Two friends investigate the disappearance of a writer on a small island, which has been largely cut off from the mainland since the fall of the Shinto during the Meji era. They stumble across several strange occurrences, such as a naked female corpse hanging upside down on a tree during one stormy night. Locals speak of old-standing traditions, folk rituals and superstitions, but after more bodies were found, Shiho and Tsuyoshi wonder if there's a serial killer among the locals...
Mahjong is all Nikaido Aki knew growing up. With her parents operating a Mahjong shop where people would gather to play the game, it served as a good time for Aki, her older sister Rumi and their family. But when their mother leaves them out of the blue, their father is forced to close the shop and he leaves Aki and Rumi with relatives. With no real goal in life and not even sure if she wants to continue on to high school, Aki has to figure out what she wants out of her life.
From MangaHelpers:
There is a large virtual space called "Deep Forest," where many people go as avatars. Origa is a schoolgirl who has become an explorer in Deep Forest in an effort to discover the reason behind her mother's death. Luckily, she has a famous hacker as a partner and guide, a monkey avatar called Jr.
Deep Forest is a dangerous place, contested by the company she believes is responsible for her mother's death, hackers, and others. Origa has a difficult path to travel in order to uncover the truth. [tethysdust]
From Bliss:
In the thick fog that drowns out all sounds and smells, Arama and her brother have the bad luck of running into a group of infamous bounty hunters. These men have gathered in order to hunt an outlaw with a bounty of one hundred million gold on his head. But, who is this man? And can he really be hunted so easily?
Comedy, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
16
1
2
May 6, 2024
From MangaHelpers:
Tomioka Yuji is a 32-year-old night-shift guard for a mall. He works completely alone, so he often slacks off, exercising and hanging out on the roof. In some ways, the job is perfect for him, as he's always been terrible with people. However, he can't help feeling incredibly lonely and wishing he had friends.
One night, he makes a wish for friendship on a falling star. Shortly after, he finds a strange note left at the door of the mall. It says, "within a year, you'll go mad and die." After this, his solitary life begins to change--some ways for the better, and some for the worse. At work, he notices an ominous silhouette in a nearby apartment building, watching him neglect his job. Who is the mysterious figure? Who sent him the creepy note, and why? [tethysdust]
Kono S o, Mi yo! ; Look at this S! Cupid's Prank; Kono S Wo Mi yo; Look at this S!; Взгляните-ка на эту S!; このＳを、見よ！ クピドの悪戯; 丘比特的恶作剧 III; Kono S o, Mi yo! - Cupid no Itazura
22-year-old Rin has two major problems: a complex about the tattoo-like birthmark on his butt and a crush on an older woman who thinks of him as her little brother. Rin hasn't allowed any woman to see his naked bottom since an incident when he was 7, which firmly entrenched his shame about his birthmark. When he finds his birthmark may grant him mystical powers over the opposite sex, will he finally be able to use his butt to his advantage?
A tropical trio of lovely ladies undergoes survival training in the south!
Three second-year high-school students from a military academy – tomboy Kasumi Minami, ditzy airhead Raika Utsuri, and dependable Subaru Toma – are stationed for survival training in Nonamimi, an uninhabited island in the southern seas.
The girls find out that their wild tropical army life is fraught with all sorts of problems from day one!
Will they be able to carry out their mission, and graduate in one piece?!
Synopsis by Mangabox:
"There's an old man with a face like a frog living in my house…what's up with that?" A short comedy about what happens when an elementary school student who looks good in short pants and a middle-aged amphibian live together!
Set in a "futuristic, yet feudal Japan," and stars a samurai named Afro for his hair. The story follows Afro as he tries to avenge his father's murder. In the world of Afro Samurai, it is said that the one who becomes "Number One", will rule the world, wielding powers akin to a god.
Someone becomes Number One by killing the previous Number One and taking his ceremonial headband. However, the only rule in this world is that only the "Number Two" (also designated by a sacred headband) is allowed to fight the "Number One." The downside of this is that anyone (and typically everyone) can challenge and try to kill the Number Two, to gain the right to move forward and challenge Number One. Afro Samurai's father was the old Number One, until he was challenged by a gunman, "Justice" (who was then Number Two), who fought him in a duel to become the new Number One. At the time the gunman challenged his father, Afro had only been a child. The gunman severed his father's head right in front of the young Afro.
