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Nao Kazushiro is a normal high school student—until he gets in a traffic accident and winds up in the body of a cat! At first, it's all fun and games as he gets used to his new form, but then the novelty wears off and the hunger sets in. Luckily, he's picked up by Chika, a girl his age, who gives him food and a home off the streets. She's paw-fully sweet and pretty, but meanwhile he's still in a furry feline body! Will Nao (now Nyao) ever get his human form back, or will fur end up flying instead of sparks? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Tanibukuro city's Officer Kikukawa Reiji is the problem child of the police force. He doesn't always follow protocol and he enforces justice through his own personal morals. But it was that exact unwavering sense of righteousness that convinced the chief of police that Reiji was a perfect fit for a top secret undercover mission. He is given the task of infiltrating the Sukiya organization, the biggest and most dangerous mafia group of the Kanto region, and find solid evidence to arrest its leader Todoroki Shuho. But being accepted and trusted in the mafia means Reiji has to do unthinkable things and put himself in dangerous situations where one little slip and his life would be over. (Source: MangaHelpers)

Danpei Ichihgeki is an energetic boy who is entering elementary school. He is also the son of Daijur Ichigeki, a great Dodgeball player who has vanished with out a trace. Following his father's footstep, Danpei want to be a great Dodgeball player and tries very hard in this game.

Set at the end of the Edo (Tokugawa Shoganate) era, the series depicts Kumo's family with his wife, Kame, their 11-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. They are always ignoring work and playing and Kumo is notorious for womanizing.

As a new prison guard assigned to death row, Oikawa Naoki faces condemned criminals every day, trying not to make a connection with men he knows are doomed to die. In the course of his duties, he strikes up a unlikely friendship with inmate Mitsuru Watase, a man sentenced to die for the revenge murder of the man who killed his parents, and slowly begins to wonder about the necessity of the death penalty and the meanings of concepts like repentance and forgiveness. Based on close and careful research, this thought provoking work tackles the serious theme of the "capital punishment system" head-on, from the view of both those who execute others and those who are executed. (Source: JManga)

The world of Croket! is one inhabited by both humans and exotic creatures such as anthropomorphic animals and where individuals called Bankers travel around the world to collect magical coins called Kinkas with their Kinka Banks. Kinkas are said to activate the appearance of the Bank Wizard, who will grant the wish of any Banker who collects enough Kinkas. The story mainly revolves around Croket, a young and scrappy Banker with incredible strength whose wish is to revive his father, a legendary Banker named Burger, who was said to be defeated by a villain Croket knows as the "Black Gown Man." (Source: Wikipedia)

At the end of the 23rd Century, a girl stares at a red star in the sky. Her name happens to be Red Star, born on Mars. The series tells of Red's adventures at the center of the Milky Way. (Source: Prisms)

This is the story of Natsunosuke Honda, a pro baseball player—a relief pitcher who has been playing pro in a team called Spiders for 8 years. The team operates as a highly-stratified society, where the player's performance determines his annual salary. Natsunosuke is one of the highest paid players in the game. He measures how good players are by how much money they make, and he intends to be on top and stay there, and as such is always looking for players to challenge and does everything to insure that he is better than they are.

The governing race, the Karma froze the planet Roon as a result of war and emigrated to a neighboring planet. Four-thousand years later, the ice covering Roon started melting and the Karma began migrating back to Roon. This is a heroic fantasy that portrays the young boy, Dulk, who gains the power of wonder sealed in the darkness of history, and comes face-to-face with his destiny. (Source: Japan Media Arts Festival)

One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches! (Source: MangaHelpers)

Abu-san is a baseball manga that tells the story of fictional baseball player Kageura Yasutake.

Matsutarou Sakaguchi is a giant roughneck man with strength far beyond ordinary people. He never uttered words like "work hard," "strive," and "dream" like the typical shounen manga protagonist. However, he is stronger than anyone and peerless in sumo wrestling. His greatest weakness is his own carefree personality. He grows into a full-fledged sumo wrestler. (Source: ANN)

The boy's gymnastics team at Heisei Middle School is an eye sore compared to the nationally renowned girls team. But Shun Fujimake, a first year, has big dreams: to win a gold at the Olympics. Unfortunately for Shun, having no experience in gymnastics and low athletic ability puts him behind even his teammates, let alone the world. But where he lacks in technical skills, he more than makes it up through determination and incredible fighting spirit that doesn't seem to break no matter how big the obstacle. (Source: MangaHelpers)

