Taiwan during the Qing dynasty was deeply patriarchal. Women were disregarded from birth, their only purpose was to find a good marriage. But once married, the pressure was on to provide sons. This gave rise to various folk practices which claimed to ensure male offspring. Chieh-Niang watches as her sister-in-law, obsessed with giving birth to a son, gives in to these superstitions. And she herself is under pressure to marry – can she ever break free? Walking by the river one day, she comes across the body of a woman. A priestess is summoned to ensure the woman\'s spirit passes peacefully and does not haunt the town. The priestess, with her mysterious ways, does seem able to communicate with the spirit world, and Chieh-Niang, seeing a glimmer of hope, enrolls as her apprentice. But soon after, small handprints start appearing on her legs as she sleeps, while more women go missing or are found dead. What will Chieh-Niang do, and will she find the life she wants? Tan-Tsiu-Niu was selected as a recommended book by the former Minister of Culture and was recommended as a must-read book for the 2020 World Book Day by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.
In the 13th century, Fatima, a captive of the Mongol Empire, the most powerful empire on earth, was taken prisoner and assigned to serve in the imperial palace. With knowledge from Iran, the era\'s foremost experts on medicine and science, Fatima seeks a world in which she can display her talents. She meets Töregene, the sixth wife of the second emperor, Ögedei, who has mixed feelings about the Mongol Empire....
A ‘fearsome psycho-thriller’ centering on the ‘dark side of adolescence’. Following Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a teenage boy belonging to the very bottom caste of his school, this work details his troubled interactions with a certain classmate, and his attempt to hide murderous impulses that find themselves in the darkest recesses of his soul. In reality, though, it\'s a sweet youth rom-com between a messed up boy and a bright, if somewhat strange, beautiful girl. - Won the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award. - Was nominated for the 2020 and 2021 Manga Taisho Award. - Won the top prize of 2021 Tsutaya Comic Awards
Inaba Akira, a second year student at Naruyama High School, is a candidate for the next student council president due to his good manners and excellent grades. He was highly trusted by his teachers, and was loved by his classmates for his bright and friendly personality. However, he also had a serious problem...
A boy who knows nothing about love receives a love consultation. As a oneshot, Chapter 1 won an Encouragement Award from the New Generation Sunday Awards.
\"Spring! My college debut! The blossoming of my sexuality! Even now, I can\'t cum without being harassed by them.\" An unfortunate story in the spring of youth.
\"We\'re pretending to be lovers, right...?\" \"Let\'s break up.\" Akira Watase is dating his best friend, Fumiya Watari. But it\'s all a camouflage! In order to keep girls away, Akira is playing the role of Watari\'s lover, who\'s famous among the female students at school. Watari even kissed him to prove it to the girls!? Akira was depressed, saying that his youth is completely over, but for some reason, he keeps pretending they\'re dating...? (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)
Won a Semi-Grand Prize from the *Tonari no Young Jump* COMITIA 145 4-Hour Speed Manga Awards.
\'Marie Antoinette came to my room that day...\' A Lolita-loving high school girl and the tragic Queen Marie-Antoinette in modern Japan. Born, raised and raised differently, the encounter between these two girls changes history. Note: Winner of the Magical i-Land Award 2020 Comic Scenario Grand Prix, Special Prize in the Fantasy and History category Commicallisation serialisation begins!
A delinquent’s gotta do what he’s gotta do…in the afterlife. Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn’t know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead.
Every 1000 years, 100 demon children are sent to Earth to compete in a battle to become king of the Demon World. Each demon is paired with a human partner who is given a spell book of a specific color. The human can cast the demon\'s spells through their book. If a demon\'s book is burned, they disappear and return to the Demon World. The last demon remaining becomes the king. The show is oriented around Gash Bell and his human partner, Takamine Kiyomaro. [*]Won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.