Now an adult, Afro Samurai is the current Number Two and a master swordsman; he travels the road seeking revenge on Justice, the current Number One. Lengthy flashbacks interspersed throughout the story detail how Afro rose from frightened boy fleeing the death of his father, to master swordsman, and eventually to become the current "Number Two", while the story in the present deals with the adult Afro making his way to the mountain top keep of the "Number One" to duel Justice, while at the same time the mysterious cult known as the "Empty Seven Clan" sends various agents to kill Afro and take his Number Two headband.
Wandering the packed tunnels of Shinjuku Station, famous author Yosuke Mikura makes a strange discovery: a seemingly homeless drunk woman who can quote French poetry. Her name is Barbara. He takes her home for a bath and a drink, and before long Barbara has made herself into Mikura's shadow, saving him from egotistical delusions and jealous enemies. But just as Mikura is no saint, Barbara is no benevolent guardian angel, and Mikura grows obsessed with discovering her secrets, tangling with thugs, sadists, magical curses and mythical beings - all the while wondering whether he himself is still sane.
From MangaHelpers:
Reesha was once a prince of a powerful dynasty, but after the end of a war, his home is no more. In the the first three years of Reesha's new life, he went to school with some of his family's former subjects, now his friends. However, after they graduated, they all joined the military. Reesha's small size, due to his artificial heart, has prevented his acceptance into the military for three years running. Now, 19-year-old Reesha is living as an ordinary plumber in a town of hot springs. In order to help Reesha get around the size requirement, he and his military friends sneak into a bathhouse to appeal to the general directly. Unfortunately, this plan results in a series of unexpected, violent events which cause Reesha to finally depart his everyday life and head off to chase his destiny! [tethysdust]
Still in her early twenties, beautiful Toshiko Tomura has won the Akutagawa Prize for her story "The Book of Human Insects." The great honor is not her first: she has previously won the New York Design Academy Award, before which she was the lead actress of an established theatrical troupe. Yet, while the media go abuzz, the woman in the limelight slips away from the metropolis; what the sole paparazzo who manages to trail her to an abandoned country house witnesses is an immobile figure of an old woman and the star herself, naked, in a reverie as bizarre as it is erotic...
Fiend’s Song; The Villain's Song; Gedou no Uta; 外道の歌
Action, Drama, Seinen
37
1
8
November 9, 2024
The manga centers on Kamo and his partner Tora, who work in the underworld as "avengers for hire," taking on jobs from the victims of violent crimes and families seeking vengeance for wrongs done to them.
Chio-chan's School Road; Chio-chan's Way to School; Chio's School Road; Дорога в школу Чио-чан; ちおちゃんの通学路
Action, Comedy, School Life, Seinen, Shoujo Ai, Slice of Life
59
1
5
May 5, 2024
This manga is a story of a megane wearing nerdy bookworm girl on her way to school, and yes, that’s the entire premise, as she’s not getting to school any time soon. Taking her “usual” route to gakkou, it becomes an increasingly unusual adventure, and all the more ridiculous as it carries on. It takes an unpleasant sentiment many can empathize with, the feeling of tardiness, and brings humor to it – making it a hilarious situation to look back upon.
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life, Supernatural
21
1
0
May 5, 2024
From Blue Flor:
In the countryside, there is a middle school substitute art teacher called Itsuya Tsuruda. She has a fantastical power she must keep a secret... After a student named Toki witnesses her power, she takes advantage of him and he gets teased daily. However...
Jiro Tenge (???? Tenge Jir??), one of the eldest sons of the moderately wealthy Tenge family, has become an agent working for the United States, and his secret murders are discovered by Ayako Tenge (???? Tenge Ayako?), his youngest sister. This problem is aggravated by her discovery of terrible incestuous affairs in her own family; the wife of her older brother is actually her mother, who has to frequently have sex with Ayako's father, the family patriarch Sakuemon. To hide these secrets, the family—under pressure from Sakuemon and his eldest son Ichiro—decides to keep Ayako locked up in the basement for the rest of her life.
Despite the efforts of her mother and younger brother Shiro, she lives for nearly two dozen years under the family's house, while great political and social changes occur above her. Ayako eventually leaves the basement after growing into a beautiful and attractive woman, and seeks affection from others while remaining terrified of the outside world. This sets off a chain reaction of events which spells tragedy for the Tenge family.
