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Cocoa Spice, a kind-hearted Saintess with fragile beauty and powerful holy magic ......This is only a front. The true nature of the saintly woman is that she is a very careful person who is working hard to save money for her retirement. She was originally a street child, and she was determined to make a living on her own, without relying on others. That pride has carried on now that she has become the Saintess. The prestige of the Pope? A love call from a prince? The clutches of a gangster? Whatever the obstacle, if I don't like it, I will strike in every possible way!
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Kaoru Maeda, 35 years old, is still an aspiring artist. He works as a janitor at an art college, where he is noted only for being a nice guy. He thinks that those who aren't natural geniuses must fight in a different way. What awaits him is "the biggest lie of his life!" Maeda is suddenly labeled as a "genius artist," because of a misunderstanding by a famous creator, even though he felt conflicted about it. He even begins to live together with a woman he met by chance… After 35 years, has the man with neither luck nor opportunity finally caught his big break…!? (Source: Big Comic Bros, translated)
"I have something I don't want to lose" "So much so that these terrible feelings have grown." A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother's antagonism--a brother's death... Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. "I want to live"... An adaptation of novel by South Korea's most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young.
Kazama Masamune - a single 23-year-old man... has a child? During the season of cherry blossoms, his beloved passes away. He happens to meet a little girl outside work and realizes she is his daughter who was raised in secrecy by his lover. The worst spring of his life is transformed into a painful yet vivid spring.
In middle school, Ichinose Kimitaka taught his friends how to play basketball. Despite his experience with the sport, his friends quickly outmatched him in skill. After an incident brought on by his frustration and jealousy, he was crushed to overhear those same 'friends' discussing how they wished he'd just kill himself. On his way to toss out his special basketball shoes, he met a girl who was just as frustrated, throwing her own dancing shoes away. She was so tall, and her hands and feet are so large, that she had been rejected from her chosen hobby of Spanish dancing. He urged her to give basketball a try, and the two exchanged their shoes instead of throwing them away. As he enters high school, Kimitaka learns that meeting him changed that girl's life for the better, and she is now a happy, social basketball player. Will Kimitaka be able to find the courage to make new friends and pursue his own talents?
From a young age, Minami Harusumi has had recurring dreams of Veronica, a princess whose kingdom is on the verge of destruction. He believes them to be recollections of his past life, and that he is her reincarnation. Because of this, he is ridiculed by his classmates. One day, when the mockery escalates into bullying, he rediscovers magic—something Veronica had studied and used. Reassured his past life is not merely a fantasy, Minami tries to learn more about his past memories and the reason behind them...
A series of one-shots that ran in Monthly Melody (before it became Melody). 1) **The Glasses Thief** A cute story about a boy with bad eyesight and the girl who is in love with him. 2) **Convenience Store Honey** A boy worries about his quiet boyfriend. 3) **Adult-Uniform** A girl wonders why her childhood friend does not speak to her anymore. 4) **Refrigerator Chocolate** Satoru is going to have heart surgery with a 50/50 chance of surviving. One day he comes across a girl in a refrigerator...
Toba Yousuke sensei went to Town Alp to start afresh. He got lost and met a strange guy, Suga Kazuhiro, who went to pick him up. The folks in the town were extremely friendly, except for Kazuhiro. Because his room in the clinic collasped, Toba had to stay in Kazuhiro's huge house for a while. What were the reasons behind Kazuhiro's personality? What happened to Toba that made him to come to this town? With hidden pasts, both of them slowly found their ways into each other’s heart. *Note: Includes one extra*
A series of romantic short stories drawn by Sahara Mizu and inspired by the music of the Japanese band Sukima Switch. Each chapter is inspired by a different song.
Basically, this manga follows Hibino Hareluya as he tries to "conquer the world" by dealing with the everyday punks on the street. Always ready to fight and always winning his fights, he just finds himself more and more into trouble. Along the way he surrounds himself with friends who are all very strong into their own unique way. (Source: Eternal Blue)
After college, Rikuo Uozumi, a boy without much ambition in life, takes on a job at a convenience store. The days pass by uneventfully for Rikuo until he meets his former girlfriend and classmate, but especially thanks to the unusual Haru Nonaka, and her pet raven… Readers of Toume Kei’s other works- Hitsuji no Uta, Luno, Kurogane- will enjoy her unique style.