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Hataraku Saibou

Also known as Cells at Work!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

From Akane Shimizu, winner of Shounen Sirius' Rookie Award, comes an informative tale about anthropomorthized cells!
Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone … She’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!



Note: Contains the spin-off one-shot "Hataraku Saibou: Kansen-hen".

Tags: Educational , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Anthropomorphism , Survival , Gore , Pandemic , Female Protagonist , Urban

MagMell Shinkai Suizokukan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

A tale about a modern deep-sea aquarium employee in Tokyo!

What's living in the overwhelming darkness deep within the sea? Take a glimpse into this strange world about a boy working at a deep sea aquarium.

Tags: Animals , Educational , Work , Seinen , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Environmental , Male Protagonist , Transgender , Disability

Dinosan

Also known as Dinosaur Sanctuary.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide…until a certain terrible incident occurred. Afterward, dinosaur reserves like Enoshima Dinoland fell on hard times. Enter Suma Suzume, a kindhearted rookie dino-keeper! Can she be the one to save Dinoland from extinction?



Tags: Dinosaurs , Animals , Educational , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Tonari no Helvetica: Manga de Wakaru Oubun Font no Sekai

Also known as What the Font?! – A Manga Guide to Western Typeface.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A unique and engaging tool for learning about design using anthropomorphized Western fonts!

When the designer in a small production company disappears, Marusu is forced to take over the job of creating logos. Unfortunately, Marusu is a sales rep who doesn’t know the first thing about fonts. Luckily, Helvetica, the personification of that font, appears to guide Marusu into the world of typeface and design. Learn about typography in this fun manga story with anthropomorphic fonts as your guide!



Tags: Educational , Work , Anthropomorphism

Munou no Taka

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hiwada first met Takano Tsumeko while job hunting. The moment he first laid eyes on her he could tell that she was a "capable person". On the other hand, from one glance one could tell that Hiwada is a timid person but he actually is someone with a lot of hidden potential. One year after the two entered the same company, Hiwada and Takano are now forming the strongest tag team!

Tags: Work , Josei , Office , Software Development , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady

Kesshite Mane Shinaide Kudasai.

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

From Hebi-Zou, the creator of Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo, comes a new seralization in the weekly magazine Morning: an educational manga that’s fun for adults! Set in a STEM university, this story brings you wonderfully brainy, and yet wonderfully dumb experiments. A few examples include testing why a stuntman can safely be on fire, turning on a fluorescent light that’s gone out, making a model skeleton out of fried chicken, and finding out why February only has 28 days.



The topics included in each volume are: Volume 1: Why Is a Stuntman Safe Even when Engulfed in Flames? (スタントマンはなぜ炎にまかれても平気なのか？) Why Does the Human Race Wash Their Hands Before Eating? (人類はなぜご飯を食べる前に手を洗うのか？) How Did This Young Man Become a Famous Doctor Despite Not Being Able to Write? (字もかけない青年はどうやって名医になったのか？) How to Light a Fluorescent Lamp That’s Gone Out? (切れた蛍光灯を灯すにはどうすればいいのか？) What Do Scientists Dread Most? (科学者にとって最もホラーな出来事とは？) Why Does February Only Have 28 Days? (なぜ２月は２８日しかないのか？) Extras: Bonus Manga (おまけマンガ) Follow-Along Experiment Videos. So Easy!! (とても簡単!!「実験動画解説」) Special Interview: “The History of Science is Not a Constant.” (Hideto Nakajima, professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology) (特別インタビュー「科学の歴史は、不変ではない。」（東工大・中島秀人教授）) Keshimane Tidbits (「決マネ」コボれ話) Bonus 4-Panel Manga (おまけの四コマ) Volume 2: How to Completely Erase a Hard Drive? (ハーディスクのデータを完全に消去するには？) Can Schrödinger’s Cat Leave the Box? (シュレディンガーのネコは箱から出られるのか？) What Is December 25th for, Really? (１２月２５日はなんの日なのか？) How to Quickly Find a Lost Child? (迷子を素早く探すには？) How Was the Length of One Meter Decided? (「１メートルの長さ」はどう決まったのか？) How to Make Cheap Ingredients into Classy Ones? (安い食料を高級にするには？) How to Communicate your Feelings to Someone? (相手にちゃんと想いを伝えるには？) Extras: Bonus Manga (おまけマンガ) Follow-Along Experiment Videos. So Easy!! (とても簡単!!「実験動画解説」) Special Interview: “Designing Fun” (Motoki Shino, associate professor at Tokyo University) (特別インタビュー「『おもしろい』を設計する。」（東大・小竹元基准教授）) Keshimane Tidbits (「決マネ」コボれ話) Bonus 4-Panel Manga (おまけの四コマ) Afterword Manga (あとがきマンガ) Volume 3: How to Take Fingerprints with Household Items? (身近なもので指紋を採取するには？) How to Entertain a Group of People? (大勢の人を楽しませるには？) How to Turn a Screw with Broken Threads? (ねじ山がつぶれたねじを回すには？) What’s Needed for a Time Machine? (タイムマシンに乗るためには？) How to Know that It’s Love? (それが恋だと気づくためには？) How to Make Your Love Complete? (恋愛を成就させるためには？) Extras: An Explanation of Neutrinos (「ニュートリノ」解説ページ) Retrospective: 10 Years Ago (前日譚「10 Years Ago」) Bonus Manga (おまけマンガ) Follow-Along Experiment Videos. So Easy!! (とても簡単!!「実験動画解説」) How to Play Prime Number President (「素数大富豪」の遊び方) Special Interview: “A Life of Being Obsessed with the Invisible” (Yasushi Watanabe of Riken) (特別インタビュー「『見えないもの』にとり憑かれた人生。」（理化学研究所・渡邊康）) Keshimane Tidbits (「決マネ」コボれ話) Bonus 4-Panel Manga (おまけの四コマ) Afterword Manga (あとがきマンガ)

Tags: Educational , College , Seinen , Slapstick

Oheya wa Mite no Otanoshimi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Seinen

Petshop of Horrors

Also known as Pet Shop of Horrors.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.



Tags: Josei , Animals , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Philosophy , Police , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Cannibalism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban , Boys' Love , Gore , Body Horror , Primarily Adult Cast , Shapeshifting , Drugs , Environmental

Suugaku Golden

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

Onoda Haruichi, who dedicates his youth to Math, distances himself from his surroundings for the sake of his goal. His goal is to represent Japan in the International Math Olympiad (IMO). On the first day of school, a girl who also loves math, Nanase Mami calls out to him. "Do you like math?" she asks. His solitary daily life starts to shine as he meets people through math?! In the face of getting told by others that their goal is reckless, they earnestly face themselves, they pursue and break new ground as they expand their horizons. These are the boys and girls who love mathematics! Challenging the festival of geniuses, this is the earnest and passionate world of the Math Olympiad.

Tags: Seinen , School