Early one New Year's morning, the rounin Senou Souichirou appears in Edo's Katagi tenements.

Initially, the inhabitants regard him with fear and suspicion: Kankichi, the carpenter's son, thinks he may not be human; the neighbourhood cats remark that he reeks of blood. But soon Souichirou pawns his sword, and, with a bamboo replica at his waist, settles down to a quiet life as the neighborhood school-teacher.

Months pass, and all appears to be well. But trouble will not leave the Katagi tenements alone ...

Note: Won the Grand Prize at 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.

From OMFGG Scans:

Humans with strange new powers have begun to appear. They are called Knockers. The Knockers are not without rival, they are being hunted by the mysterious being named Void!

Not adhering to any notions of good or evil, Void pursues the Knockers while being himself in the cross-hairs of government agencies BOOTS and the Public Safety Commission Section 5, along with mysterious pursuers like Shamonji the beautiful swordsman and the undead soldier Pale Horse, who arisen from the dead.

Just what is Void's goal, and for what purpose does he stretch his raven wings?

From Dark Horse:
In the year 2003, a titanic collision between an immense ice asteroid and the planet Venus transforms Earth's closest neighbor into a habitable world. Eighty years later, two colonial powers, Ishtar and Aphrodia, glare at each other across a contested frontier. The militaristic Ishtar, hungry for Aphrodia's rich resources, has developed a supertank known as the Octopus to spearhead its assault force. Unable to face Ishtar's industrial might head on, Aphrodia counters with the Hound--a high-performance antitank battle cycle designed to outmaneuver the massive tanks and strike their weak points. The war won't wait and the fate of all Aphrodia is in the hands of Ken Falkirk, a suicidal motorcycle daredevil!

This is a strange love story about a genius who is unable to erase his memories and an average girl.

Mika, an average female high-school student, falls head over heels for her beautiful violin teacher, Akizuki, who has the uncanny ability of "never forgetting something he's remembered once."

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Includes other works:

- Lion
- Room 1/4: Penniless Cinderella

In the nooks and crannies of the city, in the forgotten corners of rooms, insects are posing a growing threat! Where there are bugs, there is one girl! Her name is Inaho, and when it comes to bugs, this high school girl can solve any problem.

Aiko should be dead, but when she awakes in a secret hospital, she has no recollection of what happened that night. Until a monster showed up and her memories flood back. Her arm changed into a powerful weapon similar to the monster, a chimera arm.

The secret organization Atheos asked her to help them fight off the chimeras. An accident happened that led Aiko to understand how much she wants to live, and decided to join Atheos, in order to find her place.

From Loyal Kiss:

"Supernatural things don't exist in this world!" Kaho Mira absolutely hates all things supernatural, so why does Hikaru-sempai keep persuing her to join the Supernatural Research Club?! But one day, Mira barely escaped the clutches of the White Rose Academy vampire, Rose. Now, she had no choice but to join the Supernatural Research Club with Hikaru-sempai for help! And they unravel much more about Rose they never knew before...

Based on the game and inspired by Norse mythology. Lenneth Valkyrie must find the souls of people who die tragic deaths, shape them into powerful warriors post-mortem, and send them to Valhalla for the final apocalyptic battle between the Ƴir and Vanir, Ragnarok.

From: Easy Going Scans

The prince of Szak territory, Iska, was misled and inadvertently released an ancient monster, Nue, while stealing the katana that had sealed it for 400 years! And the first victim of the monster is Iska's own father!

Because of his act, Iska is also cursed by an evil power… In order to make up for his mistake, he will embark on a dangerous journey with the stolen katana, chasing Nue to the end of the world to make him pay for his sins.

The legend tell that the only weapon that can kill Nue is the famous katana “Yukihira” which was manufactured by a demon of the Temma clan. Iska will try to find their village in order to learn more about Nue…

Note: This was originally published in French, hence the category Manfra below.

From Viz:

Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...

Nina, a wyndian princess, and her guardian Cray are searching everywhere for Nina's missing elder sister, Elina. While traveling to her last known whereabouts they suffer an accident. On her way to a nearby town, Nina meets Ryu, a seemingly amnesiac young man. This meeting triggers a series of events that will involve them with the godly race known as The Endless, immortal dragons with the power to shape the world itself.

