ActionSeinen
This volume is composed of four separate side stories. Several characters who appear in the side stories do not appear in the regular manga. The side stories also provide more background on the Factory and motorball. (Source: Wikipedia)
Shounen
Series of One-shots related to the Worst/Crows Universe. It is essentially two stories the first being about the Umehoshi brothers and their time at Suzuran and the second story is about how The Front of Armament is formed.
PsychologicalSeinen
One-shot exploring what would have happened if Kaiji had not taken Endou's offer to clear his debt by boarding the Espoir.
SchoolSportsSlice of Life
ActionComedyDrama
Volume 1 - Crows Gaiden First out of three gaidens (side stories) that were released after Takahashi Hiroshi finished his famous delinquent manga Crows. It focuses on the pasts of the Ebizuka trio (Mako, Pon & Hiromi), Bandou Hideto and Bouya Harumichi in a total of 3 chapters. It takes place when all of them were still in middle school. Volume 2 - Zoku Crows Gaiden (続・クローズ外伝 NEXT CROWS SUPPLEMENTARY STORY) 1-2. TFOA 4th Generation 3-4. Kizu Kyousuke story
ActionMartial ArtsShounen
Cammy, an amnesiac MI6 agent, fights the forces of Shadowlaw, whilst trying to regain her shattered memories. Note: Nakahira released an extra chapter for Cammy Gaiden in the SF2 Movie film book "Gekijouyou Animation Street Fighter II".
ActionAdventureFantasy
500 years before the story of Saiyuki, a heretic child with golden eyes is brought into Heaven. He is given into the reluctant care of a minor deity named Konzen, the nephew of the Merciful Goddess Kanzeon Bosatsu. Konzen eventually gives the child the name "Goku." Goku becomes friends with two other minor gods, Marshal Tenpou and General Kenren of the Western Army of Heaven. He also meets a strange little boy who seems to be his own age, the War Prince Nataku. Although Goku is happy in his new home, Heaven is not kind to heretics. There are those who would use Nataku and Goku as tools in an attempt to seize the throne of Heaven, and Konzen, Tenpou, and Kenren may not be able to save them. (Source: ANN)
ActionDramaRomance
1. Watashi no Kokoro wa Nabe Moyou 2. Dufufufu!! 3. Megane Danshi The Double Shotgun 4. Durarara Shinden!! Futari wa Nakayoshi 5. Durarara Shinden!! Futari wa Nakayoshi 2 6. Durrara!! x √20: Seijinshiki wa Totsuzen ni 7. Niconico!! 8. Duranpu!! Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakeru 9. Epilogue, Aruiwa Gaiden 9: Matsuriyou
ActionComedySuper Power
There have been a number of TMNT manga published in Japan which have never been released in the West. Mutant Turtles Gaiden is a collection of short stories drawn and written by Hiroshi Kanno and published by Dengeki Comics.
Shoujo
Over a series of five years, Megumi Nishizaki wrote thirteen Japanese, light novels based on Fushigi Yûgi. With illustrations by Yuu Watase, Fushigi Yûgi Gaiden primarily explores the lives the various Celestial Warriors before they are seen in the manga. The only two novels to be set after the manga, Eikō Den (Jōkan) and Eikō Den (Gekan), later became the basis for the third Fushigi Yûgi original video animation, Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden. Originally published by Shogakukan, none of the novels have been licensed for English release. (wiki) Each book has around 10 chapters
ComedyFantasy
ActionAdventureDemons
ActionComedySchool
Compilation book featuring all of Ryūhei Tamura's early oneshots illustrated before he started on Beelzebub. The compilation also includes the Beelzebub Pilot Chapter and an extra chapter. Contains: - Beelzebub - Oumiya Jet - Nirai Kanai Yori - URA BEAT - Beelzebub Extra
ActionAdventureRomance
The final act of 7SEEDS. What became of the people who survived to the end?
Another story in the Baki world. This series follows Kaoru Hanayama's story.
