Tropic of the Sea is a rare look at revered anime auteur Satoshi Kon's first feature-length manga. This edition includes a dozen black-and-white art plates from its original serialization, along with an essay written by Kon in 1999 detailing his transition from the manga industry to the animation business. Yosuke's family has a strange tradition-once every sixty years they receive an egg from a mermaid. When the egg matures, his family dutifully returns it to the sea, where the whole process is then repeated. In exchange for this favor, the mer-people bless his coastal town with bountiful catches of fish and calm seas. But as commercial development encroaches on the sleepy seaside village and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern prosperity and turns the egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids generations ago?
Halloween, Shibuya. On the track of evil spirits is a girl bearing the Cross-Eyes. She swore to get revenge and her revolver pierces through every lies and evil intents!
A 41-year-old teacher and a 14-year-old middle schooler. What would happen if his student, young enough to be his daughter, were possessed by his deceased wife...?
I'm a guy but she called me "Mommy"...!? A mysterious girl got attached to this debauched me and my muscle head of a partner during one of our missions. Even though I don't want to deal with kids ever agaiiin!
Literary editor Erina suddenly finds herself stuck in another world: the world of famed romance novelist Haru Yayoi's most recent book, that is. Yayoi gives Erina an absurd order -- enter the story and spice it up! That's how Erina finds herself turned into Ellie, the lady in waiting to the duchess. And somehow, she also ends up needing to collect the ingredients to make the legendary "Blue Forbidden Fruit." The fate of the kingdom depends on it! Unbeknownst to Erina, Yayoi's younger brother Kiito follows her into the story, and the two meet there for the first time... A fantasy story about finding one's true love within the pages of an unfolding romance novel!
"Humans in this country don't take sleep seriously enough." This is a story about work -- that is, an office worker in her late twenties and her sleep demon, whose job it is to get her to sleep! Yoko is a hard worker, that's for sure. She's missed her last train home yet again and feels herself losing the battle to sleep in the bathroom. That's when she senses a shadow over her shoulder. She turns around only to find -- a sleep demon?! "Oh. You can see me." says Nero, a regular old office worker at Sleep Demons Incorporated in the Underworld. His monthly salary comes from getting humans go to sleep, and from today, he's in charge of Yoko. Thus begins Yoko and Nero's daily quest to improve her quality of sleep -- for both of their sakes!
A modern-day manga author fell through time into Heian-era Kyoto...!? All I have left is my will to draw! I'll survive in this world of conflict with a single pen...!
On the day of her high school graduation, Chisaki agrees to marry her 18-year-old boyfriend, Eisuke. The two start living together, ready to start their new lives, when a 28-year-old Eisuke from 10 years in the future suddenly appears! The only thing "Future Eisuke" can remember is that he needs to make the couple break up!
"This must be fate telling us we will never be apart!" I was so naive to think I'd be able to break up with her, even after death. As darkness fills her broken heart, my girlfriend turns into the Demon Lord...
A middle-aged man wakes up in a fantasy world and finds himself in the body of a young boy, equipped with the starting skill [Conjure Seasoning]. But despite his seeming combat disadvantage, when a wolf emerges from the trees, in his desperation he unleashes... a [Soy Sauce Beam] attack! Perhaps he'll be able to get by in this new world after all!
"The floor plan of this dungeon looks familiar." I fall into a trap right as I reach the place of my reincarnation!? The key to victory is my knowledge of this cursed apartment house!
"Can a human and a bird be mates!?" Sakura is a bird-person; someone that can take the form of either a bird or a human. She goes undercover in her human form to win the heart of her former owner, Yuuhi Torii!
Lana, princess of the kingdom of Mitronia, is bright and energetic with excellent swordsmanship and academic ability. A stark contrast to her older brother Adrian, the self-centered and pompous crown prince. However, he is the one scheduled to take over the throne from their father as King of Mitronia next summer. Fearing for the future of her country, Lana vows to replace her brother as queen...! Unfortunately, this is impossible under the current law, which states that "only males in the direct line can succeed to the throne". The current king, troubled by her unprecedented proposal, tells Lana that in order for her to gain his approval, she must "solve the problems of three noble families" throughout their kingdom. Lana immediately sets out for the lands in question, accompanied by four friends, including her childhood friend, the knight Kaiser... The tomboy princess' exhilarating journey starts here!
The tenants' mannerisms are hard to hand today, too! The curtains open on life in a wild apartment with me, an average guy, and these extraordinary gods!
"It's like a monster, isn't it?" The pop star was supposed to be dead, but now, she appeared before the client who wished for her to revive. Unfortunately, she has changed her form...
From rags to quick riches?! Yusaku Kobayashi grew up in a family running an antique store. He started making a lot of money selling some of the antiques online as well! While cleaning the storage room, Koboyashi gets sucked into a cursed mirror he found sitting in the corner. He was sent to another world! Stuck in a new world with nothing but the clothes on his back, he's attacked by a giant golem! However, just in the nick of time, he's rescued by a treasure hunter by the name of Melca. Kobayashi learns from her that this world that's now overrun with monsters has a magical system that sells items in a way similar to online markets! Now he is determined to sell loot from monsters through this online market, and use the money to buy an expensive magic item that could bring him back! Will Kobayashi be able to get back home?! Now starts a fantasy adventure, with riches to be had!