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Pink is a manga about a Japanese girl named Yumi, a beautiful girl in her early 20s. During the day, Yumi works as a regular office lady, but by night, she works as a prostitute. Yumi needs her two jobs to make ends meet. She also needs the extra income to feed her unusual pet, a crocodile, which she keeps in her apartment. Working in an office is quite normal for young Japanese women, but keeping a pet crocodile, and being a prostitute makes Yumi stand out. In truth, few girls are like Yumi, however, many readers can empathize with her. Young women love their "something," symbolized by her pet crocodile, and they can also identify with Yumi's "wild at heart" nature.
If you are aware of fashion in Japan, you must have seen Liliko's face. For the last few years, she has been at the top of the modeling world, with her face and body promoting the biggest brands. But as everyone who is in this world admits, staying on top is a constant and never ending battle. There are always new faces introduced to the public. Younger models and new looks are brought into the fold every season. And keeping that position means learning to adapt and learning to cope with change. To maintain her position Liliko has decided to go under the knife. This is not her first go with this service. It is yet another round of plastic surgery, all done to keep herself looking young and vibrant. However, in this case just a little nip and tuck was not enough. Liliko is bent on undergoing a full body makeover. From head-to-toe, every inch of her will undergo cosmetic surgery, and thus begins her madness. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Haruna Wakakusa and Yamada become friends after she saves him several times from her boyfriend's constant bullying. Through him she gets to know Kozue Yoshikawa, a fellow student who also models professionally. The three emotionally stunted teens' lives briefly yet intensely intertwine for one semester before splintering from the aftereffects of one disastrous night. For both Wakakusa and Yamada, their emotional awakening fosters an unlikely friendship between the two battered souls.
The story takes place in the 80's. Kaneda Sakae, a high school girl living in Sapporo, suddenly moves to Tokyo with her mother...
After his live-in girlfriend breaks up with him, Santa Hayashiya runs away from his apartment at night because he can no longer afford the rent. A classmate, Junko Sakurada, invites him to move in with her and her brother, but the relationship between the Sakurada siblings seems... strange. A story of yearning, a story of people that want to love and be loved.
Must we believe in ancient legends? In mythical tales and characters? As a child, Abe-no-Seimei in the company of his master Kamo Tadayuki walks his first steps on the paths frequented by evil spirits and angry souls of darkness with a thousand spells. Seimei, who can feel an evil entity approaching before anyone else, is taken in by Tadayuki, who sees in him an exceptional talent for the practices of Yin and Yang. From that day on, Seimei was made his disciple and was taught all his secrets.
Rock and Astro meet, fall in love, and decide to marry after their first night together. Between romantic comedy and hallucinated fairy tale, Kyoko Okazaki blows a wind of hysteria in the fashion world and its nights saturated with music and drugs. (Source: Librairie Dialogues)
1. **LOVE, PEACE & MIRACLE -Kami no Ue no Slideshow-** (-紙の上のスライドショウ-) 2. **Natsu no Omoide** (夏の思い出) 3. **Chocolate Marble-chan** (チョコレートマーブルちゃん) 4. **GIRL OF THE YEAR** 5. **Chihuahua-chan** (チワワちゃん) 6. **Suki? Suki? Daisuki?** (好き? 好き? 大好き?) In Tokyo, Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dead body is found in Tokyo Bay. Her body is in pieces. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her like her real name or her background.
*Volume 1 ~ The Sheikh's Reluctant Bride (Damasareta Hanayome)* After her mother's death, Jessica gows up in a foster care believing herself to be an orphan. The discovery of her mother's family in Bha'Khar, a desert kingdom far away from the States, fills her with much wonder and anxiety. As she leaves for Bha'Khar, she is surprised to find a royal jet as well as Sheikh Kardahl, second in line to the throne, waiting for her. To Jessica's amazement, he says, "You are my betrothed, chosen by my family. You are my bride." *Volume 2 ~ The Sheikh's Contract Bride (Ai o Suteta Sheikh)* Beth would do anything for her twin sister, Addie, who has been betrothed to a sheikh from young age and has led a life of high expectation and heavy responsibility. Beth, unlike her sister, spent a lonesome childhood receiving little attention from her parents. The twins have grown up trusting and depending on each other. As the day of meeting the sheikh nears, Addie confides in Beth with her secret love for another man. To save her dearest Addie, Beth decides to go to the desert kingdom of Bha'Khar, pretending to be her twin sister! *(Source: Harlequin Comics)*
In a world where computers handle everyone's daily needs, the worst has happened: the computers have taken over Humanity's only hope is Yui Kasuga, a not-so-tech-savvy school girl who accidentally discovers a living computer program called I.R. and is transported into a computer-generated world. Together with I.R., she must fight Grosser, the evil master control program. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
In the mountains of North Carolina lies a mansion named Windsong Place. Ryan, the heir to the mansion, and Sunny, the housekeeper's granddaughter, fall in love and marry. However, Ryan's father, angry at his son's marriage to a girl far below his status, disinherits Ryan and sells off the mansion. Soon after, their marriage deteriorates and Ryan and Sunny go their separate ways... 10 years later, Windsong Place, now a hotel, is being auctioned. Ryan returns to make a bid for the hotel, while Sunny arrives hoping to find work. And there, the two meet again! (Source: Renta!)