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In this story, we’re treated to a twisted, gothic-horror remix of the classic Cinderella story as re-imagined by a shounen author for a shoujo audience, where we find, in the end, that nothing comes free, and if it sounds too good to be true, well, there’s usually a catch. (You’ve never seen Cinderella like this!)
Descript. from [PRISMS]: About a robot, Jack, who appears frequently in Shimizu's SF stories. He's a robot with very human-like psyche. He once believed that he was human and he can even consume food, unlike many of the other robots of those times. While performing bounty-hunting duties on a strange planet, he has a flashback to the time he believes he was human... In this flashback, he and his partner are imprisoned and are given scarce food everyday. They share that meager meal, half and half. Yet as the days pass, the delivery of food becomes more scarce. His partner's strength is waining (she's a human being), yet Jack, though he feels the same consuming hunger as his partner, is physically still very apt. They're rescued several months later, but his partner had already died from starvation. Jack, who finds out for the first time that he's not human, still lives. - About a robot, Jack, who appears frequently in Shimizu's SF stories. He's a robot with very human-like psyche and he once believed that he was human and he can even consume food, unlike many of the other robots of those times. However, a cruel incident opened his eyes to the truth and he decided to perform bounty-hunting duties on a strange planet. That's where he meets Ruby, who turns into an innocent-looking youngster and a beautiful and seducing woman at night... she's a Photuris - a human tribe that preys on other humans in order to survive... This bunko volume starts of with the main story "22XX", but also contains science-fiction stories like "To Be Loved At the Ends of Times", "Continuation of the Dream", "A Long Night in August" and "A Robot's Mind (mimicry)."
Alicia Faitlin, daughter of an impoverished aristocratic family, was forced into an arranged marriage by her uncle, but the groom is killed suddenly in the middle of the ceremony. Although Alicia has been labeled
High school student Haae-Won Song has just placed third in Cake Magazine’s manwha creator talent search. She’s the youngest winner in the history of the contest! Not only does she have her story published but she also gets the chance to work with one of her manwha idols (who has a surprise for her). And as if that wasn’t reward enough, she’s also reunited with the former teacher who inspired her winning story. What happens when personalities clash and hearts collide like something out of a comic book? Does art imitate life, or is it the other way around?
From ShoujoMagic: A collection of short horror stories from the pages of Ciao Magazine. Story 01 - The Scream of Glass Story 02 - I Want The Lead Role Story 03 - Exciting Mysterious Club Story 04 - I Want To Be With You Forever Story 05 - Haunted Afternoon Story 06 - My Place In The World
Ichigo Hoshimiya, now a top idol, moves to America to train and take part in concerts. Here she meets Marie, a Japanese-American 14-year-old girl who is getting to know Aikatsu and idols. Despite her mother's opposition, Marie decides to become an idol and starts training with Ichigo. This series was preceeded by a oneshot by the same mangaka, in January 2013. Not to be confused with "Aikatsu! Colorwide Comics", also by SHIRAYUKI Bambi.
Asuka, who lived in Hokkaido with her mother, moves to Tokyo to look for her father she has never even met before. When she gets to his house, he is not there, only his children, who claim they have never met their father either. Asuka decides to stay with her "brother" and "sister" while she looks for their father. Her two "siblings" are living alone and things sorta get complicated when Asuka and her "brother" start to fall for each other...
"You're the first one to have ever approached me with a smile." Ruiji a delinquent is helplessly in love with Wakatsuki, but how can he confess to someone who is to scared to even look him in the eyes?
A sweet tale of the "Ugliest couple" when beauty for a man and a woman is flipped.
From: Easy Going Scans A continuation of Brave 10. The main protagonist is an Iga ninja named Saizou, who meets an Izumo priestess and protects her on her short journey to Sanada Yukimura. Sanada Yukimura is a powerful warlord in the Sengoku era. Sanada wants to gather 10 warriors, a party unrivaled in skill and power, to set his still secret plan into action.
About a sixteen year old girl who graduated in Australia and returns to Japan to teach English in a high school. The students are of the same age and so she has a lot of difficulties getting accepted by them....... who will she love ????????????
From Tokyopop: Gods and demons wage a neverending battle with the mortal realm as their battlefield. As with most longstanding feuds, the reasons are no longer important--hatred is a way of life. But it is foretold that one would arise who could restore harmony between gods and demons. Enter Raenef...heir to a set of demon royalty, he is hardly courtly material. The demon king assigns Eclipse to be his tutor, to mold Raenef into proper demonic shape. The two begin a journey of discovery and are soon joined by a human knight and a god-blessed priest. From Mari Lex: As a demon lord in training, poor Raenef just doesn`t seem to make the cut. With his unbelievable innocence and neivity, not to mention unbearable cuteness dispite trying to look scary, he only agreed to become a demon lord for the free food. Will he ever become a successful demon lord???
