Monster weaves the riveting story of the brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a famous surgeon with a promising career at a leading hospital. Tenma risks his reputation and promising career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a terrible fate. ... more>>

A string of strange and mysterious murders begin to occur soon afterward, ones that professionally benefit Dr. Tenma, and he emerges as the primary suspect. Conspiracies, serial murders, and a scathing depiction of the underbelly of hospital politics are all masterfully woven together in this compelling manga thriller.

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

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. ... more>>

Serialized or otherwise collected:

AKABOSHI Tomo

AKIZUKI Risu

ARAI Hideki

ARAMAKI Keiko

ASADA Torao

ASHINANO Hitoshi

Endo Hiroki

ENOMOTO Shunji

IGARASHI Daisuke

IRIE Kiwa

IRIE Noriko

KIMURA Kon

KITOH Mohiro

KOMAI Yu

MATSUMOTO Taiyou

NIHEI Tsutomu

OHARA Shinji

SAMURA Hiroaki

SOUJI Hajime

TOUME Kei

TOYODA Minoru

TSUCHIDA Seiki

URUSHIBARA Yuki

WAKANA Shouhei

Other:

Hiramatsu Kannosuke

ABE Yoshitoshi

Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy.

YAMAZAKI Ren

The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology.

NADEGATA Nazuna

On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga.

KIBA Kouichi

As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea.

JOUYAMA Yui

A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. <<less

28 year old otaku Suzuki Tsukako visits a marriage consulting office, but the counselor there is a shinigami who forces a contract on her and... more>> tells her that if she can't get married in a year she'll die. Because of her selfish and ill-natured personality combined with her lack of experience in relationships and the arrogant view that she'll be able to effortlessly find the dream partner without spending the time or money, the system calculates that her chance of success is 0.03%. So that she can live to see the future of her favorite 2d idol group, she accepts the challenge. <<less

The year is 20XX, state of the world affairs is changing at a dizzying pace. This is particularly clear in the growing military strength of countries neighboring Japan.... more>>

In response to a near-skirmish with China over the much-disputed Senkaku Islands, Japan launched the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Ibuki", equipped with the latest stealth aircrafts and formed a new fleet...

Captained by an Air Self-Defense Force, Ryota Akitsu, will he able to sort out inter-service differences? And amidst this rising tension, what will be Japan's next move?

From the award-winning author of "Zipang", "A Spirit of the Sun" Kaiji Kawaguchi, comes a thrilling modern geopolitical dramas of the Far East Asia.

•Winner of the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award 2017, 'Best General Manga'•

Note: It can be assumed that the story take places in 2014, the year of the series initial release. As mentioned in the manga; "60 years since the establishment of JSDF" (1954). <<less

Four thousand years ago, the planet Roon was frozen by the ruling race, Kama, during a raging war. The Kama then emigrated to a neighbouring planet. But now the ice is beginning to thaw, and return to the home world is fast becoming a possibility for their descendants.... more>>

Dulk is a young man who wields exceptional power, in training to become a shaman of sorts. Since his early years, Dulk has experienced vivid dreams about Roon, though he has never been to - or even seen - the planet.

When he finally gets the chance to visit the once-frozen wasteland, he will discover the powerful destiny that lies in store for him, buried beneath the rubble of Roon's mysterious history. <<less

The continuation of Miiko Desu!... more>>

This time, Miiko is in the fifth grade, and the stories have become more exciting!

This series received the 1996 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. <<less

Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job.... more>>

Note: Won the Seiun Award in 2002. <<less

With his webtoon, author Yoon Tae-ho drew an analogy between life in modern society and the game of baduk, a chess-like strategy board game. He... more>> also wrote vivid descriptions of the everyday life and struggles of Korean corporate culture as his flawed characters deal with the fierce competition for survival, interpersonal work relationships and office politics. Misaeng gained immense popularity among Korean white-collar workers in their twenties and thirties largely because its realism resonated with their experiences. It drew 1 billion hits when it was published on online portal Daum from September 2012 to October 2013, and the nine-volume paperback version sold 900,000 copies. It is now considered a must-read comic in the country. (Source Wikipedia) <<less

In search of her dreams, Lin Chu-sheng quits university, leaves home and starts working for a funeral director. Her first job: a decomposing corpse. And before the shock of seeing her first dead body has passed, she is set to work, cleaning floors and washing bodies. It might sound like simple work, but she has plenty to learn…... more>>

And while she may work with the dead, most of her time is spent dealing with the emotions of those still living: a father unable to accept his son’s suicide; a bigamist’s families meeting only after his death; a mother unwilling to let a child go; and parents unsure if their son’s body will ever be found. Lin witnesses the full range of human experience and reflects on her own family and life. <<less

Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul." Mermaid Saga contains three of Takahashi's uniquely macabre mermaid tales, A Mermaid Never Smiles, The Village of the Fighting Fish, and Mermaid Forest. Each... more>> revolves around Yuta, who wanders for hundreds of years, seeking a mermaid to cure him of his immortality.

