Manga Directory -- 1981

Touch is a shounen story about two twin brothers, a pretty girl next door, and that good old pastime of baseball. The manga was written by one of the most well known manga-ka out there, Adachi Mitsuru in the early 80's (1981-1986). He's a wonderful writer who tends to write stories that are related to baseball and Koshien, the stadium where the All High School Baseball Tournament is held.

Chapters 257

Oct 22, 2016

1,588

CAPTAIN TSUBASA

11-year-old Tsubasa Ohzora transfers to his new school where he quickly becomes the star of the school's soccer team. His Brazilian coach, Roberto Hongo, notices the potential of the young athlete and soon offers him a chance to come with him to Brazil. Young Tsubasa trains more and more and is with each passing game more confident in his abilities. Old enemies become his friends and the World Cup seems closer and closer for him.

Oneshot

Oct 06, 2018

1,033

CAT'S EYE

[Taken from PRISMS] This is a story about three sisters in search of their lost father, who was a famous artist. They steal his works of art from museums/galleries to make him recognize their presence in the world. The three sisters' gang is called Cat's Eye, and so is the coffee shop they own. This coffee shop is located right in front of the police-headquarters. Hitomi, the middle sister, is betrothed to the police inspector Toshio, who is in charge of the investigating the Cat's Eye. Toshio falls in love with Hitomi, even as a Cat's Eye member.

Vol. 18 Ch. 133 The Last Big Caper

Feb 28, 2020

395

STOP!! HIBARI-KUN!

On her death bed, Kousaku Sakamoto's mother tells him that after she dies, he should go to Tokyo where he'll be taken care of by her friend Ibari Oozora and his family. Since his father died three years before and with no where else to go, Kousaku decides to go along with his mother's last request. However, he soon discovers that Ibari is the boss of the Oozora Group mob ring. Uneasy about his predicament, he considers leaving, but he has second thoughts when he meets Ibari's four daughters–Tsugumi, Tsubame, Suzume and Hibari–only to find out that Hibari is actually Ibari's only son. Now Kousaku must not only cope with living among mobsters but also with refusing Hibari's advances toward him.

Stop!! Hibari kun! Vol. 3 Ch. 53.5 Afterword & Bonus Track

Jan 18, 2021

340

HIDAMARI NO KI

Edo, 1855, in the Hill of the Three Hundred district: Japan's isolationist foreign policy has been lifted, and the era of the Bakumatsu has begun. The samurai Ibuya Manjiro, 26 years old, has just begun his career as low-ranking retainer to the minor daimyo Lord Matsudaira. Tezuka Ryoan, 29, a disciple of Dutch medicine, has just been accepted as a student at Teki Academy in Osaka. Each has a temper to go with his talent, and in a time of brewing upheaval the two are not slow to find trouble, which brings them together in spite of their mutual dislike. Tezuka is called in one night to sew up Ibuya after an illicit duel; a few weeks later, Ibuya finds himself the only thing standing between Tezuka and a gang of swordsmen sent by the head of medicine for the Shogunate ... Hidamari no Ki received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984 for general manga.

Chapters 64.1

Jun 09, 2022

293

CRYSTAL DRAGON

Arianrhod is a young girl from an island called Erin. She is different from all the other kids her age. All the others in the tribe have blond hair while Arian is the only one with black hair and because of this she was bullied many times. One day a traveler in silver clothing came to Erin and “named” Arian. To be named is very important because it reveals one's true self. After that the Master Drisu takes Arian in as his disciple because she was “named” by the stranger. Balor is the evil leader of Death Valley and one night he murdered all the people in Arian's tribe, and she swears to get vengeance on Balor. (summary taken from Baka-Updates)

Crystal☆Dragon Vol.13 Chapter 53

Mar 08, 2024

281

YUKAN CLUB

Everyday is the same old boring activities and pattern for the rich students of the St. President Academy's student council. The six of them only go to the Yukan/Leisure club because they have nothing else to do. One day, one of them gets into trouble, and the other five help her to solve her problems. This marked the beginning of their awesome adventures.

