Chika Umino is a manga artist, an illustrator, a designer, and a self-proclaimed otaku. Chika Umino is not her real name because it is just her pen name based on the name of her favorite place, Umi no Chikaku no Youenchi, an amusement park near the sea. You may know her popular works such as the noteworthy, Honey and Clover, and her most recent work, March Comes in Like a Lion both of which got anime adaptations. She also designed the characters for the anime, Eden of the East, and background illustration for the second season of the Monogatari Series. Thanks to her notable works, she has received awards like the Kondanshi Manga Awards, Manga Taishou, and Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Highly spirited manga, It's not just about the game, it's also about how can one grow walking under that path. Every move, every game you play you mature little by little.

Soft, gentle, sometimes filled with laughters, Slice of Life give you a sense of what life is around the world in a few panels of drawing.

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.

Growing up without a family is terribly difficult and lonely. However, these main characters prove that no matter how disadvantaged one is, with hard work and passion, one can be successful in the game of life!

Are you a fan of board games, specifically the kinds that let you use your knowledge and wit? If so, then this collection just might fit your tastes. Explore the worlds of different board games like shogi, mahjong, go, and more! You might never know that one of these games will interest you in playing them.

Follow the heroes and heroines in these manga to see how they adapt to being picked up and dropped somewhere totally foreign to them. Laugh, cry and fall in love with the characters and their adventures as they cope with their new “normal”. From rags-to-riches, sudden fame, city to the country--you'll find it all here.