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A recent college graduate struggles to find a job that fits his abilities, but one day he is hired by a strange company where all the employees have flashy tattoos. The young man meets the charismatic leader of the group and finds out that he is working for the yakuza.
Follow the lives of Hoshi Yoshimochi, a visual design major student who has problems interacting with people ie seeing people as 'mud masses' who's also not into touching, and her close friend Akari Sonobe, an oil painting major as they go through the ups and downs lives of being art students. *Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.*
2222 A.D. Nyakano, Tokyo. In this city where cats who have acquired intelligence and human rights live alongside human beings, the story of amazingly energetic girls who will save the love of this world unfolds. (Source: natalie, translated)
Rengo Orii loves superheroes. Other people say that his favorite, Megalith, is an old man who should just retire already, but as far as he's concerned, anything Megalith does has to be true justice. One day, a bizarre encounter leaves Rengo with the power to transform... not into an awe-inspiring superhero, but a horrifying insectoid monster! Rengo realizes that even though he might not look the part, he can still be the superhero he's always dreamed of being now, but it turns out copying Megalith's signature knee to the face isn't such a good idea when you're strong enough to kick someone's head off! Can a monster with a little kid's sense of justice really be a hero!? (Source: Batoto)
Set in the political unrest of 1960s Japan, a group of young revolutionaries seek to overthrow the world order by any means necessary. But the path they walk is not of glory, but infamy; the events that unfold will shock the nation of Japan to its very core! Weaving together both detailed research and dramatic elements, Yamamoto Naoki delivers a powerful new take on the most troubling and infamous episode of the history of Japan's radical left-wing student movement. (Source: Manga-Updates)
1. Natsu no Aza (Summer Birthmark) 2. Fuyu no Usagi (Winter Rabbit) 3. Aki no Mayu (Autumn Cocoon) 4. Haru no Semi (Spring Cicada)
A boy is very enthusiastic about garage kits.
Mariko Seo, a second-year high school girl, is well known as the "apex beauty" on campus. She is a good cook, and she is devoted to her boyfriends, only to be discarded by them later. A popular fashion model, Ichiro Natsume, suddenly approaches Mariko, even though Ichiro already has several other girlfriends. But Mariko notices that Ichiro, who is kind to everyone but has no interest in anyone, is very much like herself, and Mariko gradually becomes interested in him. (Source: Mangapedia, translated)
Compilation edition of various Shimamoto's early works published between 1983 and 1987 for Shogakukan. The stories are collected in the following order: 1. **Honoo no Tenkousei - Kaijuu Sentou!** \[ 炎の転校生・怪獣戦闘!, Blazing Transfer Student - Kaiju Battle! \] 2. **Taiyou no Senshi Wind Breaker X** \[ 太陽の戦士ウインドブレーカーX, Warrior of the Sun Wind Breaker X \]; (September 1986) 3-7. **Hotondo Hero** \[ ほとんどヒーロー, Hardly a Hero \]; (1983) 8. **Koi no Shikaku ga Nothing** \[ 恋の資格がナッシング, My Love Qualifications Are Nothing! \]; (May 1987)