Jinbe is a very subtle and soft tale by Adachi, and certainly it'a story that deals a theme a bit more conflicting than most of his other works.... more>>

At first sight, Jinbe is the story of a young 17 years old girl, Miku Takanashi, who lives alone with her stepfather Jinpei Takanashi (nicknamed Jinbe or shark).

Jinbe has been living with Miku since his marriage 4 years ago, and considers Miku a God's sent gift from his high school sweet heart late wife. While Jinpei does his best as an overprotective and jealous father, we have that Miku holds feelings for Jinbe which are much stronger than the ones an adopted daughter is supposed to have. The main core of the story is to deal how the strong, tender and unrequited feelings of the young Miku put to test their stepfather and stepdaughter bonds, without jeopardizing any of the happiness that she feels by being close to him as a proper daughter. <<less

What can you do if you're stuck alone with someone who does not speak the same language as you do? How will you help him... more>> to get home? <<less

Satoshi-kun, a drifter, arrives in heaven to work at a bookstore as a substitute manager. There he meets Rui, a girl who also temporarily works... more>> there. Follow the daily events of these two people as the place they are in (Heaven's Bookstore) help those regain what they lost. <<less

A compilation of five short stories by Ryu FUJISAKI written throughout his career. Ranging from fantasy to gothic horror, they explore the fantastic worlds contained within the mind of the mangaka of such series as Houshin Engi and Waq Waq.... more>>

This is volume 1 of FUJISAKI Ryu's Short Stories.

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A pair spend a day at the aquarium and explore the different fishes, while one of them muses about their secret feelings for one another.... more>> Two young people dealing with their ambiguous relationship. <<less

It's about two guys who are working in the same convenience store, and one of them seems to be strangely attracted to the other.

This volume contains two parts, Bus Hashiru and Nanairo Sekai. Bus Hashiru is a collection of five short stories centered around bus stops. In all your encounters with strangers that take place there, isn't there a chance you might discover something you hadn't had before...? A new take on life, or a lost love - nothing is beyond you.... more>>

#1: Sky-Winding Bus Stop

(Karamagari Teiryuujo)

A salesman disinterested in his job meets a high school girl and after chatting with her, his viewpoint about his job changes...

#2: Sakura Street Bus Stop

(Sakurachou Teiryuujo)

A day before graduating from high school, Hikaru confessed her love to Makihara-sensei, the Biology teacher of their school. She promised to meet him at the bus stop after she graduates from college and that she'll marry him then. Five years have passed by since then...

#3: Wasurena Hill Bus Stop

(Wasurenagaoka Teiryuujo)

Yuka gets a postcard from her high school crush informing her of his marriage. She recollects how she couldn't even face him directly and confess her true feelings back then...

#4: Weather Forecast (Tenki Yomi)

His weather predictions are often wrong. He repeatedly fails his exams. But still, in his despair-filled life, there's someone who'll wait for him at the bus stop on rainy days...

#5: Dudleya Road (Dudleya no Michi)

A boy loved a girl of his neighbouring country. Only a road connected both the countries and a bus ran on it. One day, the two countries started fighting and a war was impending. The bus stopped running between their countries and the connecting road was demolished. Can the two lovers' connected hearts bridge the gap between their nations?

#6: The Glasses Thief (Megane Dorobou)

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#7: Adult-Uniform (Otona no Seifuku)

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When bubbly eleventh-grader Eimi Yamashita finds out that her parents are relocating for work, she decides to strike out on her own and move into... more>> a dormitory for girls. Little does Eimi suspect the exciting romantic adventures that await her there! <<less

On a rainy night, Takuma picked up a young girl who was soaking wet. But as it turned out, Ruka was a boy who ran... more>> away from home, and he decided to stay at Takuma’s apartment. But what’s his real identity ? <<less

Being the child born between Stan and Rutee, two of the 'four heroes' who had saved the world from crisis a few years ago, the young boy, Kyle, has inherited his father’s golden locks, indigo blue eyes, and a straight forward characteristic. Day after day, Kyle spent his time longing to become a hero and to experience an adventure of his own, just like his parents.... more>>

One day, along with Loni, who he had considered to be his brother, Kyle went to the depths of the forest and found a gigantic lens inside an ancient ruin. In his first adventure, Kyle had an encounter with a mysterious girl. Who is the ‘hero’ the girl is searching for?

Once again, a famous RPG by Namco is being adapted into a comic. <<less

The manga begins as Kanae Sekiguchi, proprietor of the Tsuki no Yu bathhouse, struggles to reopen her business after the unexplained disappearance of her husband...