Closely follows the storyline of the original game.

Nanami Haruka is a shy teenage girl who has a dream to become a talented song writer. She is accepted by Saotome Gakuen, an elite entertainment industry school developed for the sole purpose of nurturing future idols. The classes are taught by famous idols; facilities include top notch recording studios and live theaters. Most importantly, only a small portion of the most talented, natural born idol students are allowed into the prestigious Shining Agency after graduation and introduced to the nation.

The school randomly pairs up a singer to a song writer but as fate would have it, Haruka ends up being paired with three very different boys all striving to become the next big idol; Ittoki Otoya is upbeat and lively, Shinomiya Natsuki is bright and intelligent, Hijirikawa Masato is cool and calm. Haruka, determined to make all three boys into future idols must work harder than anyone else and overcome her shy personality if she wants to reach her dream.

This chapter focuses mostly on Battler's sister Ange, and her life twelve years after the massacre on Rokkenjima. The existence of magic is heavily implied in this chapter. Many new characters make their debut, such as Siesta 00, Gaap, and a number of humans. (Wikipedia)

Resumes from WoC Scans:

Collection of mysterious stories by Chie Shinohara, a great artist of suspense manga.

Story 01 Part 01 & 02: 海に堕ちるツバメ (Umi ni Ochiru Tsubame - Swallow Falling into the Sea)
Masako Minase, a scriptwriter, was murdered by Shiki Morimura, her rival in the same profession. Shiki was sure that she had destroyed evidence completely. However, someone who knew the truth appeared, and tried to get Shiki in his power. Is it a mysterious spot or unhappy desire that lurks in her mind?
Published in Petit, 4-5/2006 and also printed in Akatsuki ni Tatsu Lion (bunkoban version)

Story 02: 記憶の足音 (Kioku no Ashioto - The Footsteps of Memory)
This is the story about Shouko and the almost tragic moment that changed her life and emotions ...
Published in Petit, 9/2005 and also printed in Akatsuki ni Tatsu Lion (bunkoban version).

Story 03: 死刑台の72時間 (Shikeidai no 72-jikan - 72 hours of death stand)
Five young people receives a letter saying that they murdered someone and they must go to the address in the letter if they don't want other people to found out. They all find themselves in a old European house, where a crazy lady tells them that one of them is a murder and if that murder don't confess in 72 hours, they will all die.
Published in Petit, 11/1997 and also printed in Toubou Kyuukou (bunkoban version).

From Storm in Heaven:

In the town that Takada Chinatsu moved to, there's a legend about demons called Tsumitsuki that possess the feelings of guilt a person has over their sins. Those who are possessed are slowly devoured, body and mind, as the demon manifests. As one of Takada's friends starts acting strangely, her classmate Kuroe steps in to help... but his true motives are hidden behind a mask.

A high-tech adventure set in a digital world. Sam Flynn, when he was a child, has been told stories about a different world his father created. After 25 years of not seeing seeing his father, he enters his dad's arcade and finds himself pulled into the digital world of "TRON" where his father has been trapped and living for years. This is a life-and-death journey of an escape across a cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

Based on a movie

A love triangle, a friendship triangle, an enemy triangle. Three friends placed together by fate to live out their lives.

Before the start of high school Sakamoto Maki meets Homare-senpai and falls in love at first sight. When he find out she will playing basketball at the same school, he becomes cold and tells her not to talk to him. Kouta of the newspaper club then informs her the boys and girls basketball teams hate each other and are forbidden from dating one another! In a hasty move, Maki confesses her feelings anyway and gets ignored. Just as she's about to give up, Homare announces to the two teams that they are dating?!

From Mango Scans:

The world is completely changed when “Sacred King”, the military satellite created by the scientist Arthur, loses control. Arthur’s personal army, the “Trance Knights” have broken up, and other organisations are attempting to take control of the satellite. In the midst of these events, Arthur’s daughter Ley, who holds the key to the “Sacred King”, encounters Gawain, one of Arthur’s former knights.