"Manga" in "Reading" (15)
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Ao Ashi Ao Ashi
Aoi Ashito is a third year middle school student from Ehime. Behind his raw game hides his immense talent, but Ashito suffers a huge setback because of his overly straightforward personality.
One day the youth team manager of J1 club Tokyo City Esperion, Fukuda Tetsuya, appears in front of him. Fukuda sees his limitless potential and invites him to take part in his team's tryouts in Tokyo.
The story of the boy who will revolutionize football in Japan rapidly begins to unfold.
Won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 2019. -
Tsugumomo Tsugumomo
Kazuya Kagami, an ordinary boy, finds his life turned upside down when his late mother's obi transforms into a girl wearing a kimono named Kiriha. She happens to be a Tsukumogami called a "tsugumomo," objects that have gained a soul through long years of harmony with their owners. Kazuya has no recollection of meeting Kiriha when she exclaims "Long time no see" to him. He nearly loses his life from an attacking "amasogi" that are premature spirits born only to fulfill impure wishes of certain people, and Kiriha defends him. With Kiriha's arrival, Kazuya enters a reality with gods and other Tsukumogami and slowly discovers his dark past.
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One Piece One Piece
Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins.
Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas.
Note: Because a takedown notice was sent to MangaDex from the owners of this series, English fan translations of One Piece are unable to be posted at this time. The series can be read in its entirety at the official Shonen Jump website, with the first and latest three chapters available at any time and the rest accessible with a Shonen Jump membership (which costs about $2 a month and can be accessed via a VPN if you are outside the US). The three most recent chapters can also be read on MangaPlus for free by clicking the chapter links below.
The Best-Selling Manga in History Won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize alongside Neko Darake in 2012 Received the Kumamoto Prefecture Honorary Prize in 2018 -
Vinland Saga Vinland Saga
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery… the land Leif called Vinland.
Won the Japan Media Arts Award Division Grand Prize in 2009 Won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2012 -
Dandadan Dandadan
After being aggressively rejected, Momo Ayase finds herself sulking when she stumbles across a boy being bullied. Saved by her rash kindness, the occult-obsessed boy attempts to speak to her about supernatural interests he believes they share. Rejecting his claims, Ayase proclaimed that she is instead a believer in ghosts, starting an argument between the two over which is real.
In a bet to determine who's correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the occult and the supernatural—Ayase visiting the former and the boy visiting the latter. When the two reach their respective places, it turns out that neither of them was wrong and that both the occult and ghosts do exist.
This marks the beginning of Ayase and the boy's adventure, who shares a name with Ayase's favorite idol—Ken Takakura, as they attempt to fix the surreal supernatural and sci-fi elements around them to return to a normal life.
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Yomi no Tsugai Yomi no Tsugai
The manga centers on Yuru, a boy who lives in a remote mountain village, spending his time hunting birds and being one with nature. But one day, Yuru's younger twin sister Asa is called to serve in the jail at the heart of the village, her duty also confining her there. Yuru slowly unravels the unnatural mystery hidden beneath his quiet village.
Official English Volumes: Square Enix Manga & Books Official Indonesian Volumes: Elex Media Komputindo
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Witch Hat Atelier Witch Hat Atelier
In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a wizard. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and she was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious traveling magician. After secretly watching him perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody "knows" might not be the truth and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it seems…
Winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia. Winner of the Best Manga award at the 2020 Harvey Awards.Officially licensed:
In English by Kodansha as Witch Hat Atelier Indonesian by Elex Media as Atelier of Witch Hat In German by Egmont Manga as Atelier of Witch Hat In Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones as Atelier of Witch Hat In French by Pika as L'Atelier des Sorciers In Italian by Panini Comics as Atelier of Witch Hat In Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics as Atelier of Witch Hat In Polish by Kotori as Atelier spiczastych kapeluszy In Russian by Истари Комикс as Ателье колдовских колпаков In Ukrainian by Nasha Idea as Ательє чаклунських капелюхів In Korean by Haksan Media as 고깔모자의 아틀리에 -
Yotsuba to! Yotsuba to!
Yotsuba is a strange little girl with a big personality! Even in the most trivial, unremarkable encounters, Yotsuba's curiosity and enthusiasm quickly turns the everyday into the extraordinary!
Won the Excellence Award for Manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006Official Release:
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The Heroic Legend of Arslan The Heroic Legend of Arslan
As an unnaturally heavy mist descends on the battlefield, King Andragoras and his most valued officers confer among the bodies of dead and dying soldiers. When Daryoon, a young but highly skilled officer, voices his reluctance to send men into battle under these conditions, the king, unstable and enraged, banishes him. Now, Daryoon's new mission is to insure the safety of the King's only son, Prince Arislan. Daryoon and Prince Arislan set off on a quest of their own, but they can't succeed alone. They must convince both the Lord Narsus and his companion, the archer Elam, to join them in their quest to somehow help the soldiers win the war.
Now a group of only six they must somehow overcome an enemy of 300,000 soldiers! These unlikely soldiers have fate on their side, so anything can happen!
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Shiori Experience: My Plain Self and an Odd Old Man Shiori Experience: My Plain Self and an Odd Old Man
Shiori was once a guitarist in a light music club in high school. But her first live performance was dashed when her brother ran away from home with a lot of debt, to become a musician in Tokyo.
A decade later, Shiori is now a high school teacher, leading a boring, uneventful life and paying off the debt… till she runs into the ghost of none other than a famous guitarist Jim-you-know-who.
A story of a 27-year-old woman on her way to a music legend begins here.
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Berserk Berserk
Guts, known as the Black Swordsman, seeks sanctuary from the demonic forces attracted to him and his woman because of a demonic mark on their necks, and also vengeance against the man who branded him as an unholy sacrifice.
Aided only by his titanic strength gained from a harsh childhood lived with mercenaries, a gigantic sword, and an iron prosthetic left hand, Guts must struggle against his bleak destiny, all the while fighting with a rage that might strip him of his humanity.
Won the 6th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize Excellence Award in 2002.
Note: Following Miura Kenta's death in 2021, the series has been taken over by Kouji Mori, who supervises the series with art done by Studio Gaga.
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Dofus Dofus
The people of the Jellies are under the blow of a terrible curse: the overheated libido of king Gélax forced him to copulate all the holy day! Alas, this frenzied reproduction jeopardizes the balance of Amakna which risks collapsing under frozen babies! ! Arty, a young shepherd from the region, is convinced that this curse is linked to the kidnapping of his grandfather, the dreaded and dreaded Crail.
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Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen
The only time adults have to themselves is after the Sun goes down and the kids are in bed—that’s just as true in the magical world! During the day, the atelier bustles with the cries and magical misfires of little witches learning how to cast spells and get along. But nighttime is Qifrey and Olruggio’s time, to laze in the kitchen, cook, eat, and chat. [Kodansha]
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Wakfu - The Great Wave Wakfu - The Great Wave
The heroes of the WAKFU series set off on a manga adventure!
A few months after the broadcast of season 4 of the successful French animated series, the heroes of WAKFU are back in action, but this time in manga format.
New story, new issues and new battles, Yugo and his friends will face enemies they were far from suspecting.
Source: Ankama
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Hajime no Ippo Hajime no Ippo
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school, Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning.
Official Release:
Indonesian release by Level Comics as Fight!! Ippo (2006-ongoing)