New Manga Series for the Year 2011
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: Action, Adult, Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Tragedy, Yaoi
Yashiro is the young leader of Shinseikai and the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise, but like so many powerful men, he leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist. Yashiro makes advances toward Doumeki, but Doumeki has mysterious reasons for denying. Yashiro, who abuses his power just to abuse himself, and Doumeki, who faithfully obeys his every command, begin the tumultuous affair of two men with songs in their hearts and no wings to fly.
Rating: 8.73 (1104 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #618 
(-31)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life, Sports
From Kodansha:
Feckless high school student Tatara Fujita wants to be good at something – anything. Unfortunately, he’s about as average as a slouchy teen can be. The local bullies know this and make it a habit to hit him up for cash, but all that changes when the debonair Kaname Sengoku sends them packing. Sengoku’s not the neighborhood watch, though. He’s a professional ballroom dancer. And once Tatara Fujita gets pulled into the world of the ballroom, his life will never be the same.
Note: 6th and 8th Manga Taisho Award nominee.
Official English: INKR, Azuki
Rating: 8.72 (396 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1517 
(+22)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
To the eyes of high school student Chiyo Sakura, classmate Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a manga-ka's assistant?! Never in a million years!
But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins!
Official Translations:
English
Rating: 8.71 (779 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1058 (+119)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Josei, School Life, Slice of Life
This is an autobiography that tells the story of Akiko Hayashi, the author as she was in her third year of high school at the beginning of the story. Through her friend Futami, Akiko starts going to an art class led by Kenzou Hidaka, an intimidating teacher who spends much of his time yelling at his students and keeping them focused on drawing with the use of a bamboo sword. Akiko is initially confused by the behavior of the teacher and her fellow students in the class, but she keeps going regardless, eventually becoming the manga author she is today.
Note: Winner of the 8th Manga Taishou in 2015. Won the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.
Rating: 8.69 (337 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2478 (+429)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
From Yen Press:
A sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life begins. At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to mention downright gorgeous) Miyamura appears unexpectedly on the doorstep of secretly plain-Jane homebody Hori, these two similarly dissimilar teenagers discover that there are multiple sides to every story and person.
Original Manga
Official English
Rating: 8.66 (1941 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #682 (+110)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Seinen, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Tragedy
The story begins in 2011 and follows Josuke Higashikata, a young man afflicted by retrograde amnesia, in his search to uncover his identity in Morioh Town, a coastal Japanese town affected by the Tohoku earthquake. However, his digging pulls him and his adoptive family into the unfinished business between his previous life and an impending inhuman threat.
The second part of the new timeline and an alternative take on Diamond wa Kudakenai (Part 4).
Note: Won the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga in 2013. Was nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and for the 53rd Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2022.
Rating: 8.64 (432 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2382 (+581)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Shounen
After a long and treacherous journey, our Hero finally arrives at the Overlord’s castle only to find himself being asked for help. The Hero explains how the war that the demons have brought upon the humans have killed thousands and put more in misery. The Overlord however argues that this war has made the human society band together as one and showed empirical evidence how it has increased population, increased production, boosted economy and improved society overall. Furthermore, she explains to the Hero that ending this war will result in a civil war that will produce more bloodshed than there ever was. The Hero, convinced that the only way to bring peace, relatively speaking, is to join forces with the Overlord, agrees to help with her plans!
Official English Translation
Rating: 8.6 (709 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1709 (+155)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
The sweets shop owner Tanihara goes to for love advice with a stern, scary looking pediatrician. Though the doctor has one serious looking face but deep within he's a gentle soul. Not to mention he isn't afraid of showing his love or the fact that he's gay.
The game of "trick-or-love" between the happy-go-lucky father and the scary but popular pediatrician! Normally the paths of a shrewd man and a stoic man would never cross...
Rating: 8.6 (694 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2555 (+438)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
The beloved shojo tale of one-sided rivalry, revenge, and romance!
In elementary school, the rich and spoiled Yanagi Naoto was known for excelling in both studies and sports. But then he suffered the first setback of his life when Kujou Mikoto, a girl from a poor family, transferred to his school and performed better than Naoto at every turn. Reeling from this unforgivable blow to his pride, Naoto decided that he had to make Mikoto lose at something
...by making her lose her heart to him, which he could then break! Now that they're both in college, will Naoto finally be able to win Mikoto's affections—or will he lose this final game with her?
