Second-place prize winning oneshot from the Yatagarasuhai Competition published in Harta magazine\'s March 2022 Issue No.92.

It\'s a war of words that invades reality!

Taiwan during the Qing dynasty was deeply patriarchal. Women were disregarded from birth, their only purpose was to find a good marriage. But once married, the pressure was on to provide sons. This gave rise to various folk practices which claimed to ensure male offspring. Chieh-Niang watches as her sister-in-law, obsessed with giving birth to a son, gives in to these superstitions. And she herself is under pressure to marry – can she ever break free? Walking by the river one day, she comes across the body of a woman. A priestess is summoned to ensure the woman\'s spirit passes peacefully and does not haunt the town. The priestess, with her mysterious ways, does seem able to communicate with the spirit world, and Chieh-Niang, seeing a glimmer of hope, enrolls as her apprentice. But soon after, small handprints start appearing on her legs as she sleeps, while more women go missing or are found dead. What will Chieh-Niang do, and will she find the life she wants? Tan-Tsiu-Niu was selected as a recommended book by the former Minister of Culture and was recommended as a must-read book for the 2020 World Book Day by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.

The Immortals arrived 500 years ago. They were originally celebrated, even worshipped, but as they began to use humanity for their own ends they became reviled. Now, an immortal girl hunts for her own kind in their deep lairs to bring about the end of their reign of terror.

The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship's crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology.

A girl sees stars in the people and things around her. Some are bigger and shine, others dull and dim like her own. She meets two boys from school one day who show her that all stars can shine brightly, if you see them the right way.

A little tapir boy comes from his planet to immigrate to the Earth. All of the things here are entirely new for him. Let\'s have a fantastic adventure with this brave boy! Baku-chan, a little tapir from the planet Baku, immigrates to Earth and comes to live with Hana, a human girl who has come from Nagoya to live in Tokyo. Baku-chan comes into contact with new and different things in everyday life and encounters discrimination toward immigrants. However, he also gets support from Hana and other friendly Earthlings, and also from his immigrant friends, and lives a cheerful and robust life. Masumura\'s experiences as an immigrant in Canada are reflected in a story depicted through colorful and fantastically designed drawings. While heartwarming, the story also depicts immigrant situations and feelings that could come about in the real world, including thoughtless violence, pressure to conform, and the difficulty of adapting to a new land. It is an adventure that poses questions for society.

\"The ordinary me...? The most beautiful in the world from today? By the way, who decides that standard?\" Kang Hana, an aspiring actress who always failed auditions because of her ordinary appearance despite her outstanding acting skills. Then, one day the global beauty company stated that \'her appearance is her ability\' comes at her with a scout offer. And one person is bound to learn Kang Hana\'s greatest secret...? [2021, 1st place Award-Winning Work]

A human-eating queen, and the human she falls in love with -- what lies at the end of the recipe for these two? Prize winning oneshot from the second round of the Yatagarasuhai Competition published in Harta magazine\'s February 2022 Issue No.91.

\'Marie Antoinette came to my room that day...\' A Lolita-loving high school girl and the tragic Queen Marie-Antoinette in modern Japan. Born, raised and raised differently, the encounter between these two girls changes history.

Do people like you? Or do they hate you? With this app------you can see it all.

It has been 3 years since the first dungeon, a giant cave filled with monsters, was born. In a world where dungeon raiders are common, Yoshimura, who lives his life as company livestock, unexpectedly (and unfortunately?) ranks first in the world rankings! Wishing for a more laidback lifestyle, he retires and decides to enter the dungeon. Wielding unknown skills that he has gotten, he joins the the frontline of the dungeon raiders. What will be the future of his laidback life?

Current-day Japan is facing the serious issue of population decline due to low birthrates and the concentration of the populace in only a few major metropolitan areas. Tottori-kun, the local god of Tottori Prefecture, least populous in all of Japan, must face these problems and other social issues as he and the other gods of Japan\'s prefectures battle it out to become the new capital. The series features real social, economic, and historical issues, with a dash of humor and creativity--and is also a fun way to learn about the different charms of each of Japan\'s 47 Prefectures. (This is an anthropomorphized battle manga) Synopsis from MangaUpdates: The story follows local gods of each Japanese prefecture as they battle to rule in Japan\'s capital.

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Second-place prize winning oneshot from the Yatagarasuhai Competition published in Harta magazine\'s November 2022 Issue No.99.

Just what kind of world is beyond the gate across the river? Prize winning oneshot from the first round of the Yatagarasuhai Competition published in Harta magazine\'s August 2021 Issue No.86.

Inaba Akira, a second year student at Naruyama High School, is a candidate for the next student council president due to his good manners and excellent grades. He was highly trusted by his teachers, and was loved by his classmates for his bright and friendly personality. However, he also had a serious problem...

A heart-warming story about a cat with 9 lives that wants to go to heaven to find his owner.

Pre-serialization version First place on nico: June 26th, 2017 --- **Links:** Alternate Official Raw - [X (Formerly Twitter)](https://x.com/mangadaisuki15/status/873518176138547200) (Chapter 1), [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/63452206) (Chapters 1 and 2)

In a war 4,000 years ago, the ruling race, known as the Karma, froze the world of Rune and emigrated to a neighbouring planet. Only now, as the ice is melting, have they been able to return. Dulk is a young man of exceptional power, who is in training to become a Shaman. Since he was young, he has had vivid dreams of the planet of Rune, despite the fact that he has never actually been there. When he finally goes to Rune, he will discover his powerful destiny in the planet's mysterious history!Won the Excellence Prize in the manga category at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.

On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons.Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga.

Sunday Webry Newcomer Award, January 2022, 4-Page Division, Honorable Mention. A boy in a hair-y situation sees a fellow classmate in one of his own.

Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone … She’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!

(from ebookjapan): **\"I will become the best financier in Osaka!\"** Tatsuyuki Haibara, unemployed after his company went bankrupt, decides that finance is his true calling and goes to work as a salesman for the finance company Teikoku Kinyu (Imperial Finance). However, it is not a sweet job, and Haibara is confronted with various human dramas and underworld situations related to money, such as a woman who became a soap opera star by shouldering a debt, a man who got involved in fraud, and a confrontation with an underworld moneylender... The story is set in Osaka, the commercial capital of Japan, and is the first in a series of Osaka Finance manga! --- - **Won the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 1992** - **Won the Osamu Tezuka Excellence Award in 1997**

Sunday Webry Newcomer Award, March 2021, 4-Page Division, Third Place. An up-and-coming mangaka thinks back on drawing as she takes a bath.

The world is overflowing with them: fibs, falsehoods, lies… Surely you, too, Reader, have told a lie at least once in your life, with your heart beating fast. This is a story about dealing with those lies. The protagonist, Gokuoh, is a master liar, who loves both lying and exposing other people\'s lies. Together with his strange pet, Nekokarasu, he starts to expose the ocean of lies in his new school. Fighting lies with lies, all Gokuoh needs is the power of the \"tongue.\" \"What exactly does that mean?\" you ask? Have a look and find out!