Chapter 44.4

Oct 02, 2021

187	BLACK ANGELS 3.0 Even by today's standards, this is a startlingly dark, bleak, violent manga about a justice-seeking hitman and his associates. It has more than enough action, sinister bad guys, and occultish themes to satisfy any action manga fan. Chapters 157 Jan 03, 2023 Action

175	Army Of Hell 0 There's no intro for it... Vol.6 Ch.60 Sep 04, 2024 Thriller Sexual Violence

157

SASUGA NO SARUTOBI

Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen-year-old student at Ninja High School, a special school for the training of ninja. He is short and chubby, but he possesses a super technique known as the "kamikaze", where he stirs up a whirlwind with his feet. The series introduces his many adventures and pranks as Nikumaru meets with his rivals both in and out of school. [Source: Animenfo]

Chapters 46

Oct 29, 2016

78	AKAI KIBA 3.0 Komatsuzaki Ran is not a normal girl. Raised by wolves, psychic powers, the ability to turn into Akai Kiba (The Red Fang)...and a lot of people after her. Chapters 4.2 Oct 25, 2016 Action Adventure

69	HANSEL AND GRETEL 3.0 An anthology collection of very short parodies of classic fairy tales and stories, such as Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe, Ali Baba, Snow White and more. The reissued edition lacks a large fully-painted poster supplement. Chapters 21 Oct 22, 2016 Comedy Drama

67	SAYONARA NIPPON 3.0 The experiences of two Japanese people who move to the US; one a judo teacher, the other a guitarist. Chapters 8 Oct 25, 2016 Comedy Monster

63	Atagoul Monogatari 0 Atagoul Monogatari takes place in a fantasy world where humans and cats can talk to each other. The story revolves around the adventures of the protagonist, Hideyoshi, and his friends. Chapters 48 Mar 31, 2022 Supernatural

45	Barairo No Kaibutsu 0 Collection of 13 guro stories by Suehiro Maruo. Chapters 13 Dec 22, 2023 Anthology Sexual Violence

Jigoku No Senki

Jigoku no Senki is an erotically charged noir/action series written by Shiro Azuma and illustrated by Toshio Maeda that was originally serialized in 1977 under the title \"Taxi Driver\" but underwent a title change (feel free to speculate as to why) for its 3 volume tankoubon release in 1981. The story is about a former police detective who works as a taxi driver in order to keep his daughter on life support. He isn’t just a taxi driver, though, but also an extremely efficient hitman and he has a personal score to settle...

Chapters 16

Nov 11, 2024

APPLAUSE

A love story between two dancers: Junaque, a relative of the Belgian royal family and Shara, a Japanese transfer student. The story begins at St. Maria's, a private Catholic school in Belgium, but later the action switches to the show business life in New York. In "Bruges," the prequel to Ariyoshi Kyouko's Applause, a mystery game gets out of hand. Bruges can be found in Princess Supplement 1991.

ch.002

Dec 22, 2019

AISHITE NIGHT

"Aishite Knight" is set in Osaka, and tells the story of Yaeko "Yakko" Mitamura, an 18 year old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo, and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo's brother Go Kato is the lead singer of the emerging rock band "Bee Hive". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa an unexpected series of events unfolds.

Vol.2 Chapter 8

Jun 30, 2023

THE KABOCHA WINE

Transfer student, Aoba Shunsuke, arrived at Sunshine School only to find the premises empty. He was secretly gleeful to be the first to reach the school, oblivious to the fact that it was Foundation Day and a rest day for the institution. At that moment, a big-sized "L"(Eru) beauty by the name of Natsumi appeared before him and the two of them hit off together even though Shunsuke was so much smaller than her. Shunsuke's mother runs a women's apparel busines but the shop is in need of manpower. Shunsuke offers to help out at the shop but fumbles a lot because he does not know how to interact with the ladies. Eru decides to step in and help out around the shop and this pleases Shunsuke's mother. This is a romance story that shares the joys and woes of the "SL" combi between Shunsuke and Eru. The Kabocha Wine won the 1983 Kodansha Manga award for shounen.

Vol. 2 Ch. 10 A Poolside Romance

Dec 07, 2020

Son Of Shaka

(from ebookjapan): A man called \"the son of Shaka\" arrives in the peaceful village of Shogitani. He continues to act in mysterious ways, such as offering a large sum of money for a village girl who is in debt and scattering 5 million in cash in the village, with his triplet female followers. Meanwhile, one by one, the villagers begin to fall ill with high fever.......!

