A feeling of emptiness that never seems to know fullness. A never ending cycle of despair that resembles the birth of life. It only knows the everlasting torture of life. Never wasting away and always being there to witness it all to the very end. Immortality? Godlike status? No. It’s a much more worse case than that. It’s always being in the start but never feeling the satisfaction of crossing the finish line. It’s having all the power in the world but never knowing when or how to use it. It’s a case we call “Yoyokuu Hosts”.
From Tokyopop: Through a series of coincidences, Yoshinori wound up having to fill in for his beautiful older sister as a model for a bridal gown. Now, he has discovered that he has a liking for cross-dressing, and that by doing so, he is learning a great deal about what it means to be a woman--and a man. Contains a short story entitled "Reason" in volume 2
Yugo Beppu is a master negotiator and mediator. Fluency in five languages, Socratic wit, and a deep understanding of human nature combined with top-level international connections make him a formidable operator. When a woman's father is seized by Dacoit bandits in Pakistan, Mayuko seeks Yugo's help. After complex and dangerous negotiations, he secures his release. After this success Yugo is called in to deal with yakuza in Japan, triads in Hong Kong, the IRA in Northern Ireland, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Siberia. Note: New versions of this manga were published under different arcs in bunko format such as the Pakistan Hen, Russia Hen, etc.
A girl with a fascination for shot-put.
First year Highschool boy Shin Yuki stumbles one day upon his naked childhood friend reenacting a sensual novel with an mannequin in an empty classroom.<br>Yukino Kurose, a third year student, loved to reeanact stories with Yuki's help from books when she was a child, to discover how the characters in the story felt.<br>This time she got herself a sensual novel and asks Yuki to help her out with her reenactment again. Otherwise she'll have to find someone else, because mannequins are not enough.<br>After a quick deliberation Yuki decided to help her out, because he doesn't want anyone else to see her naked.
This is a story of how an esper meets a girl in a small northern town. Tsubasa lives in a dying hot springs town, and he's a mostly friendless middle school delinquent. He actually has super powers, though he thinks of them more like embarrassing and useless powers. Sure, he can use his telekinetic abilities to brush his teeth while getting dressed, or read a book while drinking tea, but for the most part, it's easier just to do stuff with his hands. One day, though, he hears the thoughts of a mute girl, Yuki, who is targeted for rape by other delinquents, due to her silence. He comes to her aid, and finds that to his surprise, he's able to manipulate her body to beat up her attackers! Unsurprisingly, she draws the conclusion that she is the one with super powers. Since Tsubasa's the only one who "knows her secret," their story together is just beginning!
The closing stages of Sengoku (Warring States) Japan. A setting commonly explored in Japanese manga through vivid scenes of gory battles, samurai, and feats of bravery, honour, and loyalty. Iwaaki Hitoshi dares to go against the popular grain by not focusing on the 3 famous unifiers, but by depicting stories of a society in transition. Rapidly changing cultural norms and class expectations pit the old versus the young, the war-weary versus the war-mongers, and the parochial versus the foward-thinking. The first story, "Snow Ridge," explores the changing role of samurai and provinces while the second story, "Sword Dance," deals with kendo's evolution from warfare to art.
The life of daimyo Uesugi Kenshin commanded authority and fear during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. In this retelling, the powerful lord is reimagined as a woman.
A 2 chapter guest series featured in the October 2019 Issue of Manga Time Kirara Forward.
Fuguno Masuo is a hapless 24 year-old businessman who is unlucky in love, He's never even had a girlfriend! After consulting a fortune teller, Masuo believes he'll never have a chance in love. All that changes when he meets the beautiful Nagisa Shiozaki at a marriage interview pub, who herself has had the same poor luck with guys. Now he'll do anything to woo the girl, but he'll have to fend off other suitors and the affections of a co-worker, all while keeping himself out of awkward situations that always end badly for him. Originally penned by YAMAHANA Noriyuki under the pen name HANAKO.
