Rurou Seinen Shishio
Seinen
Seinen Dreamy
Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life
Seinen Hakkaten
Romance School Yaoi
Though he seems completely indifferent to romance, high schooler Manabu works part-time as a writer for an erotic magazine. One day, right when some classmates were about to pick a fight with him, he was saved by Yamaguma, an underclassman. Apparently Yamaguma, who is popular but unfamiliar with romance, is upset about his older sister working at a nightclub. While trying to desensitize Yamaguma of his excessive reaction to Manabu's erotic writing, they...? The heat of their connected hands is the folly of youth. A bittersweet diary of first love.
Junai no Seinen
Drama Yaoi
Fifth volume in the Kemono series. Kirishima Kaoru is the representative of the Fujido Groups while Daigo is a young executive of an American corporation. They are business colleagues by day and lovers by night. Although, Kaoru wishes that he could give up his job and indulge himself in sex with Daigo day and night! Unfortunately due to his deep-rooted insecurities, Kaoru continuously tests Daigo's affection through manipulations. And now, Kaoru's previous boss and lover, Ian, wants Kaoru back in his bed. Who will win in the struggle for power and love?
Seinen 14-sai
Comedy Drama Romance
Itou just found out that one of his best friends, Machida, maybe kind-of sort-of likes him. He doesn't say it, but he did orgasm when thinking of Itou even as he was about to have sex with his girlfriend! Now, Machida has a complex about Itou and even kisses him, and Itou develops a complex about Machida because his first kiss was taken! On the edge of becoming men, will they figure out their feelings? (Source: MU)
Seinen wa Ai wo Kou
Yaoi
Carefully hiding his orientation, high school student Kaede kept his love for his best friend, Okuda, for years! If he decided to keep it forever… when would the two hearts become one…?
Densha Otoko: Bijo to Junjou Otaku Seinen no Net-Hatsu Love Story
Romance Shoujo
Geeky fanboy Ikumi Saiki has a dream that someday, somehow, he'll finally get a girlfriend. Then one day, on the train home, he rescues a beautiful girl from a troublesome drunk. Now the girl sees the hero inside the otaku—and it appears that Ikumi will finally find romance! But though Ikumi found the courage to save her, will he ever be brave enough to win her heart? Desparate, Ikumi posts an urgent plea on an Internet message board: "Help me with the girl of my dreams!" Ikumi's story ignites the whole online world. Everyone is ready to help Ikumi prove that even an otaku can find true love! (Source: Del Rey)
Sanctuary
Drama Police Seinen
Akira Houjou and Chiaki Asami are childhood friends who have experienced hell and lived to tell about it. They arrive in Japan to attend school, and soon witness the corruption and apathy of the country's population. Enraged, Akira and Asami vow to create a new Japan; a sanctuary with a new form of politics, devoid of corruption, where people are empowered to participate in the politics and future of their country. To accomplish this, Houjou and Asami aim to conquer Japan through two dramatically different routes: the Japanese Diet and the Yakuza. Decided by a game of rock-paper-scissors, Houjou ventures to seize control of the underworld while Asami pursues the position of Prime Minister. Sanctuary is a dark, political thriller that tells the story of these two friends as they attempt to change Japan from the inside out and create their sanctuary. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Blame!
Action Drama Horror
In an enormous steel labyrinth riddled with horrifying creatures, humanity is forced to isolate itself in small enclaves while living in constant fear of its annihilation. In this dystopia, only a strange young man known as Killy is brave enough to traverse its unforgiving territories. Possessing superhuman strength and a rare Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy fights off bloodthirsty beasts and other fiendish forces in his desperate search for a human with the Net Terminal Gene—genetic information that holds the potential to restore the corrupt world. The dark world of Blame! follows Killy as he meets new people, sheds more blood, and draws closer to finding the Net Terminal Gene. Through these exploits, the true nature of the world is slowly pieced together. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Eden: It's an Endless World!
Action Drama Sci-Fi
In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape. Twenty years later, the boy is the most powerful drug lord in South America. He aids his son from behind the scenes as he evades and eventually with the help of mercenaries from Nomad (some of them former Propater operatives) fights the Propater. As the plot develops focus shifts away from the main character and develops many sub-plots dedicated to terrorism, Human-improvement, the struggle of the developing countries and the power battles between the drug cartels and Propater. Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles. (Source: MU)
Genshiken
Comedy Drama School
It's the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture. Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figures—learning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fan... (Source: Del Rey Manga)
Futatsu no Spica
Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi
In a Tokyo of the not-too-distant future a young girl looks up to the stars with melancholy in her heart and hope in her eyes. Thirteen-year-old Asumi Kamogawa's life has been tied to those stars; her future may very well be among them. And she is not alone... Asumi is one of many young people with ambitions to some day head off to space for Japan's first manned mission. Before liftoff, like any true astronaut she must show the right stuff and overcome odds to pass numerous physical and mental trials if she even wants to be considered in the running for a rare spot in the elite Tokyo Space School. (Source: Vertical)
Homunculus
Mystery Drama Horror
Trepanation is the procedure of drilling a hole in the skull. It is said to increase the blood circulation and improve pressure inside the skull. It is also said to bring out a person's sixth sense, the ability to use ESP, see ghosts, move objects with one's mind. This is speculative fiction based on the concept of trepanation.
