From Storm in Heaven:Taisho Mugen Kitan is a collection of 4 short stories, loosely based around historical/supernatural themes.Taisho Dream Stories – Yin & Yang: In the Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE), a young noble called Sakuya is traumatised by a recurring dream in which she is strangled by ivy. Is this a prophecy? Or a vision of the past? Driven to despair, the young girl turns for help to a brilliant Noh dancer who somehow shares an enigmatic connection to the spiritual world. Yet the unravelling of this mystery is more complicated than anyone could imagine, entwining vengeful spirits, lost love, tragic devotion, a silent guardian, and an unbreakable bond which may yet save Sakuya…at the price of the ultimate sacrifice.Taisho Dream Stories – The Killing Stone: This continues the story of Akira Hanawaka, an unusually gifted Noh dancer who crosses the barrier between the physical and spiritual realms. But what lies at the heart of his powers? And how is his world changed by an unexpected confrontation with his younger brother? Secrets are revealed when the demons of Akira's past ominously threaten another's future.Beloved Princess: A young exorcist at court during the Heian Era (794-1192 CE) is confronted with a series of bizarre incidents involving the occult. But nothing is as it seems, and a greater mystery remains to be solved: the tragic tale of Princess Hashi.Evil One: Sometime in the not too distant future, civilization has been decimated by a biological weapon known only as Evil One, stolen from the laboratory of a brilliant scientist and unleashed upon the world by an enigmatic group of terrorists. In this shattered world, a young prostitute called Agata struggles to survive. His life goes by unnoticed until one day, after a particularly brutal encounter, Agata is rescued by a mysterious stranger who appears to know more than anyone should about the dark secrets of Agata's past. Who is this man? What does he want? And, most importantly, what is Agata's connection to the Evil One?

Kuro Neko. Oneshot.[From ShoujoMagic]:The story is based on the classic work of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe. This is an original rendition of the traditional story. It is NOT for the faint of heart!

From pinklotus89: A story about a girl in her death bed finding another chance in life in the body of a doll. But is the girl in the bedroom the same as the girl in the sculpture room? Can the doll master make her dreams come true?

From Wingtip Cafe: In Heian era, a noble chief councillor of states had 2 children who wished they were opposite gender. Lady Kira is strong, willful girl, while Lord Kira is weak, beautiful boy. Because of their characters, their father raised Lady kira as a boy and Lord Kira as a girl. The manga is based on a novel from late Heian era called “Torikaebaya Monogatari”.

Aka Tojikomorihime From Kokoro no Oasis:Once upon a time, there was a princess who locked herself up in the top of a little tower, and a young man set on becoming the palace artist. When the King decrees that, "He who can paint a portrait of the 'Locked-up Maiden' will be made the palace artist", Gunjou thinks he's set... but the princess is not willing to come down, and Gunjou is not willing to give up.

During the end of the Sui Dynasty two bums by chance found the Scroll of immortality and with it lies a secret martial art style that'll make them the some of the best martial artists in this trouble time. With the new found power they will become a important factor in the war to rule over ancient China. With in this manhua, you will see real people that lived in that era including Li Shi Min, YuWen HuaJi and many more. In full color!

As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves behind a single letter addressed to his fellow student Juli that reads "Here is my love. Here is the sound of my heart." With his faith shaken to the core by the words, the scholarly Juli sinks to the depths of despair. His cynical roommate Oscar finds himself watching over Juli's fragile mental state while keeping his own feelings for Juli under wraps. Then new student Eric enters the school - and he has an uncanny resemblance to the deceased Thomas...

Manga adaption of Towazugatari ("Unasked-for Tale"), the autobiography of a woman who was a concubine of Emperor Go-Fukakusa.

From Rayns&Lele Scans: Azalea's geography home tutor, Edgar, have left for a place named Touran, a place where eastern and western cultures, thoughts and ideas come together as one... And one day, Azalea received a letter, inviting her to visit him in Touran. Once there, she was thrown into a state of confusion. How did Edgar send her a letter when he have died last year? And why does she keep seeing this black-haired man everywhere? "The only thing I can be sure of... is that the name that this man is calling— is certainly mine."

[From Omanga]: A coming-of-age story from Jiro Matsumoto (the author of Freesia) about a young, aspiring photographer named Soma. He's going nowhere, stuck in a mire of sex and drugs, until a horrible end to a one night stand sets him on a path that changes his life forever. WARNING: Mature content. Do not be surprised if you come across disturbing imagery.

From Storm in Heaven: Daisuke took a step. He was asked to join the Tokko (aka Kamikaze) and he accepted, offering his life to his country. Set during the very end of World War 2, this story begins when Daisuke decides to die and tells the reader why he decided to make such an extreme decision. Was it for his country, was it for peace, or was it because everyone else made the same choice? What's in a man's mind when he knows he's going to die? Even in this rather tragic scenario, there is still hope -- perhaps in a picture of your mother, or in a girl, or maybe in the future...

