Machiki eats out nearly every night and uses a dining buddy app so he doesn't have to eat alone. His partner for the evening is... more>> Amekawa, someone he vaguely knew in high school, and what was supposed to be a one-time thing turns into an everyday occurrence. Soon Machiki wonders just what these feelings he's starting to have are, but just what will happen when Amekawa reveals something he's been hiding? <<less

The hikikomori boy and the girl who wants to die want to escape from the rotten reality. This is a story about forbidden love.

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Gray Town – where all the buildings are gray, except for one single house, built who knows when - the Red House. <<less

A oneshot about a salaryman and his increasing stress.

A boy makes an innocuous wish on a shooting star, and the world ends.

A short story filled with the dark truths about adulthood and society. How would you face the reality when you know you are trapped in... more>> its cycle and routine? <<less

As the world faces impending destruction, two girls form a bond that will last forever.

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"I think about the same things every day. I hope for the same things every day. Perhaps I was born in the wrong dimension; I... more>> feel that this is my true world... Maybe the world I was first born in was fake. Because- take a look, this world is beautiful. Only in this world do I feel happy." <<less

A short story about a boy whose only friend is a robot.

Kouji's friend Kaoru is a quiet, anti-social guy who spends all his time on the web visiting weird gimmicky occult sites full of questionable information... more>> and advice. But when Kaoru begins skipping lectures at college and confines himself to the house -- claiming that he's due to die soon -- what will Kouji do? <<less

A boy who keeps visiting his girlfriend in the hospital.

A short autobiography by Kobayashi Makoto about his experience serializing 1, 2, no Sanshiro in Weekly Shounen Magazine from 1978 to 1983.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009. <<less

Hirano Yukito is at the end of his rope. He's decided to kill himself - all he needs is just one more little push. But things don't always go the way you think they will... ... more>>

Semi-finalist for Afternoon's Spring 2016 Four Seasons Award. <<less

After the sudden death of his wife and child, John Harding spirals into despair. Deprived of his motivation to live, his attempt at suicide is unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of a friend who wants him to coach the town's Little League team. Can John restore meaning to his life?... more>>

A bittersweet and meditative adaptation of the English language novel "The 12th Angel" by Og Mandino. <<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

Depressed by the rumor that his favorite Virtual YouTuber, "Yumeno Ami has recently passed away", Minauchi found out the rumor is nothing but just a... more>> mere rumor. Until he noticed on her long-awaited comeback stream, the Yumeno Ami that appeared was no longer the same person. Feeling betrayed that Ami left her fans without saying a word, Minauchi is determined to look for the truth. <<less

After the ending of his last true love, a white-collar worker experiences the excruicating sorrow of parting. Walking around the empty city aimlessly and now... more>> living a prosaic life, how will he be able to put back the broken pieces of his heart and love again? A philosophical and heartwarming story about an emotion called "love"... <<less

1-2) Mahoroba no Hibi... more>>

Taka is depressed over the loss of his cat, and his best friend Tetsu is at a loss as to what he can do to make things return to normal. Then he meets Hana, a ditzy but adorable "Denpa Onna"...

3) Mahoroba no Nagori

4) Kitan

He’s been meeting up with the boy annually for the last 7 years in an onsen his grandfather first brought him to. Will he finally confess the truth to the boy that he had been keeping secret of?

5-6) Hana no Ke <<less

Kaname likes playing her guitar and singing by the streets and can't believe her ears when a strange girl who's actually a music producer suddenly offers her a contract for a debut cd.... more>>

However she tells Kaname that her voice is completely worthless and that she'll have to debut within a band and just be the guitarist. Furthermore, the vocalist who will sing the songs in her place is an arrogant girl full of herself who immediately starts bullying her; however... <<less

After Yuuta and Shuu reconciled and the children returned home, new trouble is on its way. This time it involves the quiet second eldest brother, Akinobu, and the hot-blooded head of the house, Taiga.... more>>

Mainichi Seiten series:

Vol 1-2

Vol 3-4

Vol 5

Vol 6-7

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Vol 8 Isoganaide

Vol 9-10 <<less

Ayumi Sakamoto, a 24-year-old office worker. She is serious, quiet, and simple spends her days working. Just working, eating then sleeping, with nothing to do... more>> on her days off; nothing new, just those repeating days. However after a reunion with an old classmate, she makes a decision. A manga about a woman who doesn't have a single fun thing in her life. <<less

This is a tempestuous and heartbreaking love story about Ayuta, a rounin who aspires to attend an art university, who, in a jam-packed train, falls in love with Haruhi, a psychiatrist eight years his senior.... more>>

This is the manga adaptation of the Naoki Award-winning Murayama Yuka's bestseller. <<less

A story about a girl who tries her best to get into Heaven.