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During the past decades, Japan has become the shining star of Asia, with its noteworthy achievements in the fields of science, technology, medicine, quality of life, and many others.<br> <br> Yet, while there are a great number of rich and successful Japanese people, there are even more of those engaged in a furious struggle for something as simple as earning to cover their day-to-day living expenses; all the while battling dangerous and money-consuming addictions such as gambling and alcoholism.<br> <br> What would these poor and not-so people do when they require the money to fulfill their never-ending desires, the desires that are part and parcel of being human? Just how miserable and dangerous might their lives become were they to fall into traps laid by <i>yamikin</i>, the loan sharks of the Japanese financial world's dark side, whose only goal is to ensnare such weak-willed souls?<br> <br> Adapted into film and a J-Drama.<br> <br> --- <br> - <b>Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 2011</b><br> - <b>Won the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival Social Impact Award in 2020</b>
Kagura is a college student who lost his parents in a fire when he was a child. One day he visited a courthouse as part of a seminar and that same night he had a strange dream. Was it just a nightmare or was it reality?
Around the offices of Tozai News, Shiro Yamaoka has a reputation for being over-blunt, under-ambitious, and generally an all-around slacker. So why has he been given the important job of coming up with the "Ultimate Menu" to celebrate the newspaper's 100th anniversary? Because he possesses qualities his other colleagues don't: an exquisitely discerning palate, an encyclopedic knowledge of food and drink, and a masterful touch in the kitchen.<br> <br> ---<br> - <b>Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Seinen/General in 1987</b>
A collection of horror stories depicting casual fears that lurk around you. In the midst of your everyday life, the entrance to fear and madness awaits you...! These horrifying short stories will hit you before you can catch your breath! If you like horror, you can't go wrong reading this.<br> <br> Written by Noguchi Senri, who appeared in Junji Ito's Marronier!
After the events of Subaru, the ballet dancer Miyamoto Subaru works in a German ballet company. However, after using pneumonia as an excuse to cancel at the last minute on her company's tour of Japan, she is forced to accept the damage she has done to her professional career. As she struggles with her sense of self-worth, she meets Nico, an amazing, handicapped ballet dancer. Nico lost his vision, in addition to his ballet partner and lover, in a tragic accident. Will Subaru be able to reach out to him, and help him to once again dance with a partner? In doing so, will she be able to find her own place in this world?
Toame is a high school freshman who just got his very first girlfriend. He should be at the peak of his happiness right now, but he constantly has a troubled expression. The truth is, there is an unspeakable “secret” between him and Namehata, the most beautiful girl in his grade. Toame wants nothing more than to break his relationship with Namehata, but he finds himself sinking deeper and deeper into this downward spiral.<br> ___<br> <b>Official English:</b> <a href="https://emaqi.com/manga/lick" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">emaqi</a> - United States & Canada only.
The fact that he was an illegitimate child came to light after his father's death. Ueda Naoomi, who fled from home in shock, meets Fujisaki Yuzu, a girl who has also run away from home due to family troubles. Yuzu asks Naomi to cooperate in a staged kidnapping to make her family worry about her. During the time they spend together, they gradually fall in love, but at the end of their journey, a shocking fact is revealed...!?
After transmigrating into the early-stage yellow-haired villain of a certain overpowered protagonist novel, Moen just wants to live a peaceful life. However, things seem to be going a bit off course. Why are the protagonist’s beautiful harem members constantly throwing flirtatious glances at him?<br> <br> <a href="https://manhua.sfacg.com/mh/FATXS/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Original Webtoon</a> <br> <br> <b>Official Translations:</b> <br> <a href="https://www.lolobun.com/c/20104" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">English</a>, <a href="https://jp.piccoma.com/web/product/183129" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Japanese</a>
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On a Go board as vast as the sea or the stars, a determined girl returns to the game to reclaim something precious she lost. With a quiet boy who shares her unspoken longing, each placed stone tests memory, resolve, and skill. A gentle, competitive coming-of-age where every move opens a new path forward.
At the end of summer, Eiji Aono witnesses his childhood friend and girlfriend, Miyuki Amada, cheating on him with Kondo, the ace of the soccer team. Betrayed by her and emotionally shattered, Eiji becomes the target of baseless slander and harassment. Cornered and with nowhere to turn, he escapes to the school rooftop—where he meets a mysterious girl...
