FOUR SHOUJO STORIES

Taken from Baka-updates:
An anthology of oneshots.

Story 1: Promise by NISHI Keiko

Story 2: They were Eleven by HAGIO Moto

Story 3: The Changeling by SATO Shio

Story 4: Since You've Been Gone by NISHI Keiko

The two stories by NISHI Keiko were also published as a separate book in English called "Promise." Those stories were originally taken from "Mizu ga Kooru ni Naru Toki."

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Sci-fi, Shoujo

Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

VS [VERSUS]

From Anime Monitor:

Yamada’s passionate storytelling is realized through her star character, Reiji, a violin prodigy with a troubled childhood. Reiji turns to music in order to escape his abusive family, and is enrolled in a prestigious music school. There, he meets his mentor Mitsuko whose own dreams of becoming a professional musician were lost due to a tragic injury. Mitsuko’s fun-loving nature and enthusiasm for living comes up against Reiji’s intense, single-minded passion for music. But together they find a common goal in Reiji’s dreams of success. Intense rivalries unfold against the backdrop of the musical world, while Reiji’s turmoil provides heightened emotional drama.

Genre(s): Romance, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

WASHIZU - ENMA NO TOUHAI

A spin-off of the manga Akagi depicting Washizu Iwao in the pre- and early post-war period.

Genre(s): Comedy, Historical, Seinen, Sports

Updated Time: Feb 05, 2021

MR. FREDWARD'S DUCK

From Condensation:
Following the scandal involving his latest work, famous suspense novelist Kevin Fredward retires to the countryside to escape the media and the demands of city life. He posts a wanted ad for a new housekeeper, but who should come knocking at his door, but Rosemary--a talking duck! As wise as she is competent, Rosemary soon becomes a permanent part of Kevin's life. Under Rosemary's guidance, Kevin takes the steps to stop running from his past in order to change himself and his future.

Written in the style of a neo-romantic fairy tale, this is a dramatic series about a young man's attempt to find hope and moral redemption.

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Psychological, Shoujo, Slice Of Life, Supernatural

Updated Time: Jul 27, 2021

BITTER VIRGIN

Popular high school student Suwa Daisuke has no interest in dating newcomer Aikawa Hinako, a quiet loner. That's because she recoiled from his flirtatious touch, and he took it as a personal affront. Daisuke informs one of his buddies that he wouldn't date her, not knowing Hinako was listening. Daisuke's attitude changes after he accidentally hears her confession in an abandoned church; she's been sexually abused by her stepfather and has given up a child for adoption. His former annoyance turns to compassion and concern. Hinako is unaware that he knows her terrible secret. Believing him to have no romantic interest, she becomes more relaxed and comfortable in his company. Their relationship faces a lot of obstacles, including jealous classmates.

Genre(s): Drama, Harem, Mature, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Tragedy

Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

SUPINOZA

N/A

Genre(s): Adventure, Psychological, Seinen

Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

MELANGE!

From Shoujo Crusade:

A boy who only loves black and a girl who enjoys all the colors. What will happen when they clash?

Genre(s): Comedy, One Shot, School Life, Shoujo

Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

PROLOGUE - GYMNOPEDIES

"A record you can see." Shorts by various authors set to Satie's Gymnopedies.

Genre(s): Seinen

Updated Time: Oct 20, 2016

KIZUNA BATON

Mizumori Mai's an average middle schooler, with a group of really close friends. The only problem is, she'll be transferring schools after the day of the Athletic Festival! So, she really wants to try her best on that day, and she's always energetic. BUT, is it really okay to her...?

Genre(s): Drama, One Shot, School Life, Shoujo

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

MUGENTOU

N/A

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Seinen, Slice Of Life

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

SAKON - SENGOKU FUUUNROKU

Brave and honorable samurai Shima Sakon(島 左近? ―1600?), a groundfather of Yagyu Yoshikane(Yagyu Renyasai).
He was an able subordinate of Ishida Mitsunari, fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu at battle of Sekigahara.
Some historical books tell us Sakon had died at that battle. But…others, he had survived and escaped to the retreat in Kyoto where the Yagyu family waited. And…others?