ActionMartial ArtsSchool
Spin-off series, written and illustrated by Yamauchi Yukinao, based on Hanayama Kaoru adventures in High school.
ActionGame
Street Fighter Gaiden spotlights the World Warriors’ adventures outside the tournament scene. The series is made up of short stories each devoted to a classic Street Fighter character. Fan-favorites like Ryu, Ken, Chun-li, and Guile each get their due, as do many other skilled fighters. Cammy teams up with Delta Red against the narcisitic Vega, T. Hawk has a desert showdown with Balrog, Fei-Long teaches everyone what it truly means to be a martial artist, and Ryu & Ken face off together against their deadliest rival – Akuma!
AdventureMartial ArtsShounen
Spin-off series, written and illustrated by Miyatani Kengo, representing and describing Doppo's adventures.
ActionComedyRomance
Side stories to original Aozora Shoujotai manga.
ActionMartial ArtsSeinen
A side story of the Tough series based around Miyazawa Seiko (Kiichi's father) and his brother Kiryuu. Much of the same elements of Tough can be found here such as mixed martial arts fighting and a lot of violence. (Source: MU) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Tough Gaiden: Kiryuu
Included one-shot: Volume 1: 3000 Baht no Sam (Sam the 3000 Baht)
Supernatural
A mini-series that depicts the events after the finale of 3x3 Eyes.
ActionHistoricalMartial Arts
The international success of Lady Snowblood encouraged the inventor Kazuo Koike to go back to this series to create more tales of revenge with Ryoichi Ikigami as his illustrator. (Source: Carlsen Manga)
ComedySci-Fi
AdventureFantasyShoujo
Side stories featuring supporting characters from Silver Diamond.
ActionComedyFantasy
Fairy Tail Gaiden is a trilogy detailing the adventures of Sting and Rogue, Gajeel and Levy, and Laxus and the Thunder Tribe in separate volumes. Kengami no Souryuu Now the guild master of Sabertooth, Sting faces the trials of leading a guild and the responsibilities that come with it. A number of challenges come his and Rogue's way, including the kidnapping of one of their guild members and a mage attempting to steal their dragon slayer powers. They must fight to keep their Sabertooth guild family together. Road Knight Mash, a nefarious criminal, manages to break out of a secure prison, and Gajeel is suspected as his accomplice! Furthermore, Gajeel has been missing from the guild for three whole days. Determined to get an explanation for his alleged actions, Levy sets out on a quest to find him. Little does she know that the reasons for his absence lie deep in his past, and are connected to a malicious plot conceived by Gajeel's "friend." Raigo Issen Following the disbandment of Fairy Tail, Laxus and the Thunder Tribe turn up at the door of Blue Pegasus, seeking to join the guild. Even though they are accepted, the environment is different from Fairy Tail: not only is it a guild, but also a host club. Before they can settle in, Ichiya is kidnapped by the rival guild Red Princess! Laxus and the Thunder Tribe set out to rescue Ichiya from the clutches of a fellow eccentric guild. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Martial ArtsShounenSports
Toba and Igari start pro wrestling match immediately after the Maximum Tournament Saga.
AdventureFantasyMagic
The Fire Emblem Gaiden manga is the manga adaption of a game of the same title. It takes place after Alm leaves the village and meets Cellica at the castle.
ActionHistoricalSupernatural
A series of side stories of Donten ni Warau series. Some of the stories take place before and some after the end of the main series.
ActionDramaFantasy
A tale from Rain's younger days when he was searching for a master in the mysterious Country of the Mist.
