The year is 20XX, state of the world affairs is changing at a dizzying pace. This is particularly clear in the growing military strength of countries neighboring Japan.... more>>

In response to a near-skirmish with China over the much-disputed Senkaku Islands, Japan launched the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Ibuki", equipped with the latest stealth aircrafts and formed a new fleet...

Captained by an Air Self-Defense Force, Ryota Akitsu, will he able to sort out inter-service differences? And amidst this rising tension, what will be Japan's next move?

From the award-winning author of "Zipang", "A Spirit of the Sun" Kaiji Kawaguchi, comes a thrilling modern geopolitical dramas of the Far East Asia.

•Winner of the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award 2017, 'Best General Manga'•

Note: It can be assumed that the story take places in 2014, the year of the series initial release. As mentioned in the manga; "60 years since the establishment of JSDF" (1954). <<less

Years after the country defeat and occupation period, Japan is still recovering. Although they are on the road back to mass industrialization and prosperity, strong handed economic and political policies have turned many areas into dilapidated slums. Anarchists and anti-government student protesters have taken up arms, stirring up violent social revolution riots. In order to combat this growing threat, the Japanese government has nationalized a division of the police, creating the Capital Police Organization (CAPO). The CAPO consists of hard-trained panzer troopers carrying heavy firearms and wearing special armor suits called Protect Gear, this specialized unit is feared by anti-government groups, criminals and civilians alike.... more>>

Note: Loosely adapted into the anime movie Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade in 1999 which is also written by Mamoru Oshii. <<less

Volume 1: Crest of the Stars (Seikai no Monshou)... more>>

Volume 2: Banner of the Stars (Seikai no Senki)

Volume 3: Banner of the Stars II (Seikai no Senki II)

After his home world was taken over by Abh - a space-faring race that rules over half of humankind - a boy named Jinto becomes a member of Abh nobility, and enrolls in their military school.

After asking a young Abh girl who was sent to pick him up for her name, he later discovers that she is one of the potential heirs for the whole Abh empire.

Will their friendship survive that discovery, and start of a war that will engulf whole galaxy? <<less

His Majesty comes close so handsome that flushed queen pushes him reflexively and falls with him together into the pool. Then they swap their bodies. The way to swap back is unknown. The most important thing is that the emperor is quite angry now!! Before every comes to normal, emperor has to deal with his mean imperial concubines that he never knows and the queen has to mediate between those ministeries...... more>>

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Despite the Kingdom of Blenheim having a woman on the throne, it is a nation made for men. Women are restricted in what they can... more>> do, and those who think differently are reminded of their place. But now comes four ambitious girls with their sights set not only on the crown, but also on a revolution! Whose eccentric vision will shape the fate of this great kingdom? <<less

Two sisters wants the right to inherit the kingdom.

In a different world than the one we live in, a world where Japan is the lone superpower of the world, there is a wildly popular game show called the National Quiz. Every night, people dreaming of riches, fame, vengeance, and happiness compete on the show, for the chance to be granted a wish, any wish they have: the National Quiz has the power to make your wildest dreams come true. It also has the ability, if you lose, to make your life a living hell.... more>>

This is the story of K-i K-ichi (aka prisoner KK47331), a former actor-turned losing National Quiz contestant-turned wildly popular host of the show, and the people and events surrounding him. <<less

It's 217 AD, several decades after the end of the "Pax Romana," and the Roman Empire is still the most powerful empire in the world.... more>> However, between corruption in the government, increasing attacks from savage hordes, and continuing resource-draining foreign campaigns, the power of Rome is on the decline. With the recent assassination of the emperor Caracalla, many things are about to change... <<less

A right-wing nationalist series. Follows the main character, a middle school girl, who encounters an anti-Korean demonstration and discovers the truth that the mainstream media... more>> is hiding. The anti-Korean demonstration Tomita depicts are similar to those organized by Zaitokukai in reality, and many counter-demonstrators who protest them are also said to be based on real anti-fascist activists. <<less

Commissioned as part of a 2014 government anti-drug program. Specifically, on synthetic marijuana.

Afghanistan is a young girl who works hard to eat every day, yet has bad luck and is frequently bullied by others. As she learns... more>> to stand up for herself, she begins to make new friends from other nations. <<less

A Military “Thought” Police is helped from a fall by a Communist Party member. Unbeknownst of the man’s political stance, he promises to repay him,... more>> but as “a man of strong principles,” how will he keep his promise… <<less

Kobayashi Yoshinori's political manga, detailing his unique perspective on a variety of contentious issues of modern Japanese society.

