Futaba, a boy that has grown up in an overprotected family, suddenly finds himself on the other side of the world, where he meets Kiara, the Amaranthine. They journey to find Kiara's true master, and along the way they meet a curious cast of characters, including the wizard Belbel and the prince Virid.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Sono Mukou no Mukougawa had four volumes published in English as Beyond the Beyond by Tokyopop from June 13, 2006 to August 14, 2007, before the publisher became defunct.

Publishers:

• Comic Blade (magazine)

“Do not deceive a person. Do not threaten a person. Do not handcuff people. Any illegal activity is forbidden.” This is an excerpt from the deal between Natsume the salarymen in sales and the college kid Touji. It all began with a little stalking, some handcuffs, and an unexpected night in the slammer. Where will this budding love lead? (Source: MangaUpdates)


Includes the extra: Mutsugoto wa Akutai ni Torikawaru

Touji's requests are getting more and more. Will Natsume give in to him?

1. Akutai wa Amasa wo Motte Hibiku

2.

3.

4-5.

6. Oshikake Rusuban (The Uninvited Housesitter)

Upon the death of his grandmother, country boy Akira Nonaka is taken in by the immensely wealthy and powerful Takatou family. there, he is told that he is a candidate to become next heir to the Takatou name. However, there is another candidate—the princely, handsome Rei, who turns out to be a cousin of Akira's. Far from being competitive, Rei shows no interest in the prospect of inheritance, and instead takes an immediate liking to Akira. Rei's aggressive shows of affection muddle the naive country boy, until Akira begins to discover a budding attraction towards Rei within himself.


(Source: DMP)

Bokura no Oukoku was published in English as Our Kingdom by Digital Manga Publishing under the Juné Manga imprint.

Publishers:

• Magazine Be x Boy (magazine)

There’s a tall and mysterious (and scary!) guy named Onizuka in Kisaki’s class. He looks horrifying at first glance, but if you take a good look, he’s actually pretty handsome! And yet he acts like a big lumbering animal all the time. He’s practically a little baby! Now, Kisaki’s starting to feel like he wants to keep Onizuka’s hidden charms to himself… but why?! Don’t miss this love story between Kisaki and his cute beast!


(Source: DMP)

Rushuna is a blonde and very beautiful Senshi (gun expert) that travels through the world with one purpose. This is to make the world a peaceful place by instead of fighting with weapons, taking away the people's will to fight by giving them a smile. Although she doesn't want to fight, she is forced too and shows amazing gun skills. In this journey she meets Yajiro, a Mercenary that uses a sword to fight and joins her on her journey.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Grenadier was published in English by Tokyopop from August 8, 2006 to August 5, 2008.

Publishers:

• Shounen Ace (magazine)

Part.1: "Capsule" Arc (Volumes 1-5)

Lately, Kouhei can't get his friend Kurara out of his mind. Even though he has known her since elementary school, all of a sudden, ever since she came back from summer vacation, he has been crushing on her...hard.


But something is different about Kurara—she's acting very oddly. Sometimes she seems wholesome, pure, and innocent, and at other times she is extremely forward and unabashed. Kouhei soon learns that Kurara has multiple personalities—and decides to help her keep her secret from their classmates. But Kouhei finds himself struggling between helping Kurara as a friend and trying to win her heart... which is a challenge, since she has many! (Source: Del Rey)


Part.2: "Secret" Arc (The Next Revolution; Volumes 6-16)

Hatsushiba Akira, an awkward high school senior boy, has a strong crush on classmate Sakuraba Yurika. But when he gets close to her, he always says or does something stupid. One day, at the suggestion of his best friend Kikuchi, Akira enters the GachaGacha machine to play a game, but the machine malfunctions. That night, he sneezes while going to bed, and when he wakes up, he looks like the female avatar he saw in the GachaGacha machine. He soon learns that sneezing will change him back and forth from his normal self to a female form. As a girl, Akira-chan is able to get close to Sakuraba and to become her friend.


Included one-shot:

Volume 13:

Chihiro has been cursed with bad luck all his life. But all that changes when he wins a mysterious lottery that earns him a spot at the prestigious Rikkyoin High School, a strange place where everything is decided by chance—even who gets appointed to the student council. Although Chihiro has drawn the winning ticket, this is no ordinary honor. Each day the student-council members must risk their lives to save the school from various forces of evil. Chihiro's luck is about to be put to the test yet again, and one wrong move could mean death!

