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...

Three girls on the verge of finishing high school: each contemplating their childhood dreams and aspirations. As they face this time of emotional turmoil and self-doubt, samples of embroidery from different...

An estranged aunt names Jayne the inheritor of her estate. The only condition? Continue to employ the servants.

A collection of oneshots about everyday life in Edo (former name of Tokyo).

This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding...

In Meiji Japan, the wave of Westernization is sweeping over the country. Navy Lieutenant Yukimasa Hayama is scouted by Ninomiya, a high-ranking government official, to join the Navy Kitchen Operations Unit. Why...

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Spring, 1923. Haru Shimazu runs away from home after a quarrel with her father, and is struck by lightning on a bridge. When she comes to, she finds herself in Tokyo one hundred years later, in the year 2023...

It's not about the money. It's about heart. Here in this masterpiece historical anthology, that heart will be laid bare to you: the spirit of craftsmanship, flowing from fingertip to final product, be it a...

The Pacific Ocean during World War II. The destroyer Koufu was always on the front line. Right under the bridge, there were men who neither handled weapons nor were involved in operations, but continued to cook...

Himeko Hanatsuka, age 12, and Bunji Tsuchiya, age 30. Their relationship status is: "engaged." This story takes place during the Taisho Era, when Western and modern culture was beginning to spread in Japan. In...

Little stories about a boy named Ken and his daily life in 1976 with his stay-at-home mother, working father, cat Momo… and sometimes a duck.

Kuruneko Yamato exquisitely arranges classic rakugo + seasonal delicious food! A rakugo picture scroll that will make you laugh and make you hungry, brought to you by Bantaro Kido in the form of a cat!

Spanning 25 years "Kimagure Concept" is the longest running 4koma Manga in Japan. Taken from the book's jacket: "A Capricious Concept" is a 4koma manga that has been appearing serially in Big Comic Spirits...

Mitsuko is Japan’s first woman detective in the turbulent 1930s! When a handsome college student shows up with a new case, he ends up assigned as her new assistant! Join Mitsuko and Saku as they solve cases...

The manga is based on the book by Edo-era samurai Sakai Banshirou, where he describes the daily life and eating habits of an Edo samurai on duty in a feudal lord's estate in Edo. In the manga, Banshirou travels...

The manga is based on the book by Edo-era samurai Sakai Banshirou, where he describes the daily life and eating habits of an Edo samurai on duty in a feudal lord's estate in Edo. In the manga, Banshirou travels...

This successor of the long selling Heisei classic "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" is a family drama set in Hiroshima's military city Kure during the war. Protagonist Suzu marries and moves...