ActionShounenSupernatural
ActionAdventureComedy
A series of short stories portraying the past of some characters from Shin Angyo Onshi. Included one-shot: The Fools
HistoricalShoujo
The Versailles no Bara Gaiden series is a collections of short stories written by Riyoko Ikeda. These stories were published in two separate magazines in 1974 (first publication) after the serialization of the manga Versailles no Bara, and 1984-1985 (second publication). (Source: Wikipedia)
ActionDramaSci-Fi
The story is staged in the distant future within our own Milky Way Galaxy, approximately in the 35th century. Unlike other science fiction stories, there are no alien civilizations. A portion of the galaxy is filled with terraformed worlds inhabited by interstellar traveling human beings. For 150 years two mighty space powers have intermittently warred with each other: the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. (Source: Wikipedia)
ActionMechaSchool
Around the same time Slaine and Trillram went down to New Awara where Inaho and the others were, up at Sapporo, Hokkaido, twin Martian Knights sisters who pilot a Kataphrakt unit from the Vers Empire were landing in the town where the twin siblings Mizuki and Haruya Mikage live...
The manga focuses on the character Sylvester Asimov before departing for Mars, and tells a story not told in the main manga. The magazine teases, "before he departs for Mars, the mission he's entrusted with is...." (Source: ANN)
MysteryShounenPsychological
After The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History, an organization known as Future Foundation was created in order to save the world. In addition, the Special Crime Investigations division was formed with the sole purpose of investigating bizarre and grotesque murders. Their newest recruit, Misaki Asano, is bright, cheerful, and despises gore—yet that does not stop her from striving to bring light in a world ridden with despair. Partnered with the eccentric slob Takumi Hijirihara, Misaki's first job is to investigate the discovery of several corpses at an idol's concert. Although Hijirihara has solved the case swiftly, the culprit is soon discovered cleanly dismembered by a mysterious murderer of murderers known as "Killer Killer." Only leaving behind a cute note at the scene of the crime, Killer Killer has been eluding the Foundation for a long time, but the mastermind behind these slaughters may be closer than they realize. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
ActionDemonsFantasy
The story focuses about an adventurer named Gokudo Yuccot Kikansky. Unlike most main characters he is an antihero, willing to resort to violence to fulfill his agenda. He does not hesitate to abuse the needs of people, sell out his friends to save himself, run away from any dangers, or ditch others who helped him if he does not have any more interest in them. His life starts to change when he finds a magical Genie named Djinn who wants to grant him three wishes. As most people would benefit from having three wishes, in his case it leads him to a lot of trouble, and it doesn't take long before he tries to escape from Djinn, as well as every other person he meets.
ActionFantasy
A side story to the 2011 video game El Shaddai. Enoch, freshly summoned from Earth by God to serve as a clerk in Heaven, is thrust into the world of Heaven, where not everything is what it seems. A conspiracy is brewing in Heaven, and the only one on his side is an angel by the name of Lucifel...
ActionDramaYaoi
A collection of stories written by Togainu no Chi's scenario writer, including comments from the author.
ComedySchoolShounen
1. Seikimatsu Leader Gaiden Takeshi! (pilot) 2. Hasshin!! Tomodachi Inai-inai-bu 3. Seizetsu!! Taco-eki Nishiguchi 4. Narito no Nayami 5. Shutsujin!! Naruto Koukou Kendou-bu 6. Seikimatsu Leader Gaiden Takeshi! 1: Shinjiru Kokoro...!! 7. Seikimatsu Leader Gaiden Takeshi! 2: Daisuki na Hito...!!
A side story of the larger Kamui Den series, Kamui Gaiden deals with the adventures of the fugitive ninja Kamui as he befriends a fisherman's family and battles antagonizing ninjas. (Source: Everything2)
AdventureComedyFantasy
A side story about Mokona's dream.
1-2. 1812 3-4. 1830
The rogue ninja Kamui is struggling to free himself from the iron fist of his own clan. As a ronin, he should not exist. In his flight from his clan he meets another ronin ninja, a woman named Sugaru. Sugaru, wanting only to live in peace, is very distrustful. Her paranoia is shown to be justified. The manga covers Kamui's struggle to leave his past behind and Sugaru's failure to do the same. (Source: MU)
ActionDramaHistorical
DramaHistoricalRomance
The story takes place some years later Orpheus no Mado ending and it analyze the relationship between Zeiderhöfer family and Anton.
