From Ponent Mon: Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan. The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasion. Each cartoonist was sent for two weeks to a different city in the archipelago (Joann Sfar in Tôkyô, Emmanuel Guibert in Kyôto, Nicolas de Crécy in Nagoya, etc.) to bring back an original creation. The Japanese tell us about their district, the city where they live or where they originally come from (Kazuichi Hanawa's story being about the northern island of Hokkaido, Jiro Taniguchi's about the town of Tottori, etc.) The result is often inspired, always surprising: Japan through new eyes. "Japan" will appear simultaneously in French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and English. Along with "A Patch Of Dreams" by Hideji Oda, it is the first step in a series of international creations with left-to-right reading direction, created for us by some of the best European and Japanese comic book artists. List of included short stories: At the Seaside - [TAKAHAMA Kan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=4331) The Gateway - David Prudhomme Summer Sky - [TANIGUCHI Jiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=714) Now I Can Die! - Aurélia Aurita Osaka 2034 - François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters Shin.Ichi. - Emmanual Guibert The New Gods - Nicolas de Crécy *Kankichi* - [MATSUMOTO Taiyou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=361) The Tokyo of Qualtérou - Joann Sfar The Sunflower - [Little Fish](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=19995) The Song of the Crickets - [ANNO Moyoco](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=152) In Love Alley - [Frédéric Boilet](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=6069) The City of Trees - Fabrice Neaud The Festival of the Bell-Horses - [IGARASHI Daisuke](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2216) In the Deep Forest - [HANAWA Kazuichi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2080) Sapporo Fiction - Étienne Davodeau

Do Shiyoon was the leader of a struggling K-pop boy band when he tragically died in a car accident... or so he thought! Miraculously, he wakes up in his 17-year-old body and realizes that he's gone back in time to before he debuted as an idol. Now, he is determined to make it big in K-pop. As he prepares for his re-debut, he has to avoid the pitfalls of his first life while gathering four like-minded and talented idol trainees to make a new boy band, the likes of which K-pop has never seen! (Source: Tapas)

Possessing a character in a fictional story is one thing, but possessing a character in your own story is another… especially when you’ve become a dramatic villainess in a typical K-drama series. The only way Mi-So can escape from this world is to live through all of the episodes, but she has to deal with cliché tropes such as an arranged marriage with the male lead and an unnecessary rivalry with the female lead. Will Mi-So be able to break away from this predetermined destiny and find another happy ending for all of her characters? (Source: WEBTOON, edited)

Arlenne Serkia is granted the chance to go back in time and devises a plan to ruin the man who stabbed her heart. The key to her scheme is the slave Kasadin, renowned for his unmatched swordsmanship and stunning beauty, whom she adopts as her "younger brother" to use as both her sword and shield. But Kasadin has a past much deeper and more dangerous than she realizes... and this drives his own motives for staying close to her, both personal and political. If Arlenne isn't careful, the user might end up being used! (Source: Tappytoon)

As a daughter of nobility, Apple Arden is expected to take part in the Crown Princess Audition. But one day, a never-before-seen girl named Rose arrives at their family home wishing to be adopted into the Viscount Arden family for her own chance to become the next crown princess. When that doesn’t work, she offers to buy the family’s candidacy to participate. The family accepts her generous offer, but Apple can’t help but notice how strange everyone has become since Rose’s arrival. Nonetheless, and Apple becomes Rose's lady-in-waiting as support, and declares to support Rose by participating in the auditions. But why is everyone in Apple's family acting strangely ever since Rose's arrival? (Source: Tappytoon) *Note: Includes two extras.*

K-pop idol Yoon Eden has wasted away for years under a mediocre label with an incompetent CEO. He is disillusioned and on the verge of quitting when he's sent back in time to the day of his debut. Now, Eden is determined to use his songwriting talent to rewrite his career and gain some well-deserved fame. Despite his CEO still pushing cheesy songs and tacky concepts, can Eden, with the help of his group members, truly reignite his spark and become a sincerely dazzling idol? (Source: Tapas)

Rejected by the girl of his dreams for some guy named Moriya, Kazunori Akabane is royally ticked off when he unknowingly collides with his rival in the school hallway. Unexpectedly, the accident warps Akabane and Moriya to a magical realm full of wizards, princesses, and monsters! But much to Akabane’s chagrin, the key to the classmates’ survival in this world is…the exchange of their bodily fluids! Can Akabane ever get used to the idea of swapping spit with a guy?! (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Includes a one-shot and an extra chapter.*

In the land of magic, a new king is being crowned. However, a mishap during the ceremonial rite causes the royal crest to be accidentally attached to a normal human, Kazuomi. To protect the crest from any villains who may be after it, Mewt, the cute and brave sorcerer, is dispatched to the human world. There, Mewt must live disguised as a girl, and as "she" and Kazuomi live under one roof together, the two begin to find themselves attracted to each other... (Source: Juné)

Cheoldu, a barbarian raised on Earth, lives a mundane life with his best friend Jintae. But when he sees an alien creature from his planet on the news, everything changes. Thrown into an apocalyptic challenge, Cheoldu and Jintae must adjust their lives in Nova, a savage world filled with goblins and ogres. Will the two conquer Nova’s perils and uncover the secrets that could change Earth’s fate? An epic tale of friendship, survival, and untamed adventure awaits. (Source: WEBTOON)

Branded a heartless and cruel sovereign, Emperor Herace of the Tevente Empire has lost three empresses to betrayal and murder. Into his life steps Eleanor Snow, the fearless daughter of House Snow, offering herself as his new empress to protect her family from ruin. In a world of assassins, treachery, and political unrest, their alliance is forged out of necessity but eventually tempered by trust. Together, they will fight to defend the empire… and each other. (Source: WEBTOON)

Four young ladies enter London society with one common goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So a daring husband-hunting scheme is born. 1841. Annabelle Peyton, determined to save her family from disaster, decides to use her beauty and wit to tempt a suitable nobleman into making an offer of marriage. But Annabelle's most intriguing--and persistent--admirer, wealthy, powerful Simon Hunt, has made it clear that while he will introduce her to irresistible pleasure, he will not offer marriage. Annabelle is determined to resist his unthinkable proposition...but it is impossible in the face of such skillful seduction. Her friends, looking to help, conspire to entice a more suitable gentleman to offer for Annabelle, for only then will she be safe from Simon--and her own longings. But on one summer night, Annabelle succumbs to Simon's passionate embrace and tempting kisses...and she discovers that love is the most dangerous game of all. (Source: fictiondb)

When Li Xun was nineteen, he participated in an archery competition and spotted a pretty child in the audience. After getting first place, he went up to the child with great interest, holding her up to take a photo with her. Ten years later, that "little girl" turned out to be boy and found Li Xun in his home. He blushed while saying that he really admired him and wanted to see Li Xun do archery again. Li Xun: "Kid, are you sure you want to watch me do archery?" (Source: Bilibili Comics)