Kininatteru Hito ga Otoko ja Nakatta

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All

Thank you so much for nominating Kinioto for You Should Read This Manga 2025!!
I’m reminded that this series is comprised of all kinds of love - love between women, love between family, love in a newfound community, love for music. And there is so much love from the people who read this comic from all over the world, which made something like this nomination possible.
So thanks a ton for supporting the series, and I hope to keep writing with love! xx

Arai, Sumiko

GACHIAKUTA

Thank you for selecting our manga.

I am proud to receive such an award from overseas. Please continue to support GACHIAKUTA!

Hideoyoshi Ando (Graffiti & Design)

Thank you for selecting GACHIAKUTA. We'll keep making cool stuff, so please keep supporting us!

Urana, Kei (Story & Art)

Hirayasumi

Thank you for choosing my work! This manga embodies the concept of how simple, ordinary days can be the happiest of all. I hope everyone will take this opportunity to give my manga a read!

Shinzo, Keigo

Touge Oni

Touge Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times

Thank you very much for selecting my work once more! The story is about to enter its final stages and is going to get even more interesting, so I hope you will continue to enjoy it.

Tsurubuchi, Kenji

Onna no Sono no Hoshi

Thank you for selecting my manga! I'm delighted if this means people all over the world are enjoying my work.

Wayama, Yama

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

The Summer Hikaru Died

Thank you for selecting my work again this year. The anime will air this year, so I think it will be an exciting year. The manga serialization will still continue, so I want to do my best.
The Summer Hikaru Died is a horror manga that depicts various types of fear, such as "the fear of not knowing the true identity of your best friend", "deep-rooted local folklore fears", "fear that focuses on creepiness rather than jump scares", and "the fear of not being able to be 'normal' in a small community". If you haven't checked it out yet, please do.

Mokumokuren

Toumei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fuufu ni Naru Futari

The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife

Nice to meet you everyone, I'm IWATOBINEKO.
I'm very happy that The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife was selected for You Should Read This Manga 2025. I started drawing this manga because I thought it would be wonderful if two people who can't see each other could fall in love, and I wanted to create something that everyone could enjoy. Being selected for this project made me realize that people overseas are supporting my work, which is very encouraging! Thank you very much!

IWATOBINEKO

Koudo ni Hattatsu shita Igaku wa Mahou to Kubetsu ga Tsukanai

THE ISEKAI DOCTOR: Any sufficiently advanced medical science is indistinguishable from magic.

Dear MyAnimeList Community,
I am Houkou Tsuda, the original author and medical supervisor of the work. Thank you very much for selecting The Isekai Doctor: Any Sufficiently Advanced Medical Science Is Indistinguishable from Magic for the You Should Read This Manga 2025 list.

I am both extremely delighted and honored that this work has been appreciated by so many—it’s like a successful surgery where everything goes perfectly. Taking this selection as my prescription for success, I will strive to make it even more enjoyable for everyone, so I kindly ask for your continued support.

Tsuda, Houkou

Museru kurai no Ai wo Ageru

Choking on Love

Dear everyone in the MyAnimeList community,
Thank you for selecting Choking on Love for You Should Read This Manga. I'm very happy that Choking on Love is being enjoyed overseas as well. Please continue to support us♡

Iwashita, Keiko

Tokyo Higoro

Tokyo These Days

Thank you for choosing Tokyo These Days.
I'm so pleased to have my work selected.
In this work, I tried to depict the glamorous manga industry from a slightly different perspective.
I hope overseas readers who love Japanese manga will enjoy it as well.

Matsumoto, Taiyo

Isshou Senkin

ST☆R: Strike it Rich

I am deeply honored to have been selected for this award. It makes me incredibly happy to know that ST☆R: Strike it Rich is being read by so many people overseas, not just in Japan. I look forward to your continued support.

Sandrovich, Yabako (Story)

Thank you for selecting ST☆R: Strike it Rich! I'm so happy that readers outside Japan are also reading our work. I'll keep working hard to create stories you'll enjoy, so I hope you'll continue to support us!

MAAM (Art)

Unmei no Hito ni Deau Hanashi

How I Met My Soulmate

Dear MyAnimeList community,

I am very honored that How I Met My Soulmate has been selected for You Should Read This Manga. Thank you so much!
I feel that this work has received support and encouragement from many people overseas. I will continue to do my best, so please keep supporting me!

Anashin

Hotaru no Yomeiri

Firefly Wedding

Thank you for choosing Firefly Wedding!
I'm incredibly proud that so many people overseas have read it.
I'm going to give it my all until the end, so please support me!

Tachibana, Oreco

Subete no Jinrui wo Hakai suru. Sorera wa Saisei Dekinai.

Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated.

Thank you for choosing our work!

If you are a fan of Magic: The Gathering, you may recognize the title of our work.
You say you've never played the game?
Don't worry. Because this piece also expresses our love for the 90's and Y2K.
Yes, it was that era when TLC was very popular, The Matrix was released, and the Great Prophecy of Nostradamus was an important topic.
And this is also a romantic comedy about Japanese teenagers!

