Nogawa is called over to a meetup with her group of high school friends for the first time in years. However, one face among them brings about great ire within Nogawa - a certain Sawamoto, the first of their friend group to get married. During the course of their meetup, Nogawa reflects on what about Sawamoto sets her off... A collection of one-shots chiefly for josei magazines by Minori Kimura. Frequent themes and elements include office workers, one's prospects for love and marriage, psychology over time, and interpersonal relationships. In addition to the title story, also includes: - **Miss Ruiko's Glasses** (ルイ子さんのメガネ, Ruiko-san no Megane) - Ruiko is a young office lady who has been having some problems with her vision as of late. When she goes to get some glasses for herself, however, she stumbles upon a very peculiar glasses shop - and the glasses she gets there will give her a new perspective on things... - **The Fig Tree** (無花果の木, Ichijiku no Ki) - A story reflecting upon mother-daughter relationships intertwined with the Second World War, focusing on the women in the Takahashi family - a grandmother, her daughter, and her daughter's daughter. - **Winter Journey** (冬の旅, Fuyu no Tabi) - Nakahara has set out to settle things with Kondo, a cameraman at her workplace, once and for all. Kondo and Nakahara were part of the same friend circle back in college, but since they were a few years apart, they had not met in some time after Nakahara graduated. They got along well once Kondo started working for the same publication she did, but... - **My Private Dream, The Night I Met Joni Mitchell** (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢, Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Shiteki na Yume) - Minori Kimura (as *Uneri* Kimura) stars in this one-shot about her sheer admiration for the Canadian singer-songwriter. Kimura has been a long time fan of hers, but as time had gone on, Kimura was set on moving on from being such an obsessive fan. Mitchell's appearance in Japan puts that to the test, however.
Based on the Videogame, this manga focuses on Persona 4's 'sidekick' character, Yosuke Hanamura. The manga mostly focuses on Yosuke's life before the events of Persona 4, while occasionally re-telling events from the game.
A teenager who was orphaned as a young boy returns to the city of his childhood. Shortly after transferring to Gekkoukan High School, he is attacked by Shadows — creatures that feed on the minds of their victims. He soon discovers that he shares a special ability with other students at his new school. From them, he learns of the "Dark Hour," a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. He joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), and with his new friends, confronts the threat of the Shadows. Based on the PlayStation 2 game of the same name.
The Comp is a popular portable game system that also functions as a smartphone. But it suddenly becomes a portal for demons to travel to the human world! Kazuya receives three Comps, from his master programmer cousin Naoya, for himself and his two friends Atsuro and Yuzu. In order to survive the demon invasion, the trio have to use the Comps to summon and subdue the demon that appears in order to fight back against the waves of demons that are about to swarm Japan!
Anthology of shorts based on Persona 4.
Kiki Yamada, a high school girl in charge of battling monsters, trains daily with her childhood friend Tsuyoshi for the world. When she tries on some cute underwear with Go-chan in mind, she is suddenly forced to fight...?
Seko Daiko, a second-year high schooler is an extreme cheapskate. Taking down all the light bulbs in the house, making his siblings eat baked bread crust for breakfast... He would do anything just to save an extra penny. Daiko was sure he could keep this thrift lifestyle going forever until... The world's fate depends on him spending money on a mobile game?!
There are countless undead feeding on humans in this world. Countless Sorcerers have been fighting against them for millions of years but defeat is always the end result. It was not until the emergence of ‘San Zhen' Clan, 3 successors, in 3 different eras fighting against the undead. They are the last chance in this “Man vs Dead" war.
Persona 4 takes place in the same universe as Persona 3 in a rural town named Inaba. There have been mysterious murders occurring whenever there was fog after heavy rain. There were also rumors about a channel on television airing only at midnight called Mayonaka TV, during which it is said that one can see his/her "other half" when staring at the TV screen. After hearing about a recent unsolved murder which occurred during the fog, the characters—the main character, Chie, and Yōsuke—discuss how each of them had attempted to watch the mysterious TV channel and witnessed the murder victim. The protagonist later realizes that during midnight when the channel is on, his body can phase into his television set as a gateway to enter another world infested with shadows. After discovering this, they all decide to explore. When first completely entering the world, dazed and confused, the main character meets Teddie. Mayonaka TV and the town murders seem to have a connection. The murder victims may be merely victims of Mayonaka TV. Everyone decides that they will together try to solve the mysterious murders by exploring the hidden world of Mayonaka TV. After the closing events of Persona 3 on January 31, 2010, Persona 4 starts April 11, 2011, Putting the start of Persona 4 fourteen months after the end of Persona 3, this is also evident by the appearance of an older Chihiro, who is now a 3rd year student.
