Oota Katsuyo is a 15-year-old girl just entering high school. She's short and plump, thanks to being the daughter of a family that runs a tonkatsu shop. She's followed her crush from middle school to the same...

Story about Makoto Osawa, a university student on the regatta (rowing) team. He and his friend have dominated the intercollegiate competition for the double scull. Along with his friend's girlfriend (and team...

Welcome to Rubbers 7, a small Japanese convenience store with a reputation for some odd owners. Rumors of mob connections and one rather eccentric boss with a passion for Ping-pong tend to keep business low...

Consists of six short stories spanning 14 years of Masanori's career. • A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY • ALL THE WAY DOWN • Shiba Inu • Gyangueiji • Sand - SABAKU - Desert • Even assassins laugh

Yuwen Jun (Cheng) came to Japan to get married because of childhood arrangement. Instead he got himself into a thrilling journey where kendo masters, detective sisters, young misses of rich families entangled...

Yawara Inokuma is a talented judoka raised and trained by her grandfather Jigoro. Her grandfather says she's supposed to become the hope of Japan's judo team in Seoul in 1988, but she has different plans: to...

In '45, amidst the chaos of surrendering, Yuhi's mother and sister are killed by a Manchurian man. An orphan, he and his brother, Goshi, go to live with a prostitute named Machiko. Now 17, Yuhi embarks on the...