We wish that this nomination will help our work reach an as yet undiscovered MANGA fans around the world.

Comment by Ise, Katsura & Illustration by Yokota, Takuma

Lonely Girl ni Sakaraenai

I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl

Thank you for selecting my manga for You Should Read This Manga 2025!
I am deeply touched that so many people in different countries are reading it.
Since I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl is being well-received as a yuri manga that is very easy to read, if you haven't read it yet, I hope you will give it a try!

Kashikaze

Koiseyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo

Fall in Love, You False Angels

Thank you so much for selecting Fall in Love, You False Angels for the "Should Be Anime" category of You Should Read This Manga 2025. I'm so happy and pleased to know that there are so many people overseas who read my work. I will continue to enjoy drawing manga, so I hope you'll continue to support me.

Uzuki, Coco

Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata

I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl

Thank you very much for selecting my work for You Should Read This Manga 2025's "Should Be Anime" category.

It's a great honor to be selected for the second year in a row, which I understand is quite rare!

I will continue to do my best to create work enjoyable for my overseas readers, so I appreciate your continued support!

Banjo, Azusa

Josou shite Mendokusai Koto ni Natteru Nekura to Yankee no Ryou Kataomoi

Crossplay Love: Otaku x Punk

Thank you for selecting my work for the "Should Be Anime" category!
I never imagined that my manga would be read so much overseas, so I'm surprised and happy at the same time.
I sometimes receive messages in English, or messages translated into Japanese, which is always very nice (I'm learning English myself, so I can read them in English as-is :) Thank you for being so thoughtful!)
I hope you continue to enjoy my manga!
Thank you very much.

Toru

Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard

Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards

Thank you for choosing Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards! I'm very surprised and grateful that Ibuki Arakuni's labors have been noticed by overseas readers!

I will take this as an opportunity to do my best to let everyone know about my manga. I look forward to your continued support!

Nigatsu, Masamitsu

Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Thank you very much for selecting our work!
I am happy and touched that a Japanese zombie manga has crossed oceans, languages and cultures to be enjoyed by readers all over the world! Thanks to all of you who voted.
We will continue to do our best to make work that everyone can enjoy, so please continue to follow the adventures of Akira and his friends!
With sincere gratitude,

Aso, Haro (Story)

I am truly honored to have our work selected.
It reminded me that the zombie genre is really widely read.
I will continue to work hard on my art so that more people will read it!
Thank you so much!

Takata, Kotaro (Art)

Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.

More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

Thank you for selecting More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers for You Should Read This Manga 2025's Best for Beginners.
The warm and supportive comments from overseas readers always give me energy!
I am delighted my readers are so invested in my characters' exchanging love for each other, and feel that the various forms of "love" are connecting us together at this very moment, transcending national boundaries.
"Love" itself is invisible, so we sometimes feel anxious or lose control...but I think it is also pure and has a strong power that no one can touch except that person themselves.
I believe in the power of love gathered in this story, and I will do my best to deliver an even more wonderful future!
I hope you will continue to support my work!

Kanamaru, Yuki

Amayo no Tsuki

The Moon on a Rainy Night

I'm so grateful for all the feedback I’ve received from international readers and for the incredible support from both fans in Japan and overseas. I'm so happy that not only has my work been selected for the "Best for Beginners" category, but also to learn that this was chosen by my fans. Please let me repay those reading and translating my manga overseas by working hard to make both the manga and upcoming TV anime adaptation, which will be broadcast worldwide, even more interesting!

Kuzushiro

Zeikin de Katta Hon

Thank you to everyone in the MyAnimeList community for selecting Zeikin de Katta Hon for You Should Read This Manga. I'm so happy that people living in faraway countries are enjoying reading a story about a library in a small town in Japan!

Zuino (Story)

Thank you to everyone in the MyAnimeList community for choosing Zeikin de Katta Hon from amongst many manga! I hope you continue reading our manga!

Keiyama, Kei (Art)

Kyou kara Hajimeru Osananajimi

Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends

Thank you for choosing Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends! My hope is that this manga will reach someone somewhere in the world and remind them of a childhood friend of theirs.
Hey, wouldn't you want to spend your youth with your childhood friends? Of course, right? Let's make some!

Obiya, Midori

Buna no Mori no Aria

Aria of the Beech Forest

Thank you for choosing my work for You Should Read This Manga 2025!
Aria of the Beech Forest is a story that carefully depicts the emotions that blossom in a quiet forest and small kindnesses.
I am deeply moved that the atmosphere and the loveliness of the characters seem to have reached the heart of someone in a faraway place.
If my work were to become the first manga you read that introduced you to the joy of reading manga, I could not be happier.

Aica, Yugiri

Kamisama ga Machigaeru

God Bless the Mistaken

Thank you for selecting God Bless the Mistaken for the Best for Beginners category!