Worldly knowledge and artistic refinement! Literally *wise beyond her years* Hinata-chan is on a completely different level to your average toddler. But she has a secret… that she's the reincarnation of an 88 year old grandma, with her memories intact! Enjoying green tea on the veranda, a taste for pickles, and an old-fashioned dialect, all inclusive! Why has she been reincarnated? And what happened to the things and loved ones she left behind?
A twenty-year-old with little hope for the future discovers a shop that buys lifespan, time, and health. This is a story dealing with the ensuing consequences.
Adventures of a guy who has a harem full of magical knights! Will he able to choose the bride that is perfect for him? Let's find out!
"There is a Ghost in my room-!" The unpopular Shoujo Mangaka, Senai Yaro, is being tormented by a "Ghost" with lingering attachment to this world! Ghost or not though the deadline still approaches...!
The story is a continuation of the events depicted in the game Persona 4 Arena and begins the day after it concludes. The Midnight Channel is back on the air and once again broadcasts a strange advertisement for another fighting tournament christened P-1 Climax, that shows members of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives in combat. Just moments after this, Inaba is subject to a power outage and is engulfed by a bizarre red fog.
Protect the girl who is destined to die an untimely death. That is the mission given to me and my senpai from the heavenly realm. How is it a job... to come down to earth and protect stupid human beings? Moreover, protecting an ordinary girl...? Why do we, beautiful angels, have to do such a thing! Senpai must have been thinking that way all along. I believed that, but why that kind of--?
Kinji, who lacks any kind of work ethic, is a layabout in his modern life. One day, he finds himself transported to another world–but not in a grand fantasy of a hero welcomed with open arms. He's immediately shoved into a terrible job! Now enslaved by an evil mining company in a fantasy world, Kinji's about to really learn the meaning of hard work!
"Don't look, I swear...!" This school is cursed. Anyone who performs "a certain act" on campus is struck by a curse that uses a mysterious power to make their underwear impossible to remove. The only one who can break the curse and take off their panties is the protagonist, high school student Eishin Kamite, who possesses the "Right Hand of Exorcism." To save the cursed girls, Kamite offers to take off their panties. "But to have a boy take off my panties in a place like this…!" the girls exclaim, flustered. But if things continue like this, they will eventually...
Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another…
Manga based off the fighting game, Persona 4 Arena.
While playing a ritual-like children's game called "Persona", students are knocked unconscious. While asleep, they encounter a man named Philemon who bestows several Personas upon them. When they wake up, the youths discover they can summon Personas.
Set one year after the end of Persona 4, Naoto is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearances of two Yagakoro students by an old detective friend, Touko Aoi. There, she is partnered with Sousei Kurogami, a mechanical detective and a polar opposite to her in terms of personality and methodology. In their first encounter, she awakens to a new persona Amatsu Mikaboshi, which enables her to amplify Sousei's Persona ability, Tsukuyomi. Together with Sousei, she discovers the Midnight Site, an anonymous site where judgement is passed on others by five judges named after figures in Japanese mythology– Uzume, Sarutahiko, Omoikane, Tajikarao, and Futotama. However, it quickly becomes apparent that this case and another under Touko's supervision are related when one of the five judges turns up dead with ballistics pointing to a missing police officer's gun. Naoto and the others must discover the identity of the other judges to protect them and find out the culprit who seeks to kill them.
Known for his biting wit and rapid-fire brain cells, Yukito Ayatsuji is a detective and top-ranked skill user who possesses the ability to expose any crime. When a request to investigate a puzzling murder incident hits his desk, Ayatsuji must team up with Mizuki Tsujimura, a spunky agent sent from the Special Division, to tackle the case. Can the unlikely duo get to the bottom of this mystery?!
College student Sara Washizuki was shown a mysterious film photograph by paranormal photographer Tousei Ryuuzaki. In it was captured something she had left sealed away with her memories of a particular incident in her elementary school days… Based on the hit video game "**Fatal Frame**".