Animal Kingdom -- RAIKU Makoto

Synopsis:

Monoko is a raccoon who lives in the land of animals, a world inhabited only by animals.

Monoko, who lives alone because her parents have been eaten, one day picks up an animal she has never seen before.

A human baby! That small encounter changes her world, and the curtain of a magical fantasy world of animals is lifted!

NOTE:

• Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Children's Manga in 2013
•  Japanese title: Doubutsu no Kuni
• 14 volumes (END)

Traumeister -- NAKAYAMA Atsushi

Synopsis:

Hika Souma, called Picasso by friends, is 17 and still without a girlfriend after being dumped 13 times. One day, a pretty girl who later introduces herself as Sujata drags him out from a moving train, and with her unwanted assistance, his childhood trauma toward demons (oni) takes the form of a real demon summoned out from his body.

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• 5 volumes (END)

Artist Acro -- SAKURAI Ato

Synopsis:

In this world artists have special powers that helps them create their art, but when artists began using human souls as raw material for their work, being an artist is no longer what is used to be. Follow Acro, a young artist starting his new action packed adventure to realize his dreams despite it’s impossibility and to gain the understanding of what it means to become a great artist.

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• 9 volumes (END)

Arms -- NANATSUKI Kyoichi & MINAGAWA Ryoji

Synopsis:

In a world of nano-machines, cybernetic assassins, powerful telekinetic opponents, and secret organization dedicated to bringing forth the next evolution of humankind, children arms transform into grotesquely deformed superweapons.

NOTE:

• Received the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen in 1999
• 22 volumes (END)

Magi: The Adventures of Sinbad -- OHTAKA Shinobu & OHTERA Yoshifumi

Synopsis:

Before Aladdin and Alibaba, there was Sinbad – Monarch of Sindria and Conqueror of the Seven Seas! Go back to where it all began, and follow the epic journey of a young, charismatic hero as he embarks on his adventures across distant lands, capture legendary dungeons, and establish his own kingdom. The legendary tale of the boy who is destined to change the world begins right now.

NOTE:

• Japanese title: Magi - Sinbad no Bouken
• 19 volumes (END)

Defense Devil -- YOUN In-Wan & YANG Kyung-Il

Synopsis:

Mephisto Barto Kucabara is a prince who was banished from the demon world because of his kindness. He also had to lose his status and power. He then decided to become a devil's lawyer (defense devil) in order to help the accused (criminal spirits) who were treated unfairly by the god of death. Once the contract is signed by the accused, he and Buchira (his assistant) must find and show the innocence item as proof that the accused is innocent. They will get dark matter that comes out of the accused's body if they win. This dark matter functions as a source of power for them (and for the god of death) in the demon world. However, instead of collecting it, Kucabara often spends it to help the accused. The risk he bears is also very heavy if he loses, namely disappearing into ashes. He has defeated two gods of death (Meyer and Ponzol), now he must face Sugal. The problem is that his client feels he committed the crime. How does Kucabara prove his client's innocence? Find the answer in Defense Devil...

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• 10 volumes (END)

Maou: Juvenile Remix -- ISAKA Koutarou & OOSUGA Megumi

Synopsis:

Andou is a high schooler who possesses the ability to force others to vocalize his thoughts—an ability similar to ventriloquism. Inukai is a young man shrouded in mystery who commands the vigilante group, Grass Hopper, which appeared in a city shaken by the downtown restoration program. This is a tale of courage, resolution…and confrontation; this is a depiction of the two boys’ encounter.

"Even if it’s nonsense, if you believe in yourself and face things head on, the world will change."

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• 10 volumes (END)