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From MangaHelpers: Set in the Soviet Union, the mysterious girl named Belka and the quiet boy Shchenok help a Socialist Party member to escape from the secret police. Their aim is to infiltrate into a certain mansion that holds what they seek, but the secret police immediately capture the two. Will they be able to find what they seek and endure the torture of the secret police? [DrCoke]
Keisuke and Makura are childhood friends who grew up together almost like brother and sister. One day, due to a misunderstanding they had, Makura left the house angry until Keisuke's Mom is worried about Makura not coming home yet, thus Keisuke is told to go look for her. Reluctantly, Keisuke went out to find Makura, He ended up at a place they used to go often, the sunflower field. Luckily, Makura was there. Keisuke joined her sitting on the bench and they began to reminiscence. When Keisuke decided that they should head back home, he phoned her mom to say that he found Makura, only to be shocked when her mom told him in panic to head to the hospital. At that same moment, he looked at Makura, who was not standing but floating in the air...
From Shinmakoku Scanlations: People say first love is the hardest to forget... And it is, at least for Hiroto. As much as he wants to, he just can't get Wataru out of his mind and heart. That guy next door, who is five years older than him, now even has a lover, and clearly is not interested in him. Hiroto has to learn to live with it... and with Wataru as his roommate, forgetting will certainly be the hardest thing to do.
Kasumi was given a name favored by the gods so she would always be protected. Yet, when there is a drought in her village, she's the one chosen as the human sacrifice to go to beg the gods for rain. Her parents are sad, but Kasumi goes anyway. When she gets to the heavens, they try to send her back, but she won't go until her village sees rain, and now she's determined to become a fairy of the heavens. If it'll take 1000 years to learn to ride the clouds, she knows she'd better start now!
1) Yurusarenai Otoko 2) Aishiatteru Futari 3) Seigi no Mikata no Koi no Yukue (Love & Battle) Seigo, who grew up in a village, moved to Tokyo to find a job and to fight crime (apparently he has some strange superpowers), since not much happens in his village. One day his childhood friend Touma visits him and challenges him to remind him of his mission. At least that's Touma's claim... 4) Kanoko's Story Note: Chapters 1-3 are shounen ai stories while chapter 4 is shoujo.
Two manga artists are trying their best to have their work accepted by someone who appears to be their superior. However their latest work has been denied and their superior requests that they should write a manga about a drama where a man protects the peace of the world. The two get together and begin to write a manga about a boy who promises a girl protection! [Mamo]
[From Viz]: So just what is with this fascination for the Japanese teenage girl? We're talking about that extreme variant of her--that highly evolved creature of Japan's frantically trendy consumer culture...the ko-gal. Short Cuts is a unique and surreal Japanese comic strip that provides an illustrated journey into the ko-gal's world, created by Usamaru Furuya, one of Japan's most highly esteemed avant-garde comic artists.
A collection of 8 series of short stories, mostly about romance with appropriate dashes of humour. 1) Itou-san Numerous brief comics about the life of a single 28-year old known to readers only as Itou-san, and her day-to-day interactions with a colleague whom she later dates. 2) Sensei+ An ordinary 25-year old schoolteacher meets a man who claims he can use magic, and goes on to ask her to return the magic she's borrowed from him, although she has no memory of such a thing. But when she uses magic, she turns into a magical girl instead?! 3) Hajimari Masakazu meets his new step-sister for the first time. She's his age, and what's more, she's really cute. He's not really sure how he should handle this new addition in his life... 4) High & High Being a tall girl is problematic in so many ways. This is a short comic about a tall girl who laments her height. But with her even taller boyfriend now, she wonders if his height is the only reason she's dating him. 5) Doukei no Ie About a couple living in a ninja mansion. It would be the most awesome house if not for the fact that it is crawling with all sorts of booby traps and secret passageways - a pain to live in. What will come of the quarrel between the two over the decision to buy over and live in the mansion? 6) Chocolate Cake What does it mean when your husband suddenly buys a chocolate cake home on any other ordinary day? 7) Futari no Deai no Hanashi Kouhei fondly recalls how his love with Saitou started out - the awkward silences, nervous waiting, embarrassed smiles, and what it all finally led to. Based on a true story. 8) Bluff Harada is well known for her big mouth in rattling off all the faults of her seniors in the girls' volleyball club. But is there more than meets the eye? And how will the tension between Harada and the senior girls finally be resolved?
Because of the two senpais passionate affections towards each other, there isn’t any new recruit for the Archery Club. As a result, the club might be disbanded. However, there might be hope if the two freshmen, who have been studying archery for over ten years, join the club. Will the boys agree to join a club that has only three members and without a consultant? And will their relationship advance to the next stage? Includes a one-shot of a sweet love confession between a sensei and an intern.
Collection of One shots, include 1) MP0 2) She Monkey 3) Snow in the Dark A one-shot fairy tale which shares many elements of the traditional story of Snow White but is certainly unique and complex enough that it is more than just a reinterpretation. 4) 桐野佐亜子と仲間たち
Ma Ria is an ordinary office worker until one day, a god appears and fulfills her “earnest” wish. The god promises to stay by her side and grant her a single wish every day until Ria, who has no faith in mankind, learns to love humanity. But when the god grants even her unconscious wishes, a series of unforeseeable events occur—leading to death, disaster, and chaos. Will Maria finally learn how to love humanity or will she destroy the world in the process?
From Midnight Scans: A collection of oneshots. 1. Kemono ni, Koishita Madoka accepted the odd temper of the beast-like guy, Misao, and continues to be his sex-friend. But, the truth is, she wants his heart, too. But she's afraid that she will be dumped, so she does not confess her feelings... In order to graduate from this relationship, Madoka takes action...?! 2. Karada Dake, Ageru 3. Yokujou 4. Hatsukoi 5. Scarf
