(from ebookjapan): A collection of George Akiyama's masterpieces, including eight heart-wrenching masterpieces and shocking problem stories. Jun, an innocent boy who loves his dog Jiro, is asked by his mother to find a pair of sandals that Jiro seems to have hidden. Jun orders Jiro to look for the sandal, but Jiro somehow brings Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" with him. ......?
Two buddies running a detective agency, all the mess they keep falling into and the overdue back rent: will our guys manage to make it through this potentially explosive mix ?
Michiru Kita’s a weak-spirited girl who has a hard time saying what’s on her mind. One day, she notices mysterious, ring-like markings around the necks of two of her classmates, Chika Akatsuki and Shito Tachibana — two boys who miraculously survived a horrible accident six months before. Michiru, possessing the rare ability to see these rings, knows that they warn of impending death. Thinking that, perhaps, she can do something to save her classmates’ lives, she approaches them…but it seems the boys have already made a different kind of deal and garnered themselves a heavy debt.
Miyamoto Musashi is a boy who has come all the way to the city to check out the studio of Matsuma Dan, a longtime director of manga movies (anime films). After having his work evaluated by him, Dan tells Musashi that his work is dead and lifeless: films live on and about. Not long after, Musashi comes across Sasaki Kojiro, a boy from a wealthy family who also aims to do manga movies. No matter how many times the two team up and split off, and no matter how many times they drift off their paths and return to them, their future lies with manga movies. A retelling of the rivalry between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro, but in 1950's Japan, as they venture into the worlds of anime production and manga magazines. --- **Volume 55 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Tatsuya, a junior high school student, finds out that he is suffering from an incurable disease and has only a few days left to live. He is determined to live the rest of his life with Shoko, despite his grief. Includes oneshot **The Mail Panda**: Mio is the daughter of a well-to-do couple who's often left by herself. One day, her precious Panda-chan falls into the river. Upstream is Kenichi, a sickly boy at a hospital who also rarely gets to see his parents. Ken decides to return Panda-chan with a letter, and an exchange begins between the two young children, with Panda-chan delivering messages up and down the river. Also includes *Ms. First Love, Tears, Happiness.*
The secret story of how the rival band from the popular idol raising game was formed, now in comic! The more experienced band TRIGGER, as the role models for IDOLiSH7, is a cool and sexy three-men group. The secret story of how TRIGGER was formed, which was covered by the novel, is now in comic form, together with an original story which stars IDOLiSH7!
The loneliness and sadness of a boy, Sabu, who has awakened to paranormal abilities.... In prehistoric times, humans had the mental ability to speak with their hearts and minds instead of words. Following the development of language ability, the ability that should have degenerated is revived!? A transfusion of blood from a girl awakens the psychic powers of a boy, Mutant Sabu, and he is born! The short series about a hero with unusual abilities is now ready to begin! ---- - **1966 7th Kodansha Children's Manga Award winner, shared with Ishinomori's very famous other work Cyborg 009**
Jinsei Nagai, aka "Bare-Knuckles Jinsei". Born in a dumpster, raised in an orphanage, living as a yakuza, he is tough enough that he fights all his fights bare-handed, and is covered with countless knife and bullet scars from his battles. But his life changes when he saves the five-year-old Ayumi, daughter of the new police chief, Enjoji Masayoshi, and befriends their family. For the first time in his life, Jinsei feels like he's found a family of his own, and decides to start his life over, but his past and his ties to the yakuza keep getting in the way.
The story revolves around the lives of two rough-and-tumble high school friends Kato Hiroshi and Nakama Toru, who seemed to make a habit of getting into trouble and starting up fights. In keeping with the spirit of the manga, Toru and Hiroshi sport slicked back 50's style ducktails and adopted exaggerated swaggers that made them comical and yet also oddly cool. The drama also features an assortment of outlandish characters who sport even weirder fashions and hairdos. To describe the action in this drama, think Fight Club meets The Breakfast Club. --- - **Won the 12th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 1988, which it shared with Bonobono**
Sakura Kinomoto was just an average 4th Grader - loved P.E., hated math - until one day, while looking through her father's library, Sakura found the Clow, an enchanted book designed to hold a set of magical Clow Cards. But when Sakura opened the book, it was empty. Talk about disasters!! Cerberus, the Creature of the Seal, emerged from the cover of the book and told Sakura the cards must be returned to the book. "If the cards aren't in the book, they come to life and do evil!" Kero formed a contract with Sakura making her a Cardcaptor and together with Sakura's best friend, Tomoyo, they embark on a mystical journey to capture all the Clow Cards before the Cards can wreak chaos and destruction.
