Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father’s alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her father’s illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
This time, Mariko Kikuchi interviewed 10 people who survived their abusive parents and compiled them into a manga. The 11 famous and unknown people who appear in the comic, including Ms. Kikuchi herself, all have different wounds from their parents. The wounds they received are all different. Alcoholic parents, verbally abusive and violent parents, parents who unilaterally impose their values on their children, parents who rip off money endlessly, and parents who turn a blind eye to such situations. (Source: Kadokawa.co and DeepL)
Children born into religious families have no choice over their faith, and are forced to live under their parents' religious teachings. Unique lifestyles are formed based on different religious tenets, the effect of faith on the parent-children relationship, and conflicts that arise from life in a congregation. The series depicts children of religious families, how they grew up and overcame difficulties to make their own way in life. The stories were reconstructed based on the experiences of the author's own life and the people she interviewed. But all names are changed to pseudonyms. (Source: Yomitai, translated)
Utilizing their extraordinary powers of possession, precognition, telekinesis, and pyrokinesis, the "Special Ability Division" of the Public Safety Department works to prevent and punish crimes. The story begins with the transfer of the non-superpowered Tsuchida to the Special Ability Division. The division, tasked with pursuing individuals with extraordinary abilities, is composed of those very same superhumans. Tsuchida, bewildered by their eccentricities and idiosyncrasies, continues to pursue cases alongside them!
Katsumi Namikawa (16), a super shy high school girl who blushes when reading romance manga and gets flustered when talking to boys, has managed to get herself a college boyfriend! Holding hands, celebrating birthdays, even showing up in a swimsuit - everything is a "first-time experience" in their relationship. It's an endless cycle of the embarrassment, annoyance, and thrills of love! (Source: Harta Comix, translated)
Akari and Toru are sisters and brothers who have no friends because they have hard faces. Will they be able to make friends in the new place when they move and change schools?
A booklet packaged with Harta volume 56 at select stores. It's an anthology of one-shots centering on the theme of transformation. (Source: Natalie, translated) 1. **Cordinate Ranger** (コーディネートレンジャー) \[Kazune Yamamoto\] 2. **Hero Akane wa Miraretakunai** (ヒーローアカネは見られたくない) \[Hiroki Ishida\] 3. **Make-up Tomiko** (メイクアップ・トミコ) \[Misaki Araki\] 4. **Rumi-chan, Okoranaide** (るみちゃん、怒らないで) \[Mariko Kikuchi\] 5. **Taifuu Jack!!** (台風ジャック!!) Kouhei Nishi 6. **Anata no Amazon** (あなたのアマゾン) \[Ai Kobayashi 7. **Yadokari to Yume no Sumiya** (ヤドカリと夢のすみ家) \[Hiroko Nagakura\] 8. **Tsuisou no Banka** (追想の晩夏) \[Kouhei Nishi\] 9. **Sayuri** (さゆり) \[Kiyoshi Katoh\] 10. **Aitei to Kitan** (愛弟奇譚) \[Sayaka Koide\] 11. **Awesome Summer Love!** \[Sayo Watanabe\] 12. **Uchi de no Kozuchi-kun!** (うちでのこづちくん!) \[Natsume Kishimoto\] 13. **Akuma to Kawarimi** (悪魔と変わり身) 14. **Uka Soudou** (羽化騒動) \[Iku Kamijima\] 15. **Tsume-ato ni Ai wo Komete** (爪痕に愛をこめて) \[Hirona Takahashi\] 16. **18** \[Akihito Tomi\]
A booklet packaged with Harta volume 16 at select stores. It's an anthology of one-shots centering on the theme of muscle enthusiasts. (Source: Natalie, translated)
A booklet included inside Harta volume 50 of Hakumei to Mikochi manga and illustrations written and drawn by various Harta contributors. (Source: Natalie, translated)
The girl she thought was her best friend has vanished from school. Suzune is now a middle school student and is excited to own a dog. Her days are the same as ever, but then her best friend Sae goes missing...!? The daily life, friendship, and growing pains of adolescent girls. A story of friendship between a middle school girl, a dog, and an adult. (Source: Akita Shoten, translated)
A booklet packaged with Harta volume 2 at select stores. It's an anthology of one-shots from Harta collaborators focusing on the theme cats. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
