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Praised by the ZENON Editorial Department and Akane Tamura-sensei (“A Side Character’s Love Story”), “My Friend Mana” tells the story of young and naive protagonist Lisa, a mail-carrier with a strong sense of friendship towards Mana, a clumsy inventor who wants to be useful to her community. One day Mana disappears, and it’s Lisa’s duty to go and find her. The only problem is that to find Mana, Lisa must go past the gates and outside the safety of her town, something that she has never done before!
My father died. Yet, no tears came. Ninety hours passed before the death was reported. Choi Nam-young, a child who had grown precocious from birth. To her, the world was merely a cold, emotionless formula made of 0s and 1s. "You're really pretty. You're Choi Nam-young, right? I'm Song Il-hoon." In front of a life used to being welcomed nowhere, a man appeared, approaching with unusual persistence. In front of Il-hoon, who keeps pushing through even when shoved away, the wall she built so solidly all her life finally develops a crack for the first time. Having never known a welcomed life or how to be loved, she stands before warmth for the very first time.
Working earnestly on her family farm, Jasmine is hindered by a crippling fear of flowers from a past trauma, despite wanting to enjoy their beauty. Her life is changed when she encounters her kind neighbor Samuel, but something sinister and more terrible than Jasmine’s fear is lurking in the shadows...!
Blank Canvas tells the story of Asahi, a young boy who loves to draw, but fears the vulnerability of bearing his heart to the world through his creations. He believes that, because not everyone appreciates his art, it is worthless, a struggle his friend, Danno, recognizes. With Danno’s encouragement, Asahi finally begins to see the value in his work. This powerful story about the creative process by the Turkish creator Rakuyou won the top prize in the 13th Kyushu International Manga Award!
"MY FRIEND TOMA" is the story of Mari, a shut-in who decides to cut herself off from the rest of the world. However, after living in isolation for a year, Mari realizes that even she, a self-declared misanthrope, can get lonely. Thus, Mari embarks on a journey to create her ideal friend: an AI program called "Toma". Will Toma lead Mari even further into isolation, or will he encourage her to rejoin society? Dive into this story about loneliness, desire, and obsession from French MasterClass member and manga prodigy Plushelisa, who received the top prize in the 11th Kyushu International Manga Award for this piece!
In a dystopian world ravaged by pollution, a new social hierarchy has emerged. The few remaining survivors have fled to the slopes of Mount Fuji, where they live within a rigid class system. In this system, life-sustaining water circulates from the summit down to the base - from the highest to the lowest caste. Hideo, a middle-class resident, is shaken when his close friend Nayuta suddenly vanishes without a trace. The mystery deepens when Hideo finds blood mixed in his shower water, trickling in from the drains of a higher class home. Driven to uncover the truth, Hideo sneaks into the upper level. There, he finds his old friend, Nayuta, but something about Nayuta has changed... Check out TOKYO-02 by Brazilian creator Kyo Kōsaka, which won the top prize in the 14th Kyushu International Manga Award!
Hatori, a high school teacher leading an ordinary life, notices one day that his student, Spica Tsumugi, is being bullied. On a rainy day after school, Hatori finds himself alone with Tsumugi by chance. Hatori tells her, "I'll do something about it!" but Tsumugi gently takes his hand and says with a smile, "Hatori-sensei, you're such a liar." Teacher and student... two people who should not get too close. This somewhat bewitching girl will dramatically change Hatori's ordinary life.
Elliot has a unique ability… he can read minds. Excluded from normal society, Elliot consoles himself with helping those need. After all, how can he get close to people when he knows every waking thought? But all this changes when his co-worker sets him up on a blind date.
Hakua Kamishiro is a model student serving as the Student Council President. His life is shattered when a group of jealous classmates orchestrates a "crime" that leaves his younger sister unconscious after a hit-and-run, followed shortly by the tragic suicide of his mother.Crushed by a sense of loss and utter helplessness, Hakua finds an unexpected ally in his junior from the student council, Maria Yagi. She offers a chilling solution: "We are going to make everyone who made you suffer take their own lives." With Maria's help, Hakua resolves to exact his revenge on the three people who destroyed his family.
A man is murdered.and his lover, Leon, is the prime suspect.Benjamin, a detective who doesn't take on murder cases, but Leon asks him to clear his name.Which is an offer he can't refuse.
As a child, Shin Woo-jin was abducted and held captive in a warehouse, where he was forced to live as a slave. Against all odds, he was eventually rescued and finally stepped into the outside world. Although he was free, Woo-jin was far from like other children. He possessed a remarkable gift—the ability to read people. By paying attention to the slightest facial expressions and subconscious gestures, he could effortlessly discern their thoughts, emotions, and intentions with incredible precision. Much like a profiler or a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, Woo-jin learned to navigate the world, relying on his observations. However, for someone who perceives so much, leading a normal life became the greatest challenge of all.
As war rages around her, Bonnie’s life, her family, and her body are destroyed. While recovering from injuries sustained in a bombing, Bonnie meets a doctor who makes her want to live again, but could this doctor have ulterior motives? Read the new one-shot by the highly-awarded creator of “My Friend TOMA”! Plushelisa received a “Future Talent Award” for this work in the 15th Itten Toppa Manga Award!