Nagisa Ootsuki shed her former self out of shame from failing her highschool entrance exams. On her first day in her new highschool, who does she meet but the girl who made her fail the exam! How does Nagisa deal with these complicated emotions?
After watching her first ballet performance, Morino Kurumi aspired to become a great ballerina. She entered Hosaka Ballet School and worked towards being the best of her group. 2 years after starting ballet, Kurumi is still as eager as ever to become a great ballerina. She meets Hosaka Kazuomi, a young man who further motivates her to become the best. But moving up in this world wasn't so easy, as Kurumi soon gained a great number of problems blocking her goal. From the jealously of her fellow dancers to Kurumi's apparent shortness. Will Kurumi be able to become the great ballerina she has wanted to be?
In return for a business loan of 50 million yen, the prestigious Kamiya family gave their daughter Haine away to the Otomiya family. Haine, now an Otomiya, is appointed to the student council of the exclusive Imperial Academy, a private school for the aristocracy. Even though Haine is of proper lineage to be on the council, she finds herself struggling to find her place among the many secrets of its elite members, especially those of the president who holds her heart - Shizumasa Togu, aka "the Emperor." Haine has been in love with Shizumasa Togu from the day she read the picture book he wrote as a child. She enrolls the Imperial Academy to be close to him and is accepted as a member of the student council. But with that, dark secrets start to reveal themselves! Why does "The Emperor" act differently? Is Haine really in love with Shizumasa? Why did her father sell her and why doesn't her mother write to her anymore? Includes the following extra stories: Volume 1 - Hydrangea, the Unspoken Love Veiled by the Rain Volume 4 - I Walk the Night - The Labyrinth of Maora's First Love - On Monday I Fell in Love with You - The Postman's Delivery Diary - Go for It! Riko's First Love Story!! Volume 5 - Kusame, Komaki, and the Key to Their Love After Komaki confesses and Kusame accepts unwillingly, Kusame tries to break up with her, but how? Volume 8 - Shoujo Eve Ringo Jikake no 24 Ji (Shoujo Eve: Eve's Applework 24 Hours, 少女イブ☆林檎じかけの２４時) "Kawaii”… Eve has come to hate this word. "Kawaii" has ruined her life and made her a social outcast. Yet she still has hopes Niikawa will return her feelings for him, that is if the rowdy class idol Kashii doesn't spoil everything first! Volume 9 - Strawberry Milk and Chocolate Coffee Volume 11 - The Water-Bubble Princess - Umi no Chikyuugi Nocturne (The Globe of the Sea: Nocturne, 海の地球儀・夜想曲 (ノクターソ)) Searching for the meaning of people's lives is the mission that is given by God. The reason for my birth… It's okay if it was just to meet you that night. - Shinshi Doumei Cross Special Side Story After Komaki confesses and Kusame accepts unwillingly, Kusame tries to break up with her, but how?
(from ebookjapan): After 40 years, "Babel II" is miraculously back! This time, the enemy is the world's most powerful military nation, the United States of America! A supernatural battle of modern warfare vs. Babel II breaks out...!
In the world of magic, there lived a kind-hearted prince, Linkenel. Prince Linkenel was born with the most powerful magical power in history. His magical power was so powerful that the king had to seal that power within his body from the time he was an infant, not releasing it until the day he comes of age. On July 1024, on Linkenel’s coming-of-age ceremony, Rieswinn, the God of Water, appeared at the ceremony and attempted to abduct the prince in order to claim Linkenel’s power as his own. As Rieswinn casts his water magic in the hall, drowning everyone within it, to spare the king’s and queen’s lives, Linkenel agreed to join with Rieswinn. As they were about to depart, one of Linkenel’s best companion, a puppy named Lyle, tried to intervene. As Linkenel begged Rieswinn to keep the pup by his side, Rieswinn brutally slaughtered the puppy claiming Linkenel is now his and should not be swayed by anything else. Shifting to the modern world, Kanba Yoichi, the protagonist, is a high schooler who has been having dreams about Prince Linkenel, who he refers to as his master, since the passing of his mother. However, his dream has always been the same and ends exactly at the same location (where Lyle was slaughtered and Linkenel was taken away) every time for the past six years. Longing to save his “master,” he stumbles across a fortune teller, who gives him a magical coin to “let him see the sequel of the dream he has been having.” After trying to place the coin under his pillow, Yoichi finds himself in the magical world and, there, he meets with his master. And thus, the magical story of the two begins.
