Back
MANGA / MANGA A unique publication from before Shogakukan Inc. established Viz Communications in 1987 (the first full-fledged business in the United States by a Japanese Manga publisher), MANGA was an 88-page anthology of 10 short stories in both color and black-and-white: An experiment by Masaichi Mukaide, the publication's editor, this may have been too far ahead of its time, in many aspects. Features a stunning roster of authors of that time: such as Hiroshi Hirata, Yosuke Tamori, Yukinobu Hoshino, Katsuhiro Otomo, Keizo Miyanishi, Noboru Miyama, Yoji Fukuyama, & Noriyoshi Orai (illustration) and with Hajime Sorayama featured on its cover, Back cover by Hiroshi Hirata, and Chika Oya in charge of coloring the illustration indicated. --- Notes - For detailed ToC, refer to Grand Comics Database page (Link) - Description adapted using excerpts from the 2020 article "People who have delivered Japanese manga overseas No.1: Masaichi Mukaide, Editor" (Link)
Heavenly Beads Master / Tian Zhu Bian / 天珠变 / Heavenly Jewel Change Zhou Wei Qing, who was born in the Heavenly Bow Empire without a Power Jewel or Elemental Jewel, was treated as a joke. He is the son of the empire's Admiral Zhou who is a Nine Jeweled Heavenly Jewel Master. An opportunity arose when he swallowed the Dark Demon Tiger God's Life Bead from another world. From then on, he embarked on a road of adventure, finding true love and finally becoming a Twelve Jeweled Heavenly Jewel Master!
吕布的人生模拟器 / Lu Bu's Life Story “Take the prettiest women, ride the fastest war horse, wield the strongest weapon, one rider blocking the GuanDong 18 roads*. One man standing against ten thousand, they bow to this hero of turbulent times. People say if Lu Bu doesn’t die, there will be no opportunity to cause chaos. I laugh at all the hypocrites in the world; there are no other heroes besides Feng Xian. Entering the life story of more than a thousand reincarnations, experiencing the many vicissitudes of life, tempered into steel. Can the current Lu Bu Feng Xian withstand the inevitable end at Bai Men Lou?”
旅ぎゃる！日本じゅーだんチャリきこー / Tabi Gyaru! Nihon Juudan Chari Kikou / Travel Gal! A Cross-Japan Bike Travelog / Traveling Gyaru! This is the story of Michika Michibata, an 18-year-old sparkling gal traveling from Kagoshima to Hokkaidou (~2800 km/~1700 mi) on her trusty, bedazzled touring bicycle. ___ Alt Official Raws: - KADOCOMI - niconico Manga
The Invincible Assassin Mage Journeys With the Final Boss Girl / 無敵の暗殺魔導士、ラスボス娘と旅をする@COMIC
Brad Lester, once renowned as the strongest mage, vanished from public eye after the tragic death of his young daughter. While he is living a quiet life as a lowly day laborer, his beloved wife is murdered by the "World Peace Promotion Association," an organization seeking his power. Filled with despair and rage after losing everything, Brad sets out for revenge—only to find Valburga, the leader of the Association, has been transformed into a little girl!? Furthermore, she has lost her memories and has nowhere to go. Haunted by thoughts of his late daughter, Brad resolves to help his arch-nemesis regain her memories. Visiting the Olford Ancient Magic Research Institute, the mouse-worshiping town of Brooke, and the blizzard-shrouded village of Lutz, their long journey across the land begins. An adventure fantasy of the strongest mage and his "child" companion!!
Journey To The West Girls / Seiyuu Shoujo / 西遊少女 A classic - journey to the west inspired manga by Yuta Kayashima takes you in to a world of... crazy girls friends taking up full colored pages of manga for an adventurous ride to the west!
ハズレスキル『ガチャ』で追放された俺は、わがまま幼馴染を絶縁し覚醒する ～万能チートスキルをゲットして、目指せ楽々最強スローライフ！～（コミック） / Hazure Skill "Gacha" de Tsuihou Sareta Ore wa, Wagamama Osananajimi o Zetsuen Shi Kakusei Suru ~Bannou Cheat Skill o Getto Shite, Mezase Rakuraku Saikyou Slow Life!~ / After Being Banished for Having the Trash Skill "Gacha", I Came to My Senses and Broke Off Relations with My Selfish Childhood Friend / Gacha : The Crest's Adventure Crest was born as the fifth son of a duke. However, as the fifth son, he was in no position to talk. His childhood friend and also his fiancée, Ellis, treated him just like a slave. And on Crest's coming-of-age ceremony, he received a skill called "Gacha." Yet, he wasn't able to learn how to use it and was banished away from his home. Banished into the forest full of monsters, Crest began to understand the power "Gacha." And then, Crest made up his mind. He will definitely survive and get back on his feet.
If you were attacked, would you fight back? What if your family, your hometown, your entire way of living were threatened by force? That’s what the people of Ukraine faced when Putin’s Russian army invaded their sovereign land, displacing millions of refugees and causing an international crisis threatening democracy across the globe. But the Ukrainian people refused to cave — and these 9 stories weave the greater tale of their resistance — and fight for Victory! Victory for Ukraine is a collection created by Ukrainian artists during the first weeks of the Russian invasion, channeling all their emotions - their anger, courage dreams, and despair into one goal, one manifestation of their nation’s fight for survival! A portion of all proceeds goes to supporting the art community on the ground in Ukraine.
Watashi no Sensei / / 私の先生 / / Dear My Teacher Fujimura Kaoru is the nurse at an all girl's school and, for the third time this year, she has been confessed to by a student. Naturally, she has turned down each offer in the kindest way she could. Isechi Mikoto is a student who has been ostracized by the school because of a rumor that she might be a lesbian. She also happens to remind Kaoru of her former lover.
Lina and Gourry travel to a seaside town named Acassi, where octopus tentacle is a delicacy. However, the octopus meat carries a curse that dooms the eater to only speak Takogo (octopus language). Amelia, Zelgadiss, and Xelloss all show up, and the main four characters (Lina, Gourry, Ameria, Zelgadiss) get cursed. The octopi enlist the power of a mazoku to get rid of the humans once and for all. The white sorceress Ruma must learn the cure to the curse from her long-lost master in order to save the town.
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 (Novel) / レベル1だけどユニークスキルで最強です (小説) From Kodansha: Overworked Ryota Sato has been transported to another world. No matter how hard he tries, he’s stuck at level 1 but in return, he has otherworldly luck when it comes to item drops. Despite his low level, a few stat-boosting item drops have his stats maxed in no time. Throw his special equipment into the mix, and he’ll be the strongest - even at level 1.
