CRIME MANGA

Lanora MelilloSecaucus Public Library

There are crime manga for every age group

1. Seinen – young men between 18-30 years in age

2. Shonen – boys between 10-18 years in age

3. Shojo – girls 10-18 years in age (i.e. Shojo Beat –no longer being published)

4. Josei – women ages 18+

5. Kodomo – manga for children

6. Yaoi/Yuri – manga involving same sex relationships

ADULT/CHILDREN/TEENS?

DOING THE CRIME VS. SOLVING THE CRIME

Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka

16 volumes, 2008-

MEDICAL CRIME

vintage

Naoki Urasawa's Monster

by Naoki Urasawa

18 volumes, 2006-2008

vintage

Jormungand by Keitarō Takahashi

7 volumes, 2009-

Blood+By Asuka Katsura &

Camellia Nieh 

5 volumes, 2008-2009

MILITARY CRIME

vintage

vinta

ge

FAKE By Sanami Matoh

7 volumes, 2002-2004

Switch by Naked Ape

12 volumes, 2008-2010

CRIME FIGHTERS/POLICE

yaoi shonen

vintag

evintage

GetbackersBy Yuya Aoki & Rando

Ayamine

28 volumes, 2004-2009

CRIME FIGHTERS/POLICE

vintage

shonen

Library Wars:Love & WarBy Kiiro Yumi

& Hiro Arikawa

6 volumes, 2010-

vintage

shojo

Ikigami : The Ultimate Limit

by Motoro Mase

7 volumes (1st three under Ikigami)

2009-

Banana Fish by Akimi Yoshida

19 volumes, 2004-2007

POLITICAL CRIME

shonen

vintag

e

SanctuaryBy Sho Fumimura

& Ryoichi Ikegam

12 volumes, 1998

POLITICAL CRIME

vintag

e

Black LagoonBy Rei Hiroe

9 volumes, 2008-2010

 

Cowboy BebopBy Hajimi Yadate & Yutaka

Nanten

 3 volumes, 2002

MERCENARIES/BOUNTY HUNTERS

vintage

vinta

ge

Strain

by Buroson

5 volumes, 1997-1998

ASSASSIN/GANGS/MAFIA

vintage

Crying Freeman By Kazuo Koiki & Ryoichi

Ikegami

5 volumes, 2006-2007

Speed GrapherBy Tomozo & Yusuke Kozaki

3 volumes, 2008-2009

ASSASSIN/GANGS/MAFIA

vintage

vintage

Lupin III (Lupin the third)

By Monkey Punch

14 volumes, 2002-2004

Lupin III: Most Wanted Edition

13 volumes, 2004-2007

Lupin III S, 1 volume

Lupin III Y, 20 volumes

Lupin III M

THIEVES

vintage

Released as anime & over

10+ movies

and OVAs

originally published in 1967

Jing: King of BanditsBy Yuichi Kumakura

7 volumes, 1995-1998/1999

Twilight Tales7 volumes, 1999-2005

THIEVES

vintage

Has an anime adaptation, an OVA, & video game

Gosick

By Kazuki Sakuraba

6 volumes, 2008-

URBAN/MURDER MYSTERY

shojo

Godchild By Kaori Yuki

8 volumes, 2006-2008

shojo

vintage

Case ClosedBy Gosho Aoyama

41* volumes, 1994 –

MYSTERY

Has been released as

several video games, a two

hour tv special, OVAS, movies,

and anime

still being made!

Pluto : Urasawa x Tezuka

By Naoki Urasawa

8 volumes, 2009-2010

Otodama : Voice from the Dead

By Youka Nitta

1 volume, 2010

MYSTERY

yaoi /

shonen

vintage

The Quest for the Missing Girl

By Jiro Tanguchi

2010

Amnesia LabyrinthBy Nagaru Tanigawa

& Natsumi Kohane

2 volumes, 2011

MYSTERY

vinta

ge

taboo

20th Century BoysBy Naoki Urasawa

16 volumes, 2009-

Liar Game By Shinobu Kaitani

13 volumes, 2005, 2010 -

MYSTERY

vintage

Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya

8 volumes, 2006-2007

THRILLER

2003 international

movie “oldboy”

vinta

ge

THRILLER

DEATH NOTEBY TSUGUMI

OHBA & TAKESHI OBATA

12 VOLUMES, 2005- 2007

(BLACK EDITION: 5 VOLUMES,

2010-)

vinta

ge

shonen

has been made into a live action

movie, 37 animated

episodes, a printed novel and

video game