1) The Memory of Water... more>>

Shiina is an ex-swimmer who is now a chain-smoking high school teacher. He's tried to leave his swimming past behind him, but upright student Kadokura won't let that happen.

2) Forecast of Life's Springtime

Minori is the son of professional gardeners and he's sick to death of flowers! Gardening club student Shoutarou kills everything he touches, and Minori feels sorry for him.

3) A Child's Belongings

Hiroto's parents died in an accident and then he is approached by a businessman who wants to buy him. But he's not interested in sex, he just likes to look at Hiroto in his school uniform.

4) Sweet Home, Bitter Brother

Atsuhiro and Yousuke were childhood friends who became brothers at a young age. They've always been together with the slightly older Atsuhiro leading Yousuke. But Yousuke has feeling's he can't tell his "brother" and resolves to go away to college.

5) Paradise Game

Hazuki Junya is a professional gamer who works for a video game company, but when he gets beaten by his new coworker and amatuer Hatanaki Ryouji he can't believe it. A friendly rivalry and friendship starts between the two. <<less

Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul." Mermaid Saga contains three of Takahashi's uniquely macabre mermaid tales, A Mermaid Never Smiles, The Village of the Fighting Fish, and Mermaid Forest. Each... more>> revolves around Yuta, who wanders for hundreds of years, seeking a mermaid to cure him of his immortality.

Note: Won the 20th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1989). <<less

1000-year-old ginseng turns into a human to find her true love.

The story follows Himiko Natsuno; a girl, who after obtaining angelic powers, uses magical cyborg limbs to fight against demons. While Natsuno fights, she is... more>> observed and supported by her fanclub, which is made up of the nerd guys from her class. <<less

Mai is silly, giggly, and flirtatious - just like any other cute fourteen-year-old girl. As far as Mai is concerned, her telekinetic abilities are just... more>> good for practical jokes. But when the secret organization known as the Wisdom Alliance tries to exploit her as a weapon to enslave the world, her father puts his life on the line to protect her. And Mai soon learns the hard way that her powers are no joke, but capable of unbelievable, deadly force! <<less

Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment?... more>>

Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan in 2008. <<less

This is the story of Kai—the eldest brother in the Nekoya family who fell in love at first sight with Kyousuke Suzuki. Kyou-chan and Kai are university classmates, and Kai is constantly confessing to Kyou-chan, but is always rejected. So, how far will this love affair of a sensitive brother from the Nekoya family go? Will "beauty" Kyou-chan accept the affection of this frail brother?... more>>

(Source: Mangago, edited) <<less

Cruel Fairytales (title story) -... more>>

When they were young, a brother and sister ran away from home and went into the forest only to find an unexpected gruesome scene. Both siblings were traumatized and the younger sister ran away. Years have passed and now the older brother is searching for his still-missing sister. Many young girls come, but only turn out to be impostors after his wealth. One of the latest girls to arrive suspects foul play when the two girls she arrived with go missing and are later found dead. What's really going on here? Is she the next victim? Will the sister ever be found?

Also contains three other one-shots.

Blanche -

Blanche's life was perfect. Her father, the mayor, was rich and she got everything she wanted. But one day her house blows up and she's left as the only survivor with no money at all. She vows revenge on the person who blew the house up and plans it with a strange boy she meets...

Backstage Mage -

Lying on the floor after being beaten by his father, Aleister's mother died after saying "I will be reborn. Wait for me until then" and leaving him her precious ring. 17 years later Aleister bumps into a girl and the ring reacts...

Sono Toki Teina wa Kako wo Mita -

Translated Title: Teina Who Can See the Past

Teina has the ability to see the past and because of her ability, Sergeant Kaiji has requested for her help in in solving a case involving the sudden brutal killings of policemen. Teina realizes that Kaiji was actually her past life's lover and agrees to help him. As she tries to see the past, a sudden dark force seems to be stopping her, and she realizes that these murders are more than what they seem. <<less

A simple, but touching story about the afterlife. Before heading to the path of heaven or hell, a human soul enters an afterworld bar that... more>> is situated between the split paths. Follow what happens to him as he steps inside the bar. <<less

Futaba, whose father is an oceanographer, has transferred schools 8 times because of his work. Afraid of eventually being forgotten, she tries not to make... more>> any new friends at her new school. <<less

Natsumi Kawashima, an energetic fifth-grader, is obsessed with her fantasy of being the ideal, sexy woman. Rejected at every advance by the cute guys that she fawns over, she finally gets a break when she picks up a package of mysterious pink nuts that are adults only.... more>>

Eating these nuts causes her to morph into a voluptuous adult, and she's offered modeling opportunities and suddenly becomes noticed by guys who wouldn't have given her the time of day before.

