Kaori was adopted by Hokuto Ryouzou after her grandmother died. She has the power of a shaman or "uta" of Okinawa, whose left eye can see others' future. The Hokuto family owns the "Hokuto Group," the leading movie company in Japan, and Kaori is behind its success. When Hokuto Ryouzou dies, it is written in his will that whichever son of his that Kaori chooses to marry must leave with her and will not be president of the Hokuto Group. Kaori chooses to marry Youhei instead of the one she really loves, Seiya.

Seven years ago, Lundi found a little girl named Jeudi lying in a field of dandelions on the Alps. One day, they accidentally angered Count de Gourmont and so Jeudi was forced work as a maid in his castle. Lundi came to her rescue; however they nearly died when escaping. Set in the era of World War II, Lundi and Jeudi face many difficult situations as they search for the whereabouts of Jeudi’s parents. **Note**: Volume count based on the wideban. See [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1960) for the anime.

Tokyo, Taisho era (1912-1926). Aria Kaibara, who wishes to become a pianist, takes the exams to become a preparatory student at the Tokyo Music School. The passion in her playing overwhelms her surroundings, like a ripple on the surface of water. It is then that Aria has an encounter with the son of the Nishimikado noble family, Natsuo, and learns a shocking truth… The youth of a maiden blessed by the god of music in this stream of musical romance!

Yukari is a girl who can see the deceased. Yuusaku is a boy who can hear any phenomena that has a voice. Through their encounters with the inhuman, they learn fear, sadness, and compassion; and grow as humans.

Shiho is like all the other girls in high school, except for a little difference. She has a big talent for acting and that's what they require you to have as Private Actress. Shiho can be anything you want her to be: sister, girlfriend or, why not, someone’s fiance; she can act them all. This seems like normal life for her but then…

Combination is a police story about two very different men becoming partners to fight crimes in high places. Their combination turns out to be one-of-a-kind. The story is based on the adventures of a pair of policemen, Hashiba Shigemi 26 years old and Keiichi Sasaki, 22. The two handsome young men are somewhat nonconformist and often act of impulse; especially the impetious Hashiba. They solve crimes with "less-than-orthodox" methods and push themselves to the limits of the legality; Often engaging themselves more on hunches and "faith" than for the same law; but after all they are the best "Combination" that can be found. thus the title of the series. They prefere to take action against the politically corrupt and the dealings of the yakuza. The Japanese Robin Hood? Volumes 1-2 were produced under CLAMP. After Sei Leeza left CLAMP she continued the series on her own. As of 2006, vol 6 has been the last volume.

Seinen One-shot compilation containing 15 one-shots, published between 1968 and 1976, with an emphasis on themes of eroticism and SF. Chiefly contains works published in Gekiga magazines.

Will a half-mermaid, half-human girl bring an end to the feud between humanity and the mer-people — or bring about the destruction of all life on Earth? As a merman named Shona is returning to his birthplace to spawn, he meets a young human, Jimmy, who suffers from amnesia. Together, Jimmy and Shona set off to find the missing girl. Will they be able to avert a mysterious prophecy, or will finding the secret of Jimmy's identity delay them enough to set Earth on the path to destruction?

The distorted memory becomes a masquerade. Everyone hides behind a mask and performs the wildest acts with no consequence. But, life is not a masquerade. The main character is a girl who suffers daily from what she accidentally witnessed years ago. She keeps having flashbacks of a gruesome scene. It always starts with her as a little girl following a black kitten, and suddenly the black kitten turns into a panther! A woman welcomes the panther to join her and the rest of the panthers. And then, unaware of the presence of the little girl, the group starts having "fun." The girl becomes horrified by the scene. She makes a noise and they notice her. "Hunt her down! Kill her!" the woman says to the panthers. She managed to escape from the pack, but they got to her parents. In her flashbacks, her parents were chased and fell off a cliff. The authorities told her that it was a car accident. She has lived on the edge of illusion and reality until she sees the photo of the woman on a magazine. A photo is all she needs to confirm what her flashbacks tell her. Now, she is ready to get even.

Main Story: The White Shadow - Shiroi Kageboshi - 白い影法師 Suzuko Hasebe, a grade 11 student, has been on a consistent transfer from one school to another (due to her father's work) before transferring to a private school. When she arrived, she saw an empty desk sitting by the window of the classroom and was given permission to sit there. No one has sat at that desk for 5 years, and strange things are about to occur. Side Story: Melody for Two - Futari no Melody - ふたりのメ� ディ Sawai is handsome, cultured, and a talented violinist who is searching for his soul-mate. Karumi is a boisterous and energetic girl whose greatest desire is to play the drum during the local festival. When Sawai's grandmother has heart trouble, Karumi impresses Sawai with her energy–and wrestling ability! But the gap between their worlds may be too great even for a duet with violin and drum, for Sawai's mother has returned to Japan–and declares Sawai must go to Austria. The only way he can stay is for rough Karumi to make a good impression…

Ryouko Midorikawa is a girl in her first year of high school. One day the cat she had raised and loved for 15 years suddenly dies. Although Pow hated water, he died drowning. Ryouko is lost in questions about the cause of his death. But from that night on, terrible things start happening everywhere around her!