Hoshi no Koe
Drama Mecha Romance
To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive? (Source: Tokyopop)
Cesare: Hakai no Souzousha
Drama Historical Seinen
Based on exhaustive research in collaboration with a Dante scholar, Souryo brings Cesare Borgia, one of the most enigmatic figures in history, to life in vivid detail. Bookish and naive, Angelo da Canossa is unprepared for life as a student in a university that hums with tension and intrigue in Renaissance Italy. Will his innocence remain intact when a chance encounter with the charismatic Cesare draws him ever deeper into the darker side of the Renaissance? (Source: Manganews.net)
Ginga Tetsudou 999 (1996)
Adventure Drama Fantasy
One year after the events of the First Cycle (Andromeda Arc), Tetsurou has returned to Earth only to end up chained in his home in Megalopolis. It is then that Maetel appears before him once again, offering him the opportunity to join her on a new journey—one she claims will lead him to his destiny.
Giant Killing
Drama Sports Seinen
East Tokyo United has been struggling in Japan's top football league for a few years. In an effort to improve their performance, ETU hires a new coach, the slightly eccentric Tatsumi Takeshi. Tatsumi was once a star player on ETU before abandoning the team, but has proven himself as manager of an English amateur team. The task won't be easy as the teams pitted against ETU have bigger budgets and better players. However, Tatsumi is an expert at Giant Killing. (Source: Wikipedia)
Ore to Akuma no Blues
Drama Historical Horror
A combination horror story and re-telling of the mythologies of the American South, "Me and the Devil Blues" features RJ, a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for the devil teaching him to play the blues. The story features many elements familiar to American readers but not much featured in Japanese comics, including the practice of lynching and the sharp racial divisions in the south around the time of the story.
Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
Comedy Slice of Life Seinen
Clumsy Arashiyama is a girl with a love for mysteries and a knack for getting into trouble. She works for an old lady's lackluster maid café in a small shopping district. The cafe is largely unsuccessful in attracting customers aside from Sanada, a regular and one of Arashiyama's classmates (who has a secret crush on her). One day Arashiyama's clever friend Tatsuno is invited to the café, and, upon seeing the miserable state of things (and Sanada, whom she has a secret crush on), decides to work there. Don't miss the crazy antics of Arashiyama and friends, mismatched love stories, and all the hilarity that is created as a result, in Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru. (Source: MU)
Uchouten Kazoku
Comedy Fantasy Seinen
In Kyoto, there are three kinds of residents: humans, tanuki, and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo tanuki family. His father, Souichirou, had been the head of Kyoto tanuki community until he was eaten by the human members of "Friday Club." While taking care of an old tengu, fighting with other tanuki, and playing with a psychic human girl, Yasaburou approaches the truth of his father's death.
Feng Shen Ji III
Action Fantasy Historical
The sequel and the continuation of Feng Shen Ji II.
Planetes
Drama Sci-Fi Space
Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job. (Source: TokyoPop)
Hellsing
Action Historical Horror
Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to eliminate the undead beings, but even her highly trained soldiers pale in comparison to her most trusted vampire exterminator, a man by the name of Alucard, who is actually a powerful vampire himself. Along with Integra's mysterious butler and Alucard's new vampire minion, Seras Victoria, The Hellsing Organization must face not only regular ghouls and vampires, but a rivaling secret organization from the Vatican, and Millennium, an enigmatic group of madmen spawned by a certain war over 50 years ago... A bloody battle between monsters is about to begin, The dead are dancing, and all hell is singing... Includes a three chapter side-story, "Crossfire".
Vagabond
Action Adventure Drama
In 16th century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a wild, rough young man, in both his appearance and his actions. His aggressive nature has won him the collective reproach and fear of his village, leading him and his best friend, Matahachi Honiden, to run away in search of something grander than provincial life. The pair enlist in the Toyotomi army, yearning for glory—but when the Toyotomi suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Tokugawa Clan at the Battle of Sekigahara, the friends barely make it out alive. After the two are separated, Shinmen returns home on a self-appointed mission to notify the Hon'iden family of Matahachi's survival. He instead finds himself a wanted criminal, framed for his friend's supposed murder based on his history of violence. Upon being captured, he is strung up on a tree and left to die. An itinerant monk, the distinguished Takuan Soho, takes pity on the "devil child," secretly freeing Shinmen and christening him with a new name to avoid pursuit by the authorities: Musashi Miyamoto. Vagabond is the fictitious retelling of the life of one of Japan's most renowned swordsmen, the "Sword Saint" Musashi Miyamoto—his rise from a swordsman with no desire other than to become "Invincible Under the Heavens" to an enlightened warrior who slowly learns of the importance of close friends, self-reflection, and life itself. [Written by MAL Rewrite] This series is on hiatus.
