MangaHelpers Weekly Featured Manga Archive

[Kaiten]

Shamo
By: Tanaka Akio, Hashimoto Izou (before volume 26)
Genre: Martial Arts, Psychological, Tragedy
Serialized In: Manga Action (Volume 1 - 19), Evening (Volume 20 - )
Publisher: Futabasha, Kodansha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 26 volumes
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At the age of sixteen Ryo Narushima was a genius and looked to have no trouble of getting into Tokyo University and joining the elite of society. However, that summer something cracked inside Ryo's head. With a small knife he brutally murdered both of his parents only leaving his sister alive and cowering in a corner. It is at this grotesque incident that our story begins.

Shamo Contains Graphic Content and Mature Themes. Some Readers May Find Some Content Offensive

All Images Copyright © 1998 Tanaka Akio

GTO
By: Fujisawa Tohru
Genre: Comedy, Delinquent, School Life, Classic
Serialized In: Weekly Shounen Magazine
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 25 Volumes
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Meet Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-biker. He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a split-second temper. His unlikely goal: to be the Greatest High School Teacher in the World! Of course, the only reason he wants to be a teacher is so he can try to score with the hot students...
Before he can become a full instructor, he's got to work as a student teacher to earn his credentials. Onizuka may think he's the toughest guy on campus, but when he meets his class full of bullies, blackmailers, and scheming sadists, he'll have to prove it.

GTO is the stand alone third part to a four part series including the prequels Shounan Junaigumi! and Bad Company as well as the recently completed sequel GTO: Shounan 14 Days

All Images Copyright © 1997 Fujisawa Tohru

Kiss & Never Cry
By: Ogawa Yayoi
Genre: Sports, Ice Skating, Drama, Romance
Serialized In: Kiss
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 10 Volumes
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Michiru is a happy child who loves to skate. During her childhoood, she meets Leon, a cute innocent boy. They begin to ice dance together. But as she has a conflict with her mom, she plans to run away with Leon. Leon, considering the danger, declines Michiru. Hurt by this, Michiru runs away by herself. Finding out that Michiru has run away, Leon and others search for her, finding her in the skating rink. But the Michiru they find standing in the rink no longer has the smile that the old Michiru had!?

By the Mangaka of Kimi wa Pet (Tramps Like Us)

All Images Copyright © 2006 Ogawa Yayoi

Pinocchio
By: Maru
Publisher: Daum
Publication Status: Ongoing, 26 Chapters
Original Webtoon
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Pinocchio is about an average high school girl, Choi Ha Ram, who suddenly meets a ghost while is the only one able to see him! Little do we know about this ghost besides his name Yu Ga On and the fact that he is thought to be dead… The encounter with the ghost seems to be a huge turnover in her average life and to top it off a new neighbour comes along to add more excitement in her life.

All Images Copyright © 2010 Maru

Sunny
By: Matsumoto Taiyou
Genre: La Nouvelle
Serialized In: IKKI
Publisher: Shogakukan
Publication Status: Ongoing, 1 volume
Disuss

The story of an orphanage, the children who live in it, and the beat-up old Nissan Sunny 1200 which provides them with a means of escape from their boring everyday lives.

By the Mangaka of Tekkon Kinkreet and Ping Pong

All Images Copyright © 2010 Matsumoto Taiyou

[k-dom]

Soo what decided you to put GTO in the feetured manga NOW :-)
Also Pinocchio is the first web comic I see in your recommendation, do you read others one ?

[Kaiten]

Memories of Emanon
By: Tsuruta Kenji
Adapted From the Novel By: Kajio Shinji
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Serialized In: Comic Ryu
Published By: Tokuma Shoten
Publication Status: Complete, 1 Volume
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Based on the award-winning novel by Shinji Kajio, Memories of Emanon tells the story of a mysterious girl who holds a 3-billion-year old memory, dating back to the moment life first appeared on Earth.

