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A collection of short, slightly bittersweet stories: 1&2 ) Tableau Numero 20 Ever since he discovered the rough sketch for a lost painting by the 19th century French artist Maurice Olivier in a library book, a modern-day art expert, also named Maurice, has yearned to see the actual painting. Is it the work of art he's in love with or its mysterious subject? - The Moon in a Box 3) Just Not Like a Merry-Go-Round Minoru has been in love with Kei-chan forever. "One hundred times. One thousand times. One hundred years go right by." Starting with a merry-go-round, and ending with a horse race... Minoru bets on a horse who keeps running but never catches up. If that horse wins.... maybe Minoru can too. 4) Rasgueado Working in a no-name bar for petty cash frustrates Jesus, a beautiful professional dancer. Jesus prostitutes himself to tourists for extra money - but Aldero, an older man who plays guitar for the bar is sick of Jesus wasting his youth. Jesus loves Aldero and the sound of his music, but as life goes, he is forced to part with them. 5) en el parquet A story about an old couple. One who has lost his memories, forever waiting for the man he loves; and one who must watch the man he loves wait for his past self. 5) le visiteur Continuation of the Tableau Numero 20 story. Yves is still searching for Maurice Oliver - his love from the past - and one day he sees Maurice Oliver in the museum... 6) Extra - Sunday in Paris Yves causes Maurice more trouble in the museum. 7) Extra - Monday in Paris Al and Leon from Ultras are visiting France. Al met Maurice when he brought a group of children for a tour to the Louvre. The two bump in to Maurice at a cafe... with Yves trailing behind. Where did Al see that man before?
IS (Pronounced Aiesu in Japanese) is not your everyday manga. This manga strictly deals with cases of intersexuality. IS stands for Inter Sexuality. This manga deals with very serious issues concerning intersexual people. The pain they go through, the troubles they confront, and ultimately their inability to reproduce and even find a partner who will accept them as they are - It's all there in a form of manga. The series is consisted of cases, each dealing with different people - although some cases are much longer and more dramatic than others. The first volume is about the case of Hiromi and the case of Ryoma. The third case is of Haru and characters related to him. If you don’t know what intersexuality is, refer to the Wikipedia on Intersex.
[One shot anthology] She's afraid of her "white jacket" chemistry teacher...She's out of breath just by merely passing him! And now, she's got supplementary classes with him close by in the same room! What is she to do?? Four other short stories are included in this love story anthology by Sakurakouji Kanoko. Be swept away as a "Partner in Crime" when a precious school statue goes missing, or discover just who your "Box Prince" is when your parents want to monitor your actions with a robot! Read these five touching love stories and feel your heart race!
Oneshot published in Gekkan! Spirits.
From Intercross: Shio loves to write lyrics, and it's her secret dream to become a singer. However, THAT GUY found out about the dream that she can't tell anyone else about?! Shio has no friends and is known as a devil, because she often writes something in her notebook. Though, no one has seen what she has written in it. Until that day.... From Baka-Updates: All she could ever think about was flying. Shio is a loner who has a secret dream locked up inside of her. However, she encounters a situation with the guy that will change her life forever.. and so the journey towards her dreams will slowly begin to unravel.
When the Red Lion reached out his hand to a boy whom forgotten from the world, the story is began.
From Storm in Heaven: Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world.
Between the mountains and the seas, there was a war with the beasts for survival. A man, named Bo Yi, discovered that drinking the beasts blood would grant him powers. Bo Yi traveled the world, recorded these beasts, and wrote the "Shan Hai Jing", he also established «Shang Hai Jing» city, to promote the idea of eating beasts to gain the power to hunt them. But when relations with other countries soured Bo Yi had dissapeared. Since then «Shan Hai Jing» started the pursuit of fame and profit. A young man is a slave at «Shan Hai Jing», however, he has an astonishing ability. The battle with the beasts changed the fate of both this young man and the entire world. (synopsis from SpookyPinata) Original Webcomic http://www.manben.com/mh-shanhainizhan1/
From Lililicious: Rutsu, a novelist, finds herself caught between her boyfriend and another woman.
Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress and singer. However, soon her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end. A story about a woman's vanity, greed, hatred and despair, by the author of River's Edge. Helter Skelter won the 2003 excellence prize at the Japanese Media Arts Festival, and the 2004 Osamu Tezuka Culture Prize.
A series of short oneshots.
After Ame's father remarries, he's not sure what to do with 3 new brothers and a stepmother at the age of 19. As he comes to appreciate his happy new home and family the glue holding them together starts to come undone. How will these 4 brothers weather tragedy after tragedy and stay together?
