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The most reckless man in the world — an unfortunate pilot with no chance for advancement — is the Japanese man “Oki”. Thanks to rash piloting that breaks the simulator, the loveable plane-guy racks up $300,000 in debt. To pay off his debts, he risks his life flying jobs high above the surface! (Souce: JManga)
During the reign of Iemitsu Tokugawa, the third Tokugawa shogun, the one-eyed swordsman Yagyu Jubei died in Yamashiro Prefecture. A year earlier, a group of soldiers led by Hidetada Tokugawa came from an alternate universe, where Ieyasu Tokugawa was a ninja, to eliminate Yagyu Jubei. Yagyu Jubei has to fight to solve the mystery of the ninja Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Oh, the majesty of historical manga! The blade arts of the "Devil" tasked with striking down evils threatening a peaceful Edo! Heizou Hasegawa, upholding the role of chief officer protecting against crime and arson! In 1783, the heart of the Tenmei era, Hasegawa held the office of chief director of the department charged with sustaining safety in the region, suppressing the most vile of thieves and criminals, an individual largely feared, renowned as Devil Heizou...
Note: Won the 2nd Torch Manga Taisho Second Prize in 2020. Original Web Manga
Kei and Mako have been friends since junior high. Mako was kind to everyone, so he was always surrounded by a crowd of fans. Kei had a crush on Mako, but he was content to stay by his side as a friend. At the high school graduation ceremony, Kei finally confessed his feelings to Mako, only to find out that Mako felt the same way, too. Kei was overjoyed, "We can finally be together!" But then Mako revealed his secret to Kei, that he is a "kami-sama." (Source: mimosa, translated)
A story of healing and revolution around poverty, discrimination, and inequality. In 1945, after a major war left the country in ruins and filled with homeless people, Japan implemented two policies to promote welfare and maintain public order. One was to rebuild Tokyo and create a new city called "New Capital Tokyo" \[Shinto Tokyo\]. The other was establishing "Special Zones for Public Assistance" (commonly known as Mantra Arya) where the government would guarantee food, clothing, shelter, and a livelihood to those who have difficulty living independently due to incapacity, illness, or disability. In 2018, Fuka, a high school student who grew up in an ordinary middle-class family in the new capital of Tokyo. After she was deemed "of poor capabilities" by a national test, she received a "Special Zone Notice". This special zone only has a squat toilet and when using it, water must be filled into the tank with a bucket. No shower either. Water needs to be fetched outside the house and boiled in a boiler which occasionally runs out of kerosene. No tea either, the only drink available are beer and highballs. For her, who had somehow assumed that she would somehow be able to live and be somehow happy in this country, it was a bolt from the blue... *Notes: \- Rannked 11th in Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023.*
