She's been living life as if following a template, and now after having done exceedingly well at both her exams and job hunting, this "complicated virgin" has finally gotten her first boyfriend! And he's even...

The manga is based on a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kitō (July 19, 1962 - May 23, 1988) published shortly before her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in...

Rumiko tells about her inspiration for Maison Ikkoku in the year 1980.

At age 30, Shou Arai came to a realization; he had no gender. Now he was faced with a question he'd never really considered: how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two...

Shakespeare wrote such famous works as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. But who was Shakespeare, the man? Seven Shakespeares unlocks the mysteries surrounding the international literary master.

An anthology manga containing 8 short stories based around the theme "ZQN" (From "I Am a Hero") Even If I Become a ZQN (Mizusawa Etsuko)Ghost of a Smile (Yokoyari Mengo)The Place Where the Zombies are (Ishiguro...

This manga is all about why I chose to be a "mail lady", how I signed up, and how I interact with customers. There are plenty of things that you can only understand once you've experienced them for yourself, so...

A group of small stories from a BL mangaka's point of view.

Note: Kanzenban editions have the author's Honhan Tsuushin(?) (本販通信) series that is published in Nihon Shuppan Hanbai Nippan Tsuushin between 2007~12 as single-page series. About total 60 pages in the...

In the Africa Shounen series: V.1 - Africa Shounen ga Nihon de Sodatta Kekka V.2 - Africa Shounen ga Nihon de Sodatta Kekka - Family-hen V.3 - Africa Shounen ga Mitsuketa Sekai no Kotowaza Daishuugou Hoshino...

There is a Japanese saying that goes, “Hana yori dango,” or “dumplings over flowers.” And no one is more of an advocate of this adage than mangaka Y-naga, a woman whose life revolves around her intense work and...

A semi-autobiographical account of the author as she experiences abuse, sexual and otherwise, at the hands of her family who is also caught up in a cult. Aiko wished for someone to kill her and the world she...

When his parents' love affair draws the ire of a powerful ruler in Ancient Greece, a young Aesop is taken away to become a slave under one of the most powerful men in the city. You know his fables, but do you...

The 48-member female idol group named after its theater in the Akihabara otaku shopping district. The manga spotlights each member of Team B(16 members), which is one of the three teams in the group along with...

This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding...