Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father’s alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understand her father’s illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be...

Part 1: Hiroshima, 1955. Ten years after the city was consumed by a scorching flash of light, a woman's soul is still deeply shaken by the earth-shattering explosion that devastated her home and changed her...

Every summer break, Kazu-kun spends a week with his beloved uncle Tetsunosuke, who lives in a mountainside village and works as a textile maker. Yuubae ni Niji is the story of their colorful days.

From MangaHelpers: The year is 2019, and the Japanese government has recently increased their involvement in censorship of the mass media. The upcoming Tokyo Olympics accelerates their efforts. Depictions...

Inaba Akira, a second year student at Naruyama High School, is a candidate for the next student council president due to his good manners and excellent grades. He is highly trusted by his teachers, and is loved...

Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two stepbrothers - Jeremy and Ian - as they each pursue their separate paths towards redemption. Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 16-year-old, is delighted by...

Tokyo just after the war. Kirio makes a living by dodging and selling women, and Yuya is a hit man who runs a seedy bar. The two men live as if they are crawling in the darkness, but their destinies begin to...

A collection of oneshots. Takano´s debut manga. Later 1982 in the award-winning antology of Takano short shojo mangas with the same title (by Hakusensha).

When elephants are about to die, they will leave their herd and die alone. When a person knows that he is about to die, what will he choose? It's lung cancer, and it has already metastasized. There are probably...