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The story takes place in a world that resembles 19th century Europe. When a carnival comes to town one day, Ray, the son of a bar owner, meets a girl with wings. The girl's name is Vendemiaire. She was given life by her Creator and tells Ray that she is not human.This is a series of short stories showing the kindness and cruelty of mankind. You can enjoy pictures drawn with a fine touch alongside the philosophic dialogue of the characters.This 2-volume series is the debut work of Mr. Kitoh. Hints for his next work, Narutaru can also be found in this story.(Blurp above from Kodanclub)

A brothel tale

Six months after the fight to the death with The Bog, Kaiji escapes from the underground and pays off his debts. Sakazaki gets fed up with Kaiji and tries to get rid of him by giving him 3 million yen as compensation. At that time, Kaiji is reunited with Miyoshi and Maeda, who were his friends in the underground, and they come up with a plan to swindle a large sum of money from Muraoka, the president of the underground casino where they work. Kaiji takes 3 million yen from Sakazaki, promising to pay it back, and plays a variant of mahjong called "17 Steps" invented by Muraoka.

Slice of life with a young couple, Inoue Meiko and Taneda Shigeo, and how everyday occurrences affect their lives. Meiko begins contemplating whether freedom without purpose is really the same thing as boredom. This is a retelling of a very common real life situation, perhaps enjoyable for an older fanbase. Art is different, there are no anime-esque deformations here. Nominated in 2009 for the Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan. Nominated for the 2009 Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.

The Vampire Bund, a peaceful island nation of vampires off the coast of Tokyo, ruled by Princess Mina Tepes, has seen its share of conflict and turmoil. Yet there are times of relative tranquility when the Bund is a popular tourist destination.When two teenage tourists visit the Bund and are unexpectedly turned into vampires, they appeal to Mina and her loyal lycanthrope bodyguard, Akira, for help. Their only hope is to find a cure to reverse their vampirism within forty eight hours, or they will be stuck as vampires forever.Unfortunately for them, their race against time turns into a game of cat and mouse that takes them across the entire Bund in pursuit of the one person who holds the key to their salvation.

From NOIR:A rich, spoiled, successful, handsome man finds himself looking for something new in his life. Taking advice from his past lover, he seeks a roomate, an "easy relationship". However, instead of a glamorous, sexy, cute female... a MALE mistakenly shows up at his door..?(In full color)

In 1986, eleven members of the Ushiromiya family and several of their servants were trapped and mysteriously murdered on Rokkenjima, which the Golden Witch Beatrice claims to be responsible for. While Battler Ushiromiya is unable to defeat her and explain how the murders occurred without magic, he refuses to acknowledge Beatrice, forcing their game to continue with higher stakes. As the events on Rokkenjima are begin again, Eva Ushiromiya succeeds in solving the Epitaph of the Golden Witch in order to become the head of the Ushiromiya family and inherit the family's massive fortune. However, a phantom of Eva's dark side emerges and uncontrollably begins to wreck havoc on the island as Beatrice's successor.

2300 years ago in China there existed a clan called the men of Bokk trained to aid and defend threatened cities with their lives. Kakuri, one of these men, is summoned to the little city of Ryo. Distrusted and even hated, Kakuri eventually gains the trust of Ryo's citizens as Tcho empire's vast army sets their camp on the other side of the river.Bokko won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1995.11 Tankoubon Volumes (Chinese)8 Kanzenban Volumes (Japanese)

By the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, ten ninja from the Iga and the Kouga clans must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun, with the surviving clan ruling for the next thousand years. But Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?

1) Like as the Time Will Come When it Will RainOn a rainy day Ryouichi takes in a boy with no memories. As they slowly evolve a relationship will the memories the boy has break their fragile bonds?2) An Uncertain CycleTsuda has known Hitomi all his life, but they've never been close. Tsuda noticed Hitomi's split personality early on and has avoided him ever since. So why is Hitomi standing on his doorstep?3) Changing OddsTsuda and Hitomi meet again.4) Reflections in the WaterCollege student Hayase finds out his distant boyfriend Shou has a twin and wants to meet him. (Note: This was adapted into a movie called "Itsuka no Kimi e".)5) Secrets and LiesA terrible secret haunts a salaryman who suddenly reconnects with his sister's ex-boyfriend.6) A Single FutonShunji figured that his brother Yuu had a girlfriend when he decided to move out, but his girlfriend is actually a boyfriend! After years of taking care of the older Yuu, can Shunji let his brother go?7) The CurseA man, cursed to forget the past, struggles to remember. A continuation from the first story of Natsu Jikan( http://mangapark.com/search?q=natsujikan )

