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Fantasy

In 2023 in a universe where there are 4 realms BRILHO,ESCURA,CRISTAL and TERRA a rare feat happened a 13-year-old Brilloniann boy still didn\'t know how to use powers. You will get the adventures of Nikko Sasaki and many other heroes

The Last Line 'Manga'

Action Fantasy

Her village was destroyed when she took some vegetables and fruits at the mountain, everything's gone, leaving nothing but her best friend and her stepsister. Her Mother's dead body lay down on the floor, made those big of her eyes wide open from shocks. Zahrein's goals are twofold, bringing back her Father and destroying her sister's family!

Akimoto Osamu SF Tanpenshuu

Comedy Drama Sci-Fi

1. R.P.G. 2. Net Angel Izumi 3. Toki wa... 4. Kakimaru 5. Succeed

Manga Seibutsugaku

Adventure Comedy Historical

Tezuka teaches about biology in short installments.

Tezuka Osamu Monogatari

Historical

This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka--Japan's "God of Manga"--looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack). It is also an anecdotal study of the evolution of Japan's early manga and anime business and its heroes. A never-before-seen popular culture history of postwar Japan, it is sure to fascinate fans and anyone interested in manga, anime, and the potential of the graphic storytelling medium. (Source: Stone Bridge Press)

Boku no Tezuka Osamu

Historical Seinen

Takao Yaguchi, well-known for his work Tsurikichi Sanpei, create this one-volume dedicated to the memory of the "God of Manga," Osamu Tezuka.

Manga Science

Comedy Fantasy

Manga Science was serialized in a science magazine for elementary school students. From the cutting edge to the more familiar science, unique characters make it all easy to understand. This popular science manga can be enjoyed by all regardless of age. (Source: JManga)

Keizoku/Manga

Mystery Romance Shounen

Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown complacent after unsuccessfully pursuing these cases that many consider an exercise in futility. With her upper class breeding, her colleagues don't expect much from her either, but she suprises them all with her motivation and astounding powers of deduction. (Source: Asian Wiki)

Manga Kenkanryuu

Drama

The story revolves around Kaname, a first-year university student, his girlfriend Itsumi, and other members of their university's 'East Asia Investigation Committee,' as well as their resident Korean friend, Kouichi. Kaname initially believes the story of Japanese oppression of colonized Korea as taught at school and is critical of his grandfather who once worked for the colonial government in Korea. Kaname's belief, however, is subsequently challenged by his grandfather's last words before his death that 'Japan contributed to the development of Korea.' Confused, Kaname decides to join the history group on entering the university and begins his quest for the 'truth' about Korea and Japan-Korea relations. Throughout the comic, he and Itsumi accumulate knowledge on Korea and Japan-Korea relations from the Internet, books, and senior members of the history group. In each chapter they debate opponents such as Kouichi, other history study groups, citizen activists, and South Korean students over issues such as the Japanese colonization of Korea, the status of Korean residents in Japan, and who should accept responsibility for the war. Invariably they win every debate.

Ningen Shikkaku Kai

Drama Historical Psychological

Included one-shot: Teito Yamika Imitan Yamu Usagi

Manga Gokudou

Comedy Seinen

Manga Michi

Drama

An autobiography of the duo Fujio Fujiko, creators of Paman and Doraemon. How they become friends and developed love for manga—but their passion lead them into different ways in the end. (Source: MU)

Shoujo Manga

Seinen

In a desolate future, a girl is living her life day by day. Doing whatever it takes to survive. Her life is completely changed after meeting an old woman, and stealing her most precious shoujo manga.

Dam Manga

Seinen

Renai Manga

Romance Yuri

New manga editor Haruka has just been assigned to her favorite manga artist ever, Kuroi Ritsu. Kuroi-sensei's manga, "With You" motivated her to turn her life around. When she finally meets shut-in, mopey, entirely unfashionable Kuroi-sensei, Haruka is in for a bit of a shock. (Source: Okazu)

Manga Yuugi

Comedy Shoujo

A fun guide that teaches the basics of the art of manga by one of the most well-known mangaka in the business! Follow Eri on her journey to "become a pro and inspire people with dreams!"

Choujin Taikei

Sci-Fi

In the future, birds have taken over Earth and replaced human kind as the dominant species. With the assistance of bird-like aliens, the birds of Earth gained increased intelligence and began to attack humans. Now humans are treated as livestock by the birds who have moved on to create their own society with laws, currency, countries, and class systems. Ironically, the birds are following the same path as humans did. Now, the meat-eating predatorial birds and the insect and grain eating birds have begun a war amongst each other that has no end in sight. As they fight, aliens begin to consider what species should replace the birds as the dominant species of Earth in this science fiction thriller.

Tetsuwan Atom

Adventure Mecha Sci-Fi

In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot civil rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capable of.

