Aizawa Kakeru is an energetic and dedicated eighth grader who serves as the manager for his school’s football team. Though he was well known for... more>> being a talented player the previous year, an accident during one of his games caused Kakeru to vow never to play competitively again. Still passionate about the sport, Kakeru dreams of one day becoming a professional football trainer so that he can work alongside his older brother Suguru, the ace of the school team who has represented Japan in international competition. <<less

Tang Yoo Sung, a junior warrior with no talent or low level of training, died on the battlefield.... more>>

But when he opened his eyes and thought what kind of underworld it was! He returned to his childhood past to change the future!

The moment of death, the greatest moment of life you find! [Welcome to Murim Online, a world that rises as much as you perform your mission and strive.] [Would you like to log in now?] [Yes/No] Click. [complete. Then have a good time.] No more envy of gold spoons! Because this life has a definite price for hard work! Infinite Mission! Infinite level up! Muri soil spoon's endless effort! <<less

Takafumi's uncle was in coma for 17 years after being hit by truck. He awakens one day and claims to Takafumi that he was in... more>> another world all this time and has even learned to use magic! <<less

A scholar who failed the national exams is picked up by a martial arts master and given the task to record his life into a... more>> book. Through their journey, Son Bin meets many great people and soon finds himself following the same path as the master, as the Martial Arts King. <<less

In a town with no baseball team, young Bungo spends his days throwing the ball he received as a gift against a wall until Yukio... more>> Noda, Japan’s representative youth baseball player, appears before him and an unexpected showdown ensues! After a chance meeting in middle school, these two enroll in Shizuo Senior where they struggle to make it to Koshien with everything they have. <<less

Daigo was born as the son of Goro, a father who is too great. What path will Daigo, who is burdened with great expectations, take... more>> in baseball? <<less

Five hundred years ago, Rudolf von Goldenbaum united the disparate governments of humankind and established a mighty human empire, a tribute to his own greatness... more>> that stretched across the galaxy. Demanding loyalty and discipline, Rudolf created an order designed to long outlast his own rule; but all human works fade in time. Today, the decaying empire faces the threat of the Free Planets Alliance, and military leaders on both sides jockey for power in the face of a seemingly inevitable conflict. On the side of the empire, the young general Reinhard von Lohengramm sees war as opportunity, and the empire as soft clay ready for his own sculpting. On the side of the alliance, would-be historian Yang Wen-li would like nothing better than to live out his days in peace - but times of war have little use for men who waste their days studying the mistakes of the past. Circumstances will make heroes and villains of both these men, as they write new history one blood-splattered page at a time. <<less

Ensign Reccoa Londe has provided the AEUG with information regarding possible mobile suit development at the civilian colonies of Green Noa. Lieutenant Quattro (Char Aznable)... more>> with his wingmen Lieutenant JGs Apolly (Andy) and Roberto (Ricardo) head to the colony to investigate. On Green Noa 1, Kamille Bidan is rushing to the spaceport where the Temptation, a ship a former One Year War ace is on, is docking. He’s hoping to get an autograph from the famed Captain Bright Noa. As Bright explains that he’s on duty, Jerid and company interrupt the two. Jerid smacktalks Bright for receiving a two rank demotion upon refusing to join the Titans and grabs Kamille’s photo saying he should sign it as an elite member of the Federation. The two get into a scuffle and Kamille is hauled off for questioning. Matosh questions Kamille about being an AEUG insider but just then he’s freed after his story checks out. Just as the handcuffs come off, the Gundam MK-II crashes into the building. <<less

Japan is hit by a series of monumental natural disasters that leave the country fragmented and its people devastated. Follow the lives of its citizens as they deal with massive emigration to refugee camps on the Asian mainland and try to solve the political task of rebuilding their nation.... more>>

A Spirit of the Sun is also a retelling and melding of two well-known stories in Japan. The setting is directly lifted from the early '70s disaster science-fiction book and movie "Nippon Chinbotsu," (Japan Sinks) while many of the characters are allegorical to the key players in the Eastern classic "Sangokushi" (The Three Kingdoms). Sangokushi aficionados may discover greater entertainment by watching the characters in A Spirit of the Sun closely to spot these resemblances.

From Kaiji Kawaguchi, the author of Silent Service, Eagle and Zipang (as well as the artist for Confession).

A Spirit of The Sun received the 2006 Shogakukan Manga Award for the seinen/general category along with by Masasumi Kakizaki and George Abe. <<less

Lee Ji-hyun, was lost in a snowstorm and rescued. But it was not Korea, no matter how you look at it! The most elite military... more>> group, the Nio Mercenaries, led by the strongest warrior Valdemar, saved Ji-hyun?! Ji-hyun decides to sell them her abilities to survive. "Don't you need one management mentor?" Indeed, Ji-hyun can find a way to save the Nio mercenaries and return home safely? <<less

“You good-for-nothing bastard. You are the son of a Sword Saint, yet you dare pull such a defective Class!?”... more>>

During the〈Divine Blessing Ceremony〉of the 15-year-old Elma who came from a lineage of Sword Saints, he had manifested a commonly deemed defective class known as the Heavy Knight. He had been deprived of his position as the next head of the Edvan Household and was then exiled. The Heavy Knight class had an unbalanced status and useless skills, to top it off, it was even said to be a class cowardly and indolent people have.

