Saturday, December 31, 2011

Gan☆Kon -- SUGAWARA Kenji

 

Gan☆Kon -- SUGAWARA Kenji

Synopsis:

Tagamori Shinta is a student who routinely confesses with complete sincerity to any girls that he likes, failing every time with good reason. One day, after another failed attempt, he stumbles upon a strange shrine and ends up making the most important wish of his entire life. A romantic comedy packed with action on a celestial scale.

NOTE: 

  • 5 volumes (END)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Anagle Mole -- FUKUCHI Tsubasa

Anagle Mole -- FUKUCHI Tsubasa

Synopsis:

Luchiru is a Majin who lives beneath the surface of the earth. He was sent to the surface as a spy to gather information in order to defeat the humans who are living there. But the problem is that Majins have a different understanding about humans; they strongly believe that the Human Race is far superior to them in every sort of way, but in fact it is the other way around.

How can Luchiru survive in the Human World where he has different point of views on the strength of humans, which he strongly believes that with just a touch would make him combust and be disintegrated in an instant?!

NOTE: 

  • 5 volumes (END)

Monday, October 31, 2011

090 -- ASAKURA Maru

090 -- ASAKURA Maru
090 -- ASAKURA Maru
090 -- ASAKURA Maru

Synopsis:

Hiroshi found a broken cellphone on the street and went to a shop to get it fixed. When it got delivered to his home, he got a life-sized girl instead but it is still a cellphone. Hiroshi only wants a normal cellphone that he can brag to his classmates but he can't return this one because of the expensive return fee written in the purchase contract. This is how Hiroshi discovers the advantages and disadvantages in life of owning a cellphone-girl, which he named Eko.

NOTE:

  • 4 volumes (END)

Friday, September 30, 2011

Get Backers -- AOKI Yuuya & AYAMINE Rando

Get Backers -- AOKI Yuuya & AYAMINE Rando
Get Backers -- AOKI Yuuya & AYAMINE Rando
Get Backers -- AOKI Yuuya & AYAMINE Rando
Get Backers -- AOKI Yuuya & AYAMINE Rando

Synopsis:

Blond, hip, pragmatic, and cool, Ginji Amano has the power to generate currents with his body like an electric eel. Brunette, equally hip, bespectacled, and rambunctious, Ban Mido has the mystically mysterious "Evil Eye," the power to create illusions in the minds of his foes.

Together, they are the GetBackers, the best retrieval team in the world! They can get back anything taken from clients, and their success rate is (almost) 100%.

But first they have to get some clients—and soon—or this energetic detective duo will starve on the streets!

NOTE:

  • 39 volumes (END)

The Circumstances of Izumo Kunisaki -- HIRAKAWA Aya

The Circumstances of Izumo Kunisaki -- HIRAKAWA Aya

Synopsis:

Izumo Kunisaki, a descendant of Izumo no Okuni, is often mistaken for a girl. It is the bane of his existence. His father and best-friend often laugh about it. To top it off, he plays the girl roles in his family's Kabuki troupe. In this short, he discovers that that curse is also his greatest source of strength and will prove just how much of a man he is.

NOTE:

  • Japanese title: Kunisaki Izumo no Jijou
  • 19 volumes (END)

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Full Spec -- SEKIGUCHI Taro

Full Spec -- SEKIGUCHI Taro
Full Spec -- SEKIGUCHI Taro
Full Spec -- SEKIGUCHI Taro

Synopsis:

Arata, Chinta and Buuyan found an old used car in the dump. They tried to fix it, but it exploded. They decide to try fixing another car, which is an Eunos Roadster. They need 10 years to get it finished and by then they their dream is not so simple anymore...

NOTE:

  • 4 volumes (END)

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Toto -- OSADA Yuko

Toto -- OSADA Yuko
Toto -- OSADA Yuko
Toto -- OSADA Yuko

Synopsis:

'The world is large, travel!' When the young Kakashi hears that, he decides to find it out himself, but to do it he chooses to sneak into a dirigible airship that has been taken by the pirates gang Manchicken. The true story actually starts when the boy meets a dog with a mysterious collar...