All Images Copyright © 2008 Kajio Shinji and Tsuruta Kenji

Level E
By: Togashi Yoshihiro
Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Comedy
Serialized In: Weekly Shounen Jump
Published By: Shueisha
Publication Status: Complete, 3 Volumes
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Tsutsui Yukitaka was a freshman who had just entered a high school, and he was hoping to be a good baseball player. When he moved to a new apartment, there was a man in the room. He said he was an alien and lost his memory. Actually, he was the first prince of Planet Dogra, and he was the man who had the best brain and the worst nature.

By the Mangaka of Hunter x Hunter and YuYu Hakusho

All Images Copyright © 1995 Togashi Yoshihiro

Hatsukoi Limited
By: Kawashita Mizuki
Genre: Romantic Comedy, School Life, Ecchi
Serialized In: Weekly Shounen Jump
Published By: Shueisha
Publication Status: Complete, 4 Volumes
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Being an adolescent girl is just one problem after another. Middle-schooler Arihara Ayumi receives a note from a high-schooler, a very large and intimidating boy, Zaitsu Misao, asking her out. Frightened and intrigued, she doesn't know what to do!

By the Mangaka of Ichigo 100% and Ane Doki

All Images Copyright © 2007 Kawashita Mizuki

Billy Bat
Written By: Urasawa Naoki and Nagasaki Takashi
Art By: Urasawa Naoki
Genre: Mystery, Supsense
Serialized In: Morning
Published By: Kodansha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 7 Volumes

Billy Bat is a comic-in-a-comic and the real protagonist is a Japanese-American artist named Kevin Yamagata who draws Billy Bat for "Marble Comics". Shortly after they transition to the artist in his studio with his assistant, two actual detectives, who look like Laurel and Hardy in Dick Tracy era suits and trench coats, knock on the door and appropriate Kevin's room for the purpose of conducting surveillance on a room in an adjacent building. One of the detectives, the skinny “Laurel”, sees Kevin's work and it turns out he's a Billy Bat fan. The other chubby "Hardy" detective picks up a page and says that the characters look familiar and accuses Kevin of translating an old "Jap" comic. As Hardy remembers the comic he thinks Kevin is ripping off, we make another Urasawaesque time jump to 1949 Tokyo...

By the Mangaka of Monster and 20th Century Boys

All Images Copyright © 2008 Urasawa Naoki and Nagasaki Takashi

[Kaiten]

GTO was actually recommended by Ustegius, as surprising as it may seem I still have not read GTO. Thornofcarrion recommended the Pinnocchio, I can not claim to be much of a manhwa fan. The only webtoon I have read to near the end was Kisswood, a pretty good story. We will have more manhwa and manhua recommendations coming, hopefully a title or two a month at least.

[Kaiten]

The Music of Marie
By: Furuya Usamaru
Genre: Fantasy
Serialized In: Comic Birz
Publisher: Gentosha
Publication Status: Complete, 2 Volumes
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A fantasy epic of truly magnificent scale with gorgeous illustrations. In just two volumes, the author manages to create an incredibly rich and fascinating world that is full of wonders and enchanting beauties. A world in which men are watched over by the mechanical goddess Marie who at times appears on the sky. Marie's music brings people happiness and harmony. Their life is free from advanced technology and the longing for progress. The main story centers around Kai, a young man who develops a deep affection for Marie. His quest for enlightenment leads him inside Marie's mechanical body where he learns the unbelievable truth about her and his own world.

