Based on a popular otome game, Hakuouki follows Chizuru and the Shinsengumi in an alternate reality. Chizuru travels to Kyoto in search of her missing father but after being involved in an incident, ended up being taken in by the Shinsengumi where she meets the members including the famous Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soshi. Chizuru’s father was conducting government research for strengthening the Shinsengumi and developed the ochimizu. The ochimizu is a formula that gives demon like strength and regeneration effects but once taken, the user experiences extreme pain and eventually turns into a blood hungry monster. In an attempt to defend Chizuru, Hijikata takes the ochimizu and although the situation was saved, he is now affected with the illness. Okita is also forced to take the formula when his tuberculosis prevents him from defending Chizuru and himself. Feeling responsible for their actions, Chizuru must fight her feeling of helplessness and find the courage to support the Shinsengumi.
Deciphering the memories dwelling within flora to solve each case. A classic Chinese-styled fantasy set in the inner palace. Kouken is a girl from a hidden village that are descendants of florakinetic sages. However, because of their abilities, their clan has a history of being oppressed. One day, the fourth prince Shurei, finds them and takes Kouken to the inner palace for her flora sage abilities to solve various mysteries and cases at court. This is a manga adaptation of the 20th Kadokawa Beans Novel Award winner, which won both the “Excellence Award” and the “Readers' Prize.”
From Kindan-no Aku: Yui Kiryuu is a street performer who relies on (and takes pride in) her beauty and dancing skills. In order to save her friend Cecille, she makes a contract with a creature from another world--a Tinas. Her end of the bargain, however, is the thing she treasures the most...
The year is 1274, and the Mongols are invading Japan! It's Kublai Khan, aiming to conquer the world. But Japan has a secret weapon in a crack team of killers, known as The Carrion Eaters. Led by the vicious Ranomaru, who wants to take Kublai's head. Not all is well in Kublai's camp, though...a Korean leader might well be dissatisfied with what Kublai plans. This conflict will take them to the ends of the earth.
A series of oneshot illustrations of famous Chinese folk tales.
From Friendship Scans Princess Hakunamatata of Mongolia was sent to Imperial China to marry the young emperor so that she can become the new empress. However, the emperor already has a benevolent and loving wife, and he does not wish to take in a new wife. Already angry that her new "husband" is weak, timid, and puny, the rejected Princess Hakunamatata began to create endless trouble in the Palace! She is straightforward and fearless, and does whatever she wants! Instead of confronting Princess Hakunamatata, the empress decides to betroth her to the emperor's uncle, who absolutely finds the princess intolerable. Amidst all the hilarity and misunderstanding, a conspiracy is slowly emerging from the shadows - and all four characters' fate will change forever.
In the shadows of the world-renowned heroic story, Sesame, an adorable and derpy fox spirit, who hoped to serve under a powerful and benevolent lord, instead encounters a chatterbox monk. On his journey to hunt for a job, Sesame meets an Auntie with a Dongbei accent, Old-man Huang who has had a moving love story, and a lumberjack-magically-turned-bear who fell for Auntie at first sight...
Set in the Taisho era (1912-1926). Two years after the famous author Uro vanishes, his last manuscript is found at the house of competing author Otogai, who seems obsessed with (or is it possessed by?) the dead man, even as Otogai's garden seems haunted by a mysterious cameilla bush.
A man and a woman meet in a time far from ours, in the ancient time of China. Love blossoms between the man and the woman, but this isn’t an easy time to love. And together they need to fight for the love they share together. Follow Liu Pu wei and Lu kou in a love story that takes you to the ancient time of China. Summary from Mangaupdates
It's about young people in postwar Hiroshima getting involved in the black market for weapons. The main character is an A-bomb survivor whose hatred drives him to kill an American black marketeer. He asks the Americans, "Who are you to talk about justice when you massacred hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Hiroshima, in Nagasaki, in the firebombing of Tokyo? Was that what you call justice?"
From Aerandria Scans: Mysterious alchemist Lorenzo Lusignano, descendant of the royal family of Cyprus, is searching for the ultimate secret of alchemy – the Philosopher’s stone “Elixir.” Rumors of this blood-red gem creep everywhere, but nobody seems to have seen it, so Lorenzo’s travels through Europe’s Renaissance are never easy.
In the country of Goldland, it is prohibited to have a princess succeed the throne. When the queen has a daughter, she decides to raise her as a boy, and have her identity be a secret. However, Sapphire would occasionally don girl's clothes.One day, disguised as a girl, Sapphire meets Franz Charming, a prince from another country. Not knowing the truth of her identity, they fall in love. However, Duke Duralumin, a distant relative to Goldland's king, is plotting to overthrow him... Note: Different from the 1963 version that was serialized in Nakayoshi. This version is shorter and does not include characters like Captain Blood.---**Volumes 85 and 86 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
