New Manga Series for the Year 2006
All new manga series reported for this year can be found here. You can sort them by the date they were reported to us, the rating, or based on how active the series was over the past month.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen
Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same. In these times it was the desires of man that moved the world. It is the era of the 500 year war: The warring states period. Kingdom is the story of a young boy named Shin who grew into a great general and all the trials and bloodshed that lead him there.
Earned a Guinness World Record in 2012 for Manga written by the most people. The record was due to its "Social Kingdom" campaign in which fans and other artists were given the task of redrawing the entire 26th volume.
Note: Won the grand prize for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013 and the first annual Tsutaya Comic Awards' All-Time Best Section in 2017.
Official French
Rating: 8.72 (962 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #474 
(-15)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
From Viz:
Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself. But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who is Zen really?
Extra stories:
Vol 1 Hachigatsu no Shikisa (Four-season Colour of August)
Sakinomiya Hazuki decides to go the beach before she moves to a new home, and along the way, she catches and hat that flew by. She almost falls when a boy helps her. He introduces himself as Komatsu Yuuto, but the little kids, Haruki (Spring) and Fuyumi (Winter) call him Natsu-neechan (Summer) because he comes to play with them in the summer. She introduces herself, but the boy gives her the nickname , Aki (Autumn), because her original name was too long. They play together throughout the summer, but will they want to split up when it’s over?
Vol 2 Bokura o Tsunaide (Bind Us)
Toshiya has died and now has permission to go back to Earth to check on things. He finds that his best friends are the same as they always were- in love, but afraid to get together because it might break up the friendship that the two of them and Toshiya had. Toshiya is depressed when he sees this, and hopes that his friends will move on and live in happiness.
Vol 14 Natsu Yasumi Zero Zero Nichime
Rating: 8.45 (1288 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #813 (-82)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Historical, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural
From Yen Press:
Just a stone´s throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom and its master, one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria’s faithful servant and a slip of a twelve-year-old boy. Fortunately his loyal butler Sebastian is ever at his side, ready to carry out the young master’s wishes. And whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London’s underbelly, there apparently is nothing Sebastian cannot do. In fact, one might even say Sebastian is too good to be true or at least, too good to be human.
Rating: 8.65 (1426 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #821 
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Romance, Shounen, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Thirteen-year-old Yasaka is a boy staying at his grandfather's house during his summer vacation. One day he entered a store and met Arashi, a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl working there. After trying to protect her from a man who claims to have been hired by her family to take her back by force, Yasaka ran away with her and now she stays at his grandpa's place with him. It didn't take much time for Yasaka to figure out that his new friend is far from an ordinary girl, as she possesses mysterious powers. The plot thickens when he finds a sixty-year-old picture of Arashi and another girl named Kaja, and to the surprise of all Kaja suddenly appears, and just like Arashi, her appearance hasn't changed at all since then.
Rating: 7.57 (113 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1250 (+71)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mature, Romance, Shoujo, Smut
Jay Jin is the headstrong teenage rebel, determined to prove she's serious about making art. J. Max is the tall debonair foreigner, in Korea on business, with more--much more--to his background than he lets on. On the surface, it would seem as though Jay and J. have nothing in common... until a chance encounter in a hotel lobby sparks a mysterious attraction. Will true love prove strong enough to overcome the language barrier, not to mention the thousands of miles separating two attractive people? Then there are the interventions of friends and family who think they know best... as well as a disastrous encounter with spicy chicken kebab!
Original Webtoon:
Lezhin eComiX
Official Translation:
English: Netcomics Lezhin, Renta
Others: Indonesian
Rating: 8.04 (930 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1434 (+39)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Smut, Yaoi
From SuBLime:
Tired of accusations that family connections got him his current position, Ritsu Onodera quits his job as an editor at his father's company and transfers to Marukawa Publishing. Once there, he is assigned to the shojo manga editorial department - something he has no interest in and no experience with. Having sworn he'd never fall in love again, the last thing he wants to do is work on love stories. To make matters worse, it turns out that his overbearing boss, Masamune Takano, is actually his first love from high school.
Rating: 8.52 (817 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1441 (+154)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Fantasy, Shounen
In the mystical realm of Earth Land, magic exists at the core of everyday life for its inhabitants, from transportation to utilities and everything in between. However, even with all its benefits, magic can also be used for great evil; therefore, to prevent dark forces from upsetting the natural order of things, there exists a system of magical guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore. Under the command of their respective guild masters, these guilds are made up of witches and wizards who take on various job requests to earn fame and fortune. One particular guild stands high above the rest in both strength and spirit, and its name is Fairy Tail.