By the Mangaka of Genkaku Picasso

All Images Copyright © 2001 Furuya Usamaru

SWWEEET
By: Aoyama Kei
Genre: Romance, Tragedy
Serialized In: IKKI
Publisher: Shogakukan
Publication Status: Complete, 2 Volumes
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The twin brothers Susumu and Tsutomu have been friends with the girl Sakura since they were kids. But when Tsutomu mysteriously disappears at the age of ten, Susumu and Sakura begin to drift apart. What Sakura doesn’t know: Tsutomu has returned, not as a person, but as the mirror image of Susumu. That is, whenever Susumu looks in a mirror, he sees his brother who talks to him. Thus begins a bizarre love triangle between Sakura, who torments the poor Susumu as much as she is being tormented by her peers, Susumu, who keeps thinking he has to save Sakura because he likes her, and Tsutomu, who despite being stuck in a mirror pulls everyone’s strings.

Contains Adult Content and Explicit Material, Not For All Audiences

All Images Copyright © 2005 Aoyama Kei

Bokura wa Itsumo
By: Fujimiya Ayu
Genre: Romance
Serialized In: Margaret
Publisher: Shueisha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 8 Volumes
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Nori Sakurada meets a childhood friend at the train station the day he moves back to town after eight years away. He has grown up but he doesn't look happy. Follow the lives of Nori and her friends Kyou, Saeka, and Haruna in a series that mixes romance, comedy, and drama.

All Images Copyright © 2008 Fujimiya Ayu

City of Darkness
Written By: Yu Er
Art By: Andy Seto, Chenjing Group, Situ Jian Qiao, Yuyongliang
Genre: Action
Publisher: Chenjing Group/Yuyongliang
Publication Status: Ongoing, 32 Chapters
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Everyone in his Yakuza gang looked up to him. He was the boss's favorite pupil, but then in a single night, after he had won so many territorial fights for his gang, he lost everything! Why?

All Images Copyright © Yu Er, Andy Seto, Chenjing Group, Situ Jian Qiao, Yuyongliang

[Kaiten]

Uchuu Kyoudai
By: Koyama Chuuya
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life
Serialized In: Morning
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 15 Volumes
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One night in 2006, when they were young, the two brothers Mutta (born 1993) and Hibito (born 1996) saw what appeared to be a UFO heading for the moon. They decided that night to both become astronauts and travel out into space.

In 2025, Hibito has become an astronaut, and he's going to go to the moon. Mutta ended up following a more traditional career path with an auto development company. However, Mutta just ruined his career through a violent altercation with his boss. Now, not only has he lost his job, he appears to be blacklisted in the entire industry. Maybe this is a rare opportunity for Mutta to once again chase his childhood dream and become an astronaut like his little brother!

All Images Copyright © 2008 Koyama Chuuya

Blood Alone
By: Takano Masayuki
Genre: Drama, Supernatural, Romance
Serialized In: Dengeki Daioh (2005 - 2010), Evening (2010 - Present)
Publisher: Media Works (2005 - 2010), Kodansha (2010 - Present)
Publication Status: Ongoing, 7 Volumes
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Enter Misaki, perhaps the most innocent and most sincere young lady there ever was. It’s almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. And with her powers as a vampire, she could easily entice any human to do her bidding... but she chooses not to. Especially when it comes to Kuroe, a young author who has a deep running past with vampires. This wonderful story of pure innocent love charmingly bonds Misaki to the readers. She’ll absolutely delight you with her earnest love for a human and her resolve to protect a willing mutual relationship versus turning Kuroe.

All Images Copyright © 2005 Takano Masayuki

Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji
By: Fukumoto Nobuyuki
Genre: Suspense, Psychological, Gambling
Serialized In: Weekly Young Magazine
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 13 Volumes

Japan, 1995. After graduating from high school, Ito Kaiji moves to Tokyo to get a job, but he fails to find steady employment because the country is mired in its first recession since World War II. Depressed, he festers in his apartment, biding the time with cheap pranks, gambles, liquor and cigarettes. Kaiji is always thinking about money and his perpetual poverty frequently brings him to tears.

Kaiji's unrelenting misery continues for two years until he is paid an unexpected visit from a man named Endo, who wants to collect an outstanding debt owed to him in Kaiji's name. Endo gives Kaiji two options - either spend ten years to repay this outstanding debt, or board the gambling ship Espoir ("hope" in French) for one night to clear the debt. Using a con, Endo pressures Kaiji into accepting the deal, believing he will never come back from the voyage.

