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What is SANDA about?

Status: Finished

In a near-future Japan, Christmas has faded into myth, and the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that children are now the most precious commodity. Society has artificially extended adolescence to preserve their youth, and traditional holidays, like Christmas, are a mere legend of the past.

Volume 1 of SANDA introduces Sanda Kazushige, a middle-school student who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous mystery. When his classmate, Fuyumura Shiori, accuses him of carrying a curse that could help find her missing friend, Ono Ichie, Sanda's life takes a dramatic turn. Together, they embark on an incredible adventure to unravel the truth behind Ichie's disappearance and uncover the hidden magic of Christmas itself.

As they delve deeper into the mystery, the duo faces external threats and internal challenges—questions about loyalty, courage, and the power of belief. Along the way, they confront the true meaning of friendship, trust, and the possibility of magic in a world that has all but forgotten it.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Female Protagonist , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Henshin , Shounen , Shapeshifting , Gender Bending , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Amnesia , Nudity , Dystopian

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BEASTARS

Also known as BEASTARS.

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

One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Gray wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else?

Note: Winner of the 11th Manga Taisho Award, the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category, the New Face Award from the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival Awards and the New Creator Prize of the 22nd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Animals , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , School , Cannibalism , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban , Crime , Psychosexual , Politics , Gangs , Primarily Animal Cast , Tragedy , Revenge , Shounen , School Club , Yakuza , Primarily Teen Cast , Interspecies , Love Triangle , Class Struggle , Bullying , Heterosexual , Adoption , Survival , Acting , Cultivation , Martial Arts

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Naver Series

Lezhin

Piccoma

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Comico

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Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!

Notes:
Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chapters 1-97 were released in Weekly Shounen Jump from Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 13, 2020. The series resumed from Ch. 98 in Shounen Jump+ on July 12, 2022

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Henshin , Urban , Monster Boy , Found Family , Survival , Female Protagonist , Work , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Cult , Heterosexual , Politics , Guns , Human Pet , Assassins , Yandere , Monster Girl , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Terrorism , Femdom , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Slapstick , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Afterlife , Nudity , School , Cannibalism , Delinquents , Angels , Necromancy , Amnesia , Time Skip , Yakuza , Mafia , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Vore , Denpa , Prophecy , Bisexual , Scissoring

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Shonen Jump MANGA Plus

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Shirohige to Boing

Also known as White Beard and Boobs.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Tells the story of a white bearded old man and a prostitute.

Tags: Prostitution , Female Protagonist , Urban , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Snowscape , Nudity

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Dandadan

Also known as Dandadan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?

Note: Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Ghost , Super Power , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Gyaru , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , School , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Exorcism , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Curses , Amnesia , Gore , Tragedy , Terrorism , Super Robot , Chuunibyou , Circus , Nudity , Gods , Dissociative Identities , Tsundere , Cannibalism , Bullying , Acrobatics , Suicide , Dinosaurs

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VIZ

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Bilibili

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Yakusoku no Neverland

Also known as The Promised Neverland.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.

Note: Nominated to the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Body Horror , Found Family , War , Dystopian , Alternate Universe , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Guns , Shounen , Politics , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Prison , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Anti-Hero , Gore , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Heterosexual , Augmented Reality , Isekai , Suicide

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MANGA Plus MANGA Plus

Shonen Jump

VIZ

Mangas.io

Shonen Jump Plus

Piccoma

MANGA MILLION MANGA Plus

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Bota Bota

Also known as Drip Drip.

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

Whenever Mako Higari comes in contact with something she perceives as dirty, she gets a massive nosebleed. How can she find a loving partner and commit to a meaningful intimate relationship when just touching another person makes her bleed out? Especially when most of the men she meets are sleazy creeps! Her first challenge might be learning to love herself… Plus, a short story starring Santa Claus as we’ve never seen him before!

Note: Includes the one-shot "Shirohige to Boing (White Beard and Boobs)".

Tags: Nudity , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Disability , Seinen , Urban , Heterosexual , Estranged Family , Marriage

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VIZ

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Otona Taisen

Also known as War of the Adults.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

What makes a 'proper adult'? Inspired by the words of his late father, Yutaro Urashima sought to become an upstanding member of society by developing and strictly adhering to his own "Articles of Adulthood." Little did he know, however, that those same articles would go on to dramatically change the world... A new series from the author of Hidarikiki no Eren! Witness the dramatic battle for survival in a surveillance society where reputation is everything!

Tags: Politics , Dystopian , Time Skip , Conspiracy , Espionage , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Brainwashing , Class Struggle , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Classic Literature , Crossdressing

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Shonen Jump Plus MANGA Plus

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Black Night Parade

Also known as Black Night Parade.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

Hino Miharu will be spending this Christmas just like the last: alone and working a dead-end job. All he wants is good employment, but when he meets a Santa Claus dressed in clothes as black as coal, he has no idea he’s encountered the real deal…sort of. The Santa Claus dressed in red makes Christmas happen for good children everywhere, but his darker counterpart handles the holiday for the bad kids. As a name on the naughty list, Miharu is dashed away to work for the shadowy Santa. The pay and benefits are great, and his co-worker is cute–but will this end up being the dream job he’s wished for, or a nightmare of a Christmas?!

Tags: Seinen , Work , Snowscape , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Religion , Parody , Gore , Fairy Tale , Anthropomorphism , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Espionage , Konbini

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Tonari no Young Jump

Rimacomi Plus

Manga Mee

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Taika no Risei

Also known as Taika's Reason.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Psychological , Sci-Fi

Due to a declining birth rate, pets are being transformed into humanoid members of society. But are they truly human? Or are humans truly animals?

When misanthrope Ao discovers her family dog, pit bull Taika, standing over the mauled body of her father, she must decide whether to forgive or forget. Ao isn't ready to lose both her beloved father and her devoted pet, so when her mother has Taika humanized, Ao embraces the new dogman and even brings him to school with her. There, Taika meets a German shepherd, an elite police dogman, and begins to unlearn canine behaviors and replace them with human customs. Now, the two dogmen compete to see who will be the first to track down the source of the mysterious traces of blood in Ao's locker…

Tags: Animals , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Shounen , School , Crime , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast , Interspecies

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Champion Cross

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Yoroshiku Master

Also known as Sweet Rein.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Sad at the thought of spending Christmas alone, Kurumi Sagara goes out for a walk. While she’s crossing the street, a boy bumps into her, and a rein suddenly appears that binds them together. The overjoyed boy tells her she’s his master and that she’s a Santa Claus. Kurumi dismisses him as a crazy person, but then he transforms into a reindeer?!

Note: Includes the following one-shots:
Amai Kamiato
Eden no Tobira
Penguin Kakumei Side Story

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Orphan

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VIZ

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