An essay manga by the legendary Tetsuya Chiba about his current life and how his family escaped from China back to Japan post-World War II.
Mitsuki loves singing, but a malignant tumor in her throat has prevented her from pursuing her passion. However, Mitsuki's life turns around when two fun-loving Shinigami appear to grant her a temporary reprieve from her illness–and give her singing career a magical jump-start. Includes a short story called Ginyu Meika in volume 2. Akiyoshi Kiryuu attempts to practice for an upcoming piano competition; however, his practice continually gets interrupted by a girl named Kanon, who claims to be the spirit of a tree.
The novel, "Re:member," from the popular idol rhythm game makes it to comic format! The past of Idolish7's senpai group, Re:vale, is finally revealed! What hurdles have Banri, Yuki and Momo overcome before the formation of the group…?
A series of 5 'picture book' manga for very young children, Ishinomori crafts his own tales that fit right at home with well-known Japanese folklore, gracing them with dozens and dozens of gorgeously done two-page spreads. - **Child of the Stars** - Hikaru is a boy of mysterious parentage, said to have come down from the stars. One day, Hikaru comes to face an oni with his own reason for attacking Hikaru, one connected to Hikaru's past. - **The Dragon's Whiskers** - Taro's mother is ill, but legend has it that if she drinks a boiled dragon's whisker, her illness will be cured. Taro goes on his quest to obtain this whisker. - **Tale of the 1000 Year-Old Cedar** - A tengu father suddenly finds himself responsible for several human children. A yamauba offers to care for the children by becoming their mother, but he refuses. Frustrated, the yamauba is set on making him suffer... - **Aim For It! Saburota** - Saburota's father was killed by a whale ('the white monster'), and his mother dies from the shock. Now orphaned, Saburota aims to become a great harpooner to avenge his parent's deaths. - **Kon Kon Kon** - A young boy who doubts kitsune ends up crossing paths with one, as he suddenly ends up in different worlds, much to his confusion...
Tachikawa Kisaki is a 14-year-old girl who's a drop-out ESPer. Her object of adoration is Hashiba Giniro, a superb ESPer who could use ESP at the age of five. Watch them as they become the team of "Fortune Tiara" and "Fortune Quartz", while carry out their duties as a combination!
Jigokumeguri Haru is the heiress of one of the largest business empires in all of Japan. She is not only rich, but also practically a celebrity. However, partly because of her heritage and partly because of her arrogant and aloof behavior, she has always been isolated from her peers and has never been able to make friends. Thus, she has—without success so far—transferred from school to school to finally find a place where she would be accepted. This only begins to change when she meets her new classmate Kawayanagi Tsurezure, an outcast weirdo that dresses in 20th century fashion, talks little and smiles even less. Being both somewhat socially awkward, they thus begin an unexpected friendship.
At Shinjuku Toho Yoko, a one-on-one street-style special mahjong game is taking place. There was a girl named Esuka, who reigned supreme here as the strongest. She had won her freedom through mahjong—
Noboru Takizawa is an ordinary high school student who has transferred into a new school. His chaotic transfer student life begins the moment he steps on a landmine in the schoolyard. From there, Takizawa often finds himself transferring into other schools, moving others with his hot-blooded passion, and fighting against injustice within the school's structure. This is the tale of a high school legend! --- **Links:** - [Shimamoto's Twitter](https://twitter.com/simakazu) - [OVA on ANN](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1148)
There are some humans capable of using magical power to manifest their souls as weapons and control forces beyond normal comprehension. These people are known as Blazers, and those who are recognized as such can undergo training at academies to become Mage-Knights. Ikki Kurogane is an aspiring Mage-Knight, despite being considered the worst student at Hagun Academy as an F-ranked Blazer—the lowest rank possible. One morning, he accidentally stumbles upon Stella Vermillion, a visiting princess and A-ranked Blazer who has just enrolled at Hagun, in a state of undress. As a result, she challenges him to a duel where the loser will be the winner’s slave. It seems like a surefire win for Stella, but could there be more to Ikki than meets the eye?