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Butcher was raised to be an elite assassin, and has worked as an assassin her entire life. However, when she is assigned to be the bodyguard for Margot Valington, a high school girl and the daughter of a mafia boss, she has to adapt to student life. Butcher is deathly serious, while Margot is peppy and upbeat; they’re an odd combination, but as they grow closer, Butcher learns that Margot has her own struggles. However, when the plan changes, Butcher suddenly has to choose between her life as an assassin - the only life she knows - and her new friend. What will Butcher choose? Dive into this manga by ryancomicpress, who won the Excellence Award Runner-up for this story of an unlikely, yet heartfelt friendship in the 11th Kyushu International Manga Award!”
No matter what clumsy but good-hearted Faust paints, it can't seem to satisfy his renowned master, Silas. When heavy sickness chains his master to the bed, Faust takes upon himself the role of drawing paintings instead of his master scheduled to be exhibited at the Crystal Palace. However, there is more to Silas' immense success than talent alone, and behind the glittering success, dark forces lurk, unknown to young Faust. Dive into the dark world of fantasy and art with American MasterClass PoodPoopsie, who swept the top award at the 10th Kyushu International Manga Award!
"The Runaway Clown" tells the story of a talented circus clown named Miro. However, Miro disappeared just before his grand debut in the circus ring. As a runaway, he used his agility to balance on the thin line between right and wrong. One day, fate suddenly brings Miro back to his estranged brother, Mido. Finding his way back on wobbly feet, Miro begins to realize that the things we run away from typically stay with us the most, no matter how fast or how far we run…will Miro finally find his place, or will he go back to his old habit of running away? Jump into the action-driven family story by Finnish MasterClass member Don, who received the Excellence Award Runner-Up award at the 10th Kyushu International Manga Award!
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!
Just think of two boys, thinking they’re in the right place, comfortable in their everyday life. Nothing to break their plans for the future. And suddenly they crash on that other one, who is so different and far away from what they know that it blows up their world. But now someone is looking at them. Seeing them for the first time. And they are so moved and overwhelmed by that feeling that they are ready to give up on everything else, and escape from, they realize it now, what was a prison. Because they’ve met each other, their respective worlds have come apart, it's like a collision. And now they are an anchor for each other, the only compass in this new world where they are lost.
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.
MANGA , MANGA (Anthology)A unique publication from before Shogakukan Inc. established Viz Communications in 1987 (the first full-fledged business in the United States by a Japanese Manga publisher), MANGA was an 88-page anthology of 10 short stories in both color and black-and-white: An experiment by Masaichi Mukaide, the publication's editor, this may have been too far ahead of its time, in many aspects.Features a stunning roster of authors of that time: such as Hiroshi Hirata, Yosuke Tamori, Yukinobu Hoshino, Katsuhiro Otomo, Keizo Miyanishi, Noboru Miyama, Yoji Fukuyama, & Noriyoshi Orai (illustration) and with Hajime Sorayama featured on its cover, Back cover by Hiroshi Hirata, and Chika Oya in charge of coloring the illustration indicated.
