Uramichi is 31. Uramichi appears on children’s TV alongside two grown men dressed as forest creatures and a singing woman with a very short fuse.... more>> Uramichi leads little kids in exercises and answers their questions about life. But Uramichi’s life is pain. Uramichi just wants to be miserable in peace. But, in his words, “There are games that don’t end even after you forfeit. Like life, for example… ” <<less

The greatest labyrinth of the 20th century, a drama for working men and women in a town called a Kowloon walled city. Daily adult romance... more>> in a gentle dystopia, a new life gently. <<less

A spin-off of the Yuru Yuri series featuring Sakurako and her sisters.

Although she doesn't get along with people very well, Kanoko considers herself a perfect "observer". Her hobby is observing the students in her third year... more>> junior high class and keeping a journal of the classroom drama. But what will happen when Kanoko becomes involved with some of her classmates? <<less

Yukari is a girl who can see the deceased. Yuusaku is a boy who can hear any phenomena that has a voice. Through their encounters... more>> with the inhuman, they learn fear, sadness, and compassion; and grow as humans. <<less

They exist in the most unexpected places—be it within your eyes and ears, under the floor and roof of your house, or in the trees and flowers in your garden. They are everywhere, and yet nowhere, at the same time. Are they alive or not? Perhaps it is more apt to say they are beings who transcend the concept of life and death itself. They are mushi. ... more>>

Some wreak havoc in the lives of humans; others bring them deliverance from suffering. Mushi are neither good nor evil: for just like any other creature, they are merely striving to survive in this harsh, competitive world.

Ginko, a lone wanderer with a reclusive personality, offers help and guidance to those plagued by mushi. This is the tale of his travels and exploits in a wondrous world populated by these mysterious entities. <<less

The story follows mystery-solving college student Kunou Totonou. At the beginning of the story, the police bring him in for questioning on suspicion of murdering his classmate.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 12th and 13th Manga Taisho Award (2019-20), 65th Shogakukan Manga Award (2019), and 44th Kodansha Manga Award (2020). <<less

This is the story of Alpha Hasseno, an Alpha 7 M2 series robot. Left by her owner, she appears and acts fully human while running a small coffee shop named Cafe Alpha. It is a light-hearted story about the people Alpha comes into contact with behind the backdrop of a futuristic country-side in Japan. As we meet Alpha, she makes a shopping trip to Yokohama.... more>>

Note: Won the 2007 Seiun Award for Best Manga. <<less

A warrior ruled by chaos and darkness and killed his family in another world. One day, crazy about madness and revenge, he knows about the existence of Kelg's bar. There, the reborn (?) are searching for friends to subdue the Demon King day and night.... more>>

Urus immediately goes to the bar to be chosen as a rebirth, but he is imprinted with the mysterious word “R” and is recognized as a weak by an unknown summoning ceremony (Gacha) and touch the darkness of the world!!!

What is R, is it an unknown summoning ceremony, and what is the darkness of the world!? <<less

All things created in this world have their own purpose. For some, their true purpose can only be served in death. A person's treasured possession... more>> can have a soul and take the form of a human, but what if they were to be abandoned? A masterless Object Spirit can only wander the earth until eventually they too turn to dust in the wind... <<less

There is a Gothic-style mansion in a distant, rarely-visited part of Japan. There, the world's greatest surgeon, Naomitsu Madaraki, once lived but he hasn't come home in ages.... more>>

Instead, the professor's "daughter", Fran Madaraki, lives there with a large amount of her own ghoulish creations and her "younger sister" Veronica. She's a very unusual girl, what with the stitch patterns on her face and the giant bolts on either side of her head. Just as skilled at surgery as her father, and if you're willing to pay her price, she can do everything up to and including raising the dead. Fran believes that a life should be saved no matter the cost, and keep that in mind, since the results of her surgeries are rarely (if ever) pretty. <<less

Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with one of his classmates–his dreamy high school classmate, Hirose. But there's a... more>> problem: they haven't met yet. And Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin! <<less

