A collection of stories set amongst the oiran (high-rank courtesans before the time of geisha) in (mostly) the Yoshiwara district of Edo, a famous historical 'red-light district.' 1. Kagerou no Shou When Kagerou was a child, her parents sold her to be trained as an oiran in Yoshiwara. On her way there, she fell in love with the man who transported her, Ryuuji, and insisted that he be her first sexual customer when she grew up. Now, she is approaching the time when she will lose her virginity, but will Ryuuji be able to be her first? 2. Inazuma no Shou Wakana works in Yoshiwara, but she plans to one day buy her own way out. She seduces presents out of the men who buy her, in order to save money for her future. But one man, Mitsunori, is not like all the others. Will the skilled seductress Wakana be able to cope with real emotion? 3. Mizu no Tsuki no Shou Suigetsu is approaching the time when she's meant to lose her virginity. One day, she miraculously meets with a relative who knows her by her real name: Saya. Is it possible for her to be rescued from this life? 4. Nagasaki Bojou Otaki, an oiran-in-training in Nagasaki, is slated to lose her virginity. However, she's been told she's going to have a Dutch man as a partner! She's frightened of sleeping with a foreigner who may not even speak her language! However, the man in question is nothing like she feared…
It's the 18th century in Naples, Italy. There is a girl named Maria living peacefully in the city, but she is more than she appears. She is like a goddess of death, with a sword that cuts through everything. But what exactly is she? Where has she come from and what cruel destiny awaits her?
Beginning of the 13th century, Western Xia state in Chinese mainland. In those days existed a woman warrior named Shut Hell, the Evil One, feared even by the Mongols, reputed the strongest army in history. At first she was just a normal Tangut soldier, but after coming close to death so many times she found a superhuman strength in herself. On the other side Yurul, a young Mongol prince, is fascinated by the Tangut, his enemies' writing script, and is worried for their future… Centuries later a Japanese high school student named Shudo is haunted by a vivid dream of a battlefield... Is there some sort of bound between these completely different lives ? Will they manage to overcome the obstacles surrounding them ? - **2012 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize (New Creator) winner**
Shou lives out in the country. He has a big crush on his childhood friend Sora, but is afraid that she thinks of him only as a little brother. One day, Sora announces that she was abducted by aliens. Later that day, Shou confesses his feelings for her and she dies shortly afterward. Shou is still in shock from her loss, when an alien girl named Lila comes down from the sky. She has a disk that contains a brain scan of Sora, and she can run Sora's personality in her own body. She also wants to have a child with him. Will Shou be able to cope with all of these sudden changes, and will he be able to keep Sora with him after all? [tethysdust]
Mary, an evil spirit who gets her strength from sucking the very life from her unsuspecting lovers, is embroiled in an all out demonic war in Shibuya.
The year is 1949. Crushed by the Allied Powers, occupied by General MacArthur’s armies, Japan has been experiencing massive change. Agricultural reform is dissolving large estates and redistributing plots to tenant farmers—terrible news, if you’re landowners like the archconservative Tenge family. For patriarch Sakuemon, the chagrin of one of his sons coming home alive from a P.O.W. camp instead of having died for the Emperor is topped only by the revelation that another of his is consorting with “the reds.” What solace does he have but his youngest Ayako, apple of his eye, at once daughter and granddaughter? [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/ayako/) --- **Volumes 197-199 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
A variety of species gather in the mysterious Niini's Forest. Every full moon, wishes are granted by the lake fairy. It is a world of dreams. Humans become animals and animals become humans, and they live their sweet lives together. The talented SHOOWA clears the way to new frontiers of boys' love! This non-human BL fantasy depicts the heartrending and wildly emotional lives of the residents of a mysterious forest.
A teacher named Kadomae Kazuma has the principal's daughter Noeda Kanade for his class in a new school semester. At first glance, she appears to be a quiet girl, but she's awakening her aberrant love towards Kazuma!? This is a psycho love story that accelerates thoughts and actions!
Yuuki Minami is a hard working student, she has just been inaugurated as Vice President but she knows she needs to keep on studying harder and harder to keep her grades up and escape her current family circumstances. All she needs is more time, more time to study and work her way up! When a ghost appears before her able to grant her wish, what will be the price for the gift of more time?
Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, he is infamously known by the Dragons and every other crime gang as "Crying Freeman."
Amemori claims that he has always been having premonitions of Yui falling in love with him. As it happens, Yui does kiss him on the exact day specified in his dream. Is their love some psychic fate?!
In the Under Grand Hotel (2013) series: V.1 - Kiss & Kill 30 meters underground, a prison where escape is impossible; the United States penitentiary, The Underground Hotel. Only the people who enjoy living in this place, a life cut off from the sun, call it by another name: The Under Grand Hotel. Absorbed in pleasure-seeking sex, the shut-call, Erie (leader of the prisoners) isn't watching the men he's raping each night, but rather one man alone. Norman. Norman, who keeps trying to harm himself as a result of trauma, the kind doctor who cares for him, Van, and Erie, who's falling into a brutal love that's more akin to hatred. What will happen when these various feelings are made to intertwine into a closed-off world? From storyteller Sadahiro Mika, the long-awaited, mature love story of the Under Grand Hotel begins! V.2 - Last Dinner Erie is send to level 4 of UGH and reunites with an old acquaintance.
