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Mix
2012-06-18
From ANN: The story of Mix takes place in the same Meisei Gakuen high school as Touch, only it is set 26 years later. Like Touch, Mix revolves around brothers, and promotional images indicate that Mix will also have the sport of baseball as a theme.
Ping Pong Club
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. There are six members of the boy's ping pong club. Two are relatively normal; however, the other four consist of an aspiring sexual deviant, two perverts, and a guy with lethal B.O. Add in a cantakerous girl as a manager, and you have the entire crew.Th
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
2011-01-24
Sequel to Yu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! 5D s is set in New Domino City some time after the events concerning Yugi Muto and Jaden Yuki. A new form of dueling, Turbo Duels, now take place on motorcycles called Duel Runners. While regular dueling still exists, Turbo Duels have become a popular form of entertainment for spectators, who watch them in specially-designed stadiums.NOTE: The manga storyline differs from the anime version
Daphne in Brilliant Blue
2011-01-27
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: In the future, water has covered much of the Earth due to the effects of global warming, leaving the human race to live on floating cities. The orphaned Maia Mizuki, 15, just graduated from middle school and has already applied for employment in the elite paramilitary Ocean Agency, part of the futuristic world government. Only the best, most intelligent, and physically fit students are eligible for admission. Maia, the series' protagonist, is set to become one of the few.
Bloodline Manhua
2014-07-18
"By writing your wishes on a black piece of paper and writing 666 on the back, you’re able to gain immortality from the vampires"Last and Loli are the one of the few vampires left standing in their family. With the faithful servant, Selly, they wanted someone new in their family. However, Loli's choice doesn't seem to be in agreement with Last, the leader of the family. Hence, Loli tries to make decisions on her own...
Flying Witch
2015-01-30
Akira Matsumoto doesn't dislike being chased by girls. In fact, he likes it.But if he's going to be killed ... well, that's a different matter.
Girl Fight
2011-01-24
The story follows the women volleyball team from a certain high school, especially one girl s fight to become the best. (Source: B-U)
Ichiroh!
2011-01-14
Plot: Excited for the bright futures ahead of them, soon-to-be-high school grads Nanako Konishi and her friends Akane and Shino take a college entrance exam. However, only one of them manages to pass! With their failing grades, Nanako and Akane are forced to enroll in a prep school. The two friends begin a new life in a dorm near the prep school, but they find the road to success to be. . . rather bumpy.
Remote
2011-02-11
From Tokyopop:Kurumi Ayaki is a recently-retired police officer with a record of excellence on the force and the guts and guile to back it up. In order to earn some extra money for her upcoming wedding, she has to return to the force... and is "rewarded" with an assignment to an elite unit who solves crimes that have been classified as unsolvable. Partnered with a mysterious young genius who is unable to feel emotions, or even to leave his room, she acts as his eyes and ears to piece together clues even as her own personal life falls apart around her.
Ichi the Killer
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. [From Anime News Network]:In Shinjuku Kabuki-Cho, the biggest sin town in Japan, there are two crazy guys. Ichi is a coward and a wimp, but once he breaks into tears, he turns into a human weapon. With great martial arts skill and a blade hidden in his boots, he butchers a bunch of enemies into mincemeat in the blink of an eye. His arch enemy is Kakihara, a yakuza boss who's tired of everything, including himself. Only when he pierces, cuts, and burns his own and other people's bodies does he feel that he is alive.Warning: Very graphic content.
