Takeya Syuji

All over Japan, throughout the land, innumerable pieces of traditional pottery have been popping up. And the ones who have given a unique flair to every piece are known as the Yakimon! In place of his absent father, the university student Clay Endou must take charge of the "Homura Pottery House." There, he comes across four unique people who are collectively known as the Yakimon: Imari, Bizen, Kutani, and Mino. One tiresome piece, a second tiresome piece, the Yakimon seem to be fooling with him. Even so, Clay is committed to reviving the once-glorious art of pottery. Naturally, the road to this is riddled with challenges!

Tribute anthologies to Shigesato Itoi’s famous RPG MOTHER.Pollyanna brings together 35 manga artists and creators who love the game to create everything from serious entries to jokes, long-form pieces, drawings, and pixel art. Each creator poured their own unique love for MOTHER into the book, creating a truly special result.Shigesato Itoi also contributed to the book himself, creating a hand-drawn map for the overarching MOTHER series. The book also includes a bonus sticker sheet attached to the binding.Pollyanna 2 brings together another 40 creators for a 2nd amazing book.Pollyanna 2 Links:Official PageAmazon Japan

Not everyone wishes for a peaceful afterlife... least of all Bonzo Scalobania, whose dearest wish is to find a case for a skeleton detective like him to solve! Along with his unreliable assistant, Vampy Vinegret, and zombie frenemy/bounty hunter Nero Lichman, Bonzo swears to solve the problems of Limbo City! But does it still count if the problems he's solving are ones of his and his friends' own making?? A wacky, weird, heartwarming tale for the undead in us all. \[Kodansha]

A series of biographical oneshots by various mangaka, published in 2009-2010 by Asahi Shimbun. Each issue focuses on a different notable figure from Japanese history. Collection of all titles released under Asahi Publications can be found on their Official Website - Link Title and Author details for each issue can be found at MangaSeek (JP)

"I'll make sure to turn Hono-chan back into a human!" Three years have passed since the zombie virus was eradicated. Mamoru, a virgin, ends up working at a management company that dispatches zombies!? A story of pure love and work depicting the “after” of the pandemic!

MapMakers are the proud, chosen few who explore the stars and trailblaze across the universe. Wedgewood, one of the top MapMakers, has his whole life turned upside down one day when the family he loves gets caught up in a certain incident...

Pre-Lunatics is a short manga by Syuji Takeya included with the Deluxe Edition of the 2016 release of The Silver Case. It depicts the events occurring shortly before and at the very beginning of case#0:lunatics, with the last few pages of the comic matching the beginning of the case. The case is known as "Pre-Lunatic" on the History of 24th Ward timeline. \[https://www.believeinthe.net/wiki/Pre-Lunatics]

Kurayami Dance is a manga based on the original draft for Shadows of the Damned, which was a loose adaptation of Kafka's The Castle. Wataru, a man who went 300 km/h on a motorcycle. Due to the injuries he sustained, he spent three years in the hospital. When Wataru wakes up, he sees a completely changed hometown and a newly created Iron Empire. He then receives an invitation from the empire... A mysterious journey begins!

Nagareta Enishi is an eccentric, donut-loving forensic scientist at the private Chiyoda Forensic Science Laboratory. Nagareta mostly deals with civil issues and unsolved cases. His first few involve proving the truth behind an incident of public-transport, groping and determining whether a 5-year-old case was a suicide or simply an accident. However, there's also a deadly mystery to be solved from Nagareta's own past.

IT media is now used by everyone as a matter of course. 5 years ago, a man named Horiemon believed in the potential of IT more than anyone else and went ahead with his desire. His autobiographical novel has now been fully adapted into a manga! What is IT? What is the human bond in the age of accelerating internetization? This story explores the essence of desire and money!

A modern tale of the supernatural by the author of the Eisner Award-winning Old Boy. ("marginal" is one of several aliases by creator Garon Tsuchiya.) Masahiko is estranged from his family and lives a dead-end life in Tokyo, working as a chauffeur for high-class call girls. When his sister dies under mysterious circumstances, he inherits an unlabeled CD from her possessions. Listening to the jazz music it contains, he is propelled into an out-of-body experience. As he repeats the experience, he begins to wonder if this was how his sister died. Masahiko is determined to find the cause of her death, and the mystery behind the CD.