54 AD. Cestus, a young boy orphaned by the Roman empire and made a slave, is placed into a training school for pugilists. It is here that he begins his journey to defy fate and fight for his own freedom.

Three romance stories set against the historical backdrop of the conflicts between the Genji (a.k.a, Minamoto) and Heike (a.k.a. Taira) clans. Hoshi no Negai woIn 1174, the Heike were in power, and they were...

Ryôichi Ikegami's compilation of stories adapted from literary works by five acclaimed Japanese writers:Jigokuhen (Akutagawa Ryuunosuke), Osei Toujou (Edogawa Ranpo), Tojuro no Koi (Kikuchi Kan), Matsukaze no...

A king visits an isolated temple to search for a prophet.

English Web Publication An epic fantasy and vivid re-imagination of ancient Korean history, made possible by painstaking historical research combined with breathtaking mythological visualization! Kingdom of...

A retired samurai encounters what seems to be a humble seahorse left to die on the sands of a local beach, when it reaches out in a feeble voice to him to save him.

A girl and her father go to live with her mother's family after WWII, while her much younger aunt is going to marry her father via "koburiawase:" the practice of having a widow or widower marry a younger...

A collection of 5 short stories: Wild ButterflyIt is wartime, and Oliver takes up a job as an adjutant teacher at a small village school. When an unorthodox new teacher, Mikhail, arrives - the once somber and...

Unrelated to the film starring Natalie Portman, Yamagishi's Black Swan predates the Hollywood movie by 16 years One-shot compilation of Yamagishi focusing on the psychology and turmoil of ballet dancers...

Volume 1: Liu Bei

Hikaru Conde, a young Japanese boy who had set out for Cambodia to win the Pulitzer Prize, was unable to take any photographs that would be bought by a news agency. One day while wandering in the forest, he...

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...

At the end of January 1945, Ozawa Shouichi (the author’s father), who was a preparatory student, sent to North Manchuria after receiving a temporary convocation letter. After the end of the war, what was...

During the turbulent Bakumatsu era, the Shinsengumi defend the capital city, Kyoto, and the Tokugawa Bakufu. Its vice commander, Hijikata Toshizo, is a man everyone has dubbed "the demon." The top Shinsengumi...

An adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo's eponymous novel. It's Tokyo and the year is 1924. A young tradesman by the name of Minoura Kinnosuke finds his fiancée murdered inside a locked room. As he struggles to find the...

The son of a former Japanese samurai and a Native American tracker, Isamu's parents were killed by racist crooks, and he was taken in by a highly sought after outlaw. Isamu has the potential to become the best...

In the feudal era of Japan, Ogami Itto is the elite executioner for the Shogun until the ruthless Yagyu clan frames him in an attempt to gain the position. His name dishonored and his wife murdered, Itto and...

At certain period of time in the Shogunate, fighters in the battlefield would have nothing personal against each other, but fighting in name of a different master. This led to a convoluted type of trade in the...

1-3) Black Cat of the Matter After rescuing Maya, the descendant of the Cat God who was injured from his unsuccessful first mission, Yujiro begins to feel a strong desire for the beautiful feline. Does Yujiro...

A collection of kabuki stories: - Yuki to Kiku - "Banchou Sarayashiki" yori: Kiku, whose father has been executed for theft, is taken in by the sympathetic Lord and Lady Aoyama. Though Kiku wishes to live a...

From Sura's Place: In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire led by Genghis Khan, rapidly expanded its territory. Goryeo (Ancient Korea) was no exception from its claws. One of early clashes between the Mongolian...

Black Rondo (Rondo)-Erie's nightmare isolated in a school dominated by the power of a girl and black magic.

A retelling of Genji Monogatari. The young Hikaru no Kimi, who grows up to become Genji of Genji Monogatari is the illegitimate son of the king. He grows up unloved and yearning for his father's approval. One...

It's about young people in postwar Hiroshima getting involved in the black market for weapons. The main character is an A-bomb survivor whose hatred drives him to kill an American black marketeer. He asks the...