The Kindaichi Case Files, Vol. 1: The Opera House Murders


Youzaburou Kanari - 1993
    Each story or file takes Kindaichi to various places where a murder has occurred. Using ingenious deduction to debunk ghosts, curses, myths or folklore, Kindaichi proves that no mystery is unsolvable.

A Couple of Cuckoos, Vol. 1


Miki Yoshikawa - 2020
    On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry. But once Nagi makes it to dinner, he finds his parents have decided to resolve the hospital switch by conveniently having him marry the daughter his birth parents raised... who turns out to be none other than Erika herself!

.hack// Legend of the Twilight, Vol. 1


Tatsuya Hamazaki - 2003
    Twins Rena and Shugo are two middle-school students who enter 'The World' as level one game characters. When Shugo's character dies, he is transported to another level where he is entrusted to bear the Twilight Bracelet by the mysterious Aura. Shugo must find out who Aura is and why she gave him this powerful weapon to protect his sister from the peculiar characters in 'The World'.

I Hate You More Than Anyone Vol. 1


Banri Hidaka - 2007
    She's very responsible and also irresistibly cute, but she is something of a tomboy who has never allowed her romantic side to show through. Then she meets Mizushima, the first guy to treat her like a girl. He's Kazuha's first real crush, but does Mizushima feel the same way about her? And then there's Sugimoto, an older guy who's determined to make himself an important part of her life, only he's the one she hates more than anyone!

Akkan Baby 1


Saya Miyauchi - 2001
    Naïve and still very child-like in the way they think, it comes as a great shock to them when Shigeru discovers she's pregnant. The two are confronted with the decision of aborting the baby and wounding Shigeru, or to keep it and face great opposition from their parents and high school, and *gasp* miss their beloved Conflict concerts!

Jinbe


Mitsuru Adachi - 1997
    Miku's mother died after being married to Jinpei for a little over a year, when Miku was 13 years old, and Jinpei has been raising Miku alone since then. The series has a very delicate touch with the romantic issues. Adachi dealt with a similar situation, a brother and sister who are not related by blood, in his earlier series Miyuki.

Kenji


Ryuchi Matsuda - 1992
    Kenji (拳児) is a manga about a Japanese teenager named Kenji who practices the martial art Bājíquán (Japanese: Hakkyoku-ken) and his encounters with other martial artists, including some from real life, such as Adam Hsu and Liu Chia-Liang.The series is based on the life of Song Tien Long Dz and has had histories of Hakkyoku-ken, Li Shu-Wen, and Liu Yun-Chiao.Kenji's archnemesis is a gangster named Tony Tan who practiced Hung Gar and later Xinyiliuhequan.This series primarily features Bājíquán, but also gets into Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Baguazhang, Chen T'ai Chi Ch'üan, Pi Quan, Xingyiquan, Xin Yi Liu He, Shaolin, Hung Gar, Daito Ryu, Shotokan and numerous other styles.

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Vol. 1


Tōru Fujisawa - 1997
    He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair-trigger temper. Just the sort of guy you'd expect to see going back to school...to become a teacher

Never Give Up Volume 1


Hiromu Mutou - 2001
    But things get a bit complicated on the catwalk when others start to fall for Kiri's male alter ego!

My Medicine


Satoru Takamiya - 2007
    In order to pass her final exam to graduate, she has to make a "love potion." In order to make that "love potion," Inori lives in the same house with Aoi, in hopes to get him to fall in love with her (required for the "love potion.") The only problem is they don't get along at all! So how will Inori get Aoi to love her when he's always picking on her?!

Yokohama series


Waki Yamato - 2007
    The two girls become very close and attend Cimons private school. Set in the Meiji era, Yamato captures the feeling of change which swept the nation by following the lives and frienship of two girls in this era. One comes from a poor family while the other is wealthy; one was quiet while the other was vivacious. In many ways it was a study of contrast on how people reacted against change. Like her previous work set during this era, Yamato explores how the Japanese people reacted against change. It's funny how when you read most history books, it's usually from the western visitor's perception on how the Japanese are taking in the changes, and not the other way around.

Special A, Vol. 1


Maki Minami - 2004
    He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy!At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins "Special A," a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat. This opens doors to the discovery of many new things for both of them....

Eva Goes Solo


Evangeline Neo - 2016
    But upon her arrival there to pursue a master’s degree, she soon finds that it’s not entirely like what she’d gleaned from reading manga and watching anime.From dirty dorms and Japanese bureaucracy to natural disasters and hay fever-inducing pollen, Eva’s stay in Japan was no walk in the cherry blossom park. She was also there during the 3/11 earthquake, among the worst quakes in recent history.In this follow-up to “Eva, Kopi and Matcha”, follow Eva’s footsteps as she experiences some of the best and not-quite-the-best Japan has to offer during her postgraduate adventure. Her accounts in “Eva Goes Solo” – humorous, sometimes harrowing and informative – show that her fondness for all things Japanese has not waned, despite everything.Comes with a 20-page travel guide to Japan at the back of the book.

Toto! 1: The Wonderful Adventure


Yuko Osada - 2005
    He’s so determined to leave his little island home behind that he stows away onboard a marvelous zeppelin–one that just happens to be loaded with treasure and a gang of ruthless criminals!

Beauty Pop, Vol. 1


Kiyoko Arai - 2004
    Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call...Kiri's friend Kanako gives a present to one of the members of the Scissors Project. Her act of kindness is interpreted as a bribe to get a makeover, and they reject her out of hand for being too ugly. Kiri decides to help Kanako and give the boys a lesson in what true beauty is.