NATSUME INSEKI

THE COMPLETE CATALOG ─ 7 MONTHS, 45 BOOKS

All 45 books.

Most titles are written in Japanese — but here's what each one is about, in English. Titles marked ENGLISH are fully readable in English.

  • Bicycle Rules in Japan 2026

    #47Jul 2026MangaENGLISH

    Bicycle Rules in Japan 2026

    English edition of the #21/#23 bicycle-ticket series — Japan's April 2026 cycling law changes, real fines and real tickets, explained for tourists, students and residents. Featured in the English Editions section.

    Read on Amazon.com →
  • Elon Musk: Net Worth, Kids, and the World's First Trillionaire

    #46Jul 2026MangaENGLISH

    Elon Musk: Net Worth, Kids, and the World's First Trillionaire

    English edition of #45 — the same 78-page biography manga, updated through the June 2026 SpaceX IPO that made Musk history's first trillionaire. Featured in the English Editions section.

    Read on Amazon.com →
  • Manga Guide to Elon Musk: His Net Worth, Kids, and Life Story Explained

    #45Jul 2026Manga

    Manga Guide to Elon Musk: His Net Worth, Kids, and Life Story Explained

    マンガでわかるイーロン・マスク 資産・子供・生い立ちまで丸わかり

    A full-color, 91-page biography manga tracing the bullied kid from Pretoria to the world's first trillionaire, through Zip2, PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX and X. Japanese original — English edition featured above.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Manga Guide to Kozukenosuke Oguri

    #44Jul 2026Manga

    Manga Guide to Kozukenosuke Oguri

    マンガでわかる小栗上野介──教科書が消した『逆賊の幕臣』の真実

    A full-color, 111-page manga biography of the man chosen as the hero of NHK's 2027 taiga drama — designer of modern Japan's shipyards and finances, erased from the textbooks, executed without trial. An unofficial, fan-made companion for watching the drama.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • How to Climb Mount Fuji: A Manga Guide for Beginners

    #43Jul 2026MangaENGLISH

    How to Climb Mount Fuji: A Manga Guide for Beginners

    Everything changed for Mt. Fuji climbers in 2026: mandatory fees, a gate that closes overnight, a daily climber cap. Two students' AI-generated "perfect plan" gets torn apart and rebuilt by a professional guide — so you don't make their mistakes. Featured in the English Editions section.

    Read on Amazon.com →
  • Goodbye, AI Refugee: Which Generative AI Should You Use?

    #42Jul 2026Manga

    Goodbye, AI Refugee: Which Generative AI Should You Use?

    さよなら、AI難民。生成AI、結局どれがいい?

    ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude? The practical answer on which AI to use for what — and which paid plan is actually worth it.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Kozukenosuke Oguri: The Erased Father of Japan's Modernization

    #41Jul 2026Illustrated explainer

    Kozukenosuke Oguri: The Erased Father of Japan's Modernization

    小栗上野介──教科書が書かなかった「もう一人の近代化の父」

    Chosen as the hero of the 2027 NHK Taiga drama: the man who designed modern Japan before Shibusawa Eiichi — and was erased from history.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • How to Find What You Want to Do — Just Ask AI

    #40Jul 2026Illustrated explainer

    How to Find What You Want to Do — Just Ask AI

    やりたいことの見つけ方、AIに聞くだけ。

    Ten questions, three axes — like, skill, and values — turn a blank self-analysis notebook into a prompt you can hand straight to AI. For people who can be honest with a machine in ways they can't with a friend.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Don't Lose Weight: The New Science of Longevity

    #39Jul 2026Illustrated explainerENGLISH

    Don't Lose Weight: The New Science of Longevity

    English edition of #34 — body fat, aged garlic's S1PC and NMN as allies against aging. Featured in the English Editions section.

