Following the death of his daughter, Assistant Inspector Yamada Hajime has lost hope in everything, and jobs like closing under-aged prostitution rings don't exactly help... more>> matters. But there he meets a girl who looks alarmingly like his late daughter. Her name is Umino Shiori, a runaway girl who's desperate enough to sell herself to escape her house but won't tell anyone why. <<less

In a wonderfully created fantasy world, Coco is a young normal country seamstress who has always been fanatic about magic and dreams of using it. However, it is said that magic can only be used by witches. One day, Coco secretly witnesses a traveling witch, Quifrey, doing magic by drawing it. Equipped with this bit of knowledge, Coco, using an old magic book and pen she had gotten from a mysterious brimmed hat witch when she was little, tries drawing her own magic. This results with her turning her home and mother to stone. In order to rescue her mother, Coco must become a witch so she may gain access to a witch's library where... more>> she hopes to find a counter spell. Quifrey who is already instructing three other girls in magic, agrees to let Coco become his fourth witch apprentice. The story will follow Coco's apprenticeship as she discovers the secret world of magic, encounters dangers, and learn the mysteries involving the forbidden group of brimmed hat witches who have taken an unknown interest in her.

Note: Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018. Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia, together with , at the Eisner Awards in 2020. Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020. <<less

Soviet interstellar fleet is heading to a new world for humans to settle. Our protagonist has a goal. He is doing his best to become... more>> a part of the ruling class on the yet to be colonised planet while his peers are having fun in the Simulated Reality. But something wrong happens on the way there. <<less

Ametani Kantarou is a handsome, bespectacled bachelor who works at a publishing company. His colleagues perceive him as a quick and efficient worker that everyone... more>> can trust, but in reality he always plays hooky and goes to eat sweets. <<less

Do you like Witch Hat Atelier? Do you like eating food?... more>>

Then you’re going to love this spinoff of the main series, which focuses on magical meals and treats. <<less

A realistic take on a modern doctor in another world treating fantasy creatures without magic or modern equipment!

Hayasaka Ryuka is a junior high school second grader. She did not get along well with the inner junior high school, leaving her parents and... more>> living in Setonai where her grandmother lives. One day, when Rika asked for an object picked up in the sea, a variant similar to a figurine appeared. This is the Lucky God ...!? <<less

The story follows "the daily adventure of palm-sized high school girl in a studio apartment." [ANN]

Mika is so desperate to see her dead friend again that she tries to kill herself. Before anything can happen, she is saved by two mysterious travelers... Together with her two companions, she embarks on a journey into an illusory world where hope and despair are intertwined! [Manga Dex]... more>>

'Hiraeth' is a Welsh word for homesickness or nostalgia, an earnest longing or desire, or a sense of regret. <<less

I met my divorced wife again after several years. ... more>>

Like Takefumi always says to himself, “She’s a stranger now.” Even though his ex-wife, Chitose, has become more attractive than ever. One day when he accidentally goes out for a drink with her, and thinks he wants to spend a little more time with her tonight, he discovers a terrible truth.

My ex-wife now has a child, and it’s mine.

A great love comedy that begins after a divorce! (Source: Tritina Scans) <<less

Miyama Akari is a poor high-school student with a part-time job, and she's tired of fitting in with all the girls who do their best to look and act the same. One girl in her class, Sendo Yuki, is different from the others. She rarely speaks or interacts with the other girls in the class, and Akari finds her intriguing. After she follows Yuki during lunch one day, Akari sees a whole other side of her, one that is fascinated with cameras and photography.... more>>

As Akari and Yuki become friends, Akari can't ignore her growing attraction to Yuki. To make matters more confusing, a boy from their class, Rintaro, has started openly and persistently flirting with Akari. High school is a bewildering time for the heart, and Akari's is no exception. <<less

Harada Orie (26), a bookbinder, loves soup. Follow her daily life experimenting, cooking and eating all kinds of soup!

A beloved internal story dedicated to all living ladies.... more>>

Menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, female-specific upsets and illnesses.

The body of a woman who is exposed to rapid changes every day.

"We (immune cells) protect the young lady (inside the body)!"

A spin-off specializing in "women" from the blockbuster cell anthropomorphic manga "Cells at Work!"

