Article by Michael Pinto

Sadly there are quite a few amazing looking manga covers that just never get exported from Japan. Sometimes it's just because the manga itself isn't a best seller and other times it's because the manga is aimed at a niche market. But I feel strongly that this wonderful artwork deserves to be appreciated by otaku aboard: So I've gone through every manga released from September until end of November 2013 and selected the very best illustrated cover art. In a few cases I did cheat and included a Blu-Ray cover or perhaps a poster for an exhibit, but in those cases it was because the artwork really jumped out at me:



Strange Lovers
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SSB-super youth sister brother s- Volume 1
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Friends for a week." Volume 4
By Hazuki Matcha
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Haruca Volume 4
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Hipira kun Blu-ray Cover
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Sister12 Margaret May
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Artwork from the exhibition First Love Boys and Girls
By Haruka Fukushima
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The Brain Choices I Have to Bother with the Full Force of a Romantic School Comedy: Volume 5
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Love Calendar
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Mikako-san Volume 6
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The Alcoholism Ward Disappearance Diary: Volume 2
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S You Were with Habitat in Mind
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