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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?

I just met him, and now we're doing it!? He kisses me tenderly, and pushes me onto the bed... An adult's love at first sight is too thrilling...!

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"

Todai is a piece of cake."By producing Todai entrance exam passing students, Kenji Sakuragi had succeeded in rebuilding the "idiot school" Ryuzan High.With the major education reformation approaching in 2020, Sakuragi once again returns to Ryuzan which has fallen back down to its low. At his side is his former pupil Naomi Mizuno.With "Empress" Kumiko Tatsuno reigning supreme over Ryuzan and the completely unmotivated student body before him, Sakuragi roars."Todai is THE place! Get into Todai!

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'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!?

Chitose and Ken Kuraki are working parents with a 2-year-old daughter, Nanase. With help from Chitose's mother, they somehow manage a work-life balance. But one day, Chitose and Ken suddenly swap bodies! Now literally in each other shoes, they must now face their new roles at work and child-raising, which come with a whole slew of challenges, including having to deal with a group of annoying moms. Will our couple be able to break gender stereotypes, and overcome their dilemma while raising Nanase at the same time?

The most average, every day moment in the world of comic publishing: a comic artist having a meeting with her editor. It's hard to believe that one day can change all of that forever.

The world has ended.

The few humans who managed to survive fight bitterly over foodscraps --- or not...?

An apocalyptic essay about the every day lives of the people who work in the manga industry after the world has ended.

All the ideas they come up with for a new comic have, generally speaking, already been done.

Hardly anyone at first year Yuna Oka's high school has heard of her... but she's actually a published comic artist! Yuna is a newbie, but she's a professional who's scored her own serialization in a magazine for romance comics! Overwhelmed by all her deadlines, Yuna's editor decides to introduce her to an assistant. But the man who shows up to her apartment is clearly super sketchy... What's up with him?!

Will, a baby had nothing with him that shows his identity, was brought to Table Mountain by the God of Thousand Theophanies. He was brought up by the God of Sword, Healing, and Magic to become a brave, strong, and kind boy.
When he turned fourteen, a beautiful priestess, Lunamaria, visits the mountain and says that Will is destined to be a Hero. To save the world, Will needs to go on a journey with her.
Is he really the savior of the world? Would he be able to find where he came from?
Thus, the journey begins...!

After saving the world, the strongest hero Leo became someone who is not wanted in the peaceful human world. He was too strong.
Exiled, he seeks a job at the Demon King's Army, which he had defeated and needs to be rebuilt.
The Army had many problems: too much work, financial troubles, etc. Leo starts to make things better using his power.
Leo encounters Echidna again, and asks her why she invaded the human world. There was an unexpected story---!
This is the comic version of the Japanese novel which won one of the major online prizes for novels!

Felia, a country girl born to a not-wealthy lord, was chosen as the King's consort. Her family specializes in farming medical herbs, and she enjoyed working in the fields...but now she must join the competition to be the King's wife.
And Felia was the "31st" consort, which means that the King will come to see her only on the 31st of the month. No one thought she will be chosen, even Felia herself.
But she didn't care and started growing vegetables and herbs at her manor!
The King becomes attracted to this unique, strong girl before he knows...

Miyoi works at Geidontei, a Japanese-style pub (izakaya) in a remote part of the fantasy land, Gensokyo. She is charming, loved by all customers including drunk people.
Sometimes, those who are not human also come to Geidontei for a drink. A ghoul, a tanuki, a demon...all cute girls, but have special powers.
Miyoi tries to solve mysteries that troubles the village with help from some of them...but she herself is one of the mysteries!

Shining black armor... A fluttering cape... and... a creaky school bag on his back!? The rumored beautiful female transfer student is a Demon King from another world!

"Can I really go husband hunting in another world!?" In the middle of a courting event, Rinko is thrown into a whole new world. But she's not giving up... she's determined to find her special fish in the sea!

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!

"What should I do? I haven't kissed for years..." I'm confused, but for $100,000, I'll do the business kiss.

Do you have any idea what happens... when a little bunny comes to a den of wolves like this?Hinako has a dreadful fear of boys due to her past. But to save her twin brother Hinata from a crisis, she has no choice but to muster up her courage and attend his all-boys high school in his place! As luck would have it though, Rei, the school troublemaker who also turns out to be her brother's dorm roommate, sees through her ruse on her first day! Prepared to be sent home immediately for her actions, Hinako is surprised when Rei decides to help her out with her plan. And thus, with the single guy who knows her secret by her side, Hinako begins her new, sweet, exciting life as a high school boy!

"You're on myturf now." When a freak accident turns back the clock for a chivalrous yakuza kingpin, the newly young (and hot!) old man gets to take another stab at romance.

Hayate Shinobu is not your regular 3rd grader; he is a fugitive ninja who keeps transferring schools in order to escape from those pursuing him.If he gets caught, the only thing waiting for him is death.On the other side, for the pursuers, the only way to compensate for failure in their mission is also death.Hayate's homeroom teacher is also a ninja, and he has decided to execute Hayate to protect the ninja code, despite the objections of the Board of Education and his own anguish at the though.Hayate must overcome numerous hardships in his pursuit of being a regular elementary school student.

