A collection of oneshots. 1. Yume-Zamurai 2. Sengoku Juuhei Magoichi 3. Raiden Tokkou 4-5. Dangan Gaki 6. Chigusa-touge no Arashi 7. Rapid Fire Follows Dolores as she trains in self-defense, and her reasons for doing so. 8. Gaikou-kakkaku (Luminous and brightness)
"I … ..can't live without you." A handsome man slides his moist fingers over the smooth skin of a young girl. His eyes are warm and his delicacy is such that you will believe he’s in love. The world divided between the "World of the Gods", the "Other World", and the "Earthly World", was filled with chaos. In the realm of the gods, the gods enjoyed eternal life. The goddess Persephone works hard every day to care for the plants so that her life will sprout on the earth, but the shoots she raised withered. She will be taken over by Hades, the master of the underworld, who has come to welcome "death". Persephone laments her grief, but she is moved by Hades' encouragement, and is drawn to his quiet, calm and gentle side... Meanwhile, Persephone decides to offer her own body to save Hades, who has been caught up in the conspiracy of the divine world.
"Middle Edo Period -- One state becomes the gathering place for sinful martial artists, who believe in nothing other than power, know of no other way of life other than letting oneself go wild in the battle. That state is the Unabara State, the "Haunt of Demons" . . ." Washitzu Naosata, the ruler of the powerful state, Unabara, is looking for his successor. He calls upons all his 31 sons, and tell them to search for whoever they believe to be the strongest martial artist of all. Each of their chosen martial artists then are to fight against each other until only one is left standing. Whoever is the winner, whoever has the strongest martial artist in nation by his side will become his successor . . . Out in the midst of the mountain is the doujo of the "Daigame Ryuu" (Giant Tortoise Style). There lives Kurogane Gama, the son of the legendary swordsman, Kurogane Jinsuke, who is believed to be able to kill 1000 martial artists in Unabara. There, one of the son of Washitzu Naosata, Washitzu Naoshi, comes in search of the legendary swordsman, only to find that he had gone missing several years ago. After seeing the battle style of Gama, he instead chooses to ask Gama to come with him. Wanting to become stronger, Gama agrees to his offer, and that marks the beginning of Gama's battle to become the strongest of all . . . (From Ju-da-su)
A sequel to the original Gamaran manga focusing on Gama's former rival, mentor and friend Sengoku Iori.
Short stories showing some of Oku Hiroya's inspirations before he created his famous masterpiece, Gantz. From Baka-Updates: This series tells us stories about the mangaka's (OKU Hiroya) favorite movies and how it helped and lead to the creation of the manga we all came to know & love - Gantz.
In the aftermath of the Crusades, two travelling Arabic minstrels - Farhad and Saud - arrive at the castle of the melancholic Baron Victor. Over a series of four connected short stories, Victor reveals the reasons for his sadness, the minstrels' own stories are revealed and, in very different ways, this fortuitous meeting allows all three to find a measure of contentment.
<h1>A Silent Garden</h1> Only after losing my daughter and husband did I realize how twisted the world was. By some miracle, I was given a second chance at life. This time I will only live for myself.
Asa and Kame meet on their first day of serving in the Ooku - and quickly discover that things there are more complicated than they imagined. A strange cult, an unexplained delay in a palace festival, and even samurai in the Ooku are just some of the oddities they encounter. And what does the Medicine Seller, who peddles love potions and mononoke exorcisms, have to do with any of this...?
From ShoujoMagic: This manga is loosely based on The Tale of Genji / ??????(Genji Monogatari) and is a MUST read! When the Emperor takes a new Empress, she is barely older than the Emperor's son Hikaru. She becomes both the one woman Hikaru loves and the one woman he can never have. And so Hikaru's feelings roam as his body wanders from bed to bed, seeking a replacement for her. When he finds the girl he believes can take her place...he commits a terrible sin. Now, a thousand years later, Hikaru's nightmares become reality as he is punished for past deeds in a new life--the greatest playboy in all of history...shakes like a lamb when any girl touches him!
Himeno lives in Moonlight Tokyo City, a world different from ours; one in which there are illusionists, those who can conjure up things. One day, Himeno accidentally conjures up a human from our world!! How will they react to meeting someone so different from their own kind? Note: Stalled after 4 chapters.
1) Kaeru no Saiban or Kaeru Saiban One day a frog saves the life of a bad witch. The witch promises to grant one of the frog's wishes... Which is to turn into a beautiful girl! Will our Frog-chan fulfill her dream and fall in love? 2) Kimi ni Tenshi no Shukufuku wo! Does God exist? A runaway boy accused of thievery takes a surprisingly cooperative nun hostage. With her he learns what it means to have faith and courage. 3) Mori to Oshiro A princess who has everything one could ever ask for hears a bird singing, "What a pitiful princess." Why, she asks, was she so pitiful? The bird answers that it is because she does not know, and if she wants to know, then she must go out of her castle. 4) Gekkou Spice If you sprinkle your whole body with the moonlight-spice and make a wish, it will come true. What is the wish of the black panther chased through the forest by hooligans when it meets the pure bunny Alice?!
Maya is a mysterious young girl who is hired as an assistant to detective Matsunomiya. The Imperial City of the Taisho Era has a mixture of Eastern and Western cultures... What kind of adventure will the two encounter here?
