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?
Kanae Sakura lives with his university's folklore studies professor, Tsubaki. In exchange for free room and board, he helps out at the bar that Tsubaki runs - a bar that caters only to supernatural spirits. Crazy, right? However, everyone has secrets. Even Kanae.
A long time ago, a divine fox saved Mikazuki village from famine. In return, the fox took one of the villagers as his bride. To this day, the villagers hold a marital ceremony every year at the summer festival. The descendant of the fox and the descendant of the bride marry, and then they spend one night together. The villagers believe that this ceremony continues to protect them from disaster. It just so turns out that, this year, those two descendants are Kanata and Kuro, and, this summer, it is their turn to marry and have sex. There's one problem -- unlike Kanata, who believes in their village's customs, Kuro does not seem too keen on his fate. Kuro's apathy hurts Kanata, who always felt that he didn't quite mind, as long as he was with Kuro...
Do people need love for sure to enjoy sex...? Some say it's important, some say it's no need... Here is a story which may give you an answer for the question!!
My two older brothers, Chizuru and Mitsuru, have always been way too overprotective. As a high-schooler, I decided to live independently, but my brothers found out! Now, we're living together again in a cramped room!
"The Locker Game," a system where upperclassmen nominate underclassmen... Hiroki is a common kid with common sense, and for some reasons he's been nominated by the school's "prince," Saiohji!!
"You're really tight... You didn't cum right?" If I cum, I'm cheating... We're having sex under this unfair condition, and now his cruel fingers drive me ever closer to the edge...
He made a mistake and called a "gay escort service"!! Almost 30, he was supposed to lose his virginity, but he's in a crisis where he might lose his anal virginity!?
Never ending murders and accidents... People around her have turned up dead since she was a little girl... One day, the girl who attracts death is saved by a young man with cold eyes...
From the author of Dragon Zakura, the manga that shook the college admissions test-prep world in Japan to the core, comes a new work depicting high-stakes dealings in the stock market at an exceptional secondary school. The day after Takashi Zaizen entered the illustrious Dojuku Academy with top test scores, he was let in on the institution's deepest secret, an introduced to the mysterious "investment club." A six-person group made up of the top student from each class at Dojuku, the club carries a heavy responsibility: to generate an annual return of 8% or more on the school's 300 billion yen endowment, keeping the top-class schools facilities in shape and tuition at zero. "The most thrilling game in the world, the thing that sets men's blood ablaze... is money. Investment." With those words, the genius Zaizen's story of thrill and profit begins. Follow his road: read, learn, and start earning!This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Investor Z"
Note:This book is written in full color. In the unforgiving towns that dot the barren desert, girls sold into brothels must face men's carnal desires day in and day out. In a world rampant with sex and violence, what happens when prostitutes fall in love? Is there a way for them to survive? Two working girls, Candy and Suzy, will risk their lives to break the cycle, all for the sake of the freedom they've never had. Stronger than they ever thought possible, these girls on the run learn to give their instinct free rein."Love or life, which would you choose?""I'd take love.""But then you can't love if you're dead, can you?"This series has been published in Japan since 2012 which Japanese title name is "Buffalo 5-nin Musume"
Yakko is a normal girl, the daughter of an okonomiyaki restaurant owner, she helps out at the restaurant while going to University. One day at school she meets the perfect red and blonde haired bad boy "Goh." It turns out that Goh and his friend Sammy, a regular at her restaurant, are in the popular band, "Beehive." To everyone's admiration, Sammy says he likes Yakko! The Manga that made the hit anime series. The love bible of all girls!
