On the 15th of October 1990, World War III breaks out. It only lasts for 40 minutes, but industrial establishments were nearly wiped out by the 1000 megatons of nuclear weapons used in the war. The Earth was then cloaked by in a nuclear winter which lasted for 6 months, and all the grain plants died. Each government fell into anarchy and transport and communication networks could not be restored easily. Soon, declarations of state establishment from the citizens in various areas came one after another, and America was split into 6 parts, adding other unapproved small states, it was divided into more than 20 countries.... more>>

The story is set in 2021, 31 years after World War III. Filicia Epstein, a bionics genius, came to Sabano and Sergent Mutou was ordered to protect her. Searching for her only brother, Lyon, Filicia encountered with 1019, a cybernoid, who directed them to the phantom city, OZ, which is a shelter created by Lyon. As the story unfolds, they gradually realised what 'OZ' actually was.

Very loosely based on The Wizard of Oz.

Note: Won the 24th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1993). <<less

In the year 2040, Japan has advanced technologically to the point of no longer needing people to work. However the cure for some diseases, such... more>> as multiple sclerosis, has not been discovered?people who have this disease have to stay cryogenized for 5 years to receive the cure. What was not expected when they woke up, was that they are the only hope for humanity to survive. <<less

After losing his mother at an early age Mizushima dedicates his life to studying and pursuing the goal of creating a flower that would never... more>> wilt. One day, after meeting Hanamori, a florist from a nearby flower shop, his perspective on life begins to change. <<less

A story based on the concept of Frankenstein. The late scientist Victor Frankenstein's papers on the creation of a "frankenstein" are being put to use, and Fury Flatliner, motivated by revenge, sets out to kill them and their creator.... more>>

Note: Volume 10 of includes the pilot story Embalming —Corpse and Bride— along with liner notes for both it and Busou Renkin. <<less

Tomoe Tatsumi is a freshman attending university in Tokyo. Life couldn't be better: he's living in a really nice apartment for less than most people pay for a single room. This is all thanks to Mitsugu Kurokawa: salaryman, landlord, and (hopeful) lover. ... more>>

It is due to Kurokawa's generosity that Tatsumi is able to live in Tokyo on such a tight budget. Kurokawa's intention is clear: to love, honor, and cherish Tatsumi until his dying days! And if big brother Souichi Tatsumi has his way - that day will come sooner than not!

For Kurokawa, progress can only be made by "challenging the impossible...." And thus, Takanaga sensei introduces us to her charming romantic comedy, Challengers!

- DramaQueen

The main couple from Koisuru Boukun also have a few short chapters through out the manga that take place before Koisuru Boukun starts. <<less

Dark Horse proudly presents another of the crown jewels of international graphic fiction—Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist—who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career!—and considered the Walt Disney of Japan, his Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became a worldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime—a jet-powered, super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is! ... more>>

Exciting, whimsical, and touching, Astro Boy hearkens back to the classic era of comics and animation, featuring stories that readers young and old will enjoy. <<less

Kayano Meguru has a bit of a brother complex. Her love for her brother is so strong that she has removed the idea of any romance with any other male other than her brother from her mind. ... more>>

One day she passes out and awakens 2 years in the future! To make things even more confusing for her, she is dating someone other than her beloved brother!

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A Certain Scientific Accelerator, which Accelerator is the main character. The events of the manga occur after his defeat at the hands of Kamijou Touma... more>> and the gunshot wound that he received at the hands of Amai Ao, though it is later revealed that the manga takes place prior to meeting Yomikawa Aiho. <<less

A Short Manga About a girl whose mood affects the weather.

In a certain town, there exists a laboratory named "King Lab" that houses genius scientists with way too much time on their hands. One day,... more>> the culprit of a series of murders arrives at this lab, and a strange dark comedy begins to unfold... <<less

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A world in which zombies prevail. Nat, a boy who's called a "Professor" travels with a mysterious girl. His goal, and Maggie's identity are...?! This... more>> is the start of a love comedy that's a little dark and exceptionally cute! <<less

In 2755 AD, the latest model spaceship Xebec departed from the City of Nemexis in the Nemexis Star Sector. Due to an accident at the moment of its warp jump, it had to perform an emergency landing on the mysterious planet, Garaga.... more>>

The Planet Garaga is a brilliantly written genuine S.F. story that tells of the unimaginable adventures that take place on that twisted world. <<less

A certain scientist uses alchemy to create a little homunculus called Ryuuchin and leaves the task of raising her with his assistant Akai...

Included within the Kiss sae Shiranai Shoujo Mangaka Collection

In the series, the Hino family picks up their "little brother" from the airport. The "brother" turns out to be Rilienthal, an intelligent dog who... more>> speaks Japanese. He is also the target of men in black suit from a mysterious organization. They refer him as RD-1. <<less

A superhero retelling of the life of Hiraga Gennai, a famous Japanese poet and scholar of the 18th century.

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When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical. One day, she decides to show him the aliens, but an accident occurs and Kuroneko dies while Murakami is left seriously wounded in the hospital.... more>>

Years go by and Murakami obsesses on finding proof of the existence of aliens because of a promise he had made with Kuroneko. Then, one day, a new transfer student comes to his class, who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko but is named Kuroha Neko.

And even though she insists on never having met Murakami before, the girl has superhuman strength and seems to even be able to predict the future!

How will Murakami's life change now that he has been saved by this mysterious girl that claims to be a magician? <<less

Yuu has spent her entire life with a “copy” of herself, her twin sister. Now science has created a copy more perfect than nature ever... more>> could, and Yuu seems like the perfect test subject. But as her copy becomes more intelligent day by day and begins questioning its own existence, the experiment threatens to spiral out of control. Who is real and who is a copy? And what is a “copy” that has surpassed its original? Just a copy, the original, or something else entirely? <<less

A man wakes up and realizes he’s become a subject in a human experiment.

Kanata is a scientist. After his former lover died, he became a workaholic and an alcoholic. He was working on an experiment when he made... more>> a mistake which resulted in boy's sudden appearance. He tried to shake off the boy's existence by trying to dispose of him, since he is not human, but his friend stopped him. Their relationship started to change when Kanata gave him a name, but deep inside his heart Kanata feels anguished by the reality before him. This boy's resemblance with his former lover is undeniable... <<less

In the near future, Mother Nature has decided to fight back against all human encroachment.... more>>

The world has entered your standard apocalyptic scenario that you can find in many forms of fiction, but it's right in the middle of the apocalypse actually happening, rather than in the aftermath. Vines and foliage entangle cities, as large wooden mech-like creatures called (named after one of the mythical Greek that tended the gardens in a remote corner of the world) rampage through cities.

Souma Shin, a punk kid out of Japan, went to visit his brother Ken, but all hell breaks loose as Shin finds a group of small kids being used for military purposes. He tries to save them in the confusion created by an Arethusa invading the compound... <<less

Arashi has discovered a way to create and sell human-like dolls using sweet substances, dolls that are able to serve their master in different ways... more>> according to the "Dessert" they have been fed. Rokuka, one of Arashi's dolls, was fed a "love Dessert" and has therefore learned to love her master and wants to make her master happy. But what happens when she goes against Arashi's decision to sell her because of a love strung too deep...?! <<less

A one-shot taking place after the destruction of the world by the Devil Moon. It's about a half-mage who works as the executioner of mages... more>> and a girl-mage who suddenly appears before him. <<less