HistoricalRomance
A spin-off of Sakigake!! Otokojuku focusing on Daigouin Jaki.
ActionAdventureShounen
Side stories for "Ginga Densetsu WEED" 1. The Journey of Mel 2. Lonely Ron 3. Shion's Hurricane 4. Hanako
In this one shot volume Kazuhiro Fujita describes us the past of some characters of his masterpiece Ushio and Tora. In particular he describes the past of Tora, the tiger-monster that follows Ushio.
ActionComedyMartial Arts
A spin-off of Sakigake!! Otokojuku focusing on Date Omito.
ComedySchool
Thirty years after World War III, Japan has suffered immense damage from a dangerous weapon known as a "Man Bomb" which affected nearly all Japanese men and rendered them unable to fight, with other men giving their lives for their country. Heihachi Edajima, an Otokojuku veteran and survivor of the Man Bomb, starts up a new facility known as Onnajuku, a tough combat training facility, and begins training several Japanese women to fight for their country. The manga follows Momoko Tsurugi, a descendant of former protagonist Momotarou Tsurugi, who recently enrolls in Onnajuku. As spirited and tenacious as her ancestor, Momoko's catchphrase is "As a woman, I ain't dying! I, Momoko Tsurugi, will show you my burning youth!" (Source: ANN)
A miniseries prequel about the encounter between Rain and Zol. (Source: MU)
ActionSci-FiSeinen
You will know the man, the boxer, Keiji Onizuka. Before Annex 1 sets out for Mars, Keiji is stationed in U-NASA's branch office in Japan undergoing training. What unknown incident will he be pulled into? (Source: ANN)
A Hokuto no Ken sidestory telling the story of one of the Hokuto brothers and the main antagonist of the parent story, Raoh.
FantasyHorrorShounen
A short overview of the life of Oda Nobunaga, as told from the perspective of a ninja fighting other time-travelling ninjas! (Source: SystematicChaos/Hokuto no Gun)
A Hokuto no Ken sidestory telling the story of Yuria prior to the Hokuto no Ken main story, including the battle between Shin and Juuza.
ComedySports
Dorabase takes place in Tokyo in the 22nd century. The protagonist of the story is Kuroemon, a cat robot of the same type as Doraemon and the captain and team manager of the baseball team Edogawa Doras. The manga focuses on the stories of the Edogawa Doras, as it faces countless adversaries and grows from a team unable to win even a single game to a world class amateur baseball team. The rules for baseball remain largely unchanged in the 22nd century, with the notable exception that three designated secret gadgets from the main Doraemon series can be used in each game. (Source: Wikipedia)
Volume 1 Prequel to the main story. Volume 2 Side story about Adele. Takes place between 4th and 5th volume. Volume 3 Sequel to the main story.
DramaSlice of LifeSeinen
Ino Mamako is an English teacher at Ryuuzan High School. She's 32 years old, and she's starting to tire of teaching. She feels that if she wants her life to take a different course, now is the time to make the necessary changes. However, she has to face some hard facts concerning her worth in the job market and the difficulty of switching careers in Japan. She is introduced to Ebisawa Yasuo, an 'occupational change agent' who advises people on how to successfully switch careers. After she carefully analyzes her own position, Yasuo offers her a surprise-- he suggests she could become an occupational change agent herself. Now Ino Mamako has found a new course for her own life, helping other people to successfully change their own paths! (Source: MangaHelpers)
AdventureComedy
Gino yearns for a way to improve his village, and when exploring the frontier he heard rumours about Raguna's village, and how its people created and developed it from nothing. Hoping it may give him his answer, he sets out on his own comedic, high energy adventure to become Raguna's disciple. Synopsis: MAL
ActionFantasyMagic
FantasySchoolShoujo Ai
Harasuma and Himeko attend an all-girls school academy. Harasuma dislikes Himeko for being so popular and talented and plans to find and exploit her weakness. Does she really dislike her after all or is the truth entirely different? (Source: MU)
Heeding her father's words, Azuma Minami escaped from Tokyo to continue their path of revenge. Accompanied with Kouzuki, they traveled west, all while carrying the Ark in their secure possession. (Source: Novel Updates)
ActionAdventure
After the defeat of Akakabuto, Gin and company travel Japan to console the families of the fallen soldiers.