Note:This book is written in full color."In a distant time, a small country - the "Land of Bones" - discovers a strange technology, and plunges the world into fear and despair."Since the dawn of time, the Kingdom of Karan - loved by its inhabitants and neighbors alike - has existed in peace and in harmony with nature. But now, the kingdom has fallen and its citizens have scattered. Karan's sole hope? A small boy - Prince Tsunashi.Despite his reluctance to accept the challenges of reviving Karan, Tsunashi's right eye patch hides the mark of the prophesied savior: THE EYE OF GOLD. Threatened by the intensifying advance of the fearsome and mysterious Land of Bones, a skillful ploy by a vassal allows Tsunashi to discover and harness his legendary ability hidden underneath the eye patch - and fight to save his kingdom.From bestselling author Masahito Soda, creator of "Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company" (8.3 million copies sold) - and the kart racing manga Capeta (6 million) - comes THE TENTH PRISM. Soda's new epic fantasy marks his entry into the genre and is certain to be yet another masterstroke for this author.This series has been published in Japan since 2014 which Japanese title name is "Ten Prism"
In a distant time, a small country - the Land of Bones" - discovers a strange technology, and plunges the world into fear and despair."Since the dawn of time, the Kingdom of Karan - loved by its inhabitants and neighbors alike - has existed in peace and in harmony with nature. But now, the kingdom has fallen and its citizens have scattered. Karan's sole hope? A small boy - Prince Tsunashi.Despite his reluctance to accept the challenges of reviving Karan, Tsunashi's right eye patch hides the mark of the prophesied savior: THE EYE OF GOLD. Threatened by the intensifying advance of the fearsome and mysterious Land of Bones, a skillful ploy by a vassal allows Tsunashi to discover and harness his legendary ability hidden underneath the eye patch - and fight to save his kingdom.From bestselling author Masahito Soda, creator of "Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company" (8.3 million copies sold) - and the kart racing manga Capeta (6 million) - comes THE TENTH PRISM. Soda's new epic fantasy marks his entry into the genre and is certain to be yet another masterstroke for this author.This series has been published in Japan since 2014 which Japanese title name is "Ten Prism"
"I wouldn't leave her alone if I had a girlfriend as cute as you."Under the stars, embraced in his strong and tanned arms, the tip of his tongue gently inserts in... I shouldn't do this, but... Why can't I refuse...!?On the day of their trip, Sachi's boyfriend cancels on her and she heads to the southern islands alone. She meets the local guide, Taiga, and accepts his invitation to go on a night cruise. "Are you really happy? You look like you might cry at any minute to me." Before she knows it, they are alone on the boat, as he whispered sweet nothings to her and intensely desired her. He lickes her vigorously and thrusts her repeatedly...No way, the way he's using his hips... I know I shouldn't be doing this, but it feels so good...!
"I hadn't planned for this, but... I couldn't help myself after seeing your sexy expression." Tomoe, an office worker, finally gets the chance to see his favourite pink movie on the big screen at a local theater. But just as he takes his seat, a man blocks his view to proposition him like it's a cruising spot! While he's lost for words, an attractive young man named Kumano comes to his rescue! While they're chatting alone in the bathroom, they catch snippets of the movie's audio through the wall. Kumano whispers one of the lines in his ear. Unexpectedly, the warmth of his voice and his breath turns Tomoe on. Then, Kumano puts his hand down Tomoe's pants with the practiced expertise of a man who's put on those moves hundreds of times. What's happening...!?
More than a boss, but not quite a lover.The current worry of Moe Amamiya, who works at a medium-sized lingerie company, is that her sex life with her husband is practically nonexistent. Whatever she does, whether it's dropping subtle hints here and there or trying to seduce him outright, nothing resonates with him... But then, on the day she and her husband hit a new record in the number of days without sex, Moe gets called over by her boss and colleague, Shinozaki. The two of them share a "little secret" that's going on in a secluded fitting room area..."If you keep this up, I'm going to cheat on you."
Art model Mai is totally misunderstood. Since she poses in the buff, people expect her to be some kind of deviant. She's basically resigned herself to mediocrity when a chance encounter with Takashi, an artist, changes her perspective.
"Let me begin your lessons for today, M'lady"-----Yume is the daughter of a prestigious family. She lives with her butler, Shiki, who teaches her languages, politics, economics, etiquette, and everything that she needs. At night, he teaches her the special lesson to prepare her body to accept man. Yume tries to understand this is all for her family, but she can't help but have special feelings for Shiki...
