Pen is a penguin. His favorite things are pancakes and fastidious household upkeep. Pen lives in the city with his friend Hayakawa, a human. They can't communicate in words, so the only way for Pen to express...

Ping pong. Table tennis. Fast, furious. You might have seen it - even played it - but never anything like this! The action is centered around Tsukimoto ('Smile' and Hoshino ('Peko'; childhood friends who have...

In the 2070s, increased interplanetary travel has led to crisis-level amounts of dangerous space debris, and someone has to clean it up. Planetes follows the space-garbage crew of aspiring explorer Hachimaki...

Official English: INKR, Tapas From Tapas: Wen’s boyfriend, Hua, seemed perfect. He’s super hot, a little oblivious, and—as Wen will soon find out—was an adult film star in gay porn?! He says he did it for the...

A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle. Tragic life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. These three very different personalities...

“Someday, I wish I could stumble across the memories of certain people that exist in the abyss by gazing at their pain, their sorrow, and the movements of their souls…” This dream-like work dwells on memory and...

Rising Stars of Manga (RSoM) was an annual comic anthology published in English by TOKYOPOP from 2002 to 2008, as well as the name of a contest. It was originally semi-annual, but switched to annual beginning...

In Rising Stars of Manga: United Kingdom and Ireland, Tokyopop has awarded 9 aspiring artists and writers a unique opportunity to be published and receive a well-deserved jump start on their creative careers...

Ryugu is a small town under the sea. Aside from the fact that everything is, well, underwater, it's just like every other small town. Classmates Masora and Sumire are like every other middle school girls...

A hugely popular comic on Pixiv, My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness offers readers an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman’s exploration of her sexuality, mental well-being, and growing up in our...

44 years of age and still unwed, construction worker Kurosawa desires nothing more than a modicum of respect from his colleagues. And a touch of popularity wouldn't go amiss either. Regrettably, Kurosawa's...

Emanon's wanderings across late-1960s Japan bring her across other lives in small country towns, with each encounter leaving people transformed in her wake. Yet the awareness she brings may not give peace of...

Yuta’s moviemaking career started with a request from his mother to record her final moments. After her death, Yuta meets a mysterious girl named Eri, who takes his life in new directions. The two begin...

Two school kids, Kyonosuke and Akira, live in a little village by the Japanese countryside. After an accident, Kyonosuke recieves a skin graft to his face, leaving him permanently scarred. This disfigurement...

In this world, people are born without a gender. Their bodies shift toward their desired gender when they reach twelve years old. Until Hinase's eighteenth spring, they lived content without a gender. But the...

A diary of my sexual awakening…at thirty-three?!! Asuka is neither a woman nor a man—they’re X-gender (a non-binary identity)—and they’ve realized they like women! Okay, now what? Adult films are fun to watch...

Hye-in is a quiet, introspective high school senior. As an aspiring art major, she hones her skills in the art club. When a handsome new T.A. named Mr. Lee starts at the club, Hye-in’s curiosity awakens. Mr...

A story that wonderfully depicts the emotions of an overweight woman with low self-esteem surrounded within the harsh environment of slim and good-looking women. She then decides to lose weight after getting...

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...

The protagonist, an author, tells the story of his encounter with a certain young girl ten years ago. During his college days, he once bore witness to a traffic accident wherein an elementary school student was...

Civilization is dead, but not Chito and Yuuri. Time to hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and wander what's left of the world! Sharing a can of soup or scouting for spare parts might not be the...

Story 1 - Don't Say Any More, Darling The only thing keeping Tadashi, a struggling song lyricist, alive is food handouts from Kouhei, a successful doctor. In fact, Tadashi has been leeching off of Kouhei for...

Jun Sumisu (35) and Takeyori Sumisu (39) are a childless eight-year old married couple. Ever since she stopped working, she's been living the tranquil life of a housewife, but now entering their fifth year of...

Jaehyeon's life was ruined by his stepmother, the woman who drove his mother to death and later caused his father's downfall. Consumed by hatred and forbidden desire, he takes revenge on her, only to die in a...