License Requests

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