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In Fallen Words, Yoshihiro Tatsumi takes up the oral tradition of rakugo and breathes new life into it by shifting the format from spoken word to manga. Each of the eight stories in the collection is lifted from the Edo-era Japanese storytelling form. As Tatsumi notes in the afterword, the world of rakugo, filled with mystery, emotion, revenge, hope, and, of course, love, overlaps perfectly with the world of Gekiga that he has spent the better part of his life developing. These slice-of-life stories resonate with modern readers thanks to their comedic elements and familiarity with human idiosyncrasies. In one, a father finds his son too bookish and arranges for two workers to take the young man to a brothel on the pretext of visiting a new shrine. In another particularly beloved rakugo tale, a married man falls in love with a prostitute. When his wife finds out, she is enraged and sets a curse on the other woman. The prostitute responds by cursing the wife, and the two escalate in a spiral of voodoo doll cursing. Soon both are dead, but even death can’t extinguish their jealousy. Tatsumi’s love of wordplay shines through in the telling of these whimsical stories, and yet he still offers timeless insight into human nature.

From Drawn & Quarterly: Acclaimed for his visionary short-story collections The Push Man and Other Stories, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye—originally created nearly forty years ago, but just as resonant now as ever—the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi has come to be recognized in North America as a precursor of today's graphic novel movement. A Drifting Life is his monumental memoir eleven years in the making, beginning with his experiences as a child in Osaka, growing up as part of a country burdened by the shadows of World War II. Spanning fifteen years from August 1945 to June 1960, Tatsumi's stand-in protagonist, Hiroshi, faces his father's financial burdens and his parents' failing marriage, his jealous brother's deteriorating health, and the innumerable pitfalls that await him in the competitive manga market of mid-twentieth-century Japan. He dreams of following in the considerable footsteps of his idol, the manga artist Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Apollo's Song, Ode to Kirihito, Buddha)—with whom Tatsumi eventually became a peer and, at times, a stylistic rival. As with his short-story collection, A Drifting Life is designed by Adrian Tomine. Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2009, the Best Reality-Based Work and the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for the Eisner Award in 2010.

The Kitauji high school wind instrument club had at one time participated in national tournaments and was a champion school, but after the club's adviser changed, they have not been able to even participate in the qualifying tournament. Under the strict leadership of Taki, a substitute for Ms. Rikako, they steadily build up their strength. As they fight over who plays solos, some students give priority to studying and quit club activities. Finally, the long wished-for day of the contest arrives.

Eunseo Lee and Sihwa Kang have been friends all their lives. One day, Eunseo shatters their comfortable relationship by asking Sihwa out, and Sihwa moves away soon afterward. Eunseo tries her best to forget him until they meet in a college class six years later. He seems to know about her unrequited love for him, and to make matters worse, he moves in with her family after running away from his hostile home environment. Can Eunseo cope with his sudden reappearance in her life? And is it possible that Sihwa loves her back?

I will survive the fierce competition and return to my original world! On what should be the happiest birthday, I get sexually harassed by the store manager, and then get hit by a truck and die. When I wake up after a flash of light... a historical drama set? No, another world??? And before I can even adjust, I have to go to the palace tomorrow. "Can I... become a court lady?" "Court lady? What do you mean a woman who will become a crown princess?" This world is a country ruled by women and men are concubines. It's not hereditary, but the 'crown ladies' who are candidates for the next emperor compete against each other and the final winner becomes the 'emperor'. The moment I hear that, I think of what the strange old lady said... "Is there a law that says women can't become emperors?" Ryu Jeong-ha suddenly gets involved in a bloody battle for the throne. Will he be able to survive and return to his original world?!! <Empress's Garden> filled with a charismatic empress and beautiful male and female concubines!

Official 4-koma published with the game Link! Life! Love Live!

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His sure name is Suke and his given name is Banji, but he's known as Sukeban. Any town the Suke family has settled in just can't contain the violent nature of this family, forcing them to move time and time again. Because of his name, Banji ends up transferring to Amazon School as a female student! However, this situation coupled with Sukeban's rebellious nature undoubtedly will result in mayhem littered with maddening jokes and lewdity.The manga has been adapted into two live-action films and an OVA.

