A oneshot tie-in manga to Konami's 1993 arcade Action RPG, Gaiapolis. Originally published in Comic Gamest, with art by Shuzilow.HA, also known as Shuujirou Hamakawa. It is the year 10,000 AD in the kingdom of Avalon. Prince Gerard is in the middle of his sword training when he is ambushed. The illusion he witnesses afterwards brings a terrible premonition. Indeed, an ambush of another scale entirely is just about to start in Avalon...
In this story set in the early 1920s, Tamahiko is the son of a wealthy family, but his life is changed forever when an accident cripples his right arm. No longer considered by his father as an heir, he is shuffled off into the country, to live out of sight. The teenage Tamahiko shuts himself in his new home, bitterly thinking of it as the place where he will die. One day, he learns that his father has 'bought' him a bride to take care of him, when the young teen girl named Yuzuki arrives at his door. She comes into his life like an innocent ray of sunshine, and Tamahiko's view of the world and his life starts changing bit-by-bit.
(from mangaupdates): Tyrian’s father, a notorious womanizer, decides to remarry, and his victim is a sickeningly sweet and innocent girl named Juliet. But the girl is kidnapped off of Tyrian’s ship, first by pirates and then by more pirates in the form of our dashing Luminous Red Benedict. The neatly woven threads of conspiracy which have been supporting Tyrian’s life begin to unravel, and he flees to Spain at last. Captain Red redoubles his pursuit. Conflict between Tyrian Persimmon (ancestor of one Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach) and Luminous Red Benedict (AKA, pirate ancestor of one Dorian Red Gloria).
A story about an invincible samurai and a young princess that he has sworn to protect.
1199 - 10 years after the death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune at Hiraizumi. Japan is now under the shogun Minamoto no Yoriie, son of Yoritomo, who had schemed against Yoshitsune. Yoriie hears of followers of Yoshitsune still lurk about, and is more than willing to get rid of those thorns in his side. However, they are more pertinent than he could imagine...for Yoshitsune's orphaned son, Hoshiwakamaru, has survived, and is planning to avenge his father with fellow pirates and conspiring officials! A tale of alternate history set at the dawn of the Kamakura period, with some fantastical elements mixed in.
*Reads from Left-to-Right* (from ebookjapan): Unicorns are legendary animals that bring happiness to those who have an honest heart. The unicorn child Unico, who lives with a young girl Psyche, is driven out of the mythical land by the trickery of Venus, the goddess of beauty. Wandering through time and space, Unico repeatedly encounters and parts with various people... A fancy fairy tale that will light a warm fire in your heart! --- **Volumes 285 and 286 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
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.
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...
By day, Kusakabe Maron is an ordinary high school girl with more than her share of problems. But by night, she is Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, the reincarnation of Jeanne d'Arc, also known as Joan of Arc. Her mission: to hunt down demon-possessed paintings and exorcise the evil spirits! Too bad accomplishing this mission puts her into conflict with the authorities, who view her as a mysterious stranger vandalizing works of art. With only the help of angel-in-training Finn, she must survive high school during the day and battle evil by night! [Official English](https://www.viz.com/phantom-thief-jeanne)
Lemon Kid, the only son of a rancher, decides that he wishes to become an outlaw. When another outlaw, Melon Kid, comes to his home, they flee together. Melon Kid, however, isn't too sure that Lemon Kid should be on this path. Also includes the short serial "Black Canyon" --- **Volume 70 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
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.
Tsubaki Kamui is the granddaughter of a prestigious antiquarian. A mysterious man named Sena Takuto asks for an appraisal on an artifact, one that he stole in order to prove that he is the grandson of the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Is this thief really descended from the house of Romanov? Will Kamui help him?
Unknowingly swapped upon birth, Princess Brianna lost her identity as a princess and became a vagrant orphan. One day, her Imperial Father suddenly sought her back, reinstating her back to her rightful identity as the nation's princess. However, what awaited her was not a family reunion nor was it an extravagant life, but instead, she was to become a sacrifice for the god. Reincarnated into the body of Princess Brianna, our main character only wants to change her fate of death, yet realises that the best way to do so is to become the sacrifice. The only way she can live is by becoming the sacrifice, as hidden scheming along with its causes and effects, slowly unravel in front of her eyes. <em>(Synopsis: Gourmet Scans)</em>
Shim Cheongi threw herself into the sea of Indangsu! What will happen when she wakes up in a lazy dragon's dungeon? Meet many cute monsters while living a delicious, symbiotic life!
