their own side, and Tanba will experience a world of fighting as he has never seen, with friends and rivals everywhere, and he will have to step up to the many challenges that confront him.

Features other martial arts characters from his other fighting novel series, The Gate of the Lions. Currently the best "serious" martial arts manga title in Japan, this is another of Baku's masterpieces that, unlike his other fantasy epic titles, has surprising realism in its deep exploration of martial arts and those who use it. <<less

To learn about his roots, Sharaku must investigate the mysterious ruins that a long-lost civilization called the Three-Eyed Ones bequeathed to him. In his worldwide search, which takes both him and Chiyoko Wato to locations like Arizona, Easter Island, and Mexico, Sharaku deciphers ancient scriptures and uses gadgets he invents to help solve (or start) problems and mysteries.... more>>

Sharaku is frequently bullied for his childishness, and as such the story is also about how he fights back when the x-shaped bandage that covers his third eye is removed. Behind the bandage is hidden Sharaku's malicious third eye, and the boy's hidden evil genius emerges when it can see. Sharaku's rivalries with teachers or students are occasionally developed into major plot points.

Winner of the 1st Kondansha Manga Awards (1977) in the shounen category (tied with ). <<less

A fantasy, slapstick comedy featuring a bullied elementary school boy who accidentally summons and befriends a wizard. Already unpopular at school, Honmaru Edojou's life becomes... more>> even more difficult when, after a change of seats, he ends up seated next to the worst bully in class. After returning home and rushing into his father's office, he knocks over one the many piles of books and accidentally summons the little wizard Taruruuto. But, it turns out that Taruruuto is the class dunce where he's from, and terrible at magic! Additionally, using magic to help people makes him weak and frail, while using spells that harm makes him healthy and strong. Will Taruruuto's presence turn out to be a blessing or a curse for Honmaru? <<less

Great Mazinger starts after the defeat of Mazinger Z. Tetsuya Tsurugi is the new protagonist, piloting the powerful Great Mazinger, a creation of the once... more>> thought dead Kenzo Kabuto, the father of Koji Kabuto. This time the enemy is the Mycene Empire and its powerful robots. <<less

A parody of the manga written by one of Kishimoto's assistants. Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden (Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth) focuses on the... more>> strange antics of Team Guy as they work on becoming great ninjas, a job which often requires saving Lee from himself! <<less

10th grader Yugi spent most of his time alone playing games--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evil-doers to the Shadow Games--weird games with high stakes and high risks!... more>>

Notes: This is a section of the original series and contains the Duelist Kingdom and Battle City arcs. Originally just called , Viz renamed it to its current name.

This series continues in . <<less