Most girls are crazy about jewelry, but not Anis Yamamoto. Not since her father gave her a rose choker as a child, claiming it was a protective amulet which would safeguard her from harm; however, if she ever took it off (a feat easier said than done!), she would be afflicted by a “punishment” of some sort. Not like it matters to her though, since the attention it attracts around school from faculty and students alike isn’t something she’s particularly fond of. But after a certain incident causes the choker to disappear, she realizes that this punishment her father spoke of might have been a bit more than she bargained for!

At the age of sixteen Ryo Narushima was a genius and looked to have no trouble of getting into Tokyo University and joining the elite of society. However, that summer something cracked inside Ryo's head. With a small knife he brutally murdered both of his parents only leaving his sister alive and cowering in a corner. It is at this grotesque incident that our story begins. Extra Note: At volume 20, the series changed publishers, which created a restart of the chapter numbers. Starting from chapter 61 in volume 26, the first chapter from when the series returned from a long hiatus, the series has been completely written & drawn by Tanaka Akio. While Hashimoto Izou did write the series in the beginning, he had been doing less and less work starting from volume 4. Tanaka & Hashimoto reached a settlement and Shamo continued.

Chinmi is a young Chinese boy devoted to martial arts training. Word of his skill reaches the kung-fu masters at the famous Dailin temple who invite him to study with them. Through his own dedication and the guidance of his teachers, Chinmi becomes one of the top students at the temple. Eventually the time comes for him to leave Dailin and make a pilgrimage. On his journey he faces a number of dangers that test his skills, but he also meets many people who inspire him in different ways. A chastened but determined Chinmi returns to Dailin for advanced training. But soon his skills are needed again - the Mongol hordes are nearing the temple.

Meet the Urumas, a slightly dysfunctional family of four sorcerers. Mom, being the most powerful sorceress around, works away from home keeping the world safe. Dad picks up the slack and takes care of the family. Except when he's out, which is when the older brother Jin finds himself in the unenviable position of keeping tabs on his sister Ran. And Ran, the youngest, is a willful girl with too much power and too little wisdom. Let's take a look at Ran's everyday misadventures, shall we?

The era in which wandering Gods with omnipotent powers go around to enrich the land. The boy, Mauri, who was sacrificed to the dragon that visited their village is: '...brave and quite adorable ♥♥' -God 'Like hell I'm gonna let other guys touch him!' -God. Watch as other surprisingly lovable and frank wandering Gods, humans, and mysterious creatures weave their stories together. • Tokoharu no Kariudo A story about a hunter and a bird.

In a fantasy world, with slight RPG-like element, the demon king has been revived and it is up to the Subjugators class to find him and slay him before it is too late. Follow Tolza, a young Subjugator, on his journey to slay the demon king along with his teammates he makes along the way. However, there lies a dark secret that his teammates must never know, regarding the Subjugator class.

This is a story about self-proclaimed masked pro-wrestler Hyuuga and his roommate Akaru. Hyuuga doesn’t remove his mask even at home— could it be that it’s his actual face?! Koketsu Dining, a story of a tiger (who even has a tail!) and the air-headed Akaru, who has unknowingly started to admire the gentle Hyuuga. It was like this that they started living together. But happy and heart-throbbing situations just keep happening…..!?

Because of the extraordinary power she has, Shuri Otokawa was always living in the dark full of fear and distress. Eventually, she decided to become more optimistic about her life when she started a new job at her aunt's detective agency, "Office S". However, at such a crucial time in her life, the one who appears in front of Shuri is..?!

Seven years ago, Lundi found a little girl named Jeudi lying in a field of dandelions on the Alps. One day, they accidentally angered Count de Gourmont and so Jeudi was forced work as a maid in his castle. Lundi came to her rescue; however they nearly died when escaping. Set in the era of World War II, Lundi and Jeudi face many difficult situations as they search for the whereabouts of Jeudi’s parents. -Bakaupdates

She is more crazy about shopping than finding love. There are so many things that she desires, but she has yet to find what she's looking for.

The story follows Kiyotake, a man with no aim or accomplishments in life. He’s an actor who lands extra roles at best, works multiple part-time jobs to barely support himself, and has few personal attachments. His best friend Shun died when he was 19 in an accident and he now has a few casual friends. This expands when an old acquaintance moves in next door...

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From Yen Press: A young boy named Roxas whiles away the last days of his summer vacation with his three best friends in their quiet little home of Twilight Town. But all is not as it should be in this hamlet nestled between night and day. Strange things keep happening around Roxas, which always seem to involve mysterious creatures and he is plagued by dreams of a boy named Sora, whom he has never met. Bewildered, Roxas searches for answers. Will they lead him to Sora, Donald and Goofy?

Kouji and Izumi are still playing one step forward, two steps back in their angst-ridden dance of love. The drama is taken to new heights in this series: just how far will Kouji go in his desperate love for Izumi? Will these two ever be together and be happy at the same time? Note - Volumes 1-14 have been completely translated into English. However, several years after the supposed finale, the mangaka published 3 more chapters (recently compiled into a 15th volume) which act as an epilogue for the series, though the 14th volume had a conclusion of sorts in itself. Of these, chapter 1: Ai ni Obore, Ai ni Shisu has been scanlated, but chapters 2 and 3, titled Rakuen 1 and 2, have not.