Kujibiki♥Unbalance was published in English by Del Rey from July 22, 2008 to December 30, 2008.

Publishers:

• Afternoon (magazine)

Since the Meiji Era, Torigara Kaoru's family has always operated a ramen shop out of their home. But ever since Torigara's father passed away, the ramen shop has lost its fame. In order to save the shop, a Ramen Angel appears and intrudes on his life and helps him save all that is Ramen!


(Source: Project Bite Me! Scanlations)

The deafening whack-whack-whack of a helicopter above campus is the first indication that the balmy tranquility of the Genshiken Club is about to be disturbed. The chopper brings handsome Ranto Hairu: transfer student, scion of a powerful Japanese conglomerate, and newly named chairman of the on-campus club organization committee.


Hairu has strong ideas about the kind of clubs that deserve to survive (earnest, industrious) and the kind that don’t (arty, frivolous), and he’s a big fan of brute force. For Madarame, Kousaka, Ohno, and the others, the idea of losing their cherished club is the ultimate nightmare—but it’s only the first of many.


Fortunately, the Genshiken boys and girls have a few tricks of their own, including a certain sword fighter summoned from ancient times who could prove very handy.


(Source: Amazon)

Rune Ayanokouji lives a life less ordinary with her mad scientist grandfather. When mysterious humanoid robots suddenly pop up all around town, she discovers an alien plot to take over the world. Rune teams up with her friends to fight the invasion ... but when the fate of the world is on the line, who can you trust?


(Source: Tokyopop)

Cyber Planet 1999: HYPER☆Rune was published in English as Hyper Rune by Tokyopop from November 9, 2004 to October 1, 2005.

Publishers:

• Asuka (magazine)

Sergeant Keroro is the Captain of the Space Invasion Forces Special Advance Team of the 58th Planet of the Gamma Storm Cloud System, sent to the planet Pokopen (aka Earth) to collect intelligence for his planet's invasion force. He is also a frog. After his ship crash-lands in the planet earth, he takes shelter in the Hinata household, but the two kids, Fuyuki and Natsume, find him and take away his alien weapons. When his people discover that the Pokopenians are aware of him, Keroro is abandoned - left to fend for himself in this hostile world. But he's not alone - four other pre-invasion agents were are also lurking on Earth. (Source: Tokyopop)

In the quiet little hamlet of Twilight Town, there lives a boy named Roxas. He and his friends Hayner, Pence and Olette are trying to enjoy their final days of summer vacation, when strange things begin to happen. First the group is falsely accused of stealing photos from all over town. Then they are attacked by bizarre, white creatures. But the oddest occurrences are the recurring dreams Roxas has of a boy named Sora, and the presence of a girl named Naminé, who has a mysterious secret to share with Roxas.


(Source: TokyoPop)

Kingdom Hearts II is based on Square Enix's Playstation 2 video game of the same title. The series began serialization in Shounen Gangan from May 12, 2006 (2006-06) and continued until June 12, 2009 (2009-07), after which it was put on hiatus. Shiro Amano then serialized Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days in the same magazine from issues 2009-09 to 2012-09. Kingdom Hearts II resumed serialization in Shounen Gangan on October 12, 2012 (2012-11) and ended on May 12, 2015 (2015-06). A special chapter was published in Shounen Gangan on August 12, 2015 (2015-09).


TokyoPop published the first 2 volumes in English from July 31, 2007 to May 13, 2008 before release was discontinued. Yen Press republished the series in four omnibus volumes from July 30, 2013 to May 30, 2017.


In November 2015, Shiro Amano stated that Kingdom Hearts II would be his last manga adaptation of the series.

Publishers:

• Shounen Gangan (magazine)

Kingdom Hearts II follows Sora, Donald and Goofy on their continuing quest. It has been one year since the events of Kingdom Hearts. The story begins in Twilight Town, a quite burg nestled between night and day. Sora and friends are joined by a vibrant new cast of characters, including King Mickey himself! Together, they will encounter countless dangers in worlds both familiar and brand new.


(Source: Amazon)

Kingdom Hearts II is based on Square Enix's Playstation 2 video game of the same title.


The novels featured unique scenarios that weren't present in the original game. These scenes were later added to the game's storyline in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix (an enhanced re-release of the game).


The series was published in English by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint in 2 omnibus novels from June 20 to December 19, 2017.

Sora's journey in Kingdom Hearts II has drawn to a close, and now a new tale is set to begin. Jiminy Cricket is looking over the journal he used to document his first adventure with Sora when he discovers a mysterious message. He didn't write it - so how on earth did it get there? King Mickey is determined to find out, so he and his friends decide to digitize the journal and delve into its deepest secrets. Inside this “datascape” dwells a second Sora who is about to embark on a grand adventure of his very own.


(Source: Amazon)

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded is based on Square Enix's Nintendo DS video game of the same title.

Kingdom Hearts: Another Report is a 64-page book that was given exclusively to those who pre-ordered Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ as a bonus. It includes the manga chapter "After the Door is Closed" and the short story "Roxas: Somewhere in Time".


(Source: heartstation.org)

A tribute of Mushishi.

1. Kaseki no Ie: Mineral Kingdom (House of Fossils)

2. Yuki no Kanmuri: White Kingdom (Crown of Snow)

3-13. Shoukei Zacchou

14. Kusahibari

15-16. (pilot)

17. Mar-man

In a world where technology and magic fuel the dream for riches, the Knights of the Dark City are sent out to find the hidden treasures that the world craves. Kurorat Jio Clocks, the clever rat of Higurashi Street, will join the Knights in their frantic hunt for wealth, and for the ultimate prize - Dream Gold. All who search for treasure search for Dream Gold, but this quest will yield one winner...


(Source: ADV)

Dream Gold: Knights in the Dark City had one volume published in English as Dream Gold by ADV Manga on November 30, 2004 before the license was dropped and the publisher went defunct.

Publishers:

• Comic Blade (magazine)

Suzuki Sora is a cheerful country girl from the small town of Bie. She made a promise to her father, and following this promise applies and is accepted for a magic intership in Tokyo, where she will face the life in a big city. While training to get better with her magic, she meets a mysterious boy also practicing to become a mage. While he can not use magic that well and he seems distant and cold at first, Sora's fate intertwines with his and the two are thrown together, learning a lot of new things about life and each other.


(Source: MU)

Yume Kikuchi, a girl who can use magic, goes to Tokyo to be an apprentice mage to the handsome Masami Oyamada (a professional mage). In Tokyo, Yume learns about magic, helping people, and various other things on her way to being a mage. But she soon also finds out that even just magic alone isn't enough to make someone truly happy...


(Source: ANN)

In CLAMP's take on the Alice in Wonderland saga, Miyuki finds herself in a world which seems to be populated solely by a series of scantily-clad women interested exclusively in exploring her charms. Needless to say, hi-jinks and misunderstandings ensue as our young heroine attempts to escape their clutches and return to her regular life.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Nanako, an up and coming model, falls in love with another model named Etsushi...who, alas, turns out to be gay. Meanwhile, Nanako also discovers that another young actor is deeply in love with her and she is unable to choose between him and Etsushi. Her indecision leads her to a state of depression until the two men come together to encourage her and help her make decisions about her future.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Aishiau Koto Shika Dekinai was published in English as Nothing But Loving You by Tokyopop on November 4, 2003.

On a world with no women, the surviving men have reintroduced the female in the form of an android. Called Marionettes, they are built to serve men and are limited in their interactions with humans. That is until a poor boy named Otaru Mamiya encounters a Marionette named Lime. Lime is a Saber model with a special circuit that gives her emotions. When Otaru awakens two more Saber Marionettes, his life as an 'average' man quickly becomes as extraordinary as the lives of his eager, busty new friends.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Saber Marionette J was published in English by Tokyopop from July 1, 2003 to March 1, 2004. It has also been published in Spanish by Editorial Ivrea.

Publishers:

• Dragon Age (magazine)

Planet Terra 2. A world where machines with hearts—Saber Marionettes—and humans live together. A human girl living there, Seika, commuted to school with her quiet younger sister, Lychee, a marionette. Unexpectedly, under the old school building, they encounter a naked male marionette, Ouga, who had been sleeping there. He says things like "Let's have kids!" to Seika, and tries to visit her in the night, only to instead be kissed by Lychee. Is this a gradually heating up love triangle? A new entry in the Saber world!!

