In a world revolving around "stones," a mineral craftsman, Akeboshi, encounters a boy living in an underground settlement whose left leg has been petrified solid and is in search of a man with three piercings. What secrets does the boy hold…? The polishing and refining master and student's journey to rescue his family begins!
The story centers around two twins, Arago and Ewan, whose parents were slaughtered by monsters. Years later, the vengeful Arago crosses paths with Ewan, who has since become a police officer, just as blood begins to flow again in the streets of London.
Araragi Riuichi is a law student. But unlike others, he is very aware of human lives and how people can toy with them. So when he sees that a man is trying to kill a kid, he decides to come in action. But although he believes it`s the right thing to do, the police doesn`t share his idea, and so Araragi goes off on his own to fulfill his dreams and make a better world. But then in his way... The Araragi Way. taken from Manga Daisuki
Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15 year old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head! We then switch over to Arata, a 15 year old schoolboy from modern Japan who has incredible athletic ability but is plagued by bullies. After the Arata from ancient times runs into a mysterious forest and the Arata from modern times runs into an alleyway, the two mysteriously take each others place.
In the hopes of pleasing his childhood friend and crush, Chiharu, Arata agreed to help her clean out an old warehouse from her grandfather. But what neither of them knew was that the warehouse contained "tsukumogami" ancient objects imbued with life. When Arata accidentally broke the seal on a box containing an artifact that hungered for vengeance against humanity, Chiharu was kidnapped! Now it is up to Arata and the good, loyal artifacts to rescue Chiharu before it is too late! [tethysdust]
The key to save the world is in the primeval period!? Connecting the present and the past. Burning passion opens up the future!! A primeval survival mystery that passes through time and civilization!!
The anthology features works by mangaka from "Ward" and "Comic Zero-Sum". A new volume is released every four months. VOLUME 1: SHITSUJI (BUTLER) 1. Spider's Nest ~ Minekura Kazuya 2. Nice to Meet You, Young Lady ~ Kouga Yun 3. Holly Green and White Little Garden ~ Takayama Shinobu 4. The Situation of Goshogawa Yuzuru's Magnificant Mansion Creation ~ Miyamoto Fukusuke 5. Butler of Worry ~ Higashiyama Kazuko 6. Elevenses ~ Mikanagi Touya 7. The Incident of the Butler's Birthday Project ~ Saeki Yashirou 8. Le Droit D' Aimer ~ Haibara Yaku 9. Young Lady's Butler ~ Yoneyama Setsuko 10. The Melancholy of the Irritable Boy and Butler ~ Kikuta Yui 11. The Moon and the Visitor ~ Nanjou Tsugumi VOLUME 2: REBEL AND PHANTOM THIEF 1. CANDY ~ Haibara Yaku 2. "...That Story." ~ Masaki Haruka 3. FLIES ~ Minekura Kazuya 4. Arabiana ~ Mizuhara Kenta 5. The Ancient History of the Three Thieves ~ Takayama Shinobu 6. The Adventure of Captain Arco Iris ~ Tsutsumi Shouko 7. SKYHIGH TENSION ~ Fujimura Ayumi 8. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for thieves on business trips ~ Magami Guriko 9. The Lonely Mountain Robber ~ Tachibana Ayun 10. LANEKEEPER ~ Fujiwara Yuu 11. Moonlight Honey ~ Shindou Arashi 12. The Unlucky Pirate ~ Asada Yasuka 13. Strobo Rider ~ Kouzuki Reo 14. Moonlight Dance ~ Kouga Yun VOLUME 3: PRINCE AND PRINCESS 1. Prince of Stars ~ Minekura Kazuya 2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for princes on business trips ~ Magami Guriko 3. Flower King ~ Kouga Yun 4. Rose Princess Destiny ~ Kinoshita Sakura 5. The Window of Rain ~ Takayama Shinobu 6. My Knight is a Princess ~ Kosugi Mayu 7. The Beggar Princess ~ Ueda Shinshuu 8. The Dawn Outside Heaven ~ D. Kissan 9. Princess Academy ~ Mikawa Verno 10. PRINCESESS ~ Kari Erika 11. Our Majesty's Tactful Words ~ Kisaragi Yoshinori 12. Heart-Racing Engagement Meeting ~ Saeki Yashirou 13. Listen to the Song I Sing ~ Mizutani Yuzu VOLUME 4: VAMPIRE 1. The Vampire of the Sleeping Forest ~ Kinoshita Sakura 2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for vampires on business trips. ~ Magami Guriko 3. To Cross the River ~ Kouga Yun 4. A Shower in the Sunshine ~ Omote Sora 5. URBAN VAMPIRE ~ Bikke 6. Sky Burial ~ Takayama Shinobu 7. Today's Dining Table ~ Saeki Yashiro 8. The Aegis of Time's Coffin ~ Yugyoji Tama 9. Forest of Nobility ~ Kayase Shiki 10. CHIYOSAMA! ~ Shindo Arashi 11. Strigoi Kingdom ~ Serikawa Mame 12. The truth of Catharsis ~ Inui Miku 13. Blood Donation Advice ~ Igarashi Ran 14. The Novice Vampire ~ Amamiya Azusa 15. Gentle Temperature ~ Kisaragi Yoshinori VOLUME 5: JAPANESE STYLE / SAMURAI 1. Last Night's Rain Lifts ~ Minekura Kazuya 12. The Queen’s Dog ~ Araishi + Oshino 13. Kakure Oni ~ Mikanagi Touya 15. Miokuribana ~ Kikuta Yui VOLUME 6: SPECIAL FORCES / TEAMS 2. Monach Sacred ~ SENO Tatsune & TAKAMIYA Aya 7. Frightening Eccentric ~ Sakamaki Yukisato 15. Twins Pocky ~ Serikawa Mame 16. Pledge of the Ox ~ Kayase Shiki VOLUME 7: WIZARDS AND MAGICIANS 2. Night bird ~ Kouzuki Reo 3. Mushroom and Kappa - Magic Users’ Chapter ~ Magami Guriko 4. good day for me ~ Omote Sora 5. Love Coloured Glasses ~ Bikke 6. The Kind Black Witch ~ Ueda Shinshuu 7. The Magician and I ~ Mikawa Verno 8. Kokonoe Kyuujutsu ~ Aoto Takane 9. Forest’s Poison ~ Kumeta Natsuo 10. The Witch and I ~ Saeki Yashiro 11. Kashoku ~ Kayase Shiki 12. Magical Girl Alice and Her Brother ~ Igarashi Ran 13. Magic! ~ Mizuhara Kenta 14.The Kind Magician and the Paper Bag Girl ~ Mizutani & Kaede 15. Secret Service ~ Suzuki Ichiko VOLUME 8: SHITSUJI 2 (BUTLER) 5. Le Droit D'Aimer ~ Haibara Yaku [SS] VOLUME 9: TRANSFORMATION / PERSONIFICATION 1. The Wolf and the 7 Baby Goats ~ Minekura Kazuya 7. Little Heart ~ Ninagawa Tomo 8. A Nameless Quality ~ Tokito Kanade 12. Super Human Console ~ Shindo Arashi 13.Private Solar System Academy ~ Sakura Maro 14. My Blue Bicycle ~ Zekkyo 15. Tique-tique ~ Mitsu Nanae 16. The Crow and the Pomegranate ~ Yoshizawa Tomoya VOLUME 10: CONFLICTS / SECRET SOCIETIES 11. A Promise ~ Seno Tatsune & Takamiya Aya VOLUME 11: TIME TRAVEL & TIME TRAVELERS 1. A Watch Seller Travels Through Time ~ Takayama Shinobu 2. The Classroom Where He Is ~ Kumeta Natsuo 11. If Time... ~ Buchi Keiko VOLUME 12: DEVILS & DEMONS (Sequel) 1. Demon’s Kiss ~ Inui Miku 6. Wednesday Swing ~ Sekka Arcana 13: Several Men and Love (Sequel) Arcana 14: Ninjas (Sequel) Arcana 15: School Uniform (Sequel)