Emiru Yoshitsune is 22 years old and has just started work as a public servant. She is assigned to work as a caseworker. Her job has her providing help to poor people needing public assistance. Emiru has no knowledge of the social welfare system, and she struggles to carry out her work. She agonizes over whether she is suitable for her job or not. One day, a man who she is assigned to help commits suicide. (Source: Asian Wiki)

Kyouto, April 1928. Oshikouji Ryu (Ryu means dragon in Japanese, the title Ron is the Chinese pronunciation of dragon (Long)) is 17 years old, and is called 'Genius swordman, Dragon of Kyouto'. He will inherit the property of the noble Oshikouji family, but prefers practising Kendou. He enters a school for training Kendou swordman, but the seniors of school are very harsh and intolerable. But Ryu doesn't surrender and overcomes the problems, later on he impresses his seniors and they begin to like him. Kosuzu, a geisha in Gion (famous red-light district in Kyouto), is Ryu's childhood friend. Ryu and Kosuzu love each other, but Ryu's uncle Takuma came in between and made Kosuzu his second wife. But their lives were still tied together, through Kyouto and the Japanese Imperialism. Tatsuru Tei, sent to Toukyou because of her family's debt, meets Ryu by accident. Ryu and his friends save her from a drunken mob, and Ryu teaches her never to give up even when the situation seems hopeless. She later becomes housemaid of an Oshikouji resident. When Ryu becomes a senior in school, he and Tatsuru fall in love. He tells his father he wants to marry Tei, but Kazuma (Ryu's father) will only allow him to marry her and return home after he earns 100 Yen (present value being about 2,500$). So Ryu searches for a job, but that's not easy as the Great Depression makes life very hard... This manga tells a great story against the richly textured background of historical Japan and China, it has a refined and excellent artwork. Murakami's views on Chinese and Korean people is very warm, and not those of the previous invader and governor such as the extreme right party in Japan. Another interesting part of the manga is its rich depiction of Japanese colorful life (Gion, Geisha's dance, etc.). A typical example of the realistic style and a manga of high reputation in Korea and Japan. (Source: MU)

Momoko Sugisaki works for the Little Snow Sick Child Care Service, providing in-home day care for sick children. She has a hard time making pleasant facial expressions, and she struggles with the question of when it's okay to break the rules if it's what the child needs. As she grows through her personal challenges, she is able to make a difference in the lives of the young children and parents who depend on her. Included one-shot: Volume 4: Kanojo no Jijou

The story focuses on classical dance and its meaning for the three teenage protagonists: Yuki, who is ending the first primary; Chika, her older sister by one year; and the strange Kumi, whose family has fallen into disgrace by the debts of her father (because of which Kumi is also forced by her mother to pose for pictures). The aunt of Kumi, Michiko, was once a prima ballerina, and perhaps, the girl has inherited her talent… (Source: shoujo-manga.net)

Eighteen year old Mutou Kunimitsu sees how political injustice is being committed all the time and how the government is profiting from the poor and labor class and decides that he is going to change all of Japan. Here starts the legend of the man later known as the "Japanese Don." (Source: MU)

This is a great old school classic about a young boy raised from even before birth to become the greatest Kendo champpion in all of Japan. With a martial arts expert for a father and a mother with an enthusiasm streak you’ve rarely seen – their son Musashi is born to be super strong, fast, and trains harder than anyone – so how can he not become a champion? Source: The Animeraider

Nakki is a girl full of energy and a torment to her new teachers. She lived with her grandparents and come back to her home, to her weak and sick twin sister and a new school. We are invited to follow her daily life with her firends in the happy and painful process of becoming an adult. They discover that friendship is the most valuable treasure they can have in their lives. From student to teacher, from a girl to woman, we go with Nakki. (Source: ANN)

Shouta no Sushi is about a young boy who dreams of being a sushi chef just like his father. He overcomes many trials including bitter classmates (one of whom is the heir to a large sushi chain store), aggressive rivals, and the Tokyo tournament to get him into the championships.

One night after leaving a club where he was playing trumpet Ryou Takagi is jumped by a motorcycle gang. The scuffle spills out into the streets and causes a traffic accident. Because of this, Ryou is arrested and forced to do time. Upon his release, he has developed into a skilled boxer but trouble continues to find him. (Source: MU)