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Japan, 1920: Momiji, a pretty 17-year-old girl, is an orphan. The wealthy Midorikawa family adopted her years before, when she was a child. Her best friend is Basilis, a splendid mare. Momiji is in love with one of the Midorikawa sons (one of her "big brothers"), and the boy loves her too. But, trouble is, Momiji's adoptive father, the old Midorikawa clan head, wants to marry Momiji himself. Momiji tries to run away, but she is caught and eventually forced to marry her adoptive father. Japan, 1997: a lot of time has passed, and all the previously mentioned characters are dead. But new characters are there, the descendants of the original ones... including a beautiful mare by the name of NeoBasilis... A new love triangle is forming between Ryouto, Shiyuka and Shikata. (Source: Ultimate Manga Guide)
The main heroine of this history is Tsubaki Kamui, the granddaughter of a noted antiquarian. One day, in her shop comes a mysterious man, Sena Takuto. He is trying to find proof that he is indeed the grandson of the last surviving member of the Russian Empire, Anastasia. In his possession is something he wants Kamui's grandfather to see and appraise to prove his claim. However it seems like something of great importance to the late Anastasia was stolen recently. Does Takuto have anything to do with this? Will he succeed in his quest to prove his lineage? And what does Kamui have to do with this?
This is a manga adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The plot focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, all the while enjoying their cruel games. Their targets are the virtuous Madame de Tourvel and Cécile de Volanges, a young girl who has fallen in love with her music tutor, the Chevalier Danceny. In order to gain their trust, Merteuil and Valmont pretend to help the secret lovers so they can use them later in their own treacherous schemes. (Source: Stage Storm)
Russia, 1828. Natalia's family is fallen nobility, left poor by her father's chronic illness and mother's poor management. Her family's only chance at revival is her marriage to a wealthy noble. With her family's hopes riding on her future husband, what chance does a poor poet have at winning her heart...
Ballet is Nanami's life and passion, but what happens when her father passes away due to an illness and she has been entered into a famous theatrical troupe by a mysterious man who is deeply attracted by her potential in acting? Will she survive in the harsh surroundings in the theatre? The drama of Nanami's life as an actor and the circumstances of a small theatrical troupe are carefully woven into this manga.
The distorted memory becomes a masquerade. Everyone hides behind a mask and performs the wildest acts with no consequence. But, life is not a masquerade. The main character is a girl who suffers daily from what she accidentally witnessed years ago. She keeps having flashbacks of a gruesome scene. It always starts with her as a little girl following a black kitten, and suddenly the black kitten turns into a panther! A woman welcomes the panther to join her and the rest of the panthers. And then, unaware of the presence of the little girl, the group starts having "fun." The girl becomes horrified by the scene. She makes a noise and they notice her. "Hunt her down! Kill her!" the woman says to the panthers. She managed to escape from the pack, but they got to her parents. In her flashbacks, her parents were chased and fell off a cliff. The authorities told her that it was a car accident. She has lived on the edge of illusion and reality until she sees the photo of the woman on a magazine. A photo is all she needs to confirm what her flashbacks tell her. Now, she is ready to get even. (Source: MangaArt)
The main character is a student at a ballet school. Her sister is a famous prima ballerina whose grace shows in every move and expression. How does it feel to be compared to a sister like this? In fact, the girl is very talented. She doesn't practice nearly as much as her classmates, yet her performance is always superb. She dances without any pretension because she has no knowledge of her gift...
An anthology of short stories. The title story is the sequel to Aru Hi c01, a classic romance between an Arab and a regular girl. Chapter 2 is a Honoka ni Purple side story. Chapters 3-4 are a story about a girl who's sick of romance, and one drunken night decides to get married to a complete (?) stranger. (Source: Storm in Heaven)
An anthology of Chiho Saito's short stories. Chapter one is the title story, and tells the tale of what happens when an elevator girl meets a mysterious Arab. Who is the man, and why is he being chased? The sequel story to chapter one appears in another of Chiho Saito's anthologies, which we will also be doing. A letter has arrived at the home of Abdul, an Arab prince, saying that Miki, the Japanese girl who left him despite her love for him, has been kidnapped! Abdul thus sets out to rescue his love, without knowing that the mastermind is actually someone he knows. Miki, on the other hand, is touched by Abdul's sincerity. Will she turn her back on him again, or will she rush into his embrace?
A masculine princess and a feminine young prince. So, why don't we switch sides? A trans-sexual story leaping lightly across the gap between men and women.