Mushishi
Mystery Fantasy Historical
"Mushi": the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the shackles of the words "good" and "evil." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world such as plants, diseases, and even phenomena like rainbows. This is, however, just a vague definition of these entities that inhabit the vibrant world of Mushishi, as to even call them a form of life would be an oversimplification. Detailed information on mushi is scarce because the majority of humans are unaware of their existence. So what are mushi and why do they exist? This is the question that a "Mushishi," Ginko, ponders constantly. Mushishi are those who research mushi in hopes of understanding their place in the world's hierarchy of life. Ginko relentlessly chases rumors of occurrences that could be tied to mushi, all for the sake of finding an answer. It could, after all, lead to the meaning of life itself. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
Comedy Romance School
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not being in any sort of romantic relationship. However, the truth is that after spending so much time together, the two have developed feelings for one another; unfortunately, neither is willing to confess, as doing so would be a sign of weakness. With their pride as elite students on the line, Miyuki and Kaguya embark on a quest to do whatever is necessary to get a confession out of the other. Through their daily antics, the battle of love begins! [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Houseki no Kuni
Action Fantasy Seinen
Long ago, Earth was struck by six meteorites, creating six moons and leaving a lone island in their wake. Those who could not make it to the island sank to the bottom of the ocean, where, over time, they slowly turned to crystal. As countless millennia passed, 28 of these crystallized lifeforms, known as the Lustrous, rose from the depths and resided on the island. Led by the wise Kongou-sensei, they must defend themselves against the seemingly infinite number of Lunarians, inhabitants of the moons who seek to harvest their valuable bodies for crafting weapons and jewelry. Houseki no Kuni centers around Phosphophyllite, a young gem about to turn three hundred years old. Clumsy, extremely fragile, and having no visible talent, they are one of the weakest gems around, unable to help in the fight against the Lunarians in any meaningful way. But as the battle with the otherworldly invaders rages on, they soon learn that power comes at a cost that no one should have to pay. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
High Score Girl
Haruo "Beastly Fingers" Yaguchi rules the arcade gaming scene, but beneath his famous identity as a pro gamer is a plain sixth grader with an uneventful life. Neither popular, smart, nor athletic, he excels in only one thing: video games. Haruo would rather spend hours at the local arcade honing his gaming skills than take his life and academics seriously. One day, Haruo meets his match in fellow classmate Akira Oono. Akira is not the type of person to frequent an arcade: she has perfect grades, is well-loved, and comes from a wealthy background. Even so, not only is she able to score a 29-game win streak, but she also manages to beat Haruo seven times in a row. Eager to end her domination, Haruo duels Akira in Street Fighter 2 and resorts to underhanded tactics—which earns him a slap in the face from the shy girl. This encounter starts a strange and rocky relationship between the two rival gamers. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Girls & Panzer: Ribbon no Musha
Comedy School Military
Tankathlon is a new form of tank sport gaining slowly gaining popularity among Senshado enthusiasts. While also involving tank battles, Tankathlon is distinguished by its lack of official oversight allowing any school with tanks to participate in a battle anywhere at any time, and a 10-ton weight restriction on tanks used, limiting battles to light tanks and tankettes. (Source: Girls und Panzer Wiki)
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku
Drama Fantasy Romance
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 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. (Source: Kotonoha, edited)
All Around Type-Moon
A manga crossover of Type-Moon characters.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
Drama Fantasy Seinen
Nitro+ will be releasing a novel of Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica, using the original animation's series composition/script written by Gen Urobuchi. Nitro+'s Hajime Ninomae (一 肇), active in Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko and Shogakukan Gagaga Bunko, will be the novel writer. Yuupon (ゆーぽん), from the Nitro+Chiral shounen-ai branch, will be doing the illustrations. The novel is split into two volumes of 304 pages and 328 pages length. It will be officially released as a limited edition with a third volume of 32 full-color pages on August 14, 2011. A prerelease will be held at Comiket 80 between August 12 and August 14, 2011.
