This collection of stories take place in different places, in different times--all about a man named Martin and a man named John, and the struggle for love between them. Three Martins, three Johns, three emotionally charged stories of family and romance.
Fruits is a traditional shoujo manga which touches on the time-tested issues of friendship, love, betrayal and happiness: traits all of us are well familiar with. Written by Korean mangaka Kim Euy-Jung, the comic attempts to explore the warming issues of the heart which people of all ages get in touch with, regardless of age; the comic refers to characters as young as children to elderly folks. The stories are all standalone stories which are intertwined in the same environment, so readers will have fun trying to make sense of how their lives relate to each other in their individual pursuits.
In a city somewhere on Earth, Philar is an ordinary high school student who usually visits the local game arcade after finishing his studies. One day, however, while at the arcade, hooligans decide to cause trouble that inadvertently involves Philar. To everyone's surprise he fights back; surrounded by some unknown power, he displays incredible fighting skills and easily wins the day. As the rumors spread about Philar, they come to the attention of Lunarena: an assassin sent by Azlar, Prince to Aguilas, to kill the legendary Sun, who he believes may have escaped to Earth. The beautiful Lunarena joins Philar in class posing as a new student. Taking no chances, she attacks Philar vehemently...can he withstand her master swordskills or her psionic powers?
To save her hometown, Myo is offered as a sacrifice to the Hell's army. But she's saved by an amnesic man who's searching for it's past...
Lee Gaon is a successful personal trainer who has always had a personal rivalry with Jiho, a famous romance novelist known for his badmouthing attitude. Gaon went to her frenemy Sera's wedding ceremony and somehow ended up helping her escape(?). And the unlucky groom? It was Jiho, the man who had always insulted her over the years. As they argued, they finally realized they were from the same high school class, and that he wished things could've turned out differently... That was when the two were suddenly transported twelve years into the past... "That soft writer was the badass delinquent in high school?! And he liked me as well?!" How will their incompatible personalities turn out, when given a second chance for romance? (Source: Bomtoon, translated)
This series is not about romance exactly but does contain the element for it. This series mainly focuses on overcoming the main characters' hardships. Each characters have a different hardship. There is really nothing more to mention about the plot. It starts with a school girl who has trouble with her surroundings. It all started when her classmate was bullied and eventually cimmited suicide. Being a part of the group that bullied the girl, she feels extremely guilty. Her life becomes meaningless and she wants to end her life. (Source: JanimeS)
The series stars Chiwoo, who discovers that his father was a mangnani, an executioner in ancient Korea. An emperor's army attempts to wipe out all mangnanies. After Chiwoo sees Uncle Wolbak attacked by soldiers, Chiwoo becomes a mangnani.(From Wikipedia)
When Soah's impoverished, desperate village decides to sacrifice her to the Water God Habaek to end a long drought, they believe that drowning one beautiful girl will save their entire community and bring much-needed rain. Not only is Soah surprised to be rescued by the Water God-instead of killed-she never imagined she'd be a welcomed guest in Habaek's magical kingdom, where an exciting new life awaits her! Most surprising, however, is the Water God himself... and how very different he is from the monster Soah imagined. (Source: Dark Horse)
Since the day she was born, Ha-Yeon's life has been nothing but a series of misfortunes. Not only did she grow up with abusive parents, but she also received a 12-year prison sentence for their murder when she was 16. And as soon as she gets out of prison, she's dragged away to the infamous Supernova Capital because of her parents' massive debt. But when she faints there from exhaustion, a surprising someone takes pity on her— the director of the loan company himself! That's how Ha-Yeon wakes up to find herself at the aloof Tae-Man's home... and thus begins their life together under one roof. Though their situations are starkly different, it turns out that Tae-Man and Ha-Yeon share a painful history of family-related trauma. Will the unlikely pair be able to find the light in the darkness of life by leaning on each other? (Source: Tappytoon)

