Comic Ryu

Monsters—they're real, and they want to date us! Three years ago, the world learned that harpies, centaurs, catgirls, and all manners of fabulous creatures are not merely fiction; they are flesh and blood—not to mention scale, feather, horn, and fang. Thanks to the "Cultural Exchange Between Species Act," these once-mythical creatures have assimilated into society, or at least, they're trying. When a hapless human named Kurusu Kimihito is inducted as a "volunteer" into the government exchange program, his world is turned upside down. A snake-like lamia named Miia comes to live with him, and it is Kurusu's job to take care of her and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. Unfortunately for Kurusu, Miia is undeniably sexy, and the law against interspecies breeding is very strict. Even worse, when a ravishing centaur girl and a flirtatious harpy move in, what's a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

In the winter of 1967, a 20-year-old man returns home from his travels aboard a ferry, where a chance encounter forever alters his perception of the world around him. While relaxing in the cabin, he is approached by a beautiful yet enigmatic girl who introduces herself as Emanon; later that evening, the pair accompany each other to dinner. After seeing the man read a science fiction novel, Emanon offers to tell him her life story, saying that he doesn't have to believe it unless he wants to. And much to the man's surprise, she proceeds to inform him that her memory dates back over three billion years, to the very moment when life first appeared on Earth. Omoide Emanon tells the extraordinary tale of a girl who serves as the planet's witness—an inheritor of genetic memory that has been passed down her maternal line since the beginning of life itself. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Following the events of her night aboard the ferry, Emanon—the enigmatic girl with a three-billion-year-old memory—continues on her journey, wandering aimlessly through life with no clear destination in mind. Since the beginning of time, she has followed the same cycle: she departs from home and travels the world as a teenager while pondering her mysterious existence, eventually meeting a man and giving birth to a girl who will inherit her memories and very being. Sasurai Emanon, told from the perspective of Emanon herself, chronicles the events between 1967 and 1980, showing how her life had come full circle from her evening aboard the ferry to her reunion with the man at the train station. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

From an outsider's perspective, what they are seeing is a normal meetup between three girls. However, these "girls" are meeting for the first time because of one commonality: they were born as males, but crossdress for various reasons. Ryousuke "Yui" Kijima pretends to be his deceased older sister to keep her memory alive, Osamu "Parou" Tamura dresses as a girl to attract his straight senior in school, and Yuuta "Marika" Aoki is a transgender female. Despite their similarities, Yui hates how the other two are satisfied with their habits, and leaves quickly. Then alone, Parou expresses his support for Marika, causing her to fall in love with him. Though their meeting was cut short, the lives of these three people begin to cross. As they grapple with their genders and identities, romantic feelings begin to foster, sharpening the divide between them, yet bring them closer at the same time. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Himeno is a sweet, shy little centaur girl. In her world, everyone seems to be a supernatural creature, and all her classmates have some kind of horns, wings, tails, halos, or other visible supernatural body part. Despite their supernatural elements, Himeno and her best friends, Nozomi and Kyoko, have a fun and mostly normal daily school life! (Source: MangaHelpers)

Keyman is the resident hero of Rockville City, a place inhabited by both humans and animal people. In the years since his debut as a hero, crime has decreased significantly, which does not look all that great for the local police force. But one day, after he catches yet another group of criminals, Keyman is mysteriously murdered. Detective Alex and his police force are investigating the murder, and one of their major clues is the words "Dr. Necro," which were carved onto Keyman's body after his death. Their case gets even stranger when Alex unexpectedly meets "Dr. Necro," who appears to be a young girl, in a bar. What monster could be behind the murder of Keyman, and what does the childlike Dr. Necro have to do with it all? (Source: MangaHelpers) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Sonshi ga Ikusa

