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35In the Manga de Opera series: V.1 - **Carmen** by KIZAWA Rumi V.2 - **La Traviata** by Motsuko V.3 - **Madama Butterfly** by KOBAYASHI Kaoru V.4 - **Turandot** by SADAKANE Aiko V.5 - **The Flying Dutchman** by YAMADA Seiko V.6 - **The Marriage of Figaro** by HINODE Eijun V.7 - **The Magic Flute** by Broccoli-ko V.8 - **Aida** by KOBAYASHI Kaoru
This anthology collects manga adaptations of classic literature by shoujo manga artists. 1. Moto Hagio x Hans Christian Andersen: **"Shiroi Tori ni Natta Shoujo"** (白い鳥になった少女) 2. Ryouko Yamagishi x Brothers Grimm: **"Cendrillon"** (サンドリヨン) 3. Miyako Maki x Murasaki Shikibu: **"Hana Kagerou (Genji Monogatari)"** (花陽炎 （源氏物語）) 4. Suzue Miuchi x Higuchi Ichiyou: **"Takekurabe (excerpt from Glass no Kamen)** (「たけくらべ」『ガラスの仮面』作中劇より) 5. Yasuko Sakata x Charles Perrault: **"Ohi to Nemurihime"** (お妃と眠り姫) 6. Kyoko Fumizuki x Louis Hémon: **"Shiroki Mori no Chi ni"** (白き森の地に) 7. Hideko Mizuno x Grimm: **"Rapunzel, Rapunzel"** (ラプンツェル・ラプンツェル) 8. Shio Satou x Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont: **"Bijo to Yajuu"** (美女と野獣)
A self-described “corporate slave who loves gambling, has mental issues, and is addicted to nicotine” relaxes alone after work by play-acting as the proprietor of an abandoned coffee shop—until a real customer walks through the door.
*Also contains a manga adaptation of Louis Hémon's novel "Maria Chapdelaine" titled Shiroki Mori no Chi ni (白き森の地に)*
Gem works as a guard and guide in the desolate land of the Wasteland. One day, he receives a strange request from the powerful nation of Bab Iris, and is drawn into an epic adventure...! (Source: Akita Shoten, translated)
1. **Freesia no Koi** (フリージアの恋) 2. **Träumerei** (トロイメライ) 3. **Hatsukoi wa Tomato no Aji** (初恋はトマトの味) 4. **Koneko-chan no Boss** (子ネコちゃんのボス) 5. **Rose Mother no Suteki na Koibito** (ローズ＝マダーのすてきな恋人) 6. **Ai no Sweet Luck** (愛のスイートラック)
1. **Twenty Love** (トゥエンティ・ラブ) 2. **Orange♡Sonata** (オレンジ♡ソナタ) 3. **Jennifer no Karei na Bouken** (ジェニファーの華麗な冒険) 4. **Moetsukite Baron** (燃えつきてバロン) 5. **Christmas Eve no Fantasy** (聖夜のファンタジー)
Keiko Egawa and Chiaki Tateishi were childhood friends, and in their hearts, they were in love with each other. However, Chiaki is about to give up on his love for Keiko due to a heart condition. Then, Yoshiko Hatanaka approaches Chiaki. One day, Keiko, who thought Chiaki hated her, receives a letter from Chiaki at her house saying he would be waiting for her at the park... The story begins to move toward a shocking end.
The main character is 24-year-old Yoko Ito (a.k.a. Hako), who has longed to become a midwife. She starts as a midwife in the obstetrics and gynecology ward of a general hospital and grows day by day as she is confronted with unexpected situations such as selfish pregnant women and women with special needs, sudden C-sections, premature births, and problems in witnessing births. With the support of senior midwives and her loved ones, she feels joy in her job of witnessing the birth of new life.