    Read on Amazon.com →
  • Why the Sagrada Família Is Never Finished

    #37Jun 2026Manga

    Why the Sagrada Família Is Never Finished

    マンガで分かる!サグラダファミリアが完成しない理由

    144 years, a bookseller's idea, burned blueprints, and a Japanese sculptor who has carved there for 47 years — published within a week of the papal blessing on Gaudí's centenary.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Claude Code: The Complete Fable 5 × Opus 4.8 Guide, in Manga

    #36Jun 2026Manga

    Claude Code: The Complete Fable 5 × Opus 4.8 Guide, in Manga

    マンガでわかる!Claude Code Fable 5 × Opus 4.8完全ガイド

    Published two days after Anthropic unveiled Fable 5. Which model to use, where, and why — sorted out in manga.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Don't Lose Weight! The S1PC Frontier Against Aging

    #34May 2026Illustrated explainer

    Don't Lose Weight! The S1PC Frontier Against Aging

    痩せるなキケン!老化を止めるS1PC最前線!!

    The 350,000-person Japanese dataset and the 2026 Cell Metabolism paper behind “slightly plump lives longest.” Japanese original — English edition featured above.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The Ex-Salaryman Who Has AI Agents Earning ¥10 Million a Month

    #33May 2026Illustrated explainer

    The Ex-Salaryman Who Has AI Agents Earning ¥10 Million a Month

    12時間労働だった元会社員が、AIエージェントに月1,000万を稼がせる話

    Half life story, half documentary: five people's comebacks from exactly where you might be standing now. The finale of the JV trilogy.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Hantavirus: Up to 50% Fatality Rate?

    #32May 2026Illustrated explainerENGLISH

    Hantavirus: Up to 50% Fatality Rate?

    English edition of #31 — transmission routes, symptoms, vaccine research and a global risk guide. Featured in the English Editions section.

    Read on Amazon.com →
  • Hantavirus: Up to 50% Fatality!? What the Media Won't Tell You

    #31May 2026Illustrated explainer

    Hantavirus: Up to 50% Fatality!? What the Media Won't Tell You

    ハンタウイルス致死率最大50%!? メディアが言わない本当のこと

    Between panic and empty reassurance: just the facts, calmly laid out. Japanese original — the English edition is featured in the English Editions section.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • How to Become a Pro Boat Racer

    #30May 2026Manga

    How to Become a Pro Boat Racer

    漫画でわかるボートレーサーになる方法

    One of Japan's biggest pro sports is open to anyone under 30 — no diploma required, any gender, top incomes around ¥40 million. The entry gate, in manga.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Have an AI Agent Earn ¥20,000 While You Sleep

    #29May 2026Illustrated explainer

    Have an AI Agent Earn ¥20,000 While You Sleep

    AIエージェントに、寝てる間に2万円稼がせる。

    Waking up to a 20-page deck your AI finished overnight — the ChatGPT × Manus playbook. JV collaboration #2.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • AI Will Not Save You.

    #28May 2026Illustrated explainer

    AI Will Not Save You.

    AIは、あなたを救わない。

    After ¥2 million of self-investment over three years, the author maps why AI alone never moved the needle — and what did. JV collaboration #1, supervised by Naoyuki Kawabata.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The Fertilizer Crisis: What Even Is Oil?

    #27Apr 2026Farming guide

    The Fertilizer Crisis: What Even Is Oil?

    肥料危機 今更聞けない、石油って何? ホルムズ封鎖で農家を直撃する『石油・肥料・ビニール』の正体

    Why a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz raises the price of fertilizer on a Japanese farm — written by a farmer who couldn't answer that question a year earlier.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • GPT Image 2, Explained in Manga

    #26Apr 2026Manga

    GPT Image 2, Explained in Manga

    漫画でわかるGPT Image 2

    Out seven days after OpenAI's release. How to get the image you actually meant — in one shot, not twenty retries.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The Trump Dynasty: A Family History in Manga

    #25Apr 2026Manga

    The Trump Dynasty: A Family History in Manga

    マンガでわかるトランプ一族の歴史

    The never-lose survival strategy handed down from the first generation. American politics, with the blueprint attached.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The 2026 Iran War: How Would Buddha Untangle It?

