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Getter Robo Go
2011-01-14
Sixteen years after the completion of Getter Robo, Ken Ishikawa revived the series with Getter Robo Go. This series, and all after until Ishikawa's death, are done without Go Nagai(he is still credited as original creator).Years after the events of Getter Robo/Shin Getter Robo, Hayato Jin is the leader of NISAR; a private owned research and weapons development organization based in Japan. He, and Professor Tachibana, have been developing various weapons and building up their forces to deal with a threat that started fifteen years ago: the mad scientist Rando. When Rando's forces begin their terrorist operations around the world, NISAR begins its search for exceptional soldiers to pilot their super weapon, the Getter Robo.
Heart Strings (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. Due to unexpected events, Sakaki ends up being Yuki's "customer" and he's touched by Sakaki's words... but after discovering that a sweet fleeting kiss was just a game, what will Yuki do? Never fear; keep strong and keep believing! A love battle showdown between a yakuza and his wife! (Includes unreleased pages.)Loosely connected to 'Twin's Labyrinth'. The final chapter "Love go-round" also invovles Rin and Ayumu from 'Twin's Labyrinth'.
Idol Shopping
2011-01-14
'S' is a known as a bully caretaker, who avenges her bullied clients -- for a price, of course. However, in reality, 'S' is a nerd named Kang Song Ih, with a twin brother named Kang Ah Eul, whom she loves above anything. Ah Eul attends Chungha High School, a famous and expensive school, but over winter break, he attempts to commit suicide. Song Ih, determined to understand why her brother tried to kill himself, attends Chungha High School, pretending to be Ah Eul -- uncovering the reasons why Ah Eul was driven to suicide, including one mysteriously handsome but "bad" guy named Seo Ga Yoon.Read as you follow her life while staying in an All-Boy's school and living in a dorm -- with a male roommate, who happens to be a famous singer and someone she as "S" had once nearly beat up. Watch out! Whoever bothers "S"'s brother, prepare to face her!
Kafe Kara Hajimaru Love Life (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. The lovers’ refuge, Café Gem. There, the college student Kouta fell in love at first sight with the regular customer, Nanjyou. Due to unexpected events, he becomes a freeloader in Nanjyou’s house, and the daily heartthrob begins, but…!?
Love Luck
2011-01-14
From erikazach:P:Suzuki Nero has had her eye on Kurokawa Yamato, and according to her love horoscope it was the perfect time to confess! She and Yamato were hitting it off well, although she still had the mean Kurokawa Dan who tries to get her attention in all the wrong ways in the back of her mind. She was ready to confess, but suddenly her chance was ruined! Strangely enough, Kurokawa Yamato and Kurokawa Dan got into a car crash together and when Nero goes to visit Yamato, she finally confesses to him. He kisses her and starts laughing, only to reveal that he's actually "Dan"!! Nero would have never guessed that the ruthless Dan and the sweet Yamato had switched after the car crash! What's Nero to do when the personality she likes is Yamato's, but the real Yamato is pretending to be Dan...!?
Momoiro Heaven
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. Momoko is not your average high school girl. In order to support her family (her younger brother and her hospitalized mother), she works as a popular author! But she doesn't write just any books, she pens erotic novels! It's quite an exciting job, but for Momoko, it is one of high stress because, you see... she is a virgin! Fortunately she has a great imagination, and does very well for herself and her family. However, because of the nature of her work she must keep it a secret.Momoko's troubles begin when Inui Ranmaru, a popular super model and new transfer student at her school discovers her secret! In order to keep him from telling, Momoko becomes his slave?!