"Come up and see me sometime!" Welcome to the nurse's office! School Nurse Hitomi is more than happy to help you with any health concerns you might have. Whether you're dealing with growing pains or shrinking spurts, body parts that won't stay attached, or a pesky invisibility problem, Nurse Hitomi can provide a fresh look at the problem with her giant, all-seeing eye. So come on in! The nurse is ready to see you! (Source: Seven Seas)

In an Earth that has opened its borders to a variety of aliens, Kumika is considered an oddity by her coworkers, being an alien that doesn’t eat or drink at all, instead sustaining herself solely on the air's nutrients. Due to this ability and her poverty-ridden past, Kumika regularly rejects after-work invitations to restaurants and bars, and seeks to spend her time on Earth solely to work—causing her coworkers to perceive her as a cold person. However, Kumika finds that she is unable to keep up a work-only lifestyle, as she ends up collapsing at work from exhaustion one day. Noticing that she is malnourished, her coworker Chihiro serves Kumika her first meal ever: a bowl of hot udon. Instantly revitalizing her, Kumika awakens to the joys and pleasure that food has to offer, with a stomach that growls and craves for flavors and textures to explore—thus begins Kumika's journey to eat the various cuisines that Earth has to offer. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

In this world, men live on islands floating in the clouds. But the heavens are also the domain of "dragon fish," gigantic monsters hostile to humans and their ships... Yuu is one of the guards responsible for protecting citizens from fish attacks. In the company of Asebi, an android, he decides to go on an adventure. His goal? Discover the ancient island of Brant, capital of the legendary archipelago of Waldecia, which holds many vestiges of human civilization at the time of its heyday! (Source: Tokuma Shoten, translated)

Akira secretly fancies his childhood friend Kurumi, but she is in love with his buddy Umezawa. Akira is jealous of Umezawa, but is touched by his solid friendship. The threesome should have spent happy school days despite the uneasy triangle. But one day, some students suddenly start attacking other people, turning into human-eating monsters. In the ensuing chaos, Kurumi and Umezawa also turn into one of those cannibalistic monsters. Cornered by Kurumi, Akira braces himself for her fatal bite, but at that very moment, she comes to herself. But that was just the beginning.

Follow the life of cat-girl Kurona and her friends as they meet other monsters, demons and spirits—learning how to deal with them...and with humans! (Source: MU)

Takagi and Kanemura are two normal high-school students in a near-future Japan where many things are different but taken in stride. Technology has evolved to the point where items like face-blurring necklaces, sleep-control devices, and Willy Wonkaish meal-flavored gum are treated as fads. New services also dot the landscape, such as businesses that can help you reclaim memories and places that can upload dead people to the internet to continue living their lives in virtual reality. The two girls also treat encounters with androids, strange monsters, and aliens as somewhat normal occurrences. Dainana Joshikai Houkou is a fantastical slice of futuristic life that proves that while society can change, people seem to stay the same.

Asuka, who debuted as a manga artist at the age of 13 but has not had work since then and is now 19. Fresh off from graduating high school, she gets inspired by the works of Sachi, and decides to quit her job in order to become a manga artist again. Since girl's love and boy's love are currently popular genres, she decides to go out with a former co-worker, Morishita who is in love with her, in order to gain experience. Later, she finds out that Morishita is actually Sachi. Included one-shots: Volume 7: Pii-chan Volume 8: Shoujo A

When it comes to idol group ChamJam, Eripiyo is the oldest—and perhaps only—fan of Maina Ichii. Despite Eripiyo's enthusiastic support, Maina is the least popular member of the group, but that doesn't deter Eripiyo, even though she spends so much of her money that she only has a single outfit of her own. But her love for Maina doesn't waver, even though she knows she might never be noticed for it! (Source: Tokyopop)

A group of young girls possess a mysterious power known as "Alice's Dream," which gives them the ability to turn their thoughts into reality. Detained and experimented upon, these youths are locked away in secret until one of them manages to escape. Her name is Sana—a girl with the power to ignore the very laws of physics. When this willful powerhouse crosses paths with a stubborn old man named Zouroku, his carefully-ordered life will never be the same again! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Konno finds herself interested in an erotic tale created by her classmate Hikawa.

