SLICE OF LIFE
Spica
2011-10-17
A collection of short stories originally published in Japan between 2000 and 2004:• Fuyu no Kirin (April 2004)• Spica (October 2002)• Midori no Koinu (August 2000)• Hana no Yurikago (December 2001)• Yuuhi Candy (June 2000)• Innocence o Machinagara (February 2004)
Yuuyake Rocket Pencil
2011-10-17
Satomi's mother has left her father, but Satomi still waits for her at the family stationery shop. When Satomi's father, who has become an otaku and given up on life, decides to close the shop, she begs him to turn it over to her instead. Yuuyake Rocket Pencil relates the struggles and triumphs of an elementary-school girl who runs a store on her own.
Kyoukai Senjou no Rinbo
2011-10-13
From Fairgame:Fuu is a girl who was born as an elf/human hybrid, which caused her to be unwanted by either side. Fuu leaves her hometown and arrives at a place called "Limbo", a world where hybrids like Fuu gather. Day by day, Fuu's interactions with the residents of Limbo let her heart and feelings grow bit by bit.
Issho ni Kuraso (Yaoi)
2011-10-10
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The boss who arrived with the staff transfers is, in spite of being my boss, super cute. Toda-san came from the Kansai Branch, and somehow ended up freeloading at my house...! When I come home I'm greeted by a half-naked Toda-san, at night we share one bed and Toda-san rubs against my back...!! Wha-what?! I've been embraced!! This kind of life seems like the sweet life of living together with your lover... or so you might think, but between two men is it "living together" or "homosexuality"? What am I thinking!!Series Reading Order:1. Issho ni Kuraso2. Henai Prince3. Unmeinanosa4. Chikakute Tooi5. Adekoi Typhoon
Sakura Ryou March
2011-10-09
From An Endless Story:After the death of her father, Sakura decides to follow her father's last wishes and move into Sakura Dormitory and attend Sakura High. However, on her way there, she's approached by a stranger who mistakens her for someone else and steals her first kiss!
Adeiro Yuugi (Yaoi)
2011-10-09
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Katase works at a workshop which specializes in the traditional, intricate art of yuzen dyeing. He doesn't get along well with others and deliberately keeps people at a distance. This changes when he's told to allow a friendly young man in training to stay at his place.
Angel Onayami Soudanjo
2011-10-09
Rumor has it, if you sit on a particular bench in the park and repeat "Dear Angel, please help me..." three times, one will in fact descend to your aid. It's true and all, but this angel's appearance will be that of a boorish middle-aged man, and the only thing he'll do for you is listen to your worries and, in some rare cases, give you a little push.
Tiger Mask
2011-10-08
From WikipediaIn the manga and anime, Tiger Mask (whose real name was Naoto Date) was a feared heel wrestler in America who was extremely vicious in the ring. However, he became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up. The boy resided in an orphanage, the same one that Tiger Mask grew up in during his childhood. Feeling that he did not want the boy to idolize a villain, Tiger was inspired to be a heroic wrestler.The main antagonists in the manga and anime was Tiger's Cave, a mysterious organization that trained young people to be villainous heel wrestlers on the condition that they gave half of their earnings to the organization. Tiger Mask was once a member of Tiger's Cave but no longer wanted anything to do with them, instead donating his money to the orphanage. This infuriated the leader of the organization and he sent numerous assassins, including other professional wrestlers, to punish him.Most of the environment and characters were fictitious, but real-life pro wrestlers Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba were included in the manga and anime as well.
87 Clockers
2011-09-26
Ichinose, a violin music student, is coming towards a crossroads in his life. He has to decide what to do with his future, but he doesn't feel pulled towards any one particular dream. In the absence of any ambition, he decides to work alongside his mother, who is a piano teacher, and teach violin. But one night, he sees a pretty, sad girl standing barefoot outside an apartment. A little investigation shows that she seems to share the apartment with a cat and a mysterious guy called Mike. Will meeting her be the trigger that can change his dull life?New series from Ninomiya Tomoko known for Nodame Cantabile.