In his quest to find his dragon foster father—Igneel—Natsu Dragneel, a fiery and reckless mage, and his partner Happy run into a young celestial mage by the name of Lucy Heartfilia, who reveals that it's her dream to become a full-fledged wizard and join the Fairy Tail guild. After rescuing her from an abduction attempt, Natsu offers her a home in Fairy Tail. Now a member of the guild, Lucy teams up with Natsu and befriends fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza "Titania" Scarlet. Together, this motley crew set out on their many adventures, gaining many faithful allies and deadly foes along the way.
Note: Won the 33rd Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shounen Manga in 2009 (shared with Q.E.D. - Shoumei Shuuryou). Won the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Award for Best Comedy Manga in 2009. Vol 9 was nominated in the Youth Selection category at the 2010 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Rating: 7.89 (3350 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1450 (+62)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural
From Yen Press:
The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius’s coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal prison known as the Abyss, from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?
Rating: 8.65 (1311 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1585 (+47)
Genre: Comedy, Shounen, Slice of Life
Contains several pages of information and pictures related to Kochikame.
The volume also contains several crossover drawings from other authors, an omake about an interview with the author of Kochikame, and 5 crossover chapters.
1. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×Golgo 13
2. Kankichi Ryotsu VS Lupin Sansei
3. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×Kinnikuman
4. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×DRAGON BALL
5. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo - Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Taizou Mote King Saga - Maison Du Penguin
Rating: 6.27 (16 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1626 (+112)
Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Harem, Mature, Romance, School Life, Sci-fi, Shounen
From Seven Seas:
Yuuki Rito is your average high school student - awkward, shy, and hopeless when it comes to confessing his feelings to the girl of his dreams. But one day, an alien princess on the run suddenly appears in his bathtub. When Rito finds himself engaged to the beautiful Lala after a misunderstanding, he becomes embroiled in the chaos of extraterrestrial politics, rival alien suitors, and harem hilarity. The story continues in To Love Ru Darkness, when Lala’s younger sister Momo begins her own machinations to marry Rito but it can only happen if he is coronated as king of their interstellar empire, which would allow him to marry as many women as he wants.
Rating: 7.58 (1728 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1726 (+115)
Genre: Adult, Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Tragedy
The "Roman Club", a school group interested in the occult, to which he's practically enslaved, has become boring for one Hideo Aiba. In fact, he finds his entire existence pretty tiresome until, one day, when a girl named Kurumi Sahana shows up and wants to join up. When the two are left alone in the club classroom, Kurumi makes a special "request" of Hideo, which makes him (understandably) freak out. Though he doesn't know what to think, one thing’s for sure, Hideo’s life just became anything but boring.
Rating: 8.04 (912 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1747 (+113)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy
Witches suddenly declare war against humans, causing two-thirds of the world to fall apart.
They summon monsters called "Supporters" and devastate human residences but why?
Survivors gather people with the power to combat the witches and called them Witch Hunters! Tasha Godspell is one of the strongest nicknamed "The Marksman" along with his "Jack-O-Lantern" looking Supporter. He fights the witches but cannot really bring himself to hate them.
Rating: 8.33 (876 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1800 (+70)
Genre: Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
From: Easy Going Scans
There are gamblers out there who even bet their lives as ante. But to secure the integrity of these life-threatening gambles, a violent and powerful organization by the name of “Kagerou” referees these games as a neutral party. Follow Baku Madarame a.k.a. Usogui (The Lie Eater) as he gambles against maniacal opponents at games – such as Escape the Abandoned Building, Old Maid, and Hangman.
Rating: 8.09 (250 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1819 (+271)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Brilliant and overachieving, Misaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly a boys' school. Unfortunately, most of the students are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to 'em in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female students. But what will she do when the sexiest boy in school finds out that after school, Misaki works in a maid cafe.
Rating: 8.28 (2473 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1828 (+219)
Genre: Drama, Mature, Slice of Life
This project was formed as part of the celebrations of the 120th anniversary of Franco-Korean diplomatic relations with the support of the French Embassy in Seoul.
In the very heart of Seoul, close to the Central Station and a stone's throw from the hotel where the French authors of this collection stayed, a huge billboard illustrates a visionary picture. The French high-speed TGV train route (KTX in Korean) links Seoul to Paris and Paris to Seoul with just a single line. For the Koreans it is not a joke, nor wild imagination, it is a project! So while you are waiting to travel to Seoul by land, here is the magic of the graphic novel with twelve Korean and French stories: escape to Korea for a while.
Rating: 6.34 (3 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1861 (+1165)
Genre: Adult, Comedy, Drama, Hentai, Romance, Supernatural
From Solaris-SVU:
Though his name may mean good luck, Daikichi is far from lucky. Losing his home and his job, he narrowly avoids being homeless when he finds an old abandoned apartment building. But the apartment isn't nearly as abandoned as it first appeared, as it's being occupied by the ghost of a girl who committed suicide there many years prior.
