To commemorate the upcoming release of Bokujou Monogatari: Kimi to Sodatsu Shima (Island of Happiness), the Japanese children's magazine Shogaku San-Nen-Sei has published a 16-page manga story, drawn by the official Harvest Moon character illustrator, Igusa Matsuyama. The first chapter appears in the magazine's January 2007 edition, with a follow up chapter in their February edition. » Mark's Story Mark has crash landed on an island, and helps out the local family that took him in to start their first year of growing crops. » Chelsea's Story Chelsea accidentally hires two robbers, but they do a really good job of helping her out around the farm, and leave to become better people.
Hotel Lobsterblue: A hotel that will appear to serve any guest anywhere in the world at any time. This strange hotel has the quality of drawing out strong emotions and experiences from one's memories... A heavy, unpredictable dark human drama set at the most curious of hotels!
*"I became the spirit of elements when I reincarnated?!"* Ellen is a young girl reincarnated from modern-day Japan as a half-spirit. Her father, Rovel, is the legendary hero who saved the kingdom, and her mother, Origin, is the primordial queen and ruler of all spirits. Furthermore, she herself has the overpowered ability to manipulate the elements. While looking absolutely adorable, this perfect little girl will fall back on her past life's knowledge and the power of the spirits to protect her precious family! (Source: MANGA UP!)
When our protagonist came to an abandoned house to commit suicide, the house owner may have something to say about that.
Chang-Ho, a man who has no luck in finding love, goes to a renowned shaman after suffering countless breakups. The shaman says that the reason for his lack of luck is his best friend, Do-Hyun. The two of them have to be connected by the string of fate for a month to restore Chang-Ho’s luck. How will they survive living together? (Source: Peanutoon, translated) *Note: Chapter count includes a prologue and an epilogue.*
A compilation artbook/manga anthology, by Range Murata, with contributions by various artists. The title aims to harness talents from global creative hotbeds like London, Paris and New York and create something more than the average manga artbook through collaborations with American and European creatives. Every issue will reveal the huge variety of talent the Japanese illustration and manga worlds have to offer, giving insight into their work and thought processes through various features.
"*Anyone but this man — absolutely not! So why is he so needlessly beautiful and kind?"* Yoon-Ji suddenly finds herself inside the world of a novel she was writing.The pen name \[Marie\], which only she knew, is now the name everyone calls her. Now living as a beautiful young woman, she dreams of experiencing a sweet romance, but of all people, she ends up entangled with the second prince Henrique, a man destined for ruin! *"Have I piqued your interest or something?"* Where did it all go wrong? A full-fledged survival romance in another world begins! (Source: Kakaopage, translated)
Saki has just entered high school. She has gone to particular lengths to be sure she’s transferred to a school where nobody knows her. Why? Her brother is a well-known delinquent. Saki’s determined to have a regular high school life without her brother’s reputation raining in her parade. This would probably happen easily if Saki didn’t have a scary face and mean-looking eyes. How is she supposed to make friends!? And what about her classmate, Toro, who seems to know her past…!?
Prince Zuko is banished from the Fire Nation by his own father, Fire Lord Ozai. Horribly scarred and stripped of everything he holds dear, Zuko wanders the earth for almost three years in search of his only chance at redemption: the Avatar, a mystical being who once kept the four nations in balance. All around him, people whisper that this is an impossible task—the Avatar, after all, disappeared a century ago—but Zuko defiantly continues the search. His quest is all he has left.
*"Jae-Hee, why do you always carry two copies of your script?" "Well, you might lose them."* That's a lie. One is for carrying around to the filming set and showing it to others. The other is. \[The drama 'Youth Train' can be absorbed.\] \[Would you like to absorb it?\] It is for my own consumption. I devour the script and make it mine alone. The story of Jae-Hee, an actor who can absorb a script 100%. (Source: Kakaopage, translated)
That girl was once called "Hero." She was seen as the savior of Humanity and as the ultimate obliterator of Demons plaguing the world. Her magic was rule-breaking, her healing powers almighty, her weapon mastery unparalleled, and her will is of steel. And then, she was called "monster," and her tremendous power and abnegation was feared. Betrayed by her own comrades, she continued alone in her mission. She will not stop until all Demons are eradicated. Killing, killing, killing them all. Because that's the Hero's duty. Losing her past, gaining new companions won't alter her path. There is only one reason guiding her actions. "Because I'm a Hero."

