What if humans had the power of... gods? Karin is left all alone after her favorite pet Shiichan dies. When she meets a mysterious boy named Kazune, the ring that her parents left her begins to shine, and the "ordinary girl" who is terrible at studying and sports is transformed into a "little goddess"?! A popular heroic fantasy filled with love and adventure!
Japanese-American Mizuki has gotten herself into a high school in Japan… but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school… and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates… they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates–and the school doctor–must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation…
Katagiri Aoi lives in the countryside, and likes it just fine there. Yet, to her dismay, her parents are moving to Tokyo, and she has to come along. Just before leaving her home town, however, she has a chance encounter with a visiting Tokyoite, Sugita Tsuyoshi, a city-born playboy type. On impulse, he kisses her–only to realize that this kiss, unlike all the others, carries unexpected meaning for them both. Extra stories: vol1: Love vol1: The River Person vol3: Psycho Love vol4: Wait For a Night When Snow Falls vol4: Your and My Rendezvous (Rendebu) vol4: A Tearful Tale of Love
On the 15th of October 1990, World War III breaks out. It only lasts for 40 minutes, but industrial establishments were nearly wiped out by the 1000 megatons of nuclear weapons used in the war. The Earth was then cloaked by in a nuclear winter which lasted for 6 months, and all the grain plants died. Each government fell into anarchy and transport and communication networks could not be restored easily. Soon, declarations of state establishment from the citizens in various areas came one after another, and America was split into 6 parts, adding other unapproved small states, it was divided into more than 20 countries. The story is set in 2021, 31 years after World War III. Filicia Epstein, a bionics genius, came to Sabano and Sergent Mutou was ordered to protect her. Searching for her only brother, Lyon, Filicia encountered with 1019, a cybernoid, who directed them to the phantom city, OZ, which is a shelter created by Lyon. As the story unfolds, they gradually realised what 'OZ' actually was… Very loosely based on some parts of *The Wizard of Oz*. Two OVAs were made. --- - **Won the 24th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1993**
Collection of short stories: 1) Love Cruise Yuri starts her extravagant cruise trip alone, after her aunt calls her and asks Yuri to go in her place since she had to work. However, since Yuri was just dumped by her boyfriend, she couldn’t enjoy the trip at all. Then, she is called by an audacious young boy, however, the next time they met, he turns into an adult?! 2) Kawaii no ga Osuki Ema loves cute things, but they don't suit her. She especially loves the bears created by Minami-san and thinks they will make the perfect wedding gift for her sister. After discovering who Minami really is, will she be able to work with him? 3) Otameshi Kudasai Nogawa is a serious sales person who only shows a smile to customers and guests. One day, he offers a free sample of fried Gengis Khan to a yakuza princess. Later, she begins working with him, much to his dismay. 4) Ryuujin-sama to Oyome-sama One day, Kawamoto Mizuho encountered a dragon god who chose her as his bride by paying her father a large sum of money. Although unsure of how to emotionally connect with the dragon god, Mizuho consents to the proposal. Can Mizuho learn to love the dragon god, and does he truly love her or does he only want to use her?
Chiko is a high school student who can see other people’s red threads, which is the thread that connects one person to his/her soul mate. She uses her ability as a musubi-ya to advise her schoolmates on their love lives, for a fee of course! But upon stumbling upon a hidden room at her school, she sees a mysterious looking white spool of thread that suddenly comes alive and traps her. The next thing she knows, her body has become like a ten-year old kid again and the only way to get back her body is to use the mysterious thread to expel evil spirits and become a real musubi-ya!
Yukari, at the tender age of 17, is a renown Edo period novelist who claims visions of Yoshihara during the Edo period gush from his heart. After meeting Mahoro, a girl he swears he knows and has met before, Yukari finds himself falling asleep and waking up in the Edo period as an Oiran. The past and present collide in this time traveling romance.
Ginga begins his freshman year in high school by living alone in order to escape his stern father and begin a new life. However, his new life seems to be full of the unexpected…?!
This is a collection of manga short stories done by Takeuchi Naoko, from her debut in 1986 through her first work after the completion of Sailor Moon in 1997. Volume 1: || ► Gradation 1: Tamaki - Peppermint ► Gradation 2: Saura - Sunset ► Gradation 3: Mizuki - Moonglow ► Gomen ne Wednesday (Sorry Wednesday) ► Liner Notes || Volume 2: || ► Rain Kiss ► Yumemiru Rainy Button ► Secret na Kataomoi ► Love Call ► Yume ja nai no ne ||
One moonlit night Shuichiro saved an angel stuck in a tree. The angel granted him a wish to repay his generosity. Shuichiro said, "I need no wish, I can get what I want on my own." But they'd both soon learn that some wishes can't be fulfilled alone.
Yuji's girlfriend Misaki may seem hard and cold on the outside, but inside she's actually soft and loving. As they prepare for their high school entrance exams, Misaki decides that they should temporarily cut off all their dating activities. Will they be able to study hard enough through this period to get into the same high school?
