“Disability is an inconvenience, but it is not a misfortune.” Helen Keller, whose illness left her unable to see and hear. With the support of Mr. Sullivan, she studied and eventually started working for people with disabilities. (Source: Poplarsha, translated)

Biography of Matsuo Bashou, considered to be the greatest Japanese poet, and the creator of the haiku.

"Why does the fire burn?" "Why does the wind blow?" Little Edison had many questions. Edison, who found answers to such questions one by one, eventually came to be called "the genius inventor of the century". (Source: Populus-sha, translated)

"I want to help the poor." Starting all by herself, Mother Teresa created facilities for orphans and for patients with intractable diseases. (Source: Poplar Publishing, translated) *Note: The 8th volume in Poplar Publishing's Comic World Biography Series (コミック版 世界の伝記).*

"I want to do something for someone." Nightingale decided to become a nurse despite the opposition of those around her. Overcome various problems in a battlefield hospital and think about real nursing for injured people. (Source: Popularsha, translated)

After being treated by a doctor for a burn he suffered when he was young, Hideyo Noguchi decided to become a doctor himself and devoted himself to his studies. As a bacteriologist, he discovered the causes of many diseases. (Source: Poplar-sha, translated) *Note: The 5th volume in Poplar Publishing's Comic World Biography Series (コミック版 世界の伝記).*

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)

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)

A full-color Kids Manga series! Corona and Lan are the newest recruits in the Space Patrol, a special agency dedicated to helping those in need across the galaxy. With the help of Instructor, their alien guide, the girls are off to explore exciting new planets in search of friends in trouble!

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.