From ANN:February 23rd, 20XX. Looking for a job in the famous TV station at Odaiba, college senior Jin Mishima attended the recruitment orientation. Not far away from the station, Nanako Okano, a gothic lolita trying to attend a concert, found out that her friends tricked her about the concert ticket because of jealousy. The two bumped into each other and "reunited" -- they were junior high classmates -- moments before an earthquake of Richter Scale 8.1 turned the island (the entire city, in fact) into ruins.

Don't die!! I have yet to tell you I love you. Salaryman Issei and self-styled cameraman, Ban are sex friends. He loves Ban but is unable to tell him his feelings. Despite this, their relationship continued for a year. But just when Issei was about to confess his feelings, Ban died in an accident. In despair, Issei fell down a staircase and went back in time before Ban died...!?+

Two years ago, the famous detective Narumi Kiyotaka disappeared, leaving behind only the words, "I am pursuing the mystery of the Blade Children." Now, his younger brother Ayumu is accused of murdering a fellow student, and begins to discover people with connections to the Blade Children all around him. The Blade Children were born cursed, and Ayumu may be the only key to saving them, but first they want to test him, by trying to kill him with everything they've got. All the while, it seems that Kiyotaka is manipulating events for his own unknown purposes.- From AnimeNewsNetworkOngoing

Mei is a grade 8 student and member of school band. She lives alone with her brother Natsu, who is a genius musician. However, Mei and Natsu are not related by blood. As beautiful Australian girl Melvina starts to live together with them, Mei cannot help but feel anxious about her new life.From Manga Art:Mei is a 2nd year junior high student from the Wind Orchestra Club. She lives with her older brother, Natsu, a musical genius. Actually, they don't have any sibling blood relation. When Mel, a pretty girl also gets to live with them, Mei with her complicated feelings...

Due to the friendship he had with Ted, McDohl's attempt to save him eventually turned his life around from being the son of General Teo McDohl of the Imperial Army to become a wanted enemy of the Empire. A chosen bearer of one of the 27 True Runes, his encounters with death were already foreboding the moment the True Rune was attached to his right hand. Yet, McDohl continues to walk upon the journey through the Empire: facing corruption, cruelty and the life-changing decisions he has to make in order to restore order and peace for the people in his country and to fulfill the hope of many that was entrusted to him.Based on the PSOne video game, it is also loosely based on the Water Margin classics, though it's limited only to the gathering of 108 Stars of Destiny in order to overthrow a corrupt government.

From Tokyopop:Rain Jewlitt, known as the Methuselah, is a spaced-out, immortal, 624-year-old man dressed in priest's clothes. He's got eternal youth and a large price on his head ... put there by those questing after the secret of his immortality.Machika Balfaltin is a tomboyish, energetic 14-year-old girl who, upon the death of her grandfather, sets out to kill Methuselah, the one bounty her assassin grandfather, Zol the Grim Reaper, couldn't kill. Instead, however, Machika ends up being saved by Rain again and again from other aspiring bounty hunters attacking them both.Sound like the beginnings of an odd relationship? You won't believe where their journey takes them ...

A young man who discovers he can have out of body experiences, which he uses at first to have fun but quickly leads him to discover that his life isn't what he thought it was, and people he knows have lives he never imagined. And then he meets this girl who has the same power and much more control...Hidoi~! Translators

Kisaki is a 17 year-old high school student who likes her coffee. She lives with her father and brother in a sword shop and loves to hear the story of her ancestor who slew oni during the Age of Warring states in Japan (Sengoku Jidai). Her mother left when she was young and there is a Catholic nun who is like a mother to her. While taking several katana down to the store room she discovers a room that lock has been broken into. Inside she finds a sword which no one has been able to touch for a long time. She is destined to fight oni. For the new era has begun, the time when God will bring about the end of this world.

