3 January 2011. ER doctor Matsuoka Tsuyoshi examines a patient presenting influenza symptoms. The next day, the patient dies from multiple-organ failure, followed by others... more>> who had shown the same symptoms. As the death toll rises, even the high-tech Japanese are at a loss over how to check the further spread of the deadly virus <<less

In a jungle in Africa right on the equator there was a white lion, Panja, who was called the "Emperor of the Jungle." But Panja... more>> is killed by a hunter. His wife, the Queen of Jungle, who has been caught by the hunter, gives birth to the son of Panja on a ship bringing them to a zoo. She names her son "Leo" and has him escape from the ship, saying, "Go back to Africa and become the successor of your father." Then a storm comes and the ship is overturned, and sinks with the Queen on it. Leo is washed up on the beach of a port town in the Arabian Peninsula, not Africa. This is where Leo's long adventure begins. <<less

Rio was looking forward to spending her summer vacation in Tokyo, meeting boys and going out with friends. But after a change of plans forces... more>> her to stay the (whole!!) summer with her grandmother in the countryside, she’s devastated… until she meets Ginzo, a handsome, mysterious guy with incredible talent and a hidden past… <<less

Some people are the type to sit back and watch a situation, hoping it ends in the best way possible; some are the type that jump into the situation head first and do all they can to make it end the best way possible. Daigo Asahina is a prime example of the latter. Working as a firefighter, his unorthodox ways are constantly getting him a little too much negative attention from his superiors as well as the media. Despite his constant struggle to keep his job, when the fire is roaring and lives are in danger, Daigo will ignore every order given as well as put his own life on the line to ensure everyone... more>> person is pulled from the blaze alive.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1997. <<less

The smugglers in our tale--guys who have to clean up the bodies after mob assassinations in which heads get ripped off--are a cold-hearted silent veteran, an old man, and a young guy forced to do dirty work to pay back money he owes the mob. ... more>>

When the young smuggler makes a mistake by allowing a captured rival to escape, the price he must pay for his error gets horrifically high... <<less

Ordinary high school girl Ji Na discovers that she is heir to a terrible legacy handed down from her family's sinister history. Long ago, her... more>> ancestors killed a magical serpent known as an Imugi, believing that it would bring them good luck. Unfortunately, the creature cursed them as it died, decreeing that one family member of each generation for that day forth will be killed by two people closely acquainted with that person. One of Ji Na's relatives has been murdered without fail in every generation, and now, Ji Na has been informed that she will be next to die. <<less

"The stars that don't shine in Tokyo surely do shine in a different town..."... more>>

TSUTSUMI Koutarou, who couldn't be a senior at a college-oriented high school in Tokyo, moves into Himi City, Toyama Prefecture with his relatives and spends one school year there.

"I wouldn't be able to shine for the rest of my life..."

He's hurt, and depressed.

However, his encounter with a girl named Nagisa changes his "tomorrow" little by little.

Now, HARA Hidenori begins "the sweetest 'starting-over' love story in the world"... <<less

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Story 1—... more>>

Koi Kyokusei (Love Polarity)

Sakura loves shiny and sparkly things. She aspires to be a designer in future. That's why she is saving money so that she can go to Tokyo after she graduates from high school to study designing. She often spots the gloomy Hirose on the roof of the Planetarium looking at the sky through his telescope. She finds out that he is trying to fulfil a promise he made to someone long ago. Sakura is willing to do anything to make her beloved Hirose's dream come true because she wants to see him smile again.

Story 2—

Kimi Dake no Aki (Autumn Just For You)

Yui and Shuu had promised to marry each other when they turn eighteen. Likewise, Shuu was working hard to save money so that he could present Yui with a grand wedding and a beautiful wedding dress she adored when the time comes. But their happy world comes crashing down when Shuu meets with an accident at his workplace...

Story 3—

Kimi ni Hikari wo (Light For You)

A remade version of Story 1 <<less