Seinen
Edison Fantasy Science
2011-01-27
Plot: In a post-apocalyptic world, a girl leaves her village to find her missing childhood friend, and save her dying world. Her companion in her quest is a machine named "Edison Stein," and he can draw blueprints for magnificent machines. The girl then follows those blueprints to defeat robotic monsters by building weapons.
Sayonara Nippon
2011-01-27
Plot: The experiences of two Japanese people who move to the US; one a judo teacher, the other a guitarist.
Filament
2011-01-27
Plot: Includes:She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula:Mitsuko Kunizaki has inherited a small grocery store from her grandmother. Being a single mother to a little boy, she intends to close it down and move on with life. However, in the solitary store that sits next to the last bus stop at the tip of a peninsula lie some long-buried memories that slowly reemerge as Mitsuko arrives at what used to be her home
Forget (ASAHI Yuki)
2011-01-27
Plot: Fukano-kun, a middle school student, has trouble remembering things; however, there is one thing that he can really remember...
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshi-hen
2011-01-27
Plot: Summer 1983...Hinamizawa is a tranquil village, but its inhabitants have been plagued by strange deaths and unexplained disappearances seemingly every year. Some say it's the terrifying curse of Hinamizawa's legendary deity, Oyashiro-sama, causing victims to be spirited away by monsters, but is this town harboring dark, horrying secrets even more sinister than any supersition or myth?This chapter is an epilogue of one of the "possible outcomes" of Tsumihoroboshi-hen, in which Rena burned the school and killed Mion and her friends. Many years later, in 2006, the lock has been lifted and a group of five meet by coincidence, one of them claiming to be Mion, and get dragged into the supernatural aspects of the "Village of the Dead".The story is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are: Onikakushi-hen, Watanagashi-hen, Tatarigoroshi-hen and Himatsubushi-hen.The answer arcs are: Meakashi-hen, Tsumihoroboshi-hen, Minagoroshi-hen and Matsuribayashi-hen.The side story arcs are: Onisarashi-hen, Yoigoshi-hen, and Utsutsukowashi-hen
Shiroi Kumo
2011-01-27
Includes the following short stories:1. Once Upon a TimeA lost little girl wants to find her way home...2. See You Next TimeA girl calmly reminisces about her dead friend.3. Imp in the NightA little imp wonders why he's afraid of the night.4. Sakura Antique StoreThe story of an old watch sitting in the window display of the Sakura Antique Store.5. Shiroi KumoA beautiful and touching story about life, death, and the heartening belief that we will all arrive at the same place when our time has come.6. MolehillThe story of a young mole who decides to become human so that he can see his girlfriend's face...7. The Lands of DreamsA girl is trapped in an endless dream...8. Grape PickingTwo teachers discuss the godliness of children.9. Let's Go Home10. The Story of the Flower11. The Road Where Flowers Bloom12. Egg Water13. Hoppie's BearOne day, office worker Kurata encounters a strange girl in the city. The girl, who wears a bear “head mask” all the time, moonlights at her dad’s restaurant. Thus begins an unusual friendship between the lovelorn man and the mature girl…14. "To a Certain Place"
Imperial Guards
2011-01-27
Plot: An elite military unit conducts its duties alongside sabertooth tigers trained to assist their human masters.The Imperial Guards manga was a runner-up in the 9th Japanese Media Arts Awards, the 11th Tezuka Cultural Prize, and the 1st Manga Taisho Awards.
Ikioku - The Cooler Half
2011-01-27
Plot: This beautifully drawn short story by Yôko Nihonbashi, creator of G senjô Heaven's Door, introduces the silent, beautiful Yaeko Shimura, a woman who brings new meaning to the words dutiful wife and good friend.
Is Infinite Stratos
2011-01-27
Plot: Students are trained in the Infinite Stratos academy to pilot the weapon system (Infinite Stratos). Although it is believed that only females have the ability to operate the IS, there is one man who can. His name is Ichika Orimura.
Kimen Douji
2011-01-27
Plot: Shien is a horned person known as Onikirimaru, who hunts ogres. Yura is a horned child who just lost his parents to an ogre. In an era where ogres eat people and horned people are feared as much as ogres, Yura and Shien meet...
Kikinosuke Gomen Giyaman No Sho
2011-01-27
Plot: During the middle of the Edo period, there was a long reign of peace in which no one died in a conflict. But being born into a samurai family, there could be only one successor to the house, hence, the second and third sons of the family were busy looking for work. This is the story of Kikinosuke Fujimi, second son to the Fujimi family.
