New Manga Series for the Year 2005
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, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Mature, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy
From Kodansha:
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band’s leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery. The land Leif called Vinland.
Official English
Note: Was nominated for the 2008 Manga Taisho award. Won the Grand Prize in the manga division of the Japan Media Arts awards in 2009. Won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2012.
Rating: 8.76 (1944 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #447 
(-15)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life, Sports
From Viz:
A moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.
Note: Won the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen in 2009.
Rating: 8.72 (919 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2394 
(+57)
Genre: Drama, Historical, Mystery, Romance, Shoujo, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life, Tragedy
Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective mother, Soma Mitsuya, a first-year high school student, only cares about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. Then one night, just as his grandfather's condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, sending Mitsuya to 1921 in the Taisho era.
Rating: 8.71 (387 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2583 (+250)
Genre: Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Condensation:
The story centers around Keito Aoyama, a former famous child actor. Due to a childhood incident, she retired from her career early and withdrew from normal society. Now 16, she passes her days in boredom and without purpose. But one day she runs into a stranger who takes her to El Liston--a free school for high school students like herself, who don't have a place where they belong. Though hesitant at first, Keito decides to enter El Liston and subsequently, she begins a new stage in her life. With the help of her only remaining childhood friend, Taiyou, and her new classmates Rei, Momiji, and Kouichi, Keito slowly finds the courage to open up to others and to accept their support. Will Keito return to acting? Will she find true friends? Love?
Rating: 8.67 (2285 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1861 (+61)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Psychological, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
From Seven Seas:
Everything about college student Amamiya Yuuhi is average: grades, looks, and his blasé outlook on life. So what happens when he awakens one day to a talking lizard, who informs him that there is a gigantic hammer in outer space that is poised to split the Earth into pieces and requests his allegiance in the fight against the forces of evil? Pretend it never happened? Unfortunately for Yuuhi, a bit of coercion in the form of a super-powered princess prevents him from returning to his mediocre life as usual.
In the adventure of a lifetime, Yuuhi will join forces with the capricious princess and a motley crew of companions to fight back against an evil mage and his horrifying homunculus before the Biscuit Hammer can destroy the planet.
Official English Translation
Rating: 8.66 (1931 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1679 (-33)
Genre: Action, Adult, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Yaoi
From SuBLime
Miki Terayama saved Teru from getting roughed up by some punks. They’re both in love with other guys, but one thing leads to another, and they’re fooling around. Teru acts like a stray dog that hasn’t been fed in ten days. He consumes Miki’s love quick and rough, and that can be quite a pain in the butt!
Rating: 8.61 (777 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2570 (+211)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Mature, Smut, Yaoi
Two soldiers from warring countries are bound by a pledge as master and servant. Taki Reizen is a commander of sublime beauty, shouldering the fate of his nation. Called "Mad Dog" because of his rough temperament, Klaus von Wolfstadt has sworn his loyalty to him as a knight. Despite this, those around them are cold and disapproving, full of various misgivings. For all their genuine feelings, what will come of love made cruel by the violence of war?
Was discontinued due to its publisher becoming defunct. Has since been picked up by a different publisher and continued in ihr HertZ Magazine in May 2018: Hyakujitsu no Bara (2018)
Rating: 8.58 (581 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2080 (-62)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Viz:
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine... for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, she's often mistaken for the haunting movie character Sadako. But behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when a popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!
Original Manga
Official English
Note: Won the Best Shoujo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award and was nominated for the first Manga Taisho award in 2008.
Rating: 8.57 (2002 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1137 (-47)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Seinen
The card reads as follows:
Congratulations! You are one of the 1 in 100,000 people who has been entered in the amazing LIAR GAME TOURNAMENT!
Along with the postcard there is 100 million yen in notes. That's the beginning of the Liar Game. When the game ends, in 30 days, you will have to return your 100 million. If your opponent steals them, he can keep them as a prize, and you will have a debt of 100 million...
Rating: 8.56 (1502 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1808 (+97)
Genre: Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Sci-fi, Seinen
From Yen Press:
Haruka Tooyama is a twelve-year-old girl with incredible precognitive abilities. But her accuracy in predicting the future has made her a target for any number of greedy corporations that would use her power for their own profit. When she is kidnapped, Haruka uses her gift to seek out someone who can help her escape and fixes upon a blind man making his way through the busy streets of Tokyo. Though it may seem an odd choice, Haruka's powers have not led her wrong. Despite his inability to see, her chosen protector’s fighting skills become apparent when he draws a sword from his walking stick and deftly takes out her captors. Knowing she will always be pursued for her gift, Haruka begs the mystery swordsman to keep her safe... "Until Death Do Us Part".
