In recent years, Japan has become the shining light of Asia, with its noteworthy achievements in the fields of Science and Technology, Medicine and the like. ... more>>

But while there are a great number of rich and successful Japanese people, there are even more who're engaged in a furious struggle simply to earn their day-to-day living expenses -- all the while battling dangerous and money-consuming addictions such as gambling and alcoholism. What will these people do when they require the cash to feed the never-ending desires that are part and parcel of being human? How miserable and dangerous might their lives become if they fall into traps set by black market money-lenders to ensnare just such weak-willed individuals?

Note: Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 2011. And the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Social Impact Award in 2020. <<less

Xiao Qiu, who quietly guards humanity with his own strength, is misunderstood by everyone. Having experienced a depressed life and being reborn, he embarked on... more>> the path of becoming a bloodless and tearless monster. “Saving mankind, what does it have to do with humanity” <<less

I don’t want to work. Like at all. But I don’t have a choice. On earth where Humans, Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Dragons, and Alien immigrants... more>> live, it is an endless repetition of incidents. This is the story of a man that’s had to work in secrecy for 800 years because he’ll die if he doesn’t work. <<less

Rainier Cavalier is a handsome duke burdened with an enormous debt. Henrietta Cortez is a wealthy yet neglected heiress. When Rainier’s friend suggests that he... more>> “bride-kidnap” Henrietta as a means to relieve his financial woes, he does just that. However, he wasn’t expecting Henrietta to be so beautiful, nor was he expecting her to propose a marriage of convenience that would improve both their lives. Are these two merely business partners in this unusual arrangement? Or could deeper feelings blossom from a simple “marriage by capture?" <<less

If the city is an ecosystem, then the people living there would be the food chain. I, Jiang Ming, will get to the top of... more>> that chain. [From Leviatanscans] <<less

Katagiri Yuichi believes that friends are more important than money, but he also knows the hardships of not having enough funds. He works hard to save up in order to go on the high school trip, because he has promised his four best friends that they will all go together. However, after the class's money is all collected, it is stolen! Suspicion falls on two of Yuichi's friends, Sawaragi Shiho and Shibe Makoto.... more>>

Soon afterward, the five of them are kidnapped, and wake up in a strange room with a character from a short-lived anime. Apparently, one of them has entered them into a "friendship game" in order to take care of their massive debt. But who was it, and why did they have such a debt? Could they have stolen the money from class to pay for entry into the game? Katagiri and his best friends will have to succeed in psychological games that will test or destroy their faith in one another. <<less

That's right, let's become a monk! ... more>>

Not knowing what to do with his worldly desires, Akagami Akemitsu aims to live a stoic life. However, the thick karmic blood flowing from him will not permit it! <<less

The story centers around a quiet high-school girl who ends up inheriting a minor entertainment talent agency. To pay off her newly obtained debts, she... more>> sets out to discover new talent and stars on the rise. <<less

A hero with a production skill?? Akina Shoji, a salary slave, had a dream to open his own business. However, when he almost made his... more>> dream come true, he was summoned into another world with a “Cultivation” skill… <<less

Gem Makina, a senior student in the light of the day, is actually an illegal maker of love potions when hid under the veil of obscurity. One day, she discovers an unnamed book in the forbidden section of the library. As Gem experiments with a recipe for a "genuine" love potion, it turns out that what she created was not a love potion, but a fairy of love!... more>>

"The love potion is an interconnected string of chains in the galaxy, people always tend to have a suitable match for themselves."

A year later, Gem Makina, who has become a well known matchmaker and pharmacist in the royal palace, is commissioned by the King of Eurare to find a suitable match for the youngest prince, Capere. But there's a big problem with this handsome man. It's even more serious than being weak, fickle, and cheap.

"Well, he's strange"

"Anyone would say that he's strange"

"Not that. There's no thread of fate."

"----what?" <<less

An accident gave Ye Han an amazing perspective ability. Since then, his life has become rich and colorful, pioneering the strongest business empire, dominating the... more>> world of gambling, rejuvenating with one-handed medical skills, and becoming a master of medical ethics. Sitting on billions of fortunes, Loli, Yujie, Jinghua, and the goddess rushed towards him. As a man, but also a limited edition man, Ye Han was under great pressure and had to explore with several grave robbers. <<less

The actor Ye Changshi unfortunately discovered the late stage of gastric cancer at the peak of his career, but he did not expect to travel... more>> to another world's young self, and accidentally "airborne" into the bathtub of the Great God Jiling... <<less