Little House with the Orange Roof
2011-01-27
Plot: A man comes home one day to have his wife give him divorce papers. A woman comes home to her apartment one day to find a woman she doesn't know wrapped in a towel coming out of the shower. They both get conned by the same real estate conman on the same house, a 4LDK. So now the man, his two sons, the woman, and her two daughters live in the same house.
Love Letter (ASADA Jiro)
2011-01-27
Plot: Goro just got out from jail, but a police officer wants to talk to him right away. He announces to him that Goro's wife is dead and that he has to go to Chiba and take her body. Goro has no recollection of having a wife, but then he remembers he married a Chinese woman a long time ago. He married her for her money, and had she married him because she needed a Japanese visa to work. In fact, she's a prostitute who came to Japan hoping to find better life.At first, Goro can't be bothered by this situation, but he goes to Chiba just because he can earn a lot of money. Later on, during his trip, Goro finds a letter she wrote him and through it he discovers the pure person that lies beneath this common prostitute. She is a woman of such kindness and love that Goro is moved to learn something about the woman he married. With those few words of love and tenderness, he understands her fears, her goals, and her hopes for the future -- a future that he knows will never come.
M (KATSURA Masakazu)
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Eiji Mastuda finally managed to go out with Emi and promised to agree on the condition that they can't have sex. After 6 months he decides to break this promise.
Maku no Uchi
2011-01-27
Plot: Makunouchi: Kubonouchi Eisaku Kessakushu is a collection of short stories that seinen author Kubonouchi Eisaku, known for notable titles such as Chocolat, Cherry and Watanabe, has written in his early days. The contents of this book include:LaplaceYocchore! Tosamaru-kunBellRobot High School Girl Kaoruko's "Heartbreak"Bizzare -- The Terror of the Salmon-ManRobot High School Boy Kawarazaki Ayumu's "Seishun-I-N-G"Help!Viva Eros AcademyOkappiki EijiDream of Pumping UpPresent"Makunouchi" is a kind of bentou, served during Kabuki in the olden days. It either got its name from the lunch the audience would eat during intermission, or perhaps from the lunch actors would eat during this time (seems plausible since the actors are also "behind the curtain", which is actually the literal translation of that phrase).
Nae ga Yuru
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: The Tokyo area has been hit by a gigantic earthquake. In the midst of this chaos, Akito and Yumi meet and together they start traveling through the city in order to survive.
Pariya-san wa Otoshigoro
2011-01-27
Plot: A 4-koma about the life of Pariya, a girl who is about the right age to be married off. Her parents are trying to decide on a suitable match for her, but Pariya's non-ladylike behaviour tends to accidentally ruin their plans!
Nothing Will Be As It Was
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Short stories collection from 1976-1979:• Uchuu Patrol Sigma (Space Patrolman Shigema)• Round about midnight• School-boy on good• Cinema club• Tai....kyoo• Wisky go go• Nothing will be as it was• Yume no...• Okasu
O/A
2011-01-27
Horiuchi Yutaka-san is a popular idol, who isn't as glamorous and happy as her fans may think. Naturally, her next steps include a radio show, but one she isn't all too keen on doing. Although she tries her best to keep up her image, things quickly turn problematic. As she soon finds out, her voice is not hers alone.
Penguin Musume Max
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Continuation of the adventures of Nankyoku Sakura, who is also known as penguin by her friends. She is obsessed with anime and manga, for example she goes to school wearing a school swimsuit, cat ears, and a maid tiara and calls it her "casual clothes"! She's also insanely rich.
Sasameki Koto
2011-01-27
Sasameki Koto is the story of Murasame Sumika, an intelligent and athletically gifted girl who just happens to be in love with her best friend, Kazama Ushio. Unable to confess her feelings, Sumika can only stay by her side and watch over her. After all, the biggest obstacle to her love is something that she can't change. It has nothing to do with the fact they're both girls; Sumika just isn't Kazama's type!Kazama is only into cute girls and Sumika's cool personality just doesn't fit the bill. Much to her friend's dismay, Kazama is always eager to share news about her latest crush. With the duo's knack for attracting trouble, it looks like Sumika's trials have only just begun.
