The story explains the day-to-day of a college freshman, Yūta, just starting a new life in the School of Literature Department of Tama University. While he grew up with his sister, he left and lived by himself when she got married with a man who had two daughters from previous marriages. He tried to distance himself from that family and so he moved out to live on his own. About 3 years later he was asked by his sister to visit and babysit the girls which suddenly turned his life upside down when the girls' parents went missing. He now has to live with the three daughters of his sister; with which two (from a previous marriage) are not related by blood: a tsundere (Sora, 14 years), a little demon (Miu, 10 years) and a small girl (Hina、3 years). In a six tatami mat size room.
A story about a cute chubby guy in the gardening club who admires his classmate, the baseball team captain.
They are handsome guys who are cool but a little hard to approach. However, they...are all clumsy!!! Because they are clumsy, they're relatable. Because they are clumsy, they're adorable. You'll surely come to love them too♡ A slice of life comedy about guys who stay cool despite being clumsy!
The title story, “The Mermaid Prince,†told in three chapters, is a coming-of-age story set in Okinawa. The boy, Mugi, has a fascination with mermaids. He moved in from Tokyo when his sister got married to a local man, and doesn’t quite fit in. On the day he met the girl, Madori, she was just coming to terms with her new family situation. His thoughtful gesture made her view him as her Prince Charming. In the second story, “Snowy Day,†a homeless father and son take refuge from the snow in a library. The librarian soon finds out there is more to them than meets the eye. The third story, “Ametsukigahara,†is a two-parter about a girl named Akari. There’s not much she cares about in this world, except maybe her friendship with Fumika, who’s afraid of boys. But then Fumika gets a boyfriend, and something happens that makes Akari even more jaded than she already was.
Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Sawamura Setsu's grandfather who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest Shamisen players and the two siblings grew up listening to him play and learning to play the instrument. Since the grandfather's death, Setsu dropped out of high school, moved to Tokyo and has been drifting, not knowing what to do besides play his Shamisen. That's when his successful and rich mother, Umeko storms into his life and tries to shape Setsu up. She enrolls him back into high school but little does Setsu know that he is about to rediscover his passion for Shamisen. Nominated for the 4th Manga Taisho Award (2011).
He was the hound of the Baskerville family: Vikir. Yet his loyalty was rewarded by the blade of a guillotine dirtied by slander. “I will never live the life of a hound slaughtered after the rabbit is caught.” In place of death, an unexpected opportunity awaits him. Vicir’s eyes glowed red as he sharpened his canines in the dark. “Just you wait, Hugo. I will rip out your throat this time.” It’s time for the hound to exact bloody revenge on his owner.
Itami, a middle-aged, miserly businessman, registers with a marriage agency to find a marriage partner, but his marriage activity is going on with great difficulty. Perhaps unable to see him like this, his subordinate in the same department, Mr. Sonoda, introduces him to a friend. This is a comedy about marriage activity that is too different from other comedies!
Late at night, a loli spirit drives a girl away from work.
My name is Torii Nozomu, a plain, inconspicuous, introvert. Then a new transfer student, Kirishima Kyoko, came to sit next to me. She's cute, kind, and for some reason, she proactively talks to me, even though I'm a a nerd! A true saint. ...But I want to get involved with her as little as possible. It's because she's haunted by a "ghost" that only I can see! --She's a little naughty, extremely pure and, in some cases, horrifying! A romantic comedy about a "haunted" girl and the "unlucky" me that gets your heart racing is about to begin!
The love story between a yakuza and a detective who both can't be honest with their feelings.
"Onani" means masturbation. And that's what this guy is good at. Every day after school, he sneaks into the mostly unused girls bathroom on the 3rd floor, and masturbates. Until one day when he's caught... This is a story of mistakes, redemption, and the choices made in between. It contains the very worst and best of the human condition.
A touching story of hunting and romance takes place in the vast expanses of Nature. Ritzhard governs a wintry territory far to the north. Sieglinde is a soldier with nicknamed the "Crimson Eagle" Ritzhardt falls in love at first sight with her, and they begin their life together... for a trial marriage of one year!? Hunting reindeer, snacking on nuts, making traditional handicrafts... In their peaceful and modest life in the land of winter, will the couple truly become husband and wife? The story that was 3-time award-winner of the Narou-Con competition has been adapted to manga!