Manga One-shots and Single-Volume Omnibuses

Want to read Japanese manga but aren't ready to commit to a multi-volume series that the library might not own in full? Everything on this list is complete in one volume, so you can read the full thing with a single checkout.

Updated June 18, 2025
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Ichi-F a worker's graphic memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Tatsuta, Kazuto, author, artist.
Paper Book
On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered the largest earthquake in its modern history. The 9.0-magnitude quake threw up a devastating tsunami that wiped away entire towns, and caused, in the months afterward, three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Altogether, it was the costliest...

Not technically a one-shot since it was originally released as multiple volumes, but this omnibus collects the complete thing. A manga memoir about the author's experiences working at the site of the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster.

Shuna's journey
Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller An Eisner Award Winner From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic, never before published in English! Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death...
Spider-Man. Fake red
Osawa, Yusuke, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
There's a new Spider-Man in town! And he's got a lot to learn about being a hero! An awkward teenager puts on Spider-Man's suit, but quickly learns being a hero isn't all photo ops and social media likes. Yu's new high school is kind of awful. He's failing his...
Tomie no use escaping
Itō, Junji, 1963- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
The complete classic horror series, now available in a single deluxe volume. Murdered again and again, one girl always comes back for more... Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive...
Uzumaki spiral into horror
Itō, Junji, 1963- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition! Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a...

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