This story is set in a world where abnormal phenomena are an everyday occurrence, but I also took care in depicting the essence of everyday life. I think there are many parts of Japanese life that are not explained in the manga, so I'm interested in how people overseas enjoy it.

As the manga is complete, I think it is easy to read. I think I'll be able to announce my new title soon, so I hope you will continue to support me.

Nakatani, Nio

Telework Yotabanashi

Home Office Romance

Thank you for your support!!

Yamada, Kintetsu

Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?

Tamon's B-Side

Thank you for choosing Tamon's B-Side. I would be really happy if my work could reach those who love something so dearly as Utage does, as well as to those who lack self-confidence like Tamon. I hope people who are looking for their oshi will read this manga. I'll keep working hard to bring joy to many more readers!

Shiwasu, Yuki

Veil

I'm honored that you chose Veil as one of your favorite manga.

Kotteri!

Usuzumi no Hate

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse

I am very honored to have my work selected once again. I will continue drawing, so please continue to support me.

Iwamune, Haruo

Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi

This Monster Wants to Eat Me

I'm glad that so many people read "WataTabe"! Thank you ^^

Naekawa, Sai

Boku ga Shinu dake no Hyakumonogatari

100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Own Death

Thank you for selecting my manga, 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Own Death. This is an omnibus horror story collection based on a real seance ritual, in which it is said that if you tell 100 scary stories, a real spirit will appear. The manga also features supernatural stories, scary people, science fiction, and traditional Japanese mythological creatures, Youkai. I hope that this award will be an opportunity to share fear and emotion with even more people!

Matono, Anji

Koboreru Yoru ni

Sheltering Eaves

I'm really honored to be selected for "You Should Read This Manga 2025"!
We can't choose the circumstances we're born into, and it's difficult to escape it by individual effort alone. I draw my manga in the hope of bringing happiness to children.
Thank you again for always reading my work. With love from Japan.

Aruga, Rie

Yoake no Uta

Lullaby of the Dawn

Thank you for selecting Lullaby of the Dawn!
I'm honored to have my work featured here!
The setting of this manga is an isolated island inhabited by people with roots in various countries.
It depicts a utopian and dystopian world.
I hope you enjoy the love and revolution born there!
P.S.
While the story is about a boy falling in love with another boy, I believe it will appeal even to those new to the genre!

Yuno, Ichika

Taiyou to Tsuki no Hagane

Steel of the Celestial Shadows

I am amazed and delighted that people outside Japan are reading this fantasy story set in ancient Japan. Thank you so much!

Matsuura, Daruma

Mr. Mallow Blue

Thank you for your support.
I am very honored to have my work selected for You Should Read This Manga 2025.
In this story, I depict the various relationships that begin with a body swap.
I hope it has become a work that can touch someone's heart.

Samamiya, Akaza

Yoru no Namae wo Yonde

Call the Name of the Night

Thank you for selecting my work! I am so happy that Mira and her friends' story is loved by so many people.
I hope that it will continue to be enjoyed by many people for a long time to come. Much love.

Mitsuboshi, Tama

Dinosan

Dinosaur Sanctuary

Thank you for selecting my manga for the "Unique Story/Art" category of You Should Read This Manga 2025. I'm very honored. I started Dinosaur Sanctuary with the idea of breaking the established image of dinosaurs as "big, strong and scary", and I still draw with the same idea. What makes me happiest is that readers enjoy this world I've created. I will continue to work hard to show you a world no one has ever seen before and to invoke sense of wonder, so please continue to support Dinosaur Sanctuary! I love you 3000!!

Kinoshita, Itaru

Ano Ko no Kodomo

My Girlfriend's Child

I would like to thank everyone in the MyAnimeList community for selecting My Girlfriend's Child for You Should Read This Manga. I am honored that so many people outside of Japan are reading My Girlfriend's Child. Thank you for your continued support!

Aoi, Mamoru

Shinimodori no Mahou Gakkou Seikatsu wo, Moto Koibito to Prologue kara (※Tadashi Koukando wa Zero)

Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to MyAnimeList for selecting our manga adaptation of Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me for You Should Read This Manga 2025.

In order to convey the delicate and touching nature of the original novel in the form of manga, we drew it with a lot of trial and error, and with love.

To learn that our work has crossed the borders of Japan and reached readers overseas, and that it has been received beyond our expectations is the greatest joy for us as a production team.

We will continue to work hard so that many people will continue to enjoy their story at the magic school, woven across time.
Thank you very much.

Shirakawa, Gin

Mahou Shoujo Jihen

Magical Girl Incident

I'm very happy that my forced combination of two seemingly unrelated concepts, "magical girl" and "salaryman", has had the opportunity to reach so many people.
I'm truly grateful for the honor of having the magic of You Should Read This Manga 2025 cast upon me.
I hope it will make a small transformation in your life!

Akabane, Zero