ActionMartial Arts
An introduction about Pickle and how he back to live again.
Prequel series revealing Goblin Slayer's past and the events which led him to become an adventurer with the one and only purpose of annihilating all goblins from the world.
ActionFantasyMartial Arts
A deeper look at the childhood and history of Jagi, one of the four Hokuto brothers, and an important villain in the original Hokuto no Ken manga. Includes the one-shot: Hokuto No Ken - Ryuken Gaiden An alternate version explaining the choosing of Ryuuken's successor and the nuclear apocalypse in the Hokuto No Ken universe.
Seinen
Juuza is a total rebel who obeys and bows to absolutely no one, and with his terrible self taught fighting style, he has absolutely no one to fear. Juuza once gave up on his true love since he realized blood relation made a relationship impossible... But now that she is dead, Juuza has a thing or two to say to the man who was unable to protect her. (Source: MU)
DramaPsychologicalSeinen
ComedySchoolSlice of Life
Nijigen is a freshman and Banri's friend. He gains his nickname at the tea ceremony club's welcoming party after declaring his despair of the three-dimensional world and that he would live for the two-dimensional world from then on. His nickname in high school was "Satoutaka".
This Crows gaiden follows Katagiri Ken when he was still a student at Suzuran High.
Toki is a former Hokuto practitioner, and his incredible strength coped with his knowledge of the assassin art would be enough to call him devil.... But Toki's kindness and desire to help people prevent them from calling him devil, they instead can only whisper words akin to that of 'savior'. (Source: M-U)
HistoricalRomanceShoujo
1. There’s a tribe of hermaphroditic wildcat people, who, after their sixtieth birthday, can become male or female based on their partner. The main characters in this story are: a wildcat Kada about to enter its transformation period and its philanderer fiance Koryuu. 2. Lady Shaman returns, carrying a child. When Monkan learns she is pregnant, he has to decide whether to claim the child as his own or protect his position and honor by casting her aside. 3. Kagetsu and Arimasa have finally settled down, and are now raising one-year-old twins. However, Arimasa worries whether they will be able to live as humans with their demon blood. When the twins' powers begin to manifest, the new danger occurs. (Source: Tasty Kiwi Scans)
ActionMechaMusic
A spin-off of the anime series Macross Δ. Takes place 5 years prior to the events in the anime.
ActionDramaMecha
Yami Sukehiro, the captain of Asta's knight order, the Black Bulls, suddenly grows younger, just as a mysterious mage launches an attack on the Clover Kingdom. Join Asta and his friends as they embark on a new adventure of trials and tribulations. (Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Manga about Leonhardt's life within the Sora no Kiseki story.
The events of Log Horizon narrated from the point of view of the Crescent Moon Alliance, especially Henrietta and Marielle.
AdventureDemonsSupernatural
Set a short while before the end of the original rental book version of the story, this charming tale tells of a mysterious string of disappearances throughout the village. Many of the school children appear to go missing without explanation and it's not until Kanpei stumbles across an eerie earthenware pot lying in the grass on his way home that he discovers the true whereabouts of his fellow villagers. This extremely rare manga is one of 4 chapters that are long out of print and incredibly difficult to get hold of. The other 3 chapters (or gaiden) are: 木神さま(Kikami-sama), 幽霊の手(Yuurei no te), and 夢のハム工場 (Yume no Ham Koujou).
GameShounen
ActionMagicSeinen
Remake one-shot of the original Dororon Enma-kun drawn by Masaki Segawa.
