Nobuko Mori is a tomboyish young woman who has just moved into a town by the sea. Through a chance encounter, she comes to know Sano, an older woman who is a fashion designer for children's clothing and lives in the same town. As the two become good friends, complicated matters deeply rooted in Mori's heart begin to surface... An unflinching, frank drama between women centered on the growth of a woman.
I don’t want to be a hero. When a certain Adventurer revisits the location of an event from five years ago, it has now become the stuff of a tale passed down through the span of half a century. To commemorate these heroes who saved this city from a crisis, stone statues of "Sir Nowtsugu" and "Sir Shiroe" now stand all throughout the place, much to the bafflement of the two. "I am not a hero like Sir Shiroe or Sir Naotsugu..." Source: Kadokawa
An isolated island is discovered, and its seemingly time-forgotten inhabitants are now being reintroduced into society. However, the truth is that the island was the hidden home of many supernatural creatures, and that it was actually the Onigashima of the legendary demon-fighting, peach-born Momotaro's adventure. Some of these demons seek to take their vengeance on the descendants of Momotaro. The Momotaro descendant, Momomoto Akira, is a middle school girl who reluctantly becomes a friend of one of the transfer students, and then soon becomes a target of the other vengeance-seeking demons!
Eito, a young man who is dismayed with the government and has given up on a bright future, gets involved in a black market job that offered a million-yen reward. As instructed by a man named “Nobunaga,” he steals a bag from an elderly man's house, but when he sees the contents of the bag, he decides to go back… and ask the man for help. (Source: Natalie, translated)
The first of two early works one-shot compilations by Minori Kimura, this collects works from her latter half of high school through college, with one one-shot from her 20's at the end. Common themes include waiting, loneliness, and the psychology of children. 1. **Rain** (雨, Ame) - A boy is falsely accused of tearing a classmate's photo, but things don't seem to favor his truth. This boy is no stranger to lies and falsehoods, however... 2. **Tommy** (トミィ) - Tommy is a boy whose father perished during the war. Though the truth is hidden from him, Tommy begins to notice something is off.... 3. **Balloon** (風船, Fuusen) - A largely silent one-shot about a girl who longs for the embodiment of joy: balloons. 4. **Tunnel** (トンネル) - A recollection of one's time when he was a young boy, and a tunnel that only he felt fear toward. 5. **Carrot** (にんじん, Ninjin) - A reflection on one's dislike for carrots when he was a young boy, and a certain incident regarding that. 6. **Mamoru-kun is Dead** (まもる君が死んだ, Mamoru-kun ga Shinda) - A whole town investigates what happened to one young boy, while also reflecting upon the wrongs done to him. 7. **A Joyful Tale** (こうふくな話, Koufuku na Hanashi) - Kimura reflects upon the aspects of her younger self that she has now lost. The only one-shot not in a shojo magazine, instead published in COM. 8. **The Wingless Bird** (翼のない鳥, Tsubasa no nai Tori) - The tale of Joey, a country boy who has always wished to fly since he was very young. Joey departs from home, wanting to find out a way in which he can fly, but he discovers much more in the wide world he explores.
A collection of poem manga and full color manga filled with warmth and childhood innocence. 1. **Rosebud Rosie** (ローズバッド・ロージー) A precocious little girl named Rosie finds a kindred spirit in Paco, a boy from the circus. 2. **Akarui Haiiro no Ie** (あかるい灰色の家, The Bright Gray House) A girl reflects on herself, her neighborhood, and her home in the period where two-story homes were only just beginning to become widespread in this full color poem manga. 3. **Haka no Naka no Kodomo** (箱の中の子供, The Child in the Box) A full-color picture book manga on a little boy who isolates himself from others. 4. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 1 5. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 2 6. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 3 7. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 4 8. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 5 9. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 6 The daily life of a little boy named Ippei and his family. 10. **8-gatsu no Hikari** (8月の光, The Light in August) A short poem manga about a girl and a game of hide-and-seek she played when she was younger. 11. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 1 12. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 2 13. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 3 14. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 4 15. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 5 16. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 6 17. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 7 18. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 8 19. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 9 20. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 10 Two-page poem manga by Kimura that cover various subjects, often reflective and contemplative.
*Note: Includes 6 extra chapters.*
The 16th-century shogun Oda Nobunaga wakes up in a high school girl's body.
In a world where swordsmanship and magic clash, Durandal is born into one of the world's most prestigious swordsman families. However, his innate skill is "Absolute Memory." A skill that allows him to never forget anything he has seen or heard, but it was completely useless in swordsmanship where power is everything. Eventually, the banished Durandal encounters "magic," and starts to change the life he had once given up on!! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
After hundreds years of reign, Waïlam, the emperor of Walvalia, is diying without an heir capable of taking his place : his daughter is unable to invoke the tutelary god which assures him of victory in battles. The peace within the confederation is threatened... But on the small planet Emyülle, a woman has been hiding the truth for nearly 50 years : she had given birth to the child of Waïlam...
Asagao is a rookie forensic scientist, who works at a university forensic medicine class in Kanagawa Prefecture. She is a licensed doctor and respected by those around her. Asagao lives with her father Taira, who is a veteran detective. Asago's mother died in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake disaster and her mother’s body was never found. One day, Asagao’s forensic medicine class unexpectedly works with the investigation section of the police department. When a dead body is found, the dead body is transferred to Asagao’s forensic medicine class. Asagao now works with her detective father.