The 1980's was an unusual decade. The price of land skyrocketed, and the value of money went well above the norm. The numbers that defined the world all spun out of control, launching one of the largest bubble economies Japan had ever seen.... more>>

For Mahjong, as well, it was an age that saw high stakes games on a scale unlike any age before it. And in this age, a man some call "Kai" lives as a "Mukoubuchi", what true, lone-wolf gamblers are called. <<less

Tamako, who has lead a sheltered life all her life, wants to attend a university in Tokyo to follow her boyfriend there but is opposed... more>> by her grandfather. So she plans a fake engagement with Noriyuki in exchange for her grandfather’s financial support to his family’s shop while both he and she gets to study in Tokyo. <<less

Who says that breeding cannot make a fortune? Fish farming, shrimp farming, salvaging a sunken ship, and the bubble star supermodel. ... more>>

This is the story of fisherman Xiao Peng who became the richest man in the world with a small fish farm. <<less

Izumi Yukihara, high school second year. His life is completely average—until a series of unfortunate events turn his life upside down. As if losing his... more>> parents weren't enough, he's saddled with their massive debt and forced to relocate to a new residence. On the bright side, the owners of his new residence offer him a chance to repay his debt…by serving cats?! <<less

That place is a den of sin in which money and lives are bet. Ai, a faint-hearted and quiet girl sunk in debt at the... more>> brothel Maidens, meets a formerly wealthy girl, Mei. If you lose the bet, it costs you your virginity? Set in a combined casino-brothel, the sexy but cute Mei will end up doing it tonight as well. <<less

The sweet story of a tsundere ojou-sama and a butler in debt living together starts here!

Lin Chaoyang has the worst luck because she transmigrated only to end up in the body of a demon. On top of that, the demon... more>> just finished having sex with a man. The worst part was this man was exceedingly cruel and out to kill her! Lin Chaoyang was forced to endure the pain and escape for her life. But… What the hell was going on with this demon’s huge outstanding debt? Adapted from the novel “How Can I Get Rid of My Romantic Debt” <<less

When Kazura Enomoto’s grandfather dies, he leaves her to the son of a rich family, Mizuki Magahara, as payment for his debts. After she goes... more>> to live with him, Kazura learns that she’s not going to be working off the debts as a servant—she’s going to be Mizuki’s fiancée! Unless Kazura can repay her debt, she’s got no choice but to learn to live with her new lot in life. But no sooner has Kazura begun to adjust to living with Mizuki and going to his snotty rich school than the dark secret of the Magahara family comes to light. The head of the family has the unique power to bring back the souls of the dead—and right now the head of the family is Mizuki! <<less

For the past three years Kijin Lee has lived as a secretary to Director Jinheon Joo of Xitec Trading with little to no personality or will of her own - even a haircut required his permission. With sales at Xitec Group plummeting, she’s been transferred to assist the CEO, who happens to be the cousin of Director Joo. Her first day is cut short after an intoxicated Kanghyun Joo – dressed in sweatpants and sneakers – throws a drink at her. Her job depends on her ability to help him and Xitec Group, but this unruly CEO may prove to be her greatest challenge yet.... more>>

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Lydie visits Jonah’s office, when her father’s business is about to go under, to ask him to pay back the money her father lent him.... more>> She is about to meet her first love in this awkward manner. Suppressing the hesitation, she explains the situation. He then hands her a check. However, she learns that the money she thought he had owed her father was already returned. Now that she’s the one who owes him money, she signs a contract with him to agree to do anything he demands. Lydie has no means to resist his demands, even if that means marriage. <<less

One day, an ordinary college student, Choi Yoo-jeong, finds herself into debt to a cafe named 'Delicious Blood' because of an accident.... more>>

A huge debt of 100 million won.

Daniel, the owner of the cafe, tells Choi Yoo-jung to pay off her debt by working part-time at his cafe.

Choi Yoo-jung eventually starts working, however, Daniel, the handsome boss, doesn't wish to let her go.

And slowly Daniel becomes close to Choi Yoo-jung because to him, she smells sweet. What exactly is Daniel’s identity? And what will happen to Choi Yoo Jung’s future? <<less

Wendy is a reclusive florist who doesn’t believe in love. That is until he came in, ready to destroy the walls caging her heart.

Eun-Yo Song has beauty and popularity; everything a girl could want! All the boys declare their love for her, except the one she really wants... more>> - heartthrob Chan-Gyeong. After a chance encounter with pop-singer Nan Lee, Eun-Yo hatches a scheme to become a star herself, and win over her dream boy. But little does she know that Nan's the one pulling her strings... and she's about to fall into his trap! <<less