On a world with no women, the surviving men have reintroduced the female in the form of an android. Called Marionettes, they are built to serve men and are limited in their interactions with humans. That is until a poor boy named Otaru Mamiya encounters a Marionette named Lime. Lime is a Saber model with a special circuit that gives her emotions. When Otaru awakens two more Saber Marionettes, his life as an 'average' man quickly becomes as extraordinary as the lives of his eager, busty new friends.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Be careful what you wish for! Kotoko Kashiwagi is an aspiring doll maker who dreams of one day making dolls as life-like and beautiful as her idol's, the popular yet mysterious doll maker "Fool." She'd also like nothing better than to meet him, but when she does, the circumstances are nothing like she imagined! First off, he's kidnapped her. Second, he's kissed her hand, and third, he's informed her she's going to become his servant—or else!


(Source: Tokyopop)

Shinshoku KiSS was published in English by Tokyopop from October 1, 2007 to February 12, 2008.

Publishers:

• Comic Spica (magazine)

A long war between the Grasslands and Zexen has taken a heavy toll. When a long-needed truce fails, a quest is undertaken to find the legendary Flame Champion, who saved the Grasslands in another war years before.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Gensou Suikoden III: Unmei no Keishousha was published in English as Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate by Tokyopop from May 11, 2004 to December 7, 2006.

The Highland and the City-State have signed a peace treaty ending their war, but one night, on the camp of Highland's army of young men called the Unicorn Brigade, a massacre occurred, with only Tao and Jowy as the only survivors. They discover that the one behind this was the Highland prince, Luca Blight, and now, they were branded traitors of their own country...


(Source: MU)

Two years after Lordlake was razed by her Sun Rune, Queen Arshtat dispatches her son the Prince, her sister Sialeeds, and their royal bodyguards Lyon and Georg Prime to inspect the state of the ruined town. The Prince sees the grim state of the dried-up town and report on it, but Arshtat scorns this; she declares that Lordlake's citizens deserve their desolation for stealing the Dawn Rune. Arshtat's husband Ferid pulls her back to her senses, and she dismisses the inspection party with a whisper.


The next issue of contention is the Sacred Games for Princess Lymsleia's hand in marriage, being held somewhat early for the ten-year old Lymsleia. The two main contestants, both representing themselves with a champion, hail from rival noble houses: The foppish Euram Barows, and Sialeeds' former fiance, the charismatic Gizel Godwin. The royal family, however, favors the mysterious outsider Belcoot, as a neutral option less likely to cause strife; the Prince attempts to aid Belcoot quietly with Ferid's approval. However, Gizel successfully rigs the Games to his advantage, and his champion Childerich defeats a drugged Belcoot while the Barow's champion is disqualified.


However, Lord Marscal Godwin, Gizel's father, is less than impressed with Gizel's activities, thinking that he has made an enemy of the Prince and the royal family as a whole with his plotting. Additionally, the royal family took Zegai, the Barows champion, into their own personal custody, who could perhaps help reveal the Godwins cheating and offer an excuse to annul the engagement. Thus, the Godwins launch a preemptive attack at the engagement ceremony in Sol-Falena, Falena's capital. Arshtat and Ferid had anticipated and prepared for the attack, but not the involvement of the elite Nether Gate assassins, who overwhelm the palace's defenses. The struggle culminates in Arshtat and Ferid's deaths, while Lymsleia finds herself a captive. The Prince Ardil, Lyon, Georg, and Sialeeds are forced to flee.

A lonely yet caring 15-year-old Chiaki, the half-angel daughter of the Archangel Michael and a human woman, welcomes into her home a dejected devil Ororon who pledges to stay at her side forever.


Both of them have been ostracized from their respective celestial realms--Chiaki because her origins are impure and Ororon because he is the youngest son of the Lord Devil and therefore a threat to his older brothers for leadership of the underworld.

As various agents of heaven come by to destroy the angel Chiaki, she learns that having the incredibly powerful Ororon by her side is useful. And as assassin after assassin comes to eliminate Ororon, he learns that Chiaki can teach him a valuable lesson about the sanctity of life.


(Source: Tokyopop)

Akuma no Ororon was published in English as The Demon Ororon by Tokyopop from April 6, 2004 to October 12, 2004, and again in a hardcover omnibus on December 18, 2007.

