She was powerful and got unparalleled martial arts in her last life, but she paid her true heart wrongly and resulted in death. After the... more>> rebirth, she vowed to destroy the one hurt her, ruin the one who framed her and ruined her. <<less

A 59 pages story set in feudal Japan about a love story between Nohime and Nobunaga, two historical figures during that era. ... more>>

First published in volume by year 1979 in a collection bearing the same name, along with Christmas no Kiseki 1975, Ojousan wa Genshijin 1970, Monkey Rock 1970 and Miuchi Suzue shi Chousa Houkoku

(Essay by IMAI Kaoru). On Hana to Yume Comics. Recently reprinted on Suzue Miuchi Best Works 6 (1997).

This is the 5th volume of the Miuchi Suzue Masterpiece Collection

1: 聖アリス帝国 ()

2: アマランスの女王 ()

3: 日本列島一万年 ()

4: バラ物語 ()

5: 虹の戦 (Niji no Ikusa)

6: 雪の音 ()

7: すばらしき遺産 () <<less

Winter 1989, Alaska. Blanca has escaped from a secret training camp in the Soviet bloc, counting only on his instinct to pass the Bering Strait... more>> and reach Alaska, the land of wolves. Hounded by the secret services, the genetically altered dog is driven by call of nature and of his land to continue the endless journey, embodying an ancient Inuit legend because of his extraordinary fighting skills, speed and endurance. But in his journey he comes across very dangerous enemies. <<less

Human tribe made peace with wing tribe for the time being. A quick-witted girl looks so much like the princess of human tribe. So she... more>> was asked by the emperor to go to wing tribe to have a royal marriage as the substitute for the princess. Yet, she is hiding some secrets also. Bearing a grudge for her tribe and family, can she make a huge difference? <<less

Seton is the story of Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946), a famous American writer and naturalist.

An adaptation of Patricia A. McKillip's "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld."... more>>

Sixteen when a baby is brought to her to raise, Sybel has grown up on Eld Mountain. Her only playmates are the creatures of a fantastic menagerie called there by wizardry. Sybel has cared nothing for humans, until the baby awakens emotions previously unknown to her. And when Coren -the man who brought this child- returns, Sybel's world is again turned upside down. <<less

During the third century, the three Chinese province Gui, Go and Sichman are fighting a fierce battle to rule over China... In the meantime, on... more>> a small archipelago to the east named Yamato... Raika, the youth crowned by lightning is doing everything in his powers to free the young Iyo from the heinous traitor Chosei. <<less

Also known as Princess Mononoke, the Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghilbi film. ... more>>

In order to satisfy their own needs for land and resources, Man is encroaching on their sacred territory, cutting down the trees and destroying everything else that stand in their path. As a result, the animal gods became angry and attacked the encampment.

Into this conflict wanders a young boy, Ashitaka, a refugee of the Emishi people. His people still live in hiding, but when his village was attacked, he shot and killed one of the animal gods. For this he has been given the curse of death.

He has begun a search through Japan to find the secret of his curse when he arrives at the encampment. Outside of the encampment he is attacked by the "Monster Princess", a girl raised in the woods by Moro no Kimi (a 300 year old female dog god) and who is driven by a fierce hatred for the humans who are destroying the forest. She has repeatedly attacked the encampment, but after she meets Ashitaka, she becomes torn between her loyalty to the animal-gods and the world of the humans.

Surrounded by the warring characters of the humans on one side and the animal-gods on the other, each side believing in the righteouness of its cause, it is Ashitaka and San who must face each other personally and, by the end of the film, come to an understanding of each other's world and make the attempt to coexist without hatred and violence.

Not far from the heart of the sacred forest where the great Deer God dwells, a new town called Irontown is founded. Conflict seems inevitable.

