Chu Qitong thought that he would stay in the palace all his life and play with those shady schemes, until he met Ning Zhuangyan. That girl in a red dress broke into her heart unquestionably like the scorching sun, letting her know that besides rights in this world, there is another thing called love. Chu Qitong: In the past, I did all my tricks to win the throne for Aze, but now I'm doing everything I can to exchange your peace for the rest of my life. Ning Zhuangyan: My sweetheart is a beautiful girl who can overwhelm the country and the city. She can't give me a phoenix crown and Xiapei, and she can't ride a tall horse to marry me, but that day at the Golden Luan Hall, she held my hand with all eyes on her. The moment I saw her, I knew she was better than thousands of good people in the world.
Gao Jing, you're a maniac. Almost exactly like Gao Sheng was. In your eyes, is the world truly so horrid, horrid enough that you'll go to such extremes to save it? Gao Jing, are these the rules you've laid down for every sect under the sun? You're so delusional your plans are something not even your great grandfather would've dreamed off. So be it then, go and execute your plan, I want to see, if all the sects in the world will be brought to their knees in front of you, or if the Jin dynasty will be destroyed by your very hands!
I found myself possessed in a game I used to play occasionally. And to top it off, I'm the female warrior of a barbarian tribe that only has bad endings. ...Alright, let's escape.
High school student Nanase has a dream that he keeps seeing. That dream contained memories of his past life and there, Nanase was a knight who faithfully served his precious master. Nanase doubts whether those memories are real, but one day, Leo—his master—transfers into his class as Reo. Reo also has memories of his past life and is simply happy to reunite with Nanase. However, he forgot the most important thing. To Nanase, he is the last person he wants to see—
The highest authorities in the universe, Konjiyu and Meiku, assemble humanity's mightiest to fight in a tournament that will decide a millenia-old conflict.
The northern city fell. The defeated were forced to send a noble young man as a hostage to the southern king. Even though they also sent a noblewoman, the southern city did not welcome them warmly. It is said that after encountering the noble young man with a face like the moon and a spirit as bright as a flame, fate began to play its games. From two kings of opposing lands to their children, the tension shifted to a friendship between youths amid the shadows of war. This camaraderie, formed across the borders of two divided lands, seemed destined never to merge. Will the bright stars finally fade when both sides must draw their swords against each other? Will the friendship, rooted in enmity, withstand the test of time, or will it ultimately collapse into ruin?
My name is Yu Xiaoman. My surname, "Yu", comes from Yujia Village, the place where you saved me; My given name is from the solar term of the day you saved me seven years ago, and also the day we first met. This is the story of Yu Xiaoman, the little merman who wanted to repay his savior's kindness and offered himself as a substitute bride in his marriage.
A unique publication from before Shogakukan Inc. established Viz Communications in 1987 (the first full-fledged business in the United States by a Japanese Manga publisher), MANGA was an 88-page anthology of 10 short stories in both color and black-and-white: An experiment by Masaichi Mukaide, the publication's editor, this may have been too far ahead of its time, in many aspects. Features a stunning roster of authors of that time: such as Hiroshi Hirata, Yosuke Tamori, Yukinobu Hoshino, Katsuhiro Otomo, Keizo Miyanishi, Noboru Miyama, Yoji Fukuyama, & Noriyoshi Orai (illustration) and with Hajime Sorayama featured on its cover, Back cover by Hiroshi Hirata, and Chika Oya in charge of coloring the illustration indicated. --- Notes - For detailed ToC, refer to Grand Comics Database page ([Link](https://www.comics.org/issue/1137542/)) - Description adapted using excerpts from the 2020 article "*People who have delivered Japanese manga overseas No.1: Masaichi Mukaide, Editor*" ([Link](https://mediag.bunka.go.jp/article/article-16371/))
Hyoshin, who left home in search of freedom, found himself deep in the mountain in the middle of tiger territory. Fallen off the path, he happens on upon a bathing fema- no! male fairy. The fairies who come down to the mountain to bathe experienced a small theft and Hyoshin becomes the prime suspect. Now he's under the careful watch of San!
