-Masaaki Satou: 1. **Hijou no Blues** (非情のブルース) 2. **Yami no Shikaku** (闇の視角) 3. **Ake no Houkai** (朱の崩壊) Kenji Nanba: 1. **Attack Joe: Juusatsu** (アタック・ジョー 銃殺) 2. **Attack Joe: Sandy Parker Monogatari** (サンディ・クーパー物語) 3. **Vera Cruz wa Nani wo Mita ka** (ヴェラクルスは何を見たか) 4. **Dorodarake no Houmui** (どろだらけの葬い)
-Countess Aurelia has been living in silence with her husband, Leclerc, whom she married at the age of 18, for two years. She has adored him ever since she first saw his portrait, but she discovers that Leclerc has a former lover with whom he broke up due to opposition from those around them. Troubled, Aurelia confides in a suspicious fortune teller she happens upon, and is given a mysterious ring... A three-month story depicting how two people who keep missing each other end up becoming a real married couple! (Source: Takeshobo, translated)
2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Gekiga Koubou, a landmark event that sparked a gekiga boom in the rental manga industry of the time and laid the foundation for the enduring popularity of youth manga and adult manga that continues to this day. To mark this occasion, our company is reissuing the first issues of *Kage* and *Machi*—pivotal publications that served as cornerstones for the development of gekiga and drove the short-story magazine boom—in a two-volume set. These reissues faithfully replicate the original binding, color schemes, and book design as closely as possible. Each set includes an explanatory booklet featuring testimonials from individuals involved at the time, bringing these works to contemporary readers. This long-awaited, precious reprint offers both general readers and researchers a chance to discover the roots of modern manga. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
I’ve come to take you home.” The one who appears before a girl who has lost her memory is? After losing her parents in an accident and becoming caught in the same accident herself, the young girl Kuchinashi loses all her memories. Taken in by her aristocratic uncle, she endures daily bullying from her cousin, Marika, while living under his roof. One day, a grand ball is held to celebrate Marika’s twentieth birthday. A portrait of Marika, painted by the rising young artist Kōzuki, is set to be unveiled. However, when the covering cloth is removed, the face revealed on the canvas is not Marika’s, it is Kuchinashi. As murmurs ripple through the hall, Kōzuki approaches Kuchinashi and tells her “Come back with me as my wife.” https://mechacomic.jp/books/250539
A love story of reincarnation between a man and a woman who meet by chance across time. Kaoru Tachibana, who dropped out of graduate school to pay off her deceased father's debts and decided to work, meets a handsome man, Aoi Fujinami, on her way to school to complete the withdrawal procedures. Kaoru is puzzled to find that she is fine with Aoi touching her, despite being fastidious with men. But the next moment, Aoi, whom she has only just met, tells her, "You are my wife..." (Source: Natalie, translated)
A new edition of Meals with Hokusai Including: - Chapters 1-8 (of the original release) - Chapters 9 and 10 (the finale) - Meals with Hokusai Western Cuisine (doujinshi) - art and text corrections