The Kaiji franchise is split into four parts: Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji is part one, Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji is part two, Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji is part three, Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji: Kazuyahen is the fourth part and currently serialized in Weekly Young Magazine.

Winner of the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award

All Images Copyright © 1996 Fukumoto Nobuyuki

Needless
By: Imai Kami
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
Serialized In: Ultra Jump
Publisher: Shueisha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 13 Volumes
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after the third world war, large contaminated areas known as "Blackspots" formed all over Japan. Large Walls were used to quarantine off these "Blackspots". In time, signs of inhabitance appeared within these wastelands. Among the survivors who had been abandoned inside the Blackspots, labeled as "those who were unneeded", came forth possessors of uncanny abilities -- Fire, wind, brute strength... they were defined by their supernatural abilities. Others, fearful of their powers, expelled them and named them - - - Needless!

All Images Copyright © 2004 Imai Kami

[Kaiten]

Suiiki
By: Urushibara Yuki
Genre: Fairy Tail, Supernatural
Serialized In: Afternoon
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 2 Volumes
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In the midst of a blazing hot summer beset by water shortages, middle-school girl Chinami faints from heat exhaustion. Upon waking up, she finds herself in a mysterious town by a beautifully pristine river whose waters hide many secrets...

By the Mangaka of Mushishi

All Images Copyright © 2009 Urushibara Yuki

Bitou Lollipop
By: Iketa Rikako
Genre: Romance, Slice of Life, Comedy
Serialized In: Cookie
Publisher: Shueisha
Publication Status: Complete, 7 Volumes

Madoka is surprised to discover that her parents have won a 100,000,000 yen (one million dollar) lottery. To make things worse, they inform her of their decision to pursue their lifelong dream of becoming doctors. What will happen to Madoka who, when deciding to stay behind, is left to fend for herself in a family acquaintance's (the Asagi's) guest house?

All Images Copyright © 2006 Iketa Rikako

Devilman
By: Nagai Go
Genre: Action, Supernatural, Horror
Serialized In: Weekly Shounen Magazine
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 5 Volumes

Akira Fudo has become the Devilman, the only being who can fight demons; a being possessing the powers of a demon and the soul of a man.

A long time ago the Earth was ruled by demons. The demons constantly fought each other for survival. Soon found themselves fighting a new race: The first humans. The demons became imprisoned in ice after a great cataclysm. They would remain there until the ice melted, after which it was said Satan would rise and lead them to Armageddon. That time has come in Go Nagai's Devilman.

All Images Copyright © 1972 Nagai Go

King of Hell
Written By: Ra In-Soo
Art By: Kim Jae-Hwan
Genre: Action, Supernatural
Serialized In: Comic Champ
Publisher: Daiwon C.I.
Publication Status: Ongoing, 40 Volumes

There's a rift between Hell and the mortal world, and lost souls have been escaping to torment the living. To deal with the problem, the King of Hell released Majeh, the greatest swordsman of the underworld, to stop the wayward souls.

All Images Copyright © 2001 Ra In-Soo and Kim Jae-Hwan

[k-dom]

By the mangaka of Mushishi : Well just that makes me interested, I will give it a look...

---------- Post added January 08, 2012 at 10:43 PM ---------- Previous post was January 06, 2012 at 10:27 PM ----------

Well I read volume and it is really brilliant so far. Thanks to whoever recommend it.