Also included are the following short stories:
• V.1 - Kimi to, Shiawase. (Happy, with You.)
• V.1 - Hidamari no Niwa (Sunshine Garden)
• V.2 - Wasure Yuki (Forget-it-all Snow.)
Original Manga
Official English Translation
Rating: 8.56 (1540 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1409 (+105)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
From Yen Press:
Defying the expectations of family and teachers, Yuugo Hachiken chooses to leave the city and enroll at Ooezo Agricultural High School. Having always been at the top of his class, Yuugo assumes a rural school will be a breeze, but mucking out stables, gathering eggs, and chasing errant calves takes a lot out of him-and fills him with something he's never experienced before. Surrounded by endless fields and fresh air, Yuugo discovers a new connection to the land and to life. Springtime begins at Ezo AG.
Note: Won the 5th Manga Taishō Award's Grand Prize and the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award (Shōnen category) in 2012. Won the first Japan Food Culture Contents Award in 2013. Nominated for the 19th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2015.
Rating: 8.52 (834 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1956 (+278)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life, Tragedy
Piano prodigy Arima Kosei dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name. But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a recital that resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano even though his hearing was perfectly fine. Even two years later, Kosei hasn’t touched the piano and views the world in monotone, and without any flair or color. He was content at living out his life with his good friends Tsubaki and Watari until, one day, a girl changed everything. Miyazono Kaori is a pretty, free spirited violinist whose playing style reflects her personality. Kaori helps Kosei return to the music world and show that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kosei was used to.
Official English: Azuki, INKR
Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2013.
Rating: 8.5 (668 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2080 (+430)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Viz:
Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Yamato again, and he finds himself falling in love with her… But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?
Note: Won the award for Best Shōjo Manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards and was nominated for the 6th Manga Taishō in 2013. Was also nominated for the 18th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize "Reader Award" in 2014.
Won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo.
Rating: 8.47 (505 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2008 (+235)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mature, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy
From Viz:
In the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter the “Handymen,” Nic and Worick, who take care of the jobs no one else will handle. Until the day when a cop they know on the force requests their help in taking down a new gang muscling in on the territory of a top Mafia family. It seems like business (and mayhem) as usual, but the Handymen are about to find that this job is a lot more than they bargained for.
Rating: 8.47 (506 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1877 (+163)
Genre: Drama, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life, Sports
In middle school, Ichinose Kimitaka taught his friends how to play basketball. Despite his experience with the sport, his friends quickly outmatched him in skill. After an incident brought on by his frustration and jealousy, he was crushed to overhear those same 'friends' discussing how they wished he'd just kill himself.
On his way to toss out his special basketball shoes, he met a girl who was just as frustrated, throwing her own dancing shoes away. She was so tall, and her hands and feet are so large, that she had been rejected from her chosen hobby of Spanish dancing. He urged her to give basketball a try, and the two exchanged their shoes instead of throwing them away.
As he enters high school, Kimitaka learns that meeting him changed that girl's life for the better, and she is now a happy, social basketball player. Will Kimitaka be able to find the courage to make new friends and pursue his own talents?
Rating: 8.46 (471 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2413 (+315)
Genre: Drama, Psychological, School Life, Yaoi
From Decadence:
Mishima, a student at a school in the countryside, is bullied by his classmates. The reason is because he's seemingly gay. In reality, Mishima does like guys so he doesn't resist their bullying, and instead, finds solace in secretly cross-dressing. One day on the rooftop, Mishima finds the lipstick he'd lost before in the hands of Kirino, one of the bullies... and Kirino was about to put on the lipstick that Mishima used on his own lips. This is the story of young boys looking for a place they can really be themselves...
Rating: 8.44 (245 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2648 (+322)
Genre: Drama, Historical, Seinen, Supernatural
Ken is a modern-day chef who wakes up one morning in war-torn 16th century Japan. Faced with an impossible situation, he does what he does best – he cooks. Soon, word of his wonderful food reaches the capital, and the ears of warlord Oda Nobunaga, who immediately orders Ken to cook for him. What will happen to Ken as he finds himself stumbling around in an era he doesn't belong?