Mahiro is the prince of the Mismarca Kingdom, he won't study nor learn sword skills, he is a lazy prince who only plays until late night. His Imperial Bodyguard Pariel would always scold him for his behaviour. And towards that Mismarca Kingdom an elite squad from the Demonic Kingdom Granmarsenal is aproaching. The Leader of the squad is Lunas, a warrior princess, the third Princess of Granmarsenal. All of Mismarca's vassals voiced their will to fight and bring all-out war, although there is a man who said cowardly "Why don't we have a talk with them?". What kind of fate awaits the Mismarca Kingdom and its useless Prince, Mahiro?

A fledgling magician attempts to summon a demonic familiar. What he gets is a sultry, slutty, poncy imp.1) Travelling Companion to Hell2) Sweet Unholy3) Glory of Corruption4) Love and Hypnotism5) My Alice6) Love From the Bath House7) I Was Made For8) Equinoctial Week's Lover9) To The Endearing You

The demon queen subdued enormous and powerful monsters and slaughtered over half of the world's population. Surviving members of the human race elected a hero to slay the demon queen, beseeching release from her oppressive rule. However, he questions his mission to eradicate the monsters: in his opinion, they too are conscious and alive, and so he anguishes over that fact. Sheila the Demon Queen became interested in him and joined his journey, hiding her identity and with the plan to kill him after she has gained his trust. Eventually, she realizes that she fell in love with the hero, and hence their journey begins...(Part 1 ends with Volume 9)Part 2 : http://mangafox.me/manga/superior_cross/

From LINE Webtoon:A medical student passionately falls in love with a fallen goddess during his volunteer abroad in Nepal, and he desperately tries to fight off destiny to save his love.

"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers... and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled!Won the Media Arts Awards 1997 Excellence Prizes in Manga Division,Won the Best U.S. Edition of International Material for the Eisner Award in 2000.

A girl goes to the seaside on her class field trip and accidentally meets a mysterious handsome boy, after talking, she hears a dramatic story about a bird and fish, finally the kind girl decides to help the bird fulfill its last wish.

[From Tokyopop]:Nanase, a beautiful young telepath, returns to her hometown to settle down and lead a quiet life. However, her unique abilities make that impossible--even in the most remote location. Then she meets Norio, an abused little boy with extraordinary powers of his own. Nanase takes him under her wing, and from there they wander...two outsiders traveling from one strange encounter to another.

This is a collection of loosely interconnected stories where the main characters are all animals, especially the tiger who is the hero of the first book.

In 18th century England, Gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family befriended a young man named Jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. After an incident occurred, resulting in his tragic death, Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but really hides a harshness which she would never have imagined.

Ace, a human teenager, has been raised by King and Jay, vampires who have lived an eternal lifetime. As he grows up, he became attracted to Jay and Jay also comes to yearn strongly for Ace's blood. King and Jay, afraid that their secret will be exposed, decide to send Ace away to a boarding school. But when Ace finds that out, he wishes to be a vampire like them.Sadahiro Mika's Gothic love story about the growth of a teenager who's raised up by vampires and the feeling of a vampire who live in eternal life.(from the cover)Also contains two additional oneshots:1) Deep Throat (beware, this is also the name of the extra at the end of volume 1 of Pathos, but it's two different releases);2) EX.

The story could basically be split into two halves. The main story is about Tamai Shiina, who is an energetic middle-school teenage girl. She visits her grandparent's over the summer where she runs into a very strange creature. Shiina has had lots of strange dreams as of late and also when she was younger, and this strange creature is somewhat related to her visions. She names the small cuddly star-shaped creature, Hoshimaru.Little did she know that this cuddly creature is really part of herself. After her vacation, Shiina goes back to her home, living with her father. She runs into other children with similar creatures the following days. However, these children have developed their creatures, and they have complete control over them. They mostly use these creatures for their own destructive pleasure and not for good. There is a group of teenagers that all have these strange creatures, and they plan to basically conquer the world, creating a utopia of whatever they desire. Will they succeed? Will Shiina ever develop Hoshimaru?Taken from thespectrum.net

Two twins, separated by fatal illness and a selective cure. Kasumi and her sister, Shizuku, were infected with the Medusa virus, which slowly turns the victim to stone. There is no cure, but of the two only Kasumi is selected to go into a sort of cryogenically frozen state along with 159 others until a cure is found. At some point in the undetermined future, Kasumi awakens to find herself and others who were in suspended animation in an unfamiliar world with violent monsters. Resolving to unlock the mysteries of her current situation and the fate of her twin sister, Kasumi struggles to survive in a treacherous world.