[Kaiten]

Hotel
By: Boichi
Genre: Drama, Action, Psychological
Serialized In: Morning, Mandala
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 1 Volume
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One Shot Collection:

• Hotel: It is the year 2272 A.D. A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.
• Present: Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live. During those three days, her husband, Takao, must endure a heart-breaking experience, knowing that the person Hanako really loves isn't him.
• It Was All for the Tuna: Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.
• Stephanos: Set in modern-day Japan, our main character Noriko finds out that she is pregnant with her lover Matsumura’s baby. He, however, is an important doctor with a family and everything already. Noriko wants to have the baby, but Matsumura says that it’s actually a rapidly growing cancer and that they have to remove it immediately. It might also be neither of these things…
• Diadem: A "Diadem" is a word for 'crown' that has its root in Greek. "Stephanos", which appeared in "Mandala" 01, was also a 'crown'. It seems that we could consider this the second work in a continuing series of shorts that should perhaps be called a "Crown series".

By the Mangaka of Sun Ken Rock

All Images Copyright © 2008 Boichi

6000
By: Koike Nokuto
Genre: Horror
Serialized In: Comic Birz
Publisher: Gentosha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 2 Volumes
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After a tragic accident at a large facility 6000 meters below water killed its workers, the facility was abandoned for three years. After the Japanese company owning it is taken over by a Chinese company, the facility will be opened again. Kadokura Kengo and his colleague Danzaki are sent along with the team reopening the underwater facility. However, right away, an 'accident' grievously injures Danzaki. Kengo is left alone with colleagues he doesn't trust in an eerie underwater environment that may have more to it than meets the eye...

All Images Copyright © 2010 Koike Nokuto

Kuragehime
By: Higashimura Akiko
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Gender Bender
Serialized In: Kiss
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 8 Volumes
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Kuragehime follows Tsukimi Kurashita, an 18-year-old who moved from Kagoshima to Tokyo to become an illustrator. Tsukimi is a jellyfish otaku who comes to live in a shared bath and toilet, women-only apartment, Amamizukan. Other tenants include fujoshi, NEETs and others who consider fashion their natural enemy, calling themselves "Amars". One day, Tsukimi meets a fashionable and beautiful girl, Kuranosuke Koibuchi, who saves a jellyfish that is about to die at a pet shop. She later discovers that Kuranosuke is merely cross-dressing in order to evade inheritance of his father's occupation as a politician.

2010 Kodansha Award Winner for Best Shoujo

All Images Copyright © 2008 Higashimura Akiko

Go Go! Pudding Empire
By: Kubota Makoto
Genre: Gag
Serialized In: Young Gangan
Publisher: Square/Enix
Publication Status: Complete, 6 Volumes
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The pudding empire's home planet only has a lifespan left of one year. Thus, they aim to invade Earth and make it their own... but first they've got to wipe out those annoying humans who are currently inhabiting the planet. Planning an invasion turns out to be much easier said than done, especially when your human-killing monsters start having problems with morale, sickness, family issues, and so forth...

All Images Copyright © 1997 Kubota Makoto

[Kaiten]

Waters is incredible, almost as good as Mushishi

I am hoping Urishibara-sensei has a new manga out soon.

[sabret00the]

I'm actually really disappointed that Hotel never got made into a full manga.

[k-dom]

The history of a computer alone during billions of year would not be that interesting serialized. I think that the one shot was perfect format for such a story.

[sabret00the]

I wouldn't have been a big fan on elaborating on the events we've already seen. But there was a lot that could take place in the future with rebuilding the planet.

[Kaiten]

Peony Pavilion
By: Xia Da
Genre: Historical, Drama, Romance
Publisher: Hunan Children's Publishing House
Publication Status: Complete, 1 Volume

A collection of full color short stories based on famous Chinese folktales.

All Images Copyright © 2008 Xia Da

Kamisama no Iutoori
Written By: Kaneshiro Muneyuki
Art By: Fujimura Akeji
Genre: Horror
Serialized In: Bessatsu Shounen Magazine
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 2 Volumes
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Takahata Shun's day at high school begins just as normal and boring as ever, but it doesn't end that way. After his teacher's head explodes, he and his classmates find themselves forced to play children's games, such as Daruma ga Koronda (a game like Red Light/Green Light), with deadly stakes. With no idea who is behind this mysterious deadly game session, and no way of knowing when it will finally end, the only thing Shun and other students can do is keep trying to win...