Hakumei to Mikochi
Fantasy Slice of Life Seinen
Nine centimeters (3.5 inches) tall, the tiny girls Hakumei and Mikochi live in the forest. Living in a tiny house in a tree, riding insects and birds, and making umbrellas out of leaves, these tiny girls live a tiny life. Follow their tiny but lovely lives as they live their day to day in a fantastic world of tiny people and gods. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Eien no 0
Action Historical Military
Kentarou, 26 years, is a NEET. At the request of his sister Keiko, the young man plunges into his family past. Kyuuzou Miyabe, his grandfather, was a fighter pilot of the Japanese imperial navy who had fought at the commands of the mythical Japanese fighter aircraft: "Zero." But at the end of the war, he dies in a kamikaze attack. Was he the hero whom everybody claims? Or rather a terrorist? A coward? (Source: French edition)
Subaru
Drama Sports Psychological
A small five-year-old girl named Subaru no longer has time for friends and play. Why is this? Her twin brother Kazuma is dying...and gradually forgetting everything. Even Subaru. And so the girl visits him every day, talking with him and dancing for him, trying to make him remember her. And he always does by the end of the day. Encouraged by a friend to join ballet classes, the girl does so and falls in love with the dance. (Source: Aerie Scans)
Steins;Gate: Onshuu no Brownian Motion
Drama Sci-Fi Seinen
A spin-off from the Steins;Gate game, showing the past of the CRT store owner Tennouji Yuugo, also known as Mr. Braun.
Shin Mazinger Zero vs Ankoku Daishougun
Action Adventure Mecha
After finally defeating Dr. Hell, Kabuto Kouji has to battle the forces of the Mikene Empire. Against an enemy unknown even to Minerva X, who has seen countless alternate timelines, Mazinger Z faces his most desperate moments!
GTO: Paradise Lost
Onizuka is a prisoner. For reasons that he only knows, he tells the story himself of what happened between him and Class G (which is basically an idol class), expect many troubles, adventures and of course many hilarious moments. (Source: MU)
Chichi no Koyomi
Slice of Life Seinen
A family is devastated by the Great Tottori Fire of 1952, but the family comes to terms with the disaster and breaks free from the bonds holding them back. (Source: Otakuworks)
Sunny
Drama Seinen
At the Star Kids Home, a combination group home/orphanage, a disparate group of children struggle with both the everyday issues of growing up and those specific to abandoned or orphaned children. Their one avenue of escape is the Sunny, a junked car that sits a little ways from the home. In the Sunny they can travel the world, go into space, or just find a refuge from the troubles of their world. (Source: ANN)
Steins;Gate: Aishin Meizu no Babel
Adventure Sci-Fi Seinen
A drama CD adaptation of Steins;Gate: Aishin Meizu no Babel, an alternate take on the original Steins;Gate story, told from Makise Kurisu's point of view, being illustrated by Shinichirou Nariie. After meeting Okabe Rintarou and the rest of the Lab Members, Kurisu reflects on her past with her estranged father and seeks to set things right with him, not knowing of the fate that awaits her. (Source: MU)
Hoshi Mamoru Inu
A little girl picks up a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box and takes it home. As the years pass, the father of the family forms a strong bond with the dog as his wife and daughter drift away from him. Faced with a divorce, he puts a few cardboard boxes and the dog in his car and drives south to see the sea.
Fushigi no Kuni no Bird
Historical Slice of Life Seinen
Scottish adventuress Isabella Bird journeys to Japan in 1878 and becomes the first Westerner to travel to many remote locations, heading northward towards Hokkaido to study the aboriginal Ainu people. Based on a true story. (Source: MU)
Inubaka
Suguri, who loves dogs, moves from countryside to the big city and finds a job at a pet store.
LifE
Mystery Drama Seinen
Takeda is diagnosed with cancer and feels that he has nothing to live for. Hopeless, he decides to end his life. But when he is about to hang himself, the phone rings: the police have just found the corpse of his daughter, Sawako, who disappeared more than 14 years ago. Under Japanese law, the statute of limitations for murder only lasts 15 years. Takeda has only six months left: six months to live, six months to find his daughter's killer and deliver him to the authorities. After 14 years of silence and obscurity, the family ties are reborn... (Source: ANN)
Gunjou Gakusha
Mystery Drama Fantasy
A recollection of short independent stories, taking place either in Japan or in an occidental country, either in the modern time or in the past, these short stories are themed about the expression of feelings. A city romance, a walk in the forest, the day-by-day life of a waitress in a bar or a medieval story, full of everyday-life details, feeling sometimes romantic or nostalgic... Check more info for details.
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by a Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment 'Chikuseisou' where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter Hakone Ekiden Marathon, one of the most prominent university races in Japan. Kakeru soon finds out that all of the residents except for Haiji and himself are complete novices.
