Mitsuko is Japan’s first woman detective in the turbulent 1930s! When a handsome college student shows up with a new case, he ends up assigned as her new assistant! Join Mitsuko and Saku as they solve cases, explore the changing cultural landscape of early Showa-era Japan, and maybe grow a little closer along the way in this fashionable mystery series.
This is a short story collection anchored with the tale of a young woman who is trying to ignore the reality that her husband is a serial killer, including "The Record of Peter Kürten", "Sensual Nights", "Lord Iechika Mogami", "The Lady of the Rhine", and "The Thief Akikazu Inoue".---**Volume 265 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
“Won’t you become a Goblin’s bride?” In Yang-an, the capital of the Shun Dynasty Empire, there are rumors of a Goddess who sings a song that grants your wishes in your dreams if you visit a certain pharmacy. To confirm this, Sa Heonyoung, who disguises his status as a member of the royal family, goes to find the Goddess of the rumors. After listening to her song, he yearns for her, as if he is suffering from an illness…. A man who must kill his own identity under a goblin’s mask; and a woman who has no name or a lover, and lives only for the revenge in her mother’s will. A mournful love story between a man and a woman who are the only ones who can fully understand each other.
This work is set in the Showa era during the mid-1960s and early '70s. Yukinojo, the protagonist, was abandoned on the grounds of a Tokyo temple soon after his birth. He meets and marries Asahi, the daughter of an Aomori apple farmer, and after being adopted into her family, moves to the deep, snow-covered apple country of northern Japan. Far from the social turmoil of the period, Yukinojo lives a quiet family life that warms his heart and fills the void of never having known his parents. But one winter everything changes when he brings his wife, who has fallen ill, a forbidden apple. Reviving a rite that should have died out some 60 years earlier, Asahi becomes the consort of a local deity known as Obosuna-sama. Delicately yet boldly, with richly expressive touches, this continuing series depicts villagers who hold fast to the traditional customs they have inherited and the natural environment of a bygone Japan. Note: Won a New Face Award from the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2012.
Jian Chen, the publicly recognized number one expert of the Jianghu. His skill with the sword went beyond perfection and was undefeatable in battle, After a battle with the exceptional expert Dugu Qiubai who had gone missing over a hundred years ago, Jian Chen succumbed to his injuries and died. After death, Jian Chen’s spirit was transmigrated into a completely foreign world. Following an extremely fast growth, his enemies piled up one after another before becoming gravely injured once more. On the gates of death, his spirit had mutated, and from that moment henceforth, he would tread on a completely different path of the art of the sword to become the sword god of his generation
The story is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period, using both real and original characters and events from the historical period in Chinese history and folklore of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
As the town’s sheriff, Fran was on an errand for his people. Alas, on his journey back, his horse died. Stranded in the middle of a desert with his only transport to civilization dead to the world, Fran had to endure scorching heat to reach his town. Wandering for days, his weakened body betrayed him, only to be saved by a Native American… Summary from Canna (that’s originally in English): Fran used to engage in murders and robberies. He now shows remorse for those illegal dealings, and works as a sheriff in a small town. He lost his pony and wanders in the wilderness asking himself, “Is this a return of my past misdeeds?”
Edo period, a young draftsman, Sutehachi, arrives at Katsuhika Hokusai's house, the genius of the print and his daughter O-ei. If the boy's passion for drawing does not give way to that of the master, haunted just like him by the passion of the print, he is also very attracted by the world of pleasures.
Have you ever heard of a fertility fairy? That’s what Yun Mian is! Her mission upon descending from the immortal realm is to help the imperial concubines of Xiao Guo’s emperor bear an imperial successor. What? His Majesty is infertile?! And it’s something that even the imperial physicians and divine doctors can’t cure? Yun Mian’s under enormous pressure now! “Yun Mian, we* are dizzy. Give us your divine qi.” In order to fulfill her duties, Yun Mian throws caution to the wind! “Yun Mian, our stomach hurts. Give us more of your divine qi.” After the ninety-ninth time she gave him her divine qi, the impossible happens**! Just as Yun Mian is about to inform the imperial concubines, the devilish emperor captures her in his arms! “Yun Mian, since you’ve cured us of our affliction… we shall grant you the imperial successor!” What? She didn’t want to take on THAT duty personally! She immediately flees, but the devilish emperor’s words follow her… “Yun Mian, until you’ve fulfilled your duties, you’re not allowed to leave!”
With the power of the shogunate, Ieyasu, the supreme ruler of Japan, holds sway over the Sengoku Era. Those who refuse to follow his whims are doomed to be put to death by the god of war, Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto. But behold! Seven shadows are still rampant in this ruthless world. Are they men? Beasts? Petals? The wind? No, they are the seven blades of the Efu–the grudgeful ninja! Note: The Efu were the personal guards of the Emperor of Japan and his palace before the Feudal Era, following the establishment of Ritsuryō.
This is a story about a young man named Rizel, the prime minister in a fantasy world who is suddenly transferred to another world. However, with his brains and his unique speech, he partners with a man named Jill and becomes a brilliant adventurer. Though he doesn't know whether he can return to his own world, Rizel will 'think of this as a vacation to enjoy another world's life'. The laidback adventures of a leisurely aristocrat! Author's note: The protagonist forges many male friendships where deep camaraderie is present, so much so that it is necessary I assert there are no romantic feelings involved and therefore not BL.
