From here: Growing older is pretty rough and Kenji is finding out just how hard it can be as life starts wearing down on him. On top of trying to make ends meet running a convenience store, he has to care for the niece that his missing sister left in his care. Memories of youth make it easier, until those memories come back to haunt you. Kenji and his old friends are slowly being drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that could threaten the world. Who is the mysterious "friend", and how does he tie into Kenji's youth? Why are there disappearances and deaths tied into Ochanomizu University? The friend's memories hold the keys to the puzzle, but years between cloud the clues. The strange occurances and the reach of the "friend" conspiracy grow by the day. It will all culminate on New Year's Eve 2000. Will Kenji and the rest of the group be able to put together the puzzle and save the world? Note: The last two volumes of the story were serialized under the name 21st Century Boys and are not included here.
Growing older is pretty rough and Kenji is finding out just how hard it can be as life starts wearing down on him. On top of trying to make ends meet running a convenience store he has to care for the niece that his missing sister left in his care. Memories of youth make it easier, until those memories come back to haunt him. Continuation of Urasawa Naoki's masterpiece, 20th Century Boys. -- Wikipedia
7 years ago a strange disaster occurred in the 24th ward when laws of reality were distorted in that area. Our main character is a high school boy who lost his little brother. Can Hanako-san from his school help him find his sibling again? But more importantly who is this Hanako-san of the 24th ward?
In a dystopian future in which robots are becoming increasingly commonplace, a young boy named Hogu lives in near poverty with his grandmother and sister. Though he innately possesses a kind soul, he is ostracized by his classmates and frequently bullied. At the beginning of the story, we find Hogu, friendless and alone - until he meets a robot girl...and our story begins.
3, Street of Mysteries explores the fantastical-poetic vein that has forged Mizuki's reputation in Japan. The stories contained in this series hold in common the obsessive ideas of immortality and of life after death. Skillfully blending a range of black humor, drama, and questions of morality, Mizuki shows once more his profound understanding of the human soul. (paraphrased from Astiberri)
The noodles I eat with Mugi-senpai are the most delicious! Shio Yuasa, a university student who continues her research day and night and Tsumugi Yakushiji, a graduate student responsible for her education. Today, the two work hard in university life and research and stay in the laboratory late at night. I ended up with cup noodles as a reward. A story about a university science student's youth, research, love and pasta.
The story is set in the year Showa 44 (1969), and it centers around Takanori Jinguuji, the 27-year-old man who eventually become the head of the Japan Shogi Association in the main 3-gatsu no Lion series.
Three minutes with hot water. Eating cup noodles with her senpai Mugi is the most delicious thing in the world! Yuasa Shio is a university student who does her research both day and night, and Yakushiji Tsumugi is a graduate student who is her mentor. Today, they continue to push forward with their university life and conduct their research to the best of their abilities, and then, late at night in the laboratory after their research is done for the day, they reward themselves with noodles ー cup noodles, that is. This is a story of two science students' adolescence, research, love, and cup noodles. Cup Noodle, Maruchan Akai Kitsune Green Tanuki, Peyoung... Dazzling cup noodles appear with real names! The cup noodles appearing in this work are used with the permission of the rights holders.
Mitsuki is a high school student who works hard to support his sick sister. However, without parents, money, or any form of specialty, he falls into working for an illegal business, ends up getting devoured by the strong as someone who is weak, and is ultimately mugged. Deep in despair from the cruelty of this world, a beautiful women who calls herself a detective appears. With her help, it's possible Mitsuki can turn his life around...!
They say that the prime of one's career happens in their mid-thirties. During that time, women plan many things and tell themselves, “I won't let this year go by without doing anything!” And then, a 34 year-old's life begins. Hearing a new vacuum cleaner hum in the night shifts her moods as the Galactic Railroad runs in her mind... Shall we take a look at an unemployed's slow, laid-back daily life?
Yakumo Fujii was just like any other 16-year-old Japanese high school student. Well, his father did disappear in Tibet four years ago while searching for a legendary race of three-eyed beings, and Yakumo was forced to take a job as a "waitress" in a gay bar to support himself. But that was nothing compared to the strange girl Yakumo literally ran into one day on the way to work. She called herself Pai, and she carried a letter that Yakumo's father wrote just before he died. The note claimed that Pai was the last of the three-eyed race Prof. Fujii had spent his life searching for, a race with the power of eternal youth, the Sanjiyan Unkara. Later, it involves Hindu mythology with creativity which played a huge role in the main plot. From Baka-Updates: Pai is a strange, provincial woman who has come to Tokyo from the Tibetan highlands. Somewhere in Tokyo is a young man who can help her in her quest... to become human! When Pai finally finds Yakumo, they set off in search of the artifact that can transform her, but it will take all of her mystical powers to keep the reckless Yakumo alive, even if she has to steal his soul to protect him!
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