Chapters 6

Nov 30, 2022

Jigoku No Senki - The Lethal Demon

Vol.3 Chapter 13

Nov 03, 2024

Kowai Hon: Scary Book

The spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold in Western audiences with hit films like The Ring that are based on Japanese films adapted from classic manga stories. And the master of horror manga is Umezu Kazuo-known as the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" with several of his stories being adapted to film-and Dark Horse Manga is proud to bring his Scary Book horror anthology to Western readers for the first time. This first volume, Reflections, presents two feature-length tales of terror. In \"Mirror,\" a narcissistic girl\'s reflection begins to take mean-spirited command of her life; and in \"Demon\'s Revenge,\" a sadistic samurai master bent on seeking retribution for his son\'s injuries finds the tables of vengeance turned against him.

Chapters 5

Nov 08, 2024

13	Gogora Dodora - Yojigen Mystery 0 One night while star gazing siblings Haruhiko and Fuko encounter strange lights in the sky...the next day they wake up to find themselves in an entirely new and strange world... Chapters 9 Apr 22, 2025 Sci-Fi Monsters

SABER-TIGER

Story 1: Saber Tiger "From tens of millions of years ago, the saber-toothed tiger reigned as the strongest carnivorous animal on land." Told from the perspective of a saber-toothed tiger, Saber Tiger tells a story where time travelers appear in the mist of the Ice Age. Story 2: The Planet of the Unicorn Astronauts attempt to investigate a planet with environmental conditions frighteningly similar to that of the Earth's. Madness ensues.

Saber Tiger Vol. 1 Ch. 2 The Planet of the Unicorn

May 24, 2019

9	CINDERELLA KISHI 3.0 There's no intro for it... Chapters 0 Oct 23, 2016

GOOD WEATHER

An anthology of short stories from 1974-1980, including; - CHUCK CHECK CHICKEN - TOKYOO CHANG PONG - SHINCHO SENKI - GOOD WEATHER part 1 - GOOD WEATHER part 2 - AI NO KAIKAKU 2 CHOME 3 - VIRGIN SHADOW - KATSU KARE - SO WHAT - AME LINGO part 1 - AME LINGO part 2 - BOOGIE WOOGIE WALTZ part 1

Chapters 1

Oct 23, 2016

Ore No Sora - The Detective Saga

(from ebookjapan): Ippei Yasuda, heir to the Yasuda Zaibatsu, is back as a detective! Despite being a rookie, Ippei takes on cases head-on, but is confronted by the unreasonable crimes of those in power. Will Ippei be able to maintain his manly justice?

Chapters 3

Jan 22, 2025

7	YOKOSUKA ROBIN 3.0 Includes a short story called Youma (Leprechaun) in volume two. Chapters 0 Oct 20, 2016

A, A'

Description from Viz: The story A, A' raises a troubling question: How would you feel if your lover died - and was replaced by a clone? Could you recreate your relationship with someone who was physically exactly the same but didn't share any memories of your life together? In 4/4, teenaged Mori flunks out of an ESP training program. But when he meets Trill, a beautiful Unicorn, his latent abilities begin to blossom... In X+Y, Hagio uses science fiction to explore questions of gender and sexual identity. Time has passed, and once again, Mori finds himself inexorably attracted to a member of the unicorn race - but this unicorn is male... and so is Mori. X+Y won Seiun Award in manga category in 1985

Chapters 0

Oct 26, 2016

5	Yuki No Hi No Sugoshikata 0 Short oneshot published in issue no. 2 of Grapefruit (1981). Mar 02, 2025

Hoshi No Kowareru Oto

Mizuo is a cheerful girl who laughs a lot. However, her fate changed dramatically after her mother was shot dead by a hunter who mistook her for prey... Mizuo doesn\'t have his father, and is left alone. She is then invited by an old friend of her father to live in Tokyo. She is determined to find her mother\'s killer. What will become of Mizuo, who has forgotten how to smile? Also contains Nigatsu to Sangatsu no Aida ni, Rokugatsu no Oka, Chou no Yume, and Mienai Yuurei

Chapters 5

Apr 07, 2025

Sleeper Train

Sleeper Train by Masayuki Izumi captures a man\'s intense focus on enjoying a simple boxed meal during his train journey. With humor and a touch of drama, he carefully considers each element of the meal, savoring the experience as he reflects on flavors, textures, and the art of eating. His internal dialogue reveals a unique perspective on finding joy in small moments, making for a whimsical yet profound look at the intersection of travel, food, and personal satisfaction.

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