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Mature, Shounen

Updated Time: Jan 01, 2018

BOYS'N GIRL

Aria Hoshina transfers to the prestigious school, Saiko Garden, to be with her father, who told her he supervises a girl's dorm. When she arrives there she finds the 222 BOYS that live there to be troublesome.

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Shoujo, Sports

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

BUTSU ZONE

Of Shaman King fame, here's another series by Hiroyuki Takei about a buddha with the 1,000 arms armor. Sennju, an emissary of the buddha Kannon, appears in the human world to find and protect the reincarnation of the buddha Mirokou. The emissary arrives on Earth just in time to save a young girl from being bullied by some rough looking men. Just who is this girl and will she believe that he's a buddha who was sent by Kannon?

* Also included are three oneshots; two of them are called Death Zero and Itako no Anna.

• Death Zero -
A WWII pilot was shot done and killed, but he still had a promise to keep, that not even death could stop him.

• Itako no Anna -
Anna is an Itako, a priestess who can call upon spirits, learning the trade with her grandmother. One day, they run into a temple to find the master of the temple quarreling with a sword collector over whether the sword may be removed from the temple or not. And she and her grandmother decide to call upon the original owner of the sword and aid the temple master.

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Supernatural

Updated Time: Jul 07, 2019

KOI TO GUNKAN

From Aerandria Scans:

Endou Kana is a cheerful school girl who has a secret crush on... the mayor, Minato Kouichi, a perfect gentleman and well-liked leader of the post-war town. With the help of her friend Akira, she investigates him, until the trail leads her to an abandoned-looking house where a strange and scary foreigner lives. He and Kouichi seem to have some kind of relationship, but what is it? Kana's and Akira's take on that question are completely different and there's still a chance both of them are wrong!

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

KUROI AME NI UTARETE

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?"

Genre(s): Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen, Slice Of Life, Tragedy

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

AMERICA

By the end of the 1980s Nae wants to become a journalist more than anything and to leave Japan for the country where everything is possible, the United States. Until he is able to fulfill his dream Nae shares his passion for American culture with his friends. Where will the road to America, so near yet so far, lead them, halfway between dream and disappointment?

America describes the myth of the American Dream for young Japanese people who sometimes regard their traditions as obstacles between them and their dream.

America is especially dear to Keiko Ichiguchi. In this book, she paints an inner portrait of young Japanese’s torments without falling into platitudes yet flirting with realism and tragedy.

Genre(s): Drama, Shoujo, Slice Of Life

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

D NO FUUIN

A more serious manga from Kusunoki Kei (Girls Saurus, Dokkan Love, 100 Ways of an Exorcist).

Daria is a relatively normal girl, despite the fact that she always seems to be the recipient of miracles. But when a strange character appears suddenly, with the intention of keeping his promise to kill her, her average high school life becomes anything but...

Genre(s): Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

TOMODACHI O TSUKUROU

Original comic at:
http://sai-zen-sen.jp/comics/twi4/tomotuku/

Genre(s): Shounen

Updated Time: Jun 04, 2019

YORU, TOOKU E MUKAU

A young girl answers the door late at night and looks up to see a very, very tall man standing before her.

Genre(s): One Shot, School Life, Slice Of Life, Supernatural

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016

HITSUJI NO UTA

This is about two siblings with the vampire-like tendency for blood, and at first share the same home alone till their caring aunt decides to move in with her husband to care for them, however their normal life is going to get far crazier as a doctor and other characters become involved in the plot.

From Tokyopop:
The members of the Takashiro family share a terrible curse: only human blood can slake their thirst. Sent away after the death of his mother, Kuzuna Takashiro remained blissfully unaware of his 'condition.' When Kazuna's teenage hormones begin to rage, his uncontrollable bloodlust suddenly rears its head...

Genre(s): Drama, Horror, Mature, Psychological, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy

Updated Time: Oct 21, 2016