Best of
Seinen

2019

After the Rain, Vol 5


Jun Mayuzuki - 2019
    She harbors a secret crush on Masami Kondō, a 45-year-old manager of the restaurant she works at part-time.Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club but, due to an injury, she is no longer able to run as fast as she once could. Working part-time at a family restaurant as a recourse, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son.Despite the age gap, Akira wholeheartedly embraces his mannerisms and kind nature, which is seen as spinelessness by the other employees, and little by little, the two begin to understand each other. Although unable to explain why exactly she is attracted to him, Akira believes that a concrete reason is not needed to truly love someone. On a rainy day, she decides to finally tell her manager about how she feels... but just how will he react?

Asadora!, Vol. 1


Naoki Urasawa - 2019
    When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there’s more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye.When Asa’s mother goes into labor yet again, Asa runs off to find a doctor. But no one bats an eye when she doesn’t return—not even as a storm approaches Nagoya. Forgotten yet again, Asa runs into a burglar and tries to stop him on her own, a decision that leads to an unlikely alliance.

Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Volume 1


Nobuyuki Fukumoto - 2019
    One day, ne'er-do-well Kaiji Itou's shiftless existence is suddenly rattled by a visit from the yakuza. Burdened by debt and resentment, Kaiji is coerced into gambling for his worthless life. As the stakes grow higher and the rules become increasingly more bizarre, Kaiji must finally take the future into his own hands! Legendary mangaka Nobuyuki Fukumoto finally makes his English-language debut. The inspiration for the infamous anime by the same name and the Netflix live-action film Animal World takes readers into the dark side of Japan's post-bubble economic society by thrusting them into a world of debt, debauchery, and delusion.

After the Rain, Vol 4


Jun Mayuzuki - 2019
    Akira is perplexed by this change in him. Meanwhile, Yui works up the courage to tell Yoshizawa how she feels...

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride (Manga) Volume 1


Fuminori Teshima - 2019
    Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain. One day he's invited to a dark auction, and what he finds there is an elven slave girl of peerless beauty, Nephy. Having fallen in love at first sight, Zagan uses up his entire fortune to purchase her, but being a poor conversationalist, he has no idea how to properly interact with her. Thus, the awkward cohabitation of a sorcerer who has no idea how to convey his love and his slave who yearns for her master but has no idea how to appeal to him begins.

From Men and Angels (The Deliverance Trilogy #1)


H.L. Walsh - 2019
    Two thousand years of peace has lulled the people into a false sense of security. Malach is on a journey to find his place in the world and pick a side in the war that is quickly approaching, meeting unlikely allies along the way.

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Manga) Volume 1


Dojyomaru - 2019
    After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the nation! What's more, he's betrothed to the king's daughter now...?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side. Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess...?! What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down? A revolutionary transferred-to-another-world administrative fantasy series starts here!

Fate/Zero Volume 8


Gen Urobuchi - 2019
    . . and with a depravity to match his psychotic human master. And as Berserker battles Archer by seizing control of one of the fighter jets sent out to stop the eldritch horror manifesting in the Mion River, the worm-ridden Kariya staggers towards Tokiomi, determined to take the mage down . . . before he meets his own inevitable doom!* The manga adaptation of Type-Moon's hit anime and novel series!* Heroes from all ages of history clash in a tournament to the death!

Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One #20.5


Kumo Kagyu - 2019
    Where better to begin than with her old friend?Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One the same day as Japan!

Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One #22.5


Kumo Kagyu - 2019
    Lucky for him, Guild Girl knows just the person for the job! Read the next chapter of Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One at the same time as Japan!

AJIN: Demi-Human #74.5


Gamon Sakurai - 2019
    Sadly for Kei, but refreshingly for the reader, such a feat doesn't make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the general public and governments, he's a rare specimen who needs to be hunted down and handed over to scientists to be experimented on for life-a demi-human who must die a thousand deaths for the benefit of humanity.

The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! (Manga) Volume 1


Gamei Hitsuji - 2019
    There’s a cute princess, magic galore, a Demon Lord that needs to be defeated, and a world that needs to be saved—the works! Too bad Suimei isn’t interested. His friends are all too ready to play the parts of heroes, but Suimei just wants to get home. He has an advantage as a magician... but he’s in for a rude awakening when he finds out what actually passes for magic in these parts.

Gantz Omnibus Volume 3


Hiroya Oku - 2019
    Gantz G is violent, horrifying, and shockingly adult, a jaw-dropping vision of relentless intensity and singular imagination.The last survivors of the Gantz G team confront the alluring mermaid alien who, when challenged, is far more bestial than beautiful. The team hope to earn enough points to resurrect their murdered comrades, but they risk being ripped to shreds in what seems like a certain suicide mission!

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (Manga) Volume 1


みなづきふたご - 2019
    At only 7-years-old, he realizes he’s actually the reincarnation of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese university student with a tragic past. While still reeling from this shocking epiphany, Rio also comes to learn that he possesses extremely potent magical abilities and uses his new powers to solve the kidnapping case of a little girl. His good deed is acknowledged, and he’s rewarded by being enrolled into... a prestigious academy for noble children...?

MoMo -the blood taker- 1


杉戸アキラ - 2019
    

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest ZERO (Manga) Vol. 1


Ryo Shirakome - 2019
    Oscar Orcus was never the type to seek out that kind of conflict. He lives a simple life as a magical craftsman. But when the powerful magician Miledi Reisen barges into his life, he’s swept up into the tides of history. When the two of them meet, sparks fly that will set the whole world ablaze!

No Guard Wife


Toshinori Yano - 2019
    From then on, she commits to being a full-time housewife and tries to find all ways and means to make her husband go all lovey-dovey over him... only for him to beat her in her own game and make her flustered beyond all repair. It's a fun game of who can blush the most in this adorable romance comedy between newlyweds.

The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar (Manga) Volume 1


Seiichi Takayama - 2019
    When he uses his phone to take a picture of himself with the local shrine’s divine mirror, he is whisked off into another world – one heavily steeped in the lore of the old Norse myths. Using his knowledge gained from school and from his solar-powered smartphone, he has the chance to bring the Wolf Clan, the same people who cared for him, to prominence, all while earning the adoration of a group of magic-wielding warrior maidens known as the Einherjar.

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest: Short Stories


Ryo Shirakome - 2019
    Separated in transit, our heroes start searching for each other, and a way out. But though they don’t know it, a miraculous encounter is waiting for them at the end of this journey!

After the Rain, Vol 3


Jun Mayuzuki - 2019
    She harbors a secret crush on Masami Kondō, a 45-year-old manager of the restaurant she works at part-time.Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club but, due to an injury, she is no longer able to run as fast as she once could. Working part-time at a family restaurant as a recourse, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son.Despite the age gap, Akira wholeheartedly embraces his mannerisms and kind nature, which is seen as spinelessness by the other employees, and little by little, the two begin to understand each other. Although unable to explain why exactly she is attracted to him, Akira believes that a concrete reason is not needed to truly love someone. On a rainy day, she decides to finally tell her manager about how she feels... but just how will he react?

Monster Child


Sang-Yoon Lee - 2019
    Each of them is missing something the other has, but will they be able to help each other out?