Publishers:

• Wings (magazine)

The epilogue to Akuma no Ororon. Othello finds Chiaki, who hardly ever talks and acts lifeless, and takes her in. Six chapters have been released as of 2007, with the story being suspended for several years.


(Source: ANN)

The mighty Kingdom of Goguryeo is in the midst of a war which has raged on for decades. In need of talented warriors to help lead their people, O’Rhang Yhun is sent on a mission by his master into enemy territory to find and bring back his eldest brother. However, just as O’Rhang departs on his mission, his master, a renown warrior and general of Goguryeo, passes away. Unfortunately for O’Rhang, his 2nd eldest brother has always been jealous of his martial arts potential and betrays O’Rhang by branding him as a traitor defecting to the enemy. Having been branded a traitor, he is pursued and nearly killed. As fate would have it though, O’Rhang is able to escape from his homeland barely managing to survive when a maiden as beautiful and graceful as an angel saves his life. (Source: Infinity Studios)

Just before the fall of the mighty Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo, a lone man roamed the lands causing destruction beyond imagine using Sa Shin Mu, a form of martial arts never before seen in this world. When peace suddenly returns to the land, it’s rumored that this warrior was killed by none other than his own younger brother, the first and only warrior to have truly mastered Sa Shin Mu. But just like the way Sa Shin Mu suddenly appeared, this ultimate warrior and all knowledge of his martial art suddenly disappears...


Now, 20 years after the fall of the Kingdom of Goguryeo, a new rumor is spreading that a secret manual detailing this legendary martial art has resurfaced. Will Sa Shin Mu once again dictate the fate of this new era?


(Source: Infinity Studios)

NOW had one volume published by ComicsOne on December 26, 2003. The publisher went defunct and the license was picked up by Infinity Studios, which republished the first volume and released five more from September 13, 2006 to November 8, 2006.

Welcome to Momoko's waking nightmare. Things were settled. They were! She was SUPPOSED to have gone to a normal school, made normal friends, and led a blissfully normal life. But the universe is just cruelly, irredeemably, monstrously unfair, so instead she found herself thrown out of home, stuck in an all-boys boarding school with a roommate she hates, cursed with a hideous haircut and wearing clothes which, to be frank, she wouldn't be seen dead in.


And the only thing worse than her current situation is the one that she'll be in if anyone ever realizes that she is, in fact, a girl. Everything is wrong! Everything! Particularly the fact that, even though she's surrounded by amazingly gorgeous guys, her chances of romance are less than zero. But with life this complicated, something is bound to give. In fact, it just did. Damn.


(Source: Storm in Heaven)


Included one-shots:

Volume 2: Nopan Musume. (A Girl Without Panties)

Volume 3: Aah! Ijuin-sama

Volume 5: Kimochi Henkousen), Massugu na Kanojo

1. Dreamy Pavilion

Like the famous Chinese beauty he played on the stage in the Peking opera "Farewell My Concubine", Hien longed for a love worth dying for. Will Seijo, a foster son of an eunuch, fulfill Hien's wish?


2. Harem for Two

Upon founding their nation, Genko-sama suddenly declared of building his own harem, what will Josei do?


3-4. Resigned Decision

Comedic one about a yakuza-wannabe and a policeman.


5. Pavilion of Destruction

Prequel oneshot of the merchant Saimon (Cimen in this manga) of .


(Source: MU)

Kinren is a son of a famous prostitute, when his mother becomes sick, he sees no other way to survive than to become a sex toy of a rich Chinese noblemen, despite the protests from Bu Shou, who loves him. Years pass; Bu Shou has not forgotten about Kinren...


(Source: MU)

Ai is from a family is a long history of witches. However, only females in the family can become witches, and males born into the family are usually born to be cursed with bad health, which is her brother's problem. He's sick with a terminal illness, but there seems to be a chance she can save him if she can become a witch.


(Source: Wikipedia)

A girl named Ruri is told by her mother that she is actually a witch.

She also meets and becomes friends with a mysterious little girl who seems awfully familiar somehow.

In 16th century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a wild, rough young man, in both his appearance and his actions. His aggressive nature has won him the collective reproach and fear of his village, leading him and his best friend, Matahachi Honiden, to run away in search of something grander than provincial life. The pair enlist in the Toyotomi army, yearning for glory—but when the Toyotomi suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Tokugawa Clan at the Battle of Sekigahara, the friends barely make it out alive.