Ribbon no Kishi

Action Adventure Drama

Taking place in a medieval fairy-tale setting, Ribbon no Kishi is the story of young Princess Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne (as women are not eligible to do so). This deception begins as soon as she is born, as her father the King announces his baby is a boy instead of a girl. The reason for this is that the next-in-line to the throne, Duke Duralumon, is an evil man who would repress the people if he were to become king, and because of this the King will go to any length to prevent him from taking over. (Source: Wikipedia)

Apollo no Uta

Drama Fantasy Shounen

Shougo is a young man who has a problem with love, not just in humans be even with animals. He is even compelled to kill animals that show each other affection, which lands him in a mental hospital. Where during therapy he has a vision where he meets a goddess that dooms him to fall in love with the same girl over and over again, but one of them will always die before they can truly be together.

DD Hokuto no Ken

Parody Seinen

Modern day Japan… a peaceful country with no violence, and surely with more than enough food and water! Having no use for their ultimate assassination technique 'Hokuto Shinken,' Kenshin and his brothers have a hard time adapting to everyday society (Just ask their neighbors!). With or without food and water, every day is a struggle to survive in the urban jungle of Tokyo…? At least there's lots of fun along the way (Source: Silent Manga Audition)

Don Dracula

Comedy Shounen Vampire

After living in Transylvania for several years, "Earl Dracula" (as Osamu Tezuka's official website calls him in English) has moved to Japan. In the Nerima Ward of Tokyo, he and his daughter, Chocola, and faithful servant Igor have taken up residence in an old-Western style house. While Chocola attends Junior High School, Earl Dracula is desperate to drink the blood of beautiful virgin women; an appropriate meal for a vampire of his stature. However, each night that Earl Dracula goes out on the prowl he finds himself getting involved in some kind of disturbance which leads to him causing various trouble for the local residents. With nobody in Japan believing in vampires, his very presence causes trouble amongst the people in town. (Source: Wikipedia)

Metropolis

Action Drama Fantasy

In a super-advanced city in the near future where humanoid robot technology is very sophisticated, the boy detective Kenichi is caught up in the conflict as the powerful politician Duke Red, distraught over his child's death, hires a scientist to create a replacement, an exquisitely beautiful sex-changing robot child named Mitchy. Note that this original 1949 manga supplies only part of the plot for the recent Metropolis movie, and does not feature Rock, whose role in the film was adapted from Phoenix, Nextworld and other Tezuka manga. (Source: ANN)

Haco

Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

After Kusakabe Honoka is diagnosed with an untreatable disease, her father puts her in cold sleep in hopes for the future. When she wakes up, it seems all of civilization has been destroyed. All she has to help her in this future world is Haco, a dog-like robot that was created to protect her. What happened to the world while she was asleep!? (Source: MU)

Yuusha Dan

Adventure Shounen

In the wilderness of Hokkaido, the Ainu people of Japan live in harmony with nature. Kotan Nakamura is a young Ainu boy living peacefully until he meets a tiger one day. This tiger, Dan, has escaped from a train that was carrying him to a zoo. Together, they discover mysterious ruins hidden underneath the ground. Within the ruins, Kotan and Dan discover an old man named Upopo living there. He tells the boy and the tiger about three keys to a fantastic treasure. As it so happens, the evil Sekkoku Kou is also searching for the treasure and shoots Upopo. Before he dies, Upopo gives one of the keys to Kotan. Now, Kotan and Dan find themselves involved in an ugly battle as numerous villains track them down to try to get the three keys so they can claim the treasure. Source: MU

Chikyuu no Akuma

Sci-Fi Shounen

Chikyuu no Akuma features two stories, the title story is about a man building an underground shelter in a small town whose brain is being controlled pert-time by aliens intent on invading the Earth. The other story, written in 1956, is about Japan after the polar ice caps melt and how a few people are trying to rescue animals.

Faust

Adventure Fantasy Historical

This is a caricature of Goethe's "Faust," and reflects the dreamy quality of animation of the time. Confident of his power, the devil Mephist wreaks acts of violence on the world, such as sending angels down to the earth. God then orders Mephist to send the scholar Faust to hell. While giving the order, God had already given new life to the angel who has fallen to the earth as Princess Margarete. In the meantime, Faust experiences a sense of futility in his studies, thinking that however hard he may study he will never accomplish his goals. Just then, the devil Mephisto appears in front of him. Faust carelessly signs a contract, in which he promises he will go to hell if Mephisto satisfies his desires. Mephisto turns Faust into a young man by magic. Faust goes to the town, meets the beautiful Princess Margarete, and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Faust is forced to accept the unreasonable demand of the King, father of Margarete, to find the most beautiful goddess in the world, known by the name of Helen. Together with Mephisto, Faust starts for the mountains of Hartz, where devils are said to gather on the night of Walpurgis. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

38-do Senjou no Kaibutsu

Sci-Fi Shounen

1. 38-do Senjou no Kaibutsu 2-5. Kasei kara Kita Otoko (A Man from Mars!!) 6. Kaseki Ningen 7. Kaseki Ningen no Gyakushuu

Aventure 21

Adventure Sci-Fi

Remake of Tezuka's 1948 one-shot Chiteikoku no Kaijin. The parents of Isami Nishitani were killed aboard world's first stratospheric rocket ship Luna Park I when the ship exploded. Isami's father was a chemistry professor who left behind a ear of a rabbit which would make the brains of a human work considerably faster. Prof. Frankenstein succeeds in the experiment which transforms the the ear into a human being. Isami, intent on revenging his parents, volunteers as test pilot for earth-penetrating train Luna Park III invented by the designer Sullivan along several other people, including his pet rabbit who was transformed into a human being.