Rozen Maiden II
2011-01-27
Plot: After a traumatic incident, Jun Sakurada refuses to interact with the outside world and return to school--he even shuts out his sister, his closest friend. Jun spends most of his time online buying spiritual items that are obvious rip-offs. One day he finds a website that curiously enough asks him to put his order in his desk drawer. Thinking it's a joke, Jun plays along. The following day a suitcase arrives containing a doll named Shinku... that comes to life before his very eyes! Welcome to the world of Rozen Maiden, where Jun must enter an all-new reality to protect and serve a living doll...In its continuation, the story starts with an older Jun, who is now a university student. While working at a bookstore as his part time job, he finds an unaddressed copy of the first issue of a weekly magazine "How to Make a Girl" containing a spring. He brings it home, and soon starts receiving further issues of the magazine by post, each issue having one part of a doll's body as a gift. One day, after putting much effort into assembling the fifth Rozen Maiden doll Shinku, he receives a notification that the publication has been cancelled, leaving him with an incomplete doll. Suddenly, he receives a mysterious text message from his old number, claiming to be the Jun Sakurada asking for help against the seventh Rozen Maiden doll Kirakisho...
Run
2011-01-27
Plot: Collection of short stories, from 1979-1995, including;- SOS! TAITOKYOO TANKENTAI- RUN- SPEED- NEKO HA YOKU CHOPO NI KAETERUKU- ABUNAI! SEITO KAICHOO- HOOMONSHA- SUN BURG HILL NO OMOIDE- EIYOO MANTEN episode I- EIYOO MANTEN episode II- MADOROS KUN- SUKIYAKI- NIGHT FLAMES- VISITORS
Sakuranbo Syndrome
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "Progressive Rejuvenation Syndrome." This is an extremely rare disease causing the inflicted person to gradually become younger. The main character of this story, Munenori Agawa, is the only person that could save Rena Amami from this odd disease. Agawa's saliva is the only thing that can halt the disease from making Rena younger, so they must kiss everyday in order for her to survive. This causes an immense amount of conflict and drama between Agawa and his new girlfriend, Sayako Asou. This triangle relationship story tests the capabilities and limitations of human love.
Saturn Apartments
2011-01-27
Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the Earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the Earth, thirty-five kilometers up in the sky. The society of the ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats him to an outsider's view into the various living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments.
Sekai no Owari to Yoakemae
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Collection of short stories including:
Suzuro's Logfile
2011-01-27
Plot: On January 3rd, 2097, a collision with a celestial object basically destroyed human civilization. Seventy years later, human survivors are still living in space, unable to return to their home planet. Some humans, called "Divers" are able to project an avatar to the earth in order to salvage information from earth-based computer networks.Suzuro is a 14-year-old freelance diver of incredible skill, but only a C-rank due to age restrictions. She works in a salvage ship with her pilot Ginga, who keeps the ship out of flying debris while she's connected to earth, and her assistant Shimugi. It's not only space debris colliding with the ship that could kill Suzuro while diving, there are also dangers waiting on earth that could kill her, just by interacting with her avatar. Suzuro must be certain that the cases she takes are worth the danger!
The Ghost Blowing Lamp of Dragon Ridge Maze
2011-01-27
Plot: Set in China, a raging storm has hit Shanxi Providence, which has flooded the Yellow River. On this river, two men meet a mysterious archeology student that seems to know a lot about the area's mythology... and maybe even what the two men are up to on this trip.
The Hour of Mice
2011-01-27
Plot: Maki Takano and his three best friends Ryo, Natsume and Mei are students at a private academy for highly gifted children. Like all the other students of this isolated and heavily guarded school, they have never seen the outside world since they were brought to the school at the young age of three.When a new female student named Kiriko Hinatsu arrives, Maki has the strange feeling that he has met her before. However, he seems to be the only person who can remember the girl. When he confronts her with his discovery, Kiriko reveals the unbelievable truth about their existence: The school they have been living at all this time is actually an experimental facility and all the students are but guinea pigs who are being used for sophisticated neurological experiments.Maki now has to decide: Will he continue his false but sheltered life or will he help Kiriko escape even if that means putting himself and his mental health at risk?
Vampire Hunter D
2011-01-27
Plot: This is the manga adaptation of the Vampire Hunter D novel series released by Digital Manga Publishing in collaboration with Hideyuki Kikuchi.Kikuchi personally selected Saiko Takaki, a doujinshi and graphic designer illustrator who has worked on numerous projects for the manga and game industries in Japan, to be the mangaka responsible for the adaptation of his successful novel series into manga form.
Wa ga Na wa Umishi
2011-01-27
Plot: 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 operated and decided to join the Coast Guard.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...
Yoake Shiro
2011-01-27
Plot: Midorimaru, an uncouth prince, becomes involved in his father's secret plans, and soon after encounters a peasant school teacher, Tae. As war approaches, circumstances even come to affect the beautiful noble Yayoi and enemy ninja in ways no one would have anticipated.
