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Gin to Kin

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Morita Tetsuo's life changes when he meets Hirai Ginji, who works in the unknown and mysterious 'back world' of society full of villains.

Tags: Economics , Crime , Anti-Hero , Politics , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Yakuza , Gambling , Tragedy , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Poker , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Mahjong

California Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Heath Swanson, an 18-year-old high school dropout, runs away from his home in San Diego, California, to make a fresh start in New York City. Along his travels he meets Eve, another troubled teen who latches onto him. Although annoyed by his presence and idealistic dreams of life in California at first, the two form an inseparable bond. Living among artists in SoHo, the two help and support each other as they try to make a living in the city.

Tags: Shoujo , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Foreign , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Drugs , Unrequited Love , Survival , Achronological Order , Heterosexual , Boys' Love , Mixed Gender Harem , War

GTO

Also known as GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi

Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into to role of high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to and an administration that doesn't trust him. Using the brash an unorthodox methods he picked up in his youth, Onizuka manages to reach through to his kids and help them with their problems.



Notes:
- Won the 22nd Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shounen Manga.
- The chapter count includes the 7 chapters extra GTO: Great Toroko Oppai♡ (Tomoko's Big Adventures) published in volumes 11 and 12, and one extra published in volume 25.

Tags: Teacher , School , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Work , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Bullying , Terrorism , Tragedy , Delinquents , Nudity , Gangs , Shounen , Age Gap , Family Life , Motorcycles , Dragons , Crime , Revenge , Heterosexual , Yakuza , Primarily Teen Cast , Detective , Slapstick , Drugs , Acting , Guns , Police , Espionage

Jingzi De Ling Yibian

Also known as The Other Side of the Mirror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

In the dismal backdrop of New York City, Southern-belle-turned-prostitute Sunny meets the college-educated Lou, who makes a living by out-drinking people at bars. What first starts as a night of drunken passion quickly spirals into unexpected love, as together they begin to search for meaning in a world that has all but deserted them...



Note: Includes 99 Roses, Peggy, and Funeral Procession of the Stars

Tags: Foreign , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Heterosexual , Drugs , Suicide