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What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds ... a lump in her breast?” That’s the question that sets this powerful, funny, and poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her eleven-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancer—from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between.

A bookstore employee who’s easy to be played with & a batik craftsman.

From Momocha Scans:Azuma is a skilled French chef working at a top-notch hotel. One day, he's requested to offer his culinary skills at a shop he frequents. Not only are the customers varied of age and profession, but some regular patrons have quite the demand too! Furthermore, a love story instead of a dessert order?!By way of declining the strange request, Azuma inadvertently revealed that he's gay! In addition to that, the editor Kumoi is also having a long-distance lover's tiff here!

Yuuki is a university student bored with his ordinary life. One day after returning home after class, he finds a strange chocolate tin in his bag. Inside it is a letter with “I want a friend” written on it by an unknown sender. When he writes a reply as a joke, the next morning another letter is inside it…? Also included is Haru, Hinata no Koi and Koiiro Milky Way.

The first story is by Ogura Muku sensei, and the latter is by Kobato Mebaru sensei.1. Bear-kun is always laughed at for being so clumsy and useless, despite his large size. So, he has come to hate the fact that he is large. Squirrel-kun finds him crying, and one thing leads to another and Bear-kun ends up helping Squirrel-kun using his large size.2. The eldest brother in the wolf family is actually a fox... a golden fox. He knows he's "different" from all the rest. One day, he falls in the swamp and gets covered in mud... as a result, he is black like his brothers. When the second eldest brother sees this, he begins licking the fox to expose the beautiful fur. Together they discover the pleasure their tails can bring.

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For Yui Hasegawa, a high school student who is not very impressive. She has an older brother, Yu, who is known as the coolest and most handsome guy in school. They look so unalike that you can't believe they're sibling. There are rumors of discord, Yui, who has a ``perfect older brother,'' is troubled. It is… "My brother, who is both talented and perfect, is actually a serious Cisco...!" A hilarious sitcom about a brother and sister who are complete opposites!

Ryu Shinjo is a student who is invited (forced) by his best friend to enter the world of virtual and online role-playing games (VRMMORPG). During the game and when choosing his class, Ryu decides to become a "priest", through which he can regain his health through magic and thus play alone. However, his playing style is far from what you would call a "normal priest". It is time to learn the story from Ryu, the priest who instills terror into anyone who dares to stand in his way.

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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. not found...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...

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According to AoiTsukiReviewer at www.mangaupdates.com, this is an enjoyable, intricate and beautifully crafted manga with nice ambience and enjoyable characters. The story revolves around a "older" (probably mid-20s but a mature type) woman named Alice who returns to live in the countryside after her grandma's death. She re-opens the traditional irori, a traditional Japanese open hearth. She reunites with her childhood friend and the manga follows the two (as well as people around them). The characters have a good dynamic and are well matched. They are also NOT dense when it comes to love, they do pick things up rather fast, and they don't sit on them which is refreshing. Art style is beautiful, soft and detailed. A lot of thought goes not only in drawing the characters but also in "background"; the room and items. This is a good example of a "classical", well drawn manga, not an epic manga like the more known ones, but rather that type of quiet, ambiental, beautifully drawn manga that's soothing but not boring, mature but not heavy, and light while not cheap.

The "Ha Jaeyoung" whom Seou had a crush on in high school has died. Seou meets the deceased Ha Jaeyoung in a dream, and as the past is reenacted in the dream, Seou tries to change it to save him. Meanwhile, the death of another Ha Jaeyoung gets entangled, complicating the present. Before this dream that transcends time ends, can Seou save both Ha Jaeyoungs?