Note: Won the 20th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1989). <<less

Following the death of her pet dog that had accompanied her throughout high school, college, and even as she entered employment, Satou Yui was drowning away her sorrows with alcohol at a bar when the man beside her made a grand move to earn himself her malice. "No matter the type of medicine you take, you'll be able to meet your dog quickly as long as you make sure to overdose. If you're averse to the idea, then take some medicine to cure that dull looking head of yours and compose yourself until it's your turn to die." ... more>>

Wondering why she had to be told something like that by some stranger, she trips him and causes him to fall. "Sorry, it was on purpose~" While later thinking to herself that she might have overdid it, the man comes looking for her the next day and it so happens that he's the CEO of the company she's employed under?! <<less

This successor of the long selling Heisei classic "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" is a family drama set in Hiroshima's military city Kure during the war. Protagonist Suzu marries and moves from Hiroshima City to Kure, where she encounters uncertainty in her new family, her new city, and her new world. However, she manages to live each day healthily and happily.... more>>

Note: Was a Jury Recommended Work in the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival and won the Excellence Prize in 2009. <<less

A world without lies. A world where criminals are caught, where words are always true, and people always say what they mean. Of course, Saegye isn't like everyone else. He can lie. He can deceive and manipulate in order to get ahead. As long as no one else knows, he can do whatever he wants and get away clean. As long as no one else knows...... more>>

[3rd place Winner of 1st Lezhin BL Comic Contest] <<less

Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment?... more>>

Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan in 2008. <<less

Kishi Keiichirou is a pathologist who advises doctors on their diagnoses and whose judgement is widely accepted. Though an eccentric that few people can stand... more>> to associate personally, Kishi is passionate about the lives of his patients and a genius at his job. <<less

Some people are the type to sit back and watch a situation, hoping it ends in the best way possible; some are the type that jump into the situation head first and do all they can to make it end the best way possible. Daigo Asahina is a prime example of the latter. Working as a firefighter, his unorthodox ways are constantly getting him a little too much negative attention from his superiors as well as the media. Despite his constant struggle to keep his job, when the fire is roaring and lives are in danger, Daigo will ignore every order given as well as put his own life on the line to ensure everyone... more>> person is pulled from the blaze alive.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1997. <<less

Original Web Comic:

In 1661, Yasui Santetsu is a member of the Yasui House of the Four Houses of Go. However, he's beginning to doubt that Go is his true calling. Outside of the Go house, he goes by the name Shibukawa Harumi, and he's fascinated by mathematical and astronomical problems. Specifically, Harumi is pouring all of his energy into creating a new Japanese calender.... more>>

The story is based on the actual astronomer and calender-reformer Shibukawa Harumi (1639-1715). In Harumi's time, the Japanese used the Chinese lunar-solar Xuan-ming calendar, which had not been updated in nearly 800 years. At that point, there was already a two-day delay in the winter solstice. He reformed the calendar based on his careful astronomical observations. [tethysdust]

Adapted from Tow Ubukata's award-winning novel (won the 31st Yoshikawa Eiji Bungaku Shinjinshō award and received the first place award at the 7th Honya Taishō in 2010). <<less

One of the first published works by famed mangaka, Miura Kentaro.... more>>

Rick has lived a normal life as a mechanic's apprentice in a world underground. That, however, is about to change as he bumps into a strange intruder who is not quite like anyone Rick has ever seen before. Venus, the intruder, claims to be from another world just like Rick's, though slightly different. With the police after Venus, can they figure out what is going on?

Note: Won the "Best New Author" prize in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine <<less

What's Michael follows the adventures of a ginger tabby called Michael. The stories often change setting: in one, Michael may be owned by a young Japanese couple; in the next, Michael may be owned by an older couple with children, and in a third, Michael might be owned by a yakuza.... more>>

Won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1986 (shared with ). <<less

<<Grand prize>>Draw the game! Two major brands collaborate for a manga competition! Jump and top game publisher Ubisoft team up for a new manga competition! Four of Ubisoft's biggest games: Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, The Division and Far Cry are used as source material. Here are the 5 award-winning works!... more>>

List of the award-winning works:

Grand Prize:

2nd Prize:

Honorable Mention:

Honorable Mention:

UBI Special Award: <<less

Petey is a bounty hunter in a time and place full of bounty hunters. The criminals are outnumbered by the bounty hunters and whenever a wanted poster is posted, it doesn't stay up for long. Except for one... there's one wanted poster with a negative bounty and no one wants to catch this criminal. But Petey is curious and she seeks the help of a mystery solver...... more>>

This manga was the winner of for April of 2007, one of the last months this particular award was given. <<less

The "Dark Flower" is a sword of legend; a horrible legend of a gruesome slaughter three hundred years past. Lilia, a small girl from a village threatened by the bandit group whose leader has obtained this cursed weapon is now searching for help to save her city. Unfortunately, she is spotted by the bandits and can only run for her life. But, just as she is about to be caught, she runs into a young and seemingly weak traveller... is this coincidence?... more>>

The Winner of the 14th Square Enix Manga prize. <<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

One shot collection... more>>

•Yamamoto Mimikaki-Ten

In this manga short story written and drawn by Yarō Abe the reader is introduced to Toru Koeda, a seventh grader who is going through the trying times of puberty and finds release in a bamboo ear cleaner. Although Abe’s art might at first seem simplistic, it enhances the characters’ personalities and allows the readers to easily identify with them during the short read. Winner of the 53rd Newcomer Comic Award. <<less