Ako has a somewhat distant relationship with her family, and one day she gets a call from her father about a bit of a crisis.

The continuation of Slayers Revolution. After the defeat of Zanaffar, Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis, Amelia, and Pocota, the prince of Taforasia, continue their hunt for Rezo’s... more>> urn, each with their own motivations for doing so. Pocota to revive his people from Rezo’s well-intentioned sleeping spell, and Zelgadis to regain his former body. However, something deeper is circling around the intrigue behind Rezo’s urn, and all will come to a head in the bustling city of Vezendi... <<less

Bekku Nanaki is mirror clairvoyant. She moved to Tokyo from the countryside to escape calamities she sees. There, she witnesses an accident on the road caused by a mobile fish vendor, who saves her from being crushed by a billboard that falls from above.... more>>

The next day, he turns out to be Banjou Kizaki, her classmate and a student held back due to his involvement in incidents and accidents that others attribute to his being unlucky. His eccentric behavior, however, catches her attention, which he explains as changing the future... <<less

Non-chan has never been able to catch up to top stylist and childhood friend Omi. Following in her father's footsteps, Non trains hard at the... more>> Jisen Sougou Beauty School. Clumsy and headstrong, will Non-chan be able to triumph as a hair stylist and find love along the way? <<less

A mysterious illness is spreading amongst the reyvateils causing them to go berserk. The key to stopping them lies in the hands of Espada Reid.... more>> The only problem is that he hates reyvateils. Will he be able or even willing to stop the reveris disease? <<less

The year is 1967, and a young Japanese man is thinking about the future. On one side of the water, the war is raging in... more>> Vietnam; far away on the other side, the Apollo Project has just met with disaster as three astronauts die in a capsule fire. And here and now, on a long nighttime ferry ride back home, he will meet and fall in love with a mysterious young woman who carries a past deeper and more profound than his dreams and fears of tomorrow. Her name, she jokes, is no name--Emanon...and she can never be forgotten, any more than she can forget... <<less

Kitamura Koh has known the Tsukishima family for years. One of the Tsukishima daughters was even born on the exact same date as Koh! What will become of Koh when his best friend is no longer around?... more>>

Cross Game received the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009. <<less

Matsumiya Kana lost everything when her father was arrested and charged with embezzling funds from the Japanese Ministry of Defense. However, she soon learns that... more>> her father actually worked for a secret organization within the Department of Internal Affairs, and was in charge of embezzling money to support it off the books. He was being used by an "embezzlement group" within the secret organization, and that group is willing to kill to keep their activities quiet. The life of his daughter, Kana, is the perfect blackmail to ensure his silence. Within a corrupt agency, where anyone could be a traitor, will Kana be able to avoid falling into the hands of those plotting against her...? <<less

The student council is full of strange, quirky people with clashing personalities. One person in particular, Tsubaki Kiyoi (nicknamed Tsubakiyo), has a special talent that... more>> only one other person knows about-- when she touches someone, she can access their thoughts and memories. But because of this talent, she is very introverted and damaged inside. Can she overcome her fear of coming in contact with other humans, and take control of her power? <<less

Miname Nanako is determined to see Ooma's "100 Faces Apparition". While following him around with her camera, she figures out what is causing his nickname.... more>> Determined to assist him with his troubles, she will not take no for an answer! <<less

Mika is a regular girl who just goes day to day without any concrete dreams for her future. Until one day, when she sees her classmate Kaede playing pool in a billiards lounge. Kaede is a boy who hides many secrets... whose personality seems to change when he plays billiards. Entranced by the smile Kaede wears when he plays, Mika soon finds herself immersed in the game...!... more>>

Also contains the following short stories:

• Platinum in vol. 1

• Ichigo Namida (Strawberry Tears) in vol.2

• Wakasama no Jijou (The Youth's Circumstance) in vol. 2 <<less

Takenaka Satsuki, first year high school student and Library assistant, is secretly attracted to her Senpai, Kitamura Kano. With the help of an accepting friend,... more>> Satsuki must learn to overcome her own sense of what is 'normal' in order to embrace her feelings for the one she loves. <<less

A hair stylist develops a crush on a regular client.

Yun-lee is a girl who is carrying a huge emotional scar in her heart. Due to an accident, she lost 2 precious years of her... more>> life, the time period between 19 and 21 years old. Her life is empty. She is miserable, but still attending a preparatory school in an attempt to catch up with all the time she has lost. Suddenly, one day on her way to feed some stray cats, she comes across a young man who seems to have what she has lost... the period between 19 and 21 years old. <<less