Taiyou no Ijiwaru - Recommendations

• Vol: 1; Ch: 10
• 2001 - 2002

A young child faces the break-up of her family and seperation from her friends; a lonely divorcee manages a bar; an elderly art dealer goes though the motions of retiring; a mistress and her lover rehearse their mutual suicide; an adulterous wife; a teenage girl on the day of her graduation from high school and the author herself appears in a couple of autobiographical pieces.

• Vol: 4; Ch: 42
• 2012 - 2013

Art equals expression, an expression creating an outer form, expressing joy, sorrow, and the darkness of the soul. Yutou Riro is a student at an art college, but she believes she lacks the talent to truly succeed as an artist. Entering her life through a series of coincidences is Karaba Jo. To Riro's astonishment, Jo has an exceptional ability to draw the "real" self of the people/object he draws. His artwork draws attention to the finest details of his subject, bringing to light the truth behind each individual.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 9
• 1995

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 5+
• 2020 - ?

• Vol: 2; Ch: 17
• 2018 - 2020

The mangaka's imaginary take on the yuri stories behind famous paintings.

• Vol: 1
• 2010

Sumitarou adores women's hair, but he's terrified of women themselves. He wants to become a hairdresser, but will his anxiety around women ruin his possibility of achieving his dream?

• Vol: 8; Ch: 93
• 1954 - 1986

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 1990

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 3+
• 2024 - ?

Gift Hisono is a gifted painter cursed with financial woes. On the brink of finishing his latest work, his trusty palette knife suddenly snaps! In a desperate attempt to afford a replacement, he steals paint from his close friend and fellow art club member, Taima. This act of theft witnessed by another club member, Kadomi, marks the beginning of his poisonous downfall...

• Vol: 1
• 2009 - 2011