Ore to Miko-tachi no Quadra Vulture

Fantasy

Tenjou no Tsuru

Music Seinen

Majin Garon

Mecha Sci-Fi

Giant who flew away from space. Its identity is a weapon that alien sent aliens to test earthlings, aliens say that earthlings will attack the earth if they misuse Garons. Ken Boy who grew up with Pick, one assistant of professor Takara who carried out the restoration of Garon, Shikishima and others, confronts the evil people who aim for the power of Garon to prevent the destruction of the earth. (Source: Wikipedia) Also includes Tiger Hakase and Donguri Koushinkyoku.

Finder: Kyoto Jogakuin Monogatari

School Slice of Life Seinen

Taking place in an all-girls' school in Kyoto, this story centers around four girls. Takako, Subame, Chidori, and Suzume.

Manga no Ma

Shoujo

Hirose Arisu's dream is to be a mangaka! But is it as simple as it seems? Will she be able to rise to being a great mangaka like her classmate Usami? Or will she continue to be a failure...?

Manga no Kamisama

Comedy Romance School

Buddha

Drama Historical Supernatural

In ancient India, the lives of the people are plagued by drought, famine, constant warfare and the injustices of the strict caste system. The intertwining lives of many unhappy souls are drawn together by the birth of the young prince Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey, becomes Buddha, "the Enlightened One," and attempts to bring about a spiritual rebirth of the people in this desperate age. (Source: ANN)

Black Jack

Drama Shounen

Black Jack is an "unregistered" doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical cases not very well known, which can be strange, dangerous, or not known at all. But he is a genius, and can save almost any of his patients' lives (as long as they have the money for it, that is), and is known to many around the world, especially to those of medicine and science. He's a man of science himself, and does not believe much until he has seen it, yet it is many times he is surprised by love and nature often overpowering the science he bases his life in. (Source: ANN)

Captain Ken

Action Sci-Fi Shounen

Soon after mankind migrates to Mars, humans begin persecuting the Martians, and the two species form a mutual hatred of each other. The Hoshino family lives in th frontier town of Heden City. One day their relative Ken Minakami comes to visit. Not long after she arrives, a mysterious gunman calling himself "Captain Ken" appears in Heden City. Captain Ken is a human fights on the side of the Martians, protecting them from those who wish to exploit the them for their own gain. Mamoru Hoshino, the eldest son of the Hoshino family, begins to suspect that Ken Minakami may be the mysterious gunslinger, Captain Ken.

Ludwig B

Historical

The young Ludwig von Beethoven struggles to make his way as a musician despite the exploitation of the aristocracy, harsh wars, degenerative health problems, and the personal persecution of a young nobleman, Franz Creutstein, who has chosen Ludwig as the target of vicious abuse fueled by Franz's rage over his mother's death and father's cruelty. (Animenewsnetwork)

I.L

Drama Sci-Fi Supernatural

"I.L" is a fairy tale for adult readers. Through the eyes of a man named Imari Daisaku and a mysterious woman named I.L who is capable of transforming herself into any person, Tezuka Osamu focuses on current social problems from various angles. Although the character Imari Daisuke was a famous movie director, he had left the movie industry three years previously after intentionally producing a bad movie because he had lost his interest in movies. One day he meets a fortune-teller on a street corner who tells him about a mansion where the Earl of Alucard lives. He visits the mansion, and the Earl of Alcard entrusts a mysterious woman, I.L, to his care. By getting into a special box, I.L can turn herself into any kind of person she wishes to become, male or female, young or old. Imari is drawn to her unusual ability, and starts a business using her to act as a "substitute": I.L changes into any person at the request of customers, and Imari manipulates her behind the scenes. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Niji no Prelude

Drama Historical Romance

Niji no Prelude contains a collection of Tezuka Osamu's short stories. 1. Niji no Prelude (Rainbow Prelude) 2. Curtain wa Konya mo Aoi 3. Venice no Shounin (The Merchant of Venice) 4. Kujaku Kai (Peacock Shell) 5. Shiro Kujaku no Uta (Song of the White Peacock)

