Nana has lost all the crayons to her store along with Monkichi! Each chapter title is based on the game Shiritori and the theme of the chapter is based on the title which helps Nana find her crayons and Monkichi.... more>>

Shiritori is a Japanese word-game which involves taking (tori) the syllable from the end (shiri) of a word, and thinking up a new word which starts with that syllable. One English name for this game is "word chain." If you want to try it out, you can even play online in English at

In this manga, the dialogue itself doesn't use shiritori, but the chapter titles do. So the first chapter named "store" or "mi se" in Japanese, leads into a second chapter named "laundry," which is "se n ta ku" in Japanese. <<less

An injured prince under a magic spell that turned his head into that of an Eagle's hides out in a church while under the care... more>> of a spunky orphan named Elle. With only a few days until his 20th birthday, Eagle Prince Rei must find a way to return to his original form so he can claim the right of royal succession. <<less

Won the rookie prize at the 19th Media Arts Festival in 2015, despite being a doujin publication. ... more>>

(original self-published manga) <<less

Grand prize winner of Korea's creative cartoon competition in 2013

The handsome and tall Seo Ji-Uoo always gets mistaken for a boy. When an old childhood friend transfers into her class, he wants to be friends. But her best friend doesn't seem to like that idea. What's going on?... more>>

Note: This oneshot won the grand prize at the 36th Daiwon Super Manhwa Contest. <<less

A girl sees stars in the people and things around her. Some are bigger and shine, others dull and dim like her own. She meets... more>> two boys from school one day who show her that all stars can shine brightly, if you see them the right way. <<less

A collection of oneshots.... more>>

1. Mountain Love

A girl, who is under stress to get into a medical school and one day, falls in love with her doctor.

2. Mermaid Is Singing

A boy, who tries to commit suicide (because of certain medical reasons) and a girl who tries to stop him.

3. Autumn Night's Dream

A girl helps an architect to realise his real dream.

4. Echo

A girl who knows the people who killed their class president is unable to express her own thoughts.

5. The Sleeping Time Paradox

Note: In 2000, it won the National Institute for Outstanding Comics Award. <<less

Who wants to be Princess when you've got the entirety of space to explore? Join Runna and her rag-tag crew as they wander through space in search the unknown, raising hell while encountering everything from the amazing to the surreal.... more>>

Winner of the 1999 Seiun Award for Best Comic. <<less

A sudden advent of an enigmatic creature pushes the world and our young heroine, Yuki, into the realm of the surreal.... more>>

Winner of the Grand Prix Award in Kodansha's AFTERNOON SHIKI. <<less

About a dream handler, and the decision he takes for the sake of his client.... more>>

This one shot has won 3rd spot of Daewon manwha contest, and thus the author has a high(er) chance of being employed by Issue magazine. <<less

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,... more>> he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. <<less

Winner of the 20th KADOKAWA Rookie Award.... more>>

After making a doll based upon the feelings of his younger brother who died early on, a weird occurrence happens. What exactly was this mysterious happening...? <<less

Works submission period for Silent Manga Audition first round: June 2012 - 31st March 2013.... more>>

Grand Prix:

1. Sky Sky by Prema-Ja (Thailand)

A silent story about a young girl and her very own way to cope with her old pet dog's death.

2. Excuse Me by Alex Irzaqi (Indonesia)

One day, a school girl finds a love letter in her desk. Unfortunately, she's still in the middle of a lesson, and her seat is in the front row. Will the girl find a way to escape the teacher's watchful eyes?

Semi-Grand Prix:

3. A Pure Love by dee Juusan (Jordan)

A semi-autobiographical story about a mangaka and her pet.

4. Beginning and Farewell by Vincent Lange (Germany)

5. Roach Story by Erwin Prasetya (Indonesia)

A dialogue-less story about a roach being in love with a girl and the boy she has a crush on.

Award of Excellence:

6. To Give by RED (Vietnam)

A dialogue-less story about a homeless man and a little girl.

7. A Better Tomorrow by Miyuli (Germany)

8. Heart by Ink-pop (Germany)

9. Postman by Marx Markuz (Thailand)

10.Together Forever by Eduard Balust (Spain)

11. Miaw Miaw by Olvyanda Ariesta (Indonesia)

Semi-Award of Excellence:

12. Konga Konga by Mikko Raassina (Finland)

13. Love Letter from a Shadow's Past by Lydia (Malysia)

A silent story about a girl and her shadowy secret admirer. A creature from the shadows stads mesmerized by the light in a girl's eyes...

