O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as an apprentice (Shikomikka) in an okiya. The house where the...

Akimoto is the owner of a small variety shop. One day, an unsociable picture book author named Laurence shows up at his doorstep. Laurence came to Japan for work and Akimoto, at a friend's request, begins to...

The story of a mixed couple, a Japanese man named Iwao Shishido and a Filipino named Irene. Foreign wife Irene suddenly appeared in a cold village like a blowing pool.

Student Sui's summer vacation starts off with a bang, when a handsome foreigner appears in a bolt of lightning. Sui can't leave the injured man alone and takes him home. Normally a lonely and boring guy, Sui's...

Can a liar lead a life of good? Utsuho's truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an...

The mountain gods have sent down a punishment to the people of Japan. An owl by the name of Minerva. All who fall under this owl's gaze die, their eyes spurting out blood. One man stood up to the owl, a...

In Japanese, "Ai" means "Love" — and if you love Japan, get ready to dive head-first into the incredible world of Japanese pop-culture! Join Aimee Major Steinberger (a professional animator with a passion for...

Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan. The French...

Yuutarou's new American neighbour Nancy is a huge otaku and loves to cosplay. She also loves to drop in on him unannounced, especially when Yuutarou wants some "alone time".

Rizu Honda has a ``foreigner allergy'' that causes her entire body to itch when touched by foreigners. One day, her mother suddenly decides to marry a Norwegian man, and Rizu has to transfer to a boarding high...

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Akaike, the editor of a magazine and former swimmer Jin met through a series of articles in a sports magazine and are now lovebirds! One day, while visiting Jin's parents' swimming club, he encounters a young...

From Easy Going Scans: After an unusual encounter with a mysterious carcinogenic fetus discovered inside a patient's skull, brain surgeon MINAKATA Jin is transported back in time. With his knowledge of...

Kyoya Ida is a hard-nosed detective from the Shinjuku Police precinct. He is known in the force as an unreasonable type who would use lethal force to solve cases, making him unpopular with the enlisted and high...

The beginning of the Stardust Crusaders Arc. A fiendish villain once thought to be dead has resurfaced and become even more powerful. To fight this evil, the aging Joseph Joestar enlists the help of his hot...

In April 1999, Jotaro Kujo travels to a town in Japan called Morioh to find a young man named Josuke Higashikata, the secret love child of his grandfather, Joseph Joestar. Upon finding him, Jotaro is surprised...

Long ago, there existed a land divided into four countries: Sou, Kou, Do, and Ah.The King of Ah took on a wife from Kou and soon thereafter one from Do, creating a shaky alliance between the three nations. When...

For one hundred years, no outsider has set foot inside the Queen's kingdom... The ruling Queen has been developing her own scientific methods in secrecy. As soon as Michiru, a foreigner, enters the kingdom to...

from Fakku: Refined grace bursting with high energy! Worn down by the nonstop stress of adult life, Hayata has taken up walking at the request of his doctor to help clear his head. After discovering a small...

The moment I took one look at him, I thought that falling in love is impossible. In all my life, I have never encountered something like love. Is the encounter with him really fate or is it a trick of God?

From Seven Seas: All his life, Duan Ling has been an unwanted child. Abandoned as an infant, he has grown up scrabbling for scraps in the dirt, beaten and abused by his adoptive family. Yet everything changes...

On her own for the very first time, Erica finds herself dealing with the pressures of independence. Luckily, some old friends--and some exciting new ones--are there to help her make her way in this exciting new...