A slice-of-life manga that follows the life of a young girl and her orphaned neighbor.

Follows the story of "Edo's Sanni-en (Sajin no)" Takasaka Jinouchi, Jozawa Junai, Shoji Jinouchi. Three years after the battle of Sekigahara (1603 AD), Okubo Changan invited Takasaka Junouchi, who is known as a former thief, to destroy Kotaro Fuuma and his clan of criminals in Edo, but what will he get in return? (Source: MU)

When a person dies, their soul leaves the body in the form of a butterfly and the body itself rots away quickly after. Ono lost his entire family in a plane crash fourteen years ago. But since this tragedy, the body of Senri, his twin sister, is still intact while the butterfly that contains her soul was stolen by a mysterious individual during the accident, leaving her unconscious and in a vegetative state. In order to get back his sister's butterfly, Ono joins the famous "Death Bureau," a state agency specialized in the capture, conservation and management of the butterflies before they disappear for good 49 days after their host's death. (Source: MU)

A lightly paced manga about two girls who live together. A classic odd couple setup featuring a responsible character with a caring atmosphere and a more free spirited musician who has trouble both feeding herself and paying the rent.

It is 1943 in Soviet Russia during the war. Nadya, an officer, and Vasenka, a witch, are looking for their allies. All they can do is walk until they find them. In the mean time, they get into silly little adventures and experience some weird stuff. (Source: MU)

In order to save a young boy from certain death, a goddess decends and takes over his body in order to fight some aliens.

Welcome to Bird Cafe! A 4-koma comedy about Rin and Suzu, a pair of Avian sisters, their cafe, and Hirokazu, a human businessman who finds himself as the newly appointed manager of The Birdhouse cafe. Follow along with Hirokazu as he educates the sisters about operating a cafe, learns about Avian society, meets new friends, deal with the annoying regular customers, and all the fun adventures and challenges he must deal with along the way! Included one-shots: Volume 1: Tori Kissa! (Ryuujinshou version) Volume 2: Tori Kissa! (Touryuumon version)

Meet Taki Takanosuke, an elderly gentlemen who likes taking walks. Along the way, he also manages to capture the hearts of many women. (Source: MU)

The young Arion is tricked by Hades and is taken to the underworld where he is trained to become a warrior strong enough to defeat even a god. Thrusted into a war among the Titan brothers, Arion embarks into a colossal saga towards the Olympus, home of Zeus. This is the story of Arion, a little boy raised by only his blind mother in a barren land. One day a man comes to visit his mother. This man calls himself Arions uncle and Arions mother calls the man Hades. The uncle convinces Arion that he knows where Arion can get a hold of a special herb that can cure Arions mothers eyes, and so the boy willingly comes with his uncle Hades on a journey. The moment Ariona agrees to go, his mother feels it in her heart and rushes out of her little house and screams at the sky ; Zeus, your brother is taking Arion to the land of the dead. Follow Arion on his adventures among old greek gods and godesses. (Source: ANN)

The story follows Osamu Tachikara, a college student who can't make friends, but instead he talks to his female next-door neighbor Hinako Oogami through the wall...though he doesn't even know what she looks like. (Source: ANN, edited)

Kei and Yuri, known as the Lovely Angels—or the notorious Dirty Pair, depending on who you ask—work as "trouble consultants" for the galactic Worlds Welfare and Works Association (WWWA). But in their pursuit of space-wide justice, they cause space-wide disaster! The chaotic (and strangely successful) exploits of these interstellar agents have charmed audiences since their debut in 1980. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Kawai is a mysterious man who works in a private detective agency. He calls himself Nobody. His next mission is to go to Russia. Four people are waiting for him and their goal seems to be hijacking a train. (Source: Manga-News)

A 4-koma about an otaku girl and her friends.