Vampire

Shounen Supernatural

When approaching Vampire, many readers are confused by the fact that it seems to be about werewolves. The story begins in a village of vampires who are destroying their homes setting out into the world because humans are moving into their valley, but these "vampires" do not drink blood, nor are they immortal. Instead they all transform into animals, ranging from wolves and bats to snakes and crocodiles, the transformations being triggered by different stimuli for each vampire. For example, the main vampire, Toppei, turns into a wolf when he sees the moon or when he is scared. His little brother Chippei transforms whenever he sees anything round. Others transform at the smell of onions, the sight of a telephone pole, or a variety of other stimuli. (Source: Tezuka In English)

Mako to Rumi to Chii

Slice of Life

This Manga deals with parenting, depicting the daily lives of cartoonist Ohsamu Tetsuro, who strongly resembles Tezuka Osamu himself, and his family. The story begins with the birth of his first son. The son is named Makoto (nicknamed Mako) and grows to be a healthy 2 year-old, basking in the love of his orderly mother and careless father. The son is followed by two daughters named Rumiko (nicknamed Rumi) and Chiiko (nicknamed Chii). This story focuses on the increasing hustle and bustle inside the Ohsamu family. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Futago no Kishi

Adventure Fantasy Shoujo

This is a follow-up on the Princess Knight (Shojo Club version) work. In Twin Knight, the twin brother and sister, children of Sapphire, are the main characters. After becoming the princess of Silver Land, Sapphire marries a man named Frantz of a neighboring country, and gives birth to the twins Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta. But because of the wicked designs of the Duchess Daria, Prince Daisy is abandoned in the forest. Meanwhile, in the castle, Princess Violetta decides to play two parts: being herself and disguising herself as the Prince every other day to conceal the fact that he has disappeared. But her secret is discovered by Duke Daria, and the King, Queen Sapphire and Princess Violetta are confined in the northern tower. Princess Violetta disguises herself as a boy and escapes with the help of a swan from the northern tower to look for her brother, Prince Daisy. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Angel no Oka

Fantasy Shoujo

"Angel's Hill" is a fantasy story depicting the stormy life of a mermaid princess, Luna. Luna is put into a seashell and floated out to the sea because she breaks the rules of the Angel's Island. She is then rescued by humans aboard a ship but sold as a slave. She loses her memory and is treated very badly. Then comes Eiji, the son of the rich Kusahara family. He saves Luna and takes her to Japan. Surprisingly, Luna and Eiji's younger sister, Akemi, look as alike as if they were twins. Akemi, who has a perverse nature, turns into Luna on a whim. Akemi is kidnapped and taken to Angel's Island with Eiji. There, Akemi is almost offered as a sacrificial offering by a female shaman, Pyoma. Meanwhile, Eiji meets Soleiu, Luna's older sister, and together they get involved in the secrets of the island. (Souce: tezukaosamu.net)

Fushigi na Melmo

Adventure Comedy Drama

Fushigi na Melmo Melmo's mother dies in a traffic accident, leaving young Melmo and her younger brother Totoo. Anxious Melmo's mother in heaven asks God to prepare some magical candies, and hands them to Melmo. There are two kinds: Melmo can grow 10 years older to become any sort of adult she wishes by eating a blue candy. By eating a red one, she can become 10 years younger. Using these miracle candies, Melmo disguises herself as a nurse, schoolteacher, policewoman, and overcomes troubles together with her brother, Totoo. (Source: MU) Bouken Rubi Rubio is a primary school boy. One day, a meteorite from space falls down in Rubio's back yard. Concealed in the meteorite were two helmet-like hats. When Rubio puts on one of the hats, he hears a voice which was apparently that of a space being. The space denizen tells Rubio that it had strange magical powers and that a huge space monster called "Zonda" was aiming to obliterate Earth. The space being urges Rubio to utilize the magical powers of the hat to save Earth from Zonda. Rubio gives the other hat to his schoolmate, Kuriko, and start out looking for a way and means to annihilate Zonda. The magical hats enabled the two to fly through the skies and also gave them supernatural strength. The two fly throughout the world and solve numerous difficult incidents and then they blast off to space. After a long journey, they finally discover Zonda. (Source: Kodansha)

Lost World

Adventure Sci-Fi

Having been torn from the earth in ancient times, Planet Mamango is now re-approaching the earth after a lapse of 5 million years. One night, a private detective named Ban Shunsaku encounters a murder, and meets boy researcher Shikishima Kenichi, who holds the key to solving the case. Shikishima discovers that a stone from the Planet Mamango generates huge amounts of energy. Making a rocket out of the energy stone, Shikishima sets up an exploration team and departs for Planet Mamango. The rocket heads straight for Planet Mamango under the command of Shikishima, along with Captain Butamo Makeru, Ayame and Momiji, who are cabbages created by the captain, a rabbit named Mii, and Ban Shunsaku. In due time, the rocket lands on the Planet Mamango, where the group finds a "The Lost World," an ancient environment where dinosaurs walk about and ferns and cycads cover the ground. (Source: ANN)

