Inspired by Cervantes' Don Quixote, the author criticizes heartless individualism and indifference in modern Japan, as seen through the eyes of an old man, who, although childish with age, sees the truth of...

A Drunken Dream is a collection of literary short stories by Hagio falling into multiple genres, created between 1971-2007. The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio for...

This is a biography of the famous Buddhist monk Ikkyu, created by the acclaimed mangaka Sakaguchi Hisashi. Set in 15th century Japan, the story follows Ikkyu as he strives to live and excel as a monk, despite...

Takao Kasuga is a bookworm. And his favorite book right now is Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil. While the young man may often be seen lost in thought as he rabidly consumes page after page, Takao is not much of a...

Luka, a blond and blue-eyed orphan, is the son of God. He and his 12 chosen friends try to save humanity from the powerful Ren and his demons. This is mangaka Takahashi-sensei's interpretation of Christian...

A girl is about to get drowned in the sea when someone saves her. Is her happiness momentary?

Now a major adaptation on streaming. When she was little, Yun Ai dreamed of becoming a magician. But in reality, she's just a high school student who can't even afford new socks. After meeting a mysterious...

A slice-of-life story written from the perspective of a child who fears that living with her mother is robbing herself of individuality and her mother of freedom.

Apollo´s Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to...

Official English: INKR From Tokyopop:From a small lake nestled in a secluded forest far from the edge of town something strange emerged one day: Three young girls. The three girls, Shem, Hamu and Japheth, are...

To this day "The Tale of Genji," a story written as a picture scroll in Japan's Heian period (794-1185), is regarded as the most important work in ancient Japanese literature. A shining baby boy is born to the...

A bittersweet story of young love. An original work, published as a doujinshi at C79.

Meet Watase, an awkward teen with an unusual power over the written word. One day he uses that power to do something impossible, which draws the attention of Aiba, a girl he finds interesting. But Aiba lives in...

Welcome to the Thundercloud Inn, a curious establishment that opens its doors to the troubled masses, human or otherwise. But to pay for the stay, the equally curious innkeeper takes payment only in the form of...

Wandering the packed tunnels of Shinjuku Station, famous author Yosuke Mikura makes a strange discovery: a ragged hippie who can quote French poetry. Her name is Barbara. He takes her home for a bath and a...

When Hana wakes up in a novel as Cielina, a character who is destined to die, she decides to keep a low profile—until disturbing rumors surface that her husband, Duke Killian Seyfried, killed his own niece and...

Three members of a modern-day Japanese cult who are taking part in a "deserted island" program in which they must work together to purify and refine their spiritual essence and transform themselves into more...

The love story between a blind girl who lives in fairytales and a hard boiled boy who no longer believes. After the accident, Ai Rin is no longer too sure. She cannot see, and she isn't even sure if her...

Usahara Kunio is a handsome copywriter at an ad agency with a bright future ahead of him. But he has a terrible secret: he is afraid of women. Whenever a woman makes a move on him, he can only see an apex...

Kouji and Izumi are still playing one step forward, two steps back in their angst-ridden dance of love. The drama is taken to new heights in this series: just how far will Kouji go in his desperate love for...

An anthology on women's issues in modern-day China, dealing with topics like abortion, unwanted pregnancy, the disillusionment that comes with growing up, etc.

Kazuhiko is a black ops agent who is called on an unusual mission: he must escort Sue, an innocent waif who has lived in isolation for years, to an unknown destination. But there is a dark reason for Sue´s life...

A collection of short stories. The volume contains: RED STRING (Shueisha) 1990Oni Gokko (Chuokoronsha) 1993Oni Kon Shiki (Chuokoronsha) 1993Ihin (Josei Sebun) 1977Dokuro no Kan (Josei Sebun) 1979