Each Friday, I like to dig around and try and find yet-to-be-published Japanese comics that sound appealing to me for one reason or another. Degrees of justification vary, and I certainly recognize that some of them probably stand no chance of ever being licensed for English-language publication, much less enjoying commercial success should that miracle occur. It’s all in fun. Mostly. Sometimes.
7 Seeds, written and illustrated by Yumi Tamura
50 x 50, written and illustrated by Saika Kunieda
Akuma to Dolce, written and illustrated by Julietta Suzuki
Amai Seikatsu, written and illustrated by Hikaru Yuzuki
amato amara, written and illustrated by Natsume (BASSO) Ono
Aoi Hana, written and illustrated by Takako Shimura
Bambino!, written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya
Barbara, written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka
Bartender, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo
Cesare, written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo
Children of the Earth, Jinpachi Mori and illustrated by Hideaki Hataji
Chi’s Sweet Home, written and illustrated by Konami Kanata, fulfilled by Vertical
Cooking Papa, written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro
Crazy for You, written and illustrated by Karuho Shiina
Crest of the Royal Family, written and illustrated by Chieko Hosokawa
Diamond Head, written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro
Doraemon, written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio
Doubutsu no Oishasan, written and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki
Dragon Zakura, written and illustrated by Norifusa Mita
Drops of God, written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto, fulfilled by Vertical
Falling in Love Even if I Wake from the Dream, written and illustrated by Saika Kunieda
Fashion Fade, written and illustrated by Tomoko Naka
Faster than a Kiss, written and illustrated by Meca Tanaka
Filament, written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara
Flip-Flap, written and illustrated by Minoru Toyoda
Franken Fran, written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Kigitsu
Freesia, written and illustrated by Jiro Matsumoto
Gad Sfortunato, written and illustrated by Natsume (BASSO) Ono
Gaku, written and illustrated by Shin’ichi Ishizuka
GeGeGe no Kitaro, written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki
Glass Mask, written and illustrated by Suzue Miuchi
Global Garden, written and illustrated by Saki Hiwatari
Gokusen, written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto
Hataraki Man, written and illustrated by Moyoco Anno
Hiiro no Itsu, written and illustrated by Yuki Midorikawa
Himawari: Kenichi Legend, written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura
Hime-Chan’s Ribbon, written and illustrated by Megumi Mizusawa
Himitsu no Himegimi Uwasa no Ouji, written and illustrated by Mato Kauta
Himitsu: The Top Secret, written and illustrated by Reiko Shimizu
I Am Hero, written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa
Japan Tengu Party Illustrated, written and illustrated by Iou Kuroda
Jin, written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami
Jirilove, written and illustrated by Utaguwa
Journal, written and illustrated by Fabrice Neaud
Junai Station, written and illustrated by Kei Tanaka
Kaguyahime, written and illustrated by Reiko Shizumu
Karechi, written and illustrated by Kunihiko Ikeda
Kiko-Chan’s Smile, written and illustrated by Tsubasa Nunoura
Kuma to Interi, written and illustrated by Natsume (BASSO) Ono
Kuragehime, written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura
The Life of the Genius Professor Yanagizawa, written and illustrated by Kazumi Yamashita
The Lonely Gourmet, written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi
Love My Life, written and illustrated by Ebine Yamaji
Mint na Bokura, written and illustrated by Wataru Yoshizumi
Mushi to Uta, written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa
Nasu, written and illustrated by Iou Kuroda
Neighborhood Story, written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa
Nomino, written and illustrated by Yumi Unita
N.Y.N.Y., written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa
Omo ni Naitemasu, written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura
Onmyôji, written and illustrated by Reiko Okano, based on the works of Baka Yumemakura
Orange Yane no Chiisana Ie, written and illustrated by Noriyuki Yamahana
Otherworld Barbara, written and illustrated by Moto Hagio
Otoko no Isshou, written and illustrated by Keiko Niishi
Otoyomegatari, written and illustrated by Kaoru Mori, fulfilled by Yen Press (A Bride’s Story)
Papa Told Me, written and illustrated by Nanae Haruno
Paros no Ken, written by Kaoru Korimoto and illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi
Patisserie Mon, written and illustrated by Kira
Piece, written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara
Poe no Ichizoku, written and illustrated by Moto Hagio
Princess Knight, written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka, fulfilled by Vertical
Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar, written and illustrated by Kyosuke Usuta
Rainbow, written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki
Rainbow Parakeet, written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka
Reiko Monotagari, written and illustrated by Saika Kunieda
The Rose of Versailles, written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda
Rough, written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi
Rubbers 7, written and illustrated by Sukune Inugami
Sailor Moon, written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, fulfilled by Kodansha Comics
Saint Young Men, written and illustrate by Hikaru Nakamura
Sakura-Gari, written and illustrated by Yuu Watase
Salvatore, written and illustrated by Nicolas de Crécy, fulfilled by NBM
Sazae-San, written and illustrated by Machiko Hagesawa
Shimane no Bengoshi, written by Masahito Kagawa and illustrated by Tetsuo Aoki
Shôjo Manga, written and illustrated by Naoko Matsuda
Soil, written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko
Song of the Wind and the Trees, written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya
Sukeban Deka, written and illustrated by Shinji Wada
Suki Masuki, written and illustrated by Yumi Unita
Takemitsu Zamura, written and illustrated by Taiyo Matsumoto
Tasogare Ryuuseigun, written and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane
Tenshi Nanka ja Nai, written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa
Thermae Romae, written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki
Tomodachi 100-nin Dekiru kana, written and illustrated by Minoru Toyoda
Uchû Kyôdai, written and illustrated by Chûya Koyama
Umimachi Diary, written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida
Vinland Saga, written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura
Wanted!, written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga
Witches, written and illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikô, written and illustrated by Hitoshi Ashinano
Yomingurashi, written and illustrated by Yumi Unita
Yoshiruki Master, written and illustrated by Sakura Tsukuba
Yume de Aetara, written and illustrated by Noriyuki Yamahana
Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen, written and illustrated by Akane Ogura
Zipang, written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi
