In my real life, I was happy simping and fawning over Abel Louvremont, the main character of my favorite book ‘Persona.’ But after a fateful... more>> car accident, I woke up in ‘Persona,’ but when Abel is still a precious child. Now, as Aisha Heathcliff, I can simp the adorable Abel up close, squee!! I’ll do anything I can to make sure he gets what he needs! And, somehow, that means I’m engaged to... his dad?! <<less

After downing one too many glasses of wine one night, Songha wakes up inside the world of her favorite novel as Empress Yulia. But being given the reins to an empire isn’t as exciting as it seems—the tyrannical Yulia will soon meet a bloody fate at the hands of the captain of her personal guards, Justo. Songha must think of a way to reverse the events that lead up to the coup d'état, which will take place in just three days. ... more>>

She chooses to use warmth and benevolence to reach out to a group of loyal subjects Yulia exiled, but will her strategy be enough to win back the people’s trust? Or will the empress’s sudden change in behavior raise even more suspicion among the rebels? <<less

Even though Ji Jiri is the most powerful person in the world, he lives to be the weakest.... more>>

His mother, carrying the strongest power, and his father, from a gangster family, that’s where Jiri was born. Ever since he was a newborn he showed his Herculean strength demolishing his own house, furniture, and even his dad(?).

In order to let him live a normal life, his parents brainwashed him.

“You are the worst to ever walk on earth.”

“Never get close to anyone.”

This is the story of Ji Jiri’s personal growth and overcoming of traumas, the strongest man on earth. <<less

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.... more>>

Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the category "Best General Manga" in 2001. Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2008. Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material at the Eisner Awards in 2011 and 2013. <<less

High-school girl Yuri suddenly finds herself on the rooftop of a high-rise building. She's trapped in a bizarre world surrounded by skyscrapers, where a masked... more>> man cracked open a man's head with an axe before her eyes. Finding a way to survive this bizarre world, find her beloved brother, and escape becomes her top priority, but she is beset by danger not just from the mysterious Masks, which possess both inhuman strength and cruelty, but other survivors turned cruel or desparate by the insanity of the high-rise world. <<less

I just want to tell him how I feel! Mina has been planning on telling Yeomyung she likes him. But every time she goes to... more>> confess, something foils her plans. It turns out Yeomyung and Youngwoong, her best friend, were actually plotting to kill her. But why?! <<less

A national prosperity law has been passed in a dystopian nation resulting in citizens between the ages of 18-24 being randomly selected to die for the good of the nation. These citizens are given 24-hour notification of their impending death. These notifications are known as "ikigami"—the ostensible reason for this system being to help demonstrate the value of life.... more>>

Note: Was nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2009. Adapted to a (Japanese) live-action movie in 2008. <<less

Several thousands of years from now, there exists the Joker Galaxy of five Star Systems, where a long, long war is being fought. The god of light, Amaterasu, is trying to unite the galaxy under his rule. The fighting stands between giant mecha called Mortar Headds, their pilots, the Headdliners, trained since birth for their task, and the female humanlike computers called Fatimas, necessary for controlling the MH. Many are the lives and destinies found throughout the more than thousand year long era of war, although Amaterasu seems to live through it all.... more>>

Note: To honor its 25th anniversary, the series was reprinted under Five Star Monogatari Reboot.

Toyspress, a company co-founded by the author, published the English translation. To date, 26 Volumes of the English version have been produced, covering Vol. 1-10. The future translation remains uncertain. <<less

Kiryuin Hanao is the idol of her school and her childhood friend Takezou Watanabe is always by her side, helping her throughout her activities. But... more>> when she suddenly becomes a giantess, she is forced to return to her old ways in order to protect the city and her friends. However, it soon becomes apparent that Kiryuin is not the only girl to be afflicted with a sudden change in stature... <<less

A graveyard in contemporary Israel has an unlikely visitor. The elderly gentleman from Japan, a former news correspondent, lays a bouquet of flowers at the tomb of one Adolf Kamil. For he remembers the tale of three Adolfs: Kamil, a Jew who grew up in Kobe, Japan, the son of a baker; Kaufmann, only child of a German consul stationed at that port city and his Japanese wife; and the Fuhrer with whom the Far Eastern nation made common cause.... more>>

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

Reiji Takahashi is a secret agent of the Interior Ministry who found a little girl during a mission. The girl Nina was trained by the... more>> mafia to be a cold-blooded killing machine. Now Reiji has been ordered to watch over Nina, and he better watch his back, too, because Nina is still out to get him! A hard-boiled child-care comedy remake from a popular SNS work. <<less

Nanase Takeshi is a normal high-school student with a slightly traumatic past. You could say he's hard-working but in reality, he really cares about what... more>> others think about him. For some reason, he is going out with his childhood friend, Isoshima Kurumi, but otherwise, he's a pretty normal guy. One day, however, he sees a girl wearing a uniform he had never seen before, who had collapsed on his school grounds. She is Aiba Mui and her appearance marks the beginning to a series of weird incidents. She once said, "to be honest, I'm a magic user and sorry. I turned you into one too." <<less

A story about a boy who meets a girl and the hilarious wtf logic that ensues:... more>>

A girl exposes her body underneath her torn clothes to an unknown boy. Unbelievably, the boy manages to convince the girl that it's necessity for them to have sex because she's the source of his sudden arousal. <<less

Brainwashing is now a popular activity in corporate circles. Contracted by large companies, professional Washers hack into the brains of new employees and instil loyalty and drive.... more>>

This surge of brainwashing soon gives rise to Deprogrammers: elite Washers who are capable of not only undoing brainwashing but also breaking down the human mind. But as the Washers begin to fear the Deprogrammers and seek to control them, a fierce struggle breaks out...

