They suffer between Love and Duties. From thrilling Kunoichi comedy to the distress of a poisonous French queen, master Kamata Kimiko transcends time and space and brings you stories about delicate, earnest and sturdy maidens! Includes several stories, all based loosely on other works: Swan Ninja Art Anecdotes (Swan Lake, ballet) Edo Love Dance (Carmen, opera) DOLL (Nutcracker, ballet) Lace Promise (the life of Catherine de Medici) Arisu (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

Our heroine is a girl who lives as a geisha in Japan. She has a male childhood friend who’s always been kind to her and is her favorite. He’s a painter, only he paints on human body parts and she loves it when he paints beautiful butterflies on her arms. She goes to visit him one day and finds a naked woman lying in his room. Immediately after, she gets a customer who’s rich and very interested in her. The thought of being away from her friend pains her, but is everything really too late? *contains an extra story called Kimi no Omoide (Memories of You) in volume 1 From Tsukishiro: Butterfly works as a geisha in Japan. Her childhood friend Chinatsu Fukazawa is a tattoo painter (Even though the government banned tattooing. She visits him almost every day, asking him for a tattoo. He refuses, but gives her paintings of butterflies instead. Butterfly loves her life right now, but soon a rich customer offers up money to buy Butterfly? Will Chinatsu and Butterfly be seperated? Or will they live happily ever after?

From MangaUpdates: Outcast... Accursed... Long ago when the gods dwelled in the mountains, the fief of Miyoshi is overrun and Princess Miyoshi flees to safety. But she is pursued by the Magatsuhi ("Devil's Masks"), powerful spirits who possess human bodies and foment rebellion and assassination. Then a mysterious girl, Kagachi, with strange powers appears to protect the princess. But could it be she's also one of them...?

Then she sees the boy she likes getting crushed under her eyes, Maomi leapt and landed into the past ... and landed in second century after J.C! Historical references to Yamataikoku (邪馬台国) and Queen Himiko.

In the fifteenth century, when the French and English were at war, there appeared a woman claiming to be a visionary of God. She was Joan of Arc.

From SRoMU: While on a soccer tour, Toudou Mirai is involved in a shipwreck accident. When he comes to, he finds himself in 19th Century England. With him being saved by a player of the local soccer team named "Durham", Eddie, it seems Mirai will be joining "Durham", a team with their sights set on joining the world's first ever professional league... What with slipping through time, will Mirai ever make it back to the 21st Century?! This is a science fiction soccer story bringing the true talents of playing soccer straight to you!

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The people have demanded change, Criterion boxes were created for the purpose of the people to leave their complaints in it. The result of this were two changes: the first being the creation of of 'Koishigawa Youjoujo' for the people, the second being an inner-city magistrate office, known as the Mushibugyo. Tsukishima Jinbee is a warrior who aims to be best, under the belief that a weak warrior isn't a warrior at all. He was scouted out by a representative to join the Mushibugyo and told to go to Edo with the instructions that he'd knew what to do once he got there. Shortly after arriving at Edo, he hears a scream and goes to check it out... To find a giant spider-like creature devouring some citizens of Edo. Being a warrior, there's no way he could stand this...

From Syuura: During a field trip to the imperial capital, Tokyo, Kaga Nanao overhears the beautiful melody of a violin and immediately becomes captivated by it. In order to meet the mystery violinist, Nanao learns the violin and defies her father's wishes by attending the Marianne Music Academy for girls in Tokyo. Upon arriving at the school, Nanao comes across her mystery violinist who turns out to be Sagami Takenomaru, the violin prodigy and adopted son of the famous violinist, Sagami Chougo-sensei. However, Takenomaru isn't just a regular person, he's determined to complete a mission and fulfill a contract... Note: "Naki Shoujo no Tame no Pavane" means "Pavane for a Dead Girl" and is a wordplay on the Japanese translation of a solo piano piece, written by French composer Maurice Ravel in 1899, called "Pavane pour une infante défunte" - Naki Ōjo no Tame no Pavane or Pavane for a Dead Princess. Spoilers included summary: Under a contract and as the messenger of the angels, Sagami Takenomaru is given the mission of gathering the "Tears of Maria". Several girls within this series have tears growing within their hearts therefore becoming victims in order to have their tear(s) gathered. Starting with his first victim, a pure and dreamy girl named Kaga Nanao, Takenomaru must continue searching for Maria(s) to fulfill his mission in spite of who the victim might be. Girls in the Marianne Music Academy consist of a variety from girls that Sagami Takenomaru have no relation to and have not known to a childhood friend that acts as an older sister to him.

Marion is a young schoolboy who prides himself on his adherence to a philosophy he calls "realism". Because of his distain for emotional display, he ignores anything remotely akin to affection. But when Marion is entangled in a romantic affair with an older courtesan, his rationalism is revealed to be little more than a cover for his own emotional immaturity. Learning to love, Marion blossoms under his older lover's care but unfortunately, Marion has yet to learn the true price of the affair. Classic 1976 shoujo by the author of "Kaze to Ki no Uta" and one of the first shoujo titles to include shounen ai elements.

