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Comic Master J

Also known as Comic Master J.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

In the manga industry, there is a legend: If you leave a message on a bulletin board at a Shibuya train station, you can obtain the services of a certain man: Comic Master J, an assistant mangaka who can instantly complete any publication manuscript in any art style for the price of 5 million yen. However, he refuses to work on manga without a "soul." But what is J's true identity? Why does he wear an overcoat lined with pens and rulers? And for what reason does a man of such artistic talent choose to live in the shadows of the industry, rather than working on a manga of his own creation?

Tags: Seinen , Drawing , Meta , Time Skip , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic

Billy Bat

Also known as Billy Bat.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

It’s 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he discovers an unfortunate truth: He may have unintentionally plagiarized his beloved character from a drawing he once saw in Japan. Devastated by the news, Kevin returns to war-torn Japan to find the drawing’s original artist . . . but the character’s origins turn out to be far older and more perplexing than he had ever imagined.



Note: Won the Max und Moritz Prize for "Best international Comic" in 2014.

Tags: Drawing , Historical , Time Manipulation , Seinen , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Travel , Achronological Order , Foreign , War , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Police , Guns , Ninja , Dystopian , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Religion , Anachronism , Espionage , Terrorism , Nudity

Wakattenai no wa Watashi dake

Status: Finished
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Tags: Shoujo

Kurumizawa Yoshihiko no Gukou

Also known as Kurumizawa's Folly.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

The year is 1971, and the once-popular manga artist Yoshihiko Kurumizawa is in a major slump. The pressure builds as each new submission is rejected. But one day, he meets a young, promising artist named Kensaku Hata. When he sees Hata's wonderful work, Kurumizawa hatches a dark plan...



Tags: Drawing , Work , Anti-Hero , Historical , Shounen , Male Protagonist

Ryuu to Chameleon

Also known as Dragon and Chameleon.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

Garyo Hanagami is a best-selling manga artist praised as a genius of the craft. Shinobu Miyama is a bitter rookie with a knack for copying other people's art styles. When an accident causes the two to switch bodies, Miyama is more than happy to take Hanagami's place, forcing the veteran to rebuild his career from the ground up. Now, the dragon must reclaim his throne from the chameleon who replaced him!

Tags: Drawing , Body Swapping , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Otaku Culture , Work