NOTE:

  • 5 volumes (END)

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Rose Hip Zero -- FUJISAWA Toru

Rose Hip Zero -- FUJISAWA Tohru
Rose Hip Zero -- FUJISAWA Tohru
Rose Hip Zero -- FUJISAWA Tohru

Synopsis:

Appearances can be deceiving. There is trouble in Tokyo as a mysterious terrorist organization called ALICE plots against the government. Just as the police are tasked to bring these men to justice, they are given a "secret weapon": a young girl with a mysterious past named Kasumi Asakura. She may look innocent, but she walks softly and carries a big gun.

NOTE:

  • 5 volumes (END)

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Cromartie High School -- NONAKA Eiji

Cromartie High School -- NONAKA Eiji
Cromartie High School -- NONAKA Eiji
Cromartie High School -- NONAKA Eiji

Synopsis:

Welcome to Cromartie High - a melting pot of underachievers and overzealous bullies, where the fist rules, and the student body has the combined I.Q. of a rusty nail. After a whole lot of bad judgment and a little bad luck, Takashi Kamiyama is now attending this academy of dunces. Here, his only homework will be defending himself against the foul-mouthed robots, semi-intelligent apes, and masked villains that roam the halls of Cromartie High School!

NOTE:

  • Won the 26th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shounen in 2002 (shared with Beck)
  • 17 volumes (END)

Kunimitsu -- ANDO Yuma & ASAKI Masashi

Kunimitsu -- ANDO Yuma & ASAKI Masashi
Kunimitsu -- ANDO Yuma & ASAKI Masashi
Kunimitsu -- ANDO Yuma & ASAKI Masashi

Synopsis:

Eighteen-year-old Mutou Kunimitsu sees how political injustice is committed all the time and that the government is profiting from the poor and labor class. So, he decides to change all of Japan. Here starts the legend of the man later known as the "Japanese Don."

NOTE:

  • Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2003
  • 27 volumes (END)

Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Black Swindler -- NATSUHARA Takeshi & Kuromaru

The Black Swindler -- NATSUHARA Takeshi & Kuromaru

Synopsis:

We know that cheating is wrong. But what about cheating a cheater? That's what Kurosagi (The Black Swindler) did, a cheater who cheated his own people by buying information from an old man named Katsuragi who was nicknamed FIXER. He did it because his father was cheated and ended up committing suicide after slaughtering his family. In his actions, Kurosaki, the Kurosagi is sometimes assisted by Tsurara, a law student who, although she disagrees with his actions, sympathizes with him. He is also chased by Inspector Kashina who feels that Kurosaki has overstepped his duties as a police officer. While cheating, Kurosaki continues to try to find out the common thread of the fraud case that befell his father...

By reading this comic, we will be introduced to various fraud methods and tricks that are actually taken from cases that have occurred. So if we want to avoid and be aware of fraud that can happen to us, then THE BLACK SWINDLER is a must-read.

NOTE:

  • Won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Bambino!
  • 20 volumes (END)

Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki

Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki
Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki
Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki
Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki
Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki
Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki
Godhand Teru -- YAMAMOTO Kazuki

Synopsis:

Teru Mahigashi, the only son of surgeon Kosuke Mahigashi who survived a plane crash. His father, nicknamed "Godhand", sacrificed his life to save him. He lives with his father's handprint on his chest as a sign that he must continue his father's business...

Teru then works at the Yasuda Kinen Hospital led by the eccentric Junji Yasuda. The hospital is nicknamed Valhalla, the throne of the gods, where the 'Godhands' gather. At the hospital, he is guided strictly by Shuuichi Kitami, the head of the surgical department. Teru tries to become a reliable surgeon. In his daily life, Teru is a reckless doctor and often makes mistakes. But all that changes when he is on the operating table. He operates very well as if the hand of his father, the 'Godhand', is guiding him. With determination and passion to save the patient's life, he continues to hone his skills. Will Teru succeed in becoming a 'Godhand'? Continue following Godhand Teru...

