New Manga Series for the Year 2008
All new manga series reported for this year can be found here. You can sort them by the date they were reported to us, the rating, or based on how active the series was over the past month.
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Genre: Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Tragedy
From Psycho Pandas:
"I have something I don't want to lose. So much so that these terrible feelings have grown."
A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother's antagonism--a brother's death. Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. "I want to live."
An adaptation of a novel by South Korea's most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young.
Rating: 8.77 (2376 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1432 
(-10)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
From Yen Press:
Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
Note: Nominated for the 4th and 6th Manga Taisho. Won the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award in 2014 and the intergénérations prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012.
Rating: 8.76 (1696 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #184 (-51)
Genre: Drama, Historical, Psychological, Seinen
The "true" final chapter of Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue, which was shown in The LAST Manga Exhibition that took place in Ueno Royal Museum in 2008 as well as The LAST Manga Exhibition Complete Catalogue; a printed catalogue that included all the artworks showcased in the exhibition, however, due to the limited number of copies, only a very small number of fans were able to get their hands on it.
http://www.flow-er.co.jp/last-manga/
Rating: 8.73 (195 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3207 
(+147)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
Tomoharu Ueda is content being a police officer in his neighborhood. He likes helping people, and in return, people like him. One night, he gets visited by a yakuza who turned to be the victim of the underwear thief he caught the previous night. The yakuza is Aki Gotouda, the heir of the Gotouda group, who thanked him for catching the thief. To Tomoharu's surprise, Aki confesses that he has feelings for him. Thus starts a forbidden relationship between a police officer and a yakuza.
Official Korean Translation
🔗 Manga Planet
Rating: 8.71 (783 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #883 (-67)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Kurosaki Mafuyu was a juvenile delinquent and head of her gang before her subsequent arrest got her expelled from high school. Now that she’s transferred to a new high school, she’s determined to become an “ultra-shiny, super feminine high-school student.” But with a new friend like Hayasaka-kun and a homeroom teacher like Saeki Takaomi (who may be more than he seems), will Mafuyu really be able to live a girly-girl high-school life!?
Rating: 8.65 (1292 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1674 (+204)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life
Vol.1 Winter: Though Rihito’s always been a loner, lately he’s grown close to his classmate, Hikaru. The two of them have even fallen in love and tentatively started dating. But when Rihito’s mother ends up in the hospital, the stress of it all becomes too much for him. Hikaru wants to be there for Rihito, but can Rihito learn to open his heart and rely on another person?
Vol.2 Spring: Hikaru and Rihito are two high school boys in love. Things are going well for the couple and Hikaru is starting to daydream about a future together post-graduation. Rihito, however, is a bit more reticent, causing the two boys to fight. Will they make up and forge a way forward, or will they become nothing more than former classmates?
Series Order:
1. Doukyuusei
2. Sotsugyousei
3. Sora to Hara (Side Story)
4. O.B.
5. Doukyuusei & Sotsugyousei Fanbook (Side Story)
6. Graduation Certificate (Artbook)
7. blanc
8. home
9. Sajou Rihito no Chichi to Sono Buka (Side Story)
Rating: 8.65 (461 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2553 (+429)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
From Juné Manga
On his very first day at a brand-new job, shy Shima is trapped in the elevator with a hungover mess of a guy…who turns out to be his boss! Togawa’s prickly exterior definitely puts the rookie recruit on-edge, but it doesn’t take long before Shima’s every waking thought is invaded by his overbearing yet totally thoughtful superior. Will Shima put aside a history of disappointment in order to take a chance on a complicated relationship?
(eBook, Print)
Rating: 8.65 (1466 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2280 (+396)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural
From Viz:
Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity.
Nanami has all kinds of new responsibilities she doesn't understand, dangers she's unaware of, and a cranky ex-familiar who's actually pretty hot. What's a new-fledged godling to do?
Rating: 8.65 (1481 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1516 (+89)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Which Scanlations:
Shiharu is a high-school student who loves kids, lives in an orphanage, and works at a daycare... Until the handsome uncle of two-year-old twins offers her a raise if she'll be their babysitter. Often relying on memories of her mother's actions for guidance, Shiharu quickly finds herself falling in love with her new makeshift family.
Rating: 8.65 (1444 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2145 (+368)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
The Story of Yoshioka Seiji's (from Yachin Hanbun no Ibasho desu) new love with a guest appearance from Yukito.
