How do you say "thank you" and "goodbye" to a woman who has been domineering and difficult her whole life? Especially when that woman is your mother! Yukari had long struggled in a chaotic love-hate relationship with her mother Chieko, so when her mother is diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer with just months to live, she is faced with a difficult situation. Takinami honestly recounts the turmoil created by this announcement from her sister Nao without ever descending into pathos. At first she thinks of the practical—where should her mother be, who's going to look after her, how can I with my work and my child? Then slowly she starts to face the fact of losing this energetic woman who had never even caught a cold to her memory! After years marked by difficult communication, will they now manage to overcome their conflicts and say what's truly in their hearts before it's too late? (Source: Ponent Mon/Fanfare)
After graduating from high school, young Hiromi moves from Niigata to Tokyo to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. She first starts out in the adult film industry under the stage name of Mihiro. (Source: MyDramaList)
Based on Manabu Miyazaki's autobiographical novel Toppamono about his life in Japan's underworld.
A light-hearted slice-of-life story about a girl who finds a stray cat.
An autobiographical manga about Shin Morimura, who decides to live in the woods after 30 years of working as a manga artist. From building a house to finding food, all kind of difficulties awaits him!
From artist Pon Watanabe comes her comic essay about her personal experiences managing a used bookstore after the owner decides to add erotic paraphernalia to their product mix! (Source: Yen Press)
A full-color love letter to the always cute, sometimes exasperating, and honestly just plain weird behavior of cats. Favoring a cheap scratching pad over a luxurious cat tower, lending their "help" when it's time to fold laundry (by sitting on it), and zooming around the house at odd times for no reason... Cat lovers are sure to adore this comic about the everyday silliness of living with cats! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
A semi-autobiographical story of a man struggling to break into the manga industry. The story starts with the main character trying to balance making enough money through part-time jobs to supplement his wife’s pay in order to survive with his hopes of becoming a professional manga-ka.
The manga artist Kentarou joins a group of adults as they return to the revival of a childhood fad—The Mini 4WD. As he's dragged around by the members of the force-fully created Mini 4WD team "Twin Stars Mechanomotive Force Laboratory," he comes to awaken to the joys of "All out play"...
Looks cute and sweet? Don't judge a book by its cover. Here's a story about the intricate, private details of a newlywed's sex life. Neither his first love, first kiss, nor first experience was with me, but he was my first everything. So how far have you gone? (Source: Lezhin Entertainment)
Included one-shot: Volume 7: Boku no Haru
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The "adventures" of a young mother and father as they deal with the joys and challenges of raising small children. The "poyopoyo" in the title is an onomatopoeia for the young children "toddling" around (or walking unsteadily). (from Wikipedia)
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Sachiko from Honey & Honey explains her other secret life to the utterly "normal" women who read DaVinci magazine: Sachiko is a fujoshi. (Source: Okazu)
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The author tells her daily life together with her Italian husband and his family.
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The author of Thermae Romae writes about her life with her Italian husband and his family.
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This series tells the story of a bar where several mangaka come to visit. Each chapter is a short gag and interview with an artist that visits the bars. These collection of stories work as an artist to explain their unique styles and stories about some of their most famous series.
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A restaurant guidebook manga.
Do you have what it takes to be a plant nerd? As celebrated comic artist Milo strives to level up her gardening game, defeat aggressive and invasive pests, propagate fickle flora, and balance her adult plants' rising demands, she has one goal in mind: to keep her plants alive! Gardening seems like a peaceful hobby from afar, but for this dedicated green thumb, every day is war! (Source: Tapas Media)
Then an assistant for manga artists like Suzue Miuchi and Fusako Kuramochi in the golden age of shoujo manga (that is, manga aimed at girls), the artist of this book lovingly recounts the untold labors and passions of the genre's then-upcoming superstars. In the era's popular artistic style, the book recounts little-known anecdotes about the origins of masterworks and the veritable war zones of production, putting readers in the midst of it all. (Source: Japan Media Arts Festival)
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An easy-breezy makeup tutorial in manga form! For anyone intimidated by the world of makeup, you're in luck–a former beauty consultant turned comic artist is here to walk you through it. Join the author as she breaks down the fundamentals of cosmetics and skin care, guided by common questions from her online followers! Learn the basics and develop your own signature style! The perfect illustrated how-to book for fans of makeup tutorials online. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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My third cat, Kuru, behaves in such a nonsensical way, but that's just the way he is!
Hongkki is an artist who shares episodes of her life in Seoul with her husband, and their two large dogs and two cats. (Source: Korea JoongAng Daily)
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Included one-shot: Volume 6: Saraba Aniki
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Two manga authors: Ishiguro and Onodera, begin a quest to experience paranormal activity first-hand. Their adventures are chronicled in this manga, but there is a catch. Once they undeniably experience paranormal activity of any form, this series will come to an abrupt end. Their love for ghosts and demons are unmatched by their peers, but will they ever be able to encounter any? (Source: MangaHelpers)
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Get a rare glimpse into the inner workings of The Michelin Guide, and the grueling yet rewarding life of an undercover professional foodie! This inspiring story brings us behind the scenes as we follow Emma, the first woman to be hired as a Michelin Guide Inspector, on her adventures across France and abroad. (Source: Vertical Comics)
The autobiographical manga by Gump portrays his personal fight against cancer.