A rebellious spirit trapped in her marriage to a violent husband, Giselle leads a miserable life playing the role of a meek wife and lady. But one night, wandering her new home, Giselle discovers what seems to be a young boy trapped inside a cage. An inheritance from her husband’s eccentric father, the boy is considered a monster, an immortal “flower that feeds upon blood.” Despite her fear, Giselle begins to visit the boy nightly. Will these illicit meetings shatter life as she knows it? --- [Original Webtoon](https://www.lezhin.com/ko/comic/giselle) **Official Translations:** * English: [R18](https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/giselle_en) * Chinese (Simplified) / 汉语: [R15](https://manga.bilibili.com/detail/mc30485) * Chinese (Traditional) / 漢語: [R15](https://www.webtoons.com/zh-hant/romance/blood-of-giselle/list?title_no=2316) * Indonesian / Bahasa Indonesia: [R15](https://www.webtoons.com/id/romantic-fantasy/madam-giselle/list?title_no=2540) * Japanese / 日本語: [R15](https://sp.comics.mecha.cc/books/131453), [R19](https://www.lezhin.com/ja/comic/giselle)
For a long time, giants have existed in this world. The were used as tools and played n important role during turning points in history. The key to the secret lies in Mongolia. Discover Kago's peculiar vision of world history!
"I… thought you were dead…" Kinard has lived for revenge after the incident that took place ten years ago. Despite his longtime friend Raman's worries for him, he and Yesing hid their identities under the alias, "chaff", and strived for revenge. In doing so, he runs into Alvin, who was certain that he was fated to die. While protecting Alvin under his name, Kinard notices how much Alvin had changed since childhood, and a new feeling other different than remorse begins to sprout, as Kinard's revenge filled heart slowly dissipates…
Set in the Taisho era, Kurasawa Heigo, the son of a trading company president, reunites with Sakaguchi Isamu, his childhood friend from 10 years ago. They both used to play together like brothers but now they are master and servant. Heigo is left feeling lonely because of Isamu's now unfamiliar politeness. In order to restore their past relationship, Heigo tries to treat Isamu not as a servant but as a friend instead. However, one day, Isamu discovered old love letters addressed to Heigo from a man. Heigo was upset by this discovery and when Isamu comes to hold him in his arms, he whispers... "I will never tell anyone about this. So, please let me be the only one you open up to about this worry..."
Jiroubei (57), after 38 years of loyal service as a shinobi, loses his job after the death of his mistress. Taroubei (61) decides to retire after 41 years working as a constable in the city of Edo. These two men decided to give their lives to a loyal cause. Now free from their duty, a strange friendship begins between the two of them.
The young Shingen, Harunobu, was shunned by his father, Nobutora, for advising him to take over the reigns of his family. Harunobu, carried along by his vassals who have antipathy toward the unprincipled Nobutora, rebels against him, but...
A collection of nine stories from 1972-1973 and one story from 1986. Covering such topics as incest, abortion, prostitution and perversion. This edition contains a bonus chapter The Mole that was supposed to be included in the initial release, along with several other stories, but was dropped to keep the page count under 200 pages 「白魔の伝説」Legend of the White Devil（1972、Young Comic） 「埴輪森暗黒日輪伝説」Haniwa Forest Dark Sun Legend（1973、COM） 「竹敷地獄怨絵草紙」Illustrated Tale of Revenge Hell in the Bamboo Grove（1972、COM） 「ミス・ジッパー」Miss Zipper（1986、Manga Goraku） 「私の悪魔がやってくる」My Devil Comes（1972、COM） 「女郎蜘蛛」Spider Woman（1972、COM） 「砂地獄」Sand Hell（1973、Comic Sunday） 「水色の部屋」The Light Blue Room（1972、Young Comic） 「少年性幻記~花の女」Flower Woman（1973、COMIC VAN） [ほくろ] The Mole （1972、Young Comic）
Gu Ning, a total rookie at romance and a hopeless case when it comes to galgames, suddenly finds herself transmigrated into Above the Empress, a court intrigue game notorious for its extreme difficulty, becoming the perverted Commander of the Imperial Guards, Gu Ning. She knows she must protect the Empress, Jiang Yuelin, and wage war across the land to unify the human race. She has a system, she has knowledge far beyond this era, but she’s still panicking—because this cursed political strategy game also has choices, and whenever it’s her turn to pick, she always ends up choosing the wrong one!!