Rating: 8.44 (248 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2312 (+197)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi, Shoujo, Shounen Ai
For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control and helping him will throw Shion's life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6.
Official English: INKR Comics, Kodansha
Rating: 8.44 (390 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2558 (+416)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Yaoi
Yuuto Lenix, a former DEA investigator was arrested by a false accusation of killing his own partner. The FBI agents gave him a special deal, to look for a particular criminal hiding in the same prison. By the time he was detained in the Schelger Prison, he got to meet his cellmate, Dick Burnford, who didn't show signs of being kind and welcoming upon his arrival. Will he ever be in good terms with his inmates, especially to Dick?
Rating: 8.44 (177 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2618 (+568)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Shoujo
Gian Carlo Bourbon Del Monte, a young member of the mafia, is better known by his nickname "Lucky Dog" due to his incredibly good luck.
Despite knowing that he can escape with just a little effort, Gian decides to take a break from the fast-and-furious lifestyle while being held in a maximum-security prison. But when four young mafia captains are captured and brought to the same prison, the Boss of their syndicate makes a certain request of Gian...
Rating: 8.41 (164 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3710 (No change)
Genre: Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life
Arata who is in love with his childhood friend Miyamoto, always eavesdrops on the confessions his friend receives from girls but Miyamoto constantly rejects the confessions saying he already has someone he likes. One day Miyamoto catches Arata eavesdropping and asks, "Want to know who?"
Rating: 8.35 (416 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3095 (+114)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Smut, Yaoi
From Echochi:
Blockheads Kasukabe and Misato are always quarreling over everything. But one day, Kasukabe finds himself helping Misato to escape from a bunch of fangirls. Alone in the classroom. Kasukabe starts taunting and teasing his arch enemy. But somehow, things start taking a turn towards a completely unexpected direction…
Rating: 8.32 (804 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2707 (+470)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Romance, Seinen
A gate appears in Tokyo's Ginza district sometime in the 21st century. From the gate pours out monsters, knights from middle-age Europe, and other fantasy-like beings, and they kill many of the citizens of Tokyo. This event is known as the Ginza Incident.
The government sends a small group of soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to the alternate world beyond the gate. Led by otaku soldier Yōji, they find that the villages in the world are being attacked by a dragon. An elf girl who is a survivor from the dragon's rampage joins the group in their travels across the dangerous new world.
Rating: 8.31 (691 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #378 (-8)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Yaoi
Shy freshman college student Rikiya knows he likes guys, but has never been in a relationship, only able to look on without expressing his feelings. Living on his own for the first time he decides to try and change his life and joins a gay dating site. Everything seems perfect until he finds himself about to be attacked with nowhere to turn yet desperately hoping for help, when a guy crawls through the wall and says, "There's no helping it. What's your wish?"
Official Korean Translation
Rating: 8.31 (644 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2611 (+371)
Genre: Action, Historical, Shoujo, Supernatural, Tragedy
From Inkr:
Under the curse of Orochi, the great demon serpent reborn every 300 years, Japan has been shrouded in clouds for as long as anyone can remember. The era of the samurai is at an end, and carrying swords has been outlawed. To combat the rising crime rates, an inescapable prison was built in the middle of Lake Biwa. When brothers Tenka, Soramaru and Chutaro Kumo are hired to capture and transport offenders to their final lodgings in this prison, they unexpectedly find themselves faced with a greater destiny than any of them could have imagined.
Official Translations:
English, French
Rating: 8.29 (289 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2438 (+503)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life, Yaoi
From Sublime:
Popular phys-ed teacher Toshimitsu Sugaya has been given the assignment of keeping an eye on a gang of thugs in the school, particularly their leader Tatsumi Yoshino, the "Devil of Nami High." However, he soon finds out that not only is Yoshino a decent guy, but he's been idolizing Sugaya for over a year! It doesn't take long for Yoshino to win over the reluctant teacher and the two start a secret love affair. Can a teacher/student relationship really work and how long can these two hide their secret?
Rating: 8.29 (190 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3331 (No change)
