Legend has it that if you take your guitar and stand at a crossroads at the witching hour, the devil will appear. He'll grab your instrument, play a song, and hand it back to you. You'll walk away an expert bluesman, but you'll have to pay the price: your immortal soul.
Born on the north coast of Taiwan, the girl Lu moved to Taipei for university. The big city offered many new experiences, but it was also challenging and lonely, until she met a boy playing in a band at the live house Kafka By The Sea. With his music, he helped Lu expand her horizons and find a new purpose in life. And as they spent time together, their feelings for each other gradually grew. But a musical opportunity for him caused a chasm between them that might be too wide to cross...(Source: Books.com.tw, translated)Note: - A Gao Yan work translated to Japanese by RYUUZAKI Ryou
Love Momozono is a 14-year-old student at Yotsuba Junior Highschool that tends to care more for others than for herself. One day she visits a show of the famous dance unit "Trinity" and decides to become a dancer, too. On the same event, subordinates of the Labyrinth Kingdom show up who want to collect the unhappiness of the audience. Love gets the power to change into Cure Peach and fights them. Soon after, she is joined by her good friends Miki, who is Cure Berry, and Inori, who becomes Cure Pine.
That same classroom. The same lunch group. The same “Ai-chan”. But, isn't something a little off…? From the up-and-coming artist behind *The 24 Hours Before I Die*, comes a mysterious and heartbreaking friendship drama.
An encounter with a genius junior high school girl pianist Yuzuki Akari, the center of attention throughout Japan, changes the life of delinquent boy Matoba Shuusuke 180 degrees! This is a story of two people who never give up, no matter what hardships await them, and go on pursuing their dreams!
A new idol on the rise, Souda Natsumi and her friend from highschool Iiyama Yukiya meet again at a music store. What lies at the end of this unwanted encounter?!
For as long as she's known, Miwa's been into women - and now she's at university, it might finally be time for her to come out of her straight-passing shell. Of course, that takes a lot of confidence, and coming out is never easy - but could Saeko, her trashy popular weirdo of a friend, give her the help she needs - or just maybe, could the two of them be more alike than Miwa realises...?!
In Victorian-era England, a young girl is rescued from a life of destitution and raised to become a proper British maid. Emma meets William, the eldest son of a wealthy family, and immediately falls in love with him. William shares her feelings, but the strict rules of their society prevent their relationship from ever coming out in the open. Traditional class distinctions and rich, historical details provide the backdrop for this appealing romance. Note: Volumes 8-10 are technically "Emma Bangaihen" or "Emma: Further Tales" and are mainly side-stories that focus on aspects of the story Mori-sensei couldn't cover during the original run of "Emma." - Won the Excellence Prize at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival in the manga division.
"There is a sound that I want to deliver to you, risking my life." Torao is a high school student who has a strong sense of justice, but he spends most of his time fighting, and is unable to communicate with his only family member. With the guidance of the genius pianist Jiro, he awakens to the joy of "conveying feelings and connecting with others" through the piano, and throws himself into the world of music! Sound and music change the world! A new classical music tale that will shake your heart with passion!
Horiuchi Yutaka-san is a popular idol, who isn't as glamorous and happy as her fans may think. Naturally, her next steps include a radio show, but one she isn't all too keen on doing. Although she tries her best to keep up her image, things quickly turn problematic. As she soon finds out, her voice is not hers alone.
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.
This is a manga about a female brass band member who was proud of playing 1st, when a transfer student who played 1st at a strong school at the national level appears. This manga depicts the unnameable emotions of the members of the girls' brass band.
Yukari Maki, a diligent high school girl. One day, she spots her classmate, Yusuke Kusaka, who was rumored to be a delinquent, singing a love song. Never having imagined such a sweet, yet sad, singing voice could come from him, Yukari was instantly captivated—without knowing that it would soon be the beginning of a sad, unrequited love.
A short story collection from Kousei and Tsubaki's childhood.
This manga based on the ever popular AKB48 group. This series is about a guy called Urayama Minoru crossdressing as a girl to participate in a female idol group audition (AKB48). The main objective is to help the girl he likes, Yoshinaga Hiroko, pass the audition. Yoshinaga Hiroko's dream is to become like her favourite idol who is in the AKB48 group. This audition happens to be her final try, so Minoru crossdresses as Urakawa Minori and takes part in the audition to make sure she realizes her dream. Hiroko got qualified eventually, however, the shocking news was Minoru was qualified as well. Thus, the road to becoming a female idol begins… ___ **Links:** - Alternative Official Raw: [Kodansha](https://www.kodansha.co.jp/titles/1000005357)
Anzu is a high school girl living under the strict control of her mother, in a household where the idea of defying her will is unthinkable. With no smartphone and no allowance, one of her few escapes is sneaking away to a nearby CD shop and listening to music. But one night, in the plaza outside a train station, she encounters a shady-looking guy who has the looks of a devil... but plays the guitar like an angel.