Tiger Books

Action Adventure Comedy

Collection of various short stories. (Source: M-U)

Doronko-sensei

Comedy School

Film wa Ikiteiru

Shounen Slice of Life

This work is a manga aimed at adolescents, focusing on a young man who dreams of animated filmmaking, and puts his heart into it. A visionary boy named Miyamoto Musashi, who comes to Tokyo dreaming of producing Manga films (animation), visits a Manga filming company, but veteran Manga film writer Danmatsuma flatly tells him that the movement factor in his drawings lacks vitality. In the meantime, Miyamoto Musashi meets a boy named Sasaki Kojiro, who also aspires to produce Manga films. Although they become friends instantly, they later part after a quarrel, and became rivals. After being provoked by yakuza, Musashi meets Otsu, a daughter of the leader of the yakuza family. In retaliation, the yakuza burns his 50,000 animated films and his movie equipment, and damages his eyes. But Musashi's memories of his beloved horse Ao in his hometown encourage him, and he regains the courage to start producing Manga films featuring Ao. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Gum Gum Punch

Comedy Fantasy Slice of Life

"Gum Gum Punch" is a Manga for small children depicting the adventures of a boy called Punch and his sister Pinko who experience many things with magic chewing gum. One day, the god of gum appears before Punch and Pinko and gives them magic chewing gum that is capable of producing anything. Seeing that they are trying to blow gum but can't, the god of gum sends his disciple, Gum Gum, to the children to teach them. But Punch is always teasing Gum Gum because he is so small. Next, another disciple called Kucha-kucha is called in to help Gum Gum. Together, they create monsters, get a powerful typhoon drunk and enjoy a variety of adventures. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Prime Rose

Sci-Fi Shounen

This is a fantasy story about a sword and the magic of a girl warrior, Emiya, in a fictitious world. A strong country, Guroman, attacks and overtakes the country of Kukurit, though the particulars of when and where this happens are not given. As a means of keeping the peace, the two countries exchange their third prince and princess, respectively. Prime Rose, the third princess of Guroman, is placed in the custody of a noble family of Kukurit under the name of Emiya. She grows up into a self-centered high school student. Although Emiya is favored by Prince Pirar of Guroman, she becomes a girl wanted by the authorities for her aid to the people of Kukurit reacting against the oppressive government. She is saved by the sword master Jimba, and flees to the wilderness. In the meantime, mysterious Tanbara Gai musters the forces of the people of Kukurit in an attempt to overturn Guroman's control. Emiya also decides to cooperate on the scheme. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Shumari

Seinen

Mahou Yashiki

Fantasy Sci-Fi

This is a story about a showdown between magic and science. It begins like this: when the King of Evil comes back from a 100-year trip to hell, he finds that humans have fully embraced a scientific view of the world, and people no longer believe in the devil or in magic. horrifying power of magic to humans, the King of Evil challenges Dr. Higeta to a competition between science and magic. Backed by a scientist from Mars named Tyrol, Dr. Higeta, his nephew Kenichi, and niece Hanako together begin the match. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Wansa-kun

Comedy Drama Fantasy

Wansa-kun, originally designed as a mascot for Sanwa Bank, is a puppy who was sold for pittance and escapes. He spends the series searching for his mother. (Source: MU)

Hotel Helheim

Comedy Demons Fantasy

Tanaka-san is a legendary hotel man (concierge), and after his death, he became a legend in the underworld. In the underworld, Mei works at the dilapidated Hotel Helheim. It was once a glorious hotel, and one where Mei has many fond memories. One day, Tanaka-san appears, ready to restore the Hotel Helheim to its former success. Mei will become the famous Tanaka-san's assistant, as he works to make Hotel Helheim a top-class underworld hotel! (Source: MangaHelpers)

Allie yo Juu wo Ute!

Action Adventure Historical

A girl named Allie goes up against some outlaws using her six-shooter.

Ningen-domo Atsumare!

Sci-Fi Seinen

Tenka Taihei is a skinny little man, easy to handle and with a unique particularity; his two-tailed sperm can give birth to a third human race. Neither male nor female, but neutral...asexual! These people of the third sex, born in test tubes and mass produced by millions, are naturally docile and obedient. They will be used as sexual objects for humans or as cannon fodder in wars around the world But the hour of revolution has to come. Rally up, mankind!

Ikki Mandara

Historical Shounen

This is the story of a girl in China in 1900 who kills a tax collector from a corrupt government and finds herself hiding amongst guerrilla soldiers. (Source: MU)

Akagari: The Red Rat in Hollywood

Drama Historical Seinen

Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo

Comedy Shounen Slice of Life

The typical Kochikame plot involves Ryou-san coming up with a money-making scheme by inventing a new gadget or capitalizing on a fad, achieving great success, calling on Nakagawa's help as things turn sour, and finally losing it all as the fad runs out of steam or out of control. While the plots are gag-driven, much of the humor comes from the juxtaposition of mundane characters with the bizarrely incongruous (Nakagawa's wealth, Maria's appeal, everyone's lack of actual police work), most of which is never explained or rationalized in the slightest. (Source: Wikipedia) Included one-shot: Volume 105: Robot Santapei

Dororo

Action Adventure Demons

A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan. (Source: Vertical Inc.)

