The Great Passage - Recommendations

• Vol: 1
• 2019

“What’s with that ultra-sadistic designer!” Koufu Kanako, the newcomer editor at Gakuokukan Publishing fumed. When she submitted book binding for the poetry anthology to the bindings designer, Karasuguchi Magaru as recommended to her by the chief editor, she received an instantaneous rejection. In short, Kanako had underestimated the importance of the bindings, but not only that… Karasuguchi was apparently famous and eccentric in his line of work, logical to a fault and picks works on his own to take on! Alas, will Kanako be able to successfully convince him to design a binder for her so as to begin publishing? This is an insight to the expansive world of book binding and a work of entertainment aimed towards cheering up everyone who is working!

• Vol: 6+; Ch: 45+
• 2018 - ?

• Vol: 3; Ch: 18
• 2021 - 2024

Editor Hanae Yamada, a huge fan of the mystery genre author Buntaro Kanematsu, asks said author to write a column for a magazine. It was a long shot but to her surprise... he agrees! As the column's theme is "souvenirs," Hanae decides to bring one herself when she visits Kanematsu. However, she unwittingly offends him by choosing a "safe" option as a gift, which he quickly sees through. What will happen next in this tale of two awkward adults who can't cut corners in work or love? Don't miss this delectable workplace romance!

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 23+
• 2023 - ?

A manga editor finally freed himself from the exhausting work on shounen weekly magazines—or so he thought, when he starts working in a shoujo magazine's editorial department. But the mangaka there turn out to be truly one of a kind!

• Vol: 1; Ch: 3
• 2006

Tsukimori Kaede is an editor for a mystery stories magazine. The writer that she's in charge of, Uesugi Kenji, always misses his deadline. Originally a fan of his works, Kaede sees attracted to him as a man by the gentleness that he sometimes shows her. However, he says that he won't consider women who work with him as possible lovers, so he wouldn't consider her at all. And then, her boss informed her that someone else will be in charge of him...?!

• Vol: 2; Ch: 10
• 2017

Koharu is a shoujo manga editor on a mission to get the manga artist she's in charge of to write a big love story, and to that end, she begins a pseudo-romance with a pharmacist, Sawaki! She struggles to make any progress using her skills as a shoujo manga editor, but for the sake of gathering material, she has an "adult kiss" with Sawaki.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 2010

Momoka is a newbie editor at a publishing house who cannot get out of the economical slump. As a last resort for saving the company, she decides to request a manuscript from Kirishima, who was once a very successful romance novelist. Momoka used to be his great fan, so she is overflowing with enthusiasm, but Kirishima rejects the proposal on the spot with the words "I have absolutely no intention of writing another novel." However, Momoka will not give up..!

• Vol: 3; Ch: 37
• 2011 - 2013

The daily exploits of the naive, hyper-enthusiastic editor-in-chief Hana and Japan's cutest manga editors — cynical assistant editor-in-chief Aki, and editorial staff: glutton Tsugumi, and otaku Ringo — are frantic, as they attempt to realize their dream of launching the new number one manga magazine, the Monthly Comic Earth Star. And it does not bode well that they have zero experience in actually editing a manga...

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2020

Katagiri's new editor was looking forward to working with his talented handsome boss Nishiwaki. However, for some reason, he ended up in a sticky situation with Nishiwaki. Can the incident be blamed on the vicissitudes of love? The answer is unknown… On top of that; Katagiri is also treated like a jerk…!

• Vol: 2; Ch: 19
• 2015 - 2017

To sell 10 million copies! This is the dream of the newbie editor, Sakurai Tamako. As she goes through funny moments, sad times, and even hardships, Tamako is running towards her dream!