Yet another Edwardian manga from Kaoru Mori, "Shirley" is an evocative glimpse into the daily life of an endearing and diligent 13-year-old London girl after she finds a job as a live-in maid with a cafe owner. The original five chapters of Shirley, as well as the oneshots about Nelly and Mary Banks, were first published as doujinshi around 2000-2001. In 2003, these seven chapters were collected in a single volume, published by Enterbrain. Mori would later return to Shirley with chapters published irregularly in Harta: two chapters in 2006, two in 2010, two in 2013, and two in 2014. These eight chapters were subsequently collected in a second volume, published in 2014. Additional singular chapters were published in Harta in 2018 and 2019, followed by chapters in Aokishi in 2021 and 2023. Volume 1 also includes short stories about two other maids: "An Afternoon with Nelly and Me", a story about a maid who becomes the playmate of the young son of the house where she serves. "Mary Banks", the story of a maid working for an elderly master who loves playing pranks on his servants, yet she still cares for him. Just "Shirley" or "Shirley Medison/Madison"? When published as individual chapters in magazines, the title is "Shirley Medison", while the tankobon volumes are named simply "Shirley". When CMX published the series in English, they translated her name as "Shirley Madison", but the name of the volume remained "Shirley".
Winner of the 105th Newcomer Manga Award.
The United States of America has been in chaos ever since the emergence of D2s, an invasive species originating from a black meteorite that fell to Earth. A public decree banned citizens from playing any melodies, to prevent further casualties caused by the D2s' hatred for music—even now, in 2047, this prohibition is still in effect. Humanity's only form of defense against the D2s are Musicarts, young women representing pieces of classical music; and Conductors, the ones controlling them. Takt Asahina, an aloof piano prodigy, finds himself transformed into a Conductor following a spontaneous D2 attack. The same incident kills Anna Schneider's younger sister, Cosette, and brings Takt into contact with his Musicart, Destiny. Searching for a means of stabilizing the pact between themselves, Takt and Destiny—alongside Anna—embark on a perilous journey to the Symphonica Headquarters in New York City. Takt is in a hurry to reach the city so that he can play the piano again, even though his passion attracts the creatures he has come to despise. Meanwhile, Destiny's sense of duty drags the group into trouble along the way. With a D2-infested path and many more arduous obstacles ahead of them, will the trio make it to New York City in one piece?
A girl is obsessed with her favorite idol, a minor member of a less popular group, enough that she says she'd die to see her play at Budoukan.
Momose Tenka is a first year high school student who can sing, dance, and has a killer body. She's good at everything… except love. She meets a K-pop obsessed girl named Satou Erian, and is dazzled by her earnest nature. This is the story of two young girls dreaming of becoming K-pop idols! A heart-throbbing story about pure love! *Serialized in [LINE Manga](https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0000965) (by Line Digital Frontier) and [Comic Nicola](https://ebook.shinchosha.co.jp/book/F914001/) (by Shinchosha), follow latest news & updates at the [Official Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/girlcrush_comic)* NB: The LINE link is not broken, but Region Locked. --- Alt. Official English: [Viz](https://www.viz.com/girl-crush)
“Giséle Alain will provide you with any service, Madame.”, she claims as she puts a sign on her door. Giséle Alain is the owner of an apartment building and decides to take on whatever request that she receives. She forces Eric, a resident of the apartment with overdue rent, to tag along with her service. Their first mission is to find a cat that another resident has lost and claims to have been missing for 3 days. Upon further investigation, they find a suspicious man taking away cats to an unknown alley. Giséle decides to investigate further and finds out who the man is without any trouble. An amusing yet calm service providing you with anything you want; at your service by Giséle Alain!
Sakurai Anju is a former member of the disbanded indie (underground) idol group Aisu♡Beverage. Her dreams of becoming an idol, which were once shattered, are set in motion once again when she meets the genius middle school vocaloid producer, Kurokawa Tsubaki. This the story of the resurrection of underground idols whose dreams have been shattered!!!!
A work drawn to be submitted to COM's reader submissions corner, Gra-Com, in 1967, but which was later never published.