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Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike

Also known as Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Slice of Life

The story takes place in Iceland, at land’s end, 64°N.
Kei Miyama is a 17-year-old with three secrets: he can talk to cars, he can’t handle pretty girls, and he works as a private investigator. One case has him searching for a beloved dog, another involves reuniting a woman with a man she fell for at first sight. And then comes a case that strikes close to home—searching for his own little brother.
Tag along as this globe-spanning journey unfolds…



Note: Nominated for the 12th Manga Taisho Award in 2019.

Tags: Detective , Outdoor Activities , Seinen , Foreign , Urban Fantasy , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Travel , Super Power , Gore , Nudity , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Educational

Good Morning Leon

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

"A craftsman's morning starts early."

Everyday, Jack, a Siamese cat, never fails to look after his master's needs so as to make sure that his master, Leon can leave the house as a "handsome man" who will look good anywhere.

Jack dilligently performs his duties amidst Leon's grumblings and his figure at work is definitely that of a cool cat.

This is the elegant life of Jack and Leon in the country of England.



Tags: Animals , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Iyashikei , Elderly Protagonist

Akanesasu Zakuro no Miyako

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Let's live in Spain! A story of a boy who lost his parents, and his new life in Southern Europe.

In the lobby of the Granada airport in southern Europe, 14-year-old Natsuki Tachibana was anxious. He had no other family left in this world. So now he is going to live with his aunt Alba, who is Spanish and seemed unfriendly at first. A new life begins in a strange country, with family he has never met before!

The beautiful cityscape, with its white stone walls casting deep shadows. The brightly colored tables, serving up gazpacho and tortillas. The cheerful people who gather at the Spanish-style shared-house "pisos" and bars.

Tags: Family Life , Episodic , Iyashikei , Foreign , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Adoption

ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka

Also known as ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life

The kingdom of Dowa, which is subdivided into 13 states, is celebrating its monarch's 99th birthday. These thirteen states have many agencies that are controlled by the giant organization known as ACCA. Within ACCA, Jean Otis is the second-in-command of the inspection agency. His agency has 10 people placed in each of the 13 states, with a central office in the capital city. They keep track of all the activities of ACCA across the kingdom, and keep data on each state's ACCA office flowing towards the central office. Jin also often has business trips from the capital to the other districts, to check on the situation and personnel there.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Politics , Seinen , Police , Detective , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Family Life , Royal Affairs

Otoyomegatari

Also known as A Bride's Story.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed. But her surprise at learning her new husband, Karluk, is eight years younger than her is quickly replaced by a deep affection for the boy and his family. Though she hails from just beyond the mountains, Amir’s clan had very different customs, foods, and clothes from what Karluk is used to. As the two of them learn more about each other through their day-to-day lives, the bond of respect and love grows stronger.



Note: Won the Prix Intergénérations ("Intergenerational Award") at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012 and the 7th Manga Taishou award in 2014.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Marriage , Historical , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Travel , Seinen , Foreign , Arranged Marriage , Iyashikei , Indigenous Cultures , Desert , Family Life , Rural , Matchmaking , Age Gap , Educational , Cohabitation , War , Food , Religion , Unrequited Love , Language Barrier , Twins , Archery , Nudity , Animals , Military , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Large Breasts

Emma

Also known as Emma.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Calling upon his former governess, William Jones, gentleman, is startled when his knock is answered by an uncommonly beautiful servant, the soft-spoken Emma. Throughout his visit, William's eyes drift to the maid whenever she enters the room, and he contrives to meet Emma socially as she goes about her errands. But London society is a web of strict codes and divisions. For the son of a wealthy merchant, seeking out a working-class girl is simply not done! William's father plans for his son to marry into the peerage and elevate the Jones family to greater heights, but although William says and does what is expected of him, he longs only for Emma's company...



Tags: Foreign , Historical , Maids , Work , Educational , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Ojou-sama , Orphan , Travel , Time Skip , Butler , Teacher , Nudity , Cars , Trains , Ships

Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

This story tells the life of two people, a noble only in name and an older wife from the army, married on a tentative agreement. In the bone-chilling cold, they spend their time hunting, gutting, and cooking by the fireplace. Their daily life passes peacefully. This is the warm love story recounting it.

The story that was 3-time award-winner of the Narou-Con competition has been adapted to manga!

Tags: Historical , Iyashikei , Marriage , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Foreign , Family Life , Josei , Heterosexual , Agriculture , Educational , Environmental , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Gender Bending , Travel , Snowscape , Language Barrier , Guns , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Animals

Fushigi no Kuni no Bird

Also known as Isabella Bird in Wonderland: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Slice of Life

British adventuress Isabella Bird journeys to Japan in 1878 and becomes the first Westerner to travel to many remote locations, heading northward towards Hokkaido to study the aboriginal Ainu people.

A true story based on the book "Unbeaten Tracks in Japan".

Tags: Historical , Educational , Travel , Foreign , Language Barrier , Episodic , Indigenous Cultures , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Inn , Ships , Coastal , Biographical , Disability , Horticulture , Nudity

Hokuou Futari Gurashi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Fuyumi and Taoka are a working couple who have just started dating. When they were all worn out after work, Fuyumi saw a show about Sweden on TV. When Fuyumi saw the relaxed Scandinavian lifestyle, she couldn't help but mutter, "I wish I could live there." Yohei, who had been offered a chance to transfer to Sweden the day before, felt like her words were a stroke of fate, and proposed to her right then.

A sudden change of scenery will lead to a new life of "mysig" in a land of happiness.



Tags: Educational , Heterosexual , Foreign , Family Life , Seinen

Bambino!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Shogo Ban, a college student from Fukuoka, likes to cook. Thanks to the owner of the restaurant where he works part-time, he finds himself working at the line of Roppongi's best Italian restaurant, Trattoria Baccanale, and discovers that the real deal isn't quite as easy as he'd thought. The manga follows Ban as he struggles to keep up with the hectic workload and his co-workers, along with issues outside the kitchen like his relationship with his girlfriend Eri, who he left behind in Fukuoka.

Note: Received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga.

Tags: Food , Seinen , Work , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Restaurant