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Void: No. Nine - 9-banme no Utsuro

Also known as Void: No. Nine.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Mystery , Sci-Fi

Three hundred years ago, God destroyed the world. All that remains of humanity lives deep underground, far from the blasted surface—and far from The Emissaries, remnant soldiers of the divine war against mankind. Most live quite lives in the tunnel cities, but the few daring or desperate enough to risk death work as scavengers, collecting relics of the old world...

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Seinen , Dystopian

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…



Notes:
-Nominated for the 12th Manga Taisho Award in 2019.
-Includes five extra chapters.
-While originally serialized until chapter 60 and a subsequent "Kiyoshi File" chapter on December 20th, 2024, Aki Irie then announced an end to serialization as well as further work with Aokishi. The series switched to volume-only releases beginning in April of 2026 including any chapters after 55.

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

Glitch

Also known as Glitch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Siblings Minato and Akira Lee have moved to a new town, and they’re expecting things to be different— but not this different! Ghostly figures tower over and pass through buildings, drawing no reaction from the locals, some of whom appear far from normal themselves. When Akira spots a strange creature outside her window, she and her new friends organize a search. If no one else can explain the uncanny appearances, the investigation club will get to the bottom of it!



Tags: Seinen , Monster Boy , Urban , Conspiracy , Yuri , Language Barrier , Bisexual , Alternate Universe , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Agender , Male Protagonist

Lady & Oldman

Also known as Lady & Oldman.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Slice of Life

Welcome to the suburbs of Los Angeles, in the year 1963. There lives Shelly, the curious daughter of a diner restaurateur. One day she happens to come across a man who claims to have just been released from prison after serving a one hundred-year sentence. This mysterious stranger is rumored to be the "last resident" of what's known as the old detention block. But who is he really, and can he be trusted...?

Sometimes they cause trouble and sometimes they solve it, this unlikely duo travels from town to town under the pseudonyms "Lady" and "Oldman"!



Note: Includes two extras chapters.

Tags: Foreign , Seinen , Noir , Conspiracy , Crime , Twins

COPPERS

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

An overview of the entire precinct and the characters. A police procedural but it shifts towards their personal, everyday lives. Fairly lighthearted takes on the lives of a group of cops working out of a precinct in the Bronx, with a running commentary on the importance of doughnuts.

Tags: Seinen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Police

Wet Moon

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Thriller

The story takes place in the '60s, in a mysterious city where madness and lust seem to be the citizens' constant companions. A detective named Sada (with a "certain" wound) pursues a woman accused of murder.

Note: The French edition won the Prix Asie de l'ACBD in 2014.

Tags: Police , Amnesia , Achronological Order , Seinen , Noir