The story follows the adventures of Noah Lescott, a young botanist who goes on an adventure in a tropical country. Besides being a botanist, Noah has a mysterious power that allows humans and plants get along well. (Source: fandompost.com)

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A gothic loli girl from Shibuya and an otaku from Iraq both become unlikely friends in this adventure based on the novel Alice in Wonderland. (Source: MU)

She loves meat and fried foods, and eats only karaage bento. Wearing exclusively clothes with weird characters printed on them, her fashion sense is practically non-existent. No confidence in her own looks. Extreme social anxiety. She speaks with a country drawl, and even her name is unusual. But then Mame (born in Tottori prefecture) was discovered by an intimidating, bespectacled rookie manager, and now begins the arduous task of getting her ready for auditions! The road to Top Model looks awfully steep from here. (Source: Tokyopop)

A coming-of-age manga about two kids who are curious about sex. (Source: MU)

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The story focuses on Foxy Croquette Oｇin, the legendary female "tachiguishi" also known as Young Lady in The Red Spectacles. (Source: MU)

The series includes: - Rakuda Laughs (Manga Action Lab, 1994) - Dance with Rakuda (Comic Gekiman Vol.5, 1996) - Rakuda Sings (Comic Gekiman Vol.6, 1998) Rakuda to Warae: - Laugh with Rakuda (Comic Ryu Vol.44, 2010) - Laugh with Rakuda THE LAST (Comic Ryu Vol.45, 2010) (Source: MangaUpdates)

A depressed author. A concerned editor. An eccentric mushroom researcher. And a strange pink mushroom... that turns into a dog?! Put this all together and you get Kinoko Inu. Kinoko Inu tells a heart-warming tale of the power of friendship, a dog's love, and the dangers of dwelling on regrets. With the help of his friends and the mysterious Mushroom Pup, Hotaru Yuyami, a grieving picture-book author, slowly begins to move forward after the tragic loss of his beloved dog, Hanako. Full of laughs and warm moments, Mushroom Pup is sure to find a place in your heart. (Source: MU)

Alternative reality of Manchukuo filled with military disputes and dangerous mystical beings, where humans and monsters fight each other. In the year 1932 a little boy survives a horrible train crash. Seven years later in Harbin city, he meets a beautiful and mysterious gypsy girl from an ancient Clan of Shinnou. This destined meeting is only the beginning of a larger story that like a spider's web gets everyone caught in the chaos of the upcoming war. (Source: Lila Wolves)

In this world, there are people with mysterious abilities: a person who makes it rain constantly, a person who brings nothing but sunny skies... Maybe there are other things? Alongside their companion Mizutama, Ame and Hare travel around the world, meeting various people along the way. Gently woven into being, an orthodox fantasy journey begins here! (Source: Tokuma Shoten, translated)

Full color manga drawn for the purpose of "expressing the beauty of Japan." It is a collection of several slice-of-life stories of girls living in various locations in Japan, set against beautiful man-made and natural scenery that surrounds them.

Continuation of Reinhard von Lohengramm's quest to rule space.

An anthology of comics, based on Sakyou Komatsu's best-selling novel, Nihon Chinbotsu (1973); a story of Japan slowly sinking into the sea, represented strictly in a derisive mode.

In 1925, after being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, two 14-year-old Japanese high school girls named Koume and Akiko decide to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself. (Source: Wikipedia)

Final chapter of Project Zeoraymer serialized 23 years after the end of the prequel.

