61from fictiondb: Julian Dare is handsome and wealthy, the heir to an earldom, yet it takes a Christmas tryst in the country with the innocent Verity Ewing to teach him the true meaning of life.
Works submission period for Silent Manga Audition second round: September 2013 - March 2014. Grand Prix: 1. Father's Gift by Ichirou (Brazil) Semi-Grand Prix: 2. New Haircut by MAGE (Indonesia) 3. Time on the Bus by Vincent Lange (Germany) 4. Forward by Yoonmi (United States) Award of Excellence: 5. Run by Erwin Prasetya (Indonesia) 6. The Dandelion Smile by Olvyanda Ariesta (Indonesia) 7. A Race for a Smile by erufan (Indonesia) 8. WARLOCK by Mikko Raassina (Finland) 9. Drawing a Smile Out by dee Juusan (Jordan) 10. A Smile from the Past by Lara Van (Russia) 11. Run! by Judit+Marta (Spain) Semi-Award of Excellence: 12. 3 Smiles by Vanilla (Indonesia) 13. Catch a Falling Star by Moonsia (United States) Honourable Mention: 14. The Hellion's Crush by Wopanda (Germany) 15. Shiny Smile by Alessio Pucci Annarita Rimini (Italy) 16. Paper War by Rubrica (Colombia) 17. The Show by dknuuu (Thailand) 18. He Who Laughs Last by Neil Rebello (India) 19. Coffee Crush by TaNyaKu (Zimbabwe) 20. Snow Flower by Tatsumiya Shigeo (Philippines) 21. Here... by Ilham Maulana (Indonesia) 22. Fragrant Memories by Airin Budiman (Indonesia) 23. Help Save My Date! by Powree Dokutoku (Indonesia) 24. Story of a Lunch Mate by Agnesusanti (Indonesia) 25. One Rainy Evening by Arthurian (Indonesia) 26. A HOPE by felixsetiawan (Indonesia)
61An infertile incinerator operator burns the aborted fetus of his unfaithful wife. When she leaves the clothes iron on while falling asleep, he leaves and watches their house burn from a hill.
Today is Amber's wedding, and she's having a grand ceremony in a rural English church. Her groom is the eldest son of a wealthy and aristocratic family. But the moment Amber is about to swear her vows, a strong male voice breaks the tranquility. "I object to this union!" When Amber turns around, she sees the unforgettable Guido. Amber "married" Guido one year previously in Las Vegas. But why is he here now? That marriage wasn't even real!
**How can her benefactor's tyrannical son be making her heart flutter?** Amy was a poor child who couldn't afford to go to school, but Antonio, a generous man, comes to her aid and eventually she's risen to be a department head at the company he runs. But when his son, Rocco, takes over as CEO, her non-profit charity department is in danger of being cut. Amy wants to protect the department created by her benefactor, and that makes her forget her place and go off on Rocco without thinking. Rocco stares her down and shows that he can give as good as he gets. Amy is shaken. Even though she has to keep fighting against him after that, he makes her heart start to flutter... What is she going to do now?
Forty-five of Japan’s leading manga artists illustrate Star Wars! Explore the galaxy through the beautiful artwork of 45 outstanding Japanese manga artists and illustrators, including Akira Himekawa, Kamome Shirahama, and Taiyo Matsumoto. Celebrating the universal appeal of these iconic characters and their timeless stories, this collection presents each artist’s unique tribute to the Star Wars universe and is a must-have for fans of Star Wars and manga alike!
Musica Nostra is a collaborative work where various mangaka draw and/ or write about music and bands that inspire them, published in the Grand Jump. It includes Urasawa's musings about guitarists and playing guitar; his traveling to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles to record a song with Mike Viola and Jim Keltner, the latter of which sends a picture of Urasawa's The Beatles manga to Ringo Starr, and why their performance is credited to "Monaka"; Urasawa seeing Neil Young and Paul McCartney perform at Desert Trip; his meeting with Jack Oliver and depicting how the English record executive started working at Apple Records. *Note: this manga includes written chapters and drawn chapters, and never got a total volume release. This entry includes only the manga chapters.*
A sign holder has sex with a homeless prostitute, later advising her to stand knee-deep in water to abort her child. (Source: Wikipedia)
Around 1973, Japan became economically wealthy and bred an affluent society. High-rise conodominiums were built here and there. Dawn of Porn points out that this standard of living was unreachable for ordinary people who stayed in small apartments with no bathrooms.
Cute college student Atsushi (a.k.a. Atsu) is distracting his lover Yoritomo, a popular erotica writer. Yoritomo has to decide what to write next in his best-selling series, but all he can think about is Atsu's IOU promising Yoritomo to "do anything you want"...! Even while meeting with his editor, Yoritomo can only fantasize about Atsu dressed as a nurse or a pop star. Work can't get done like this! At the same time, his younger brother Katsuyori is agonizing over love for the first time in his life! (Source: Renta!)
It seems like the only thing Yoritomo is thinking about today is Atsushi again. The slightly eccentric novelist has gone off to Paris without telling Atsushi...! Atsushi is so worried, it feels like his heart is being crushed. We meet Ryusei Kaji, another novelist, who doesn't like Yoritomo at all! The story of Yamada and Mr. Tanaka continues with them going to a cat cafe. The story about the novelist and his sweet graduate student boyfriend continues on!! (Source: Renta!)
Shuu is a girl going to university who's very popular with other girls due to her boyish manners and slender, handsome appearance. One day, she helps a beautiful looking man who got caught up in a fight... and then out of nowhere is told "You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." Suddenly he kisses her! While she would normally hate this, the kiss feels too good. She can't resist. Would you believe, this man is a mythical being that seduces humans and feeds on their life-force, their vim. He's a Succulent! His name is Shitou, and after being saved by Shuu he can't help but keep chasing after her. At first, Shuu sees Shitou as an annoyance, but slowly begins to accept the woozy hot kisses from the first man to treat her like a woman. The start of a love story that begins with a handsome, boyish college girl and a mesmerising demon! (Source: Manga Plaza)