Nanairo Inko

Mystery Shounen

Rainbow Parakeet is a genius actor and a fantastic mimic, but also a thief. He can act out any role to the best of his abilities, while robbing the richest members of the audience during his performances. His methods are a mystery, even to the detectives charged with apprehending him: Police Inspector Senri and his daughter, Police Detective Mariko Senri. (Source: Wikipedia)

Jungle Taitei

Adventure Drama Shounen

In a jungle in Africa right on the equator there was a white lion, Panja, who was called the "Emperor of the Jungle." But Panja is killed by a hunter. His wife, the Queen of Jungle, who has been caught by the hunter, gives birth to the son of Panja on a ship bringing them to a zoo. She names her son "Leo" and has him escape from the ship, saying, "Go back to Africa and become the successor of your father." Then a storm comes and the ship is overturned, and sinks with the Queen on it. Leo is washed up on the beach of a port town in the Arabian Peninsula, not Africa. This is where Leo's long adventure begins. (Source: MU)

Midnight

Drama Shounen

Midnight is the story of a taxi driver named Shinya Mito (whose name is literally Japanese for "mid" and "night") and his various passengers, each of whom he helps in various ways. Shinya drives a taxi as a way to earn money for the treatment of a young woman named Mari, whose brain was injured sometime earlier as the result of an accident Shinya was responsible for causing. The taxi Shinya drives is equipped with a fifth wheel which makes the car more maneuverable under any kind of road conditions.

The Crater

Mystery Horror Sci-Fi

"The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Boku no Son Goku

Adventure

Boku no Son Goku (My Son Goku) was a manga created by the famous Osamu Tezuka, known as the Father of Anime, based on Journey to the West. The main plot structure is the same in that Goku wrecks havoc in heaven, gets saved by Sanzo Hoshi, and they go on a journey to fetch the scriptures, picking up Hakkai and Gojyo along the way. However, the details vary greatly from the original work and Osamu injected much of his original style and humour into the series. (Source: vbtutor.net/xiyouji/manga.htm)

Tokeijikake no Ringo

Action Mystery Drama

Short stories collection of a variety of more mature Tezuka works. 1. Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta (The Execution Ended At Three) 2. Seijo Kainin (Immaculation Conception) 3. Tokeijikake no Ringo (Clockwork Apple) 4. Bypass no Yoru (Night On The Bypass) 5. Fukuro (Pouch) 6. Yellow Dust 7. Akuma no Kaimaku (Curtains) 8. Kikansha (Return Ship)

Wagayubi no Orchestra

Historical Slice of Life

1914. A young teacher who has studied music, arrived in Osaka, having declined to pursue his studies in France, to work in a school for the blind and deaf-mutes. He meet Issaku, a young deaf-mute, violent because not knowing communicate. The teacher will help him and also discover at the same time the complex world of silence and misunderstanding that surrounds him. (Source: Translated from Manga-News)

Wonder 3

Sci-Fi Shounen

"Amazing Three" is an SF drama featuring three aliens who come to survey the earth and a human boy, Shinichi, and tells the story of their fight against various bad people. It is the year 196X, experiments with the hydrogen bomb continue and the world is at war. To resolve whether to save the barbarous earth or erase it with an antiproton bomb, the superior beings gathered in the Milky Way confederation deep in space decide to dispatch three investigators to earth. So as not to appear suspicious to humans, Bokko, Pukko and Nokko, the three people in the Milky Way patrol known as the Amazing Three, are transformed into a rabbit, a duck and a horse and sneak into a village called Ogawa-mura somewhere in the countryside of Japan. There they get to know a wild but simple-hearted boy called Shinichi Hoshi and start to run with him. Meanwhile, Shinichi's older brother, Koichi, is involved in a fight for justice as a member of the secret intelligence agency "Phoenix" against a global plot, a position he has concealed even from his own family. Shinichi and W3 get sucked into this plot. Through their exchanges with Shinichi and Koichi, the three members of W3, who initially thought the earth was just a barbarous planet, find their feelings being gradually transformed. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Maa-chan no Nikkichou

Comedy Slice of Life

This is a 4-strip cartoon that appeared in a newspaper, featuring the pre-school boy Ma-chan. Cheerful and naughty Ma-chan and his friend Ton-chan are always arguing. This work strongly reflects the situation immediately after the war: Ma-chan wants to learn A-B-Cs from the stationed American soldiers, rather than the phonetic a-i-u-e-o from his father. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Chrono Trigger - Do your Best, Chrono-kun!