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: The sorcerer Rii and his apprentice Raberu reside in the hills on the outskirts of Geru, a town where many sorcerers dwell. Between Rii steering clear of the town and his eccentricities, it may not be the most interesting home life, but Raberu fills his days by going to school and learning about magic. But who is Rii, the strict and kind sorcerer, and why is he watching over Raberu?

Robbed nearly blind, Izumi is forced to move out of his apartment into more…”affordable” housing—which means shacking up in a run-down tenement complex with five quirky neighbors, including Haruto—the weirdest, most seemingly unsociable landlord he’s ever met. Izumi’s convinced all he has to do is buckle down at work and put up with this miserable situation for the time being until he saves up enough to move, but then they all kind of start to grow on him—especially (and perhaps most unexpectedly) Haruto.

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From the manga habit: The story of AkaAka begins with a dream filled with red camellia and the passing of a strange mask. The owner of this mask is a young boy named Yue who lives at a temple populated with rather unusual residents. The nearby town Utsuwa is holding a winter festival. Kurogitsune, his fox spirit friend, decides it is the perfect opportunity for the sheltered Yue to experience the sights, sounds, and most of all the food! Even though Yue is forbidden to ever leave the temple, they sneak into town, not realizing what they have set into motion…

Being a virgin employee, Yamashita had dreamed to sleep at least once with his most favorite gay porn star, Hikaru. From there, he has an unbelieveable encounter when he left from work! During the middle of the intercourse, however, it turns out that the man isn't Hikaru but someone called Asazaki Ryuuichi! "...Who on earth are you?!"

Though it's also popular with younger kids, is an internationally popular teenager and young adult media franchise. It consists mainly of a manga series made by Akira Toriyama in 1984, four anime show, nineteen animated feature films, an American live action movie, collectible card games as well as other collectible merchandises, a lot of video games (still being made), and action figures. comes with an extensive fanbase that is on-line and is consistently among the very often searched-for terms on Google, Yahoo!, and Lycos. The storyline and characters of were partially inspired by the Chinese people novel Journey to the West, though they and the novel diverge quickly. The storyline follows the experiences of the lead character Son Goku (on the basis of the Monkey King of the folk legend, Sun Wukong) from his youth through his maturity. The narrative contains components both of humor and action, although the show became more activity-oriented over time. The show starts using a monkey-tailed boy named Goku befriending a teenage girl named Bulma, whom he accompanies to find the seven Dragon Balls (which summon the dragon Shenlong to allow the user one wish. They are led by the journey to the desert bandit Yamcha, who afterwards becomes an ally; Chichi, whom Goku unknowingly consents to wed; an impish guy who seeks the Dragon Balls to satisfy his need to rule the planet, and Pilaf. Goku subsequently gets extensive training regimes under the martial arts master Kame-Sen'nin to be able to fight in the Tenkaichi Budokai ("Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament"). A monk named Kuririn becomes competitor and his training partner, however they soon become best friends. Following the tournament, Goku searches for the Dragon Ball his grandfather left him and nearly singlehandedly conquers their hired assassin Taopaipai and the Red Ribbon Army. Then Goku reunites with his buddies to get the better of the combatants of the fortuneteller Baba Uranai and have her find a buddy killed by Taopaipai to be revived by the last Dragon Ball. At the Tenkaichi Budokai three years after Goku and his allies fight Kame-Sen'nin's competition and the brother of Taopaipai, Tsuru-Sen'nin, and his pupils Tenshinhan and Chaozu. Kuririn is killed following the tournament and his killer, Piccolo Daimao tracks down and defeats Goku. Goku is taken by the samurai Yajirobe to the hermit Karin, where he receives a power boost and healing. Meanwhile, Piccolo fights with Kame-Sen'nin and Chaozu, resulting in both their departures, and uses before ruining Shenlong the Dragon Balls to recover his youth. Piccolo Daimao, who, just before expiring, spawns his son/reincarnation Piccolo is subsequently killed by Goku. Karin subsequently directs Goku to Kamisama, the first inventor of the Dragon Balls, renovate his slain buddies and to restore Shenlong. Goku trains under Kami for the following 3 years, once again reuniting in the Tenkaichi Budokai with his buddies, where he narrowly wins against Piccolo before leaving with Chichi to keep his promise to wed her. Five years after, Goku is a young adult and dad to his son Gohan, when Raditz arrives on Earth, identifies Goku as his smaller brother 'Kakarrot' and discloses to him that they're members of a virtually extinct extraterrestrial race known as the Saiyans (Saiyajin?), who sent Goku to capture Earth for them, until he suffered a serious head injury and lost all memory of his assignment. Goku gives his life to defeat Raditz, and refuses to continue the assignment, sides with Piccolo. Under the North Kaio Goku trains in the afterlife until he's restored by the Dragon Balls to save the Earth from the invading Nappa and Vegeta. In the conflict Yamcha, Chaozu, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo are killed, and the Dragon Balls stop to exist. Kuririn and the galactic tyrant Freeza learn of another set of Dragon Balls on planet Namek (Namekkusei?), whereupon Bulma, Gohan, and Kuririn search to allow them to restore their buddies and later the Earth's Dragon Balls, resulting in a number of conflicts with Freeza's minions and Vegeta, the latter standing alongside the heroes to fight the Ginyu Force, a team of mercenaries. The long fight with Freeza himself comes to a close when Goku gets the better of him and transforms into a Super Saiyan of legends. Several Androids (Jinzoningen?, "Artificial Humans") created with an associate of the former Red Ribbon Army, Doctor Gero, seem three years after, seeking revenge against Goku. In now, an evil life form named Cell additionally emerges and, after consuming two of the Androids to accomplish his "perfect form," holds his own fighting tournament to challenge the protagonists. Gohan avenges his father by conquering Cell after Goku loses his own life to no avail. Seven years after, his allies, and Goku, briefly restored for just one day are drawn into a fight against Majin Boo. After numerous conflicts, including destruction and recreation of the Earth, Goku ruins Boo with a Genki Dama (a sector of pure energy brought from all intelligent beings on Earth) and wishes for him to be reincarnated as a "good person." Ten years after, at another Tenkaichi Budokai, Goku meets Oob, Boo's human reincarnation. Leaving their match incomplete, Goku departs with Oob to train him to be the new guard in Earth. , produced Kakarot , is the chief protagonist of the show created by Akira Toriyama. He's the adoptive grandson of Grandpa Gohan, the son of Bardock and Gine, the husband of Chi Chi, the daddy of Gohan and Goten, the grandpa of Pan, and after the ancestor of Goku Jr. Cheerful, brave and also a bit innocent, Goku is a Saiyan initially sent to Earth as an infant with the assignment to ruin it. Nevertheless, his recollection changes, inducing him to grow up pure-hearted and afterwards become the best defender in Earth, in addition to the informal leader of the Z Fighters. Throughout his life, he strives to function as the finest warrior potential, while in once using his astonishing strength and expertise to carry on peace and trains hard a, is the prince of the fallen Saiyan race and archrival to Goku. He could be the husband of Bulma, the older brother of Tarble, the firstborn son of King Vegeta, the daddy of Bulla and Trunks, and the great -great grandfather of Vegeta Jr. Alongside Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo, he's easily among the very obvious characters in the show, after being introduced than a variety of other characters, receiving more character development. , egotistical and filled with pride, Vegeta was once a callous, cold blooded warrior and outright killer, but after left his job in the Frieza Force, instead choosing to stay and live on Earth, fighting alongside the Z Fighters; all the while striving to become the universe's strongest warrior, especially using the assignment to overcome and surpass Goku in power. His character evolves from villain, to protagonist through the length of the show, to antihero +