Rockman Megamix
2011-01-14
Witness the origin of Mega Man, his first battles with Dr. Wily and the evil Robot Masters, plus appearances from Dr. Light, Roll, Proto Man, Rush, an
Saint Dragon Girl Miracle
2016-09-18
From StarryHeaven:Anjuu Sendou is a nice girl who just started her first year in the Seiryuu Academy Middle School. She is currently living away from home as a boarding student with her pet named Lime. Her father is a sorcerer and her mother is an expert in chinese kenpo. They are both famous, especially her mother who is called Dragon Momoka. Because of her mother’s fame the executive committee wants Anjuu to join the student council. But the council’s president thinks that she is a weak girl, so to prove him wrong she decides to catch the school thief. But when things get harder, she wishes to become stronger. So her pet suddenly transforms into a small child with wings (it can’t transform into a dragon yet, because it’s only a child) and tells her about her power. During a second assault from the thief, Anjuu, with the help of Lime, transforms into a new Saint Dragon Girl, defeating the enemies and becoming the school’s protector. Will the student council’s members find out the true identity of the “warrior” girl? Will Anjuu be able to keep her secret?
Shade: The Other Side Of Light 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. Hyung Gee is an ordinary high student, but is unaware of the power he holds called “Shade”. His encounter with Soy completely changes his life around, as the hidden powers within him awakens, causing Soy and her Shade to lose their lives. Unaware of the mystery behind “Shade” and the role of a “Shade Magician”, Hyung Gee decides to join ‘School’, which is an organization that does research on “Shade Magicians”. Although Hyung Gee joined to find out more about his powers and his parents (who are currently missing), little does he know that this was all a plot from the School to get him to join.By Hidoi~! Translators
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
2011-01-14
In the distant future, people build their homes and raise domestic animals in subterranean caverns. As a result, they live in fear of the occasional earthquake and cave-in, and have been for hundreds of years. Jeeha is one such village.One day, a boy named Simon happens to find a small, shiny drill whilst digging to expand the village. At the same time, Kamina, a guy who believes that there is another land above the village, persuades a gangster to break through the ceiling in order to leave the cavern. Suddenly, an earthquake occurs and the ceiling collapses, followed by a big robot breaking through the ceiling.Kamina is now sure that there is a world above them. Recklessly, he begins to fight against the robot. At that moment, another person appears from the land above. It is a girl by the name of Yoko. With a rifle in hand, she had been tracking the robot. However, all she could do was distract it. Then, Simon shows what he had found to Kamina and Yoko. It's a mysterious robot whose head is also its body.
Urashima Ryuuguu Emaki
2011-01-14
Shiono was swimming in the sea one day, when a strange man grabbed her ankle. This is no ordinary man. He changes into a boy and then a teenager. Just what she needs when she is trying to win the love of her school mate.............................
Deki no Ii Kiss Warui Kiss (Yaoi)
2011-01-24
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Meet Tetsuo Atarashi. Age: 32. Occupation: porn comic writer. Marital Status: single, but has an estranged 14-year-old son who he fathered at the irresponsible age of 17. Sexual Potency: Currently None. Given such circumstances, it seems only natural that all Tetsuo desires is a kiss potent enough to get him back to his A-Game. Unfortunately, life plays a cruel hand when his long-estranged and -gay- son, Haruka, suddenly shows up at his door! Thrust into fatherhood in a homoerotic world, what is Tetsuo to do?! Kiss All the Boys takes slap-stick comedy and raging hormones to the opposite extreme!
Gunjou
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: The story of a woman who asks the lesbian who is in love with her to kill her husband and their life on the road after the deed is done.
Koudelka
2011-01-27
Plot: This manga is something of a side story to the Playstation game of the same name, though you don't have to have played the game to understand it. London, 1899: A girl with special powers runs away from the sanatorium, a hospital where she'd been kept. Her name is Koudelka, but that's all she remembers about herself. She meets up with a boy called Joshua, and together they flee from the agents of the sanatorium, who seem to be obsessed with her. Will Koudelka be able to escape from her pursuers, regain her memories, and discover the mystery that is her own power?
Root P
2011-07-03
When Haruhei Sakura entered in an exam school, he fell in love with a girl who also goes to the same school. She is the daughter of a millionaire, but strangely works at a part-time job in a cabaret. He wishes for her to quit her job and also hopes that she will be intent on studying for the entrance examination of college with him.
