Yukibana no Tora

A tribute to Maya Mineo's Fly Me To Saitama with short stories, illustrations and full manga by a variety of artists.

Konno Izumi, a beautiful life drawing model tormented with the unrelenting curse of her excessive beauty. Weepy are her eyes, streaming down her cheek with mirth. With all these means, the curtain is raised on the riverside concerto of a beautiful woman struggling along the path to unpopularity. By the author of Princess Jellyfish. Note: Nominated for the 4th Manga Taisho in 2011.

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How does a washed-out, child genius actor confront his fears? Faced with the fear of never surpassing the acting of his greatest nemesis, he idles away while his childhood mentor and director recovers in a hospital. For five years, he sits idly, wondering what it takes to be a good actor. That is, until the day he met her…

Lingerie shop employee Kazuko longs for some drama to spice up her tedious daily routine. For Satou, a middle school teacher, Kazuko is the ideal woman. What will happen when these two people meet in rather extreme circumstances!? My Eternal Screen Jiro has moved from the countryside to Tokyo along with Haruo, his friend from high school. He suddenly receives a letter from their old school friend, Yuriko. But what is it that Yuriko wants and why is Jiro, who is constantly bewildered by women, willing to return to the rural town he deserted to find out? The Graduation Trip Ronin, Yussuuke, goes on a sort-of "graduation trip" to find his illegitimate half-sister and give her money from his father, who thinks he's dying.

Shoko has turned 30 and she has finally given up on finding a marriage partner. Recently having completed a year long contract, she wants to explore the freedom her lack of relationship and job obligations afford her and books a trip to Seoul, Korea. Unencumbered, she wants to visit the Korean BBQ restaurants alone and drink to celebrate her "graduation from marriage seeking activities." Not quite supportive is her sister, one who is already married to a good-looking, high earning man, who thinks Shoko should do the responsible thing and give marriage hunting a shot again. But Shoko cannot be deterred. But life has a strange way of turning things around. On her trip to Seoul, Shoko makes a surprising discovery, and an unexpected connection… This is a collaborative project between Higashimura Akiko and NAVER webtoon, which may be the first of its kind, at least involving such a luminary figure in manga. It is being released in Korean and Japanese, but not quite simul-release. Korean is about 20 chapters ahead. Gisou Furin is now a live-action JDrama! The setting is changed slightly, as the trip is to Hakata in Fukuoka, not Seoul, Korea and the love interest is a returnee who had moved to Spain as a kid and not a Korean. Most unfortunately, there is no Bump-chan. Boo. The first episode covers almost to chapter 12. There are subtitled 1080p episodes available at usual sources. Try it!

The life of daimyo Uesugi Kenshin commanded authority and fear during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. In this retelling, the powerful lord is reimagined as a woman.

Meet Yuka, a 6th grade fashionista who, thanks to her ability to put together just about any outfit on the fly, can disguise herself as nearly any age she wants. She’s just a little bit crazy, and has been known to pass herself off as the older sister of her actual older sister. This manga is the tale of her life…

Sunflower ~ Kenichi Legend is a gag manga based on the manga author's real life story. Sunflower is about an OL named Akiko who is very good at drawing illustrations for her company bulletins. She drew manga as a kid, but hadn't pursued it. Her father Kenichi works at the same company. He is a tropical fruit freak & is on a different wavelength than others. Sunflower ~ Kenichi Legend was nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho Award in 2008. (Source: MU)