Haru, a fun, lovable, easygoing guy, has a problem, he burnt his girlfriend close to death along with 5 buildings with his bare hands. What will happen to this human torch?

During the winter, Yuichi was hospitalized due to hepatitis. Randomly he would try to escape from the hospital but would get beat up by the nurse. One day, he happened to meet Rika, a girl of his age, in the next building. He was fascinated by her beauty, but she was very selfish girl. Although she led him by the nose, he began to be attracted by her. However, when Rika told him about her illness, he knew why she acted so selfish; she didn't have long to live.

From Yaoi Is Life:Utsugi is an investigator working for a detective agency. When he's asked to track the wife of a college professor, Yamashiro, he discovers that she's cheating on him with another professor from the same university named Okuzono Shuji. But this isn't the first time it's happened. Okuzono has stolen away the women Yamashiro loves countless times before. These intellectuals are embroiled in a twisted and convoluted relationship, and now this young investigator finds himself thrown into the mix.

From Midnight Scans:As a child, Beniko had two close friends, Umi and Sora. They were twin brothers that lived next door but due to his "Brother-Complex" jealousy Umi stopped being friends with her and soon moved away. Sora stayed and he and Beniko devoloped a relationship but later tragedy hit as he tried to save Beniko. Umi reapears with the same voice, looks, but a more twisted personality than before. How will Beniko confront the twisted love and affection given to her by Umi, instead of from Sora?!

From Fantasyshrine:Since he first met Baron Kuroba, Seiji has been secretly in love with the master of the Kuroba Manor, where servants were rumored to be attacked by a vampire. However, Baron Kuroba only sees Seiji as a lap dog that needs to be disciplined for his carnal pleasures. How can Seiji convince the baron, who doesn't believe in love, to love him back?

A man sets out on a journey to go away from his repetitive and boring life. He finds unbelievable things, terrible things.Note: This manga contains cannibalism.

On the secluded island of Rokkenjima, Battler Ushiromiya and his family were trapped and murdered under unusual circumstances attributed to Beatrice, the Golden Witch.After continually challenging the existence of magic and powerful witches, Battler has become the Game Master of the board involving the mysterious events that occured. To prove his understanding of the mystery, he must defeat Erika Furudo, the detective and piece for the witch Bernkastel. Meanwhile, a childlike Beatrice, reborn through Battler's efforts, struggles to regain her former personality for Battler's sake.As the new game begins, the unfolding events are brought into existence by two objective observers: the Witch of the Theatre, Featherine Augustus Aurora, and her chosen reader, Ange Ushiromiya, Battler's sister as she is in 1998.On Rokkenjima in 1986, love becomes important to understanding the truth behind the events, particularly as it pertains to George and Jessica Ushiromiya, and the servants Shannon and Kanon.

It all seemed like another regular day for the photojournalist Wakatsuki Tetsuya when something big happened. ALIEN INVASION! This brings his journalist's blood to a boil and he goes to check it out. It is there he meets, standing in a pool of blood and corpses, the alien girl Kahm, who looks exactly like a human if you take away the pair of horns growing from the sides of her head. There they fight and Tetsuya wins and takes her sword. Kahm retreats but soon comes back to retreave the sword and save Tetsuya from Japan's unavoidable fate....being wiped off the face of the earth! On her spaceship, Tetsuya learns that Kahm is not only a princess but also the heir to the thrown of the Santovanku Empire! Well, one comidic fight leads to another and now Tetsuya and Kahm are on their way to Kahm's father to declare their marriage?!?!?Read left to right.

A compilation of short stories:1) The Guardian -Kazuhiko Saibara finds himself dead in the woods surrounding his family's summer villa. As the family servant digs his grave, Saihara's feeble-minded younger brother gazes absently upon the scene, and Saihara himself begins to recount the events that led to his demise.- PresenceDear2. Show Me Heaven -A smile of a skinny angel opens up a closed-minded man's heart.3) Sora no Uragawa -Yousuke, Tamotsu and Satoshi are high school buddies until tragedy breaks them apart. Ten years later the death of one of them brings the remaining two friends back together and past wounds are torn open.- Aarinfantasy4) A Chance Encounter in the Cosmos -A hideously ugly starship captain captures a beautiful prisoner of war.- PresenceDear