Hello Michael
2011-12-04
What's Michael follows the adventures of a ginger tabby called Michael. The stories often change setting: in one, Michael may be owned by a young Japanese couple; in the next, Michael may be owned by an older couple with children, and in a third, Michael might be owned by a yakuza.From B-U
Crueler Than Dead
2012-02-08
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: After awakening in an empty room, Akagi Maki, a college freshman, hears the cries of someone only to discover a small child under a pile of rubble.She would soon discover the post-apocalyptic destruction that took place in Tokyo...Circle: æœ¨é€ å»ºç¯‰50階
Kurogane Hime
2012-02-29
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The Japanese government developed a military project where they created Tekki, schoolgirls who were altered to strengthen their body by replacing their bones with steel and artificial muscles. The Tekki are experts with the katana and are allowed to fight in the streets to determine the cream of the crop. Those who repair the Tekki are medical experts called Toui and they work to maintain and improve the girls.Sakuradamon is an academy built to train girls like Honoka Asami, a Tekki and Nagamitsu Yomogi, a Toui. Asami is a mysterious and powerful fighter while Yomogi is a medical child prodigy and they have to work together if they value their lives on campus.
Shuumatsu No Maristella
2014-12-01
In the future, humanity has been all but destroyed, only a small portion remains alive. A group of winged girls called angels must fight against the flying marine monsters attacking from the oceans.
Touhou - Comprehension and Philosophical Zombie (Doujinshi)
2012-11-28
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Yet another doujin about Satori worrying about Koishi. But Koishi isn’t the one she should be worrying about…
Kuroshitsuji dj - The Perfect World (Yaoi)
2013-06-24
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...
Antidote
2013-07-19
Come join this game! You will have everything that you desire, or you will lose your own life. It's now or never!
Evangelion Dj - Saisho No Evangelion: Shoki Settei No Shoujotachi
2013-08-09
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...
Bra Girl
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. She's quite a normal girl with a crush on a handsome boy but she has a hardon everytime she sees him. Welcome to the life of Haruka-chan, a girl with a penis. Although it's not that uncommon in this world, she is still embarrassed by the fact. There is also a group of dickgirls in the school, and they found out her secret, what will she do?From Baka-Updates:In recent years, more and more girls are experiencing the development of "tertiary sexual characteristics" during the later years of their puberty -- that is, the rapid masculinization of a certain part of their external genitalia. Ooi Haruka is one such girl, who has until now kept the changes in her body a secret from everyone but her family. However, after an embarassing incident involving the guy she's been crushing on in a crowded train, she wakes up to discover herself at school, surrounded by a group of students calling themselves the "Bra Girls (Swing Girls)." And they know her secret!?
Gatcha Gacha
2011-01-14
Yuri and Motoka are friends, but Motoka isn't exactly a girl you should be messing with. Yuri later falls in love with Yabe, a player. However when she declares her love for him, he said he'll only date Motoka. Motoka acts like she doesn't want anythin
Happy Negative Marriage
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 Mangahelpers:Keitaro Satou is 30, successful at his job...and single. With worries about his future, he decides to have an arranged marriage to satisfy himself and his family, yet while his perspective "wife" is a beauty, problems are bound to pop up!
Healing Planet
2011-01-14
Satori Senjuin is a dense high schooler, who's ebi sushi key holder comes alive one day, as she's going home. It turns out Punipuni, a mousy-like little creature, who's from a different dimension took the key holder's form. When Satori gets home, even mor
Kaijuu No Kodomo
2011-01-14
Boys, "Umi" and "Sora," whose upbringing contains strange and wonderful secrets. Drawn to their beautiful swimming, almost more like flying, Ruka and the adults who know them are intertwined in a complex mesh...Meanwhile, an unexplained anomaly is occur
Okitsune-sama de Chu
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 Taruby:Our protagonist, Moji Shimeta, just so happens to fulfill the stereotype for being a worthless human. His inability to carry out a conversation has left him at the bottom of the barrel as far as friends are concerned.That Shimeta fell in love with the school idol Ishikawa Yuuko, however that kind of love is absolutely, perfectly, and completely impossible. During this time, the messenger of the gods, Osaki, appeared to grant Moji's request with a price attached concerning Moji's cooperation in catching some runaway evil spirits. However to catch them all, Osaki uses Moji as a vessel to become a servent of Uganomitamanokami (aka Inari) called Youko. Lots of Ecchi situations and humiliation abound at Moji's expense.