A young girl, raised by wolves, and a warrior bearing a curse inflicted by the hatred of a dying Boar God are trying to make things right. Will they succeed? <<less

The start of a warring-age brought the appearance of mercenaries. In this time of treachery three men band together to fight. With speed like the wind they call themselves The Three Brothers of Tornado.... more>>

This is the story of the unlikely journey of Hizoka the Storm, Hiryuu the Moon Shadow and Kogenta the Flying Squirrel, and the search for the truth of ones self. <<less

Born as an aberration different from the expectations of a chief's son, Fei Long has been ostracized by his own people. To prepare for his destined future role as chief of his clan, Fei Long is sent to Japan to complete his schooling and gain experience mingling with humans. In Japan, he discovers not everything is simple.... more>>

This manga has been published one volume per year for 12 years, so the artistic style changes rather drastically as you read further on. It's a chronicle of sorts of Katayama Shuu's growth as an artist. <<less

In the Abe Seimei Koikatari series... more>>

V.1 - Hana no Utage

1. Feast of the Flowers

Ming became blind after an unknown illness two years ago. One night, she meets a man in her dreams who restores her sight. She falls in love with him, but how will she find him again?

2. The Girl Among the Moonlilies

A princess chases a firefly which leads her to a man. She is so surprised by him that she steps backward and accidentally falls over a cliff, losing her memory. What will happen to her?

3. Moon's Dew; Star's Tears

4. Winter's Bloom

V.2 - Hanakanmuri no Hime (The Flower Crown Princess)

1. The Golden Phoenix, the Silver Phoenix

A princess longs for a lost love and almost loses her life until a mysterious exorcist opens her heart and mind to the truth and to what has been right in front of her all along.

2. The Hime with the Flower Crown

A young princess learns with the help of a mysterious young boy that putting away childish things may ultimately lead to a fulfilling new world and to the fulfilment of her beloved father's wish.

3. Memories of a Flower

While trying to solve the mystery behind the ghostly apparition of his beloved princess, a young man learns to ease his own sadness.

V.3 - Hanaemi no Otome

1. Hanaemi no Otome

A daughter of a high status man is being cursed by Douman, a man with strong spiritual power. Abe Seimei is set to save her.

2. Kaze no Hatsune

Story of young Douman's love, and also of how he met Seimei for the first time.

3. Tsukimiya no Maihime

V.4 - Hana Akari no Yakusoku <<less

Daisuke took a step. He was asked to join the Tokko (aka Kamikaze) and he accepted, offering his life to his country. Set during the... more>> very end of World War 2, this story begins when Daisuke decides to die and tells the reader why he decided to make such an extreme decision. Was it for his country, was it for peace, or was it because everyone else made the same choice? What's in a man's mind when he knows he's going to die? Even in this rather tragic scenario, there is still hope -- perhaps in a picture of your mother, or in a girl, or maybe in the future... <<less

This is a biography of the famous Buddhist monk Ikkyu from the late Hisashi Sakaguchi. Set in 15th century Japan, Ikkyu must learn to live and excel as a monk, despite the fact that his father is the emperor. ... more>>

His intelligence and purity help him succeed, but he continues to get the short end of the stick in life.

Can Ikkyu perservere in his quest for spirituality in spite of everything that is set against him? <<less

At the end of the Sui Dynasty (581AD - 618AD), the oppression from the Imperial Court threw China into chaos as rebellions erupted all over the country. Duke of Tang, Li Yuan, decides to return to his hometown Taiyuan in order to avoid the dangerous political games. Meanwhile, a young priestess prophesizes a white dragon--the symbol of rulers--for the Li family. She keeps a close eye on the second son, Li Shimin.... more>>

The question remains: who would be the next ruler of the land? Read and see! <<less

In olden Britian, Orland, who is in search for the key to becoming King, meets a beautiful priest by the name of Ethelred, who is... more>> on the verge of being killed as a sacrifice. Now begins the dangerous adventure of these two, who have met in a chaotic world surrounded by swords and spiritual beliefs... <<less

Marion is a young schoolboy who prides himself on his adherence to a philosophy he calls "realism". Because of his distain for emotional display, he... more>> ignores anything remotely akin to affection. But when Marion is entangled in a romantic affair with an older courtesan, his rationalism is revealed to be little more than a cover for his own emotional immaturity. Learning to love, Marion blossoms under his older lover's care but unfortunately, Marion has yet to learn the true price of the affair. <<less

As if having giant monsters and robots threatening to destroy it wasn't bad enough, Japan now faces another crisis: demons. ... more>>

Kijimutan tells the story of Yuna, a young samurai woman seeking to feed her own ambitions as well as to fulfill her own sense of self. As Yuna and her faithful friend, Musashi, go on their journey, they come face to face with the Shouki, the evil spirits seeking to destroy the very hearts of the people.

