A young Tetsuou watched a performance by Giovanni Bazonni and was inspired to become a master cellist. But he knows that living as he is in an out-of-the-way Japanese island means his musical aspirations are unlikely to be realised.... more>>

One day, a boy named Ikumi comes to stay at Tetsuou's place. Ikumi is the sole survivor of an accident at sea, wherein he saved himself by swimming out to Tetsuou's island.

But he makes a surprising claim: he says he found his way to safety by following the sound of beautiful cello music, and is convinced that the player was Tetsuou. <<less

There is an inn that you can visit where you'll find old things you thought were lost forever.

Collection of stories:... more>>

1) Borderline (NEMU Youko) (also found in )

2) Akatsuki no Stallion (SHINOHARA Chie)

3) Ashita no Nyaata (NISHI Keiko)

4) Hibi Kore Neko Jitsu (HATSU Akiko)

5) Bokura Shinbun (OUSAKA Mieko)

6) Sorekara (Hozumi) (also found in )

7) Neko ni Umare Kawatta Boku wa (SAKURAWA Asuka)

8) Kyou wa Shuppatsu no Hi (OOUCHI Eiko)

9) 04992 (Est Em) <<less

Compilation of 6 stories with a realistic feeling to them:... more>>

Shiki no Zenjitsu

Two people spend the last day of their cohabitation together before she gets married.

Azusa Nigou de Saikai

A father visits his daughter when her mother isn't at home.

Monochrome no Kyoudai

Two twin brothers reunite for a drink after ten years.

Yume Miru Kakashi (1st part)

A man who left for the city ten years ago returns to his home town for his younger sister's wedding.

Yume Miru Kakashi (2nd part)

The returning brother reminisces about their childhood in the countryside.

Juugatsu no Hakoniwa

An unknown high-school girl moves in with a struggling writer.

Sorekara

A cat observes the actions of her mysterious and rude owner.

(Also found in <<less

Paris, the late 19th century. Theodorus van Gogh, renowned art dealer and branch manager of the prestigious Goupil & Cie, seeks to embrace new talent and techniques among up-and-coming painters. ... more>>

But this was a dark era for innovative artists in France, the field being dominated as it was by the privileged and the conservative who thought that art was the sole property of the upper echelons of society and that common folk were inherently incapable of appreciating it.

Theodorus struggles to bring works which appeal to the hard-working masses into the limelight and usher in a new era. Central to his ambitions is his lifelong desire to see his brother Vincent's "god-given gift" finally being acknowledged by the world.

Ranked #1 in Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2014 for women. <<less