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In 2001, the manga artist Kyouko Shimazu began to experience uncontrollable shaking in her right hand, then throughout the right side of her body. The doctors she visited told her to relax and that everything was fine. She quit drawing manga and got lots of sleep, but the symptoms only worsened. Increasingly nervous, she went "doctor shopping" for seven years, trying to find out what her problem was. She finally discovered that she has Parkinson's disease, a long-term neurodegenerative disorder. (Source: ANN)
Rina Fujita, a single woman whose currently unemployed and in her thirties, suddenly decides to move to France. However, just before her departure, she manages to get a contract for manga publishing! This poses little problem for Rina, as during the age of internet, she can very well combine these two projects! France Hato Nikki describes with realism and humor the mangaka's stay in Paris. Far from the cliché cute Japanese girl, she discovers the joys of the French lifestyle: flat-sharing, the conventional manga fans, public toilets, pickpockets, and... Nutella. A hilarious account, originating from a blog that gained great success! (Source: Editions Glénat, translated)
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Fujoshi no Tsuzui-san is about the main character and author, Tsuzui, along with her friends, as they "ship" males together, and shows how their imaginations get wildly "creative" for the purposes of their hobby. (Source: pixivision)
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A manga artist and her manga artist husband live with their cat Gen, who is always causing trouble. Based on the author's own experiences, this is a slice-of-life manga full of cute cat antics.
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The life of Kaya Takada, who grew up in an intentional community.
Autobiographical 4-koma of the mangaka. In 2002 he moves to Tokyo from Osaka and finds himself out of work. The story follows his struggles at employment.
An autobiographical manga based on the artist's childhood days in Nakamura, Kochi Prefecture, during the 1960s and 70s. The day to day lives of bumbling father Akira, reticent but steady mother Asami, and withdrawn, contemplative son Makoto are depicted through humorous and touching episodes, written in the local dialect, that evoke nostalgic memories of the Showa era. (Source: Japan Media Arts Festival)
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Shikabane never knew his mother. Abandoned by his father, he lived alongside his grandmother as a child in poverty. But thanks to the kindness of the latter, despite a difficult daily life and the blessings of his comrades, he managed to grow and build himself. As an adult, he finally believed he could enjoy life. Unfortunately, when his grandmother seems to show signs of senile dementia, Shikabane loses his footing and doesn't know how to react... (Source: Akata, translated)
Satsuma and Owner is a collection of real life stories of a Japanese mangaka and his Northern White Faced Owl, Satsuma. It is a collection of comic strips that follow the adorable daily struggle of owning a quirky bird.
A frank, sex-positive look at pregnancy, childbirth, child rearing, and single motherhood, notable for tackling such issues directly at a time when such treatments were rare. (Source: MangaDex)
The autobiographical manga utilizes both drawings and photos of cats to chronicle the life of a woman who lives by herself in order to live with her cats. She is described as a "himono-onna," a Japanese slang word that means "a woman who is proper in public but lazy at home." (Source: ANN)
An autobiographical manga detailing Akiko Morishima's struggles after being diagnosed with ADHD.
Author Keiichi Tanaka and his assistant Piyoko interview several mangaka in order to learn about their favorite dishes.
Manga artist Yuuji Yokoyama moved from Tokyo to Tokachi, Hokkaido, after being told by Shogakukan's Weekly Shounen Sunday editor-in-chief Takenori Ichihara to "make the best curry in Japan". Yokoyama is working hard day and night to build a farm in Tokachi, and his days of growing vegetables are comically depicted in the story. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
I, Kitty Senior, enjoy my life as a house cat. When it's time to eat, my humans are there to serve me food. When it's time for play, my humans are there with toys. And when it's time to sleep, I have my very own human heater waiting for me in my futon, his name is Dear, A.K.A. Undies Man (don't ask, humans are weird). All is purrfect. Well, all was perfect... until Nekomaki decided to bring a little demon "cat" called Acorn into the house. I'm not even convinced that this ball of snotty fur even is a cat. I can already tell: my twelve years on this earth is NOT going to be peaceful... (Source: Fantasista Inc.)