In Bakumatsu Days, many young samurai were passionate for changing the world. This is the story of Azumi who was destined to live as an assasin in such chaotic times.
A wounded soldier with a disturbed mind kidnaps the priest who tries to help him. He then has the brilliant idea of going AWOL with the priest. He's in the middle of the African desert during WWII, with supplies running low and his sanity (or is it his morality?) long gone. All that's left is pleasure and agony. And maybe, eventually, death. (note: "giglio" means "lily" in Italian.)
The duty of a Grim Reaper is to end life, but this one falls in love with a human and commits the greatest taboo of his kind. How real is this love between "death" and a young boy?
Collections of fairy tales with a yaoi twist: 1) Beauty and the Beast It is almost like Disney's Beauty and the Beast. But this story is a little bit different. There is a man with 2 daughters and a beautiful youngest son. The son's name is Belle. One day, the father went out to town for business. He got the daughters' presents except the son. Then, suddenly he saw an extraordinary rose and pluck it for his son's present. A beast came out and shouted…if you want your life to be spared, bring your youngest son to this castle… The man had no choice but to ask his son to go to the castle. Will Belle go to the castle? 2) Glass Pen (Penderella) Once upon a time there was a mangaka's assistant (slave)… you can guess where this is going can't you? Penderella dreams of being a mangaka, but his mangaka (step-mother) boss is never satisfied with his work. One day there is a mangaka ball, but Penderella is strictly told he cannot go unless he finishes all his 'chores' in time… 3) Fox and the Monk A little fox fairy is flawed at human transformation, always keeping both ears and tail. One day he tries to trick a traveller with his transformation but fails, yet brashly says 'im the strongest fox fairy'. The traveller, recently cheated by a greedy monk asks the little fox to prove it - and so delivers the little fox to the greedy monk. 4) Artist and the Thief A little boy loves to tell lies, often crying wolf to the villages. Only one day he see's a group of bandits ready to raid the village, yet when he tries to tell the villagers they all ignore him. However, one of the bandits overhears him and kidnaps him! But the bandit leader, upon seeing the boy, decides to cancel the raid… what does the bandit have planned? 5) My Treasure A young boy scientist (Bill) creates a replica of his father named Jack. He teaches Jack how to talk and perform tasks, yet somehow when he says the word 'Love' Jack sweeps Bill off his feet and into bed leaving Bill to wonder where on earth Jack learned such a thing! 6) Snow White + Snow White Conclusion 7) Wish Come True
Seinen (and one Josei) One-shot compilation focusing on insincerity, revenge, and the two-faced nature of men. Includes the following: - **The Record of Peter Kürten** (ペーター・キュルテンの記録, Peter Kürten no Kiroku, ALT. ENG. - The Tale of Peter Kürten) - Manga biography on the infamous serial killer also known by the moniker *"The Vampire of Düsseldorf"*. Peter Kürten, a former prisoner-of-war, forms an idealistic couple with his wife and is a devoted unionist at meetings. In actuality he is a sexually perverted serial killer nicknamed the Vampire of Düsseldorf who taunts the police with escalating murders. After one of the murders, the police force a fake confession from another man, causing Peter to angrily reveal the truth to his wife, who gives him up to the police. At trial it is revealed that Peter is actually a criminal with a history of incest, bestiality, arson, and murder. When his lawyer tries to defend him by claiming madness, Peter angrily exclaims that his actions are revenge against the bourgeois. Peter is executed by guillotine. (Tezuka based the story on the work of Shunsuke Tsurumi) - **Sensual Nights** (もの憂げな夜, Monouge na Yoru) - A