Mangaka to Yakuza

Comedy Romance

Annoyed by everything and lacking any interest in love whatsoever, manga artist Rui gets an unexpected visit from a built, scary-looking yakuza. After carelessly becoming the guarantor for her friend's loan, she is told to settle his debt of tens of thousands of dollars... "I'll wait for payment. That is, if you let me have sex with you." And just like that, she's pulled into it. "But, I'm a virgin... Am I gonna be okay?" Just as she thinks she's going to be made to suffer, she gets treated kindly and gently, making her first sensual experience all the more confusing... (Source: MU)

Fashion Leader Imai Shoutarou

Shounen

Dragon Voice

Music Shounen

14-year-old Rin Amami is a gifted dancer who has been forced to give up his dream of becoming a singer like his mom because of his deep, frog-like voice. A chance encounter with the idol singing group Beatmen, however, gives him the opportunity to bring his old dream to life. Despite its oddness, his voice possesses a certain charisma: a captivating power, recognized by some as the legendary "Dragon Voice." Rin's destiny becomes intertwined with the Beatmen, Shino, Goh, Toshi, and Yuhgo, as the smalltime idol agency RedShoes attempts to take them to the top! (Source: Tokyopop)

Dirty Christ Superstar

Seinen

A young Japanese man once ran away to Broadway and became the extremely famous actor Hades, who played the role of Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. Now, he's back in Japan and living like a bum, using his voice and charisma to trick women. One day, though, he comes face to face with a big surprise-- a teenage daughter he knew nothing about! Lisa also longs to become a famous actor, and is currently playing the role of "Maria" in The Sound of Music. However, she holds a deep hatred for the father who abandoned her mother to raise a child alone. (Source: MangaHelpers)

Harlem Beat

Drama Shounen Sports

Some athletes dream of the bling-bling, others dream of the women. But real hoop dreams reflect the desire to be the best. The dream of being able to take the rock, drive the lane, and take it to the hole. That's Nate Torres, branded as the team benchwarmer, just trying to get that shot at high school fame and glory. When he blows his chance to try and make his high school team, he takes his dream to the only place he has left ... the streets. Away from the spotlight and glory of organized basketball, Nate Torres discovers himself on a back alley half-court. (Source: Tokyopop)

Junjou Karen na Oretachi da!

Action Shounen Sports

A pretty-boy volleyball player named Akira gets kicked out of his middle school team for being too arrogant. With his coach refusing to give him a reference, it looks like he will only be able to go to a high school with a mediocre volleyball team. By chance, he finds a leaflet for Seiryoh High School volleyball team and decided to try out. But then complications arise in the form of a delinquent with very curly hair. (Source: Doko Demo Scans)

5001-nen Yakuza Wars

Action Comedy Sci-Fi

The Gokuhi-gumi are a band of space Yakuza. Led by "Genji of the North Star," they seek to go to war with other yakuza factions and generally cause trouble throughout the galaxy.

Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu

Drama Seinen

Nagamitsu Bakushuu is an adviser in the "Clean Break Helpline" (commonly called "Ashinuke Call")—a special unit in the Organized Crime Department at Tokyo Metropolitan Police which helps those who want to make a clean break from a gang group. Although she treats gang member clients like "scum," she goes far beyond her responsibility to help them quit the organization by getting a written agreement from the gang boss and finding jobs for them afterwards. Also, her colleague and a former detective at the Organized Crime Department—Mikajima Kakeru doesn't get along with Bakushuu. One day "Clean Break Helpline" receives a call from a client. He is the leader of a gang group under the umbrella of a designated organized crime group "Kanto Kifune-gumi," and claims that he already made an apology to the boss—Tachibana Isao. The client says that his group has got in trouble because of Bakushuu... (Source: TBS, DramaWiki)

Yakuza-sama no Omocha

Yaoi

"Maybe I should have thought harder about whom I ask for help. Perhaps it would have been better to implore god to save me." That's what Ogiwara thought when he was rescued from a debt by a regular customer from the bar he works at. He pays the debt of Ogiwara's disappeared friend, but what does he want in return? Included one-shot: Volume 1: Hana no Akuta

Shizukanaru Don: Yakuza Side Story

Seinen

This manga depicts the life of Shizuya Kondou, a man who designs underwear by day and is "don" of a gang at night. (Source: ANN)

Sono Orc, Moto Yakuza nite

Fantasy