Himawari-san (sugano Manami)
2011-09-22
The bonding of a gentle and warm relationship between a librarian and a high school student.Â
Mairunovich
2011-09-20
Kinoshita Mairu has a cute name and she's apologetic for it, because she's ugly. In fact, she's apologetic for her very existence because she's not cute. Classmates call her "Poison Mushroom" behind her back and even her own brother treats her with disdain. However, all of that is about to change with the help of her transvestite mentor/neighbor, Fuwari-chan, and the "school king," Kumada Tenyuu!
Otogibanashi Wo Anata Ni: Tsukiyo No Maihime
2011-09-17
From TranscendenceOnce upon a time in Arabia, there was a young prince named Alexander. A group of female thieves (Roses of the Desert) planned to raid his palace for gold, but in order to collect information, the girls decided to disguise into exotic female dancers. The youngest, Sheba, had the Muses' voice and immediately caught the prince's attention. However, the prince cannot love her because she is a poor orphan girl. Even worse, the girl was captured during the raid and the prince must execute her in public according to the law. But before that... he called her to his bedchamber... o_oAlso contains another short story called Megamisama no Shippo.
Hitman - Part Time Killer
2011-09-16
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Random Scanlations:On in his right, his index on a trigger. On his left, a wedding ring. That is Tokichi's new life. A shy and clumsy salaryman, forced to become a hitman overnight. A double life: bowing during the day and gunfighting at night.
Perfect Couple
2011-09-16
Meet the most hot headed people!Je Hyeong is a young movie director, who has had several big successes in the short time he joined SJ Entertainment. His next project is going to be a drama, but the writer of the story refuses to sign a contract.Han Miso is a successful author. After copyright troubles at work, she left and has decided to focus mainly on writing in solitary. Her latest novel is chosen by Je Hyeong.This is where their quarrels begin.
Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai Plus
2011-09-16
A "what if" alternative version of the original story, on which the cast gets acquainted in a different manner.The basic premise is that Kodaka, a rude looking and easily misunderstood transfer student catches a glimpse from a conversation between Sena (the most popular girl on school) and "her friend" Renka (a character from a visual novel); after a short discussion followed, Sena decides to give it a try and make some friends with Kodaka's help.This is a tweak from the original premise, on which Kodaka catches Yozora speaking to her "air friend", and is Yozora the one who decides to start practicing how to make friends with Kodaka's help.Â
Sunny (MATSUMOTO Taiyou)
2011-09-15
Plot: The story of an orphanage, the children who live in it, and the beat-up old Nissan Sunny 1200 which provides a trio of boys with a means of escape from their bleak everyday lives.
Toribako House
2011-09-14
Plot: Dependant on her boyfriend of seven years, unable to communicate well with others, and lacking self-confidence, Miki feels like a bird trapped in a gilded cage. In the midst of all this she meets a callous young man named Kamaya at her post in the students affairs office. Although Kamaya seems to have no qualms about invading her personal space, he saves her when she's in trouble, and Miki gradually begins to see him in a new light.
Papa No Iukoto O Kikinasai!
2011-09-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The story explains the day-to-day of a college freshman just starting a new life in the School of Literature Department of Tama University. While he grew up with his sister, he left and lived by himself when she got married who had two daughters from a previous marriage. He tried to distance himself from that family was the reason that the moved out to live on his own. About 3 years later he was asked by his sister to visit and babysit the girls which suddenly turned his life upside down when a plane ride with which the girls' parents went missing. He now has to live with three daughters of his sister; with which two (from a previous marriage) are not related by blood: a tsundere (14 years), a little demon (10 years) and a small girl (3 years). In a six tatami mat size room.
Tsubame - Hidamari Shoujo Kikou
2011-09-02
Full color manga drawn for the purpose of "expressing the beauty of Japan". It is a collection of several slice-of-life stories of girls living in various locations in Japan, set against beautiful man-made and natural scenery that surrounds them.
Chanto Kaitemasu Kara!!
2011-09-01
As a manga author of a semi known series, Hirahara Daichi has the talent for coming up with stories, but is incredibly lazy and irresponsible. That leaves his two daughters, middle school student Ayumi and the even younger Sora, to pick up the slack. With the help of the assistant, Akane, the two kids are forced to draw and complete the series every month if they want an income for the household, a task no child should burden themselves with. On top of that, they must do this without people finding out because it will ruin the credibility of Daichi as an author and put a stop to the series. If being a teenager wasn’t hard enough, add to that the pressure of meeting deadlines for a national comic magazine.
