Sometimes, life is all about experiencing the bad times before the good. You know as they say, once you're at the bottom, the only way is up. These 15 mangas will let you learn about life's hardships but show that there will always be a way to solve your problems in the end.

Love isn't always easy. Even when you find the one, life can get in your way. Follow the characters in this collection to see how they overcome the external obstacles that stand between their love, such as distance or social status.

Hirotaka Adachi or mostly known by his pen name, Otsuichi, is a Japanese filmmaker and a writer of short horror stories. During his days in high school, he made his debut by writing Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse. His major works include Goth, a novel that was adapted to a comic and film, and Zoo, a series of short stories that were also adapted to film. Because of his amazing talent in writing, his works were translated to English for his foreign fans to read.