The main character, Ayase Yuuto is your average boy without any special traits. He attends a private high school where he is one of the many and doesn't stand out, until, one day, he happens to discover the secret of the school princess Nogizaka Haruka, and his life changes drastically from there on.Haruka, the school's most unattainable girl, is so idolized in the school for both, her looks and intelligence, that her classmates nickname her Nuit toile (The Silver Star of the Night) and Lumire du Clavier (The Shining Princess on the Piano). However, nobody knows that it is only a fake role she assumes to hide her true nature. In reality she is a die-hard fan of anime, manga, and otaku culture.

Hibari Otaka, whose hobby is to have a bath in such wild hot springs, travels alone around the country to visit them! You'll be fascinated by the unknown world of wild hot springs! (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

A collection of six stories from master of horror Hideshi Hino. In the first story, "Unusual Fetus: My Baby", a horror writer jokes with his pregnant wife about her giving birth to a baby lizard, much to her annoyance. But his joke ends up coming true and alizard baby is born. The writer is horrified and tries to get rid of it, but his wife insists on raising it. From there, an unfortunate and bizarre story begins. The second story, "Flower of Flesh and Blood", was turned into a direct-to-video film in the Guinea Pig series of movies with Hideshi Hino himself directing. American actor Charlie Sheen one day saw a copy of this film on VHS and contacted the FBI, believing it to be a genuine snuff film...Contains stories of tragedies and dark comedy.

Extras and After Story of Zenbu Kimi no Sei.Mainly centred around Ryou and Nagisa.(the Official Raws are free to view)

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering one-shots from every Garo mangaka up until 1984.

A collection of dark and creepy horror stories. Some are slightly eroguro and a few are BL.

Italo and Erika made a promise: they would become siblings starting from the first day of school. Although it's easy to convince their classmates, the distance between them two grows every day and the gaps of this relationship will give way to dangerous feelings

In order to save her father's company from bankruptcy, Maria must marry a man whom she's never met before. She's not one to let that get her down, though; She's eager to give back in any way she can to her parents, who have raised her without wanting for anything. However, when her friend teasingly says, "If you can't satisfy him in bed with your limited knowledge and skillset, he might just cheat on you and dump you afterward!", she panics fearing that the engagement may be called off if she doesn't learn how to satisfy a man. Thus she finds herself attending a mixer for singles in the area and once there, fatefully encounters an attractive man who saves her from unwanted advances.

Tom, a young student, is looking at all costs for a way to get closer to Harmony. Learning that she is passionate about chess, He decides to take an interest in it too. But he absolutely does not know the rules! He therefore chooses to be inspired by the greatest player in history: Garry Kasparov. To learn the techniques of the master faster, He analyzes his games against the Deep Blue computer using a virtual reality machine. But a short circuit will transfer all the knowledge of the Russian player to his mind and open the doors to something greater! Tom, jeune collgien, cherche tout prix un moyen de se rapprocher de la belle Harmony. Apprenant que celle-ci se passionne pour les checs, il dcide de s'y intresser galement. Mais il n'en connat absolument pas les rgles ! Il choisit donc de s'inspirer du plus grand joueur de l'Histoire : Garry Kasparov. Pour apprendre plus vite les techniques du matre, il analyse ses parties contre l'ordinateur Deep Blue grce une machine de ralit virtuelle. Mais un court-circuit va transfrer toutes les connaissances du joueur russe dans son esprit et lui ouvrir les portes du trs haut niveau.

While everyone else has some sort of blessing or gift when they get transported to another world, LuMing seems to have been given a body of a crossdressing salesman in deep loanshark debt. Originally LuMing was already an overworked programmer, a shitty life it was already. He now lives in a world where people have abilities that make up professions! As a cardmaker he falls deep into thought. If the working mechanics behind cardmaking is similar to programming in his old world, wouldn't he be ridiculously overpowered? In theory, couldn't he just compress the entire world or realms within a card?

Pieta, a normal girl, leads a normal, uneventful life in a world ofconstant black rain. As the rain pours down, like it always does, she takesher usual route to school and has a pleasant conversation with her friendDanae.

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The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Although Kippei and Keita have been together for ten years now, they’re still finding it difficult to be completely honest with one another. However, it seems fate has a plan to reignite their passion and fix their communication problems. The morning after Kippei accidentally breaks a sentimental mug, he swaps places with his younger self from ten years ago! Suddenly, the couple both have the opportunity to face the person they fell in love with a whole decade back, and maybe reignite the passion that’s been threatening to fade away.