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Summer. Around Tokyo. A terrible accident between a motorcyclist and a van. Ten days later, the van's driver, Kazuhiro Kubota, 42 years old, dies. At the same moment, though, the motorcyclist, Takuya Onodera, 17 years old, begins showing signs of life. In just a few days, he regained consciousness: a true miracle. However, the one which awakens in Takuya's body is Kazuhiro. After a moment of surprise, he understands that a second chance was granted to him: he was allowed to borrow Takuya's body to do what he had to do before his death, i.e. tell his wife and his 8 years old daughter that he deeply loved them and that he regrets that his job couldn't allow him to spend much time with them. Who will believe, however, that he is but Kazuhiro Kubota in another body ?
At least it's consistent!
This volume contains two unrelated stories. 1. **Poppoya** Satou Otomatsu is a lonely station master of a small station in Hokkaido, situated at the end of the line in a small village with an aging population. The station is due to close in the coming spring, and he will retire with it. One night in his last winter manning the station, an encounter with a young girl marks the beginning of the events that will see him reflect on his working life - performing his duty as a railroad man, whilst enduring the pain of its cost to his personal life. 2. **Love Letter** Goro just got out from jail, but a police officer wants to talk to him right away. He announces to him that Goro's wife is dead and that he has to go to Chiba and take her body. Goro has no recollection of having a wife, but then he remembers he married a Chinese woman a long time ago. He married her for her money, and had she married him because she needed a Japanese visa to work. In fact, she's a prostitute who came to Japan hoping to find better life. At first, Goro can't be bothered by this situation, but he goes to Chiba just because he can earn a lot of money. Later on, during his trip, Goro finds a letter she wrote him and through it he discovers the pure person that lies beneath this common prostitute. She is a woman of such kindness and love that Goro is moved to learn something about the woman he married. With those few words of love and tenderness, he understands her fears, her goals, and her hopes for the future -- a future that he knows will never come.
A manga anthology based on the DMM Games/Nitroplus browser game Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- by the editorial department of shounen magazine GFantasy.
An officially published doujinshi anthology series for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, created by several artists based upon reader submitted stories, and compiled into volumes by Ryukishi07.
Set in 2002, 3 years after the death of Shigeru Akagi. Hiroyuki Igawa, following the advice Akagi gave him on his deathbed, runs into his old friend Ten while visiting his grave. Hoping to put his own abilities to the test, Hiro challenges Ten to a game of mahjong, but Ten disappears right as their match reaches its climax, and thugs looking for him wait right outside the parlor. They take Sawada hostage, and Hiroyuki is given only a week to find the seemingly abducted Ten.
Winter 1989, Alaska. Blanca has escaped from a secret training camp in the Soviet bloc, counting only on his instinct to pass the Bering Strait and reach Alaska, the land of wolves. Hounded by the secret services, the genetically altered dog is driven by call of nature and of his land to continue the endless journey, embodying an ancient Inuit legend because of his extraordinary fighting skills, speed and endurance. But in his journey he comes across very dangerous enemies.
"Juliana, your fiancé has been decided.” At that moment, the frail daughter of an earl awakened to a shocking truth—within her resided the soul of the infamous "Cold-Hearted Emperor" Julius. A man whose ruthless conquests left behind mountains of corpses and an empire under his iron rule. Now, reborn as a delicate young noble girl, Julius finds himself in a seemingly peaceful era. But beneath the surface lurk corruption, poverty, and disease, all exploited by scheming villains. With the wisdom and might of a former emperor, Juliana will not stand idly by. The young lady who once ruled as a tyrant is ready to cleanse the empire once more—this time, with her tiny hands. A dark yet thrilling tale of power, justice, and a battle against the hidden evils of the empire begins!
A story of childhood friends. Serialized in Comic Break until the magazine's cancellation, at which point it was moved to Sakura Hearts.
Collection of short comedic Akagi parodies from a number of artists, including Washizu-sama to Yukai na Nakama-tachi by CLAMP that was used to advertise the release of Washizu -Enma no Touhai-. 3. Washizu-sama to Yukai na Nakama-tachi A one-shot from the female art team CLAMP featuring Washizu Iwao from the gambling manga Akagi as part of a promotion for the new Washizu manga.