    #24Apr 2026Manga

    The 2026 Iran War: How Would Buddha Untangle It?

    2026イラン戦争、ブッダならどう解く

    World affairs crossed with Buddhist wisdom, released on Buddha's birthday (April 8). News that leaves you with perspective instead of anger.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Japan's New Bicycle Tickets: The Complete Edition

    #23Apr 2026Manga

    Japan's New Bicycle Tickets: The Complete Edition

    【完全版】自転車青切符 知らなきゃ即12,000円罰金!?

    The expanded follow-up to #21: blue tickets, red tickets, road signs and every classic mistake, in one volume.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Train Your “Verbalization Muscle” and Get Stronger

    #22Apr 2026Manga

    Train Your “Verbalization Muscle” and Get Stronger

    「言語化力を鍛える」と人は強くなる

    Putting vague thoughts into words is a muscle, and it can be trained. Heard from a mentor in the morning — drawn and published the same day.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Japan's New Bicycle Tickets: An Instant ¥12,000 Fine!?

    #21Apr 2026Manga

    Japan's New Bicycle Tickets: An Instant ¥12,000 Fine!?

    自転車青切符 知らなきゃ即12,000円罰金!?

    Japan started fining cyclists on the spot — and this manga guide came out the very day the law took effect.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Pruning Is Really Just This: Working with Plant Hormones

    #20Mar 2026Farming guide

    Pruning Is Really Just This: Working with Plant Hormones

    剪定って結局こういうことでしょ ─ 植物ホルモンを活かす

    Where to cut and why, decoded through plant hormones. A field guide that turns every snip from a guess into a decision.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The OpenClaw Revolution: AI Agents Make Everyone a Developer

    #19Mar 2026Illustrated explainer

    The OpenClaw Revolution: AI Agents Make Everyone a Developer

    OpenClaw革命:AIエージェントが全人類を開発者にする日

    The text-and-diagram sister edition of the OpenClaw manga (#13): the day non-programmers start shipping ideas the moment they think of them.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Surviving the AI Era: Elon Musk on Humanity's Future

    #18Mar 2026Illustrated explainer

    Surviving the AI Era: Elon Musk on Humanity's Future

    AI共生時代の生存戦略:イーロン・マスクが語る「人類の未来」

    Musk's view of where AI takes us, and a survival strategy for standing on the “builder” side rather than the “replaced” side.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • SCREW IT, LET'S DO IT!

    #17Mar 2026MangaENGLISH

    SCREW IT, LET'S DO IT!

    The author's first English-language manga, based on the true story of the $39 blackboard flight. Available in English — featured in the English Editions section.

    Read on Amazon.com →
  • Why Was Iran Cast as the Villain?

    #16Mar 2026Manga

    Why Was Iran Cast as the Villain?

    なぜイランは「悪」とされたのか?

    Who built the “evil” label, when, and how — the history behind the headlines, untangled in manga.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The Middle East in Flames, 2026: Is There a Way Out?

    #15Mar 2026Manga

    The Middle East in Flames, 2026: Is There a Way Out?

    2026中東の戦火、出口はあるのか?

    Published two days after Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen as successor. The shape of the conflict and its turning point, connected into one line.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Voice-First Social Media Marketing

    #14Mar 2026Manga

    Voice-First Social Media Marketing

    音声SNSマーケティング

    For people who won't show their face and hate writing posts: building a following with nothing but your voice.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • OpenClaw × note: A Side Business, in Manga Form

    #13Mar 2026Manga

    OpenClaw × note: A Side Business, in Manga Form

    漫画で分かる!openclaw×note副業

    How to turn the OpenClaw AI agent into side income on note, Japan's blogging platform — the shortest route, drawn step by step.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Milano Cortina 2026: Women's Figure Skating

    #12Feb 2026Manga

    Milano Cortina 2026: Women's Figure Skating

    【2026冬季五輪ミラノコルティナ】女子フィギュアソロ

    The stories each skater carried onto the ice, published four days after the short program. One reader wrote that this book changed their life.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Milano Cortina 2026: Ayumu Hirano and the Halfpipe