Girls & Panzer: Little Army II
Action Comedy School
The series takes place a few years after the prequel manga. Emi, who had returned to her mother country Germany in order to learn about tanks, once again travels to Japan to keep a certain promise. However, many things wait for her at her new school's Senshado club. (Source: ANN)
Natsu no Zenjitsu
Drama Romance Slice of Life
The only thing in Tetsuo's mind is art. The beauty, the nature, and the quality of art. One woman watches him handle his art. Her name is Akira. She watches as he constantly tries to draw day after day, and she oversees the completion of his work at a local art exhibition. Akira apparently has become interested in Tetsuo's love for art and his work. One rainy night, Tetsuo notices that Akira left her umbrella and he decides to deliver it to her. He finds her and gives her the umbrella and doesn't use it as he claims that the umbrella isn't his. As Tetsuo leaves, Akira tells him to wait. He turns around and finds Akira bringing her lips towards his... Love has bloomed in the middle of a rainy night. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Hataraku Saibou Black
Action Seinen
The manga follows in Hataraku Saibou's footsteps, but is set inside the body of someone who drinks too much, smokes, has high stress, cholesterol and insufficient physical activity, with cells struggling to fulfill their duties, and where the possibility of cells dying is a daily reality. It's the dark side of Cells at Work!
Ayako
Drama Historical Psychological
Jirou Tenge, the second son of what used to be an influential Japanese family, returns home after being a POW in an American camp during the Second World War. He finds his family corrupted by the terrible social aftereffects of the war. His elder brother, determined to keep what remains of the family patrimony after the Government's forced land reallocation, has prostituted his wife to his father to secure his blessing, while other members of Jiro's family have been drawn into similar corruption, and he himself is being forced to spy for the Americans after being broken as a POW. Now the family's youngest daughter Ayako will have to bear the brunt of the family's sins. (Source: ANN)
What's Michael?
What's Michael follows the adventures of a ginger tabby called Michael. The stories often change setting: in one, Michael may be owned by a young Japanese couple; in the next, Michael may be owned by an older couple with children and in a third, Michael might be owned by a yakuza. There are even story settings that place groups of cats in business suits or playing baseball in sport team uniforms. (Source: The One Day Wonder Blog)
Drug & Drop
Mystery Supernatural Seinen
Long-awaited continuation of the manga "Legal Drug," by bestselling group CLAMP. It picks up from where the plot in Legal Drug left off, with a short prologue catching readers up to the main events of the previous series. Kazahaya has always had the ability to see the memories of items and people that he touches. When he collapses in the snow, desperately clinging to life, he is rescued by Rikuou, who takes him back to Green Drugstore, a pharmacy dealing in more than just your everyday items. Kazahaya finds himself working in the store, indebted to the owner, Kakei, for giving him a job and a place to lodge. Somehow, Kakei knows about Kazahaya's abilities, and soon he and Rikuou are sent on the occasional side job, involving the use of their unique talents. As the story progresses, more is revealed about the mysterious pasts of the two main characters. Why did Kazahaya end up collapsed in the snow? Who is the mysterious girl that Kazahaya keeps seeing in Rikuou's mind, and what exactly happened to her?
Namikibashi-doori Aoba Jitensha-ten
Drama Slice of Life Seinen
A simple slice-of-life manga about a young girl and her father who runs a small bicycle shop. (Source: MU) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Ano Sora to Onnaji (pilot)
Makai Senki Disgaea 2
Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Adell is the lone human being in a world of humans-turned-demons, made by Overlord Zenon. It's Adell's task—and burden—to defeat Zenon and restore his friends and family to their normal selves. But summoning an Overlord is not easy. When Adell tries to call Zenon, he ends up with his daughter, Rozalin. Now, bound by contract, Adell promises to take Rozalin back to her father. However, it will take much more than blind courage to defeat her all-powerful father and save the world. (Source: Broccoli Books)
Lord
Action Historical Seinen
The story is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period, using both real and original characters and events from the historical period in Chinese history and folklore of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. (Source: MU)
MW
Drama Psychological Seinen
Gurai is a Japanese Catholic Priest, who is unable to give up his lifelong sexual relationship with Yuki, a beautiful and sadistic young master criminal. Yuki's malicious crimes have become more and more extreme over the years, claiming many innocent lives, and Gurai is tormented by guilt at his inability to stop them... (Source: ANN)
Teppuu
Action Drama Martial Arts
Ishidou Natsuo is a gifted girl who can achieve anything she wants in sports. Because of this she is permanently bored, as there aren't any real challenges to her abilites to make her feel alive. One day she receives an invitation of a merry girl to join her martial arts club. Irritated by her happy expression, Natsuo decides to accept the invitation just as a pretext to beat her up, but she receives a shocking surprise. (Source: Animexis)
Waga Na wa Umishi
Action Drama Seinen
Salvors are men responsible for towing wrecked ships and handling the cargo. They are different from rescue teams as they usually ask for money before offering help. Nanba Rintarou's father was the owner of such a company, but Rintarou really hated the way they operate and decided to work in a proper rescue team. However, Rintarou's father died right after Rintarou completed his training. In his will he asked Rintarou to take over his company. What's worse is he left his son a debt of 1.5 billion yen...
