YUMEKA SUMOMO
Tengujin
2011-12-18
Tengujin is a story about two twin brothers who live in a world where Eastern and Western Japan and splitting apart and have formed two warring countries. In this "idiot adult's world", many social issues press on society and drove it to war. Gods of the world, mainly tengu, influence the start and end of the events that lead to war such as Japan splitting into two, so the younger twin, Mozuku, desires to end the idiotic war the adults started and meets with the God of the West (Sai) with his older brother, Shinonome.Zanouka, the second story in Tengujin, is about the former incarnations of Mozuku and Shinonome. Mozuku is a young bard who is the inheriting son of a feudal lord of a dead mountain with only poor people remaining on it. He keeps a rigid, realistic perspective on life and refuses to believe in things like tengu. While cleaning the tengu's small shrine, his beautiful voice attracts the attention of the tengu of the mountain, Tondonbou (Shinonome's former incarnation), who hides half of his face behind a mask. After meeting the tengu, Mozuku sets to seeking him out again, wanting to see what was hidden behind that mask.
Natsukashi Machi no Rozione
2011-02-11
[From Storm in Heaven]: This volume contains four of Yumeka Sumomo's short stories. 1) Natsukashi Machi no Rozione : a young woman struggles to realize the value of her childhood. 2) Icchoume Kikyouya no Hime-sama. 3) Boku no Shalala: about witch Shalala and a human boy 4) Robot: Sci-fi romance.
Hoshi yo Oka yo Fuyu no Ao yo
2011-02-11
A story about a rebellious, young man with unimaginable beauty named Hana who dreams of being a swordsman. Due to his beauty, his mother has other plans for him, so he leaves home to become a swordsman like Soyogo who slayed 14 people. Amongst the guards, he meets an enigmatic youth named Hijiri who lives without knowing joy or sorrow. A sweet story about two young men, their dreams, and their blossoming love.
Mi to Shounen
2011-02-11
From Psycho Pandas:A 4 page story about an 8-year-old boy who doesn't understand the difference between life and death and the man who helps him.
Yubikiri Hime
2011-02-11
From Psycho Pandas:Pinky promise. If you lie then you have to swallow a thousand needles and...Kiriko is a little girl who makes pinky promises with people who expect her to pay for them, but she looks forward to the day they run out of fingers to make promises with or break their promise. An adorable yet creepy 8 page oneshot.
Nemunoki No Geshukusou
2011-01-14
From Storm in Heaven:Chidori absolutely hates men. For her entire life, she's been forced to put up with a bunch of irresponsible, useless slackers, and she's sick of it. Can one innocent little lie change how she feels about men?