Peace Maker Kurogane
2011-01-14
From ADV:With Japan in the midst of a bloody revolution, an elite cadre of samurai swordsmen known as the Shinsengumi must protect the embattled city of Kyoto. Tetsunosuke Ichimura has spent his life dreaming of working at the Shinsengumi, and his wish
Repure
2011-01-14
A guy named Al(?) goes around killing "rebel dolls", which were used as fighting machines in the war before, but their neglect over the years has made them become "rebels. One day while trying to look for some, a boy comes falling out of the sky in hand cuffs, and following him is some rebel dolls. This is a prize catch for a doll hunter, but why are they after the boy? And is that boy even human??(summary by allyspy)
Sprout
2011-01-14
Taken from In The Water :Reality isn't a shoujo manga, and Miku Ikenouchi's friends know that perfectly well. But then again, they are not Miku-chan. The reason for this is that Miku-chan has a boyfriend, a third year, and is content with what she has.
Fukuyadou Honpo
2011-01-24
Hina, Arare, and Hana are the three sisters of Kyoto’s oldest confectionery shop, Fukuya. Although they each have different personalities, they all take pride in their shop. Fukuyadou-honpo will bring you a taste of the ancient capital, Kyoto, with a shrewd mother, sharp-tongued grandpa, and a host of other characters who bring life to the great city.
Scarlet Palace
2011-01-24
Plot: As the war-torn kingdoms vie for power in Ancient China, a deadly yet beautiful struggle also emerges in the seraglio of the King of Ding (King Xun)! In order to gain the terrifying King Xun's favor, Ninghu's family is determined to make her the future Queen, but King Xun is not interested in his other concubines at all. Not willing to become just another neglected concubine, Ninghu disguises herself as an eunuch servant to her brother Yuanren, the second most powerful eunuch and adviser in the kingdom. However, the moment that she enters the Scarlet Palace, Lingyu, the most influential and favored eunuch, suspects that she is a girl and begins to investigate her! With the mysterious death of Lingyu's original servant, Ninghu decides to become Lingyu's personal servant in hope to approach King Xun. However, King Xun is absent from the palace, and as time goes on, Lingyu and Ninghu becomes more and more attracted to each other! Could they have fallen in love with each other?!
Highschool Of The Dead
2011-11-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A mysterious, lethal disease is on the loose worldwide, resulting in a catastrophic death rate of humanity, and an increasing rise of attacks caused by the living dead.In Japan, several high school students and a school nurse have banded together to escape Fujimi Private High School shortly after it was attacked by "them." The group now faces the greatest struggle of their young lives: attempting to survive the present apocalypse.
Pola & Roid
2012-03-20
Young Roid is the pilot of a “Galaxy Taxiâ€. Called to a planet called Kongaratta by a young girl called Pola, this short story tells Roid’s journey to become the greatest hero of the galaxy. Roid is unimpressed with space and wishes to return to Earth but Pola bribes his companionship with promises of moneyÂ
Brundage No Mahou No Shiro
2012-09-17
From Evil Flowers:Once upon a time, there was an arrogant ex-prince called Donatian Charles. He decided that he wanted a son to inherit his magical powers, so he kidnapped Adrienne, a girl from the nearby village. Adrienne was, at first, confused by the sudden marriage proposal, but then she gradually fell in love with Donatian Charles. What will become of these two and their stormy engaged life together?
