Uchuu KyoudaiBy: Koyama Chuuya
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life
Serialized In: Morning
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 15 Volumes
Discuss 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 AloneBy: 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
Discuss 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 KaijiBy: 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
NeedlessBy: Imai Kami
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
Serialized In: Ultra Jump
Publisher: Shueisha
Publication Status: Ongoing, 13 Volumes
Discuss 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