Rating: 8.55 (1348 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1961 (+152)
Genre: Drama, Slice of Life, Yaoi
Volume 1:
1-5) Hitomi no Ounowa
Eight years ago, Yajima and Outomi met in high school, through Ryouko, Yajima's best female friend and Outomi's girlfriend at the time. Ryouko remained in their home town, but Yajima and Outomi moved to Tokyo and remained close friends through university, and after Yajima dropped out. Yajima feels comfortable with Outomi -- unlike with his girlfriend. Then one day Outomi kisses another guy just to see what it would feel like, and Yajima gets agitated beyond what seems reasonable for even a close friendship.
Side story - xx Happier
Feeling down in the dumps, Narusawa Atsuki goes for a walk and runs into fellow university mate Tsutsui Ryouji. Thinking that he is also down on his luck, he invites him for a drink.
Volume 2:
6-11) Hitomi no Ounowa
Yajima is upset that Otoumi got smashed with Uchiyama.
Extras:
Stalking Baby
The last thing that the son of the owner of an eatery expects when he confronts a youth that has been stalking him is a confession.
The Direction of Desire
The feelings regarding the kiss shared between Otoumi and Uchiyama from the latter's view.
Volume 3:
12) Yajima picks himself up after the snubbing from Otoumi. He tries to show that he means what he said.
13) Yajima starts his new job at the cafe near Otoumi's place.
14) Otoumi runs into Ryoko when he goes to attend his sister's wedding.
15) Yajima waits anxiously for Otoumi's return from his sister's wedding. With time on his hands, he starts to ponder about his growing feelings for Otoumi.
16) Otoumi and Yajima go shopping for a mobile phone and run into Miura and her friend that was interested in Otoumi.
17) It has been 3 years since Yajima started working at the cafe near Otoumi's place, and he starts thinking about opening his own cafe. Just at that time, Otoumi comes across a very attractive ad for a shop-house.
18-21) We catch up to Otoumi and Yajima in the present time as seen in Dear Green, and events continue on shortly after that.
Rating: 8.47 (489 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3775 (No change)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Historical, Romance, Shoujo
From Viz:
Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern.
Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first.
Official Korean Translation
Rating: 8.45 (420 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2680 (+196)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Harem, Romance, Shoujo
From CMX:
High school student Yukari Fujimaru knows a potential star when she sees one…because she sees the special "aura" they give off, in the form of angelic wings. Yukari's fellow student, the beautiful Ryoko Katsuragi, has a small pair of wings herself, and is one of these aspiring talents. She's so talented, in fact, that no one even knows that "she" is actually a boy in disguise. Now, to make her own down-to-earth dream come true, Yukari must help her new friend become a star.
Rating: 8.44 (1146 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2788 (+138)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
Shun, Kaname, and the twins Yuuki and Yuuta have been friends since kindergarten. It's a little hard to tell if they actually get along or not - but even as high-school students, they hang out together. Recently, they've had a new addition; a half-Japanese transfer student Chizuru, who has started to liven up the group. This manga is really just about their daily lives, which aren't particularly passionate or exciting. A tranquil and sometimes comedic story of youthful friendship.
Rating: 8.44 (248 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2737 (+117)
Genre: Drama, Historical, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Shoujo Manga Maniac:
Butterfly is a young geisha in training. She loves and admires her childhood friend, Chinatsu-san. He’s a tattoo artist, and he paints butterflies on her arms and is kind to her. One day she visits Chinatsu and finds a naked woman there. Butterfly is devastated at the thought of her friend with another girl all along. Soon after, a rich foreigner offers to buy Butterfly and take her to live luxuriously in a faraway land with him. She’ll miss life at home, but maybe it will help her forget Chinatsu. But does she really want to?
Volume 1 includes the oneshot "Kimi no Omoide" (きみの思い出; "Memories of You" ).
Rating: 8.43 (883 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2832 (+172)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Misaki is perhaps the most innocent and most sincere young lady there ever was. It’s almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. With her powers as a vampire, she could easily entice any human to do her bidding but she chooses not to. Especially when it comes to Kuroe, a young author who has a deep running past with vampires, and the man she is in love with.
Note: Adapted from a set of Doujinshi by the same mangaka.