DemonsFantasyRomance
In the beginning, there was a demon in a cave: Blood, trapped in ice for many decades. In order to break the curse that bound him, he searched for the "tear jewel". One day, a youth called Ishuca appeared before him. He was suffering from an illness, and had come to the cave to die. Blood was touched by Ishuca's kindness, and began to feel drawn to him. However, death soon came to Ishuca, and, saddened by the death, Blood began to weep. His tear became the "tear jewel", and Ishuca's life was saved through its power. The two set off on a journey. On the way, Blood was reunited with some old companions, but - since the demons wanted him to return to his old self, and Blood wanted to continue to travels with Ishuca - his former companions became his enemies. Upon confessing his own past to Ishuca, Blood promised never to kill another human. Having completed their journey - and with the aim of finding the jewel that Wild, the jewel-dealer, had asked for - they find themselves at the Toei Cliffs...!? (Source: Essence of Purity)
ActionMechaSci-Fi
During the One Year War, in an attempt to replace losses in the Federation for mobile suit pilots, a penal battalion was formed called the Slave Wraiths. Led by Travis Kirkland, he and his team take on suicide missions in highly advanced mobile suits to make deadly surgical strikes into the enemy side. On the other side, the Marchosias, a regiment for Zeon elite pilot washouts was formed as well. When Doug Schneid, a former pilot of Zeon defects to the Federation with the Pale Rider in tow, both sides are forced to fight together to stop a conspiracy that lurks within the MS development research. (Source: Gundam Wikia)
Yaoi
Tomoe Kuchiba has been sent by his Father to honour the long-held tradition of protecting the head of the Mitsugi clan. Mamoru Mitsugi proves to be anything but receptive to this offer -- what with running a Host Club where all the girls are really boys, who has time for such old fashioned nonsense? And why would Mamoru require protection? Mamoru is, however, anything but what he appears -- much like those he surrounds himself with such as Takashi Shinohara, Nananshi, Katsuragi, and Konome from Dr. Ten's prequel "Map of Tokyo Savage". Mamoru is not going to make Tomoe's job easy at all! Mind, he never makes life easy for anyone including himself! (Source: Dr. Ten Translation Project)
FantasySeinen
A special one-shot which serves as an intermission act between Hameln no Violin Hiki and Hameln no Violin Hiki - Shchelkunchik.
ComedyRomanceJosei
Kuragehime Gaiden: Barakura - Bara no Aru Kurashi is a spin-off manga of Kuragehime, about middle-aged Japanese women who love everything Korean. Chiyoko (Chieko's mother) is a K-pop fan. Together with her girlfriends, they decide to go to South Korea to pursue actor Bae Yongjoon.
DramaYaoi
A 80-page two-part side story to the classic boys-love series Bronze: Zetsuai since 1989.
SchoolShounen
Good Loser Kumagawa takes place two months before Kumagawa transfers to Hakoniwa Academy, and details his time at Suisou Academy. This is the story of Kumagawa's one month-long battle with Saki Sukinasaki, a battle that ended with the closure of Suisou Academy and no winner. (Source: Medaka Box Wiki)
Side-story of Giyuu Tomioka shortly after meeting Tanjirou.
DramaShoujoSlice of Life
1. Namae no Nai Uma (A Horse with No Name) 2. Nemuru Lion (Sleeping Lion) 3. 1 karat no Kajitsu
DramaSci-FiSpace
Reinhard von Müsel, a poor nobleman's son, one day discovers that his sister, Annerose, has been sold to the royal family. To get her back he sets out to rise quickly through the military along with his friend Siegfried Kircheis. (Source: ANN)
Robotic armed freedom fighters fight for Earth's future in this intergalactic tale of the pursuit of freedom. After Earth's overpopulation sends humans offworld to live in space stations, they are abused by the controlling power -- the Earth Federation government. Colonists form the Zeon Dukedom to resolve their disputes and wage the One Year War for independence. For over 20 years, the world of Gundam has reigned over all other mecha anime and manga series. Mobile Suit Gundam: Blue Destiny continues the Gundam legacy with the adventures of Federal Forces second lieutenant Yu Kajima and his special unit of mobile suits. (Source: Tokyopop)
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