The great Demon Lord Dante, exploiting the weakness of a boy exposed to his demonic influence in his dreams, is awakened from a thousand-year sleep. The intent of this being, a survivor of an ancient and forgotten civilization, is to wipe out the whole human race. But it's not that simple: the motivations of the demon aren't so wicked as one might think, and they will combine with the life of the boy, which hangs between nightmares and craziness. In the meanwhile, the Satanists fight against the hierarchy of the church to obtain a justice which is, as it's easy to guess, that of the Demon Lord. This series is a complete remake of the original Demon Lord Dante, with new designs an a story slightly inspired by the anime of 2002. This time, the timespan of the story is longer, the character design is different, and all unanswered questions left when the original series was interrupted, are answered. This time, Demon Lord Dante has a proper ending.
The first half of the book is made up by the titular story, a serial killer thriller that gets all kinds of meta and crazy as it progresses. The second half of the book consists of a short interview with Kago (and Ryuichi Kasumi, a Japanese crime fiction writer) and a number of short stories. (Source: Caterpillar)
In the ”Canis” series: Vol. 1 - ”Dear Mr. Rain” Kutsuna Satoru, a hatter, picks up a man collapsed by the side of the road. This man, Kashiba Ryou, has come to Japan to die.… Vol. 2-3 - ”Dear Hatter” Sequel to ”Dear Mr. Rain.” Vol. 4-7 - ”The Speaker” A spin-off of the main series that follows some of Ryou's gang acquaintances.
A prequel to Freezing, the story centers on Chiffon Fairchild's first year at West Genetics prior to her becoming Student Council President, and also explains the origin of her title, "The Unmatched Smiling Monster".
"Devil, I don't want to marry him." In hopes to escape a forced marriage, Giovinetta makes a wish to the devil to save her, but what she doesn't know are the consequences of her actions. --- The lady trapped in the tower is being forced into a marriage. Her husband has killed or exiled his previous wives several times. The frightened princess eventually wakes up the sarcophagus in the basement and calls out the devil.... "I don't want to marry him, Raven." --- Notice: This story is ***not*** incest. **Official Translations:** * English: [Manta](https://manta.net/series/1165) [TappyToon](https://www.tappytoon.com/en/book/lady-devil) [Yen Press book ver.](https://yenpress.com/series/lady-devil) * [Chinese (Simplified) / 汉语](https://manga.bilibili.com/detail/mc32223) * Japanese / 日本語: [Comico](https://www.comico.jp/comic/8141), [Mecha Comics](https://sp.comics.mecha.cc/books/141901)
She is a famous idol. On the other hand, I am just a nerd. We have to keep our relationship a secret.
Collection of oneshots: 1. Hinata (In the Sun) A boy who's been scarred from abuse from his parents finds safety and love in the peaceful life of a retired photographer and his newborn. The sequel to this story is the fifth story of A Bird in a Dream. 2. Hohoemi no Nichijou (Everyday Smile) The cheerful smile of a fellow coworker brings out the softer side of the otherwise emotionless business chief. 3. Koibito no Kaikata (How to Own A Lover) A rather reluctant salaryman is faced with the exasperating advances of a fellow coworker, who insists on being his pet. 4. Omowaku no Arika (Where Expectations Lie) Everyone thinks Kouzuki is cute and harmless, but the truth is quite different and Masayuki is about to find that out… 5. Bousoushinka no Yukue (The Whereabouts of Runaway Evolution) A story about two brothers and their circumstances. 6. Higashi ni aru Uchuu (Ocean in the East) Kyoue wants just one thing; to see the ocean. 7. True Expectations (Where Expectations Lie bonus)
Devastated after learning of the death of her ex-boyfriend she’s still hung up on, Miyuki decided to drink her grief away at a bar alone. As she reached the point of intoxication, someone intervened: “You’re way too drunk, so don’t be surprised if someone offers to take you home”, they say with the voice of the one that got away… Looking up, Miyuki is met with the spitting image of her ex?! “You initiated this”, says the man named Reiichirou, as he took her away in his arms for an unbelievable steamy night of passion. But wait, this man was so aggressive and teasing, unlike the one she dated?! Though Miyuki gets engulfed in misery every time she thinks of them in comparison, their physical relationship continues. “He’s not here anymore, forget him for me.” Why does Reiichirou’s desperate whisper sound so much like a confession of love…? A career woman with a long-lost love X a perfect superior. A bittersweet love story of two people with emotional scars within their hearts!
Asano Inio's first official art-book. Contains two short stories: "Wish for spring ~solanin side story~" and "The sunflower".
A mysterious warrior travels the kingdom of Auroria, battling monstrous creatures and seeking adventure. Few know she is secretly Auroria’s young and inexperienced masked monarch -- Queen Vivian. In a world where humans are not at the top of the food chain, the Queen in the Iron Mask must learn to use both her sword and her throne to protect her people from the dangers looming just beyond the city walls. ---**Note on official english translation by Udon:**- It combines 2 Japanese volumes into 1, producing total 3 volumes from 6.- Volume 7 is a compilation of 8 short stories and was not included.
Oneshot manga by Boku Girl's mangaka.
Universal Century 0087, pilot Edgar Edmund Smith, a hero of the story. The pilot of the Titans originally drawn fierce battle Edgar Edmund Smith. This work, however, the year Universal Century 0138, Maddin was discovered manuscripts of Sicilian women writers who died last year, "Diary of Edmund Smith, Edgar," a setting of what was written. Does not exist at all other evidence that the description and the Universal Century of the time in the world, "a fact", and "mere fiction" has become a dispute with pilots and mobile suits that appeared in this film, really century, whether the universe exists in the world has become treated as the unknown. Episode 1: Half Zeta Gundam vs Gundam MK-II Episode 2: Amuro and Kiss! Episode 3: Diary of Edgar Edmund Smith Episode Extra: Diary of an Irresponsible Umonsamon Universe - Titans