(from ebookjapan): Mirage is an old-fashioned bar on a street corner. Men who are lost in life come to the mirage, transcending time and space, and become captivated by Maya, the beautiful proprietress. What do the defeated men want from Maya? A bewitching and sad story of men by Leiji Matsumoto.

Love comes in many forms. A magnificent bird comforts a struggling girl; a vampire waltzes with a young lady at night; a blind girl lives with a monster of whom there is more than meets the eye. This six-story manga collection by masterful manga creator Nagabe explores fascinating relationships that refuse to be confined. (Source: Seven Seas) Includes 6 stories: 1. Daisy, Mata Ashita 2. Ookami Ningen to Ningen Ookami 3. Hijoushoku to Gochisou 4. Mayonaka no Waltz 5. Shiro no Ou-sama 6. Mienai Hito-tachi

When a plague of supernatural disasters afflicted their world, a sacred ritual took place that turned everyone into immortal beings. In exchange for their immortality, no one could use their elemental magic anymore. Also, the people permanently lost one of their five senses. Hae arrives at the infamous Aether Castle: The home of the ritual itself. Within the dubious realm of Aether, Hae discovers the secrets of the world when he encounters a mortal girl.

Introverted sophomore Autumn Lyne likes being alone with books... until she's forced to befriend her sister's bandmates. She then forms a special bond with one of them, the charming Michael Summer, who has more to him than meets the eye. Heartwarming and bittersweet, this coming-of-age tale chronicles the memories of a young woman as she comes to terms with the changes in her life brought about by her first love. Because sometimes, the best way to move forward is to look back.

Go Mifune (AKA Speed Racer) enters races all across the world, as he gets wrapped up in international conspiracies and do-or-die situations while also dealing with the enigmatic Masked Racer X...

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Yumi Asaoka hates volleyball but various encounters will cause this conviction to waver and force her to grow up. Will the volleyball prodigy take the courts once again? The answer to that question lies in the letter "V"! Now you can enjoy the classic 9 volume comic that spawned the hit TV dramatization: The V sign!

Revenge? I just thought you looked really hot.I think Jae-Kyung is feeling it a bit , huh?A mocking laugh pierced though the air like a dagger. I lost all consciousness, then when i finally came to and open my eyes again, i found myself in a strange white room with old classmates from school whom i was not very close to. then the Escape room game begun. "In this escape room game, if you see a photo, you'll have to recreate it, right? that's what was said.""No? there are two choices: to die or to ra** Kim Jae-Kyung.""The kidnapper definitely has some sick sexual fetish. This perverted bas****."

A spinoff of Tohai starring Doujima, nicknamed "Lion".

7 scary stories by Inuki Kanako (4.1 and 4.2 were adapted into a movie, check Gokiburi no Ie's page for more info) 1- Ushirogami: 2- Psycho Box: 3- Children, Don't Play with Ghosts!: The mangaka, Kanako Inuki, tells some of her own scary experiences with ghost stories in childhood. 4- Women of the Dark (Kurayami no Onna-tachi) 4.1- Room 1: Woman that Loves Cooking 4.2- Room 2: Women in the Trash Dumping Area 4.3- Room 3: 117th Woman 5- The House of Cockroaches: A rich woman has a deathly fear of cockroaches which leads to... 6- Nightmare Door: A girl experiences strange and horrifying nightmares. 7- 100 Ghost Stories

The portrait of a girl in 60s -70s in Japan. Maria depicts the chaotic trajectory of a wealthy girl, whose family made a fortune in the after war. New arrival in a school of girls, Maria is independent and indomitable. She sleeps indifferently with girls or boys, and causes confusion among students as well as teachers, attracting fights and disasters. With Maria, the story of a teenager in 70's Japan, master Kazuo Kamimura tackles the taboos of his time. The excellence of its staging, the elegance of its line, serve wonderfully a striking, uncompromising writing. As with "Dosei Jidai", and in the image of the new wave, Kazuo Kamimura upsets the Japanese society and blows a new wind on the manga. Perhaps the most sultry of Kamimura titles.

Contains three stories: - **Birth!** (誕生！, Tanjou!) When strictly raised teenage girl Asami becomes pregnant, she and her boyfriend decide to keep the child despite the disapproval of their parents. Meanwhile, Asami's best friend Rei discovers some secrets concerning her own background that make her feel especially connected to Asami's situation. This manga caused controversy in its day since it dealt with the pregnancy of a high school girl. - **Utako to Yonde Mou Ichido** (詩子とよんでもういちど) The story of a young leukemia patient and her fiancé. - **Danshi Shikkaku** (男性失格) After surviving a strange accident, a young man starts gradually turning into a woman

In a steampunk world - more like our world than you would think - the Celestial Triad Church, an ancient religion based on nature protection, is spreading all over the world, becoming the unifying factor for masses suffering from an apocalyptic threat looming over earth. Elion, a Sun Child, a girl raised as a boy, is destined to become one of the messianic oracles of the Church and the symbol of a revolution.