Onmyouji
Historical Supernatural Seinen
10th Century. There were two men in the Heian-kyo. the Great Onmyoji "Abe no Seimei." and nobleman "Minamoto no Hiromasa" blessed by the Spirit of Music.
Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san.
Action Comedy Mystery
Sakuma is a college student who works part time at the Akutabe detective agency. There she does regular office work for private investigator Akutabe. However, Sakuma soon learns that Akutabe is no ordinary detective, but in fact a demon detective. He is able to summon demons through the use of a grimoire and use each of their special abilities by providing an offering. He uses their magical powers to solve the case he is working on and he wants Sakuma to start learning demon summoning. As Sakuma begins her journey to be a demon detective, little does she know the repercussions of using demons... (Source: MU)
Dimension W
Action Sci-Fi Seinen
In 2036, a new axis was discovered in the 3D realm, creating the fourth dimension named Dimension W. Limitless power from Dimension W is supplied through devices known as "Coils," powering devices and machinery around the globe thanks to New Tesla Energy and the government's effort to harness its source. Kyouma Mabuchi, an illegal Coil collector, despises the use of this new technology. As an old-school junkie that has cars running on gas and pays for everything with cash, he is a lone wolf in a world saturated with technological advancement. However, while on the search to confiscate illegal Coils one day, Kyouma meets the gyroid Mira Yurizaki. Mira needs Coils to save her dying father, the founder of New Tesla Energy. Thus she joins the reluctant Kyouma on his duties, and together they begin solving the mysteries that lie behind the illegal modified Coils. Along the way, they also uncover the disturbing truth behind New Tesla Energy, as well as their own seemingly intertwined personal history. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Ubume no Natsu
Mystery Supernatural Psychological
Tokyo, 1952. The bizarre case of a missing doctor and his supernaturally pregnant wife captures the imagination of novelist Sekiguchi Tatsumi, so he enlists the help of an old friend, Chuuzenji Akihiko, a bookstore owner and part-time exorcist who begrudgingly agrees to help investigate the disappearance. They'll face a family's darkest secrets... Secrets that Sekiguchi himself can't escape. (Source: MU)
Boku to Issho
Comedy Seinen
A story about two kids who go to Tokyo after their mother died and their father-in-law kicked them out of the house. In Tokyo they meet up with a fellow orphan named Shigeru Itou. Thus begins their cynical tale of laughter and depression. (Source: MU)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa
A compilation of additional tips written by Ryukishi07 outside of the games. Several of the stories are humorous in tone, but the more serious ones may be considered canon.
Nana Maru San Batsu
Game School Seinen
As soon as he entered high school, the first year student Koshiyama Shiki was invited to the mysterious Quiz Study Group led by his senpai. What will Shiki run into when being dragged along by his classmate Mari into the dazzling world of competitive quizzes?! (Source: ComicWalker)
Chi no Wadachi
The illusion of that person leads me astray. Mother and son. This is the ultimate favoritism. (Source: ANN)
1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou
Comedy Parody Slice of Life
A humorous spin-off about how foreman Ootsuki spends his day trips to the surface.
Shadows House
Slice of Life Supernatural Seinen
Yawara!
Comedy Romance Sports
Inokuma Yawara is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Inokuma Jigorou, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life...
Choukadou Girl ⅙
Comedy Romance Seinen
Bouida Haruto, a hardcore otaku with no interest in 3D (real) women, once appreciated figures from afar, accepting that "if you get into them, there's no turning back." However, when Nona, a character he loved from an anime called "Girls→Planetary Investigation" had a figure of her released, he ended up purchasing it. And then that night, the figure of Nona somehow came to life, and a couple-like lifestyle between man and toy began. (Source: MU)
Skyhigh: Karma
Drama Horror Supernatural
Takamaru Mai has been having continuous dreams of seeing a dark, deep pit, snakes, and blood. After being in a car accident and only suffering from a mild concussion, her x-ray results showed a strange image—a hand was grabbing her skull. Mai then begins to believe that she was seeing things that she shouldn't be seeing.
Boys on the Run
The story is about how and why a guy goes from a worker at a dead-end job to becoming a boxer. (Source: MU)
Hakaba Kitaro
Horror Supernatural Seinen
Kitaro is a yokai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and yokai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter. Written between 1959 - 1964, this manga is the original Kitaro story which later, would become the template for the more well-known and popular manga/anime; "Gegege no Kitaro".