wealthy Japanese playboy visits Vietnam to seduce a woman who has supposedly stopped aging while waiting for her sweetheart who was taken away by soldiers. As he is in the middle of preparing to have sex with her, his contact tells him that the woman's man was taken away by the Japanese army during the Pacific War, causing a deep hatred of Japanese people in her. He panics, but recovers when the woman reacts by offering him her body. When she fights back against his attempts at intimacy, he tells her that her lover is likely dead and forces himself on her. The man then sees a sight of a wrinkled old woman that startles him so much he jumps out of the window. The woman he had seduced was actually the daughter of the unaging woman and her sweetheart, and his contact was her fiancé. - **Lord Iechika Mogami** (最上殿始末, Mogami-dono Shimatsu) - Piipii, a meager farmer, dreams of being a samurai so he can support his wife and their four children. One day he is employed by a lord to be his double, and Piipii's family is secretly killed. Piipii trains to be a lord, grooming and dressing himself to be the spitting image of the lord. As a test, the lord tells him to give the order to open the castle gates. Piipii rides back to visit his family, only to learn about their deaths. On the lord's wedding day, his double is supposed to replace him during the wedding ceremony to protect him from any attempts on his life. During the switch, Piipii murders the lord and consummates the marriage with the lady Sasa instead. When she learns of his identity, the lady has an affair with a syphilitic beggar, and kills herself. The disease spreads to Piipii and Sasa gets her revenge. - **The Lady of the Rhine** (ラインの館にて, Rhine no Yakata nite) - A Japanese woman accompanies her husband on a business trip to Düsseldorf. She catches him having an affair, and when she confronts him, he leaves her. As she desperately searches for him in the streets, the woman is hit by a car and is hospitalized for a month. When she recovers, she visits her benefactor Lady Rathwood, the owner of a castle they had visited earlier. As she lives with Lady Rathwood, the woman learns of her hatred for men and her hatred for her husband is kindled. One day she discovers that the car she was hit with belongs to Lady Rathwood and she witnesses Lady Rathwood taking off the disguise of the woman who seduced her husband. Lady Rathwood calls her husband to the castle and gives the woman a knife, telling her to take her revenge. The woman refuses and goes back to her husband. - **Fire Mountain** (火の山, Hi no Yama, ALT. ENG. - The Thief Akikazu Inoue) - Time is during the Second World War. The ruffian Akikazu Inoue (whose first name could also be read as Showa) went to the Sobetsu village in Hokkaido, became an assistant of Mr. Masao Mimatsu, an observer of Showa Shinzan, which rapidly generated. The description that Mikami lived for the observation and protection of Showa Shinzan was based on a true story. --- **Volume 265 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
"You don't have to do anything, but let me love you." The 16 year old Yoshino Kaori marries the 20 year old Misono Tamaki, the "Poisonous Earl" and leader of the rumored "Family of Death" due to certain circumstances. At first, Kaori only uses the marriage, but over time, she answers to his feelings as she experiences a sweet and deep love with her first time as if she's drowning in pleasure… enjoy this heart-warming and stimulating Taisho era love story! Pt/Br: Yoshino Kaori, de 16 anos, se casa com Misono Tamaki, de 20 anos, o "Conde Venenoso" e líder da suposta "Família da Morte" por certas circunstâncias. A princípio, Kaori apenas se casa por obrigação, mas, com o tempo, ela correspondes aos sentimentos de Tamaki enquanto vive uma história de amor profundo e doce pela primeira vez como se estivesse inundada de prazer…Aproveitem essa história de amor da era Taisho doce e estimulante!