The wife of Japan’s most lauded manga-ka documents a year in their lives with her own artistry. In 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga...

In the visual essay manga series, Mizuki tells of his peaceful childhood, his experience in World War II, his poor life afterward, and his foray into kamishibai picture stories.

My husband is very gentle and calm. He's big-sized, optimistic, messy, and amazingly airheaded. He's also exceptionally kind. He's the total opposite of me who's impatient and talkative. My everyday life with...

Watashitachi wa Hanshoku Shite Iru is a series based upon Uchida's own experiences as a mother.

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Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. "Why must I step with the left...

A dramatization of the real life of Yaeko Yamamoto. Over 100 years ago, Yaeko broke traditional Japanese stereotypes, gender, and honor to become a gun-warrior in defense of her homeland of Aizu.

At once heart-rending and eye-opening, this true-life memoir is a shocking yet intensely moving first-person account of one woman’s experience of growing up in Japan’s yakuza society. Born into the family of a...

Kobayashi Doumu. 40 years old. Job: Mangaka. After three years of working on the calorie-filled gourmet manga, "Meshi ni Shimashou", he is now "splendidly" overweight! "I should just use my need to lose weight...

The author, a high-school teacher, recounts his 12 years on "night patrol" in Yokohama City, where he comes face to face with youth dealing with issues ranging from self-mutilation to drug abuse.

Night Patrol Teacher tries to bring hope to Japan after an earthquake disaster. Drawn by Tsuchida Seiki with all his might!! Includes a memorial of Tsuchida Seiki at the end.

Jun, a high school girl, laments the cold relationship between her family due to the debt her mother made. Feeling lonely in her everyday life, she ends up asking a truck driver she met at her part-time job...