Zombie Maria
Comedy Romance Supernatural
True love isn't something you awaken to... but something closer to a nightmare... (Source: Batoto)
Kami no Hidarite Akuma no Migite
Mystery Fantasy Horror
The 6 books contains 5 horror stories related to a primary school kid named Sou. Sou has an ability to foresee supernatural events in his dream and even make changes that would eventually happen in the reality. The 5 stories are the Eroded Scissors, the Disappeared Rubber, the Tongue of the Spider Queen, the Black Picture-book and Shadow Dead. All of the scary stories are linked by his unique experience. (Source: MU)
Greed Packet Unlimited
Casio and his little sister Nokia both work as bounty hunters who use magic packets that they download through their mobile phones and cast with the built-in camera to defeat mysterious apparitions called phantasms. The bounties for these phantasms are quite high, but the enormous fees for the magic packets they download and the property damage they create has reduced them to a homeless status living off cup ramen. This all changes when they meet a foolish albeit wealthy, young woman called Sony who didn't bother to properly research Casio and Nokia's true nature before becoming their sponsor. (Source; M-U)
Gal Gohan
Comedy School Seinen
Home Economics Teacher, Shinji Yabe, is asked by the biggest gal in school, Miku Okazaki, to help her "bake cookies to give to the teachers." The principal told her to do this, after she flunked every subject and makeup-class they put her in. He gets her to successfully finish a batch of cookies after several mishaps and is touched by his students glee over her success. He decides to start a cooking club after this experience to get more time and connection with his students. Upon hearing this, Miku decides to join, since he was the first teacher that didn't shove her into makeup-lessons after her failings and pushed her to try harder instead. (Source: MU)
Majo to Yajuu
Magic Seinen
The stage; a city where "witches" collect people's adoration. Who appeared there was a man carrying a coffin, and a girl with a beast's eyes. Their prey, "Witches"! And nothing else. When the evil "witch" and the starved "beast" meet, their magnificent and fierce battle begins! (Source: Mangadex)
Lady Snowblood - Fukkatsu no Shou
Japan in the time of the Meiji dynasty is a country in transition, torn and dominated by exploitation and moral decline. Lady Snowblood want's to leave her bloody past behind her and is working under the name Kashima Yuki in a girl's grammar school where she teaches Swedish gymnastics... but conservative political forces are like a thorn in their side, and Yuki must again take up arms to keep the promise she gave to her life-saver. (Source: Carlsen Manga) Originally serialised in 1973, but not collected into book form until 2006.
Fly, Daddy, Fly
A salaryman's life gets turned upside down due to a dramatic tragedy, and now he is going to have a summer adventure the entire city will never forget.
Miman Renai
Twenty-nine-year old Kurose Kazumi is a programmer in a eroge company and has played plenty of galge when he was younger, but he's completely uninterested in young girls. A chance encounter changes that when he meets a middle schooler who suddenly says she can't date him, but he realizes how cute she is and wants to keep her with him. (Source: MU)
Strike Witches Zero: 1937 Fusou Kaijihen
Action Magic Military
The story follows Sakamoto Mio as she receives training to become a Witch from Kitagou Fumika. The plot will later shift to the Fuso Sea Incident as the story progresses. (Source: Strike Witches Wikia)
Op: Yoake Itaru no Iro no Nai Hibi
Yoake Itaru, 38, divorced. Profession: Investigator and confidential informant for an insurance agency. Specialty: Cases others tend to avoid. Every day there are mysterious "accidents" that are actually clever cover-ups of suicides and murders. And the parties concerned will appeal to him. And so, the colorless days of this man will continue... (Source: MU)
D-ash
Drama Romance Sports
Tsukasa, Tajima, Katsu, and newcomer Sae, were all members of the Hentai ShonenDai (Perverted Boy's club) at the tender age of 11. But as they grow older, how will each of their lives change? Will they grow apart, or stay true to the (perverted) passions they shared as kids. D-ASH is a story about the adventures these boys will have trying to grow up as fast as they can, being as naughty as possible all the while. (Source: Anime Waves Scanlations)
Tiger & Bunny The Comic
Action Comedy Mecha
Hamatora The Comic
Action Supernatural Seinen
In this world, there are people known as "Minimum Holders" who are capable of specific "small miracles." A government funded elite academy trains these Minimum Holders in order for them to reach their maximum potential and serve national interests. Once, a student, of great potential named Nice, dropped out. He started a private investigator team with an assistant named Hajime and seemed content solving cases for his clients (which often involve Minimum Holders). A top student of the academy, Murasaki, has been tasked with bringing Nice back. Murasaki bristles at the claim that Nice has a higher potential than he does, but he ends up involved in Nice's detective activities... (Source: MangaHelpers)
Ponkotsu Ponko