Two boys, Mitsuhashi Takashi and Itou Shinji, meet each other at a salon. It turns out both boys are transferring to a new school and... more>> decide to take the opportunity to reinvent themselves. No longer will they be run of the mill high school students, they will become the biggest delinquents Japan has ever seen! <<less

Ryo Saeba is a "sweeper" in the city of Tokyo. His works as a trouble shooter, cleaning the streets of vermin, and helping out desperate... more>> people. Sometimes he's a bodyguard, sometimes he's an assassin, whatever Ryo does he does it well. In fact his only flaw is his hormones - he loves the ladies and sometimes turns into an idiot when he's near them. Thankfully he's got people like his partner Kaori Makimura to keep him in check. <<less

The story follows the crazy misadventures of Kaizo Katsu, a former child prodigy turned weirdo after his female childhood friend, Umi, kicked him off a jungle gym in the playground, and he got a huge bump in the head. With this set up, Kaizo (believes he is a cyborg) and his classmates, Umi (will go revealing her dark side with every chapter), Suzu, and Chitan (an inferior being?), will treat in every chapter a different topic of life with the hilarious and interesting way of thinking of the author Kumeta. The attacks of different geniuses/weirdos will create a lot of funny situations.... more>>

Included is a story called Yuuryoubukken Chuukaishimasu (A Brooding, Gloomy Property) in Vol. 13: A young man moves from his hometown to Tokyo to attend university there and looks for cheap accommodation. He does indeed find something, but what is the non-monetary price for this? <<less

Ritsu inherited his sixth sense from his grandfather, along with a demon guardian named Blue Storm. Strange things just seem to happen around these two, and it's left to them to get to the bottom of all these mysterious events. Each story is independent but features recurring characters you'll come to know and appreciate as they, each in their own way, try to deal with things 'not of this world'.... more>>

Note: Won the Excellence Prize of manga section of Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006. Has sold over 5.5 million copies. <<less

When people die, they end up in the Ministry of Death, where they must fill out the necessary forms (the paperwork doesn't end at death!)... more>> to be able to ascend to heaven. Depending on the lives these people lived, their application may not be approved by the employees of the Ministry of Death, and they may be sentenced to hell instead! Follow the daily lives of the employees as they judge and assist the dead in the afterlife. <<less

In order to reconcile with her childhood friend, a very shy girl aims to befriend everyone in her class.

"Pregnancy" and "Childbirth". Do you see these as things that have nothing to do with you?... more>>

It's been 10 years since men are able to become pregnant and give birth. Hiyama Kentarou is an elite salaryman whose pregnancy caused him to experience firsthand the prejudice society holds towards "male pregnancy and childbirth".

He initially only decided to continue with his pregnancy as a mean to create a place where he can belong.

But as he continues in his actions, little by little, not only do the people around him but he himself begins to change. <<less

High school boys, be fools!... more>>

Follow the bizarre adventures of Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake at the all boys, Sanada North High School.

This is a high school slice of life comedy that will keep you laughing. <<less

The boy who sits next to Yokoi in class, Seki-kun, is always up to something at his desk. He manages to somehow play very elaborate games without attracting the teacher's attention. From dominoes, to shogi, to go, to mecha models, to playing with cats and more, he always has something new to do. Yokoi often finds herself getting reluctantly interested in his games, even though they always seem to end up getting HER in trouble!... more>>

The manga was nominated in the 5th Manga Taisho Awards. <<less

As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had... more>> the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he's far more than what he seems! <<less

Kakei Shirou, a lawyer whose hobby is cooking, lives with his lover Yabuki Kenji, a hairdresser. The story follows their daily lives, with the dishes... more>> that Kakei makes providing the backdrop against which the author explores the reality of being a gay couple in Japan. <<less

When a mysterious boy who always holds a black book in his hands sleeps he dreams grotesque things.

In the feudal era of Japan, Ogami Itto is the elite executioner for the Shogun until the ruthless Yagyu clan frames him in an attempt to gain the position. His name dishonored and his wife murdered, Itto and his infant son Daigoro wander Japan as an assassin for hire, named Lone Wolf and Cub. Ultimately, Ogami Itto strives for revenge against the Yagyu clan.... more>>

Note: Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2001. <<less