Gotou-san, the prettiest girl in school, tries to get the attention of Maeda-kun, who sits in front of her. She secretly harbors a crush on him, but Maeda, who lacks self-confidence, doesn't notice her feelings. What is the future of Gotou-san's unwavering love?
After confessing to my beloved Hanazono-san, I was rejected with the reason, 'I already have an engagement arranged by my parents.' That person is the wealthy and handsome Ikegai-kun, who also happens to have a good personality. Thinking that I had no chance in a straightforward competition, I, Hachiya, decided to cross-dress as a maid and work at the Ikegai house. My plan is to make Ikegai-kun fall for me and break their engagement... Thus begins a slightly silly, cross-dressing maid's comedy that leads to a chaotic love triangle (?)
This volume contains two parts, Bus Hashiru and Nanairo Sekai. Bus Hashiru is a collection of five short stories centered around bus stops. In all your encounters with strangers that take place there, isn't there a chance you might discover something you hadn't had before…? A new take on life, or a lost love - nothing is beyond you.
CLAMP School Detectives focuses on the exploits of Akira, Nokoru, and Suoh - 3 pre-teen sleuths - and their quest to make the CLAMP world safe for the girls in their class…
Eque is a famous crossdressing swordswoman and Tania is a playful queen. This is their unique and interesting royal comedy, an unpredictable mixture dealing with tales of ambition, dark plans, ghosts and secrets of royalty. Love, misunderstanding and the pride of a woman are also involved !
Beginning as four bonus chapters following the end of 'Vampire Knight', 'Vampire Knight Memories' is now an official sequel series written and illustrated by Matsuri Hino. The series follows the events that occurred whilst Kaname slept for a thousand years, as well as his time in the future with Yuuki's daughters, Ai and Ren.
Rinko is an ordinary girl who was born with a mysterious birthmark on her left arm. But when that mark starts to get darker, strange accidents begin to happen everywhere around her, involving even the people she cares about. What will the powerful magic awakening inside Rinko bring her? In 1987, Purple Eyes in the Dark was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shoujo manga category.
Sagiri is Haru's childhood friend. Sagiri is also a popular model and the distance between the two becomes wider and wider. Will she be able to deliver her complex feelings to him? Also includes extra oneshot "Kamen no Pianist" about a shy boy who's teaching piano lessons the girl he loves.
We follow the bumpy and funny romance between bubbly Tamoko and the serious Kanji. With Kanji's father running an idol agency, and Tamoko being the daughter of their top-selling idol, Shinju, things get complicated. Tamako must hide the fact she is Shinju's daughter to save public face, and at the same time, she is determined to be Kanji's ideal wife (as was promised when they were little kids). It doesn't help that Tamako's pretty clumsy and poor of domestic chores, but no matter what comes down the road, she's not about to give up!
When Hina hits a homerun ball and goes to get it back, she realizes she has damaged a shrine with the baseball. When she touches the object inside the shrine, the object is absorbed into her, and she becomes the shrine's god. Now she is protected by the shrine's guard dogs, Shishi and Koma. On her journey she meets other spirits, guardians, and the legendary nine-tailed fox.
A tale of love in all forms: pure like a child's, twisted like that of a scorned lonely woman, and multi-faceted in between. Kurt, the prince of a faraway kingdom, leaves home to find a way to heal his petrified goddess-mother. Battling numerous monsters, overcoming challenges set forth by Medusa's apostles, and helping other people all seem so heavy for a ten-year-old boy. But never fear, he's not alone. His youngest aunt, a goddess from heaven, his girlfriend collected along the way, his-not-quite-adversary, not-quite-friend, mysterious dark apostle and various others are with him. All are drawn in by his charisma, his will, and his purity. Let's join Kurt, to travel to far, far away lands, to meet interesting people, monsters, gods, and goddesses…and then to kick their asses. Note: Volume count based on the bunkoban.
Yuri, a modern day teenager who had just received her first kiss, is suddenly whisked away to ancient Anatolia, where an evil queen needs her for a blood sacrifice. Thankfully the timely intervention of Prince Kail saves Yuri from the queen's grasp. For now. Kail promises to send Yuri back to her home, but the queen's persistent schemes to kill them both, plus their growing interest in each other, keep those plans delayed. **Winner of 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for Shōjo** Note: Final 28th volume contains a side story called Orontes Renka, set in the same historical period. The Hittite empire is about to become an Egyptian territory through marriage between the Hittite princess and the Egyptian king. A traveler from Egypt, Maripas, visits Anatolia at that time but gets robbed of all his belongings while playing good samaritan. He's thankfully offered shelter by an unusually well-educated Hittite woman named Yuri. But this seemingly innocent meeting soon turns into a thrilling romantic adventure – cases of mistaken identity and runaway royals are about to complicate international relations!
Yoshino Nako has a saying. "If I'm happy, I can do anything!" In her sister's place, Nako-chan steals the groom of an arranged (political) marriage and helps them elope. But when the Hayami group starts failing, she must pay the consequence by housing the delinquent brother..