All Images Copyright © 2011 Kaneshiro Muneyuki and Fujimura Akeji

RRR
By: Watanabe Jun
Genre: Sports, Comedy
Serialized In: Young Magazine
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 10 Volumes
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Rikitaro is a musician whose dream is to become a rock star just like Jimi Hendrix or Jim Morrison, but at the age of 27 that dream is fading away rapidly. Ooishi is a 3 time world boxing champion who recently retired and is now in the entertainment world, shooting a boxing reality show. These two unlikeliest of people cross paths one day, but both of them think nothing of it until weeks later. Rikitaro is given one last shot by a record label to sign a deal but before that, they need him to get into better shape so that he is easier to sell. He stumbles upon a boxing gym which also happens to be the same gym Ooishi is filming his show. As fate’s wheels start to turn, neither man realizes that they will work together to train the best boxer ever, even better than Ooishi himself.

All Images Copyright © 2007 Watanabe Jun

The Ravages of Time
By: Chen Mou
Genre: Historical, Action
Serialized In: New Youth
Publisher: Tong Li
Publication Status: Ongoing, 44 Volumes
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Nearly 2000 years ago, the prosperous Han dynasty of China collapsed. Heroes rose and fell, and three nations emerged--Wei, Shu, and Wu. Historians refer to this period as the Three Kingdoms period. The romance of the three kingdoms is an intriguing tale of heroic deeds, of alliance forged and broken, of loyalty and betrayal...

Based on The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

All Images Copyright © 2001 Chen Mou

[Kaiten]

Hideout
By: Kakizaki Masasumi
Genre: Horror, Suspense
Serialized In: Big Comic Spirits
Publisher: Shogakukan
Publication Status: Complete, 1 Volume
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It is a very dark night. Under a heavy rain, a determined man sets out to track his terrified victim. The decision of Kirishima Seiichi is clear: Tonight, he will kill his wife.

A year ago, he was a happy man - a successful writer, a contented husband, and a father of a young boy... at that time, everything seemed going well for him. But such happiness had to end. The day his editor put an end to their collaboration, darkness seeped into his life faster than a bullet. A terrifying descent into hell commences, page by page of what it seems to be his last novel...

By the Artist of Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

All Images Copyright © 2010 Kakizaki Masasumi

Hachimitsu no Hana
By: Kiuchi Tatsuya
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Historical
Serialized In: Hana to Yume
Publisher: Hakusensha
Publication Status: Hiatus, 3 Volumes

The time is set in the Meiji era during the Industrialization of Japan. The main character Chitose works as a maid in Kuze, one of the most prestigious households of the time. One day, Lan, a nephew of the master came back from England to be his stepson. Eventually Lan and Chitose’s feelings begin to develop. What will happen with the secret affair between the honey-haired Lan and the maid Chitose?

All Images Copyright © 2005 Kiuchi Tatsuya

Alive: The Final Evolution
Written By: Kawashima Tadashi
Art By: Adachi Toka
Genre: Action, Tragedy
Serialized In: Monthly Shounen Magazine
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Complete, 21 Volumes
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A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide. In less than a week, it's become a lethal pandemic. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive.

All Images Copyright © 2003 Kawashima Tadashi and Adachi Toka

Boys on the Run
By: Hanazawa Kengo
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Serialized In: Big Comic Spirits
Publisher: Shogakukan
Publication Status: Complete, 10 Volumes
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Tanishi is a 27-year-old man stuck in a company that sells vending machine prizes, until the day he meets an old acquaintance who is now a boxer. Inspired to try boxing himself, Tanishi joins a gym that happens to have a female trainer named Hana.

All Images Copyright © 2005 Hanazawa Kengo