Real
2013-03-01
The story revolves around three teenagers with a desire to play basketball. Nomiya, being a high school dropout, has no future in his life. Engulfed by the guilt of crippling a girl in a traffic accident where he invited her on a bike ride finds himself in a deep predicament. Togawa, a former talented sprinter who once strove to become the best in Japan now putting his all in wheelchair basketball finds it hard to deal with the disinterest and psyche of his own teammates. Takahashi, once a popular and arrogant team leader, an honor student, a self proclaimed elite now finds himself being unable to move from the chest down.Real also deals with the reality of physical disabilities, and the psychological inferiority that the characters struggle against. The characters break through their own psychological barriers bit by bit.Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1-2)
Kuro no Tantei
2015-07-15
Kuroba Yo is a sadistic detective who enjoys nothing more than destroying his targets emotionally and psychologically through his deductive reasoning. Toiro Arata is a naive and slightly masochistic boy who gets duped by Yo into becoming his assistant, or slave. These two team up to become the "Black & White" detective, solving crimes and chasing after criminals.
Tenshi Na Konamaiki
2011-01-14
aka. Cheeky AngelMegumi Amatsuka, a rough and tumble nine-year-old boy, always dreamt of becoming the "manliest man on earth." Upon receiving a book of magic from a sorcerer whom he saved from a group of local thugs, Megumi summons a genie in order to m
Wedding Peach
2011-01-14
The more Wedding Peach and her friends Yuri and Hinakiku discover about their new-found magical powers, the more Rain DeVilla and her evil henchmen vow to destroy them. In the never-ending battle between love and hate, three young girls are the world's la
Kouya ni Kemono Doukokusu
2011-12-09
A boy, with a virus which unlocks the primal beast, desires forgotten memories.(Source: Izumo no Ryuu)
Blood Alone
2011-01-14
Enter Misaki, perhaps the most innocent and most sincere young lady there ever was. It’s almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. And with her powers as a vampire, she could easily entice any human to do her bidding... but she chooses not to. Especially when it comes to Kuroe, a young author who has a deep running past with vampires. This wonderful story of pure innocent love charmingly bonds Misaki to the readers. She’ll absolutely delight you with her earnest love for a human and her resolve to protect a willing mutual relationship versus turning Kuroe.The manga is based on a set of doujinshi released by the same mangaka. Many of the story arcs in the manga are based partially or wholly upon the doujinshi.
Black Jack Alive
2019-03-20
Using Tezuka's characters, the very best artists were allowed to let loose and adapt his characters into short stories.
Eventually, I Will Become Yours
2015-05-10
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Yuu has just begun her first year in high school but has still not yet responded to a middle school graduation confession by a boy who she has always liked, but who's confession did not excite her. Yuu loves shoujo manga and she knew how confessions were supposed to feel, but she didn't feel it and she has not found a way to respond to him in months. Yuu then sees Nanami the student council president turning down a confession very thoughtfully. Yuu later discovers that Nanami has never accepted a confession because none made her feel something. Inspired by Nanami's honesty and their likemindedness, Yuu consults Nanami, but after helping her, Nanami confesses to Yuu!?
Do You Want to Try!
2011-01-14
When the hot-tempered Han Hye Won accidentally insults the handsome jjang of Han Hwa Go, Sun Woo Bin decides to pay her a visit...with his entire motorcycle gang, ready to see some blood. So how does that lead up to a kiss and the infamous captain begging for a date? Do you want to try? (Source: Esthétique)
Psychometrer Eiji
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Eiji is a teenager with bad manners and who loves to fight. However he has a strange power, with the contact of certain objects he can see the memory of these objects. When he finds himself in a dark murder case, he will have to help a beautiful young profiler to find the murderer. Afterwards, she will often ask him to help solve complex cases. A detective manga having greatly tied up investigations. Careful, this manga has images and scenes real violent.
Hita-Hita
2020-01-17
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A homeless girl is rescued and brought home by a Hitman. He then helps her out and gives her a place to live.
Ateya No Tsubaki
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Housen is a painter of erotic art in the Edo period, who stumbles into a murder mystery involving women who have hooked up with one of his patrons. With the help of Tsubaki, a girl he runs into on the street who seems to know more about him than he does a
Pink Lady
2011-01-14
Gyeo-Wul, an art student, is having having trouble drawing. One day, she bumps into a handsome guy and takes his notebook by mistake. The notebook had drawings with an art style she is not used to and tries to draw better than him. But, it turns out that the guy knows who she is...!
