drama
Drama manga heavily emphasize their characters' emotional development. Whether by experiencing the protagonist's emotional turmoil, viewing heated character interactions, or exploring a passionate romance, any manga that humanizes its characters through emphasizing their flaws qualifies as a Drama.
Fushigi na Shounen
Status: Unknown
The manga is composed of various episodes linked together by the mysterious boy with no particular name. The boy travels to different times and places, trading with different people, letting them see a glimpse of their future or past, or the secrets of oth... Show more
Hana no Koe
Status: Completed
1) The Enchanted Peony
A valedictorian finds a beautiful peony.
2) The Butterfly Visits the Spring Garden
A butterfly turns into a human and meets a human boy.
3) The Cry of the Tiger
A man has to stay the night in the mountai... Show more
A valedictorian finds a beautiful peony.
2) The Butterfly Visits the Spring Garden
A butterfly turns into a human and meets a human boy.
3) The Cry of the Tiger
A man has to stay the night in the mountai... Show more
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Taiyou to Kaze no Sakamichi
Status: Completed
From Tokyopop:
Eighteen-year-old Nami is a magic user with a keen interest in helping everyone...but herself. Ryutaro is the new boy in school--he's rough around the edges and has a mysterious past, but beneath his rough exterior is a gentle soul. When... Show more
Eighteen-year-old Nami is a magic user with a keen interest in helping everyone...but herself. Ryutaro is the new boy in school--he's rough around the edges and has a mysterious past, but beneath his rough exterior is a gentle soul. When... Show more
Cinema no Teikoku
Status: Completed
From Esthétique:
Kaori was adopted by Hokuto Ryouzou after her grandmother died. She has the power of a shaman or "uta" of Okinawa, whose left eye can see others' future. The Hokuto family owns the "Hokuto Group," the leading ... Show more
Kaori was adopted by Hokuto Ryouzou after her grandmother died. She has the power of a shaman or "uta" of Okinawa, whose left eye can see others' future. The Hokuto family owns the "Hokuto Group," the leading ... Show more
Boku wa Misaki Tarou
Status: Completed
A one-shot on Misaki Taro, one of Tsubasa's partners, taking place after the first chapter of Volume 13 of the Captain Tsubasa Manga.
Golden Days
Status: Completed
Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective and neurotic mother, 16-year-old Soma Mitsuya cares only about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. One night his grandfather's condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, and Mitsuya finds himself l... Show more
Koi o Mune ni
Status: Completed
Straightforward, simple and sweet tales of unrequited love, old love, new love, and returned love.
1) Love in Chest
2) 1 Hour 17 Minutes
A young student contemplates his lover's move overseas.
3) Memory of Afternoon
... Show more
1) Love in Chest
2) 1 Hour 17 Minutes
A young student contemplates his lover's move overseas.
3) Memory of Afternoon
... Show more
Kami no Hidarite, Akuma no Migite
Status: Completed
The six books contains five horror stories related to a primary school kid named Sou. Sou has an ability to foresee supernatural events in his dreams and even to make changes that will eventually happen in reality.
The five stories are the Eroded... Show more
The five stories are the Eroded... Show more
Love at the Fingertip
Status: Completed
For her first time confessing, Riko decides to go all out--especially with her makeup! In the end she winds up humiliating herself. And worst of all, she runs into her enemy from school, Kenta. But, after finding out a secret of Kenta's, things start to ch... Show more
Kanyou Shoujo (KAWAHARA Yumiko)
Status: Completed
Yumiko Kawahara's disturbing short stories explore the strange and codependent world of dolls and the people who own them.
These cautionary tales must come from some desire to teach people a lesson, for in each one there is a horrible outcome when... Show more
These cautionary tales must come from some desire to teach people a lesson, for in each one there is a horrible outcome when... Show more
Hikari to Tomo ni...
