Dinosaur Hour! (恐竜の時間) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Shioya. It features short stories about dinosaurs in humorous situations. It is unique for featuring chapters only 7 or 8 pages long. It started publication in 2004,while the first (and only) volume was published in Japan in 2006,and is published in Japan by Poplar Publishing. Viz Media has released this volume in English as well. The English release was reviewed by About.com,KidsReads,Blogcritics,and Midwest Book Review. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Naruto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki,a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage,the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts –the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years,and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto:Karakuri (1995),which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year,and Naruto (1997).
Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the main theme of the series because he wanted a topic that had never been attempted before in manga. The Shaman King manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump between June 1998 and August 2004. The individual chapters were collected and released in 32 tankōbon volumes. In 2017,Kodansha acquired the rights to the series and re-launched it on 35 e-book volumes in 2018,also published in print since 2020.
Nana is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Cookie from May 2000 to May 2009 before entering a hiatus. The series is centered on Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu,two women who move to Tokyo at the age of 20,with the story focused on Nana O.'s pursuit for fame and Nana K.'s pursuit for romance,all while struggling to maintain their friendship.
Monster is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was published by Shogakukan in their Big Comic Original magazine between 1994 and 2001,with the chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. The story revolves around Kenzo Tenma,a Japanese surgeon living in Düsseldorf,Germany whose life enters turmoil after getting himself involved with Johan Liebert,one of his former patients,who is revealed to be a dangerous serial killer.
Bleach is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of the hotheaded teenager Ichigo Kurosaki,who inherits his parents' destiny after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper—a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper,Rukia Kuchiki. His new-found powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife,and set him on journeys to various ghostly realms of existence.
The Pokémon Graphic Novel,more commonly known as Pokémon:The Electric Tale of Pikachu is a Japanese manga series created by Toshihiro Ono and serialized in the Children's manga magazine CoroCoro Comic. Individual chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan,who released the first volume on October 28,1997 and the fourth volume on January 28,2000. The characters and storylines are all drawn from the Pokémon anime series,although some events and depictions of characters diverge slightly from the anime,and the world itself has a visibly higher level of technology.
Descendants of Darkness is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Matsushita. The story revolves around shinigami. These Guardians of Death work for Enma Daiō,the king of the dead,sorting out the expected and unexpected arrivals to the Underworld.
Zatch Bell!,known in Japan as Konjiki no Gash!!,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday between January 2001 and December 2007,with its chapters collected in thirty-three tankōbon volumes. The series follows the title character Zatch Bell,a mystical being called a Mamodo,who is partnered with a 14-year-old schoolboy Kiyo Takamine for a once-a-millennium tournament on Earth that determines the right to rule the Mamodo world as king. During their adventure,Zatch and Kiyo encounter and battle various Mamodo and their human partners,and meet allies who aid Zatch in his quest to become a "kind king."
D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century,it tells the story of a young Allen Walker,who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an ancient substance,Innocence,to combat a man known as the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma who intend to destroy humanity. Many characters are adapted from Hoshino's previous works and drafts,such as Zone. The series is noted for its dark narrative;Hoshino once rewrote a scene she thought too violent for her young readers.
Vampire Knight is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine LaLa from 2004 to 2013,with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. The manga series is licensed in English by Viz Media,who has released all nineteen volumes. The English adaptation premiered in the July 2006 issue of Viz's Shojo Beat magazine,with the collected volumes being published on a quarterly basis.
Dogs:Bullets &Carnage is a Japanese manga series,written and illustrated by Shirow Miwa. A first one-shot series Dogs:Prelude (originally titled Dogs:Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark}},was published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from 2000 to 2001. Dogs:Bullets &Carnage started in the same magazine in June 2005. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. Dogs:Prelude was adapted into a two-volume original video animation by David Production in 2009.
Bakuman is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata,the same creative team responsible for Death Note. It was serialized in Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2008 to April 2012,with its 176 chapters collected into 20 tankōbon volumes. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi,two ninth grade boys who wish to become manga artists,with Mashiro as the artist and Takagi as the writer. Some characters resemble real authors and editors of Weekly Shōnen Jump,and many manga titles mentioned in Bakuman have actually been published in the magazine.
BakéGyamon is a Japanese-American manga and anime series,with its concept created by Kazuhiro Fujita. The manga series,written and illustrated by Mitsuhisa Tamura,was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2006 to April 2007,with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. In North America,Viz Media published it in English in 2009.
B.O.D.Y. is a shōjo romance and drama manga written and illustrated by Ao Momori. It was serialized in Bessatsu Margaret from 2004 until its conclusion in 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in 15 bound volumes by Shueisha,with the first volume released on April 23,2004 and the final volume released on October 24,2008.
Nura:Rise of the Yokai Clan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 2008 to June 2012,and later in Jump Next! from August to December 2012. Its chapters were collected in twenty-five tankōbon volumes by Shueisha.
Arata:The Legend is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since October 2008. After a nearly 6-year hiatus that began in August 2015,the series resumed publication,with republished chapters in May 2021 and all-new chapters started publishing in July of the same year;the series finished publication in the magazine in April 2022 and was transferred to Sunday Webry website starting in May of the same year. Its chapters were collected in twenty-four tankōbon volumes. A "remastered edition" started in July 2013,with fifteen volumes published as of April 2022. In May 2021,it was announced that the tankōbon edition would no longer continue its publication. In North America,the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Satelight and Korean studio JM Animation was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to July 2013.
Genkaku Picasso is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Usamaru Furuya. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square from September 2008 to April 2010,with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. The series was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media and published under its Shonen Jump manga division.
How Do We Relationship? is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamifull. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's MangaONE and Ura Sunday web platforms since August 2018. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media.