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Maison Ikkoku

Also known as Maison Ikkoku.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

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.



Tags: Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Episodic , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Found Family , Nudity

Ciguatera

Also known as Ciguatera.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

This coming-of-age tale from contemporary master Minoru Furuya centers on seventeen-year-old Yusuke Ogino, a self-described loser whose only refuge from the bullying hell he experiences at school is his dream of freedom on a motorcycle. But the unexpected entrance of a beautiful young woman into his life threatens to upend his whole world, forcing him to re-evaluate his relationships and even his sense of self. Instantly relatable and painfully honest, Furuya’s manga blends pitch-black humor with pathos and the awkward realities of everyday life to produce a quintessential tale of youth. The meticulous yet uninhibited art swings from stark realism to laugh-out-loud caricature, while nuanced characters and complex emotions help Ciguatera transcend the bounds of genre to take its rightful place as one of the great masterpieces of graphic storytelling.



Tags: Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , School , Seinen , Bullying , Nudity , Motorcycles

Living Game

Also known as Living Game.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Raizo Fuwa is a 25-year-old salaryman living in a cramped home and working in a crowded office in Tokyo. His hopes for improved conditions are dashed when the new office building his company is supposed to move into is condemned as unsafe because the construction company has been cutting corners. Since the old building is already being demolished, they have no choice but to "temporarily" move the office into Fuwa's new flat. The final complication arrives in the form of the new employee Izumi Hiyama, a high school dropout the boss has promised to take care of as a favour to her family. No landlords are willing to rent to a 15-year-old girl, so she too has to move into Fuwa's home/office.



Tags: Age Gap , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast

Paperakyu

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Paperakyu is an unknown disease, the only symptom is the growth of small limbs (like crab claws) on the head.
Our unnamed protagonist is affected and as such is treated as an outcast of society.

Tags: Seinen , Gore , Body Horror

Saikyou Densetsu Kurosawa

Also known as The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological

Kurosawa is sick and tired of his boring, ordinary life growing old as the less popular site foreman in Anahira Construction. The turning point comes when his 44th birthday comes along, and no one remembers or celebrates with him. Realizing he lived a life without drive or purpose, Kurosawa tries to go past his comfort zone to turn his life around. Will his newfound shenanigans help him or hurt him when he gets caught up in fights with delinquents?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Seinen , Delinquents , Bullying , Work , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Homeless , Satire , Urban , Samurai , Nudity , Age Gap