Yasashii Watashi
2011-01-27
Plot: Seriu meets Yae, an older woman in the photography club, who's also a celebrity at her university known for her free-spirited speech and mannerisms
Baka to Gogh
2011-01-25
From Mangascreener:Sakai and Shoji are two idiots. Their band, Moozmuz, is eccentric, flamboyant and silly. Gogh, their classmate, is a quiet but intense clothes designer. Watch the friendship between these three artists blossom and suffer, rendered in Shinkichi Kato's vibrant, lively art. The two volumes also contain a pair of one-shots each.
Mitsurin Shounen
2011-01-25
Plot: This story is set in Cambodia. War has ravaged the country year after year, leaving behind it large minefields. To this day, many people still suffer because of them. Aki Ra keeps clearing the fields. But what was his childhood like? This is the story of a real child soldier, a historical account of a tragedy humanity should never forget.Mitsurin Shounen is also the story of a meeting. The one between Aki Ra, who grew up during the war, and Akira Fukaya, politically-involved mangaka and in love with south-east Asia.
Yamikagishi
2011-01-25
The shogunate installed by the Tokugawa is abiding order, the people live in peace and in a relative prosperity.However, the dark part of the human heart does not cease to arouse their cupidity : it is the ideal doorway for all demons that, by possessing humans, seek to pass into their world.Exorcising these demons is Jonosuke's mission, the master of keys. Known for being the best locksmith of Edo, Jonosuke uses particular locks to put the wicked spirits under lock and key. With the help of the bewitching O-kin, a divine who uses unorthodox methods, Jonosuke is going to meet during his demon hunt some notables of his time which will prove to be precious allies when he'll have to face a plot aimed at the upper spheres of the state.
Ah My Goddess
2011-01-24
Keiichi, a student at Nekomi Institute of Technology, calls a wrong number and ends up invoking Belldandy, goddess of the present. Belldandy grants him one wish, and he says: "I want you to stay forever". The wish is approved, and Keiichi is shortly thrown out of his all-male dorm. He settled in an old temple and is eventually joined by Belldandy's sisters Urd, troublemaking goddess of the past, and Skuld, mecha freak and goddess of the future.
Amnesia Labyrinth
2011-01-24
Plot: From the author of infamous Suzumiya Haruhi, Amnesia Labyrinth is a story of murders and twisted love.
Blood Lad
2011-01-24
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Staz is the vampire boss of a section of the demon world, but he has little interest in human blood. He's more infatuated with Japanese culture. When he learns that Yanagi Fuyumi, a Japanese teenage girl, accidentally wanders into the demon city, he jumps to the occasion. However, while Staz deals with an intruder on his turf, the oblivious Fuyumi is killed by a monster and becomes a wandering ghost. The disappointed Staz vows to her that he will find a way to bring Fuyumi back to life.
Cesare
2011-01-24
From etc: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?
Cosmos Flower
2011-01-24
From Entropy“In the languid hours of yesterday, I went to the tangled grasses near the river, so tangled that humans don’t often venture there, and had heaps of fun playing alone. As per usual, I had had a glass of sue-ju with grandmother in the morning, and drunk, I grabbed a towel and stumbled my way up. There won’t be any watchers, my body thought, and it slipped so easily into the water. Floating in the clear and pretty water I looked at the sky, saw the floating clouds. Hee hee … in that small space I even had a go at swimming like the pros. If you sit on the rock and rest for a bit you can see the small sand-colored fishes swimming around. Even such small creatures made shadows on the river bed and moved around. Yeah, every day I play at being a mountain wizard. Whether the axe handles decay or not … violets.”
Girl Fight
2011-01-24
The story follows the women volleyball team from a certain high school, especially one girl s fight to become the best. (Source: B-U)
Hataraki Man
2011-01-24
This is one-shot stories of working people drawn from the viewpoint of Matsukata Hiroko, who is a 28-year-old single woman and is an editor of Weekly Magazine, JIDAI. She's often at odds with Tanaka Kunio, a novice editor. Her work already stresses her out and he's unapologetic about his own mistakes! Everyone refers to Hiroko as a masculine woman for how seriously she takes her work. She smokes too much, works too much, and never has sex. However, when it's time to get a story done, she switches into "Working Man" mode where her testosterone in her blood increases, she works three times her normal speed, and all thoughts of life's necessities disappear.--Please read at Entropy website
Kamen Teacher
2011-01-24
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Kyokuran is a public high school with 80% delinquents (called furyos).Araki Gota and Kamen Teacher are new teachers that have been hired to solve the problems.Will they be able to properly give a lesson to the furyos ?From the mangaka of GTO.