NOTE:

  • 62 volumes (END)

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Magister Negi Magi -- AKAMATSU Ken

Magister Negi Magi -- AKAMATSU Ken
Magister Negi Magi -- AKAMATSU Ken
Magister Negi Magi -- AKAMATSU Ken
Magister Negi Magi -- AKAMATSU Ken
Magister Negi Magi -- AKAMATSU Ken

Synopsis:

It's common for a new teacher to come to school. But what if the teacher is still a 10-year-old child and has magic skills?

Negi Springfield must do practical work to get a master's degree in magic. The job of a master's degree is to use his abilities secretly for the benefit of the world and humanity. It is one of the greatest jobs that is highly respected in the world of magic. He was assigned to teach a junior high school in Tokyo whose students are all women. Armed with a magic wand and his genius brain, Negi carried out his duties as a teacher. There were many problems encountered and Negi was sometimes forced to use his magic abilities. However, instead of helping, his magic actually caused more chaos. Was Negi successful in carrying out his duties as a teacher? Continue following Magister Negi Magi...

NOTE:

  • 38 volumes (END)

Bloody Monday -- RYUUMON Ryou & MEGUMI Kouji

Bloody Monday -- RYUUMON Ryou & MEGUMI Kouji
Bloody Monday -- RYUUMON Ryou & MEGUMI Kouji
Bloody Monday -- RYUUMON Ryou & MEGUMI Kouji

Synopsis:

A Russian intelligence agent is killed in Japan, leaving behind a chip. At the request of his father who works at the Security Investigation Bureau, high school student Fujimaru Takagi deciphers the code of the file on the chip, using his skills as Falcon, a mysterious genius hacker. But then, his father is accused of killing his own superior and becomes a fugitive. Fujimaru realizes how dangerous the information contained in the chip is, which is connected to a deadly virus and a Japanese woman named Maya...

NOTE:

  • 11 volumes (END)

Monday, February 28, 2011

C.M.B. -- KATOU Motohiro

C.M.B. -- KATOU Motohiro

Synopsis:

The ‘Wunderkammer’ (miracle room) is a place where unique and rare objects found by explorers are gathered. The items were then collected and studied at the British Museum. The Queen of England at that time chose the ‘three wise men’ to protect the research. They were given three rings engraved with the letters C, M, and B. It is said that these three rings were passed down from generation to generation to their best students.

In modern Japan, there is a boy named Shinra Sasaki who has these three rings. He alone guards his ‘Wunderkammer’ which is in the middle of the forest. In a case that occurred at Meiyuu High School, Shinra helped Tatsuki Nanase solve the case. This Meiyuu High School student is the granddaughter of the chairman of the foundation at the school. In return, Shinra was given the opportunity to go to school there. Shinra also helps police inspector Takeshi Kujirazaki solve complicated cases. Uniquely, Shinra always asks for unique and rare items found from the cases he solves, like his motto “to see more, you have to pay…”

NOTE:

  • 45 volumes (END)

Monday, January 31, 2011

Red Eyes -- SHINDO Jun

Red Eyes -- SHINDO Jun
Red Eyes -- SHINDO Jun

Synopsis:

"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.

NOTE:

  • 26 volumes (ON GOING)

Rainbow -- ABE George & KAKIZAKI Masasumi

Rainbow -- ABE George & KAKIZAKI Masasumi

Synopsis:

Six minors (aged 16-17), known by the nicknames Joe, Mario, Suppon, Baremoto, Heitai, and Kyabetsu, find themselves sent to a correctional facility for offences such as aggravated assault, swindling, and fleeing the law.

Their stay in hell begins immediately. Accommodated by a doctor pedophile, they are placed under the watch of a despotic and brutal crew. Cellmates with a certain Sakuragi, also known as Anchan, the tension rises between the band of buddies and their new "friend."

A brawl breaks out, and our six prisoners are done rossés by the mysterious young man, thanks to his boxing talent. The story not only explores the lives of these seven characters as they struggle to survive in their hellish environment but also delves into their disillusionment caused by rejection from the outside world and their close relationships. This is a tale of an extraordinary and unbreakable friendship among these young men.

NOTE:

  • Won the 2005 Shogakukan Manga Award for the seinen/general category along with A Spirit of the Sun
  • 22 volumes (END)