15-sai
2015-06-02
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Third year middle school student Anna has begun living with fourth year college student Ema, and is swung about by the tactless Ema. Drawn in by the romantic designs of Ema, the once perfectly ordinary Ema, is brought into the adult world. And then, she is shown the scene of a kiss between two girls...
Black Bird
2011-01-14
The world is full of mysterious "things," but life keeps on going peacefully because no one can see them--except Misao. Harada Misao has the special power to see these "things," but she doesn't tell anybody and tries to continue leading a happy high school life. Though she's jealous of her friends who have boyfriends, she's just like a normal teenage girl as she keeps having dreams about a boy she met when she was younger who has the same power as she does.Her mundane life suddenly changes when goblins try to eat her, and her old friend Kyo comes back to protect her from them. Then, she finds out that she is personally being sought out as goblin food and that Kyo is a goblin, too. Will she still marry him like they promised when they were children, based on her faith in him that he has no bad intentions towards her? Will she even be safe at school now that Kyo has become her new homeroom teacher? Her exciting teenage life is just about to begin. (Source Serenus-Dreamers)
Kyou no Asuka Show
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Read some slice of Asuka-chan's normal life. And see how interesting some daily activites of a cute high schooler girl can be.
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha - Vivid
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Four Years have passed since the resolution of the "JS" incident of Urban Terrorism. The "sixth Mobile Unit" has already been dissolved. It's ace of aces, First Class Captain Takamachi Nanoha has finally found time to rest her wings. A new generation is being raised. This is the tale of the only daughter of the former ace of sky, Takamachi Nanoha. A vivid tale of Takamachi Vivio
Undercurrent
2011-01-14
The manga begins as Kanae Sekiguchi, proprietor of the Tsuki no Yu bathhouse, struggles to reopen her business after the unexplained disappearance of her husband...
Yuuwaku Recipe (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Liquid Passion:When Yuuya's mother falls ill, Yuuya comes to Tokyo to help out at her specialty cheese store, Mariage, while she's in the hospital. Though he slips up at times, he manages fairly well with the help of the staff, especially that of Hongou. Then one day, Hongou kisses him...
Otenki Oniisan (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Summary taken from Biblo ErosLove blossoms between a weatherman and his cameraman!
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
2015-01-30
Bell Cranel is just trying to find his way in the world. Of course, in his case, the “world” is an enormous dungeon filled with monsters below a city run by gods and goddesses with way too much time on their hands. He’s got big dreams but not much more when a roll on the random encounter die brings him face-to-face with the girl of his dreams—but what’s an amateur adventurer got to offer a brilliant swordswoman? And what if the lonely goddess who sponsors his solo adventuring gets jealous…?!