From Stage Storm: Seiko and Kanako are the daughters of two important companies. Nijihiko, the son of another company must choose a wife between them, but Kanako is kidnapped. Miruku is a happy girl, crazy for cakes and pies, and really good at kendo. She looks like the missing girl so she's asked to substitute her to meet Nijihiko.

It happened in the blink of an eye. Rikka's world turned upside down when her school field trip bus flipped and plummeted into a lake. Everyone inside that bus drowned… except for Rikka, but she wasn't saved by anything as simple as luck. When she was released from the hospital, Rikka was then attacked repeatedly in a series of bizarre incidents all involving water… and a sadistic aquatic beauty whose name is – Rikka!? What does our heroine have that the sadistic Rikka wants back? What was it that saved her from drowning, and who gave it to her and why…?

One afternoon, Atsushi's best friend from childhood, Masa, informs him, "I kidnapped Niina Aota." Niina, whose popular nickname is "Nina", is the girl Masa fell in love with at first sight on the train attending school. Atsushi found it unexpected and hard to believe, until he heads over to Masa's apartment and discovers that Nina has really been kidnapped….

The story is about Miyagawa Shota, who just graduated from high school, and left his hometown to work in the famous Tsurumoku Furniture factory outside of Tokyo. In the company dorm, Shota is roomed with Tabatake, the most senior resident of the dorm and the most obnoxious roommate, and Sugimoto, the in-house Casanova. With these two roommates, Shota is constantly caught in awkward situations. Although the manga addresses the issues of making career and love quite seriously, it still succeeds in remaining funny at the same time.

At the Kanagawa police precinct, Inspector Keita Kurokôchi is a textbook dirty cop. Having a position at the second division of the precinct tasked with investigating organized and white-collar crimes, Kurokôchi knows every local politician's little secrets and their bribes allow him to live in luxury. On the contrary, Chief Inspector Shingo Seike is a naïve newcomer at the precinct full of idealism. One day, the commissioner of the Kanagawa police force decides to partner Kurokochi with Seike in an effort to finally get rid of the former and stop him from tarnishing the honour of the police force. The manga was completed in May 2018 with 23 volumes.

Short story collection including: 1. Iguana no Musume: A girl develops a complex about herself after her mother thinks of her as a hideous iguana. Iguana Girl reflects Hagio's own relationship with her mother, and it took her "years to write this story". 2. Catharsis When Yuji, a student retaking his entrance exams, suddenly runs away from home, his worried parents begin searching for him. They discover he’s staying at the home of the owner of the part-time job where he works. Despite their concerns, Yuji insists he won’t return. What is Yuji truly seeking? Why does he keep running away? 3. Afternoon Sunshine: While watching a TV show with her husband, Shouko's world was turning upside down because of her husband's words, "After all, married couples are just strangers." 4. The Pills That Help You Go To School: On the first day of the second semester of his first year in high school, Katsumi saw his father becoming a word processor and his mother an electric rice cooker. 5. My Friend K: K transferred to the narrator's school in the summer of his second year of junior high school. A 8-page oneshot showcases the tangle between envy and admiration.

Ooya Chiki has two short story compilations with the same name. **1974 edition:** - **Candy to Choco Bonbon**: Booboo Sue transfers to Gradler Academy to find her lost childhood love, Buddy. - Ouji-sama ga Ippa: Ooya's debut work. - Shiroi Carnival - Rouge wa Saigo **2007 edition:** - **Candy to Choco Bonbon**: Booboo Sue transfers to Gradler Academy to find her lost childhood love, Buddy. - Ouji-sama ga Ippai - Alphonse, Osaki ni Douzo - Shiroi Carniva - Yukiwarisou - **Images**: A short story by Ooya Chiki published in Ribbon in 1974. - Namiki-doori no Noriai Bus - Boku no Suteki na Posie Oba-san

Fuji, who can see the "red string of fate" is in an unrequited love with his university classmate, Yuka. However, Fuji is hiding those feelings in his heart. This is because he knows their "red strings of fate" aren't connected. Do you believe in "fate?" This is a love story that will make your heart go "kyun," depicting the love of adults being toyed with by fate.

Second virgin went to Women's Wind and fell madly in love! Office worker Berry happened to learn about the dating course at Onna Kaze through an Internet TV program she was watching, and out of curiosity, she decided to try it out. After using the course several times, she becomes attracted to KEN, the therapist, and with a single-minded desire to get closer to KEN, she finally uses the treatment course and becomes physically and emotionally addicted to KEN. What will happen to Berry's love, swamped by the person she has to pay to see?

Story 6: Yasha Gozen – In this sparse, effective short story, a young girl whose family just moved to an old house deep in the mountains finds herself haunted by a supernatural creature, but everything might not be as it seems.

From Kirby Scanlations: After graduating from high school, Minori decides to attend art school against the protests of her mother. While throwing herself into her work, she happens to meet two fellow male students. Fujioka Takashi, and Kagami Touma. Kagami, who uplifts people with his confidence and kindness. Fujioka, whose confidence inspires. Thanks to these two boys, Minori is able to overcome the struggles she’s been facing her entire life. But what happens when one of them wants something more…?