After the two are separated, Shinmen returns home on a self-appointed mission to notify the Hon'iden family of Matahachi's survival. He instead finds himself a wanted criminal, framed for his friend's supposed murder based on his history of violence. Upon being captured, he is strung up on a tree and left to die. An itinerant monk, the distinguished Takuan Soho, takes pity on the "devil child," secretly freeing Shinmen and christening him with a new name to avoid pursuit by the authorities: Musashi Miyamoto.


Vagabond is the fictitious retelling of the life of one of Japan's most renowned swordsmen, the "Sword Saint" Musashi Miyamoto—his rise from a swordsman with no desire other than to become "Invincible Under the Heavens" to an enlightened warrior who slowly learns of the importance of close friends, self-reflection, and life itself.

In 2000, Vagabond won the Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Grand Prize and the 24th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. The series won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002 and has had over 82 million copies sold worldwide.


Vagabond has been published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint since April 5, 2002, and in large 3-in-1 omnibuses under the VIZBIG imprint since September 16, 2008. The English release got Takehiko Inoue a nomination for the Eisner Award in the Best Writer/Artist category in 2003. It also has been published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics/Planet Manga since February 2016.

Publishers:

• Morning (magazine)

Loki, the Norse god of mischief, has been exiled to the human world for what apparently was a bad joke. Along with being exiled, he's forced to take the form of a child. He's told the only way he can get back to the world of the gods is if he can collect auras of evil that take over human hearts, to do this he runs a detective agency. However, at some point other Norse gods begin to appear with the intent to assassinate him for reasons unclear.


(Source: ANN)

Private Investigator Loki is certainly an extraordinary fellow with an incredibly demanding profession. While his boyish good looks disguise his true nature, no challenge is too tough for Loki. Not only is it Loki's job to solve mysteries, but he must also protect his own interests, namely his family, especially when those who want him rubbed-out enter the picture. Loki must dig up evidence surrounding kidnappings, murders, suicides, and the like. When old adversaries strike too close to home, Loki must prepare, not only to solve the crime, but to survive the vicious attacks! If the action's hot, you can count on Loki being there!


(Source: ADV)

Matantei Loki Ragnarok had four volumes released in English as The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok by ADV Manga from October 4, 2004 to August 1, 2005 before the license was dropped and the publisher went defunct.

Publishers:

• Comic Blade (magazine)

A collection of short stories by Kinoshita Sakura, mainly featuring Loki and his friends from the Enjaku Detective Agency.

When discussing conquest, Il Palazzo's motto would most likely be "start small." ACROSS, a group devoted to carrying out and accomplishing the ideals of absent-minded yet bishounen Il Palazzo, feels that the first step in conquering the entire planet would be conquering a single city. This city just so happens to be Fukuoka, where our story takes place.

Excel Saga was published in English by VIZ Media from August 13, 2003 to January 14, 2014.

Publishers:

• Young King OURs (magazine)

This title is an adult-only, sentai dōjinshi and manga from the author of Excel Saga. Essentially, it is the basis of Excel Saga: Many of the characters designs that appeared in Excel Saga originated from the dōjinshi. (source: wikipedia)

Gou and Taki are a pair of "drug snatchers", often employed by an unknown third party to take drugs and many other things from the mafia, and sometimes private vendors. Gou is gay while Taki is straight, yet they form a solid partnership to carry out their dangerous work. Yet Gou makes no secret of his undying affections for Taki, no matter how Taki resists them, Gou never gives up. With this determination, will Taki forever be able to refuse Gou's feelings? or will he be forced to man up to something larger than himself?

Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 30000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji.


Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercing kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear himself and make a bit of money as well...


(Source: AniDB)

Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji was digitally published in English as Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji by Fukumoto Production/Highstone, Inc. on May 29, 2015.

Publishers:

• Young Magazine (magazine)

After two years spent abroad and abstinence of thievery, Gou and Taki return to Japan and are instantly given a new task from the police: they must find a stimulant drug worth 500 million yen. Depending on the success of this mission, they will be able to return to their old life. Will the combinated skills of Taki and Gou be enough to solve this difficult case?