The year is 2029, and Hibino is an ex-police officer who now makes a living running errands for the leader of what appears to be... more>> a high-end gang. But how do a civil uprising in Niger, the attack on a radical military figure in Japan, and a bone-marrow thief tastelessly dubbed "The Vampire" connect Hibino to the mysterious white-haired boy who is forever confined to an enormous library reading through scores of books? <<less

With the (non-accidental) death of Claudius, the emperor of Rome, his emotionally and psychologically unstable adopted son Nero takes the throne. A historically based Roman... more>> adventure, full of political intrigue, murder, rebellion, incest, and all the things a boy wants! <<less

As the title suggests, this is a manga centering on Date Masamune, an infamous legend that stands above countless others in the fantastic era of... more>> Feudal Japan. The focus of the work is Masamune’s struggles with his responsibilities along with his great feats as a warlord. <<less

In 1800s Japan, after the arrival of the "black ships," a group of young "Roushi" (lordless samurai) answer a call to Kyoto to protect the... more>> shogunate. But when they arrive, they find that the political situation, and their role in it, is far more complicated than they first imagined. <<less

Centers around a platoon of the Earth Federation Forces set on the earth at the end of the One Year War.

The life of a woman who has become a hostess to support her younger sister is sacrificed by the corrupted and unethical power. When Siwoo has realized her sister's identity, begins to suspect about the strange circumstances of her death. ... more>>

This work (私の夜はあなたの昼より美しい, Watashi no Yoru wa Anata no Hiru yori Utsukushii) was first acclaimed by Japanese readers in 2011 when its short story version was published by Shueisha in the Japanese cartoon magazine Grand Jump. After the series became a big hit in Japan, it also introduced to Korean people the next year (2012) as a more substantial genre-based series. <<less

Berta’s marriage was suddenly arranged, she will become the second consort of the King. The current royal family values lineage above all else, with several generations of consanguineous marriages, to preserve its “purity.” The politics of the Kingdom, following the idea of the pureblood noblemen’s superiority, caused national power to decline. To retain the power of the Kingdom, the Royal Family decided to take a desperate measure, a marriage with a woman from the ethnic group to which belongs the majority of the population. The bitterness of this act… Those who were previously considered a subjugated group of people living on the frontiers.... more>>

The chosen bride is Berta, the first daughter of the current lord of Kasha, the largest estate on the frontier and also a powerful faction. The marriage life started in hard mode, a husband that doesn’t love her, a Queen that hates her, however, she still is forced to fulfil her role duties. Berta has decided to endure the hardship, that was already expected by her, and wait for the day when there’s no more need of her in the palace, and she can return home. However, Berta’s initial plans are ruined by an unexpected situation. After passing three nights with the King, as the royal rules dictated for a newlywed bride, Berta got pregnant with His Majesty’s child!! <<less

Hortensia Saga is set in the kingdom of Hortensia, a nation that has known peace for some 700 hundred years as a result of being... more>> protected from invasion by the tributary states of Olivier and Camellia. However, on the fifth day of the 12th month in the year 767 of the King's Calendar, Camellia erupts into violent rebellion and monstrous demons appear, and the kingdom of Hortensia is plunged into a whirlpool of war. The story follows a group of young knights whose fates are caught up in the tragic conflict. <<less

Eighteen-year-old Mutou Kunimitsu sees how political injustice is committed all the time and that the government is profiting from the poor and labor class. So, he decides to change all of Japan. Here starts the legend of the man later known as the "Japanese Don."... more>>

Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2003. <<less

A manga adaption of Adolf Hitler’s book which combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology pamphlet, first published in 1924.... more>>

"Mein Kampf" is the latest publication in a collection of historical comic books called "Manga de Dokuha" ("Learn with manga") edited by the publishing firm East Press. The collection already includes manga versions of Karl Marx’s "Capital" and Tolstoy’s "War and Peace". <<less

The blade arts of the "Devil" tasked with stiking down evils threatening a peaceful Edo! Heizou Hasegawa, upholding the role of chief officer protecting against... more>> crime and arson! In 1783, the heart of the Tenmei era, Hasegawa held the office of chief director of the department charged with sustaining safety in the region, suppressing the most vile of thieves and criminals, an individual largely feared, renowned as Devil Heizou... <<less

From Wiki: Sensoron is a controversial series of manga written by right-wing Japanese manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi.... more>>

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