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Mireille is the daughter of a bakery owner and her twin brother Fred was adopted into another family when they were kids. One day a letter from her brother arrived, saying he was in love with another man's woman. She replied, challenging him to be a man and claim the woman as his. Two months later, a beautiful young man named Richard, claiming to be a messenger from Fred, visits and tells her "I've come for you." When the bewildered Mireille resists, he proceeds to kidnap her! It turns out that Fred has eloped with the crown prince's fiance, and it is now her responsibility to impersonate Fred - the former Count of Bernhardt!
Two part biographical manga covering the ski jumper Harada Masahiko, released right before the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. *Note: Published in Weekly Shounen Sunday 1998 no. 08, 09*
Two part biographical manga covering the motorbike racer Abe Norifumi "Norick Abe". *Note: Published in Weekly Shounen Sunday 1998 no. 17, 18*
Two part biographical manga covering the Japanese rally driver Shinozuka Kenjirou. *Note: Published in Weekly Shounen Sunday 1998 no. 2-3, 4*
300 years after the Death of Star Face, marionettes were created with maiden circuits based on the six originals, however, the maiden circuits have degenerated in each generation of marionettes, and marionettes with defective maiden circuits become rogue marionettes that go berserk and destroy anything in their path. Kitajima, the daughter of the late professor Kitajima who was researching the cure for maiden circuits going out of control, wishes to finish her late father’s work and is looking for the “Inheritance of Face”. It is said to contain the answers as to why later maiden circuits are going haywire. But as they went to investigate the tomb of Face, they were attacked by a group of rogue marionettes and they were rescued by a strange marionette who calls herself, Zero. *Note: This series was originally written as an OVA sequel for Saber Marionette R, but it was later abandoned. Instead, an 8 chapter serial was released. The first 7 chapters are manga, while the last chapter was released in novel format. This chapter is not included in this entry.*
A homeless unemployed man gets by thanks to his mahjong skills. He's a talented player & one day he's asked to participate in a game with rates 10 times higher than usual. (Manga Mogura)