"Do Your Best, Chrono-kun!" is a short manga that was included with the Japanese Chrono Trigger game guide. In full-color glory, this manga recreates the beginning of the game, where Chrono meets Marle during the Millennium Fair. (Source: M-U)

Kenjuu Tenshi

Action Adventure Historical

"Angel Gunfighter" is a thrilling Western Manga filled with love stories and gunfights. The setting for the story is a small town in the American Wild West. In a small town of the border region between New Mexico and Arizona, a rogue cop called Ham Egg is conspiring with the mayor to dominate the town. But Ham Egg has an obstacle to his plot. It is "Monster," an Indian youngster. Monster stands up to save the town from corruption and bring it back to normal, fighting against the Ham Egg group together with a boy named Jim and a female gun expert, Anna. (Source: TezukaOsamu.net)

Tokyo Fukagawa Sandaime

Slice of Life Seinen

Shizuka grew up among wood works, tools and chisel. Her family has owned a carpentry business for two generations now, started by her grandfather, and now her dad. She's supposed to be the 3rd generation. Her grandfather wants her to carry on his business, but her father wants her to continue studying in a college and work in a corporate office. Shizuka, however, doesn't mind the idea of being a carpenter even though most carpenters are male.

Shinsengumi

Historical Seinen

This is the tale of a young man who joins a band of Ronin who are fighting against the end of the Samurai era in order to find his father's killer. But bit by bit he becomes disillusioned with the people he has thrown in with and wonders if there is another way… (Source: MU)

Boukenkyou Jidai

Adventure Historical Shounen

This is an adventure Manga where a Japanese sword boy travels throughout the world in pursuit of a treasure map. In 1876, Arashi Takonosuke, an envoy of the Edo Government, departs for Washington carrying a secret message concerning Japan-US trade. However, attacked by pirates in the Caribbean Sea, his boat is capsized. Takonosuke and some survivors are given half of Napoleon's treasure map from the British pastor Picar. But they are swallowed and scattered by a powerful tornado, and blown away to the Nevada Desert. In the Nevada town, a bar owner, Ham Egg finds out about this story, and searches for the owner of the map. Outlaw Wild Bill Hecock, a mysterious gentleman, Count Monte Christ and others appear successively, causing a great deal of commotion over the treasure map. (Souce: tezukaosamu.net)

Niji no Toride

Fantasy Shoujo

Rock Boukenki

Adventure Sci-Fi Shounen

In the year 19XX, a new celestial body has been discovered in the same orbit as Earth. Dubbed "Planet Deimon" after its discoverer, Doctor Deimon, the planet's orbit soon slows, coming into close proximity with Earth. After a severe storm, the planet becomes Earth's second satellite. Doctor Deimon's son, Rock, organizes an expedition to explore the new planet and discovers that there are two races of sentient beings living on Deimon. The "Epumu," a race of avian people with the ability to fly, and the "Ruboroom," a race of metamorphic clay men who are slaves to the "Epumu." After his first journey to Deimon, Rock adopts a baby "Epumu" chick named "Chiko" and raises him, learning more about Deimon culture and the differences between human and "Epumu" civilization. However, as the conflict between the people of Earth and the people of Deimon escalate, Rock becomes the ambassador for the two worlds and attempts to find a way to bring peace to everyone. (Source: MU)

Odds GP!

Sports Seinen

The professional keirin sequel to "Odds" starts in Manga Action! Rivals and mentors from the keirin school arc make reappearances! They're back making a splash in the professional world. Both keirin fans and those new to keirin will enjoy the mentors bound by strong ties and the assortment of rivals in this spirited drama! (Source: Jmanga)

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - Shito Kourin

Action Demons Sci-Fi

It follows the story of the original game closely without major deviation, although some events are shortened.

Slime Morimori

Comedy Fantasy Shounen

Kami no Toride

Historical Shounen Slice of Life

1. Gachaboy Ichidaiki (Gachaboy's Record of One Generation) 2. Kami no Toride 3. Sukippara no Blues 4. Tokiwasou Monogatari 5. Toiu Tegami ga Kita 6. Doubutsu Tsurezuregusa (Essay on Idleness of Animals) 7. Dotsuitare (Bassui)

Mori no Yonkenshi

Comedy Drama Fantasy

The first story is about twin brothers raised in poverty who are actually the princes of the kingdom, and being raised in anonymity to protect them from a witches curse. The second half is various fairy tales retold by Tezuka in the style of slapstick cartoons. (Source: MU)

Manga Greece Shinwa

Drama Historical

Manga version of the greatest Ancient Greek myths.