    #11Feb 2026Manga

    Milano Cortina 2026: Ayumu Hirano and the Halfpipe

    【2026冬季五輪ミラノコルティナ】スノーボード平野歩夢

    Published the day before the Olympic halfpipe final, with the previous day's qualifying round already included. The fastest fan book physically possible.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The Truth About Nitrogen, as Told by Plant Hormones

    #10Feb 2026Farming guide

    The Truth About Nitrogen, as Told by Plant Hormones

    植物ホルモンが教える「窒素」の真実

    English agronomy papers translated into field language by a working natural farmer. Stop fertilizing by gut feel and start reading the plant's own signals.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Sanae Takaichi: A Life Story in Manga

    #09Jan 2026Manga

    Sanae Takaichi: A Life Story in Manga

    高市早苗バリバリ伝説【マンガでわかる!】

    A biography of political leader Sanae Takaichi, dropped right in the middle of the snap-election campaign — read the person, not the sound bites.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Japan's 2026 Snap Election: The Midwinter Showdown

    #08Jan 2026Manga

    Japan's 2026 Snap Election: The Midwinter Showdown

    2026年解散総選挙!マンガで分かる真冬の決戦!

    Written inside the “will they dissolve parliament?” chaos and published eight days before official campaigning began. The whole battle map, in manga.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Rare Earth Shock: Japan's Deep-Sea Counterattack

    #07Jan 2026Manga

    Rare Earth Shock: Japan's Deep-Sea Counterattack

    レアアース中国輸出停止!南鳥島沖で始まる日本の逆襲と深海試掘

    China halts rare-earth exports and Japan begins deep-sea test drilling off Minamitorishima — published one day before the drilling started.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The New Year Fire-Brigade Parade: Forced Labor Below Minimum Wage

    #06Jan 2026Manga

    The New Year Fire-Brigade Parade: Forced Labor Below Minimum Wage

    【実録】消防団出初式~最低賃金以下の強制労働~

    A documentary manga on Japan's volunteer fire brigades and the rural obligations nobody feels free to refuse. Published two days after the parade; passed 10,000 impressions on X.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • How a Grandpa Who Can't Use LINE Became a Mangaka in One Click

    #05Dec 2025Manga

    How a Grandpa Who Can't Use LINE Became a Mangaka in One Click

    LINE苦手な祖父が1クリックで漫画家になった件

    The author casts himself as “Grandpa Natsume” to show that AI-powered manga making is open to absolutely anyone — even the least tech-savvy person in the family.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • I Can Say “I'm Sorry”

    #04Dec 2025Picture book

    I Can Say “I'm Sorry”

    ごめんね、いえるよ

    A picture book about a toddler finding the courage to apologize, inspired by the author's two-year-old son. Story written by his wife, Megumi Tamura.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • Mourning and New Year's Shrine Visits: Japan's Etiquette, Settled

    #03Dec 2025Manga

    Mourning and New Year's Shrine Visits: Japan's Etiquette, Settled

    喪中は初詣していいの?知らないと恥をかく「正月マナー」の新常識

    The small New Year questions everyone is too embarrassed to ask — mourning, shrine visits, greetings — answered in manga. Born from a casual chat with the author's wife.

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The Elite Husband Who Keeps His Family on ¥50,000 a Month

    #02Dec 2025Manga

    The Elite Husband Who Keeps His Family on ¥50,000 a Month

    月5万の極貧生活を強いるエリート夫

    A dark family drama about money and control at home, and where the line of “normal” really sits. The first book of the dark-drama alter ego “The Neighbor's Grass Is Pitch Black.”

    Amazon (Japanese) →
  • The No-Panic Guide to Your First Car Accident

    #01Dec 2025Manga

    The No-Panic Guide to Your First Car Accident

    交通事故を起こしてしまった時に迷わない本

    What to do in the first five minutes after a crash — police, insurance, the other driver — in the right order. The debut work, dropped just before Japan's year-end driving season.

    Amazon (Japanese) →