"I'm a masochist, so..." He said that, then forcefully kissed me. It was so fierce, I couldn't even breathe... Umm... Are you really a masochist!?

At a particular shopping district located in an old Tokyo neighborhood, humans and cats seem to live together in peace. But these cats aren't your ordinary felines! They are spirits, whose human forms allow them to go about their days undetected amongst the other locals. And the truth is, this neighborhood attracts some rather unique problems because of its residents. Chisato, a shop owner and the only human aware of the cat spirits' presence, and Kotora, a young cat spirit band together in attempt to solve the various predicaments they encounter. But will luck be on their side?

Ichigo Kaida is in his first year of college. It's raining heavily and he's biking home along the Kamogawa river after a couple of particularly grueling shifts at his part time job. That's when, out of the blue, he finds an abandoned dog.
Whoever left the dog also left a letter, which relays two facts:
1. The dog, though truly and genuinely a dog, loves to eat bread.
2. The dog's name is Koppe Roll.
Ichigo feels for Koppe and decides to take care of him, regardless of the struggle... but what will Ichigo do when the little dog simply refuses to touch the food that Ichigo puts out for him...?!

"I've made up my mind. I'm going to make you Japan's next top idol." She was a fresh-faced call girl who dreamed of being a star. Who would have thought her first customer would be an ex-producer?

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...!

Between a safe wedding after decades of an easy and boring relationship with your boyfriend, and a thrilling love story with a married man... This is a once in a lifetime decision, which one will you choose?

The protagonist reincarnated into the world of an RPG he always played in his previous life. While living there, he realized he didn't simply reincarnate into this RPG world. To avoid the catastrophic end, the reincarnated protagonist will use his game knowledge from his previous life to fight against the normal game route.

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!

" He can't die, or else...! " says this beautiful girl, who is protecting me after I got stabbed. But actually, she's a zombie obsessed with her dream to get married.

A handsome face and clear eyes... So close, you could even feel his breathing... But once that beautiful man parts his lips, you hear, "Move, you piece of trash."

Soaking wet, and a meltingly hot kiss... Touched by him in the same place he touched me three years ago, and though I haven't seen him since... a sudden, passionate heat consumes my body.

"I hate cheaters." Toko Shimizu (28) is a high school Japanese teacher. Neither her work life nor her love life are going well. Every day is dull and dark. But, still wanting to meet someone special, she spends time on a dating app. When she finds out the guy she's been talking to is already married, she doesn't show up for her date and instead finds herself at a bar -- a bar that has a book club! There, she meets the handsome-yet-standoffish Tsumura. Shimizu is far from perfect -- and this is her love story.

I was brought to this new world, and now I have to take interesting photos... but in order to survive, I have to use cheat skills to become strong!

My long-awaited life of marriage was a day-one disaster. Between my selfish husband and his overbearing mother, I was this close to reaching my breaking point... So I asked for a divorce!

It should be easy making reincarnates thing they're strong, but this guy is the weakest yet!

"I'm going to kiss you now, so tell me what you think?" A supposed theoretical kiss has caused a storm to brew in my heart. Even if this is just for work, I can't help but wonder...

Meliarose, the beautiful daughter of the esteemed Maxwell family, has been chosen to play the part of villainess to help bring together the story's hero and heroine, paving the way for a romantic tale that puts all the storybooks to shame. However, try as she may, her "wicked" and "devious" attempts at meddling seem to all but fail, leaving our protagonists no closer to finding true love.

Riding motorcycles used to be my favorite thing. I was particularly good at starting (and, most importantly, finishing) fights. I wanted nothing to do with love. I was tough! I mean, I had to be! I used to be in a gang, after all. And then, I was reincarnated... into a bad romance simulation game?! As the heroine?! And if I don't fall in love, I'll die?! Look, my new body is beautiful, delicate, and, admittedly, pretty hot... but does anyone seriously expect me, a former delinquent with zero experience dating, to do this? This game is impossibly hard! So I've decided to make sure the game never starts. Yeah, so long as I avoid my four love interests -- the overly emotionally attached Crown Prince, my demonic step brother, the controlling prince second-in-line to the throne, and that royal guardsman with a split personality -- everything should be fine... right?

Former high priestess Stella was banished from the front lines of the dungeon crusade by a new priestess, whose false accusations cost Stella not only her job, but also her engagement. One year later, Stella, who has become an adventurer, saves Reinhardt, a demihuman whose original form is that of a blue dragon. The two of them decide to pair up and begin to enjoy their days adventuring together.
However, in another part of the land, the dungeon crusaders who had cast Stella out are facing trouble. Though they thought their conquest would soon be finished, for some reason, it's been over a year and the end is nowhere in sight...
A former high priestess and a young man with a precious secret begin their journey here!