One day, the Marquess’s daughter Julianne suddenly regained the memories of her previous life and reflected on her behavior up to this point. A life of luxury, bullying her siblings and stalking her fiancé…… A horrible personality and overweight appearance, devoted only to wrongdoings that belonged to the villainess of the novel she read in her past life. In any case if it is a "serves you right" fate from now on, then it will be after I get a beautiful body and soul! She, who thought this, started a diet together with showing a wholehearted devotion to her family —?!
With the power of the shogunate, Ieyasu, the supreme ruler of Japan, holds sway over the Sengoku Era. Those who refuse to follow his whims are doomed to be put to death by the god of war, Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto. But behold! Seven shadows are still rampant in this ruthless world. Are they men? Beasts? Petals? The wind? No, they are the seven blades of the Efu–the grudgeful ninja! Note: The Efu were the personal guards of the Emperor of Japan and his palace before the Feudal Era, following the establishment of Ritsuryō.
Sakura is a princess who lives alone with a few maids in a mansion deep in the mountains. She’s been betrothed to the prince of the country since she was born. She doesn’t like that fact, as she wants to decide her fate on her own. However, on the night of their marriage, Sakura finds out that she is the granddaughter of the legendary Princess Kaguya, and that her lifelong task is to exterminate youkos, man-eating mononoke. In doing so, she creates allies and enemies who both want her on their side.
"This is your punishment, my lady." One night, the protagonist finds herself embraced by a mysterious man in her dreams. She finds herself in an unfamiliar room, her "other self" asleep on her bed. No matter how vivid the image, she thinks it's just a dream. However, from that night onwards, every time she falls asleep, he appears, reaching out to her as she sleeps. The pleasure bestowed upon her in her dreams is imprinted on reality, slowly encroaching on her everyday life. Even as she trembles with fear and immorality, she can't get the man's dark eyes and whispers out of her head. Eventually, her body finds itself irresistibly craving this encounter.
A Hida ninja wearing a red mask, his name is Akakage! Akakage, who serves the tactician Takenaka Hanbei, receives orders from Kinoshita Tokichiro and infiltrates the village with Aokage to investigate the mysterious religion of Kinmekyo! Akakage fights against a huge enemy's conspiracy. The definitive version of the ninja manga that was also made into a TV anime!!
Contents: - **Paradise Lost** (失楽園, Shitsurakuen) - **Adam's Rib** (Adamu no rokkotsu) - **Landscape of Men** (Otokotachi no fuuukei) - **Chastity's Wreck** (Teisougou no sounan) - **Bio City** (Seibutsu toshi) - **The Call** (Shoumei) - **The Black Ships of Manhattan** (Manhattan no kurofune)
(from ebookjapan) Late 19th century London: a 10-year-old girl, Crystal "Christie" Margaret Hope, happens to be the famous detective Sherlock Holmes's niece. Armed with the deductive powers inherited from Holmes and a voracious curiosity, Christie takes on a variety of difficult cases. One day, someone sneaks into Whitehall and steals expensive jewelry. After overhearing an outline of the case by chance, she deduces in just three minutes what Holmes' partner Watson took three hours to find out and then confronts the culprit directly...! **Curator Note** While first volumes arcs and chapters are direct adaptations from Conan Doyle's novels and short stories last two volumes are original Shintani scripts taking some inspiration from titles or Watson/Doyle's hints to unpublished tales, The Giant Rat of Sumatra being the most well-known example
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!
Genghis Khan was the greatest hero in human history. This story illustrates the miraculous events in the breathtakingly vibrant life of this man who tore across the steppes, awash in turmoil and war, as the ruler of his people! This is an authentic historical novel depicting Genghis Khan's sweeping military rule from his childhood onward!
Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. Follow the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way. --- In the Hakushaku Cain Series: 1. Wasurerareta Juliet Includes 2 oneshots: * The Boys Who Stopped Time England, year 1918. Rupert enrolls to his new school just a few days after the murder of a maid called Noelle. He's the type that just can't sit still, so when he meets Noelle's sister, he's determined to help her find out who murdered her sister… * Double When they were children, Ren helped his friend Emilio start his career as an actor. But when Ren didn't have any news from Emilio for two years, he decided to go to New York to look for his friend… 2. Shounen no Fukasuru Oto 3. Kafka Includes 1 oneshot: Ellie in Summer Clothes 4. Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin 5. God Child Deep in the heart of 19th Century London, a young nobleman named Cain walks the shadowy cobblestone streets of the aristocratic society in which he was born. Forced to become an Earl upon the untimely death of his father, Cain assumes the role of head of the Hargreaves, a noble family with a dark past. With Riff, his faithful manservant, and Mary Weather, his 10-year-old adopted sister, Cain investigates the mysterious crimes that seem to follow him wherever he goes.