Oh no... I got wet! I was reading erotic literature during one of my college classes. And then a super sadistic professor finds me and calls me into his office. "How does reading erotic literature make you feel? Read the book out loud," he demands... His teasing words and erotic descriptions fill my body with ecstasy! This is our p*rverted, private "reading aloud training" And now this new pleasure has absolutely dominated me... Oh, professor, train me some more!
In the Taisho period, a girl named Suzu comes to Tokyo to look for a job to send her family money. She is attacked by some guys and gets injured on her way home. A guy from a rich family named Kaname Hanabusa helps her and brings her his home. "Why does he touch me so gently and wash my body?" Kaname desires Suzu's body night and day. "You say I'm just a little girl to you, but what's the name of your act that you do to me?"
29-year-old and single, Shiori lives a boring life as a working woman. One day, she finds a good-looking man in a dumpster, and ends up letting him stay at her house. This strange man turns out to be a famous pianist who has been missing, Yu Tonogaki. He says to her, "I'll make you feel good for letting me stay," and touches Shiori's deep inside with his great finger techniques. As she drips the love juice, he licks the clitoris. Shiori experiences the orgasms that she has never felt before...
"You're my secretary. I can use you however I want..." "Why do I have to do this?"-----Hina Nakaya works as a secretary and at a business meeting gets sexually harassed by Masaomi Hifumi, the CEO of the client company. After the meeting, Masaomi suddenly kisses Hina. She headbutts him and escapes from him. One day, Hina's mother introduces her fiance and his son, who's going to be Hina's step brother, whom Hina is very surprised to see again...
H... Hurry up and make me cum... I'm going to go crazy! In an empty office, he stimulates my wettest points... No, it feels so good I'm going to make noise!! Rino is a OL at the bottom of the food chain who has an usual body - whenever she smells a man's scent, she gets aroused. One day, when she was secretly appeasing her overflowing crotch, right when she was about to cum deep inside, her co-worker Tsuda finds her. "You were touching yourself here?" It's throbbing so much... It wants his rock hard pole. I hate him... How is he making me feel so good? Ever since then, her days of being erotically t*rtured by Tsuda began!
Hina abandons trying to get a proper job and becomes a delivery prostitute in order to pay off the debt her father left her. After getting requested by her first customer, she nervously goes to the hotel... and finds out it's a super-extravagant first-class hotel suite! And then, a super hot guy appears. When she asks him what he wants, he says: "vibrator, electric massager, money shot, piss play, and masturbation viewing," then hands her a wad of bills... just who is this hot guy?!
Miki, a fledgling actress, and Ryou, a young successful novelist, are childhood friends. They often stays at each other's house since they have a family-like relationship. One day, Miki asks Ryou to practice kissing for a TV drama shooting; however, it ends up more than a practice kiss. They end up having sex with a condition that "they won't be awkward after this." Miki gets bewildered with Ryou's manly side as their relationship moves on to somewhere unreturnable. "Why...did you have sex with me if you don't love me?"----This is a cute, and little bit sexy, love story.
I'm 24, never had a boyfriend, and the furthest thing away from "pretty." I don't get how "cute girls" can be so touchy-feely and puppy-eyed... Out of the blue, Nakahara, a new employee at work asked me out! We were about to kiss, but it was a prank set up by the other guys at work... I wonder if I'll ever be popular with the guys. While I was mumbling at the family altar, the Onono Komachi appeared in front of me! And she's my ancestor!? And she's gonna give me tips on how to be get male attention!?
"Look at you wetting yourself like this. My hands are sticky with your nectar."-------On the night Koharu turns twenty, a guy named Sayle, who claims himself that he's a devil, showed up to Koharu's house suddenly. He insists that Koharu is a half-devil-half-human, and says he comes to take her as a bride..."I'm starving. My maindish is you," says Sayle as he fondles Koharu's body erotically! He spreads her legs in front of the mirror, caresses until the love juice pours out...Koharu is at her limit with an endless ecstasy! What does he mean that I'm a bride of a devil...?
