Where do souls return to when they have no place to go? Will the journey end when the boy meets the wings that continue to fly in search of a home? The story depicts the emotional interaction between Davy, a young boy, and the messenger pigeons that have scattered and left a vivid trail in the wartime sky. (Source: Ohta Books, translated)
Buona sera! Welcome to Casetta dell’Orso, a quaint little restaurant in the heart of Rome. The food’s delicious, but the handsome staff of bespectacled gentlemen is the real draw. Follow these dashing men home and witness their romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams in this delightfully whimsical continuation of Natsume Ono’s beloved Ristorante Paradiso. Go back to the beginning, when the owner Lorenzo was just opening Casetta dell’Orso. His wife Olga’s particular preference for a certain bartender inspires Lorenzo to hire an entire staff of gentlemen in glasses. Watch the cranky-but-kind Luciano juggle babysitting duty and the advances of an amorous customer. Witness handsome playboy Vito meet a healthy young college student who will eventually become his wife. All this and more awaits you, just beyond that discreet restaurant door… (Source: VIZ Media) *Note: Includes three extra chapters.*
Noted in Manga! Manga! by Frederik Schodt as one of the first manga published in an American publication with "its original artwork intact", "Violence Becomes Tranquility" is a short and colorful 10-page story about a yakuza on a search for the ultimate weapon.
"Team Astro" is the story of 9 ball players with baseball-shaped birthmarks, each with unique powers that complement each other. They are the chosen ones sent by Eiji Sawamura (the Japanese Cy Young) to form the ultimate baseball team for the ages. And their one goal: One Game, Full Throttle.
A mother who killed her own child and committed suicide. A cold father who is absorbed in her work and doesn't care about her daughters. Murasaki and Kaho, twin high school sisters with such parents, lived in a small world isolated from society. One day, on a street corner, Hanaho meets a mysterious young man who disguises himself as a pastor, calls himself "Master,'' and runs the religious organization "Mary Magdalene.'' Kaho leaves home and travels around Japan with the young man. However, the young man was also a swindler who sold tap water as the water of life. Still, she ends up following him. I felt like he could take me somewhere other than here. *Note: This manga was inspired by the real pseudo-religion/cult named "Jesus' Ark".*