Supervised by . <<less

Saint Oniisan is slice-of-life, or divine-life, tale of Jesus and Buddha as they try to experience the modern world: in this case, Japan. The manga places a funny twist on religion, attitudes, culture and customs in Japan through the eyes of Jesus and Buddha.... more>>

You see Jesus and Buddha experiencing Asakusa, public baths, theme parks, and the internet. Throughout the manga, we get a little history of their divine greatness only to see their apparent insignificance in modern Japanese society. Suffice to say, before people can recognize that they’re actually Jesus and Buddha, people think of them as someone who looks like Johnny Depp or a guy with a button on his forehead. For real.

Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Short story Award in 2009 and it was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009. <<less

Due to certain circumstances, novelist Sasai Rinji, who has lived in New York for a long time, is forced to return to Tokyo. While accustomed... more>> to the freedom of living alone, every Sunday he is visited by his son Max and son-in-law Yasu, and together they attempt to make the best of their weekends. <<less

Hatano Takaki is a third-year in high school who can’t wait to become a “real adult”. One day, he passes by a café and finds... more>> himself mysteriously drawn to the proprietress, a mysterious woman who seems to be hiding a secret sadness. Through her, through coffee, and through his encounters with the other café patrons, he begins to taste the bittersweet feelings of love and growing up. <<less

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Cats usually walk on two legs! Super orthodox cats, Kohana understands human language by walking on two legs, and loves small cats and cookies. ... more>>

It looks like you're wearing a sailor suit, but it's probably like hair. My head is a little big, so it's unbalanced, and I'm hungry, but it's basically a good cat.

The owner Achan and the strange residents of Boro Apartment Nebula-so are just a little dramatic, and the days are quite small. <<less

A boy communicates with the world through music... Yutaka, a boy soprano with an angelic voice, who is sensitive and perceptive and cries easily, decides to become a member of the choir when he enters junior high-school. This work portrays the harmony of the passing days of life at school, in which boys and girls share both their joys and conflicts. (via: Japan Media Arts Festival)... more>>

17th Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Selection (2013) <<less

Kojirou Shindou. Cabinet Office Director-General for Policy Planning, is at Haneda Airport for a business trip.... more>>

While the plane is on the runway, a giant structure suddenly appears out of thin air. The plane carrying Shindou and 251 passengers is taken undamaged inside the giant structure. After everyone disembarks, a man who looks like an ordinary human being shows up. He assures those from the plane that they're not in any danger. Shindou asks him to identify himself and explain the situation. Then the outside of the structure is displayed on a large screen, and at the same time, every passenger's cell phone starts ringing all at once. On each cell phone screen is a message from this man, to every one of Japan's citizens: "I, Yaha-kui zaShunina, hereby notify you that I am going to intervene in Japan's internal affairs."

What is this young man's goal? And will Shindou manage to become an intermediary between Japan and the Anisotorons...? <<less

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Amane Miyakata (27 years old) is a doll maker while living in an 80-year-old boro shop in Monzennaka-cho while working as a dispatched employee.... more>>

One day, she received old clay from an art supply store in Pyeongdeung and made seven ball-jointed doll boys with the theme of "Gymnasium" in Germany.

As the shopkeeper said that the clay has a secret, they started to move and Amane itself could enter their world.

The mundane life of Miyakata Amane, a brilliant doll maker, is suddenly turned upside-down when her latest creations bring new meaning to the word "realism." <<less

Atsuko (Ah-chan) and Kouhei (Kouhei) are both 29 years old and soon to bid farewell to their adolescence. Both think 29 is a good age... more>> to be at, but realize that it doesn't make them feel anymore grown up; both get along, but none actually want to be the first to take the plunge. After nine years of dating and living together for five, Atsuko and Kouhei are prompted to evaluate the nagging questions regarding their work, life, and the prospect of having children: What will we do? What will happen to us? <<less

Publisher summary: Seven people received a "puzzle" and ticket from an unknown sender, and followed the ticket to a strange square house. A mysterious woman... more>> who came "out of curiosity" joined them, and what awaited those people in the house was a girl as beautiful as a doll and maze beyond imagination. They cannot leave unless they solve the puzzle. When it's solved, part of your body will disappear! Can they escape? And, just who invited them there? <<less

A hardworking career woman who never married died alone, found in a miserable state. Her niece, Yamaguchi Narumi (35 and single), who was hit hard by the news shifted from looking for marriage to preparing for her death. She decided that the only way to die alone without bothering anyone and die better is to live the same way. This is the birth of a definitive beautiful human life story about facing love and death in earnest.... more>>

Note: Won the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards an Excellence Award in 2021. <<less