On (kurosaki Rendou) (Yaoi)
2011-08-30
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A male homosexual couple cuddles and fools around in bed, while talking about their relationship.
Jin to Neko wa Yobu to Konai (Yaoi)
2011-08-29
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the gritty backstreets of Paris, Jin ekes out a living as an informant while his buddy, Mari, does business as a hitman. They‘ve been friends since they were brats, but Jin’s demanding behavior has Mari growing increasingly resentful. Even so, Mari can’t seem to cut his ties to Jin.Has their friendship lasted so long it’s become impossible to break? What will happen when Jin’s new live-in boyfriend ignores Mari’s warning about Jin’s carefree lifestyle…?Prequel: Koujitsusei no Tobira
Yoningurashi
2011-08-27
Yoningurashi shows the family life of the Hondas; TarÅ, his wife Chiharu and their two children Yuri and KotarÅ. A light hearted story on everyday life and their problems.
Konbini-kun (Yaoi)
2011-08-20
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: To break away from his existence as a NEET and staying at home all day, Endou Hiroshi starts work at a convenience store. There he meets an arrogant and rude co-worker, Yamai Kouhei, whom he just can't get along with. However, after seeing a different side of Yamai and getting to know him more, Endou's impression of him starts to change for the better. But, just as things seem to be going fine for Endou and his return to society, his past comes back to trouble him.(NEET = "Not in Education, Employment, or Training")
Himegoto Asobi (Yaoi)
2011-08-19
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The sweets shop owner Tanihara goes to for love advice with a stern, scary looking pediatrician. Though the doctor has one serious looking face but deep within he's a gentle soul. Not to mention he isn't afraid of showing his love or the fact that he's gay. The game of "trick-or-love" between the happy-go-lucky father and the scary but popular pediatrician! Normally the paths of a shrewd man and a stoic man would never cross...
Young Shima Kousaku
2011-08-11
One chapter in the saga of Shima Kousaku, salaryman at Hatsushiba Electric.In this part of the series, Kousaku has just started working at a branch office for the company doing an unexpected amount of menial labor when a chance meeting with the company president leads to his dearest wish being granted as he is transferred to the central office. Not all is well there, though, as he becomes involved in the complicated affairs of his colleagues, whether in business or in romance. In spite of everything, however, he retains his faith in the company and an unflappable optimism.
Munou no Hito
2011-08-07
Plot: The story of a disillusioned mangaka who is forced to stop drawing and take up various odd jobs in order to feed his family.
Chiruhi
2011-08-07
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the title piece, Chiruhi, Orin is a prostitute who works on a boat near the seashore. She falls in love with a young hairdresser, who is one of her customers, even though she knows it is an impossible love. This collection consists of seven historical short stories which tragicomically depict people trying to do their best in the city of Edo throughout the seasons.
Kanaete! Masayume Koubou
2011-08-02
From Shoujo Crusade:Atelier Masayume is a special little shop run by Horiuchi Natsuko & Furuya Ryosuke. They are able to design and create items according to their customer's wishes. Natsuko is in charge of ideas for the design and Ryosuke specialises in making the items. Together they will make your dreams come true...They go to extreme lengths to find out what best suits their customers and strive on for the sake of seeing their happy faces.
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
2011-07-27
Plot: Usa, a high-school student aspiring to begin a bachelor lifestyle, moves into a new apartment only to discover that he not only shares a room with a perverted roommate that has an obsession for underaged girls, but also that another girl, Ritsu, a love-at-first-sight, is living in the same building as well!
Heroine Shikkaku
2011-07-21
This could be any girl. Imagine being a heroine of a love story. Hatori also believed that one day she would get married to her childhood friend, Rita. But that's not how the world works! This is a hilarious comedy that honestly paints a painful unrequited love story of this young girl!
