From Mangascreener: One summer vacation, Ruka meets two boys, "Umi" and "Sora," whose upbringing contains strange and wonderful secrets. Drawn to their beautiful swimming, almost more like flying, Ruka and the adults who know them are intertwined in a complex mesh... Meanwhile, an unexplained anomaly is occurring all over the world: fish are disappearing. Thus begins a marine adventure of boys and girls to captivate all the senses! Children of the Sea won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
Manager Nashizaki Tatsuya of the Pianissimo Club, wants to build the biggest hostess club in all of Japan; a club where men of all ages and nationalities would want to go. And, along with his big club, a huge event will take place, a contest for the number one hostess, with a prize of 100 million yen. Aya, a freshman, doesn't like the idea of being a hostess, but she has to become one, due to a big debt her parents owe. Encouraged by a friend, she reluctantly joins Pianissimo and, so, her life as a hostess begins.Also seems to be a television show based on it called Jouou (2005) and the second season Jouou Virgin (2009).
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 with him. Yuwen Jun was stunned while facing so many unexpected incidents: "I just came to get married..."
A little bumpkin kid by the name of Hanada Ichiro gets into all kinds of mischief until things take a turn for the nasty. Trying to escape the wrath of his enraged mother, he gets in an accident, resulting in nine stitches on the back of his head, and one little side-effect: a knack for the supernatural. Young Ichiro is now able to communicate with ghosts, who just can't get off his back with all kinds of requests.
Geeko's weird, creepy, friendless classmate Nero has destroyed all of their mutual classmates, perverting them into her grotesque, monstrous minions. Now she's sending them after Geeko, the only survivor. However, Geeko is setting out, dressed in her skimpy school uniform and armed with a big chainsaw, to end Nero's mad science, no matter how many undead former friends she has to saw down on the way.
A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown.
Set in America’s old wild west, Archaeologist Doctor Mordrid begins his lonesome adventure! In the first chapter he happens upon a place where people are mysteriously being turned into gold.
The lead character, Mao Ran, a person of Chinese origin born and raised in Japan, has been trained in the secret martial art of her family by her drunken lecherous grandfather. Her grandfather has promised her that he'll tell her what happened to her parents to encourage her to train and fight. Without her knowledge, her grandfather signs her up to participate in a televised martial arts competition between female martial artists known as "Prime Mat".
Mikage Tarou, a struggling 25-year-old writer, harbors a secret talent as the ghost writer for the bestselling author Nagareboshi Ryuusei. This clandestine ghostwriting work has left him with a reputation as a failed writer, unable to succeed in his own right. Mikage's modest education and lack of romantic experience only add to his underwhelming image. His bosses at the publishing company treat him poorly, and he's always struggling to pay his rent on time. However, Mikage's personal life takes a turn when he begins to develop feelings for his landlord, a sweet and attractive young woman named Mabayu. Meanwhile, the arrival of his flirtatious neighbor Hikaru also shakes up Mikage's world with her seductive presence. Mikage is left wondering if he will ever achieve his dreams of public success and win the heart of Mabayu.
The story of Ibusuki Rokusuke, a fellow who's trying to escape from a yandere girl who is quite literally crazy for him... and winds up being forced to put up with something even worse. From Baka-Updates: Ibusuki Rokusuke is unlucky enough to have a girl who's downright crazy for him. While trying to escape her twisted idea of love, he sneaks into an inn... which happens to be run by a witch who does not appreciate it when people try to stay without paying first. ...oh, and the crazy girl got there before him. Poor guy...
A tengu is an utterly proud and arrogant creature (so much that the Japanese saying, "to become a tengu," means to preen conceitedly) that is said to steal young children away from their homes. In this story, the fractured and disgraced remnants of the tengu species come together from all over the country to rise up, reclaim their pride, and rule over the nation of Japan, as is their right. What kind of effect will the "Tengu Party" have on the humans of Japan, and more importantly, what exactly makes a tengu?
So you're a high-school student and love your teacher. Why? Well, big boobs, nice ass, etc. However, your “sister” loves you. Almost seems like a story with no end. Problems arise as expected and such, but what if your teacher that you love and your sister’s soul interchanged and switched bodies. Which one will you love now?