Rating: 8.42 (840 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2309 (+107)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Shounen, Supernatural
The Demon Neuro has a raging hunger for 'mysteries.' Being dissatisfied with his current regime in hell, he’s come into the mortal realm in order to satiate his ever-growing appetite. The murder case of a young girl’s father seems to be sufficiently enticing for the Demon’s needs.. But what else might happen between these two? Find out in this disturbingly good murder-mystery series.
Note: The original pilot one-shot is only included in the bunko version. Volume 23 contains Rikon Choutei (Divorce Conciliation) (離婚調停).
Rating: 8.42 (767 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1938 (+196)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shounen, Supernatural
From Del Rey:
Ten years ago, a terrible virus swept the globe. It turned its victims into bloodthirsty monsters called Dracules, and the only cure is death. Now, with humankind on the brink of extinction, only the elite warriors of the Vius Squad stand between chaos and civilization. New recruit Leila Mikami is one of the squad’s most promising young warriors, but she has another agenda: Her parents were killed by a Dracule, and she’s determined to take revenge. To do this, she has to find the Dragon Eye - a magic weapon that will make her the most powerful warrior in the world.
Rating: 8.4 (125 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #3262 (+29)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Yaoi
Sakamoto is a serious and introverted law student. Iida Shoukichi works on a construction site and is always making too much noise. The lives of these two drastically different neighbors are about to collide.
Rating: 8.38 (499 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2213 (+1032)
Genre: Adult, Drama, Hentai, Romance, School Life
Even though she is a teacher, Morisaki Mai's character is quite.... special. Self-demanding, impulsive & selfish; will she be alright when she moves in with one of her students, Nishimoto Daisuke? They 'get along' 'perfectly' at first, but to be honest a man can stand only "so many times" seeing a woman in underwear and doing nothing and even with that, it's Mai the one who ends up making "the first move".
Will this bold relationship remain hidden from the school students? Or the self-righteous vice principal who happens be charmed by Mai?
Her sister was one of the main characters on Mako's "Frozen time" story. This story closely ties with "Sister & brother", as the main character from there is Daisuke's best friend.
Rating: 8.37 (462 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2655 (+124)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Five years ago, all but one of the inhabitants of Ootsuka village perished due to the plague. And the sole survivor wished only to follow her two dear friends to the grave. To prevent the deaths of the people who were like family to him, one of the dying boys used his last remaining breath to agree to a proposal put to him by a mysterious fair-haired man. Miraculously restored to health, the trio sought refuge in the adjoining village's church.
The story begins when the Imperial Church starts to express its interest in possessing Murasame, the demon blade rumored to "contain life". But what connection does this legendary sword have with the three survivors of that devastating epidemic?
Rating: 8.36 (182 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2519 (+225)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Tragedy
From Viz:
College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude.
Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of the real world.
Note: Was nominated for the 2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan. It was nominated for the 2009 Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.
Rating: 8.34 (1099 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2123 (+195)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Harem, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Aerandria Scans:
Takamura Uru takes her mother’s remarriage as an opportunity to strike out on her own and begin a part time job. Filled with the thought of “If only I could make someone happy…”, she begins working at Café Bohneur, a shop famous for cakes; but the employees, Ichirou-kun and Shindou-san, turn out to be incredibly unsociable. These two, though frightening at first glance, begin to change something inside of her. This is the start of a romance about Uru’s search for happiness.
Contains the Oneshot "Suitei Seinen Shoujo"
Rating: 8.34 (968 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2727 (+193)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Shoujo, Shounen Ai, Supernatural
From Yen Press:
Abandoned as a baby and raised in an orphanage, the kind-hearted high-schooler Yuki Sakuragi is driven by a need to find the reason for his existence. Plagued by mysterious dreams, Yuki also possesses the strange ability to read the deepest, darkest thoughts of anyone he touches. As both the dreams and his powers intensify, there appears before him a beautiful young man named ""Zess,"" whose face tugs on Yuki's memory. He warns Yuki not to venture outside on Walpurgis Night, the eve of the blood-red moon, which invites death. But when Yuki's compassion leads him to disobey Zess's order, has Yuki carelessly thrown his life away before he's even given himself the chance to find out the very reason for it?
Rating: 8.32 (328 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2509 (+176)
Genre: Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Official English: INKR
A beautiful and mature sixth grade girl from Tokyo suddenly has to move out to the country side of Japan with her family. The girl, Natsume, then meets a boy and from then on she begins to feel 'something' in her body, like a surging wave.
Official English Translation
This manga has been adapted into a JDrama live action movie on Nov 5, 2016
Rating: 8.31 (324 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2503 (+156)
