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The year is 185 AD. The Ancient Roman Empire has been devastated by the tyranny of the 17th Emperor, Commodus, who was dying for combat. Marcia, the emperor's concubine, is worried about the end of Rome and decides to summon a man who harbors the great departed Roman soul, "Virtus" from the future using the secret art of manipulating time. (Source: Shogakukan, Translated)
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The main character is an animation creator. He is admired for his magical girl animations, and his aspirations for his work are even higher than others. He has been living a peaceful life by hiding his true hobbies and interests from the world. However, the world begins to break down around "girls". (Source: Kodansha, translated)
Korea in the 1990s. Yuna's life is going really well. She's about to graduate from college and she's dating the heir to a major company. However, one of her acquaintances, Sonhi, hates her for reasons that Yuna does not understand. Unfortunately, Sonhi's father is the head of a major bank and she uses her influence to destroy Yuna's father's company, leading directly to his suicide. Now Yuna has to shoulder the responsibility of caring for her mother and her little brother, dropping out of school to find work and breaking up with her high-class boyfriend. However, not only is Korea in a major financial crisis, but Sonhi is further interfering to ensure that Yuna is unable to find respectable work. Yuna realizes that she must enter the night world of hostessing, in order to provide for her family. She may be seen as a 'fallen woman,' but she will not be defeated forever! She and her family are determined that they will survive this disaster and find a new life on the other side!
Set in the Edo Period, during a rainstorm, a temple receives a strange "visitor": Kurebayashi Aki, a high school student magically transported from the 21th century. Due to her uniform, which seems different from the clothing of that time, the people of the temple believe her to be an angel that has descended to help them with their problems, though Aki is really just a normal girl. Still, she figures she might as well help whoever she can while trying to find out how to go back home.
Masamichi Kusano, a high school boy and Buddhist monk, is assigned to eulogize his classmate Eri Takegahara, a gal who died in an accident. However, her ghost, energetic as ever, is still hanging around!? I can do whatever I want, even when I'm dead! A super-positive comedy about living the afterlife! (Source: Tonari no Young Jump, translated)