Yumi, who's getting married, tries the spa that's popular because of its "life-changing" experience. There are two gorgeous-looking men, Reiji and Yuuki, massaging Yumi's body thoroughly with lotion, especially around Yumi's most sensitive parts of her body. Yumi wants more now, so she decides to take a "secret treatment" of the spa. "We'll make your body so that it pleases your fiancee."---Two handsome men grope, lick, suck and fondle Yumi's body from top to bottom. Finally the newest spa-treatment tentacle machine keeps sucking her "there." "Please...it's coming in...THRUST THRUST...please stop it...!"
"You said, 'stop' even though you're dripping wet, huh?" Says Kawashima as he fondles Eri's body---Eri, who used to be a geeky country girl, now is a popular girl in Tokyo. She can catch any man she wants at the group date, but inside of her, she always feels empty. One day, she runs into Kawashima, who turned down Eri's love confession in high school, at the blind group date. He tells her that she's full of fakes, "You're forcing yourself" and "I'll rip off your mask." He ties Eri's arms and legs, blind-folds her, and fondles her breasts and her vagina at the same time. Kawashima is sadistic and pushy, but Eri's body gets hotter and hotter...
Ayane is a career-oriented woman, but her true goal is to marry a rich man. She has a perfect boyfriend, but he won't do more than kiss her. That makes Ayane depressed because she thinks she's not attractive as a woman. One day, a handsome boy named Otoya moves into her house saying, "I'm your brother from now on!" Otoya turns out to be the son of the president of the popular fashion brand! Ayane is disturbed by her step brother moving in with her, but she lets him because he cleans her house and cooks for her. However, Otoya carries Ayane out of the bathroom after she fainted, takes pictures of her naked body, and start caressing her breasts. Otoya tells Ayane, "If you want to marry a rich man, I'll tell you how to do it right," as he fondles her body...
"Wouldn't it be easy enough to fall in love with me again, Kaho"Back when they were in school together, Kaho and Asahi were boyfriend and girlfriend. Then suddenly after having sex for the first time Asahi said that he wanted to break up. Years later, Kaho is happily working in a company when suddenly Asahi appears in front of her again as her coworker. Once they are alone, he moves in to passionately kiss her and attack her weakest spots with his lips. Their love ended abruptly once, but as he presses his body against hers, Kaho begins to feel a familiar fire start to burn inside her once again. "Why is he toying with my heart again after he was the one to break up with me!?"
"Since you're inexperienced, I'll just have to teach you" are the words said to Sayo, a young librarian who works hard at her job. She has lots of book knowledge about romance and sexual encounters, but zero experience. Suddenly, she is taken into the home of the heir to a large financial conglomerate, Shuya. Her lessons in what real sex is begin after she is caught peering into "The 48 Sexual Positions" down in the basement archives of his manor. Shuya tells her that she should put what she has learned in books to good use and pushes her body to overflow with pleasure as they try out different positions each night. "Have you heard of this one, Criss-cross Pine Needles?"
Every time his tongue touches my wet, hidden place, my entire body is raided and numbed with ecstacy. We entwine our bodies over and over, while we fall into disorder, in eachothers' sweat. -- "Mai" lost her mother at an young age, and began living with Ken. As the two grow up, they begin to see each other in a sexual light, and ultimately cross the line. "I can't be become a hindrance for Ken..." With that thought, Mai makes up her mind to marry another person... "Just a little more, please..." Even though they know that it is wrong, the two begin to spiral down into the ecstatic world that they were forbidden to step into--.
"P-please...you can't touch me like that. "But you like this, don't you, Mirai?" "But I'm not Mirai!"----Sakurako, who lives in the Meiji era, travels thorough time to the current era because of an accident, and finds herself in a girl's body named Mirai. Mirai has a boyfriend named Souma, who looks very much like Sakurako's fiance. Souma always desires her body, and makes her body hot.
Saya, who works in public relations at a publisher, was proposed by her boyfriend on Christmas Eve. However, after her boyfriend carelessly told her "You can work part time after you marry me", she got in a fight with him and ended up breaking up. Saya is focused on her career more than ever, but meets a hot young man. He treats her lightheartedly, leaving a horrible impression. But his true identity is...!!