Faced with the possibility that there might be an enemy within every person they encounter, the two warriors will have to struggle in order to succeed. The Shouki may be a great threat, but the greatest peril to their quest might lie within the heart of Yuna herself? <<less

The year is 1921, and this is a Tokyo where monstrous steam-powered robots crash a flower-viewing party only to be cut down samurai-style by a young girl in a kimono and traditional hakama pants.... more>>

It's eight years after the horrific Demon War, and Japan is a peaceful prosperous place. Meet Ensign Ogami Ichiro, who has just graduated from the Naval Academy. He's assigned to a base in Tokyo, but soon discovers that his headquarters is the Imperial Theater and his first mission is collecting tickets at the gate.

He gamely goes about his menial jobs at the theater, surrounded by beautiful girls who seem to know a lot more about what's going on than he does, but he's about to be swept into a roiling world of robots, demons, and hot girls in uniform. <<less

This series is about three of Japan's most famous historical figures...when they were teenagers. Oda Nobunaga will one day be known as the "Demon King,"... more>> and go on to become the first of the "Three Great Unifiers." But in 1548, he's still the carefree heir of the Owari Province. His companions are Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the young child-hostage Tokugawa Ieyasu. Meanwhile, Japan is steeped in war and intrigue. Mr. Zipangu is a fresh and humourous retelling of Nobunaga's life: read and see! <<less

Collection of 6 oneshots:... more>>

1) Shiawase no Ashioto

2) Omoi no Yukue

3) Magic Smile

4) Travelers with Prince

5) Kimi bi Yori

Artist Okano has a crush on his roommate, feckless Tsukamoto. When Tsukamoto asks Okano to teach him to draw, Okano treasures their time together. But will it last?

6) Seiten no Hekireki

Aihara is afraid of his room, because it's making strange sounds. Fujito helps him to forget his fear... <<less

Arimasa was a half-demon priest who cared nothing of what others thought of him. That was, until one fateful night, while on a mission to... more>> exorcise a gang of demons, he encounters Kagetsu, a clumsy cat demon who will eventually change his world, and more importantly, his views of it. <<less

Beijing of the 1920s is where the young and fashionable generation confronts the old and conservative one. During this period of social change, three brothers... more>> and one sister struggle to free themselves from the oppressive traditions of their grandfather. Help comes in the unlikely form of a Peking Opera actor, and his lively crew. <<less

Riku Fukagawa was found at the age of ten with no memory and no relatives. Despite this, he manages to make a good life for... more>> himself, until five years later, when he runs into his real family at a flea market. They whisk him away to their home, in another world called Yamato that strongly resembles the Japan of the Edo era. They explain to him that he, four of his five brothers, and two of his cousins run a store, the Hiyokoya Store, in the capital of Yamato. He doesn’t believe them, but because they’re so protective of him, he decides to take on a part time job at the store... Why are family reunions always so crazy?! <<less

Adaptation of Laclos' "Dangerous Liaisons"... more>>

by Shibata Yukihiro (Takarazuka Dance Co.)

The beautiful young nobleman, the viscount Valmont, and Lady Meltuieu, amuse themselves with a risky game of love. The two wear masks lying that they are in love but only end up hurting each other.

A forbidden love story that takes place in 19th century high society Paris.

Features three other short stories as well. <<less

Japan's samurai past is riddled with stories of great fighting prowess and deeply ingrained systems of honor and discipline. But behind the stern demeanor was... more>> a society coming apart at the seams. Clashes in class systems and the need for a nation to come together threaten to break up the old ways of warring samurai--these are tales of such struggles. This is the story of Japan's history, and the beginning of the end of the samurai era. <<less