Contains 4 oneshots: 1) Itsuka no Tsuki de Aimashou When Riha goes to hospital to go see her father, who was just in an accident, she meets a boy, Nozomu-kun, who helps her find her way through the hospital so she can visit her father. After that day, they become great friends and possibly more… 2) Tsuki no Waltz Asakura Nariko is the daughter of a wealthy family in the Showa era. As the successor of the family, she is very strictly educated to become a proper lady, and her teacher is Sawa Keiichirou, the son of her family's butler. To Nariko, Keiichirou is like a brother, or maybe even more than that, but it is her duty to marry the leader of another prominent family someday... 3) Once a Blue Moon 4) Petit Lesson - Sequel to Zenbu, Hajimete

From Manga-Sketchbook: 14 pages short story which originally appeared in AERA COMIC'S "Nippon no Manga" anthology. To get anything other than the pretty pictures out of this short story, one should have read Natsume Souseki's Sanshiro.

1-4) Tsuki wa Yamiyo ni Kakuru ga Gotoku The rumor goes that sometimes, late at night, a white monster appears, and if you should look upon it you'll be devoured. One night, Tetsu happens to glimpse the man behind the monster, and decides that the man would be the one to teach him the sword and allow him to take his revenge. However, the swordmaster Shino is hardly interested in taking on any students. What will Tetsu have to do to get his revenge, and what happened to Shino in the past to turn him into who he is...? 5) Castilla A dutch foreigner falls for a young samurai.

From SP: Suou, a warrior, is indebted to a demon called Sakaki, who saved his life.

This one-shot is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro).The Ballad of Zatoichi:Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi." Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to stay and defend the town or to leave and be on his way.Zatoichi's Pilgrimage:After he's ambushed in a small village terrorized by a gang of thieves, the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man in self-defense. As fate would have it, his travels soon lead him to Okichi, a woman whom Zatoichi discovers is the sister of the young man whose life he stole. In anger, Okichi attacks the blind swordsman, but her conscience gets the better of her, and as she tends his wounds, the two fall in love.

From Aerandria Scans: “Tales of Moonlight and Rain” is a collection of classical Japanese horror/suspense stories. The stories are simple, but abundant with traditional fictional Japanese characters, such as the half-man half-bird Tengu, white serpents, fantastic carps, goblins and restless ghosts, driven by love or hatred.

Before he started The Ravages of Time, Chen Mou penned a two volume series called Unhuman. The volumes are broken up into three seperate stories, each focusing on a different character. It's divided to three arcs: Arc 1: Unhuman (不是人) Arc 2: Me Lowly Woman (賤妾) Arc 3: The Final Keystone (終礎)

Based on a popular otome game, Hakuouki follows Chizuru and the Shinsengumi in an alternate reality. Chizuru travels to Kyoto in search of her missing father but after being involved in an incident, ended up being taken in by the Shinsengumi where she meets the members including the famous Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soshi. Chizuru’s father was conducting government research for strengthening the Shinsengumi and developed the ochimizu. The ochimizu is a formula that gives demon like strength and regeneration effects but once taken, the user experiences extreme pain and eventually turns into a blood hungry monster. In an attempt to defend Chizuru, Hijikata takes the ochimizu and although the situation was saved, he is now affected with the illness. Okita is also forced to take the formula when his tuberculosis prevents him from defending Chizuru and himself. Feeling responsible for their actions, Chizuru must fight her feeling of helplessness and find the courage to support the Shinsengumi.

At the beginning of the XX century, the relationship between England and Japan was strained. England wanted to extend its influence over Japan, and Japan wasn't willing to let any other culture pass its borders. Koto, though, a Japanese girl, didn't care if the people she meets have almond shaped eyes or not, or if they wear a kimono or a western dress. Actually, she is fascinated by this foreign way of life that brings so many innovations into Japan. More than anything else, it's the clothing that seems to grab her attention, as she wants to become a tailor and create dresses for women of every culture.Unfortunately though, she's a woman, so she knows her dream will end as soon as she gets married. She will have to start acting like a noble and a respectable woman would. In fact, she is betrothed to Masaomi Kidoin, the second born of one of the most important and oldest families of Japan. The day she's told she will marry Masaomi, Koto attends a ball at the British Embassy and meets Sagitto, a half English and half Indian spy that captures her imagination and heart. But can their love story have a happy ending when the British and the Japanese are tracking down Sagitto because they want him dead, and Koto is forced to live a life that doesn't fit her?Sequels:> Lilac Nocturne( http://mangapark.com/search?q=lilac-nocturne)> Magnolia Waltz ( http://mangapark.com/search?q=magnolia-waltz )

In the early Song Dynasty (AD 960-1127), at the western border of the Tangut Empire - a pivot point of the Silk Road - furious battles were being fought. Brave warriors of the Tangut and a strange religious army from the west battled for a rumoured sacred item. Conflicts, conspiracies, and religious struggles - moving in the heart of the battlefield, the "untouchable war painter" Tao Hui paints nothing but the truth! (from Manga Updates)

From Stage Storm: Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt an orphan boy from the asylum as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

"Wedding Theme" is a historical romance, the setting is same as that of the "Romance of The Three Kingdoms." This manga creates a entirely different image of Zhou Yu who is portrayed more as a bad guy in "Romance of The Three Kingdoms." But, Zhou Yu is dashing, handsome, and young when he meets the heroine of this manga...

Tokugawa Iemitsu struggles with his fear of death and finds salvation in the young samurai Samon of the Yagyû clan. But their relationship triggers a battle for power and respect, stirring tension between the Shogun and the Yagyû clan. In five chapters, the story depicts each of the main characters and follows their downfall as the plot unfolds.