The near future, in a quiet seaside town. Yoshioka, who had recently lost his wife, just wants to spend the rest of his days in peace. However, Yoshioka's children, worried about their father's health, sent a housekeeping robot to help him. Yoshioka's quiet life is now changing. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
Gunnm Gaiden
This volume is composed of four separate side stories. Several characters who appear in the side stories do not appear in the regular manga. The side stories also provide more background on the Factory and motorball. (Source: Wikipedia)
Sousakusha
Shiga, a mountaineer, leaves his isolated lodge and returns to Tokyo in order to track down Megumi—the missing daughter of Tatsuko (Shiga's deceased best friend) and Yoriko (whom Shiga has secretly been in love with since before Tatsuko died). Shiga's investigation takes him into the world of "compensated dating" and disaffected teens and what he discovers there suggests that Megumi may have been abducted by a pedophile with a great deal of power and influence. In order to save the girl and regain the self-respect he lost when his best friend died, Shiga must break through the wall of silence and do what the police dare not. (Source: ANN)
Zero
Action Sci-Fi Supernatural
Having been born in a secret government laboratory that cultivated esper (telepathic) powers within humans, Shuuichi and two sisters, Sumire and Katsumi, are forced to endure a difficult life as test subjects until their escape. Years later, these siblings are still being sought after by unknown organizations that are after Shuuichi powers as he is what they refer to as the "zero-sample" with the ability to cause "zero-shock." (Source: Infinity Studios)
Barista
Barista is someone who prepares and serves coffee drink in coffee house or the like, basically a coffee house bartender. Thus other than having the skill to prepare then to serve the coffee and a deep knowledge about the coffee, a good barista need to be good at interacting with the costumer. Aoi Kouki is a barista who used to travel and hopping from one coffee house to another in Italia. One day someone from a big company took interest in his skill and invited him to work as a barista in a the company's new coffee house in Japan. He accepted the invitation and then his career as a barista in Japan started.
Scientia
Drama Romance Sci-Fi
A society where people have forgotten about ethical taboos and enjoy a life with clones, robots, body rental and drugs. (Source: MU)
Terra Formars
Action Horror Sci-Fi
With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Jabberwocky
Action Fantasy Sci-Fi
Aptly described as "Da Vinci Code meets Jurassic Park," this story follows our go-getter protagonist, Lily, as she deals with spies, intrigue, action and conspiracy in a film noir-esque setting dotted with references to art, literature, film, history, science and many another geeky topic. (Source: MU)
Kill Me Baby
Kill Me Baby is a 4-panel style manga that follows the comedic life of a typical school girl Yasuna and her assassin classmate Sonya. Sonya’s attempt to fit in often fails when her natural assassin instincts kick in and Yasuna’s attempt to be more friendly with Sonya often gets her hurt or intimidated. Kill Me Baby’s cute sense of humor will keep you wanting more. (Source: Amazon)
M.C. Law
Mystery Seinen
“Cause trouble in Shibuya and I’ll hear everything.” Chiryu Mamoru is the former Shibuya Gang King (Crime Boss). Now he’s protecting the streets of Shibuya as the youngest lawyer in history. With an ear piercing as his lawyer badge and law as his weapon, he works to destroy the nest of evil and protect the people. Introducing one lawyer’s all consuming fight against heresy!! “You can’t protect anything with VIOLENCE… that’s why I choose LAW!!” (Source: Aerandria)
Kuro Hakubutsukan: Springald
Action Mystery Fantasy
In the Scotland Yard, there is kept a famous miscellany of criminal memorabilia known as the Black Museum. It is rumored that some time in the mid-19th-century, evidence from a certain investigation undertaken by the London Police in 1837 was removed from the collection by persons unknown... Within these pages, an account of monsters, villains, and men unfolds, chronicling a hidden history of the terror of Victorian England—the mysterious figure known in popular folklore as "Spring-Heeled Jack." (Source: MangaHelpers) Also includes the Springald Ibun: Mother Goose.
Sister Generator
Adventure Drama Historical
1. Kuzein-ke Saidai no Show (The Biggest Show of the Kuzein Family) 2-4. Seifuku wa Nugenai #1~3 (Can't Take Off My Uniform) 5. Brigit no Bansan (Brigit's Supper) 6-8. Seifuku wa Nugenai #4~6 9. Shizuru Cinema (Shizuru Film) 10. Kasou Senryaku Kagami-uchi (Lower Class Tactic: Mirror Strike) 11-12. Seifuku wa Nugenai #7~8 13. Seishun Janjaka Jaka Jaka 14. Emerald
MAZE
Horror Seinen
Anyone can fall into the maze of illusions and realities. What is real and what is just a dream? What if you could find out what role do you take in other people´s minds? What if you wished to be young again? What if you´re lying your way through life? What if you suffered from chronic indecision or really bad luck? Six horror stories that will make you think about yourselves and the world.
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