Status: Completed
From Yen Press:
Born during the sunrise - an auspicious beginning - the Azumas' newborn son is named Hikaru, which means "light." But during one play date, his mother notices that her son is slightly different from the other children. In this... Show more
Born during the sunrise - an auspicious beginning - the Azumas' newborn son is named Hikaru, which means "light." But during one play date, his mother notices that her son is slightly different from the other children. In this... Show more
Jewelry Eyes
Status: Completed
Runa has a special hypnotherapy power that she inherited from her parents, and with it she can repel perverts/molesters. However, due to this power she can't find her first love, and it can't help her fall in love. How will this power affect her crush, Kit... Show more
Hayabusa (ROPPONGI Aya)
Status: Completed
From Entropy:
Ryouhei Hayabusa, named after the nearly extinct Peregrine Falcon, no longer sings in public after his chorus teacher removed him from the choir, saying he has a "beast-like" voice. But one day when Saino, a first year, ove... Show more
Ryouhei Hayabusa, named after the nearly extinct Peregrine Falcon, no longer sings in public after his chorus teacher removed him from the choir, saying he has a "beast-like" voice. But one day when Saino, a first year, ove... Show more
Platonic Chain - Selected Stories
Status: Completed
What happens when you ask some of the best manga-ka around to write short stories about unrequited love? You get this marvelous series!
Gothic Sports
Status: Completed
Anya, the new girl at Lucrece High, just isn't fitting in. Her dream is to join one of the school's elite sports teams, but when she tries out, she's instantly rejected! Anya doesn't get mad, though--she gets even. When she meets other "misfits" ... Show more
Sangatsu no Yume
Status: Completed
Yayoi is an energetic girl who is living happily with her single dad. All her life, she's always blamed herself for the death of her mom, and also she believes that her most important things always disappear on her birthday. This changes when a substitute ... Show more
Romantic Blue Ice
Status: Completed
1. Romantic Blue Ice
Her birthday is on Christmas and she should be out celebrating, however, she was ditched by her friends and then she got hit by a car! When she regains consciousness, she realizes that she is transported to a pure white world with ... Show more
Her birthday is on Christmas and she should be out celebrating, however, she was ditched by her friends and then she got hit by a car! When she regains consciousness, she realizes that she is transported to a pure white world with ... Show more
Under the Rose (KONNO Kita)
Status: Completed
[From Lililicious]:
Under the Rose is a love story between two sisters who meet years after their birth.
Under the Rose is a love story between two sisters who meet years after their birth.
Little Birds of Paradise
Status: Completed
[From Lililicious]:
"Little Birds of Paradise" is a short full-color story. Two girls discuss their plans for after graduation. Bittersweet.
"Little Birds of Paradise" is a short full-color story. Two girls discuss their plans for after graduation. Bittersweet.
Yurusarete Inai Watashitachi
Status: Completed
Story 1: Yurusarete Inai Watashitachi
Is love between adults and high school girls really taboo? Ritsuko's boyfriend, Yuuji, is an outstanding office worker who works in a foreign company. He always treats Ritsuko like a little kid just because he is s... Show more
Is love between adults and high school girls really taboo? Ritsuko's boyfriend, Yuuji, is an outstanding office worker who works in a foreign company. He always treats Ritsuko like a little kid just because he is s... Show more
The Two of Us
Status: Completed
In The Two of Us a girl is fascinated by the new transfer student, who won't be staying long and so plans not to get close to any of her new classmates.
Japan as Viewed by 17 Creators
Status: Completed
Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan.
The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasi... Show more
The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasi... Show more
Chronicles of the Grim Peddler
Status: Completed
The Grim Peddler waltzes through fairy tales, giving the stories' inhabitants their hearts' desires. But benefactors beware, for his gifts don't always turn out quite as expected! Classic fables like Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, The Frog Prince and ... Show more
Apothecarius Argentum
Status: Completed
As a boy, Argentum was a poison tester for a royal family. Later, he developed an immunity to toxic substances and became a master chemist with the ability to cure any illness. Returning after a long absence, he is assigned to be Princess Primula's bodygua... Show more