Gensou Suikoden V - Anthology Comic
2015-06-12
Edited from Ramsus-kun:A collection of short manga stories by various artists based on the PS2 video game, Suikoden 5. [Chapter 1] In this first chapter of the Suikoden 5 Anthology manga, the Prince decides to create a new group of knights to oppose the Queen's Knights.[Chapter 2] Super short chapter by popular doujinshi artist Sakuraguni, chapter 2 gives insight on Zegai's eating habits.[Chapter 3] A medium-length chapter by Morozumi Sumika entitled "Please Heal My Heart". All about Marina, Belcoot and Hazuki. [Chapter 4] A chapter by Michi Kiri about Oboro and Dolph, their past and Nether Gate.[Chapter 5] Tthis chapter by Kawancha is about the army's tactician, Lucretia, when she falls into a slump. [Chapter 6] A story about when Lyon first met the Prince.[Chapter 7] Medium length chapter by Papiko Nanjo containing short gags revolving around various characters.[Chapter 8] A chapter by Kaori Akatsuki that begins when Lym and Miakis, imprisoned in their own home, set off to discover Gizel's weakness. [Chapter 9] Another chapter about Lym, this time by Kuroi M. Uber short.
Kedamono Kareshi
2012-12-25
after the re-marriage of her mother, Himari went to her former city. but, she'll meet again the boy who traumatized her in primary school...! But the worst thing is what she'll learn after getting back from school...
Shuriken To Pleats
2014-10-09
With the Meiji Restoration and the abolishment of the Samurai system, the once feared and respected ninja were forced underground, to continue their work in absolute secrecy. In modern times, the descendants of a certain ninja clan have continued their ancestors' legacy by employing the ninja arts in their work as bodyguards for the rich and famous.Kirio Mikage is the daughter of the CEO of "Shadow Village Company," a private security company that operates as a front for the clan's ninja activities. For as long as she can remember, her father has been training her physically and mentally to be a ninja, drilling their clan's mantra into her head: "Be a shadow." Ever since she was a child, Mikage's only source of comfort and encouragement has been her employer, James G Rod. Rod is a kind, handsome and mysterious British businessman who is using Shadow Village Company's ninjas for his personal security and who, when Mikage was only about 10 years old, requested that she be assigned to complete her apprenticeship as part of his security team. His wife, whom he loved dearly, was Japanese but she and the couple's daughter were killed by Rod's enemies prior to him hiring Shadow Village Company to see to his personal security.Rod seems to regard Mikage as a stand-in for the daughter he lost, whereas she is half in love with him as the only person who has ever shown her kindness. One day, Rod asks Mikage to let him adopt her and send her to school in Japan like any normal teenage girl, so she can lead a happy life. Mikage is troubled by his offer because of her feelings for him and the fact that the penalty for any ninja who turns their back on the clan is death. But before she can decide, Rod is killed in a bombing. Mikage finds out after his death that, before he was killed, Rod paid Shadow Village Company a sum equal to her entire lifetime's wages in exchange for her freedom from her obligations to the clan. In honor of his memory, Mikage decides to fulfill Rod's wish for her and returns to Japan to attend high school there.This is the story of ninja Mikage's life as a normal high school girl!
Imouto! Android
2015-03-25
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From MangaHelpers:One day, a mysterious box arrived at Matsuda's door steps. The content of the box was none other than an android girl that insists that she's Matsuda's younger sister. Now, the purely otaku Matsuda has the privilege to live with a beautiful and submissive android sister that bows to his commands, or at least he wishes that were the case.
A To Z
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. Undercover investigator Matsuzawa Tomoya has a blood-stained past and hidden abilities. His new suspect, Kiryuu Yuuki, is one who looks exactly the same as the bloody man who has been in Matsuzawa Tomoya's mind for the past 15 years.
Ane Komi
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 one thing not ordinary about high school student Ryouta is that he has an aspiring manga artist for an older sister. She is so dedicated to her drawing that, despite being 21, she's never really been in a romantic situation. Unfortunately, when she gets her first real job, it's to write an erotic manga. Desperately, she enlists the reluctant Ryouta's help, as a 'model', to figure out how exactly to draw this sort of manga.The girl, Mana, has no problem with seeing the scenes she plays with her brother as nothing but a hollow reference for her works.... But she fails to realize that her brother seems to become more and more flustered with each 'live performance'.
