Eva Schul was once a famous actress. Now she spends her days drinking and all manners of debauchery. One day, her daughter, Julie, comes to inform her that she is getting married, and she will not become a mother like her. Not long after, Eva is partying when some men approach her, and drag her into a car. As it turns out, film director Arthur Burn wishes for her to star in a film about the birth of Christ that will be filmed in Spain as none other than the Virgin Mary. Eva's demeanor begins to shift upon taking this role - both as her character, and the role she plays with the family of a young lady who reminds her of Julie...In addition to the title story, also includes the following oneshots:- **Sound of Bamboo** (竹の音, Take no Oto) - A girl finds herself caring for a samurai, the son of the enemy family who killed her father and brother. She wavers whether or not to avenge her fallen family...- **Ballerina** (バレリーナ, exclusive to the digital edition/original release)- **Edelweiss** (エーデルワイス, excluded from digital edition but available in other releases)
Youkai are specters who have lived in the human world since the dawn of time. They often rest peacefully in their dwelling places, until humans rouse them by inconsiderate actions. Kitaro is a young youkai boy who wants to help humans and youkai live in harmony, and he fights to protect humans from the enraged youkai who lash out at them.The English translation here is passed on the completed 46 volume collected version. For reference: https://gegegenokitaro.fandom.com/wiki/The_Complete_Kitar%C5%8D_CollectionVolumes 4-5 have been published in English in Kitaro (2013)The other 7 collections collect some of the chapters translated here.-That's why Hokuto no Gun and Happyscan! chapters aren't here.
Although living a comfortable and peaceful life, Hana can't shake the uneasy feeling that something is wrong in her hometown, Timefall Valley. One night, like any other, Hana witnesses a strange phenomenon sparking that hints at a deeper and more disturbing truth.
Aurora NodeIn a not so far away future, all forms of entertainment in Japan have become fully digitised. The people have even totally accepted the world as it is now without even thinking much of it.Nonaka Fujio was also one of them. That is until he met a girl with a doll-like appearance who possesses an Aurora Blonde and that's when the cogs of his life began to turn. Just what will Fujio stand to gain now that he has started to think and make decisions for himself?
"The Great Dark Circus descends from a rotten, cursed, demon-related lineage. Every sin, every flaw and every torment from men are represented in our show. Come and watch, meet the tragedy of the ventriloquist mother, the secret of the butterfly princess and the angst of the mist-man… Going into the roaming black tent of the Great Dark Circus is acceding to the magic of its phenomena, and that magic will be the source of our misfortune, because we are all of them."
From AQUA Scans: Elite Development Education Academy, Noblesse Oblige. The grandson of the academy's chairman, promised heir as the next chairman, Inaba Hakuto. The kind-hearted, younger brother who supports him, Inaba Kokuto. However, with the chairman's death, the fate of the twins begins to greatly warp. The one who holds the key is, the demon who resides in the mask... Masquerade...
Sang, once the little boy too afraid to jump into the lake with the older children, comes back home a brave new man – a huntsman, to be exact. It's only after reuniting with his friend Sejin, the shaman’s daughter, that he notices a black shadow has been following him... The experience reminds him that there are spirits that walk amongst us, and not always in the dark.
A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering one-shots from every Garo mangaka up until 1984.
A mysterious girl who is believed to be the inhabitant of the illusion forest, invites those who get lost to listening to the story, the story of the princess of a fairyland. What kind of story she will bring?