You Are Obscene, My Queen; شما منحرفید ملکهی من; 你是淫荡的我的女王; 君は淫らな僕の女王; 그대는 음란한 나의 여왕; Subaru - My Dirty Mistress; No Control!
Comedy, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Supernatural
230
1
29
May 5, 2024
From MangaHelpers: When the two were still young, Saito and Kawana Subaru were close friends. But with Subaru coming from a wealthy family, she was sent to the top school while Saito had to settle for a regular education. But after painfully studying for years, he was finally accepted as a high school freshman through a scholarship program that only a handful of students are awarded. But what Saito thought was going to be a heartwarming reunion turned out horrible. Subaru had grown up beautiful and was the most popular person in school as she was kind to everyone, all except towards Saito who she seemed to despise. Almost regretting his decision to come to the school, Saito wishes that somehow their dorm rooms would connect to each other. Magically, because it turns out that Subaru wished the same thing, their wish comes true but, in return, Subaru loses her self-control for one hour per day. During that time, her erotic desire for Saito, that she can normally hide, comes pouring out and her true intentions are revealed. He wants to take advantage of this once in a lifetime chance but doing so might jeopardize their relationship during the other 23 hours.
Koudaira Yuuhei has had trouble finding an apartment, mostly because he doesn’t have a lot of money. When one rental agent agrees to take him to a cheap place he knows, he’s a little freaked out by the garlic necklace the man wears, but he goes anyway, and falls almost instantly for the landlady, a pretty young woman named Touno Tsukiko.
From MangaHelpers:
Muto Yuzuki was ready for a whole new life and a different self when she got to middle school but she didn't expect it to be literally torturous. Yuzuki is “persuaded” by an upper classman named Funaki Aoi to join the Torture Club on campus which has been secretly training students to enter the field of military and police organizations as interrogation experts. Aoi sees something inside Yuzuki and thinks she might be a prodigy in torture methods. Naturally, Yuzuki wants nothing to do with such vulgar conduct but the more she spends time with the club, the more she starts to realize her own dark potential. [vyc]
My war isn't over!
One mobile suit infantryman's personal battle resumes as a red fire blazes again in his eyes!
Betrayed by his own men, Captain Grahad Mills, a commander of the SAA Special Force "Jackal," is held responsible for a conspiracy about which he knew nothing. Without defense counsel at his court, he is sentenced to death. On the morning of his execution, he escapes the military detention center; in the process blasting a troop of national military guards and killing its commander--Captain Waldman, his former subordinate and betrayer. All this is for revenge and to find out the reason for the treachery. The former hero--feared and known as "Genocide--starts to fight a battle he created by himself.
Crazy and funny life story about Minako, young and beautiful woman mangaka and her cat, Moeko.
warning : ahegao all the way. Your sanity is at your own risk.
Action, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, School Life, Sci-fi, Seinen
66
1
6
May 5, 2024
Ryuuko Matoi is a girl who travels with a single red scissor blade, searching for the wielder of the other blade who killed her father. She arrives at Honouji Academy, a high school that lives in fear. It is ruled over by the fearsome student council, led by the student council president, Satsuki Kiryuuin, who use powerful uniforms to crush anyone in their path. After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Satsuki, Ryuuko comes accross a possessed school uniform named Senketsu, who puts himself on Ryuuko, granting her special abilities. Teaming up with Senketsu, Ryuuko stands up against Satsuki and the student council to liberate Honnouji Academy from their iron grip and find out the truth behind her father's murder. Source: Wikipedia
In this story, Nagai gets his folklore on with every chapter containing a lot on Buddhist lore or Japanese folklore. The prologue introduces us to Heaven, Incorporated, a company with a particular staff that hunts down all sorts of supernatural monsters and protects humanity from them.
From MangaHelpers:
An alternate story of "Robotics Notes." In 2019, childhood friends Yashio Kaito and Senomiya Akiho are together in their high school's robotics club, but it is in danger of being abolished. Akiho wants to preserve the club, as she feels like it is her last link to her older sister, a roboticist. Akiho has only Kaito to rely on, but he's more interested in the game "Kill Ballad Online." It turns out, though, that Kaito's obsession with Kill Ballad may come in handy for their robotics club, and there are other allies they'll meet along the way! [tethysdust]
Comedy, Cooking, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life
29
1
9
May 5, 2024
Meet Koizumi, the new speechless transfer student. She loves ramen. A LOT. She will go to all lengths to eat some ramen and there is no such thing as too much. Oosawa Yuu follows closely behind, trying to get close to Koizumi at every opportunity, despite her disapproval.