Manga no Tsukurikata

Shoujo Ai Seinen

Asuka, who debuted as a manga artist at the age of 13 but has not had work since then and is now 19. Fresh off from graduating high school, she gets inspired by the works of Sachi, and decides to quit her job in order to become a manga artist again. Since girl's love and boy's love are currently popular genres, she decides to go out with a former co-worker, Morishita who is in love with her, in order to gain experience. Later, she finds out that Morishita is actually Sachi. Included one-shots: Volume 7: Pii-chan Volume 8: Shoujo A

Manga Sagawa-san

Horror

Taken from kotonoha: In the song "Too Much Blood," Mick Jagger asked, "Do you remember Japanese student kill and ate his girlfriend in Paris?" That world-wide-known cannibal is Kazumasa Sagawa. He was eventually released by French authorities because he was diagnosed with a mental disorder. He was sent to Japan, but Japanese psychologists couldn't find anything wrong with his mental condition, so he went free! In his own comic, written and drawn by himself, Sagawa details the murder and the banquet just like a gourmet guide. "The flesh of her butt is incredibly soft and juicy like genuine filet." Does it make you feel rush into a rest room or Sizzler? Warning: This manga contains very disturbing scenes such as cannibalism, mutilation, desmembering, etc. (In short: Guro) READ AT CAUTION!

Boku no Manga

Shounen

Digital Manga Death

Comedy Seinen

Tetsudou Shoujo Manga

Shoujo Ai Josei

1. Rouman Hikou ni Nottotte 2. Kare no Sumu Illuda 3. Rittai Kousa no Eki (Overpass Junction) 4. Ao to Shiro no Ream 5. Mokuyoubi no Savarin 6. Yoru wo Kasaneru 7. Aru Kyuujitsu

Bara Manga Daioh

Comedy

Crossover of sorts of Azumanga Daioh and Ichigo Mashimaro

Adidas Manga Fever

Sports

An anthology collection with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002.

Manga Yonin Shosei

Historical

Four young Japanese men immigrate to San Francisco at the start of the 20th century. There they adopt American names and set out to learn western ways and seek their fortunes. Henry (the author’s alter ego) enrolls in art school to learn the western style of painting, Charlie studies American democracy, Fred plans to become a successful farmer, and Frank wants to be a prosperous merchant. Along the way they experience first hand the events affecting Northern California and the United States at that time; the 1906 earthquake, the World’s Fair, and World War I. (Source: MU)

Hi no Tori (1967)

Drama Fantasy Historical

"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom, or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes. (Source: ANN) Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.

Kirihito Sanka

Drama Psychological Seinen

Two doctors, the young, passionate and well-liked Osanai and the veteran, ambitious Tatsugaura, are both investigating the mysterious 'Monmow' diesease, found only in one remote village, which causes bizarre bone deformation, making its victims take on a beastlike appearance before their deaths. Osanai is sent to the village by Tatsugaura to see if he can find a cause for the disease while also treating the victims to the best of his ability. But in reality, Tatsugaura is scheming against Osanai and intends to infect him with the disease in order to clear the way of any obstacles of presenting his own research, and thus gaining high prestige and rank in the medical world.

Hidamari no Ki

Action Drama Historical

The story of friendship between a samurai and a doctor in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ribbon no Kishi (1963)

Action Adventure Drama

A remake of the original Ribbon no Kishi, and the much more well-known version of the story. Taking place in a medieval fairy-tale setting, Princess Knight is the story of young Princess Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne (as women are not eligible to do so). This deception begins as soon as she is born, as her father the King announces his baby is a boy instead of a girl. The reason for this is that the next-in-line to the throne, Duke Duralumon, is an evil man who would repress the people if he were to become king, and because of this the King will go to any length to prevent him from taking over. (Source: Wikipedia)

Unico

Fantasy

The Goddess Venus is jealous of the beautiful human girl Psyche and blames her pet unicorn, Unico, as Psyche's source of good luck. Venus has Unico banished, and it becomes his fate to forever journey from one place and time to the next, with the West Wind. Unico is a little unicorn which has the ability to make everybody happy. That's something the gods don't like of course. So they send out the west wind to bring Unico to a place where Unico never will be seen again. The west-wind however isn't able to as she likes Unico too much and brings him to a lonely island instead. From there, the adventures and travels of little Unico start. (Source: ANN)

Ningen Konchuuki

Mystery Psychological Seinen

Human Metamorphosis, a satirical Manga depicting human society compared to the insect world, focuses on the life of a devious woman. Tomura Toshiko, who is said to be a genius, is a rising star writer. Her novel wins the Akutagawa Prize for the best novel of the year. While she attends the award ceremony, another woman named Usuba Kageri commits suicide in another place. It turns out that Kageri and Toshiko used to live together, and the awarded novel was copied from Kageri's transcript. Toshiko is like a parasite: approaching talented people one after another, squeezing everything out of them and stealing their works for her own fame. Behind her success story, she has her secrets. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Kuuki no Soko

Seinen

A chain of short stories.

Barbara

Drama

Barbara is a girl living in the streets of Tokyo. She become the muse of Yosuke Mikura, a popular writer, especially with the ladies. Between Yosuka and Barbara starts a relationship which is beneficial for his writings, but can end up in despair when Barbara chooses her freedom above the luxury she can get. (Source: ANN)