It's in this world of mind games, trickery, and deceit, that a man is found unconscious by the side of the road, his mind crashed by Washers. Who is this man, who crashed him, and why? Reality and mindscape blur as the answers slowly come to light. <<less

The story tells about Hiroshi Shiba, a car racer who is mortally wounded on a laboratory accident, but restored to life by his father, Professor... more>> Shiba, a talented scientist/archeologist, who is incidentally investigating the relics of the ancient Yamatai Kingdom. The professor discovers a tiny bronze bell with sorcerous powers, and shortly afterwards he is murdered by the henchmen of Queen Himika, the ruler of the Yamatai (sometimes translated as Jamatai) Kingdom, who wants to seize the ancient bell and its power. <<less

In an age of chaos, the four governing spirits of wind, water, fire, and earth reigned. There were those who could harness that power to cast spells, and there were a few who were blessed with the ability to hear the spirits’ voices, and those people were endowed with the ability to control the “Darkness Rage”, “Luciffis”...... more>>

Twins, Rudius and Mattie, are on the run, trying to escape the Spell-Caster Monks, who are trying to capture them to take the Luciffis. When the two are separated, Mattie turns to a fortune teller named Kishiru Mishuru to enlist her help in locating her missing brother, and that’s where the story begins... <<less

Even after one month of transferring to a new school, Natsuki keeps her distance from her classmates. Her childhood friend Haruka always tries to push... more>> her to be more sociable, but Natsuki just pushes her away. One day, while Natsuki was skipping class and eating lunch on the school balcony, a slime-like substance drops right on top of her. The slime slowly forms itself into... a human girl? An odd relationship between Natsuki and her new alien(?) sister Aoi begins. <<less

Being a hitman for the government is never easy. And then the girl you like turns out to be...!

Welcome to the future, in S.E. 156. Thirty years before our story begins, an ace space pilot by the name of M2 Rimstein was put into an experimental cold sleep until such time as he would be needed.... more>>

That time is now. He is unfrozen and put in command of the Dance Mania unit of three superb pilots, though two are rookies: Stellasta von Argyll, Malloy Chihaya, and Cloud Neelsen. Accelerated training commences, and new ships and gadgets are brought out so that they will have victory over their enemy.

Unfortunately, things go awry fairly soon when M2 is captured and brain-washed by a planet which sends him out to fight for the enemy. Malloy at first refuses to fight his commander, and then does so with the conviction that he can bring him home to the Great Carrier.

Bringing him home may be easy, but regaining his mind? <<less

A girl who calls herself a demon appeared before a timid student named Fumio Kijima. The girl claims to be a campaign girl from the demon world and she gives him the ability to “summon a room” from nothing but thin air.... more>>

At first he doesn’t abuse his power and uses it as a convenient ability in his every day life. But one day he is bullied by his classmates under a false pretext and is made to suffer. In the past he would have wallowed in misery and cried himself to sleep, but now he had a power to call upon.

“I will make them regret it!”

Using his powers to summon his “room”, he begins his era of confinement and brainwashing to achieve his goals. <<less

I transmigrated into a novel and became the villainess, Serina who comes from the noble Ducal Melford family. As a well-to-do character, I tried to mind my own business, but the story had other ideas. A self-proclaimed mother brought back a boy – the duke’s heir and a genius wizard -intent on brainwashing and blackening him. ... more>>

The contents of brainwashing are two things:

1. Obey our family.

2. And fall in love with Serina.

Thanks to that, the brainwashed twisted yandere is obsessed with me… I can’t do this. I have to undo the twisted character’s brainwashing! By the way, what’s this situation?

“Now that the brainwashing is gone, I’ll do as I please. So Serina, please, let’s do our best.”

I’ve solved his brainwashing… but why does he seem even crazier than before— Did I make a mistake? <<less

Duke Kahel Luave, the unlucky duke, who cannot keep one servant by his side because of the devilish nature that charms men and women of... more>> all ages, meets Lena, a maid with a rare constitution where devilish charms don’t work. If the devilish energy emanating from him was a scent, now this room would be filled with a dizzyingly strong scent. However, there were no other positive emotions in Lena’s eyes except worry and fear. Kahel decided to take another approach. His appearance was also so seductive that it was rumored to be the best in the kingdom, so no matter how much he suppressed his devilish nature, he could not stop people from falling for him. Recalling that troublesome past, Kahel gave Lena a strange smile. This kind of service was not given to anyone. But……. “Sa, save me, please… … .” Lena, who was barely holding back her tears, began to cry and beg for her life. It was the moment when the law of ‘even the gods will fall in love’ on his smile faded away. ‘It’s not normal. As expected, it’s suspicious.’ <<less