Kururikuru!
2011-01-24
Kodai lost his younger sister in "Noah's Flood", a catastrophic event that submerged Tokyo not too long ago. He confines himself to what's left of his old life, refusing to move on. One day, a mysterious girl who calls herself "Kururi" jumps out from the endless sea, claiming that Kodai's "home" actually belongs to her. After a brief chase from some mafia-type group, Kururi forces herself into Kodai's life as his new roommate. Because of this, Kodai is forced to start moving on from his tragic loss and both of them have to learn to adjust to the new way of life that "Noah's Day" forced everybody to live.
Shikabane Hime
2011-01-24
The story starts off with a bunch of high school students, taking the dare to go up to this abandoned building that has been half destroyed by a fire. It was rumoured to be haunted. Just a rumour, right? Not when real corpses start showing up, and they start feeling things grabbing them, and finally zombies going after them!Shikabane Hime is there to save the day. The immortal girl, “Shikabane Hime,” has the mission to “kill” 108 corpses. It’s a contract she has between herself and the Buddhist monk, Keisei. After 108 corpses, she will finally get her happiness and go to heaven.
A Falsified Romance
2011-01-24
Taking inspiration from the Russian classic Crime and Punishment and then placing the behemoth of a book into a modern metropolis, Ochiai Naoyuki retells Dostoevsky`s drama from the eyes of a struggling Japanese writer. In the 2006 remake Crime and Punishment ~A Falsified Romance~ Ochiai`s lead is an incredible talent with award winning abilities. Tachi recently placed as the Best New Writer in a major literary competition, but the stress of living up to his family`s goals of him becoming a powerful man has broken him on the cusp of greatness. He dropped out of college. However after moving to Tokyo he struggles with his identity and the duality of life in this surreal megalopolis. Despite being recognized for his tremendous potential, success does not come quite as easy, and life is a constant struggle. For Tachi Miroku life is nothing but a battle, with his past and his moral fiber. He hasn`t been to work in four months and his dreams are a total mess filled with abuse, taunting, and the strong smell of blood. Tachi is alone and without direction in life right now. You could say he is a hikkikomori but that is only where his troubles start.
Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
2011-01-24
A woman learns a lesson about hope and faith from a man who has little of either to spare in this inspirational drama from South Korea.Yu-jeong teaches at a college, but she finds little satisfaction in her career. After falling into a deep depression and losing her belief in God, Yu-jeong attempts suicide. While Yu-jeong survives, her actions drive a wedge between her and her family, who are committed Christians and believe suicide is a mortal sin. Yu-jeong turns to her aunt, Sister Monica, for guidance; Sister Monica is a nun who does volunteer work at a prison. There Yu-jeong meets Yun-su, a convict sentenced to death who like her has come to question the existence of God. As the two get to know one another, they become friends, and as they learn to bring hope back into their lives, they find themselves reexamining their denial of faith. (Source: Mangaupdates)
Tenshou no Ryoma
2011-01-24
At the end of the age of shogunates, a great man is given a second chance to restore a crumbling, feudal Japan.Toward the end of the Edo Period, samurai and visionary Sakamoto Ryouma led a revolutionary movement to overthrow the Takagawa Shogunate. Inspired by the Western principle of "all men created equal", he envisioned a modern Japanese government, free of oppressive feudalism. In 1867, he and his close friend Nakaoka Shintaro were assasinated before his dreams could be realized.Tenshou no Ryouma explores the historical alternative-universe where Ryouma is saved through Shintaro's sacrifice. Given this second chance, will Ryouma finally be able to establish a new, modern Japan?
Wild Arms Flower Thieves
2011-01-24
Filgaia’s been going to hell in a handbasket (?) lately, and young Maxi keeps finding himself smack-dab in the middle of it all… And like it or not, he’s bringing the rest of the town down with him! Joined by Guy, an enigmatic florist, and Jechika, a girl with one-too-many talents, Maxi sets out on a non stop, trouble filled adventure!
Sommeliere
2011-01-24
Itsuki Kana, whose parents died in an accident, was able to continue her studies in wine fermentation thanks to the help of a charitable man. What will be the turning point in Kana’s destiny?
Gokicha!!
2011-01-24
Behold the the struggle of the adorable little cockroach Gokicha-chan as she struggles to make friends with humans after moving to frigid Hokkaido to escape the unfortunate reputation her species enjoys in the Kanto region.