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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Louvre's comic collection, a series of international exhibitions has been scheduled. The Taipei MoNTUE Museum, followed by the Tainan Cultural Center, inaugurated the Taiwanese part of this major retrospective by exhibiting more than two hundred original plates, preparatory drawings and video installations. Then, between August 2016 and September 2017, the exhibition follows a traveling tour through Japan, starting with the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo. At each stage of the exhibition, Taiwanese and then Japanese artists were invited to participate in this project. It is their work that we reproduce here. Their personal looks, their original cultures and their singular expressions send back new images of the Louvre,
Chang Sheng's adaption of “Nine Lives Man” is here for the 30th anniversary! The story follows Meng Jiu Ge (Nine Lives Men) as what seems like a chance encounter with a homeless man leads him to understand that his life is only one of many He will live as he tries to understand the destruction of the city and those mysterious masked people that visited him.
From Kodanclub: Toshiko Momojiri - an ordinary kind of girl - falls in love with Kuroo Samehada, a gangster who is on the run after stealing the mob's loot. Toshiko, too, is on the run from a weird uncle. This is the story of two fugitives who meet and fall in love amid violence and gunfire.
(series of one-shots) Summaries from Baka-Updates: Plain House Minori wanted to be an interior designer so she applied for a job at “Sunhouse Residence” company. During the welcoming karaoke party she took the initiative and sang a song that the director was good at. As a result she was transferred to the show house, which proved to be also the residence of one interesting guy. Love Trainer Asami, who hates dishonesty, often causes troubles in the company where she's working. This time, she gets a client's director angry, and she receives a letter of transfer for the fourth time. She is appointed to a post in the department of technological development where the elite and honest staff are working. Kayato is her boss and hard trainer. She dislikes him, and wants to go back to the post as a receptionist. Organic Boys On the 20th birthday of Yuu-chan her best friends confess to her. Who will she choose? And how will she react? Sakura Falling After 5 Rika had no time and no personal life. She worked everyday at her office until 5 and then she helped her father with his shop. One day an university student comes to eat at the shop and this is only the beginning.
From Nagareboshi Manga: Hijiki (a girl with an unusual name) has just entered a new school, and on the way there she encounters a mysterious boy alongside a beautiful lake. Hijiki has some secrets of her own, and will this boy be able to listen to her silent pleas for help...?
After being told that his dad passed away, Souichirou comes back to the house which used to be his home 8 years ago. There, he finds out about the existence of his two older brothers - Masato, the eldest, and Kaname, the middle child. In order to receive rights to the house, Souichirou has to live together with them, and despite the chaos and arguments, it's fine by Souichirou if it means he can get the house. But one day, he accidentally sees Masato kissing Kaname...
Aki is a male escort. He takes on customers from the shop. Miyaji-san is an ordinary salaryman who becomes Aki's client. He told him he thinks he might be gay because the person he likes is a guy. Aki suggests that they first start with a kiss, but ends up sleeping with him. He likes Miyaji, so he gives him his number. Then they meet outside the store...
From MangaHelpers: The world is in a war against an alien race called "Mimics," who have taken over most of the world with a mission to eliminate the human race. Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, which is battling against these "Mimics." On his first day of deployment, Keiji and his unit encounter "Mimics" and are all killed... Or was it all a dream? For some inexplicable reason, after every time he dies, he is resurrected and returned back to the day before the battle. Why does this happen to Keiji and how can he escape from this never ending cycle?
Haru has been living with her stepfather, Seiji, ever since she lost her mother at a young age. However, on the heels of Seiji's grandfather's funeral and with news that their apartment is scheduled to be demolished, she begins to take a fresh look at her circumstances.
He's in the same class, but she's only talked to him a few times. Whenever their eyes meet, Naho can't look away. Their relationship heats up quietly... Ai witnesses them together and takes an action that ends up changing her friendship with her guy friend, Shun. Includes: Tsuki wo Dakishimeru Next to You Girl The Night of the Shooting Stars
Collection of 5 short works loosely connected: Diabolic (Diaboriku) Vagabond (Sensai Bagabon) Nenkorori Mr. Holland (Olanda-san) Maria Immaculata
