Dragon of the Beginning and Dragon of the Last is a series of interconnected oneshots in a high fantasy setting which take place millennia apart and portray the evolution of dragon-human interaction through the point of view of different characters. Story 1: Three people cross paths, united by a flood and a dragon. A man who lost his village. An old man who lost his child. A young woman who lost her people. Story 2: The king is ill. In their quest to find a cure, a priest and his band of soldiers enter barbarian territory. But the herb they need belongs to the dragons. Story 3: Dragonswood is home to dragons and the people who care for them. When a mage and his dragon are captured, however, war looms ever closer. Story 4: After a ritual gone wrong, a dry spell hits a village once abundant in rain. The arrival of a rainmaker promises salvation, but first he must get to the bottom of a well-kept secret.
Three manga adaptations of Takarazuka Review productions: - Turandot: Loosely based on Puccini’s opera of the same name. After Prince Calaf’s homeland is destroyed by war, he flees and lives the life of a vagabond. After hearing rumors that his long lost father has been spotted in Peking, Calaf makes his way there. - Angel’s Smile, Devil’s Tears: Loosely based on Goethe’s Faust. The fallen angel Mephistophles resents humans, believing them to be unworthy of God’s love. Determined to prove himself right, Mephistopheles sets out to corrupt humans and drag their souls to hell, starting with Dr. Faust. - Valencian Passion: After Napoleon’s invasion of Spain, the people rise in revolt against French rule.
Painter Joseph, who has outstanding copying skills, but is not recognized due to his lack of creative talent, could not overcome his sense of shame and tried to make an extreme choice.Renée, the secretive woman who stopped him.Joseph's heart pounded at her request to paint paintings for her, and he followed her to the painter's metropolis of 'Delmo', to seize his last chance.However, after he arrived in 'Delmo', he received a completely different request than what he expected…
Nine years ago, the humans took everything away from them. The time for vengeance has finally come. Let the revolt begin.
Andou gets an envelope passed to him in class that contains an erotic picture belonging to Kagaya Jin, the mysterious half French transfer student. A short, bittersweet tale from the Meiji era.
In The Unwomanly Face of War, Alexievich chronicles the experiences of the Soviet women who fought on the front lines, on the home front, and in the occupied territories. These women—more than a million in total—were nurses and doctors, pilots, tank drivers, machine-gunners, and snipers. They battled alongside men, and yet, after the victory, their efforts and sacrifices were forgotten.
In an alternate Earth, the armies of the Imperial Alliance have ravaged the entire Europan continent in 1935 EC in the Second Europan War. In the middle of the war, the army invades Gallian territory to acquire a mineral known as ragnite. Standing in their way is a recently drafted militia officer named Welkin Gunther, son of known Europan War I hero Belgen Gunther.
Simo Häyhä, the legendary sniper who distinguished himself defending Finland from Russia in World War II, is a woman.
Be it Guan Yunchang, the Saint of War, Xiang Yu, the Hegemon King of Chu, the below one and above all, Lu Fengxian, or Oboi, each pair is going to face off each other in a life-death battle. The ultimate winner shall be granted a wish.
Simo Häyhä's adventures continue after the Winter War.In June 1941 Finland launches an attack to reclaim the territories lost to the Soviet Union in what ended up being called the Continuation War.
The mortal, Ya Xuan, had wandered around in all four directions. A mortal and a demon became companions, marking the start of an endless journey through the vast wilderness. A person who seeks for immortality, the evil spirit who massacres without a care, the cold-hearted god, the magnificent Ying Zhou's prisoner cage… Amidst the vast wilderness, a thrilling anecdote was painted across Ya Xuan's picture scroll. The countless of years revealed more and more secrets. Who actually is Ya Xuan? Why does he not age nor die? Why was the Blood Sea Phantom Sparrow's clan exterminated and condemend by the Nine Heavens? What is Ya Xuan's true goal…?
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