Rating: 8.04 (908 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1933 (+110)
Genre: Action, Drama, Ecchi, Harem, Mature, Romance, Shounen
A mysterious, lethal disease is on the loose worldwide, resulting in a catastrophic death rate of humanity, and the increasing rise of attacks, caused by the living dead.
In Japan, several high school students and a school nurse have banded together to escape Fujimi High School shortly after it was attacked by zombies. The group now attempts to figure who or what was responsible for this plague, and in the meantime, attempt to survive the present apocalypse.
Note: Discontinued due to author's death.
Rating: 8.07 (1602 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1952 (+222)
Genre: Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Tragedy
Se-Joon and Se-Wa are siblings with a dark, complex relationship. Se-Wa, a girl considered psychotic by others, is attached to her brother a little too attached. In her eyes, there is only Se-Joon and no one else. And what of Se-Joon's feelings?
Title comes from French poet Beaudelaire's compilation of poems, Les Fleurs du mal.
Rating: 8.23 (791 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1966 (+136)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Yukiteru "Yuki" Amano is a loner who never really interacts with people and prefers writing a diary on his cell phone with his imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space, and Muru Muru, Deus's servant.
However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is real when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royal with eleven other people. Within this "Diary Game," the contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, with each diary having unique features that give them both advantages and disadvantages.
The rules of the game are simple: the contestants have 90 days to find and kill all the other contestants, and the last one standing will become the new God of Time and Space.
Rating: 7.98 (2024 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #1997 (+132)
Genre: Comedy, School Life
Rating: 6.41 (2 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2067 (+1153)
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Shounen, Sports
From Viz:
Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is eliminated thanks to a wild pitch thrown by Eijun himself. He's planning to go to high school with his teammates and try again next year when he's scouted by the famous Seido High School Baseball team. When he goes for a campus visit, he finds himself on the receiving end of a baptism by fire! His experience forming a battery with up-and-coming catcher Miyuki rekindles his passion for baseball
Official English: INKR Comics, Azuki
Note: Won the 53rd Annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2007 and the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award in 2010 in the Shounen category.
Rating: 8.25 (376 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2088 (+321)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mature, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy
The Great Tokyo Earthquake. Ten years ago, it destroyed lives as it tore buildings asunder. Among those who lived through the disaster was Ganta Igarashi, now a middle school student finally getting a footing in his own life... that is, until the day the 'Red Man' appears at his school and turns his world upside down again. Ganta's entire class is brutally murdered, and although innocent of the crime, Ganta is sentenced to death and sent to the bizarre prison known as 'Deadman Wonderland.' There, a brutal game of survival begins, where Ganta must discover the truth behind his classmates' murder.
Can Ganta break out of Deadman Wonderland... or will it break him first?
Rating: 8.07 (1907 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2093 (+17)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
During a flashback, an interviewer inquires Kuzumi Taiga, a prospective student for Seinagi Private High School, on what he would do if he could use magic, during his entrance interview. He replies, "take over the world", with an outburst of laughter, from an attractive girl, following his answer.
After the entrance exam, the school rejects his application; although he recalls almost nothing after this event, he does recall the girl, and believes the cause of his school of choice rejecting his application involves her.
Wandering around outside of the school the next day, Kuzumi tries to enter, but an invisible barrier blocks him. A teacher, Mr. Hiiragi, confuses Kuzumi for a student of the school ditching class and pulls Kuzumi into the school through the barrier.
Seinagi Private High School is actually a magic school and Mr. Hiiragi has just accidentally pulled Kuzumi, a teenager with no magical skill, through the barrier into this school.
Rating: 8.47 (2587 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2107 (+300)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mature, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Tragedy
From Esthétique:
When the hot-tempered Han Hye Won accidently insults the handsome jjang of Han Hwa Go, Sunwoo Bin decides to pay her a visit... with his entire motorcycle gang, ready to see some blood. So how does that lead up to a kiss and the infamous captain begging for a date? Do you want to try?
Rating: 7.53 (555 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2123 (+984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Romance, Shoujo
From Shoujo Manga Maniac:
Who ever said that if your life is too fortunate, you have to marry an ugly person?!
Because of a fortune teller's silly prediction, Yang Mimi suffers with awful suitors. The faces of the men her father bring home grow more and more startling...
Does Mimi really have to give up her happiness in this way? As if she'll let that happen!
If Mimi is to find happiness, she'll have to find her own husband! It doesn't matter who, as long as his face doesn't make her gasp!
Rating: 7.55 (243 votes)
Activity: Stats Pos #2137 (+1056)