Set during the late Heian era eight centuries ago, when the Taira samurai clan held power and just before the rise of the shogunate in Japan. This historical fantasy re-imagines the adventures of the real-life samurai leader Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka) and his loyal warrior monk Musashibou Benkei (Oniwaka).

The coldly gleaming crimson sword will protect the life of a prince on the run...

What will happen to a lovely princess when she is blinded after an accident? This story was first collected in 1978 in a manga volume with the same title. It contains Oujo Alexandra 1977, Fuyu no Himawari 1975, Manatsu no Yo no Yume 1972. It was afterwards reprinted for Suzue Miuchi's best works, volume 5 1996.

A series of oneshot illustrations of famous Chinese folk tales.

A collection of four stories from Chinese folklore. Three of them (A Mercy Destiny, The Madman of the Flowers. and The Origin of Love) have the same characters that appeared in Hana no Koe: Dai-Chun, Song Gui-Xiang, and Ru-Chun in the Tang Dynasty. Dai-Chun and Song try to help their friends to solve their problems of vanity, pride, egoism, and envy, but Song's naivete complicates the situation.

Egypt, a four thousand year old civilization, has now collapse and has entered into a war-torn era. There will be a period of power and angry waves. The small country, Esteria, was invaded and destroyed by their neighbouring country, Urjna, and its pharaoh, Sneferu. Prince Sariokis vows to get revenge on Sneferu, and avenge Esteria. A moving epic about love; and people with their struggles of getting through each day. Takemiya Keiko's historical fantasy from 1974 set in the ancient Egypt. This it the work that allowed Takemiya to publish Kaze to Ki no Uta with it's success, that was refused by several publishers before.

Plucked out of his small country village, Robin is headed for a long journey with two guys he must depend on: a lawless and possible cheat named Ted Viper and a ladies' man named Sydney Rush. Mamahara mixes silly Western with a fun shonen-ai tale very well.

After a scandal got him kicked out of his position at court, Takaaki's been idling the days away at his manor, impulsive and bored. Then one day his friend Naruhito stops by and tells him an insane story about the most beautiful woman alive -- and drags him off in his attempt to win her heart. Tagging along, Takaaki soon realizes that the "Princess" isn't exactly who she (he!?) seems to be. Who exactly is Princess Kaguya, and what is the dark secret behind her (his!?) past?

The very first manga by Asuka Katsura, who's worked on the Le Portrait de Petit Cossette manga and Blood+. Bolt and Lantern is an original oneshot set in 19th century england. Coco is a young girl who, due to the recent deaths of both her parents, has inherited the aristocratic title of "marquise" and the expectations that go along with it. A new tutor named Nidell is brought in to teach Coco all the languages that nobility are required to be fluent in, and quickly finds himself facing a past he's tried to hide and becoming more like a father-figure to Coco than a tutor. Bolt and Lantern's art is both cute and detailed at the same time, and is a must read for any fan of 19th century clothing! Or cute little girls and dashing young men. And a pretty, big-boobed maid later on, as well as an arrogant little boy. Fun ensues!

From Wingtip Cafe: In Edo (ancient Japan), an oiran (high-class courtesan) joined a robber gang that stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Together, they battled against the enemy who used ‘Eleki’ (electric gadgetry and dolls) as weapons.

Set in feudal Japan, Sorano is often mistaken for a girl, and he is saved one day by Iori from some pushy guys; the two hang out together the following day.

A man and a woman meet in a time far from ours, in the ancient time of China. Love blossoms between the man and the woman, but this isn’t an easy time to love. And together they need to fight for the love they share together. Follow Liu Pu wei and Lu kou in a love story that takes you to the ancient time of China. Summary from Mangaupdates

Summary from Sherbet Lemon: The story begins with a rich young lady named Mo Kai who is over the age of marrying but with with no proposed marriage. One day, she met a gentle scholar named Yi Nuo-Sheng and thought that she could woo him over without any troubles. But she later finds out that he already has someone in mind. All of the sudden comes a guy named Bei Tang-Yi who stops her plans. What will become of their story?

MenJi Yu of the Tian Tai Tribe has been invited by BaCha KeHan to live in the tribe Qi Dan. Because he can’t understand the language of Qi Dan, the people of Qi Dan can’t get along with MenJi and vice versa. The only person that MenJi revealed a slight smile to was the Qi Dan Princess, KeYi GuChai. In order for KeYi to help MenJi fit into the Qi Dan lifestyle, she taught him what she is best at, the Qi Dan dance. MenJi thought the dance was hard and complicated so he wanted to give up, this thought got KeYi to be very upset…