After a war, the world's hierarchy reorganized itsself and became strict. Once a high-ranking officer among the beastmen, Qing Ti has now fallen to the bottom of hierarchy, reduced to a mere plaything, and ends up in the hands of her nemesis, Chen Xilan. Just when everyone assumes Qing Ti would be tormented to the point of wishing for her own death, the game of taming and being tamed is only beginning...

The first half is a series of stories about two cats, Shirota and Kurota, while the second half is a collection of short fairytale adaptations in the usual nekojiru style.

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"Sometimes, on ill fated nights, shadows can follow the desperate with dark intent. And if they find you, there's only two options. To fight, or to run." And so Charlotte the Witch chose the latter, and she she has been running from that shadow since, trapped in the Witch Academy of J'Almar at the Middle East. The Witch Hunt will comence, and she will have to decide again, sooner than later.

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Amidst his monotonous daily life, Jiwook experiences an unexpected change during a university group dinner. The boring evening takes a turn when Jiwook feels a strange attraction to one of the freshmen. Entranced by his beautiful face, Jiwook tries to approach him, but for some reason, the freshman seems disdainful toward him. Upset by the reaction, Jiwook decides to teach the freshman a lesson. However, things soon take a completely different direction from what Jiwook was expecting. The next day, Jiwook wakes up to an unfamiliar ceiling, his body covered in someone’s semen. He learns that he has stumbled into an unbelievably terrible trap. “You don’t know how relieved I am. The way your eyes glaze over when you see something worth hunting is exactly the same.” Jiwook, accustomed to dominating others with violence, finds himself hopelessly ensnared by the captivating freshman, Juyeon. Unaware of Juyeon’s dangerous game and true intentions, Jiwook is dragged into a personal hell designed just for him.

Art student Zhong Shenxiu encountered a problem during a sketching class. She couldn't "truly see" Xu Ke, a top student and the subject of the sketch. If she can't truly see the subject then she can't draw. Zhong Shenxiu put down her paintbrush. If she became a better student, she would be able to get closer to her, right? If she could get closer to her, then she could truly see her, right? Until the distance between them is no more--Face to face. Phew! Now I can finally see her! But! This is... Too close! Help! What Should I do?!!!

This is District A, somewhere in Asia, where skyscrapers and slums coexist in a chaotic mix. Sakaki Takeru, who grew up in such a place, is scouted by an underworld organization's assassin squad and, under the guise of recruit training, becomes partners with Atonashi Isagi. Upon their first meeting, Takeru fell for Isagi's looks, gentle personality, and the fact that he's still a virgin. As a perfect match both professionally and physically, they seemed to be off to a smooth start. Until "something" happened that provoked Isagi's wrath...

Many heroes have fought through the eras. Soldiers play a sonorous melody, their traces shaping the course of history. Even now, their stories shall be read from a corner of the Pantheon. For those with regrets in their hearts, the battle begins. This is a tale of heroes who fell in space. I. White Wolf of Rainbows: There was once a man called the White Wolf of Solomon. A man who was even said to be the right hand man of Vice Admiral Dozle Zabi, the commander of the Principality of Zeon’s Space Assault Force. The year 0079 of the Universal Century was a year painted with death and destruction, all in the name of Zeon’s war for independence. So how did that man live through those times? This is the story that traces his paths…

A talented nobody feels as if there's no challenge to him in this life. He feels as if life is too easy. But little does he know, his background actually holds more than he ever wished for. Can he face his destiny and accept what has been laid before him?

Ooya Chiki has two short story compilations with the same name. **1974 edition:** - **Candy to Choco Bonbon**: Booboo Sue transfers to Gradler Academy to find her lost childhood love, Buddy. - Ouji-sama ga Ippa: Ooya's debut work. - Shiroi Carnival - Rouge wa Saigo **2007 edition:** - **Candy to Choco Bonbon**: Booboo Sue transfers to Gradler Academy to find her lost childhood love, Buddy. - Ouji-sama ga Ippai - Alphonse, Osaki ni Douzo - Shiroi Carniva - Yukiwarisou - **Images**: A short story by Ooya Chiki published in Ribbon in 1974. - Namiki-doori no Noriai Bus - Boku no Suteki na Posie Oba-san