Magane seems like an ordinary boy until the day that he realizes that he can make a sword out of his own shadow. However, he must be careful about using the sword too often, or his shadow will swallow him. There are other people with this ability, and opposing them is a group of people marked with an ominous seal, who are able to wield swords of light. Will Magane be able to figure out what's going on, and use his power responsibly? (from mangaupdates.com)

*Ryousanpaku to Shukueidai* is a series of stories inspired by Chinese and Japanese fairy tales where poetry mingles with the fantastic. There's a universe full of supernatural phenomena within the stories: a young woman disguises herself as a man to study (The Butterfly Lovers), an Oni haunts a house (The Oni of Souzodono), and a mask makes an inexplicable transformation (The Story of the Shuzen's Temple).

1) The Enchanted Peony A valedictorian finds a beautiful peony. 2) The Butterfly Visits the Spring Garden A butterfly turns into a human and meets a human boy. 3) The Cry of the Tiger A man has to stay the night in the mountains where he meets a recluse family of three. 4) The Serpent Princess's Sanctuary A brother and sister meet after being separated at birth.

Atop the mountain, there lived a deity with a tiger in his household. A fair maiden ventured alone... to see the deity of the mountain. The head of a village plagued by a man-eating tiger offers his daughter Hyeon-na to any man who successfully disposes of the tiger. Dismayed at being treated as a trophy, Hyeon-na sets out alone to the mountain where the tiger lives... Collection of short stories: 1. Etsujinka (Song of the Yue Maiden) 2. Yama ni Sumu Kami (The Deity Atop a Mountain) 3. Ryakudatsu Sareta Musume (The Abducted Maiden) 4. Toukasen (The Folding Fan with Peach Blossoms Motif) 5. Seirou Nyonin-koku (Brothel: Women’s Territory)

A crime is done repeatedly every year according to the rule... Horokusa, a detective residing in the Akogi apartments, receives an enigmatic request that is related to the series of murders occurring in the city of Nagono...

Volume 1 (2003/3/20) Pinup illustrations: Sumeragi Natsuki, Terada Katsuya, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu 1. **Mujuuryoku no Niji** (無重力の虹) \[Terada Katsuya\] (寺田克也) 2. **Boku no Gundam Sansenki** (僕のガンダム参戦記) \[Kaida Yuji\] (開田裕治) 3. **Haman Kisekae Set** (ハマーン着せかえセット) \[Kitazume Hiroyuki\] (北爪宏幸) 4, 7, 11, 17. **Gundam-san** (ガンダムさん) \[Oowada Hideki\] (大和田秀樹) 5. **Moeru!! King of Heart: Kidou Butouden G Gundam** (燃える!!キング・オブ・ハート 機動武闘伝Gガンダム) \[Shimamoto Kazuhiko\] (島本和彦) 6. **Zeon Shoujo Monogatari** (ジオン少女物語) \[Kaishaku\] (介錯) 8. **Gokushiteki Kurorekishikou** (極私的黒歴史行) \[Yamamura Hajime\] (やまむらはじめ) 9. **GM no Otoko** (GMの男) \[Tokumitsu Yasuyuki\] (徳光康之) 10. **Kamille to Fa no Hinichijou Gekijou: The Origin** (カミーユとファの非日常劇場 ～じ・おりじん～) \[Satou Gen\] (さとうげん) 12. **Itsuka Kitto** (いつか きっと) \[Sumeragi Natsuki\] (皇なつき) 13. **Baka ga Ball de Yattekuru** (バカがボオルでやってくる) \[Hasegawa Yuichi\] (長谷川裕一) 14. **Toukon no MS-05** (闘魂のMS-05) \[Tokumitsu Yasuyuki\] 15. **Danmaku no Gogo: Bright no Yuuutsu** (弾幕の午後 ～ブライトの憂鬱～) \[Tony Takezaki\] (トニーたけざき) 16. **Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin Tokubetsu Bangai-hen** (機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN 特別番外編) \[Yasuhiko Yoshikazu\] (安彦良和) Volume 2 (2003/9/1) Pinup illustrations: Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, Yoshizaki Mine (吉崎観音), Tony Takezaki 1. **∀Gundam Ehon: Turn A Korokoro** (∀ガンダム絵本 たーんえーころころ) \[Yasuda Akira\] (安田 朗) 2. **Jaburo ni Baramaku** (ジャブローに散蒔く) \[Tony Takezaki\] 3. **Fight!** (Fight!) \[Asari Yoshitoo\] (あさりよしとお) 4. **Koisuru wo Toshigoro** (恋するお年頃) \[Houjou Akira\] (北条晶) 1 5. **Koisuru wo Toshigoro** (恋するお年頃) \[Houjou Akira\] (北条晶) 2 6. **Gundam-san** (ガンダムさん) \[Oowada Hideki\] 1 7. **Gundam-san** (ガンダムさん) \[Oowada Hideki\] 2 8. **Zeonist Shigan Jousoku Android Hamaru** (ジオニスト志願充足アンドロイド はまる) \[Tokumitsu Yasuyuki\] 9. **Axis no Haman-san** (アクシズのハマーンさん) \[Inoue Yukihiro\] (井上行広) 10. **Kamille no Fa Hinichijou Gekijou** (カミーユとファの非日常劇場) \[Satou Gen\] 11. **Gundam Hiwa: Uchuu Sentoukanshi** (ガンダム秘話 ～宇宙戦闘艦史～) \[Kondo Kazuhisa\] (近藤和久) 12. **Gokushiteki Kurorekishikou** (極私的黒歴史行) \[Yamamura Hajime\] 13. **Crossbone Gundam Gaiden** (クロスボーン・ガンダム外伝) \[Hasegawa Yuichi\] 14. **Big Clow** (BIG CLOW) \[Matsuda Miki\] (松田未来) 15. **Eikou no Kage ni Higeki Ari** (栄光の影に悲劇あり) \[Kaida Yuji\] 16. **Neko Zeon** (ネコジオン) \[Mochizuki Anko\] (餅月あんこ)

Peking in the 20s - the time in which the old customs and fresh wind mix. What is the true reason for the rage of older brother Ruhai on young Mr. Rushan from house Tai with his love to the theater ...? The dreams and the real life of the people who have made a mistake to the old dramatic art of the Peking opera are shown with the history all around famous actor Yang Luoxian. The splendid stage stands for the highest luck for the time being, and also for the everlasting admiration...

A collection of four stories from Chinese folklore. Three of them (A Mercy Destiny, The Madman of the Flowers. and The Origin of Love) have the same characters that appeared in Hana no Koe: Dai-Chun, Song Gui-Xiang, and Ru-Chun in the Tang Dynasty. Dai-Chun and Song try to help their friends to solve their problems of vanity, pride, egoism, and envy, but Song's naivete complicates the situation.

In a corrupted Korea, Yun Sugi, the royal secret inspector, makes justice to the poor while observing, with partiality and humanity, his country's injustice. We will also discover his tragic love story and the terrible secret that haunts him since years.

First official anthology of the popular manga Axis Powers Hetalia

Based on a novel by Yumiko Inoue (INOUE Yumiko / 井上由美子) set in the Song Dynasty (960-1276).