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Ako and Bambi

Ako and Bambi

FINISHED · 8 vols

What happens when you put one down-on-his-luck amateur novelist and one amnesiac ghost girl in one bargain-priced haunted apartment? You get the punch line of Bambi’s life. The good news is, Ako is neither the ghost of the person who supposedly committed suicide in the rental nor an unfriendly poltergeist hell-bent on causing chaos. But she needs a place to hang out until she can ascend to wherever ghosts go and Bambi needs source material for his career, so maybe they can have a mutually beneficial relationship... (Source: Yen Press) Notes: -Serialization of the main storyline ended on 11 November 2021. Extra chapters are currently being selfpublished. -On 2022, the manga got licensed by the editorial Asahi Shimbun, being published under their Sonorama + Comics label.

Genres Mystery · Romance · Slice of Life · Supernatural

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Goodnight Pun Pun

Goodnight Punpun

FINISHED · 13 vols

Meet Punpun Punyama. He’s an average kid in an average town. He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world. He wants the girl he has a crush on to like him back. He wants to find some porn. That’s what he wants, but what does he get…? (Source: VIZ Media)

Genres Drama · Psychological · Slice of Life

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Komi Can't Communicate

Komi Can't Communicate

FINISHED · 37 vols

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends! (Source: VIZ Media) Notes: - Winner of the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021. - Includes 37 extra chapters.

Genres Comedy · Romance · Slice of Life

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Maison Ikkoku

Maison Ikkoku

FINISHED · 15 vols

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya. Funny, touching, and a tad off-kilter, Maison Ikkoku is the great Rumiko Takahashi at her very best. (Source: VIZ Media)

Genres Comedy · Drama · Romance · Slice of Life

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Mieruko-chan

Mieruko-chan

RELEASING

One day, she could see…everything. What’s a girl to do when hideous monsters appear no matter which way she turns? And on top of that, nobody else can see them! Obviously, there’s only one thing that makes sense—ignore them. Kinda hard to put theory into practice, though, when the ghosts know she’s watching… (Source: Yen Press)

Genres Comedy · Horror · Slice of Life · Supernatural

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My Deer friend Nokotan

My Deer Friend Nokotan

RELEASING

Girl meets elk-girl—and chaos ensues! No one knows Torako used to be a delinquent. All of her classmates only know her as the perfect student. But everything changes when Nokotan, a transfer student with antlers, enters her life. Antlers aren’t the only thing strange about Nokotan. Her deer nose can sniff out Torako’s secret past! Whether it’s at school or the zoo, chaos follows this doe-eyed girl’s every step. Torako has so many questions! Is Nokotan a deer, a girl, or something in-between? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Genres Comedy · Fantasy · Slice of Life

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Ran and the gray world

Ran and the Gray World

FINISHED · 7 vols

Ran Uruma can't wait to grow up and become a sorceress like her mother, so with the help of a magical pair of sneakers, she transforms into an adult and sets off! Her father and older brother Jin try to keep her home safe, but Ran is determined to advance her powers and have adventures of her own! (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Includes six extra chapters.

Genres Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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Rooster Fighter

Rooster Fighter

RELEASING

The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—cock-a-doodle-doo! (Source: VIZ Media)

Genres Action · Adventure · Comedy · Supernatural

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Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

FINISHED · 20 vols

Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be… but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around when that happens! (Source: Kodansha USA) Notes: - Chapter count includes 25 extra chapters. - The work was first self-published by the author on their Twitter account. - It began its official publication in Pocket Magazine on February 2, 2019. - Won 5th place in Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.

Genres Comedy · Romance · Slice of Life

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The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes

The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes

FINISHED · 5 vols

Meet Amane Mizuno a girl with fierce sanpaku eyes and a pure heart! She has recently fallen for a boy named Katou, who has the exact opposite attitude! Will the tender-hearted Amane ever tell him how she feels?! (Source: Denpa) Notes: - Chapter count includes a bonus chapter. - Originally self-published on Twitter, after six chapters it was serialised by GANGANpixiv.

Genres Comedy · Romance · Slice of Life

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The Way of the Househusband

The Way of the Househusband

RELEASING

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy! (Source: VIZ Media)

Genres Comedy · Slice of Life

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The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap

The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap

Ruri just can't get away from Asahi. Her clingy, oblivious childhood friend is beloved by everyone, leaving Ruri to deal with resentment and jealousy from Asahi's groupies. When Asahi is summoned to another world to be its "Priestess Princess," Ruri is dragged along too and exiled to the woods as a traitor. Away from Asahi's shadow at last, she may find that this new world is the perfect place for a new beginning. (Source: Yen Press)

Genres Drama · Fantasy · Romance · Isekai