Arcana (anthology)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The anthology features works by mangaka from "Ward" and "Comic Zero-Sum". A new volume is released every four months.VOLUME 1: SHITSUJI (BUTLER)1. Spider's Nest ~ Minekura Kazuya2. Nice to Meet You, Young Lady ~ Kouga Yun3. Holly Green and White Little Garden ~ Takayama Shinobu4. The Situation of Goshogawa Yuzuru's Magnificant Mansion Creation ~ Miyamoto Fukusuke5. Butler of Worry ~ Higashiyama Kazuko6. Elevenses ~ Mikanagi Touya7. The Incident of the Butler's Birthday Project ~ Saeki Yashirou8. Le Droit D' Aimer ~ Haibara Yaku9. Young Lady's Butler ~ Yoneyama Setsuko10. The Melancholy of the Irritable Boy and Butler ~ Kikuta Yui11. The Moon and the Visitor ~ Nanjou TsugumiVOLUME 2: REBEL AND PHANTOM THIEF1. CANDY ~ Haibara Yaku2. "...That Story." ~ Masaki Haruka3. FLIES ~ Minekura Kazuya4. Arabiana ~ Mizuhara Kenta5. The Ancient History of the Three Thieves ~ Takayama Shinobu6. The Adventure of Captain Arco Iris ~ Tsutsumi Shouko7. SKYHIGH TENSION ~ Fujimura Ayumi8. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for thieves on business trips ~ Magami Guriko9. The Lonely Mountain Robber ~ Tachibana Ayun10. LANEKEEPER ~ Fujiwara Yuu11. Moonlight Honey ~ Shindou Arashi12. The Unlucky Pirate ~ Asada Yasuka13. Strobo Rider ~ Kouzuki Reo14. Moonlight Dance ~ Kouga YunVOLUME 3: PRINCE AND PRINCESS1. Prince of Stars ~ Minekura Kazuya2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for princes on business trips ~ Magami Guriko3. Flower King ~ Kouga Yun4. Rose Princess Destiny ~ Kinoshita Sakura5. The Window of Rain ~ Takayama Shinobu6. My Knight is a Princess ~ Kosugi Mayu7. The Beggar Princess ~ Ueda Shinshuu8. The Dawn Outside Heaven ~ D. Kissan9. Princess Academy ~ Mikawa Verno10. PRINCESESS ~ Kari Erika11. Our Majesty's Tactful Words ~ Kisaragi Yoshinori12. Heart-Racing Engagement Meeting ~ Saeki Yashirou13. Listen to the Song I Sing ~ Mizutani YuzuVOLUME 4: VAMPIRE1. The Vampire of the Sleeping Forest ~ Kinoshita Sakura2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for vampires on business trips. ~ Magami Guriko3. To Cross the River ~ Kouga Yun4. A Shower in the Sunshine ~ Omote Sora5. URBAN VAMPIRE ~ Bikke6. Sky Burial ~ Takayama Shinobu7. Today's Dining Table ~ Saeki Yashiro8. The Aegis of Time's Coffin ~ Yugyoji Tama9. Forest of Nobility ~ Kayase Shiki10. CHIYOSAMA! ~ Shindo Arashi11. Strigoi Kingdom ~ Serikawa Mame12. The truth of Catharsis ~ Inui Miku13. Blood Donation Advice ~ Igarashi Ran14. The Novice Vampire ~ Amamiya Azusa15. Gentle Temperature ~ Kisaragi YoshinoriVOLUME 5: JAPANESE STYLE / SAMURAI1. Last Night's Rain Lifts ~ Minekura Kazuya12. The Queen’s Dog ~ Araishi + Oshino13. Kakure Oni ~ Mikanagi Touya15. Miokuribana ~ Kikuta YuiVOLUME 6: SPECIAL FORCES / TEAMS2. Monach Sacred ~ SENO Tatsune & TAKAMIYA Aya7. Frightening Eccentric ~ Sakamaki Yukisato15. Twins Pocky ~ Serikawa Mame16. Pledge of the Ox ~ Kayase ShikiVOLUME 7: WIZARDS AND MAGICIANS2. Night bird ~ Kouzuki Reo3. Mushroom and Kappa - Magic Users’ Chapter ~ Magami Guriko4. good day for me ~ Omote Sora5. Love Coloured Glasses ~ Bikke6. The Kind Black Witch ~ Ueda Shinshuu7. The Magician and I ~ Mikawa Verno8. Kokonoe Kyuujutsu ~ Aoto Takane9. Forest’s Poison ~ Kumeta Natsuo10. The Witch and I ~ Saeki Yashiro11. Kashoku ~ Kayase Shiki12. Magical Girl Alice and Her Brother ~ Igarashi Ran13. Magic! ~ Mizuhara Kenta14.The Kind Magician and the Paper Bag Girl ~ Mizutani & Kaede15. Secret Service ~ Suzuki IchikoVOLUME 8: SHITSUJI 2 (BUTLER)5. Le Droit D'Aimer ~ Haibara Yaku [SS]VOLUME 9: TRANSFORMATION / PERSONIFICATION1. The Wolf and the 7 Baby Goats ~ Minekura Kazuya7. Little Heart ~ Ninagawa Tomo8. A Nameless Quality ~ Tokito Kanade12. Super Human Console ~ Shindo Arashi13.Private Solar System Academy ~ Sakura Maro14. My Blue Bicycle ~ Zekkyo15. Tique-tique ~ Mitsu Nanae16. The Crow and the Pomegranate ~ Yoshizawa TomoyaVOLUME 10: CONFLICTS / SECRET SOCIETIES11. A Promise ~ Seno Tatsune & Takamiya AyaVOLUME 11: TIME TRAVEL & TIME TRAVELERS1. A Watch Seller Travels Through Time ~ Takayama Shinobu2. The Classroom Where He Is ~ Kumeta Natsuo11. If Time... ~ Buchi KeikoVOLUME 12: DEVILS & DEMONS1. Demon’s Kiss ~ Inui Miku6. Wednesday Swing ~ Sekka
