A story of pure vengeance, Lady Snowblood tells the tale of a daughter born of a singular purpose, to avenge the death of her family at the hands of a gang of thugs, a purpose woven into her soul from the time of her gestation. (Source: Dark Horse)
Robot is an all-color manga compilation compiled and edited by the elite manga artist Range Murata, character designer for Studio Gonzo's Last Exile and Blue Submarine No. 6. Murata's hand-picked contributors come together in a mind blowing experiment of what happens when top manga artists work in the unusual medium of color.
An anthology of short stories by various mangaka, intended for male audience.
Sounji Nagare was in despair at his own incompetence and the contrasting, sheer brilliance of his younger brother. But his destiny takes an unexpected turn when he meets a beautiful young girl who calls herself "god." Where will his family’s secret dark occupation and Nagare's bloody past take him? An original story by GTO's Toru Fujisawa is given new life as a manga by Happy Project's Hirokazu Ochiai in this out-of-this-world fantasy. (Source: Manga Box)
Kyouko (21) and Jiro (23) live together in Tokyo as an unmarried couple. She was a graphic artist in an advertisement agency, and he was just starting out as an illustrator. In a world on the verge of a sexual revolution, this is the story of their daily life with friends and family, and the struggles of their relationship.
High school student Kusakabe Makoto has to work all day to raise money for the treatment of his younger sister, who suffers from a serious illness. The father is unemployed, the mother ran away, leaving the children, bullying at work ... Despite all this, he does not lose hope and continues to live for her sister. But having learned that she did not have long, Makoto falls into despair. Fear of the unknown causes him to take a different look at the value of human life.
The Nagare family had a happy home with three people. However, their son Kiritaka was secretly bullied at school. Then, an incident occurs, and the mother Mari's love for her son goes out of control.
Tairaku is a high school teacher in a school full of bad apples, and as trying as his life may already be, a chance meeting with a young girl is about to throw it into chaos. His home life, his school life, and his tentative relationship with a fellow teacher whom he has a crush on, are destined to teeter on the brink, thanks to this one young student. **Included side story: (Ura) Kyoukasho ni Nai!**
O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as a shikomikka (apprentice) in an okiya: the house where the geisha live. By doing the commissions of his elders, Tsuru will discover the life of these women. Finally, one day, her turn arrives. She goes to her benefactor's room. Who, by paying the ceremony fees, will bring it into the world of geisha. Tsuru will then take the name of Tsurugiku and become a famous geisha in the world of pleasures. Note: It was first collected in a volume in 1992.
Rannosuke Hanayagi, under the cover of a renowned ikebana school, leads an empire of lust and cruelty. He is a sadist who consumes girls like he consumes cigarette, torturing and humiliating them. Offering his sex-slaves to numerous bigwigs, he then controls both the political and economical world. On day he starts the training of a new girl, Sayuri, with the hope to make her the queen of his empire.
Maria is a high schooler in 70s Japan. Feeling that she doesn't fit into society, she leaves her home to travel across Japan. During her travel, she will meet men and women, some of them she will love, looking for her place in life.
A story of twisted sexuality that takes place in a closed apartment building. A total of nine episodes are included, including "The Italian Baby Carriage," which depicts the grief of a foreign wife Italy, "Dry Flower," which depicts the love and sex between two wounded women, and "The House of the Scarlet Peony," which depicts the madness of a woman in Ginza who is enchanted by a scarlet peony carving.

