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The story takes places during the beginning of the industrial revolution, at a time when feudal Japan was in a state of turmoil. The ruling Shogun are abusing their power to dominate their oppressed subjects using beatings, imprisonment, rape and murder. Determined to end the bloodshed, a group of Samurai have banded together, with the aid of new weapons and new technology, to stand up and fight. Ichimatsu, known as Samurai Gun, is one of these fighters. By day, he works incognito at a local tavern, in the evenings he frequents brothels. However during the night, he fights to deliver justice to his world. (Source: Wikipedia)
Karino, a girl who had been imprisoned, was finally allowed out into the world where magic was the norm. Karino possessed magic power, but she didn't know the proper incantations. So she enrolled in a magic academy with Touma, the boy who rescued her, in order to learn how to use her magic. (Source: Sho-Comi, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
A series centered around famous motorcycles, various short stories from Honda-Yamaha rivalry and the legendary cult bike Super Cub to stories about Ducati and Harley Davidson. Dedicated to all bike riders, touring, racing, tuning, mountain passes, repairs and breakdowns. Begins with a motorcycle and ends with a motorcycle.
This is a collection of one shots by author Yamaguchi Miyuki. The first two chapters involve a writer Linus mysteriously entering the world of Snow White and her Seven Dwarves. The last three chapters tell of a cute school romantic comedy.
The sound, the smell, the taste, the texture, the temperature, the weight, the pain. A detective who can see things that are not visible to the naked eye, this is the story of Higurashi Tabito's search for love.
"Why don't you see me as a woman?" Ha-yoon, who smiles brightly at Shin Hwi but tastes the humiliation, But there's no giving up in her dictionary! Sung Ha-yoon, a crazy foal who is fighting to become a woman of Moon Shin-hwi. Can't you just stop moving on...?
1) **Tokijiku no Kaku no Konomi** (1985) 2) **Circe** (1979) 3) **Kiraigou** (1981) 4) **Fuefuki Douji** (1986) 5) **Ozoko Yori** (1983) 6) **Yasha Gozen** (1982) In this sparse, effective short story, a young girl whose family just moved to an old house deep in the mountains finds herself haunted by a supernatural creature, but everything might not be as it seems.
1. **Harpy** (ハーピー) Harumi Sawa is an ordinary high school student finds himself at odds with Ayako Kawahori, a girl who has recently transferred into his school. Not only does he become drawn to her bizarre stench, he also begins to pay close attention to her seemingly odd behavior. After being reminded of harpies - the half-woman, half-bird beasts of Greek mythology - during a lesson in class, Sawa begins to think Kawahori might actually be one of those mythological beasts herself. 2. **Ame no Houmonsha** (雨の訪問者) Itoi is an office lady who's getting up there in years, yet is perfectly content with being single. One day, as the rainy season suddenly arrives, she comes home to a little girl she has never seen before in her apartment... 3. **Undine** (ウンディーネ) Okada comes to Hokkaido to do some wildlife photography at a pond for his publisher. Okada is known for his standoffish, antisocial disposition, but that begins to change upon saving a beautiful girl, one who evokes the image of the titular aquatic spirit. 4. **Strawberry Night Night** (ストロベリー・ナイト・ナイト) The ravings and commentary of one woman at a mental institution on those around her who are also lost in their madness.