Dengeki Daisy
2011-01-24
Teru, a poor and kind girl, recently lost her older brother, her only remaining relative. Before he died he gave her a cell phone connecting her to a person he said would support her if ever he were unable to. As time passes she is cheered on by text messages sent from this enigmatic person, known only as DAISY. Then, one day, through an unexpected incident, Teru begins working for the delinquent school janitor, Kurosaki. But this sadistic scoundrel Kurosaki is reall...!?
Ultraman
2013-02-20
Ages ever since the absents of the Gigantic Hero, the next generation hero who inherit the bloodlines of the legendary gigantic hero emerge. Shin Jiro, a normal high school student who's also the son of Shin Hayate(the real Ultraman) and is aware about the existence of Ultraman years ago and wanted to be a hero that save the world. He is just a normal human and had no superpowers or such. One faithful day lead him to a special high-tech suit that will turn him into a different incarnation of the legendary gigantic hero! Will he be a HERO?
Oukoku no Ko
2014-10-31
One country‘s cruel custom: “leading the life of a stand-in……“. Away from the center of the city in a theater, an actor, a boy called Robert, is asked to become the stand-in of Elisabeth who has the right of succeeding to the throne. “I will definitely survive and come backï¼â€œ. Is Robert to be swallowed by the things to come as the wheel of fortune starts to spin? Deceit, traps, hatred. The long-awaited 1st volume that portrays human relationships tainted with greed.
Hajimete No Aku
2011-01-14
In the spring of Kyoko's first year in high school, Eiko, a girl like a sister to her, returns with her younger brother, Jiro.The return isn't that big of a deal, but Jiro (self proclaimed super mad scientist) has it in his head that he wants to operate on Kyoko!And, what's even more, the two of them are actually high ranking members of an Evil organization at the run from the heroes of justice!(well not as much as you would think)So high school and her daily life is about to become a bit more exciting as these two begun living with her.
Shiwhamong
2011-12-06
Shi, Hwa and Mong are sisters. They have something special: they are triplets. After losing their mother, they are each entrusted to a different family. Thus, Shi lives in New York; Mong in Japan and Hwa remains in Korea. Nine years later Shi comes to find all the three in Korea... What became of their father? And why were they separated?Â
Heat
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Tatsumi Karasawa becames the owner of host club "Shinijuku Sokai" in only two days. He leads a group of amateurs who aren't afraid of gangsters, police, or so-called "professional" organizations. Without fear, he walks the difficult path leading straight to the top.
Jinzou Shoujo
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A scientist finds a brain in an alley and implants it into the body of his beloved, Nina. It turns out the brain belonged to a boy, Misumi Yutaka, and he is none too happy to find himself in a female body. What happened to Yutaka's body and why was his br
Carnivorous Princess Yegrinna Manhwa
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Shik-nam is a student that's obsessed with his grades and studying, so much so that, for him, solving problems and equations can reach erotic levels. Needless to say, his interest in anything other than his studies is near zero.Then comes a complication. The animal kingdom is furious with what the world has become, so they sent Yegrinna, the dog princess, to punish the sinful humans for dirtying the world by turning them into animals. And out of all the places she appears, it's at our unfortunate protagonist's room.What awaits Shik-nam and Yegrinna now that their fateful meeting has set into motion plans long since in wait?