14. Four Leaf Love by Deathdy (Indonesia)

15. Canggung by Bening (Indonesia)

Honourable Mention:

16. Meow Crunch by Melanie Shober (Austria)

17. Piece of Love by Alhamra (Indonesia)

18. Courage by Mimi N (Indonesia)

19. Sketches Book by Matto (Indonesia)

20. The Memory of Love by Arial (Italy)

21. The Flower of Happiness by Vanilla (Indonesia)

22. LIFELINE by MoMo Riddle (Italy)

23. A Manga Loveletter by Wopanda (Germany)

24. Tutor Love by theterm (Thailand)

25. Deja Vu by Le Mang Cuong (Vietnam)

26. 4 Years to Send, 2 Days to Receive by vinhnyu (France)

A dialogue-less story about an old classmate, an old flame and mailing an old letter. <<less

A one shot about Laila and Anastasia, who inspired each other through ballet.... more>>

Winner of the 2018 Niigata Manga Award & the 96th Tezuka Manga Award. <<less

Winner of the Outstanding New Author award in the 7th Chiba Tetsuya Awards and Fukumoto Nobuyuki's very first award is about a rowdy, alcoholic high... more>> schooler who finds love in a childhood friend. <<less

Little Lucy Snow was meant to be enjoying her first day at the nice elementary school in town; however a macabre twist of fate sees her enrolled instead at Miss Weaver's Academy for the Scientifically Gifted and Ethically Unfettered--also known as Hollow Fields. Located on the outskirts of Nullsville and run by the insidious Engineers, the grim boarding school dedicates itself to raising the next generation of mad scientists and evil geniuses! Classes include Live Taxidermy, Cross-Species Body-Part Transplantation and Killer Robot Construction, and for her own survival Lucy has to master them quickly...the student with the lowest grades at the end of each school week is sent to the old windmill for detention--and so... more>> far, no child has ever returned!

Rosca was one of four winners presented with Japan’s first ever "International Manga Award" for her work on Hollow Fields. <<less

From first-line models to scarecrow puppets,... more>>

In the prayer of the peasant children, the rice farmer god turned the scarecrow into a moving puppet.

But to be a real person you need to find something that scarecrows are missing,

The problem is! Scarecrows don't want to be human at all!

How on earth do farmers move stubborn scarecrows?! <<less

A collection of shorts by Byungjun Byun, artist of young sensible works on the life in the city, including "Princess Anna" and "Run, Bonggu". Many... more>> included shorts have received renowned awards from Korea and Japan. <<less

Youko has a protector in Shige-san. He has guided her, helped her, and always maintained a respectful propriety since she was a little girl. The difficulty is that Shige-san is a ghost, a poltergeist who only communicates with her by throwing small rocks to signal his disagreement or to show her what to do. But now that Youko is beginning to feel the first stirrings of young love, will Shige-san’s guidance help her find her true happiness?... more>>

Note: Won the Spring 2016 Four Seasons Award (Kodansha) in the one-shot manga category. <<less

A high school girl runs into her ex-boyfriend at a train station and the two reconnect.

A one-shot taking place after the destruction of the world by the Devil Moon. It's about a half-mage who works as the executioner of mages... more>> and a girl-mage who suddenly appears before him. <<less

Sabu is a mutant boy that uses his newly discovered inner powers to fight against a band of criminals and terrorist organizations.

Published by Kodansha in 2002 and awarded the prestigious Tezuka Cultural Prize, Fumiko Takano’s The Yellow Book is one of those rare works which you enjoy reading in order to feel the tender familiarity that arises between the protagonists and yourself. This collected volume was named after the longest of the four stories that it contains: a drama about an adolescent girl who falls in love with Roger Martin du Gard’s saga, Les Thibault. The remaining stories capture various fragments of everyday life with tenderness and humor. Through the kaleidoscope of its feminine views, The Yellow Book touches the readers heart by attending to what, in sum, makes up life—the little things of our every... more>> day.

Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2003. <<less

The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.... more>>

This series won the 1968 Shogakukan Manga Award. <<less

Nanao is obsessed with Sakai's hands...