But, Elma knew better—that this world was the world of the game he had used to play before—and that the Heavy Knight class was the strongest class to exist. Elma made full use of the knowledge he had in his previous life and began his efficient walkthrough of the world he was reincarnated into. <<less

Seiichi Osabe is just a normal if not insular 14-year-old boy with a beautiful, loving mother and a hardworking father. The bond between him and his mother is iron-clad, but when an accident involving his cousin sows the seeds of doubt in his head, Seiichi begins to question whether his mother's doting nature is normal, or something more sinister and abnormal. Where do you draw the line between motherly love and unhealthy adoration? And how can you tell where that line is when your mother's love is all you've ever known?... more>>

(Source: Anime-Planet) <<less

High school girl Akari mourns the loss of her mother who died when she shielded Akari from an oncoming truck a year ago. She discovers... more>> an adventure game her mother had gotten for her birthday some time ago, but never had a chance to finish. Suddenly, she is summoned to be the mother of the Demon Lord's 10 children in another world... <<less

Life’s not easy for a child of Heaven and Hell! Given a second chance to live, Jo Ara was happy to trade her dire past for a world of fantasy and magic. The only catch is she was reborn as Irene Neros Parjunel, the beloved newborn child of the southern demon king! ... more>>

With the god of the underworld and her deceased mother watching over her, she sets out to discover her place in this world. Throw in a snarky angel godmother and a stubborn demon godfather, and it's the perfect setting for mischief and chaos! Will Irene succeed in helping her father battle the threats that plague him? And after making plenty of friends along the way, can she finally experience true love, too? <<less

"Classes" are given at the age of 10, and the presence or absence of "skills" greatly affect life. Arel, the son of "Sword Princess" Fara... more>> and "Magic King" Leon, has been branded as "Classless"... But even without a job or skills, Arel believes he can persevere through effort. <<less

Maruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with the way things are and lacks exercise. His mother gives him a flyer for the local Tennis Club and he decides to check it out. He's instantly captivated by it. With no prior experience and poor physical conditioning, join Ei-Chan as he embarks on a tennis journey using his smarts, dedication and work ethic.... more>>

Note: Won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the Best Shōnen Manga category in 2014. <<less

A young man suddenly awakens in the middle of an open field, with only his lame pajamas as company.... more>>

Apparently he was summoned as a "Sorcerer King of Destruction" to destroy the world. What the hell?!

But nothing's going to happen by staying depressed, so why not make a golem with earth magic! And then...?

Exploring another world with the strongest inhuman partner! <<less

Two boys met on a stormy night: Tsukushi, a boy with no special traits at all, and Jin, a soccer genius. On that night, Jin drags Tsukushi into the world of high-school soccer.... more>>

It was nominated for Best Shōnen Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.

The series was number twelve in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.

Won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2016. <<less

Takamiya Honoka, is a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school's #1 beauty. They have never crossed words before, and even a small interaction between them results in her fan club beating him. Yet when a falling part of the school's building is about to send him to the afterlife, it was her that came to his rescue. Except, she was dressed as a witch, using a princess carry to hold him in her arms as she floated on a broom. She continues to protect him using her fire magic until the attempt on his life ends. She tells him it is her mission to... more>> protect him, and that now she can finally protect him openly (she used different means to protect him "undercover").

Why was Takamiya attacked, who asked Kagari to protect him, why does she refer to him as "my princess" and what is her fan club going to do to him now that she will be close to him openly? <<less

If you're born in Japan and you play football, you'll eventually want to wear the national team uniform! It's the same for everyone! Ichijou Ryuu is a boy whose dream is to become a Japan national team player. With his twin childhood friends, Yuuto and Yuki, their first goal is to win the Japan Under-12 Football Championship!... more>>

The excitement of a one-on-one! The tension in front of goal! The elation from pulling off the perfect link up play! The essence of what makes football enjoyable is here.

Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shonen Manga in 2014. <<less

All her life, Chihaya's dream was to see her model sister become Japan's best... That is, until a quiet, unassuming transfer student named Arata tells her otherwise. A dream, he explains to her, is something she needs to work at herself. ... more>>

Arata plays a competitive version of a traditional Japanese card game, known as Hyakunin Isshu, in a way Chihaya has never seen before. After taking Arata's place in a game, Chihaya discovers she has a passion for it. Now Chihaya wants to become number one in the world, the Queen of Karuta.

Note: Won the 2nd Manga Taisho Award and the 35th annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo.

Was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016. <<less

Alice Ryouhei will leave high school soon, but he's trying to avoid thinking about his future. Late one night, when he's hanging out with his... more>> tough friend Karube and his silly, girl-crazy friend Chota, they see fireworks. After one blindingly bright explosion, they find themselves waking up in a different world. In this 'Borderland,' people are forced to either participate in potentially deadly games or simply die. Will Chota, Karube, and Ryouhei be able to survive this dangerous new world, and is there a way they can get back to their original lives? <<less

"My war isn't over!" One mobile suit infantryman's personal battle resumes as a red fire blazes again in his eyes.... more>>

Betrayed by his own men, Captain Grahad Mills, a commander of the SAA Special Force "Jackal," is held responsible for a conspiracy about which he knew nothing. Without defense counsel at his court, he is sentenced to death. On the morning of his execution, he escapes the military detention center; in the process blasting a troop of national military guards and killing its commander - Captain Waldman, his former subordinate and betrayer. All this is for revenge and to find out the reason for the treachery. The former hero - feared and known as "Genocide" - starts to fight a battle he created by himself. <<less

They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade - and take control of - a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret - except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of... more>> the horrors to come?

Won the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga and the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1996. <<less

He's short, weak, and has just transferred to a new school. Kurumatani Sora is the main character in this story who loves basketball. He has... more>> been shooting hoops ever since he was little and has been trying to grow tall just like his mother, who "used" to be a basketball player. What happened to her and what Sora will do at the new school is all up to you to find out! <<less