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Joe Yabuki has learned how to toughen up and stop trusting others after a troubling youth spent bouncing between orphanages and fending off bullies. After finally escaping the cycle of violent temporary homes, Joe adopts a delinquent lifestyle in the streets of San'ya, a slum in Tokyo. He makes his way through the world with his fists, picking fights with anyone he pleases. Danpei Tange, a washed-up and alcoholic former boxing coach, notices Joe's animalistic combat ability and attempts to mentor the wild teenager. Despite developing an explosive relationship, the two form a close bond and rely on each other to look after the other homeless children in San'ya. Unable to abandon his destructive habits, Joe is arrested for petty crimes. In jail, he meets and fights with lifelong friends and rivals, including the boxing prodigy Tooru Rikiishi. Continuously challenging Rikiishi to fights, Joe is knocked out time after time due to his savage brawling style failing in the face of Rikiishi's controlled boxing technique. But eventually, Joe stuns his rival with a knockout blow, earning Rikiishi's respect and the promise that they will one day meet again inside the professional ring. Finding a reason to live within boxing, Joe takes life head-on with a new purpose. As he rises through Japan's amateur and professional boxing scenes, he contends with painful loss and increasing injury. Joe's passion for fighting is all-consuming, and he grapples with the idea that a life without boxing may not be one worth living.
The soccer team's star player, eleven-year-old Natsuru Nanao, struggles to communicate with girls due to a traumatic event that happened after he transferred to his current school. Despite the absence of his father, Natsuru remains dedicated to his soccer goals and dreams of becoming a professional player. One day, Rio Suzumura, a female classmate, approaches Natsuru and changes his life forever. While bonding after saving an abandoned cat, Natsuru becomes smitten with Rio. He accompanies her and her younger brother Yuuta to the supermarket, and when he visits their home, he discovers they have been living alone in squalor. Rio begs Natsuru to keep their situation a secret, but as he spends more time with them, he uncovers the truth about their living conditions and the reason for their secrecy.
Presented by GrinpA sudden non-sexual original TS story. A cliched introduction from "when I woke up, I became a girl".
This school is full of relationships, with students and teachers each with their own secrets. (Source: U-NEXT, translated)
A work which highlights the “present” of the capital punishment system through Oikawa Naoki, a newly recruited prison officer, who faces condemned criminals everyday and agonizes. Based on close and careful research, the author tackles with the serious theme of the “capital punishment system” head-on. Won the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.
The second floor of the gym - this was where we always met. It was class time but of course, there weren't any classes going on up here. This was where Shimamura and I became friends. We hung out here – talking about TV shows and cooking, playing some ping pong...This is where we fostered our friendship. Leaning my head against the wall, I let out a small sigh. What could this feeling be? Yesterday, I'd dreamt of me and Shimamura kissing. Not that I'm like that. I'm sure Shimamura isn’t either. It’s not even something worth repeating myself about, but really, it’s not like that. It's just that when she hears the word "friend", I want her to think of me first. That's all. (Source: Baka-Tsuki)
Stories of a city\'s inhabitants guarded by a magical girl, as well as her own stories and questions she answers.
Jeong-Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong-Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich? The story begins in 1956 (post-war Korea) in the southwestern port city of Mokpo.
Ten years of unreturned feelings left Kanta a bit wary of love. So it\'s pretty ironic when Ryo, whose older brother is now dating Kanta\'s former crush, grows attached to him. They easily bond over their shared passion for gaming and hang out together quite often. Kanta finds himself enjoying Ryo\'s cheerful and honest personality, not even bothered by the family connection to his past heartbreak. But then, out of the blue, Ryo admits that he might be falling for him!
Akigai Kanisuke is an ordinary high school boy. His daily life changes when Mizuda Yuuko (a.k.a. Mizudako-chan), a demi-human girl, transfers to his school.A cute, mysterious, and slightly scary story begins!