It is a story about a pair of sisters who work as "noroiya" (cursers) using magic in a fantasy world. One day a big tree suddenly appears in a forest, and tall buildings that look like they are from our world can be seen entangled in it. The two sisters go there to investigate and get ported to our world. They then encounter two children who are startled by the sisters' sudden appearance and rush back home but at home they see their parents turned into monsters... (Source: MAL)

A collection of nine surreal short stories sharing a theme of water. 1. Obon (Bon) 2. Watashitachi wa Mada Tochuu (We’re Still on Our Way) 3. Fusion 4. Nante Kanashii Hoshi (Such Sorrowful Stars) 5. Engai no Kisetsu (Salt Damage Season) 6. Umi no Otenki (Sea Weather) 7. Gyuu (Squish) 8. Meltism 9. Ki Setsu Sui (Season Time Water)

Shiorigahama, a town where only bibliophiles live. High-schooler Uozumi Yuushi moves with his parents to Shiorigahama, to his late grandfather's house. Yuushi inherited his grandfather's bookworm status, and has a special skill in that once he reads a book, he never forgets its contents. After changing schools, Yuushi finds his way to the Shiorigahama library and there swallows a letter-eating fish (the silverfish). Then a mysterious girl appears right in front of him... (Source: MU)

As a manga author of a semi known series, Daichi Hirahara has the talent for coming up with stories, but is incredibly lazy and irresponsible. That leaves his two daughters, middle school student Ayumi and the even younger Sora, to pick up the slack. With the help of the assistant, Akane, the two kids are forced to draw and complete the series every month if they want an income for the household, a task no child should burden themselves with. On top of that, they must do this without people finding out because it will ruin the credibility of Daichi as an author and put a stop to the series. If being a teenager wasn't hard enough, add to that the pressure of meeting deadlines for a national comic magazine. (Source: MangaHelpers)

1. Onna no Ana 2. Onna no Atama 3. Onna no Buta 4. Onna no Oni

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It was very hot. Hanzaki Koasa was locked in the car, and she was going to die. At this time, one man who injected her saved her. The injection made her special. Nine years later, another girl who has the same special ability appeared... This series is on hiatus.

Every day is like a RPG game at the Dungeon High School! Located on remote Gengoro Island on the Pacific off Shikoku Island, is no ordinary school. It hosts ancient ruins, secret treasure, and humongous monsters! (Source: MU)

One day during class, high schooler Suzuka Shigeru got a text message from his classmate, Kazama Akio. The text message read "I have something interesting to show you." Having no idea what he wanted to show him, Shigeru visits the Kazama residence. The Kazama residence is huge and looks to have a lot of history behind it. Akio takes Shigeru to a cluster of three "Torii" (Japanese Shinto gates) in the huge backyard of his mansion. At sunset...when the shadows of the three gates merge, a shining beacon of light forms at the cross section. Out of curiosity behind this mysterious phenomenon, Akio pushes Shigeru and himself through the beacon of light. Next thing they know, they end up in the Edo period of warring Japan, in between the battle between the Iga and Kazama Ninja clans...! (Source: MangaHelpers)

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Virtual reality. Murder. Werewolves. And teen girls! In a future where nothing is as it seems, can old legends come true? In the near future, humans will communicate almost exclusively through monitors, making real interaction a rarified and weak occurance for those living in a near totalitarian society. In this new world of communication, children are only allowed to interact personally on school grounds. So when a serial killer starts slaughtering junior high children the communication routes go under futher surveillance. And despite all the safeguards put in place to avoid physical interaction, the killer's latest victim turns out to have been in contact with three young girls: Mio Tsuzki, a certified prodigy; Hatsuki Matsuno, a uiet but opinionated classmate; and Ayumi Kono, her best friend. And as the girls get caught up in trying to quell curiosity under such terrorist scrutiny, Hatsuki learns that there is much more than meets the eye of their monitored communications.

1. Jinsei wa Futsuka dake (Life is Only Two Days Long) 2. Usagi no Naru Ki (The Tree Where Rabbits Grow) 3. Kin Ringo-chan no Koi (Love of the Golden Apple) 4. Right Night Light 5. Bianca 6. Birthday

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Follow the the historical events of a very alternative Meiji Restoration in which all the prominent figures have the features of man's best friend!