From Shinmakoku Scanlations:
Oosawa had known Yoshioka for a long time... As his customer, Yoshioka came in and out of the shop with different boyfriends all the time. He thought he knew fully well what kind of man Yoshioka was. But when tragedy hit Chizu, his one and only daughter... and his capability as a single father was questioned... Yoshioka came out of nowhere and offered help. Slowly but surely, Oosawa learned that the man he despised was very different than what he appeared to be!
Rating: 8.63 (949 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2494 (+404)
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Heisuke is a young man who was left in charge of taking care of his little cousin Aki for a day. Being an only child who usually stays at home alone, Aki is quiet, reserved, and will go out of his way not to make trouble for others. As they spend more time together, Aki begins to grow very attached to Heisuke, especially since Heisuke's hobby is to make sweets and desserts. The quiet Aki eventually opens up to Heisuke, and Heisuke in return teaches Aki that sometimes it's all right to be selfish and say what you really want to do.
Rating: 8.62 (396 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2596 (+455)
Genre: Comedy, Harem, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Katsuragi Keima is known on the net as the god of getting the girls while in real life he’s known as otamegane and he hates all real girls. However he is approached by Elsie, a devil from hell, to help her in catching runaway spirits that hide in people. Apparently the spirits only hide in the hearts of girls and the only way to get the souls out is by making the girl fall in love so the spirit gets forced out. And he’s not allowed to fail or he will lose his head.
Rating: 8.57 (2404 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1576 (+550)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mature, Yaoi
In a city where the law has been rendered non-existent, Yuki and his best friend Tetsu break into the offices of the Seidoukai to steal in a desperate attempt to finance his ailing brother's hospital bills. They ultimately fail but instead spark the interest of the mob's young leader, Kazutaka Hyodo, who offers Yuki a deal he can't refuse: pay him a visit at his office once a week and all hospital bills will be taken care of. Yuki accepts without hesitation and in order to keep his end of the deal, starts paying Hyodo the visits he asked for...
Official Translations:
English (Tokyopop, INKR, French, German
Rating: 8.57 (507 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1674 (+90)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Josei, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Supernatural
From a young age, Minami Harusumi has had recurring dreams of Veronica, a princess whose kingdom is on the verge of destruction. He believes them to be recollections of his past life, and that he is her reincarnation. Because of this, he is ridiculed by his classmates. One day, when the mockery escalates into bullying, he rediscovers magic - something Veronica had studied and used. Reassured his past life is not merely a fantasy, Minami tries to learn more about his past memories and the reason behind them...
Rating: 8.55 (450 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1758 (-18)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Seikyou Private Academy, built on the intrigue of traditional occult myths, bears a dark past—for 60 years, it has been haunted by a ghost known as Yuuko, a young woman who mysteriously died in the basement of the old school building. With no memory of her life or death, Yuuko discreetly founds and heads the Paranormal Investigations Club in search of answers.
After a chance meeting leads Yuuko to cling to diligent freshman Teiichi Niiya, who can see the quirky ghost, they quickly grow close, and he decides to help her. Along with Kirie Kanoe, Yuuko's relative, and the oblivious second year Momoe Okonogi, they delve deep into the infamous Seven Mysteries of the storied school.
Rating: 8.54 (1155 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1837 (+208)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Josei, Romance, Slice of Life
Official English: INKR
Kuragehime follows Tsukimi Kurashita, an 18-year-old who moved from Kagoshima to Tokyo to become an illustrator. Tsukimi is a jellyfish otaku who comes to live in a shared bath and toilet, women-only apartment, Amamizukan. Other tenants include fujoshi, NEETs and others who consider fashion their natural enemy, calling themselves "Amars (The Sisterhood)". One day, Tsukimi meets a fashionable and beautiful girl, Kuranosuke Koibuchi, who saves a jellyfish that is about to die at a pet shop. She later discovers that Kuranosuke is merely cross-dressing in order to evade inheritance of his father's occupation as a politician.
Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award for best shoujo manga in 2010 and was nominated for the 2010 Manga Taishou award.
Rating: 8.52 (851 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2037 (+176)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Supernatural
From Storm in Heaven:
Meet the Urumas, a slightly dysfunctional family of four sorcerers. Mom, being the most powerful sorceress around, works away from home keeping the world safe. Dad picks up the slack and takes care of the family. Except when he's out, which is when the older brother Jin finds himself in the unenviable position of keeping tabs on his sister Ran. Ran, the youngest, is a willful girl with too much power and too little wisdom. Let's take a look at Ran's everyday misadventures, shall we?
