Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who...

Clay, a child prodigy, was hired at the age of 14 to become a professor to make chimeras, creatures made with a fusion of various materials. However, after he was hired, he was unable to meet the expectations...

A former mangaka falls into poverty after becoming disillusioned with life and abandoning his trade. He unsuccessfully attempts to start a business selling rocks by the riverside to feed his family.

Life on rough, rundown Ira Street isn't easy at the best of times, but a recent string of murders have left the residents traumatized. Not Shavonne though. He's too busy trying to get by to worry about some...

A worthless husband and his carefree wife. 54 short stories of their heartwarming, funny, and sad life. Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Japan Media Arts Festival grand prize Kono Fumiyo gives us...

Kingyo Sukui (Prequel) A poor man who hates working is left by his wife. The same day, the god of poverty comes to live with him. 2-4. Derashine no Hana (Sequel)Based on a Rakugo tale. A man with an...

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...

The year is 2013, and it's the city of No. 6: a stringently controlled, diligently maintained megalopolis that embodies the highest ideals of humankind. Shion has lived under close supervision as a "high...

Italian edition by Star Comics This story is set in the ancient times of Emperor Suinin (around 29 BC–AD 70). The story opens with the mythical wrestling match ordered by the Emperor, between Nomi no Sukune and...

One day on her way home from shopping, Norie stumbles upon a feverish figure surrounded by cats. But when she takes him home to nurse him, he turns out to be... a nekotama?! Could things get any weirder?!

The story follows Matsutarō Sakaguchi, a giant roughneck man with strength far beyond ordinary people. He never uttered words like "work hard," "strive," and "dream" like the typical shōnen manga protagonist...

One day, a girl who was raised as a boy has her entire life flipped upside down... A nameless boy, who dreams of becoming a knight, works as a servant for the renowned Romagnolo family. One day when he is...

Olga and Yiri are two homeless children, living through the harsh reality of life in the streets.

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to...

When the infamy of the Demon King echoes to the ocean's depths, Yuria, the king of the sea, decides to venture onto land and challenge them. However, the very act of gaining two legs robs her of all her power...

From Chibi Manga: Staying together with a sadist teacher!? The “oni” is terrible, you know!! A poor high school girl, Moka has to work for her living everyday. The rescue came from her admired teacher...

Saudi Arabia, Morocco, India, and Japan. A series of short stories capturing the theme of "because I'm a girl" 10-year-old girls with different nationalities, religions, cultures, and values. "We are like...

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women...

The world has always been changing and it will continue to change. One need look no further than Korea for proof. Transitioning from liberation and the gaining of independence to the Korean Civil War, the lives...

It’s hard dating someone who won’t give you the time of day. Su-ae Shim knows that better than anyone, having dated her indifferent boyfriend, Minu Kang, for years. She sometimes wishes she could be more like...

A collection of stories: 1-3. Ouji no Hakoniwa (Miniature Garden)Once a rich young master, Yuzuru hit rock bottom after his family went bankrupt. That was eight years ago. The butler who took care of him, Iwase...

Not-so-wealthy noble young lady, Liesel, is set up by the foul-natured Blessed one and killed by her betrothed, the crown prince. Yet, when she awakens, she isn’t in the afterlife. Instead, she's a child again...

The slightly strange New Zealand-born Mr. Perry and Okiraku Japanese Fumiko's dining table was one of a different culture and poverty. Make steaks and pork cutlets by layering fluffy meat, make furikake with...

Nako is a poverty-stricken 21 year-old in desperate need of a job. She applies for a job at a jewelry store. When shop owner Ren identifies herself as a lesbian, the competition for the position evaporates...

From Game of Scanlation: Park Chang-hyun had to move and move again because of his father's business.For the first time in 8 years, he's returned to the village where he grew up young. On the first day of his...