The Zero-Sum Original Anthology Series features themed oneshots from various mangaka that publish in Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum and Ward magazines. Volume 6 theme: special forces and teams. 1. Soraharo! She Came from the Sky by Mikawa Verno 2. Monarch Sacred by Seno Tatsune & Takamiya Aya 3. Villains by Amamiya Azusa 4. Team ♥ Funyapara by Yoneyama Setsuko 5. WR by Asahina Asato 6. Mushroom and Kappa by Magami Guriko 7. Frightening Eccentric by Sakamaki Yukisato 8. Talking Gap by Kisaragi Yoshinori 9. Hero Biography - Blazer 3 by Igarashi Ran 10. Vermilion by Tokitoh Kanade 11. Please, Mr Hero! by Usaki Hitomi 12. Shinobi Level 1 by Aotsuki Yuzu 13. ♥ 1st year ♥ Ninja by Saeki Yashiro 14. Rock x Rock Days by Mitsu Nanae 15. Twins Pocky by Serikawa Mame 16. Pledge of the Ox by Kayase Shiki 17. L x L by Shindou Arashi
Volume 7 : Wizard and Magician1. Kawahori the Word Man by D. Kissan*2. Night bird by Kouzuki Reo3. Mushroom and Kappa - Magic Users’ Chapter by Magami Guriko*4. Good Day For Me by Omote Sora*5. Love Coloured Glasses by Bikke*6. The Kind Black Witch by Ueda Shinshuu7. The Magician and I by Mikawa Verno*8. Kokonoe Kyuujutsu by Aoto Takane*9. Forest’s Poison by Kumeta Natsuo10. The Witch and I by Saeki Yashiro*11. Kashoku by Kayase Shiki12. Magical Girl Alice and Her Brother by Igarashi Ran13. Magic! by Mizuhara Kenta*14. The Kind Magician and the Paper Bag Girl by MIZUTANI Yuzu & KAEDE Tohru15. Secret Service by Suzuki Ichiko* indicates oneshot being scanlated.
Volume 9 : Transformation and Personification*1. The Wolf and the 7 Baby Goats by Minekura Kazuya2. A Ramen Academy That Can Make a Line! (Temporary) by Kinoshita Sakura3. Mushroom and Kappa - Personification Chapter by Magami Guriko*4. Engi Maker by D. Kissan5. The Fox Cub’s First Love Transformation Technique! by Gunjou6. The Cat’s Turn by Saeki Yashiro*7. Little Heart by Ninagawa Tomo*8. A Nameless Quality by Tokitoh Kanade9. The Chosen One and Their Power by Mikawa Verno*10. "Thank Dogs Day" by Aoto Takane11. A Sprinkling of First Love by Akanatsu*12. Super Human Console by Shindo Arashi*13. Private Solar System Academy by Sakuramaro*14. My Blue Bicycle by Zekkyou*15. Tique-tique by Mitsu Nanae*16. The Raven and Pomegranate by Yoshizawa Tomoya17. Humanoid Début by Kana Sakana* indicates oneshot being scanlated.
The Zero-Sum Original Anthology Series features themed oneshots from various mangaka that publish in Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum and Ward magazines. Volume 10 theme: Conflict and Secret Societies. 1. Ranpo-sensei Laughs Like This by Takayama Shinobu 2. Secret Mission by Saeki Yashiro 3. Fang by Kawazoe Mariko & Nakamura Sachiko 4. Black Swastika Army by Katagiri Ikumi 5. Mushroom and Kappa - A Fierce Conflict of Honourable Men by Magami Guriko 6. Boys’ Cavalry by Kayase Shiki 7. Rindou by Asada Yasuka 8. Hideout by Sekka 9. Un Orso by Mizuhara Kenta 10. Be Enthusiastic, Father! by Inui Miku 11. A Promise by Seno Tatsune & Takamiya Aya 12. Let’s Meet at the Secret Society by Kinoshita Sakura 13. Will O' the Wisp by Kouzuki Leo 14. The Village of the Secret Agreement by Ueda Shinshu 15. At the End of an Endless Desire by Akai Higasa 16. Demon King Time by Kanou Ruri 17. Messenger of Justice ★ Moonlight Organisation by Usaki Hitomi