Shoga Hamu Mushi Mo Sukizuki
2011-07-19
From Echochi Scans: Two to three times a week, a boy visits the bookstore on his way back from school. Over there, he reads books about folklore and myths on his hometown. But, he also goes there to sneak a peek at a mysterious person. Just who is he?This short story is part of the same universe as Minazuki Akira’s other oneshots from Canna, Gozen Yoji, Sasayaku You ni and Rakka Koibumi.
Togari Shiro
2011-07-18
The only chance Tobei has to escape from the grips of Hell once and for all is to continue his quest to slay manifestations of human evil. His deal gave him 108 days to achieve his goal. This is Tobei's final day.
Mukuchi Na Koi No Tsutaekata (Yaoi)
2011-07-18
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The calm, composed and shrewd restaurant owner, Hatakeyama, is in love with Yamasaki, the cool, beautiful chef from a rival restaurant. In the past, Hatakeyama tried to embrace him and Yamasaki hates him for it. Despite this, Hatakeyama refuses to give up and aims to start again as friends. Although Hatakeyama often asks him out to eat, Yamasaki still doesn't show any interest in him... but what happens when a cool, good-looking fellow chef appears?
Onnanoko wa Koi o Suru to Mousou Shichaun desu
2011-07-06
From Chibi Manga:"With my beloved boyfriend I want to do that and this..." Every girl who's fallen in love before will nod because they're full of "No-Good Fantasies!" This should fill your maidens' hearts for sure!-Do You Really Love Me?I love him, but he's from a different world...that's what I thought, but then I caught Itou-kun kissing my desk. Is it that he likes me...?-Invention PrincessShizuka, super genius inventor, has continued to look at her first crush since she first approached him at age ten. Originally to capture him, she created useless inventions in a crazed rampage of wild delusions.-Why the Boy Reads Shoujo MangaThe one Rinko likes is the kind, cool, honest shoujo manga hero Jun-kun (two dimensional). She's fast approaching a dream as Asai Rinko has feelings, suspicious feelings, for Sekimoto Shin?!-Public Moral Committee Chairman's M NoteI, the public moral committee chair, sneakily wrote erotic delusions in a secret notebook! That notebook was discovered and on top of that, he orders me to "Listen to what I say!" I can't stop my increasing delusions!-Kanchigai Musume to Buchigire Ouji (Misunderstood Girl and Angry Prince)"It seems like Kouga-kun, who often meets my eyes, likes me." And Keiko, brimming with confidence confessed to him. As a result, she was misunderstood and defeated. Furthermore, she transformed into Kouga's favorite...?-Brother, Kiss MeIyo became siblings with childhood friend Occhan after their parents' remarriage. She'll definitely become a family with Oto! One way or another, it was a mistake to train her big brother.-Kouryaku Seyo! (Capture Me!)She loves Shoujo games! And then she met a boy who's just like the Prince she longs for in the game! She'll definitely capture him!
Hoshikawa Ginza Yonchoume
2011-06-23
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. This story lets us look into the relationship of Matsuda Otome (a home schooled girl) and Nakagawa Minato (a high school teacher). Otome has went through a difficult past and is now under the care of Minato sensei. Otome becomes suspicious of Minato's day-to-day routines and investigates. What will Minato tell Otome when she confronts her?
Kumo No Mukou, Yakusoku No Basho
2011-06-19
In an alternate history of the aftermath of World War II, Japan has been cleaved in half, with the south—Honshu and the other islands—allied with the United States and the northern island Hokkaido annexed by the enigmatic Union. It was on Hokkaido that a mysterious tower had been built, a strand of metal reaching up out of the atmosphere, visible from the northern tip of Honshu. In 1996, three teenagers, Hiroki, Takuya and Sayuri, make a pact—they will build an experimental aircraft, almost invisible to surveillance, cross over to Hokkaido and unlock the secrets of the tower. Their dream was never realized, because Sayuri was sent to Tokyo for treatment after she fell into a coma. It is now three years later. The rosy illusions of youth have fallen away, but not the unbreakable strength of the trio’s promise. The truth of the tower will be uncovered, and with it, the link between it and Sayuri’s mysterious, carefully tended condition.
Itou Junji no Neko Nikki: Yon & Mu
2011-06-15
Horror manga author Mr. J moves into his new house with his fiancée A-ko. Much to his chagrin, she brings two guests with her.
