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The experiences of two Japanese people who move to the US; one a judo teacher, the other a guitarist.

An anthology collection of very short parodies of classic fairy tales and stories, such as Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe, Ali Baba, Snow White and more. The reissued edition lacks a large fully-painted poster supplement.

Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen-year-old student at Ninja High School, a special school for the training of ninja. He is short and chubby, but he possesses a super technique known as the "kamikaze", where he stirs up a whirlwind with his feet. The series introduces his many adventures and pranks as Nikumaru meets with his rivals both in and out of school. [Source: Animenfo]

Alian is a young girl from an island called Ailen and she is different from all the other kids her age. All the others in the tribe have blond hair while Alian is the only one with black hair and because of this she was bullied many times. One day a traveler in silver clothing came to Ailen and “name” Alian. To be name is very important because it reveals one true self. After that the Master Drisu takes Alian in as his disciple because she was “name” by the stranger. Bara is the evil leader of Death Valley and one night he murdered all the people in Alian’s tribe, and she swears to get vengeance on Bara. (Source: Esthétique)

"Aishite Knight" is set in Osaka, and tells the story of Yaeko "Yakko" Mitamura, an 18 year old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo, and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo's brother Go Kato is the lead singer of the emerging rock band "Bee Hive". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa an unexpected series of events unfolds.

The experiences of two Japanese people who move to the US; one a judo teacher, the other a guitarist.

A love story between two dancers: Junaque, a relative of the Belgian royal family and Shara, a Japanese transfer student. The story begins at St. Maria's, a private Catholic school in Belgium, but later the action switches to the show business life in New York.

Hidamari no Ki is about a friendship between a samurai and a doctor in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984 for general manga.

This is a story about three sisters in search of their lost father, who was a famous artist. They steal his works of art from museums/galleries to make him recognize their presence in the world. The three sisters' gang is called Cat's Eye as well as the coffee-shop they own. This coffee shop is located right in front of the police-headquarters. Hitomi, the middle sister is betrothed with the police inspector Toshio who is in charge of the investigations regarding Cat's Eye. Toshio falls in love with Hitomi as Cat's Eye too.

Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen-year-old student at Ninja High School, a special school for the training of ninja. He is short and chubby, but he possesses a super technique known as the "kamikaze", where he stirs up a whirlwind with his feet. The series introduces his many adventures and pranks as Nikumaru meets with his rivals both in and out of school. Sasuga no Sarutobi

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Transfer student, Aoba Shunsuke, arrived at Sunshine School only to find the premises empty. He was secretly gleeful to be the first to reach the school, oblivious to the fact that it was Foundation Day and a rest day for the institution. At that moment, a big-sized "L"(Eru) beauty by the name of Natsumi appeared before him and the two of them hit off together even though Shunsuke was so much smaller than her. Shunsuke's mother runs a women's apparel busines but the shop is in need of manpower. Shunsuke offers to help out at the shop but fumbles a lot because he does not know how to interact with the ladies. Eru decides to step in and help out around the shop and this pleases Shunsuke's mother. This is a romance story that shares the joys and woes of the "SL" combi between Shunsuke and Eru. The Kabocha Wine won the 1983 Kodansha Manga award for shounen.

On her death bed, Kousaku Sakamoto's mother tells him that after she dies, he should go to Tokyo where he'll be taken care of by her friend Ibari Oozora and his family. Since his father died three years before and with no where else to go, Kousaku decides to go along with his mother's last request. However, he soon discovers that Ibari is the boss of the Oozora Group mob ring. Uneasy about his predicament, he considers leaving, but he has second thoughts when he meets Ibari's four daughters–Tsugumi, Tsubame, Suzume and Hibari–only to find out that Hibari is actually Ibari's only son. Now Kousaku must not only cope with living among mobsters but also with refusing Hibari's advances toward him.

A collection of short stories by Otomo (Akira).An anthology of short stories from 1974-1980.

Includes a short story called Youma (Leprechaun) in volume two.

Atagoul Monogatari takes place in a fantasy world where humans and cats can talk to each other. The story revolves around the adventures of the protagonist, Hideyoshi, and his friends.

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(from ebookjapan): A man called \"the son of Shaka\" arrives in the peaceful village of Shogitani. He continues to act in mysterious ways, such as offering a large sum of money for a village girl who is in debt and scattering 5 million in cash in the village, with his triplet female followers. Meanwhile, one by one, the villagers begin to fall ill with high fever.......!

\"Aishite Knight\" is set in Osaka, and tells the story of Yaeko \"Yakko\" Mitamura, an 18-year-old girl working in her father\'s Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo, and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo\'s brother Go Kato is the lead singer of the emerging rock band \"Bee Hive\". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and \"Bee Hive\" member Satomi Okawa an unexpected series of events unfolds.

(from ebookjapan): Ippei Yasuda, heir to the Yasuda Zaibatsu, is back as a detective! Despite being a rookie, Ippei takes on cases head-on, but is confronted by the unreasonable crimes of those in power. Will Ippei be able to maintain his manly justice?

Collection of 13 guro stories by Suehiro Maruo.