At the end of the turbulent Edo period, during the Meiji Restoration, Yukichi Fukuzawa created books and schools based on the idea that "Japan's new era will come from people's education." The foundation of modern education was created to create a country where all people are equal and where they can freely express their opinions. (Source: Poplar-sha, translated)

In a tranquil neighborhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there's a catch: if they don't leave the castle by five o'clock, they will be punished. As time passes, a devastating truth emerges: only those brave enough to share their stories will be saved. (Source: Doubleday)

Kanon is an ordinary girl who loves to sing... until she meets a fairy named Alto who can help her be a star! *Note: The chapter count includes 1 bonus chapter.*

One rainy day, the young woman Natsuki encounters a high school student in the street. Acting on an impulse, she gives the girl her umbrella and walks away. It turns out later that the girl, Michiko, is the younger sister of Natsuki’s sister’s newly-married husband. Even though Michiko has a difficult personality and doesn’t open herself to others easily, she seems to be attracted to Natsuki. Thus begins an unusual friendship between two unlikely characters who need each other more than they first realize. (Source: Kotonoha) *Inlcudes bonus content/oneshots in 2010 reprint:* *- Seibutsu (Creature) (生物) - Asa no Kodomo (Morning's Child) (朝の子ども) - Tegami (Letter) (手紙) - Zange (Last days of summer) (残夏) - telephone - under the rose - Houkago (放課後)*

Seven touching short stories with a bit of a magical fairy tale quality about them. A collection of Konno Kita's early oneshots; originally self-published and later collected in tankoubon format. 1) **The Road Home:** An old man reminisces about the past. 2) **Garden:** A sheltered princess experiences grief for the first time. 3) **Beyer’s Waltz:** A woman who's “getting on in years” makes a decision about her love life. 4) **The House that Waits for Spring:** A girl faces her future in the shadow of the irresponsible father she dearly loves. 5) **Rattle:** In an impossible land, an old man is reunited with his granddaughter. 6) **The Man Who Sells Glasses:** A magical glasses seller drops by a small town to sell his wares. 7) **Light Source:** One snowy night, a man meets a curious little girl. 8) **Evening Fairy-Tales:** A young man who professes to be a "cat lender" draws out long-forgotten memories in his clients.

Set at the same boarding school as Himitsu no Kaidan, but focusing on a different cast of characters altogether.

Yuna Suzuki, 16 years old. She is an ordinary high school student who one day finds a book in the library that would change her life forever. This story is based in the desert of Esfahan where the captivating adventure begins. (Source: Creek & River Co., Ltd)

In the *Fuko to Yurei* series:

One of the volumes of an educational biography manga about Shotaro Ishinomori