BB Project
2011-01-14
For a few years, the city of Kyoto has been the theater of a secret war opposing extreme Japanese teenagers lauding the exclusion of the gaijin (foreign people) outside of Japan, and others who defend their integration. In order to avoid an escalation of violence between rival gangs, both sides have agreed to sort out the gaijins’ fate for good in an underground tournament where the best fighters from each side will have to fight against each other. The "Black Boat Project," abbreviated as the "B.B. Project," directly links to commandant Perry’s “Black Boats”: the symbol of the arrival of the gaijin on Japanese soil…Reading direction: Left to RightFranck is a young Parisian who loves to fight. He arrives in Kyoto, supposedly to study… but mostly to charm Japanese girls and spend his money in video-game rooms, his vision of the “Japanese dream.” However, his real nature comes back very fast when Franck finds himself stuck in a fight opposing hooligans against the mysterious Megumi. Without knowing it, our hero is going to become a part of the B.B. Project…
Choku!
2011-01-14
Serika, a blunt and socially inept high school girl, has never had a friend before. However, she does have a boyfriend or at least she thinks she does. So what does she do? She takes a dump in the bathroom her boyfriend Nao plays games in and sprays him with blood. Why? Because that's what lovers do. The hilarity ensues as she learns the meaning of friendship and human interaction.
Demon Sacred
2011-01-14
A symptom which causes one to physically regress till the point of disappearance. A pharmaceutical company which claims to be researching a cure and the cause for this syndrome. What are their motives? And what does a dragon slayer and even a handful of demons have in relation to all this?
First Love Kiss
2011-01-14
Don't be fooled, though. This is no Prince Charming manga. These stories are true stories of young, misfit (and sometimes perverted) men who fell in love with some of least thought-of women who turned their lives around.
Haru To Natsu
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. Makoto meets a sweet, shy girl named Haruna helping out at the school's athletics festival. He confesses his feelings for her the next time he sees her, and she bluntly rejects him, only to call him later and ask him out herself! The source of all these mixed signals is Haruna's "evil" twin sister, Natsumi. Natsumi is the opposite of Haruna, she's a forward, crude girl bent on taking whatever she can from her twin sister. Makoto is stuck in between Haruna and Natsumi, as they viciously fight over who will win him in the end.
Honey & Honey
2011-01-14
Takeuchi Sachiko's Honey & Honey is a realistic look at an adult lesbian couple living in Japan; to be precise, it's autobiographical. The artwork is rough, but hopefully the plot (and the information the manga imparts) will be enough compensation for those who don't like that style of drawing. The first chapter introduces the two main characters, Sachiko and Masako, and depicts their first meeting.
Mel Kano
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. Shinjou Shouryuu is a healthy 17 year old high school boy. Many of his kouhais wonder why such a great guy does not have a girlfriend. Ask him and he will tell you that between school, work, and saving his kouhais from bullies does not leave him much time to go on dates. So he instead goes online to -F.I.L. GATES-. There in the chat room his alter-ego, Kakeru, is infatuated with the girl called Hal. Hal sends a message reminding him that Sunday will be the 6 month anniversary of when they first met (online) and that she wants to meet him in person! And lets just say it is not your typical first date.
Mushishi
2011-01-14
Are mushi insects, parasites, plants, viruses, or nature spirits? Described as "neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. An unseen river shaping the path of man, through their presence our life is changed." No one seems to know much about their origins, except that they've been around since the beginning of time.Possibly set in Meiji/late 19th century Japan, Mushishi is a series of related, yet separate short stories featuring Ginko, a mushishi. A mushishi or "mushi master" is a cross between a researcher/scholar/doctor/shaman who travels across the countryside searching for mushi in their many forms. Ginko wanders from town to town to find people, young and old who are affected by the mushi. He offers explanations, sometimes medication or direct intervention to try to cure the afflicted of their mushi-related problems. [Source: manga.about.com]