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Note: Nominated for the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2024. https://www.cmoa.jp/title/131635/
For centuries, the land of medieval Japan have been plagued by conflict, and the people are no strangers to suffering. Blood has been continuously shed by the swords of two power-hungry clans, and their greed has taken the lives of many soldiers. Remarkably, though, these perished soldiers have been given another chance to fight and seek revenge upon their killers. Their souls have been resurrected, housed within the bodies of an extraordinary group of teenagers, who soon realize that they must band together to once again face their enemy.
"When you want me to do work, please choose a sunny day". "Pray. The only thing you can do is to pray". Yakumo is a killer who hates fish and is afraid of water. He was bought from a Karachi Boss by the Isseikaiakeno Group. He only follows the leader's right hand man, Yoshitaka, and pesters him for a "reward" after every job. Both are drowning deeply in this mysterious relationship between a man and a boy - a hard-drawn gem of Roman picaresque
The human race has spread its roots into the far reaches of the Universe. In Space Era 0156, war breaks out between the different colonies that inhabit Space. The Earth colony begins to construct a new space battleship, Tiramisu, in secret... And it falls to a certain ace pilot to commandeer it as a beacon of hope for humanity. Despite this serious-sounding premise, Uchuu Senkan Tiramisu is a science fiction gag comedy that follows the everyday life of Ichinose Subaru, ace pilot of the Tiramisu. Since he can't get used to being surrounded by older pilots, Subaru regularly shuts himself up in the cockpit of his personal ship, Durandal.
Although only 19 years old, using his good looks and his body as a weapon, Kanzaki Nao is a natural gigolo. Being stabbed after a breakup, he is saved by a refined and dangerous man who is a Yakuza -- Murou Ryouichi, boss of the Ichinose-group. Stopping Nao from leaving the city after his wounds have healed, Murou brings him to his apartment and offers him a deal in order to pay for Nao’s treatment. Even though Murou tells him that he’s “not interested in brats”, he’s contradicting his words when he starts kissing Nao like a lover. What will happen to Nao who swears by himself that he definitely won’t fall in love.....?
In 1987, Yamaguchi, an ordinary high school student in a provincial city, meets Ube. Their common ground is anime. For a young man who loves anime and lives in the countryside, having a friend with whom he can share conversations about it becomes something irreplaceable. They meet up late at night to line up for the premiere of "Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise" and organize a "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" viewing party after school. Before they know it, the two of them start on the path to becoming professional animators.
The Koizumi siblings have a father who is a professional violinist and a mother who is a professional pianist. Unlike her older brothers who have musical talent like their parents, Karin is a poor student at her music high school. She is proud of her twin brother Kazune, who is beginning to follow their father's footsteps into the professional violin world, but every so often, the seeming gap between them depresses her. This is a heartwarming story about the Koizumi family who love and support each other through tough times.