42-year-old Takayuki Utsumi works for Second Division of Hinode Advertising's Planning and Sales Department. He was transferred from the General Affairs Department one year ago, but he keeps delivering the worst sales performance. Utsumi is not eloquent, poor at dealing with things, and is a pushover too. He always gets reprimanded by his boss Shouko Douzono. His only pleasure is skipping work, going to the public bath in the day on a weekday, and gulping a beer down his dry throat after that. Utsumi cannot resist the temptation when he sees a public bath during working hours despite his sense of guilt. On this day too, he calls his company with the excuse that he has urgent business and walks through the door of a public bath in high spirits. When he pays the fee, takes off his suit and enters the bath, the best moment awaits him. (Source: MyDramaList)
This manga contains short stores of the author's own paranormal experiences dealing with ghosts, apparitions, and other encounters of fantastic nature. In this volume, she covers a few of her more recent experiences during her travels across Japan, whether for leisure or for business. Many of the stories revolve around the history of the land or hotels where she stays. Some of her stories may incite chills down your spine, while others can be more comical and/or lighthearted. (Source: MangaHelpers)
After mourning the loss of her beloved feline companion Suu, manga artist and cat mom Chie Shinkyuu decides to turn over a new leaf and find herself a new baby to love! Following a tip from her brother-in-law, Chie picks up the stray she calls "Sen" and takes him home with her. Surely nothing's going to go wrong... right? (Source: Fantasista Inc.)
Yumi Hotta and her husband talk about how everyone can draw manga and that dividing the pannels is the key.
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An autobiographical account of when the publisher lost a portion of the manuscript for the 3rd volume of Sekai no Owari no Mahoutsukai.
The essay comedy manga centers on a fourth-grade elementary school student named Akiko Hayashi, who lives in Miyazaki in Japan's Showa era. (Source: ANN, edited)
An autobiographical manga about the author's struggles with panic disorder.
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Doumu Kobayashi. 40 years old. Job: Mangaka. After three years of working on the calorie-filled gourmet manga, Meshi ni Shimashou, he is now "splendidly" overweight! "I should just use my need to lose weight as an idea for my manga then!" The time limit is half a year and the target amount of weight to lose is 15kg! A diet plan to lose weight by eating fatty food, intermittent fasting, the GLP-1 injection diet that was the talk of the town, 3 months of full-blown Rizap lifestyle and etc. This is a nonfiction diet manga of Kobayashi using himself as a guinea pig where he diligently tests the various diet plans and how he gets closer to the mysteries of dieting as his half a year comes closer to an end! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
An autobiographical manga detailing Ayami Kazama's newlywed life.
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A Japanese woman moves to the Bavarian countryside! But while she gets to know the advantages of German cuisine, she also longs for the food of her homeland... Can she cook Japanese dishes with the help of cheese sausage, sauerkraut, and steam noodles? The result of her efforts: a world of Japanese fusion cuisine with German ingredients opens up before her. A culinary comic strip unlike anything seen before, with 30 recipes to copy! (Source: Mahoroba Verlag, translated)
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A comic account of Rina Fujita's travels through England, France, and Belgium.
An autobiographical manga about Fujihiko Hosono's life during 1978, an important year in his life.
Milo always dreamt of owning a big dog. They're protective, cuddly, playful. Som the Samoyed, on the other paw, is anything but. She barks all night, sheds hair bombs, steals the Wi-Fi password, and might just be a supervillain?! Som the EXTREME Samoyed is un-leashed! (Source: Tapas Media)
Nagata spent 11 years in an orphanage starting at the age of four. He, along with his two older sisters, entered a facility in the Yoshikata neighborhood of the town of Shounai in Yamagata prefecture. There, Nagata continued to live his childhood while facing the confusion about the sudden changes in his surroundings. The story plans to show how his life in the orphanage eventually accumulated into his current career. (Source: ANN)
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Mineo Maya's daughter, Marie Yamada's autobiographical manga about growing up as a fujoshi and her father's influence on her life.
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Kaneichiro Yamagata (45) is a novelist with a wife and children. He always aims for a "chic" way of life and is devoted to sake, gourmet food, and hobbies. The cheap apartment where Yamagata works is filled with eccentric residents. Together with one of them, Naoji Satake, he rode a classic car (Triumph TR3A, made in England) and headed for Yamanashi. Satake had been thinking about committing suicide due to the failure of his business, but as he listened to Yamagata's way of life along the way, he began to think again about living. (Source: Goma Books, translated)
Yuuko is an average 5th grader from the late 1960s whose friend gives her a brown tabby kitten. She names her Tiger. Yuuko and Tiger grow up together, although Tiger is, of course, much quicker to mature. From 1967 to 1970, Yuuko goes through a formative four years from childhood to young adulthood where she learns about time and space travel, sports, and... where babies come from! Just wait till she tells Tiger about this! What Yuuko doesn't know, however, is that Tiger understands everything she is saying and looks after her more than she will ever realize... (Source: Fantasista Inc.)
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Saredo Itoshiki Otsuma-sama is an autobiographical story about Daisuke Suzuki, who worked as a reporter but had a stroke at age 41. The story follows his rehabilitation and recovery, and his wife, who supported him. (Source: ANN, edited)
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Aiming for unity of man and hawk! Living with a goshawk named "Master", hunting and tasting the prey. A four-panel essay on falconry that teaches the traditions of falconry and nature. (Source: Seikaisha, translated)