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In the summer of 1943, the German military went on an offensive to retake the strategic region of Kursk on the Eastern Front. The Tiger unit commanded by Michael Wittman dealt a heavy blow to the Soviets at first, but facing a Soviet counteroffensive, his unit was forced to retreat. A story of true military greatness, as the demands of managing this retreat showed Wittmann to be the brilliant commander he was.
Taisho Mugen Kitan is a collection of 4 short stories, loosely based around historical/supernatural themes. 1. **Yin & Yang** In the Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE), a young noble called Sakuya is traumatised by a recurring dream in which she is strangled by ivy. Is this a prophecy? Or a vision of the past? Driven to despair, the young girl turns for help to a brilliant Noh dancer who somehow shares an enigmatic connection to the spiritual world. Yet the unravelling of this mystery is more complicated than anyone could imagine, entwining vengeful spirits, lost love, tragic devotion, a silent guardian, and an unbreakable bond which may yet save Sakuya…at the price of the ultimate sacrifice. 2. **The Killing Stone** This continues the story of Akira Hanawaka, an unusually gifted Noh dancer who crosses the barrier between the physical and spiritual realms. But what lies at the heart of his powers? And how is his world changed by an unexpected confrontation with his younger brother? Secrets are revealed when the demons of Akira's past ominously threaten another's future. 3. **Beloved Princess** A young exorcist at court during the Heian Era (794-1192 CE) is confronted with a series of bizarre incidents involving the occult. But nothing is as it seems, and a greater mystery remains to be solved: the tragic tale of Princess Hashi. 4. **Evil One** Sometime in the not too distant future, civilization has been decimated by a biological weapon known only as Evil One, stolen from the laboratory of a brilliant scientist and unleashed upon the world by an enigmatic group of terrorists. In this shattered world, a young prostitute called Agata struggles to survive. His life goes by unnoticed until one day, after a particularly brutal encounter, Agata is rescued by a mysterious stranger who appears to know more than anyone should about the dark secrets of Agata's past. Who is this man? What does he want? And, most importantly, what is Agata's connection to the Evil One?
“Those who meet the owner of the secret mansion never return to their world again…” Students mysteriously disappear one after another from the campus, for which the rumors say that has a secret door hidden somewhere. This time the mising person is Kuniyuki’s best friend - Kashiwagi. Are the rumors really true? Kuniyuki is angry and has no idea what to do about his friend, when he meets a strange, but very pretty girl called Towa. She says she is the guardian of the “outcasts,” those who were taken to the “mansion,” but what does that really mean...?!
When Akitsu Makoto was a child, he tripped and fell at a shrine and was comforted by a strange being he belives was the god of that shrine. Years later when visiting a festival with his cousin Shou, he sees the god in the crowd and chases him to a shrine to thank him. The god, who is actually a kitsune spirit, tells him that because humans are destroying the environment and the shrines, and no longer believe in him he has lost his power. Jump forward to high school, and Makoto and Sho have inherited abilities as the decendants of the Akitsu clan to communicate and fight with demons and ayakashi.