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SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as Sakamoto Days.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!



Tags: Assassins , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Crime , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Gangs , Konbini , Guns , Shounen , Slapstick , Espionage , Conspiracy , Triads , Mafia , Gore , Acting , Heterosexual , Super Power , Survival , Motorcycles , Dissociative Identities , Crossdressing , Gambling

Under Ninja

Also known as Under Ninja.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

Even in this day and age, Ninjas walk among us, hide within plain sight, still waiting for their mission orders. However, for some, it takes much longer to receive orders than others! Meet Kumogakure Kurou, a NEET and a Ninja. After being a long time without work, he finally receives orders from the higher ups!

Tags: Ninja , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Gore , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Clone , Politics , Aliens , Space , Twins , School , Bullying , Delinquents , Nudity , Guns , Espionage

Gokushufudou

Also known as The Way of the Househusband.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!



Tags: Parody , Episodic , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Gangs , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Heterosexual , Food , Urban , Iyashikei , Animals , Marriage , Otaku Culture , Tanned Skin

Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e

Also known as Shimazaki in the Land of Peace.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Slice of Life

After surviving a terrorist incident as a child, Shingo Shimazaki was forced to join the League for Economic Liberations' revolutionary army. Now, thirty years later, he's back in Japan and trying to assimilate to a normal life. His Japanese may be awkward, and his grasp of ordinary tasks a little weak, but he has all the combat and surveillance training of a green beret. There are many kindhearted souls who want to help him - and a few not so kind ones who will do anything to stop him.

Tags: Seinen , Military , Terrorism , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Crime , Bullying , Rehabilitation , Criminal Organization

I Am a Hero

Also known as I Am a Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Psychological

A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he’s certain of only two things: he’s destined to be the city’s hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan—an actual firearm!



Notes:
Nominated for the 3rd and 4th Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Includes a new epilogue chapter that was released 4 years after the official end of the manga.

Tags: Seinen , Survival , Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Gore , Guns , Urban , Tragedy , Body Horror , Age Gap , Nudity , Cult , Otaku Culture , Disability , POV , Love Triangle , Hikikomori

Hinamatsuri

Also known as Hinamatsuri.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Nitta is an ambitious, young member of the Ashikawa-gumi yakuza syndicate. One day, a mysterious, oval-shaped object falls out of thin air into his apartment, and suddenly changes everything! Inside of the object is an expressionless young girl named Hina. The girl has formidable telekinetic powers that she uses to threaten Nitta, forcing him to allow her to live in his apartment. Dangers abound as the yakuza member and young psychic begin their life together as roommates!



Includes 32 extra chapters.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Found Family , Adoption , Slapstick , Family Life , Super Power , Yakuza , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Parenthood , Coming of Age , Work , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Homeless , Primarily Female Cast , Urban , Bar , School , Time Manipulation

Satsudou

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Action , Drama

Akamori Mitsuo wants to be an ordinary salaryman but... He is a genius murderer born into a family that has been practising the ancient art of killing for centuries. Akamori faces obstacles like Yakuza, fighters and gangs in the path that goes to his want.

Note: The manga was cancelled after the author passed away.

Tags: Martial Arts , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast

My Home Hero

Also known as My Home Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller

Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a crime ring that's using her to steal her grandparent's wealth. If that wasn't bad enough, the thug catches Tetsuo snooping around and threatens to kill Reika as soon as she gets home. Fueled by fatherly instincts, Tetsuo murders the man...only for his wife to walk in and witness what he's done. Now with a corpse to hide and a crime ring hot on his tail, Tetsuo must resort to his love of detective novels and his wits to stay one step ahead of a grim fate...



Tags: Crime , Seinen , Yakuza , Primarily Adult Cast , Mafia , Guns , Family Life , Tragedy , Cult , Detective , Male Protagonist , Police , Nudity , Delinquents , Revenge , Suicide

Koroshiya 1

Also known as Ichi the Killer.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological

Ichi is a cowardly man-until he's pushed into a mental breakdown and becomes a ruthless killer. When he gets mixed up with the sadomasochistic yakuza boss Kakihara, it triggers an orgy of blood and unmatched depravity.



Tags: Yakuza , Gore , Crime , Sadism , Masochism , Anti-Hero , Masturbation , Seinen , Body Horror , Revenge , Assassins , Primarily Male Cast , Nudity , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Martial Arts , Ero Guro , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Psychosexual

BLACK LAGOON

Also known as Black Lagoon.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Rokurō Okajima is just an average Japanese salaryman, living an average life. But when he's taken hostage by the crew of the Black Lagoon, Rokurō finds himself thrown headfirst into a deadly world of outlawed heroes, brutal villains, and blazing gunfights. Where he ends up is anyone's guess, but one thing is for certain—he's in for a wild ride!



Tags: Seinen , Gangs , Military , Guns , Ships , Crime , Triads , Mafia , Primarily Adult Cast , Yakuza , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Pirates , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Heterosexual , Tragedy