High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional bassist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again.... more>>

One afternoon, while Aoi practices her guitar in a guest house, she gets startled by the 18-year-old version of Shinno from 13 years ago! As if by coincidence, the current 31-year-old Shinno also returns to the town, but he has changed drastically. There are now two Shinno's in existence, but why is the Shinno from the past present?

The story revolves around these four individuals as they confront their inner feelings toward each other and make decisions that will affect their lives from here on out. <<less

Based on the popular noitaminA anime of the same name, Mononoke is the story of a mysterious medicine seller (Kusuriuri) who traverses cities, villages - and, seemingly, time - on a lone quest through ancient Japan in order to vanquish "mononoke," supernatural entities created when a strong human grudge or desire combines with a type of free-roaming spirit named ayakashi. But his quest is not so simple, as the darkness of humanity is endless and makes figuring out the Form, Truth and Regret of the mononoke - which are prerequisites if he is to be able exorcise them - an incredibly dangerous task which rarely fails to turn up casualties.... more>>

Each volume or pair of volumes follows the eponymous arc from the anime:

V.1-2 - Mononoke (Note: this is the adaptation of episodes 9-11 of Ayakashi - Japanese Classic Horror, a supernatural anime in which the medicine seller was first introduced before the arc's success prompted him to receive his own series)

V.3-4 - Mononoke - Umibouzu

V.5 - Mononoke - Zashiki-Warashi

V.6 - Mononoke - Nue

V.7 - Mononoke - Noppera-bou <<less

In 1800s Japan, after the arrival of the "black ships," a group of young "Roushi" (lordless samurai) answer a call to Kyoto to protect the... more>> shogunate. But when they arrive, they find that the political situation, and their role in it, is far more complicated than they first imagined. <<less

High-school girl Yui found a mysterious boy lying unconscious on the beach. This mysterious boy can't remember where he is from, only that his name... more>> is "Sid." After a confrontation with the locals, they discover that Sid is one of the human weaponry developed by the Japanese government, known as "Uncanny Brains" or UB. As the powers of the UB unfold before them, will Sid's arrival on this island spell doom for Yui and her friends? <<less

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