A Long Way Off

Pirates like we see them in books or movies, do they really exist? Young Funako Yamato, martial art expert and daughter of a traditional fisherman will discover it against her will... Everything begins when some strange fellows kidnap her and she ends in the middle of the ocean on a police-purchased boat. Katou, a mysterious character, is looking for a fabulous treasure hidden on a desert island...

The eccentric Dr. Tamaki is doing brain research. Hashi, 19 and a half, has a small fragment of a car that remained in his brain after an accident, and since then he can't help but say out loud everything he thinks and feels. Hana, 21, has unexpected orgasms anytime, anywhere, even in public. The brain of 6 year old Mari cannot perceive the people around her, she lives in an isolated world where there is no other human being apart from her. Hideo, 10, says he has "super powers," and can "get in touch with aliens and God."

A humorous collection of 3 short stories by Minetaro Mochizuki, all taking place in the same town about the misadventures of a very poor girl.

This series is based on Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film. The story follows an orphaned young boy and his beloved dog.

Collection of early oneshots by Minetaro Mochizuki

One night, mild-mannered college student, Hiroshi Mori, bumps into a woman visiting his next-door neighbor. A large, creepy woman, she has long hair, wears a coat and carries shopping bags in both hands. He had never seen her before. But then, without warning, the woman starts stalking Hiroshi, shifting her attention from his next-door neighbor whom she had been visiting to Hiroshi himself. Who is she and what is she after? Originally published in 1993 - before the term "stalker" was acknowledged in Japanese society, this well-written horror manga is about a young man pursued by a mystery woman. Serialized for just ten weeks, this short, single-volume manga unusually became a hit bestseller, selling a staggering 400,000 copies. Regularly chosen as "the scariest manga ever" in magazine horror specials.

A new interpretation of Yamamoto Shuguro’s period novel Chiisakobe, transplanting the original Edo era in a modern setting. A young carpenter, Shigeji, who lost his parents and his father’s building company called Daitome in a fire, swears to himself he will rebuild the company according to the words of his father, Tomezoh, “What is important for people throughout the ages is humanity and strength of will”. He hires Ritsu, who has no place to go, as an assistant at Daitome. Some children from an orphanage, who lost their home, also show up at Daitome. The bearded young carpenter’s decision to take over his family’s business is a drama filled with the milk of human kindness. - Won the 44th Angoulême award for foreign series.