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Utsuro is an unidentified monster whose favorite food is the "nectar" bioenergy that only young girls possess. Iruka Natsumi, a member of Hyakkaen, an organization that fights Utsuro day and night, lives in fear of being eaten by Utsuro. One day, a girl named Sagara Asuka appears before her. Asuka declares, "I will defeat all the Utsuro in this world with my own hands," and tells Natsumi that they will live together until she turns 19, when the nectar disappears from her body. Asuka shows overwhelming strength in her battle with Utsuro, but she has a secret... (Source: Natalie, translated)
Based on the 3DS game of the same name. The Highlander's help is requested in Etria, where an organization called the Radha hires him to explore a labyrinth. Soon, the highlander discovers an amnesiac girl in a futuristic tube, and meets some fellow investigators from the Midgard Library. The group of them team up as a party to continue their exploration!
Sakuraba Taiko has been into ballet since she was a kid. Her mother also used to dance, although she gave it up to take a more traditional life path. Therefore, she was eagerly supportive of Taiko's interest in ballet. Taiko's life was staggered by the death of her mother in a car accident, but she has continued to dance, although her heart is no longer in it. Her remaining family and childhood friends support her as she chases her dream to become a famous dancer. Her latest role is in the ballet "Giselle" as Myrta, the queen of the Wilis, spirits of young, virginal women who died before their wedding day. One day when she comes to the studio, she meets a beautiful, famous male ballet dancer, Mikami Akira, and she instantly crushes on him. Will she be able to dance well enough in her role to impress him and live up to the expectations of the whole ballet group? Will she be able to sort out her own feelings towards ballet and her mother's death?
Crazy office 4-koma starring Akane, a programmer constantly haunted by encroaching deadlines, and Yamagami, a salesperson hunting for Akane's love by bringing her even more jobs! *Note: Chapter count includes two bonus chapters.*
At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Kitahara Yuki is watched over by two men as she begins her routine. But this story really begins when they were 10 years old, when they first met. It is a story of the trials and joys of figure skating and the "moment" when you fly.
I don’t want to be a hero. When a certain Adventurer revisits the location of an event from five years ago, it has now become the stuff of a tale passed down through the span of half a century. To commemorate these heroes who saved this city from a crisis, stone statues of "Sir Nowtsugu" and "Sir Shiroe" now stand all throughout the place, much to the bafflement of the two. "I am not a hero like Sir Shiroe or Sir Naotsugu..." Source: Kadokawa
An isolated island is discovered, and its seemingly time-forgotten inhabitants are now being reintroduced into society. However, the truth is that the island was the hidden home of many supernatural creatures, and that it was actually the Onigashima of the legendary demon-fighting, peach-born Momotaro's adventure. Some of these demons seek to take their vengeance on the descendants of Momotaro. The Momotaro descendant, Momomoto Akira, is a middle school girl who reluctantly becomes a friend of one of the transfer students, and then soon becomes a target of the other vengeance-seeking demons!
Eito, a young man who is dismayed with the government and has given up on a bright future, gets involved in a black market job that offered a million-yen reward. As instructed by a man named “Nobunaga,” he steals a bag from an elderly man's house, but when he sees the contents of the bag, he decides to go back… and ask the man for help. (Source: Natalie, translated)
The first of two early works one-shot compilations by Minori Kimura, this collects works from her latter half of high school through college, with one one-shot from her 20's at the end. Common themes include waiting, loneliness, and the psychology of children. 1. **Rain** (雨, Ame) - A boy is falsely accused of tearing a classmate's photo, but things don't seem to favor his truth. This boy is no stranger to lies and falsehoods, however... 2. **Tommy** (トミィ) - Tommy is a boy whose father perished during the war. Though the truth is hidden from him, Tommy begins to notice something is off.... 3. **Balloon** (風船, Fuusen) - A largely silent one-shot about a girl who longs for the embodiment of joy: balloons. 4. **Tunnel** (トンネル) - A recollection of one's time when he was a young boy, and a tunnel that only he felt fear toward. 5. **Carrot** (にんじん, Ninjin) - A reflection on one's dislike for carrots when he was a young boy, and a certain incident regarding that. 6. **Mamoru-kun is Dead** (まもる君が死んだ, Mamoru-kun ga Shinda) - A whole town investigates what happened to one young boy, while also reflecting upon the wrongs done to him. 7. **A Joyful Tale** (こうふくな話, Koufuku na Hanashi) - Kimura reflects upon the aspects of her younger self that she has now lost. The only one-shot not in a shojo magazine, instead published in COM. 8. **The Wingless Bird** (翼のない鳥, Tsubasa no nai Tori) - The tale of Joey, a country boy who has always wished to fly since he was very young. Joey departs from home, wanting to find out a way in which he can fly, but he discovers much more in the wide world he explores.
A collection of poem manga and full color manga filled with warmth and childhood innocence. 1. **Rosebud Rosie** (ローズバッド・ロージー) A precocious little girl named Rosie finds a kindred spirit in Paco, a boy from the circus. 2. **Akarui Haiiro no Ie** (あかるい灰色の家, The Bright Gray House) A girl reflects on herself, her neighborhood, and her home in the period where two-story homes were only just beginning to become widespread in this full color poem manga. 3. **Haka no Naka no Kodomo** (箱の中の子供, The Child in the Box) A full-color picture book manga on a little boy who isolates himself from others. 4-9. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) The daily life of a little boy named Ippei and his family. 10. **8-gatsu no Hikari** (８月の光, The Light in August) A short poem manga about a girl and a game of hide-and-seek she played when she was younger. 11-20. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) Two-page poem manga by Kimura that cover various subjects, often reflective and contemplative.