From Tokyopop: Unfulfilled love always ends tragically… or does it? Through different seasons and different eras in time, two lovers cross paths again and again, trying for that one chance to get it right. Different lives, at different points in history, but one thing remains constant—their love for each other. Spanning the beginning of history, WWII-era Japan, modern-day America, and the far distant future, these love stories remind us that love truly has no boundaries.
A collection of eleven short stories with a wide variety of subjects.
From StarryHeaven: Contains four stories. • I Can't Stand You “Although Rena-chan likes Miyake, she doesn’t do anything about it”—because Mariko has turned her woman’s charm to full throttle! However, in no time at all, she found out about her rival in love, Rena! • Caught on You Relationships haven’t gone too well for Maho throughout her life. Why is that? It all started with her first love, Shiki. What happened between these two? Will Maho be able to get over the past and find a new love? Or will one of the past be able to bloom once again? • Something's Wrong Misono isn’t a very feminine girl, and she’s been very close to her neighbor Yuuta since they were little. When feelings towards him begin to awaken, will she be able to catch his eye by dressing femininely, especially when his attention seems to have been stolen by the pretty and stylish Sugisaki? • See You Tomorrow Akemi’s in high school, and she doesn’t really care about grades. Or rather, she didn’t care until she got a new tutor–the college student Tanami-sensei. She thinks he’s a really cutie, so she’s going to do her best for him! Will her feelings be able to reach him? What will become of a forbidden love between tutor and student?
Four Oneshots compiled into one volume. Kohrogi "Kohrogi" means "cricket" Mitsurugi Kai is a wizard that must pass a test of character. He doubts himself due to his past. His test is to retrieve paper charms by himself. On his way, he meets Kohrogi Orine, a fledging singer who also doubts herself. This oneshot is their journey together to learn about themselves. Noiz dZi:s X-connection2001200
I had a dream last night. I can't seem to remember it... yet I feel like it was very important. Dreams connect us to others, to ourselves, to the past, present, and future. Dreams about you, dreams about me, and dreams about us. Dreams that seem far away yet will always remain in my heart. Dreams about dreams that are just one touch away from reality. Through our dreams, we are in contact, even if opening up is scary sometimes+
Read manhwa Becoming the Obsessive Male Lead’s Ex-Wife / 집착 남주의 전부인이 되었습니다 Irwen, it’s already been four years since I married you. You think I wouldn’t recognize such a shallow trick?” Princess Irwen, the princess of defeat, the wife of the greatest evil, and the wicked woman who is executed for attempting to kill her husband..
In the future, computers control all aspects of human life, even birth. No one questions Superior Domination, the new social order, except the Mu, a mutant race with telepathic powers who are forced into exile by the System. On a distant colony mistakenly believed to be Terra by its inhabitants, Jomy’s world is turned upside-down when the Mu ask him to become their leader. Can Jomy, with his emerging telepathic powers, lead the Mu back home, back to Terra? In 1978, this series won the very first Seiun Award for manga, and subsequently, in 1980, also won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/shōjo manga
When Darkness Comes"This school is dangerous." It is a land which is uninhabitable. It is a land where the dead cannot exit, and it is a land where they gather. There, an independent high school is built. It is a place where the living and the dead intermingle, and it is where Eunbi, who is given the fate of a psychic, is admitted into. "Don't be scared. No matter what happens, I'll definitely send you home, somehow." Eunbi listens to the stories of the dead and solves cases whilst wandering on the path of ghosts hidden in the school with Seonwoo, who she met by chance before entering the school. It's too late when Jamin High School's secret is revealed "Ah, I forgot to tell you. This is a two-story building. If you ever see a staircase leading to the third floor, don't ever go up."
A collection of short stories: 1. Irabayashi-san no Phantom Arm Irabayashi Fumi is a cute teenage girl and the ace of the school swimming team. One day, she unexpectedly joins the occult club. Isahaya learns her secret: she's trying desperately to rid herself of two invisible 'phantom arms.' Will he be able to help her? 2. Sunaboshi After the tragic, accidental death of his clubmate and crush, Hiori, Kyouta's astronomy club is abolished. One day, he wakes up to find that his broken binoculars have manifested a girl that looks just like Hiori... 3. Okurimono The brief story of Sano, a boy who dreamed of being an artist, and his first love Abe Kanako, who dreamed of being a performer. 4. Kotonoha When Hana was little, she used to tell all the boys she liked them. One day, a demon appeared and cursed her, telling her that any boy she confessed to would die. After the next boy she claimed to like died in an accident, Hana became terrified of dooming any other boys to death. Six years later, she finds a boy she actually wants to date, but can she do so without bringing down the curse? 5. Living Quarter Humanity has split into two forms: the winged people who live in the sky, and the ordinary humans who still live on Earth. Kae, a normal human, has a grudge against the winged people for a tragic occurrence in the past. However, Kae's mother is winged. Kae must decide whether to allow herself to become a winged person or essentially lose her mother.
From Wingtip Cafe: Two fantasy stories with a rich sense of celtic folklore. The first story, "On the Riverbank of Lethe", tells a strange encounter of a memory-lost amazon warrior and a mysterious bard with a broken-string unicorn-shaped harp. The second, title story, is about the bard’s past when he first met his red-headed amazon princess.
Tezuka, poet Kodama Tanima, and reporter Rock visit Fossil Island, tended to by Gansaku, the elderly owner of the only inn on the island. On the night of their stay, they are visited by curious and fantastical dreams of all sorts relating to the rocks on the island. What worlds will these dreams bring them to?Also includes two shojo short serials:- **Robin-chan** (ロビンちゃん): Ruri is a girl who resides with a baron, longing for the return of her missing brother. One day, a young man named Robin comes by ship to the baron's mansion. This young man could very well be the key to finding her brother...- **The Maidens of Tatsugafuchi** (龍が淵の乙女, Tatsugafuchi no Otome): The tale of two sisters who disguise themselves as samurai in their search for the Munen no Tama, the crest of their family.---**Volume 73 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