Kuze Shunpei, a high school student, is on spring break going to Hokkaidou when he loses his wallet. Stranded in the mountains with no money and his motorcycle having run out of gas, he passes out in the snow on the side of the road. When he wakes up he finds that he's been saved and brought to the Watarai farm, a horse ranch that breeds race horses. There he meets a host of various people, ranging from stable hands to the owner and his family (which includes four daughters). Shunpei is completely unsuited for the farm life, and his city upbringing contrasts sharply with the hard labor required to help the farm out. Yet despite all this, he tries his best to become accepted. However, he constantly gets into arguments with Hibiki (the second daughter), who views him as useless. Things come to a head when Shunpei scares one of the horses, who throws Hibiki (Hibiki is a rider). Ashamed, Shunpei flees back to Tokyo for the rest of the spring break. But back in Tokyo, Shunpei begins to long for the simple farm life. Will Shunpei ever be able to return and prove himself to be worthy of being a member of the farm?

Hardworking, good-looking, and heir to daddy's company, Shimano thinks his life's just about perfect. Except that he's working from the bottom up in the company, and he can't seem to get along with Kurosawa, his manager. Competent but flippant, Kurosawa always seems to pay extra attention to Shimano, whether it's teasing him to make him work harder or covering up for his mistakes, which of course drives Shimano crazy. So he has Kurosawa firmly blacklisted until he realizes that Kurosawa's private life isn't a bundle of roses and begins to sympathize...and how are you supposed to hate someone you sympathize with, anyway? The story is continued in the last two chapters of Tight Rope.

From Chibi Manga: The patissière Fuji Tamago started a part-time job and the staff in the kitchen of that cafe are only handsome boys! She can talk with a lot of boys! but she's not good for that...what should she do...?!! Finally there's the ace of the butlers, Koyomi, that start joking with her. He suddenly became so kind....and her heart start beating for him...!!

Ao Sakabara is a rising young actor who loves his fans. He credits his success to them. So he is thrilled when he gets a huge role in a drama written by his favorite screen writer! To top it off one of his co-actors is the biggest star of his agency. Life is good until an unexpected part of his past shows up to ruin everything.