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A collection of short stories: 1) Kami to Onna: Sumitarou adores women's hair, but he's terrified of women themselves. He wants to become a hairdresser, but will his anxiety around women ruin his possibility of achieving his dream? 2) Hoshiirono: It looks like Junta's going to be late for school one day, when he sees a cute fellow classmate named Lili, who he knew as a young child. She claims she can use magic, and she 'proves' it in various ways throughout the day. Is Lili's magic real? 3) Onaji Sakura wa Kotoshi no Saigo: Nozomu and Yuuto have been friends and classmates since elementary school. Yuuto always thinks of Nozomu as his little brother, and affectionately calls him "cute" all the time. Nozomu doesn't like being treated like a child... Will this destroy their relationship? 4) April 1st: A group of students feel dissatisfied with their lives, for various reasons. Will starting a dodgeball club together be a solution? (Source: MangaHelpers)

Ranzou is a big, tough guy with a motorcycle. After a run-in with a not particularly nice man in distress and a giant cat, he becomes a tough guy with a pet spirit cat, a wrecked motorcycle, and no money to fix it. In an effort to make money, he takes a job that lands him in Taiwan, where he and his cat unfortunately find themselves drawn into some serious trouble with demons. (Source: MangaHelpers)

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"89th of the keyboard is played, the most beautiful sound in the world."

Oumori High School is full of delinquents, but none of them can beat its 35th head, Meriken. First year student Kenny tries to challenge Meriken, but gets beaten up pretty bad. However, by chance Meriken eats Kenny's lunch, and it was so delicious, it was as if he received a heavy punch! Kenny realized that his cooking skills can become his weapon. He swore to make the way to the other students' hearts through their stomachs, and rise to the top of Oumori! (Source: Tokuma Shoten, translated)

Sometimes fugitive monsters hide in the nightmares of human beings. The cowboyish Shen and stern, muscle-bound Maestro are Dream Busters, bounty hunters who catch these monsters.

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The "sexy love comedy" centers around JKs who, upon entering their emotional teen years, have begun taking an interest in boys. Chiame and her childhood friends Yako and Ayari start a "Male Research Club" to assertively study men through fieldwork. (Source: ANN) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Namako no Susume

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FSc’s new work “Noirstorborg” headlined the first chapter of Comic Ryu Vol.16 with all eight pages printed in full color. (Source: The FØØL’s Progress)

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Welcome to "Ina-tei," a small restaurant staffed by a cute little girl and the ever so reliable mistress of the house. The secret behind the delicious menu at this restaurant lies in the kitchen staff: a wide array of unique demons, ranging from the "Kappa" to a talking fireball. To top it off, the mascot of the store is a little cat-like creature that controls thunder and lightning. Including Touya, the young hope from the "Youkai Aratamegata" (government sanctioned demon hunters) watch as the staff of "Inatei" go about their daily lives capturing demons and feeding the growing population of the Edo community. (Source: MangaHelpers)

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A young man takes a part-time job which leads him to question his life choices. (source: MU)

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Comic Ryu also published the 8-paged black & white “FSc’s Japan Diary” in the same issue (as Noirstorborg). (Source: The FØØL’s Progress).

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Sanada to Hamako is a sexual comedy where a woman, Hamako with a fat fetish and her boyfriend, Sanada carry out a perverted talks.

1. Nemurihime 2. Sayounara Minasan 3. Chika-chan no Hatsumei Shougakkou 4. △ 5. Kawaisou na Mayumi-san

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In the far distant future, hideous monsters roam the Earth, threatening the lives of all people. Genma, the evil ruler of the Mah tribe, has become obsessed with fathering an Heir. Convinced that a child born of a Hito woman will have amazing powers, he sets his sights on a young Hito woman. In exchange for her village's safety, Non agree to bear Genma's child. She gives birth to twins and names them Loof and Jin. Jin is left for Non to raise among the Hito, as Loof is taken to Genma, and raised to be the prince of the Mah tribe. Although Loof and Jin live in two separate worlds, their fates soon become intertwined as Loof is banished from Mah tribe once he appears to possess more human than wizard physical characteristics. (Source: ANN)