At 78 years old, Midran, an archmage, has at least a solid 50 years left to live. That’s more than enough time to reach the infamous 8th circle—a place only archmages dream to go. At present, it’s a journey that requires an enormous amount of mana and has proven to be physically impossible time and time, again. But alas, that’s a problem for another day. Sleep comes first. Then, he wakes up. Only it turns out he passed away in his slumber and has awoken in his next life as a child named Hyeon?! What the hell happened while he was asleep? And where did all his hard-earned mana go?! (Source: Comikey)
This part will take place in Morioh-Cho (the same town in Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable), but in the alternative universe in which Steel Ball Run takes place. Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with deeply penetrating bite marks. The man, who has contracted a staple case of amnesia is taken in by a local family and given the name Jousuke Higashikata, however mysterious events cannot stop from piling one upon the other and soon that enigma known as stands emerges to complement the great cloud of confusion.
Serge Battour is the son of a French viscount and a Romani prostitute, and despite his kind nature and academic talent, is shunned by his family and his peers due to the color of his skin. He begins to attend Lacombrade Academy, his father's alma mater, in the hopes that there he will find a place to belong. Gilbert Cocteau is, like Serge, the orphaned son of a wealthy family, and is infamous at Lacombrade for his beautiful and delicate appearance, lack of dedication to schoolwork, and habit of prostituting himself to other students. He has no intention to connect with any of his classmates, instead devoting himself to his uncle Auguste. Due to a shortage of living space, Serge and Gilbert become roommates even though Gilbert's antisocial nature has in the past made it impossible for him to room with anybody. Serge, being sociable and idealistic, is determined to be friends with Gilbert; Gilbert is only interested in either being able to manipulate Serge or push him away entirely. To the surprise of both of the boys, however, the two eventually form a deep, albeit generally dismal, bond that leads to a romantic connection.
Even though J no Subete is three volumes long, each volume is a dynamic story in itself covering a particular stage of J's life. Her life is a dark story and it's a very psychological manga. Book one is about all of J's trials and tribulations throughout childhood, during high school as she tries to find her place in the world and when she meets the somber honor student Paul...
Three boys in junior-high who cross-dress because of differing reasons meet each other through a cross-dressing community website, and decide to meet up in real life. "Parou" started cross-dressing because the boy he liked refused to date him unless he dressed up as a girl. "Marika" is transgender and identifies as female. Lastly, "Yui" is an antagonistic boy who adopted the persona of his older sister after her death. In contrast to Parou and Marika, Yui is sorely disappointed at the meeting.
Panic disorder, depression, development disorder, PTSD.. Japan, secret home to many carrying a diseases in their souls, unable to share their pain with anyone and suffering alone from their latent mental illnesses. When suicide rates are the worst among the developed nations, one cannot help but wonder what the reasons for this downfall were. Psychiatrist Konosuke Jowai takes on Japans mental health issues and tries to shine light into the dark corners of people's hearts. (Source: Shueisha, translated)
Yuu Tomonoga is a genius who was accepted to an American university at the young age of 13 and later accepted into the university's graduate program. Unfortunately, he loses funding for his research, but decides to drop out and continue the research on his own. He travels back to Japan in hopes of getting funding, but he quickly runs out of money for daily living. Luckily, he gets a call from an old friend and accepts his offer to teach at an all-girls school. **Includes bonus chapters:** Volume 1 - Extra Volume 2 - 2x Extra Volume 3 - Extra Volume 4 - 4.5
Asagi, a salaryman, works for a production company for his favorite character, Docky. Asagi has hidden his love for Docky because of past trauma. However, on the day he got sick and left work early, his colleague Iwamoto, visited Asagi's house and saw his room filled with Docky. Iwamoto, who hasn't had much interaction with Asagi until now doesn't seem to care at all. Thanks to Iwamoto's kindness, Asagi gradually becomes able to be himself as he is without worrying about people's reactions.
Mikado High School trains the best students to be the best mercenary bodyguards. But Morito Hayama, a merc escort student with no rank whatsoever, is suddenly assigned to guard a person so highly valued that no escort has ever survived before. Will his subject survive the experience? Will HE survive?!
A poor high school boy, Itsuki Tomonari, got caught up in a kidnapping attempt on Hinako Konohana, a young lady from one of Japan's largest conglomerates. On the surface, Hinako appears to be a brilliant and beautiful young woman, but in reality, she is a lazy girl with no life skills. However, due to family reasons, Hinako has to play the role of the "perfect young lady" at school. Wanting to protect her, Itsuki took on the job of caring for her. Eventually, Hinako began to spoil Itsuki with all her might -- "I don't want...... Itsuki to leave my side right now." This is a love story that begins beyond the master-servant relationship featuring a princess with a beautiful facade. (Source: HJ Bunko, translated)
Telling the later life of Vagabond's Musashi Miyamoto, it was depicted through 140 hand-drawn drawings with ink and brush. It was released at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo in May 2008, and since then it has been displayed at three other venues, Kumamoto City Museum, Suntory Museum in Osaka, and Sendai Mediatheque, with new paintings and productions. *Note: The comic was compiled in two books: "Inoueno: Mikazuki-hen" (いのうえの 三日月篇) and "Inoueno: Mangetsu-hen" (いのうえの 満月篇).*
A collection of oneshots about monster girls, wives and more! Volume 1: 1. **Heart-wringing Yamanba-sensei** by HATTORI Mitsuru 2. **The Youth of Haruse, The Dullahan** by Rishin 3. **An Odd Pair for Life** by Amatou 4. **Our Mascot Cat** by gum 5. **Rise up! Mandragora-senpai!** by Yugo 6. **A Human, a Tiger, and a Wizard** by TAKAHO Tadachika 7. **I'm Dating a Vampire** by KAGA Mitsuki 8. **A Life in the Shadow** by solopipB Volume 2: 1. **Wankomplex** by Mintarou 2. **Living with a Fox** by Amatou 3. **My Sluggish Wife Leannán-san** by NISHIZONO Fumiko 4. **The Dullahan Haruse and Her Friends** by Rishin 5. **Legend of the Ogres** by HIYAMA Daisuke *The series Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan was based off of this oneshot.* 6. **Good Luck, Shitori-chan!** by TAKAHO Tadachika 7. **Soul-Sucking Demon** by Rage 8. **The Yearning of the Forgotten Bones** by solopipB

