Upon his wife's passing, stained glass artisan Kagari loses his interest in his life and his work -- that is, until his long-lost granddaughter Akari appears on his doorstep. A story of artistic inspiration, identity, and self-discovery.
A young mystic without a past, Kujaku was born under a dark omen possessed of incredible supernatural powers. Raised by priests, he has learned to use these powers for good. But the evil Siegfried von Mittgard seeks to steal his birthright, and rule the world as the Regent of Darkness. He has dispatched bloodthirsty minions to destroy Kujaku before he can awaken to his destiny. Now, Kujaku must unravel the riddle of his past, before the power within consumes him!
Lin Mu Yu is one of the top players in Conquest the game before Destiny. He decides to delete his account due to a promise with his father. Before he deletes his account he sells of all of his equipment and deletes all of his skills. After deleting his account he suddenly gets his deletion overwritten by a mysterious source and ends up getting trapped in the game itself. Without anything except for 3 of his skill how will he survive?
Includes: She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula: Mitsuko Kunizaki has inherited a small grocery store from her grandmother. Being a single mother to a little boy, she intends to close it down and move on with life. However, in the solitary store that sits next to the last bus stop at the tip of a peninsula lie some long-buried memories that slowly reemerge as Mitsuko arrives at what used to be her home—memories of a lonesome childhood and of people who came to the peninsula to end their lives. The Labyrinth Cat: Residents who have just moved in are always lost in this complex apartment. However, there is one little feline that will help them get back to their apartment house. Bio Luminescence (created under the pen-name Soyogo Shima) Also includes two Mushishi stories set in modern day Japan and with different characters than the long running series.
From Mixini Studios: In a not too distant future, the world is confronted with a host of issues: pollution, resource depletion, population expansion, and so on. In response, the Japanese government developed sensory simulation capsules (“beds”) and successfully launched a virtual reality program — “Gaia.” Interestingly, the designers omitted the concept of pain from the program, and as a result, there are no such things as pain or death in this new virtual world. On a day that started as any other, Oono Yuuri stumbles across a mysterious card, which sets off a chain of strange events that evolve into a tale of conflicting dreams, unlikely friendships, and reluctant vengeance.
This is a oneshot from the 90′s Four Seasons Award Anthology.
A gentle story about girl learning about the world and people. Due to the job demands of her parents, who repair old buildings and works of art for a living, nine-year old Mou Yuu has travelled all the way from the city to a rural village. In this village, where the lush greenery of nature has been preserved, Yuu makes new friends and has many adventures with them. Perhaps because of her heritage, or simply because she is in such close contact with nature, she also encounters the supernatural and mysteries that cannot be explained.
When Suzuki Oji enrolled into high-school, he was hoping some kind of excitement would fall into his life -- but he never expected it to take the form of Kuromori Kisaki, a descendant from a 400-year-old clan of witches! However, Kuromori needs a special brooch in order to fly on her broom, something she lost when she landed on Suzuki after he had mistakenly thought she was falling to her death. Although he initially thinks Kuromori is being unfairly difficult to socialize with due to her "witch" status, he finds and returns the brooch to her. Out of gratitude, she shows her magic to him through the use of her broom. Suzuki then questions the possibility of himself flying by also wearing the brooch, but right after Kuromori pins it to his coat, both of them suddenly find themselves several feet in the air before falling into the school's swimming pool! Just who or what is Suzuki...?
Neil Ryder is in no hurry to graduate from university. Though brilliant (he did earn that scholarship!), he uses his talents to make money instead. Meanwhile, the king is dying and the crown prince is missing... Also includes “Fuku’s Many Travels,” diary-like entries of Fuku and his father’s adventures around the world.
The world-renown Louvre museum in Paris contains much more than famous works of art. Within its hallowed halls lies an unseen, surreal world that only a family of French felines can see!
Horus, the Egyptian god who has the power of restoration, is the nickname of this genius (albeit grubby) surgeon, Jyusaburo Kujo! With his godspeed hand movements, he does not only save the patient's life but also their life after that. "The Hands of Horus" is an inspiring and powerful human drama that will show the different side of the operation room!
From Megchan's Scanlations: In a small town in Tokyo, the PTA argues about teaching sex ed in elementary school, but what nobody knows is that eleven-year-old Haruna is already pregnant. When she decides not to tell any adults, it's up to her classmates to help her through this ordeal. Note: This is not loli. Sex happens off-screen and the artwork is not fan-servicey.
