Hanon Kurumo (age 30) had been writing romance novels for girls, at the recommendation of her editorial department, she takes the helm to write novels for adult women, but she is at a standstill because her projects are not getting through. She was spending her days worrying about both her professional and personal life, such as the fact that she was continuing to write in the romance genre when she was already cold to love and marriage, and the distance she felt from her friends who were getting married. Then she meets a new editor, Shiba, who is two years younger than her and changes her as a writer and as a woman.
Musica Nostra is a collaborative work where various mangaka draw and/ or write about music and bands that inspire them, published in the Grand Jump. It includes Urasawa's musings about guitarists and playing guitar; his traveling to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles to record a song with Mike Viola and Jim Keltner, the latter of which sends a picture of Urasawa's The Beatles manga to Ringo Starr, and why their performance is credited to "Monaka"; Urasawa seeing Neil Young and Paul McCartney perform at Desert Trip; his meeting with Jack Oliver and depicting how the English record executive started working at Apple Records. *Note: this manga includes written chapters and drawn chapters, and never got a total volume release. This entry includes only the manga chapters.*
Born into one of Japan's most affluent families, Aoi has come to stay at a cottage with her favorite friends: popular model Yui, up-and-coming novelist Riko, and Olympic hopeful sprinter Himari. The four beautiful girls, each radiating a jewel-like brilliance, are about to reveal their "most cherished secrets" that they haven't told anyone else... You won't be able to take your eyes off the shocking "secrets" that these four girls reveal!! (Source: Shueisha, translated)
Born into one of Japan's most prominent celebrity families, Aoi had come to a summer resort with three of her favorite female friends. Yui, a model; Riko, a novelist; Himari, a sprinter… these beautiful girls shone like jewels in every way, from their looks and status to their talents. As night fell over the resort and complete darkness enveloped them, the four girls decided to take turns revealing "secrets they hadn't told anyone else"!? (Source: Shueisha, translated)
Anthology based on the Visual Novel Fate/Hollow Ataraxia.
*Note: Published in onBLUE Vol. 63.*