Rating: 8.52 (819 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1745 (+276)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life, Yaoi
NightS
Masato Karashima is a "transporter", a man paid to smuggle anything from guns to drugs to people. When he's hired by yakuza gang member Masaki Hozumi, he finds himself attracted to the older man, and what starts out as a business transaction quickly spirals into a cat-and-mouse game of lust and deception. In
Kanjou Spectrum (Emotion Spectrum)
A high-school student tries to be a good wingman for a classmate, with an unexpected result.
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Told from the alternating perspectives of an emotionally reserved salesman and the shy mechanic who's in love with him.
Night One Month After
A short story (8 pages) that takes place one month earlier than "NightS dj - Another Story" (thus one month after events of "NightS" 😉 , when Karashima first time visits Masaki after he discovers his whereabouts.
Official Translation: English
Rating: 8.51 (726 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2646 (+500)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Yaoi
From Nakama:
Dr. Uzuki, who works at a university teaching hospital, comes across in an alley and saves the Yakuza member Nonami after he's been shot. The next day, when Nonami shows up at the hospital, Uzuki is scared that he's come to make sure of his silence after he's seen the gunshot wound. But actually, Nonami, who misheard Uzuki's name and has mistaken him for a woman named "Suzuki", has forced a younger yakuza brother into being admitted into the hospital and order to find this woman, and they've started to search for this 'Suzuki'...
The timid rabbit-type doctor and the Yakuza with the chiseled strength of a tiger - a law of the jungle love!
The second volume contains the sequel to "Spell it as Lie, Read it as Truth".
Note:
The third volume contains the extra story "Black or White" (5 parts).
Rating: 8.49 (618 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2440 (+437)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural
From Inkr:
The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her brother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong. When the group uncovers a plot to experiment on humans and transform them into monsters, they vow to defeat whoever is behind it. Even if it means battling an entire army of warriors. The people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary.
English Translation: INKR Comics
Rating: 8.48 (562 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1522 (-74)
Genre: Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Storm in Heaven:
A series of romantic short stories drawn by Sahara Mizu and inspired by the music of the Japanese band Sukima Switch. Each chapter is inspired by a different song.
Rating: 8.48 (293 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2249 (+1091)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
From Viz:
Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be. Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation from his crush push Moritaka to test his limits
Read for free on Manga Plus
Note: Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Rating: 8.47 (2594 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2098 (+385)
Genre: Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural
From Karma Falls Scanslations:
Shinigami Ai is bored with his job and to seek enjoyment he has an interest in high-school girl Ren who only has days left to live. She is the student council president at her school and really a good-hearted girl, but she is feared by the whole school because of her harsh way of speaking. Ai possesses her body and exposes her kind, true nature and so enjoys his "Sarashi Asobi (Exposing Game)". But gradually he is starting to feel an interest in being with Ren...
Includes the one-shot "0.3 Byou Lunch (0.3秒Lunch)"
Rating: 8.46 (446 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3785 (No change)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life
Awkward Yoshida is hated by all the girls in school for his perceived closeness with hot guy Sato, who uses hanging out with Yoshida as an excuse to turn them all down. If Yoshida is merely an excuse, why does Sato taunt him in private about “his favorite”? Is it possible Sato’s feelings run deeper than friendship? And what could he possibly see in the funny-looking Yoshida? Watch Yoshida’s life turn upside down with hilarious results!
Included Oneshots:
- Volume 1: "Kimi wa Happoubijin" ( 君は八方美人 ); Magazine Be x Boy 2006-09
- Volume 2: "Kame no Koi wa Mannen" ( 亀の恋は万年 ); Magazine Be x Boy 2005-12
"Koi wa Marunomi" ( 恋は丸呑み ); Magazine Be x Boy 2006-03
Note:
SuBLime put out a digital extra of this series called "His Notebook." It takes place at the end of Volume 6 and discusses what happened between Yoshida and Sato on the beach.
Official English
Rating: 8.46 (447 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1943 (+293)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
From Juné Manga
Onoda is a straight guy and he is three years younger than Harumi Deguchi. They have nothing in common and at first, they were just friends. But that’s not enough for Harumi- he wants more from Ryo and he realizes that he has fallen in love with him. Feeling anxious and emotional, he wants to tell him how he feels… but he can’t. Fearing rejection, he’d rather be just friends and not ruin what he has with him. Here- we have a story of pain, sorrow and happiness of being in love.
Rating: 8.45 (418 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2611 (+407)
