Iizuka, a non-drinker, falls in love with Ogasawara, the top drinker in the general affairs department, and wants to drink with her. By chance, he meets Yoshizumi, the proprietress of the drinking spot "Akayoroshi," and begins to walk the path of alcohol with her guidance. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

A yamanba opens a small eatery in Shinbashi!? Unhealthy salarymen are “made deliciously healthy” by her mysterious yamanba cooking in this restorative gourmet manga! Supervised by registered dietitian Kana Nashiki (Healthy Pit). (Source: Cycomics, translated)

In the *Melody no Jikenbo (Melody's File)* series: V.1 - *Melody no Jikenbo* V.2 - *Koushakuke no Konkatsu Jijou* V.3 - *Koisuru Lady to Tatakau Shitsuji*

Manga about trail running

Shiori was once a guitarist in a light music club in high school, but her first live performance was dashed when her brother ran away from home with a lot of debt to become a musician in Tokyo. A decade later, Shiori is now a high school teacher, leading a boring, uneventful life and paying off the debt... till she runs into the ghost of none other than a famous guitarist Jim-you-know-who. A story of a 27-year-old woman on her way to a music legend begins here.

Azumi focuses upon the life of the female assassin Azumi. The manga begins an indeterminate number of years after the Battle of Sekigahara, but as the Azumi begins her assassination missions, the manga introduces the characters into mainstream history. Many of the early assassination missions that Azumi undertakes are the assassinations of the prominent supporters and generals of the Toyotomi Clan, against whom the Toyotomi Clan expected to again go to war. (Source: Wikipedia) *Note: Won an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival and the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1998.*

Horiguchi Genki was a 5 year old boy. His mother died when he was born, and he was raised only by his father. His father, Shark Horiguchi, was a professional boxer, but he was ruined and became an itinerant boxer. However, Genki believed his father was strong and he would become a champion, and he had a dream to become a strong boxer just like his father. After his father’s death, he was adopted by his grandparents. Although they opposed Genki boxing, Genki made up his mind to become a boxer, and he continued training secretly, by meeting with various people.

Kinjiro Yaoi is the terror of his high school. Inveterate and incorrigible hothead brawler, he is the type to let his fists speak generously at every opportunity. At the opposite extreme, his childhood friend, Kuriko is sweetness incarnate. But shortly before his 18th birthday, a tragedy touches the girl, who was attacked on the return of high school. Traumatized, she no longer has the strength to go back to school and lives confined to her home, cut off from the outside world. Kinjiro, meanwhile, is consumed with guilt. He who was not present to defend his friend relentlessly tries to find a way to get out of his depression. His decision was made: to the image of the comic professionals who made the happiness of Kuriko before the attack, he will also become a champion of laughter and devote his life to bring a smile to her friend!

From a great lost in her life, a girl scientist created a new substance called 'Metaphysic particle'. The substance has a power that what's in one's strong mind can become a real thing. Due to an accident, the substance got spread around the world. Afterward, monsters appear and create chaos around the world. People blame the girl and called her 'Witch' since they think that the monsters are resulted from the substance. Among mankind, there are some people who can use this 'Metaphysic particle'. They use strong power of mind to create a beast to fight with monsters. Afterward, they, who use 12 items to create those beasts, become known as TWELVE.