But, she's still a kid inside and is about to learn that things don't always work out exactly as you hope they will... <<less

This story in set in the Taisho era (1912-1926) of Japan. ... more>>

Two years after the famous author Uro vanished, his last manuscript is found at the house of competing author Otogai, who seems obsessed with (or is it possessed by?) his supposedly-dead rival.

By a strange turn of events, three acquaintances; an illustrator, an editor and a stage performer, end up investigating Otogai's odd behaviour. They discover that the writer's garden appears to be haunted by a mysterious camellia bush...and camellia was Uro's favourite flower.

Note: contains a story, Dancing in the Snow, which also features Minami, Ideizumi and Kuzuha. All these stories about the trio are also gathered in the first volume of , which then continues with new stories about their involvement in various supernatural mysteries. <<less

A kingdom in the middle of the desert is the last city of humans that were against the Sand People. However, their next king, Kirameki, didn't want to fulfil the throne. The Sand People took the chance to kidnap the prince and replace him with an imposter, Kirameki's half-brother, Saga, who is a half human and half Sand Person. Kirameki was made to do hard labour then. However, he came back on the day of the Water Festival to get back his kingdom with Serafita (Water Goddess)'s help.... more>>

oneshot Stonehedge included, probably not scanlated. <<less

Once a good for nothing accidentally opened up his god gifted talent: he is able to see through things like an x Ray. The special gift seems him an unordinary life: he’s life is on the fast track. Gems tossing, money blowing, champagnes popping, girls all around. Who cares? I have the eyes!... more>>

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Misaki Aguri is the only girl in the Judo team, and she has a crush on the Captain. One day one of her friends tells her of an old Chinese magic. That if the wears the same pajamas as her crush, that she will appear in his room! Just slide his picture under your pillow and TADA! However, things don't go exactly as planned...... more>>

This was Yuu Watase's debut piece. <<less

One-shot manga set before the events of Rozen Maiden detailing how the doll, Shinku, was made. Full colour

Makise Ryo, the student president of a catholic school, seems to be liked and admired by everybody, including his cute little brother even if the latter is somehow jealous of his older sibling. When Ryo gets abducted by delinquents from his school who wanted to "teach him a lesson";he's saved by a mysterious student. Gunta didn't help him out of sympathy but "just because they woke him up". ... more>>

Later, Ryo meets him again & weird things start to happen... <<less

The story is using a mix of various religions teachings and some Lovecraft mythology as a background, set in a far future and distant world, in which "psycho science" is trying to change the destiny of the mankind, summoning supernatural beings and magics to achieve this goal.... more>>

But according to the Murphy's Laws, when everything is too well planned, there is always something that will go wrong, and in Orion you can be sure that it will follow this patern. <<less

Miyu amid the war with awakening Japanese Shinma. (First part: Miyu and the war against Western Shinma)

Mobius Klein is the prequel Manga to Kia Asamiya's Silent Mobius Manga. It tells the story of how Fuyuka and Gigelf met, and introduces many... more>> characters that later appear in Silent Mobius, including; Rally Cheyenne and Ganossa Maximillian, as well as the relatives of other characters like Yamigumo Razan. <<less

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Aya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home, but the funeral-like atmosphere tips them off that something's not right. Their "birthday present" turns out to be a mummified hand--the power of which forces an awakening of unkown powers within Aya, and painful wounds all over Aki's body! Grandfather Mikage announces that Aki will be heir to the Mikage fortune, and Aya must die! But Aya has allies in the athletic cook and martial artist Yûhi, and the attractive, mysterious Touya. But can even two handsome and resourceful guys save Aya when it's her own power that's out of control?... more>>

In 1998 Ayashi no Ceres won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo.

Ayashi no Ceres Gaiden (Epilogue) included in 6th volume of [m]Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden[/m]. <<less

A contagious Monster Flu is spreading around town like wildfire. Can the town's troublemaker and his friends get the medicine in time to save everyone?!... more>>

Paifu, a half-vampire half-werekoala, is always getting into trouble. With his trusty sidekick, Jose the ghost, he's out stealing watermelons, befriending murderers and causing a ruckus. But not everything is fun and games when the contagious Monster Flu sweeps through town. If the sick monsters don't get some medicine within a month, everyone will die! But only the one who has the medicine is the Witch who lives high atop Horned-Owl Mountain...750 miles away! With the help of a former sumo wrestler, Paifu, Jose and tagalong Arpon are off on an adventure! But, will they get the medicine in time or will they become victims themselves?! <<less

Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2030, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear. A fear of someone or something, of unthinkably monstrous power known only as "Akira".... more>>

Note: Won the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for best general manga, won the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material in 1993. Was nominated for the Harvey for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2002. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2002, the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2002 and The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition won the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2018. <<less

Yashiro Tenshuu killed five people, including his girlfriend, and is now on death row. However, a secret government organization is willing to take him off... more>> death row if he allows himself to become a test subject to an experiment that requires a killer's intent. <<less