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-End of 1943. Shirakawa, a fighter pilot who fought in various parts of the world, finally returned to Tokyo. He has just been transferred to the Imperial Army Air Test Center. After a long absence, Shirakawa tries to resume his family life with his wife Mariko.
This album brings together 6 short stories, all set in the final weeks of the Second World War. Ki-108 Kai, J-7 Shinden, Ki-94II, D4Y Suisei, Ki-61 - these are just some of the aircraft we see flying around with such grace and dynamism. Against a backdrop reminiscent of Japanese mystical traditions, with little touches of the fantastic skilfully distilled, this work plunges us straight into the daily life of the Japanese Interceptors, already defeated pilots trying every day to stem the endless tide of B-29s over Japan. (Source: Paquet, translated)
Kobato is a high school freshman who wants to live a normal life, not become a great detective. He tries to lead a quiet and modest school life with his like-minded friend, Osanai, but one mystery after another keeps coming his way. Even though he doesn't want to stand out, Kobato is compelled to solve mysteries. Will he ever find peace? (Source: Magazine Pocket, translated)
Second Lieutenant Matsumoto, a fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Army, battles the Allied air forces in his Kawasaki Ki-61 ‘Hien’ (Tony) over the Solomons, New Guinea and the Philippines. Faced with opponents who always outnumbered him, he survived the fierce fighting thanks to his intelligence and the help of squadron leader Ozawa and his mechanic Hino. His final mission is to escort the Kamikaze planes off the Philippines... (Source: Paquet, translated)
Contains extra stories published in the late 90s and early 2000s but only collected in 2004, including the long awaited chapters showing how the quintet first met and an extra interview with the original author, answering 30 questions
From [Chibi Manga](https://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=3006): Amamiya Suzu who longed for a great love. But Hidaka is unsociable and feared by the class just like a wolf and she know Hidaka unexpected side, she can't avert her eyes from Hidaka…!?
This is a story between an aimless girl and a paraplegic boy.
Struggling student Ryouta Yamasui finds himself in the middle of a yakuza conflict. Mr. Ryuuichi Yanagaki, the boss of a yakuza group, saves his life and threatens him to give thanks for saving him, so Ryouta decides to hide them in his room. After taking over the kitchen like he owns it, Mr. Yanagaki proceeds to make a dish using the leftover ingredients from Ryouta's fridge. What is this dish made by Mr. Yanagaki? (Source: Kodansha, translated)
A random mass murder takes place in broad daylight... high school girl Mina is a victim, but barely survives after undergoing a heart transplant. Just as peace finally returns for a moment, Mina finds an unprecedented murderous intent rising within her... In fact, the heart transplanted into her belonged to Shimizu Misako, the perpetrator of the random murders...! Mina's parents can only watch in bewilderment as their beloved daughter transforms into a murderer, but her murderous intent never stops...!? An unprecedented suspense story about the breakdown of a family begins here!!