Comedy, Ecchi, School Life, Seinen, Shounen, Slice of Life
34
1
3
May 5, 2024
When she was very young Milk Ushijima saw a calf being born on television and was greatly moved.
Now she's enrolled in Tokyo University of Veterinary Medicine, and she thought her campus life was going to begin, but unfortunately... it turns out she's a complete airhead!
She's about to get caught up in the lives of the crazy characters that are her teachers and fellow students, and her journey's about to go wild!
A brand new four-panel comic set on the farm by Yoko Sanri of "B Gata H Kei Yamada's First Time!" Laughter, it does a body good (?)
The Premise is a story about the moral contradictions and ethical dilemmas that arise when two policemen discover a criminal gang, commonly known as “The Executioners Sect”, which wants to enforce justice through a horrible method.
Million Tatami Labyrinth; Dédale; 百万畳ラビリンス; El laberinto del millón de tatamis
Adventure, Mystery, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
14
1
1
May 5, 2024
What if real life could "glitch"?
Reika and Yoko, two students, wander in a huge building, a real never-ending labyrinth defying imagination.
Their only clue: a mysterious message on a low table signed by Tagami, a famous video game creator.
What is the real nature of this place ? Why are Reika and Yoko humanity's only hope?
- Nominated for the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016.
From Lucia Rose:
This 4-koma tells the story of Kurihara Nagisa, a high-school girl who loves eating and cooking. Together with her friends Kanako and Chiaki, the three girls bond over recipes and delicious food.
There lives a man who has lost his memory and can’t remember where he’s from, and who he is, including his name. He just goes by the name Matsumoto and the one and only thing he remembers is how to play soccer. However, the one thing he does remember, he does exceptionally well, even better than the professionals. He sells his ridiculous soccer skills to teams and guarantees them goals and, even more important, wins. As he travels from city to city, country to country playing for money, he hopes that he regains his memory.
Living in the boonies, one must give great consideration as to how they will get around when they turn 16. Isaki has just tuned 16 and his choice of transportation is his brother's Piper Cub. It might be old, but it flies well. One day he decides to fly over the 2,000m high Ogusa mountain range to see the city his older sister is always talking about. But for some reason his plane feels too heavy and is using fuel faster than planned. Will he make to the airport or crash in the bushes. And just what was making the plane feel so heavy?
Originally a oneshot, but became a regular feature to Afternoon due to its popularity
Jinrui Wa Suitai Shimashita Yousei, Shimasu Ka ; Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita - Yousei, Shimasu ka?; Humanity Has Declined; 人類は衰退しました ようせい、しますか？ ; Jinrui Wa Suitai Shimashita – Yousei, Shimasu Ka?
Comedy, Fantasy, Seinen, Supernatural
14
1
5
May 4, 2024
From MangaHelpers: In the future, humanity is on the decline. Due to decreasing birth rates, the population has been quietly decreasing, and society has begun to regress in many ways. However, all is not lost because there is a new kind of people who are inheriting the earth-- small humanoids known as 'fairies.' This story features the young woman who becomes an official human-fairy mediator. Living with her grandfather, she plans to build a solid relationship with the fairy population. She runs into problems right away, as she suddenly realizes how difficult it is to even greet the local fairies. They see her as huge, terrifying, and godly, and it will take plenty of tasty incentives to convince them that she really does want to be their friend. Her exciting days with her fairy constituency have only just begun! [tethysdust]
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mature, Seinen, Slice of Life
41
1
2
May 4, 2024
Every day in Japan, 2500 people die due to any number of causes. Do you think you'll be one of the ones to die? No, of course not. Do you think you'll win the lottery? You'd like to think so, we all would. But Sumida is different. He wants the status quo to remain in every way; live a normal life, get a normal job, have normal kids, never to be anyone fortunate or unfortunate, content in normalcy. Anyone who doesn't agree is foolish, doomed to live their life scraping up a mountain that they can never conquer, fated to die in despair wishing things had been better.
When his mother kicks his father out of the house and onto the streets, he thinks he'll be fine. When his mother leaves him to live with her boyfriend, he makes the best of it. When he realizes that he's no longer average, he strives to make his life worthwhile the only way he knows how. When the demons in the back of his mind speak to him, he tries his best to ignore them.