Sono Kuchibiru wo Hirake (Yaoi)
2011-06-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Tamaki is in love with Shinji. He's a spoiled, arrogant and self-centered guy and lately he's been playfully clinging and getting too close to Tamaki to deal with tension. Thinking that this can't go on, Tamaki is determined to distance himself from Shinji, but it just makes him want to see Shinji all the more.... It's a series of school love strories that will leave your heart and body throbbing.
Home Sick Baby
2011-06-04
Three years ago, Yuusuke revealed to his family his preference of men. But after seeing their reaction, he ran away from home and has lost contact ever since. Now he has become a freeter, not knowing what to do with his life. Whilst shopping, he meets a man who loves riceballs. How will the power of the riceball change Yuusuke?
Nan Eomma Nun Appa Manhwa
2011-05-10
A plain highschool girl, Sun-Nam Bae.She wanted to be free for once in her life, and decided to rebel. But the result of such rebellion.... being a mom?! "Who the heck are you? Where did a ugly pumpkin like this roll in from? You think I was born a man, just to live with a ugly girl like you?" Bravely standing her ground against a spoild young master, Chun-Doong Mah, with her child. Chun-Doong and Sun-Nam's tumultuous diary of raising a child!!
Kuchibiru ni Suketa Orange
2011-05-08
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. When a transfer student arrives from Tokyo, Chizuru immediately develops a crush. Surprisingly, the beautiful and stylish transfer student joins Chizuru's group of friends. Will a closer relationship develop between Chizuru and Kanae?Also contains the one shots Keep Your Heart Closed, about two cousins, and I Don’t Know If This Is Love, about two best friends.
Kimi To Kami Hikoki To
2011-05-05
This is a 4-koma featuring the high school kid Kei, and his childhood friend Rin, who loves paper airplanes. Kei seems to like Rin, though he's somewhat oblivious to his own feelings. With the addition of Rin's classmate Ryuusuke, who shares her love of paper airplanes, and another new character, Aoi, Kei's emotions become more and more complicated. Apparently feelings, like paper airplanes, don't fly straight.
Suiren
2011-05-04
Plot: "When I'm in the water, I'm not sure whether I'm crying or not."Rio belongs to the swimming club and is an excellent swimmer. She has even been told by the club adviser to help out Yokoyama, a member who can't swim, because she's good at teaching others how to swim. She is also a close friend to Jun, another swimming club member. What will happen to these three?
Coral - Tenohira No Umi
2011-04-25
From JShoujo ScansThe underwater world and the real world are linked to one another. Sango, a hospitalized girl, makes up cute, mysterious stories about the underwater world.
Cafe of Dreams*
2011-04-24
Plot: Soo Ah discovers the cafe of dreams, young teahouse while floundering about trying to find a job.... Drinks sweet coffee while listening to baristas tell her of future dreams and hope.Original webcomcic
Countach
2011-04-20
The day after he finds himself dumped by his girlfriend, Sorayama Shun recieves a letter... from himself? The letter was from Shun 25 years ago for his future self. The letter reminds him of the time when he dreamed of owning a Countach and being a successful professional racer. With loads of luck and his ambition to make his childhood dream come true, he finds himself as a new owner of an LP400 Countach.
Nufu nufu no Shima*
2011-04-09
Plot: Yuu lives in Miyakoshima. She Wants to leave the island, but shes too worried about her slacker father. But one day...
Sayonara Folklore
2011-03-28
Hayase has gone to this school for years, so she knows that you do *not* touch anyone on Monday, and if you do, there's a little incantation that must be recited. But Mashiro has just transfered in, and does not know these things. Hayase explains that we do not touch on Monday, because not too long ago two girls did - and they fell in love, became lovers and tried to die together. Therefore, if you don't recite the charm, you might fall in love with whomever touched you...and that would be bad. Of course Hayase explains this after Mashiro has touched her...on a Monday.
Kore wa Koi no Hanashi
2011-03-26
Plot: After recently moving into his grandmother's house in the countryside, Yukio is bored with everything despite his success as a novelist. That is, until one day, when a young girl with a stray cat appears at his doorstep. A girl with a very tragic look in her eyes...