Midori and Tokio have lived separately since their parents died in a fire 13 years ago. Midori hates her school and foster home and drops out of school and leaves home. On her way to Tokyo Tower, she meets a man who happens to be her brother Tokio. Midori has no idea that this man is her real brother. She ends up back at her foster home, where she is habitually raped by her stepbrother. One day, Tokio rescues Midori when she is cornered by her stepbrother. "I am your real brother and I have come to take you back." Hearing Tokio's words, Midori jumps from the second floor into the arms of her long-lost brother. Reunited, the two estranged siblings go in search of Eden, a paradise where nobody has ever been to.A schoolgirl who was adopted by a family experiences hardships at school and home. Her foster family treats her as Reika, their daughter who had died a couple years ago. Suddenly, her real blood-related brother appears before her, who has been searching for her for years. Now her life is turned upside down. Will she learn to trust other people again?From ANN: Flower of Eden was slated for release on January 2006 by TOKYOPOP, but was cancelled after author Yuki Suetsugu admitted to copying numerous panels from Takehiko Inoue's manga titles Slam Dunk and REAL. Kodansha has ceased distribution of all 12-volumes of Eden no Hana.

Born under a prophecy that will liberate and unite Japan, Sarasa has had to take her brother Tatara's place as the "Boy of Destiny." Fighting for the oppressed, Sarasa journeys across Japan to gain allies and defeat her enemies--all while keeping her identity a secret!

From Viz: Deep in the heart of 19th Century London, a young nobleman named Cain walks the shadowy cobblestone streets of the aristocratic society in which he was born. Forced to become an Earl upon the untimely death of his father, Cain assumes the role of head of the Hargreaves, a noble family with a dark past. With Riff, his faithful manservant, and Mary Weather, his 10-year-old adopted sister, Cain investigates the mysterious crimes that seem to follow him wherever he goes.

"Sensei, is this a boy or a girl?""Do you want to know?"Ichijo Mashiro and fellow classmates are enlisted in a mysterious weekly class that takes the form of a shared nightmare. Like most teenagers, Mashiro has a secret.. he's neither fully male nor female!So far, Mashiro's been able to live life as a boy, but all this changes when he's informed of a new class he 'must' partake in order to graduate from his elite preparatory school. To pass, he must find the key and the one way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world, where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies -- other school students, who are battling to find the key.From renowned author Mizushiro Setona, comes a riveting epic mystery that lies between the students, that will have you engrossed from one page to the next. Happiness, sadness, blood and tears will all be shown, but which one leads to an ending? Take the next step into the world of After School Nightmare!From Go! Comi:Like most teenagers, Mashiro Ichijo has a secret. But Mashiro's secret is that he's neither fully male nor female! So far, Mashiro's been able to live his life as a boy, but all this changes when he's informed of a new class he must take in order to graduate from his elite prep school. To pass, he must find the "Key"and the only way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies: his classmates!

The successor of the Tsujimura clinic, Motoharu has always held his childhood friend, Hazumi Akira, close to his heart. He confessed to Akira and then was rejected. Even so, he still entered the same university and same department as Akira. Ever since the confession, the two have been distancing each other, but Akira suggested that they make up and for the first time in a while, they walk home together. But on the way back, Akira suddenly kisses Motoharu, causing Motoharu's hope to grow. However, the next day, Akira tells him to "forget it", causing Motoharu to blame Akira...

From JShoujo Scans:Geraldine Francis is the innocent daughter of a wealthy aristocrat. Being sheltered all her life, she is oblivious to her cousin Charles' true intentions when he lures her in and makes her fall hopelessly in love with him. It is only after the murder of her father that she realizes his love was nothing but love for the money and the land that came with her name. She vows revenge, and she throws away her past in order to become "Silver," the perfect woman. With a new face, and a new lease on life, she will turn the tables on the man whom she once loved so that this time, it is he who will be left with nothing.Adaptation of English fiction Silver by Penny Jordan.

Following the suicide of Yuka, a victim of bullying, her brother Asaharu becomes disappointed in himself, and encounters an angel. The angel proceeds to offer him a deal: find his sister's murderer within three months in order to resurrect her. However, nothing is done without compensation. With every mistake that Asaharu makes, his life expectancy will decrease. Is his sister's life more valuable than his own?The hunt for the criminal begins!