Mizukami Satoshi Tanpenshuu
2011-01-14
Collection of short storiesVolume 1: GekogekoVolume 2: Piyopiyo
Blind of Mind
2024-04-29
Collection of oneshots:6) Hibi Kira Kira (From Echochi Scans)It’s summer holidays for Tomoaki and he is helping out at the daily morning exercise for kids. But recently, he notices that a young man living beside the park has been looking at the exercise group every morning. Is the young man a Lolicon that is targeting his kids, or is it entirely something else?
Special Martial Arts Extreme Hell Private High School
2011-12-12
Special Martial Arts Extreme Hell Private High School MangaSummary:Original webcomic: A teenager decides to enroll in a Martial Arts High school so he can learn how to defend himself and not get bullied anymore. But the school he has chosen to enroll in is not like all other typical martial arts schools and he will soon be caught up by a surprise…!- See more at: http://www.mangahere.co/manga/special_martial_arts_extreme_hell_private_high_school/#sthash.K5OwyhTF.
Koe No Katachi
2013-02-27
(from MyAnimeList) A one-shot about a middle school class that accepts a girl with impaired hearing. Although this one-shot won the 80th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award, the vector of the content made it difficult for publication on any manga magazine, until it was picked up, after months of legal dispute, by the February edition of Bessatsu Shounen Magazine, where it got first place despite its being a one-shot. This one-shot was recently publicized again on the 12th edition of the 2013 Weekly Shounen Magazine.
7th Garden
2015-12-28
As a gardener served in a rural manor, Avin wished nothing more than peaceful days along with his lord's daughter, Marie. One day, he accidentally woke up a demon sleeping in a nearby mountain. What she wished was to have him as a servant before felling the heaven and turn this world into her garden. Avin of course declined the offer. However, not long after that, the town Avin staying was suddenly raided by Knights Templar who supposed to protect the country. Avin was then presented with choices: Will he perish along with the garden and his dear ones, or become demon's servant and have this world perish instead...
D.n. Angel
2011-01-14
Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary, if slightly unlucky, middle school student. On his fourteenth birthday, he comes down with a 'condition' that has plagued the men in his family for three hundred years. When he sees his crush, Risa, he transforms into his alte
Houkago No Oujisama
2011-01-14
Our Prince of Tennis is back! This is just a few 'one-shots' or comic strips and not the sequel, but enjoy it!
A Tackle On My Life Manhwa
2011-01-14
From Daum.net:Han Ga-Ram will even outwit the swindler gangs. Everything is solved when she transforms back into her unpopular highschool girl moments... Who would suspect a geek with glasses? There is only MONEY on her mind.. day and night. On the other hand, her other twin Yu Ga-Ram exists unknown to both of them. Unlike her, her sister has to bear the bullying acts of her step sister. The story unfolds when the twins try to escape their fate...
Kekkai Sensen - Mafuugai Kess
2015-11-03
Kekkai Sensen, Blood World War's main characters are Klaus Rineberts, Frau Jane and Gilbert, the strange mummy-butler. Jane is an invisible werewolf, while Klaus is a redeemed vampire "Fang Hunter" (Kibagari) who uses holy relics. They war against vampires and occasionally help bystanders who get caught up in things.
Sakura Juuyuushi
2013-06-28
The manga revolves around the Sakura household, which has since ancient times worked as sake brewers. One day the daughter of the household finds a katana in her family's warehouse and when she unsheathes it, the sword starts to shine. The title Sakura Juuyuushi is a play on words of Sanada Sakura Juuyuushi, a story of the group of 10 ninja who assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan.Source: ANN