Genre - Seinen
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The story could basically be split into two halves. The main story is about Tamai Shiina, who is an energetic middle-school teenage girl. She visits her grandparent's over the summer where she runs into a very strange creature. Shiina has had lots of strange dreams as of late and also when she was younger, and this strange creature is somewhat related to her visions. She names the small cuddly star-shaped creature, Hoshimaru. Little did she know that this cuddly creature is really part of herself. After her vacation, Shiina goes back to her home, living with her father. She runs into other children with similar creatures the following days. However, these children have developed their creatures, and they have complete control over them. They mostly use these creatures for their own destructive pleasure and not for good. There is a group of teenagers that all have these strange creatures, and they plan to basically conquer the world, creating a utopia of whatever they desire. Will they succeed? Will Shiina ever develop Hoshimaru?
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A collection of 10 short stories spanning 12 chapters, NASA is representative of Naoki Urasawa's writing style prior to his success as an author of psychological thrillers.
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The only thing in Tetsuos mind is art. The beauty, the nature, and the quality of art. One woman watches him handle his art. Her name is Akira. She watches as he constantly tries to draw day after day, and she oversees the completion of his work at a local art exhibition. Akira apparently has become interested in Tetsuo\\\'s love for art and his work. One rainy night, Tetsuo notices that Akira left her umbrella and he decides to deliver it to her. He finds her and gives her the umbrella and does not use it as he claims that the umbrella is not his. As Tetsuo leaves, Akira tells him to wait. He turns around and finds Akira bringing her lips towards his... Love has bloomed in the middle of a rainy night.
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A summer story of 17-year-old Yousuke who has a crush on his teacher Aiko.
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Tsubaki is her school's most proficient student, being polite and is absolutely good at everything and little by little people are hailing her to be the school's queen.... And she absolutely despises that. She quietly admits to herself that being a "perfect student" is not her real personality, but a clever ruse to become a more likable person. She is, however, still not able to interact normally with students and thus is dissatisfied; fact that prompts her to follow the advice of a magazine on finding happiness; the magazine states that by meeting your doppelganger, you will achieve long-lasting happiness. Determined, Tsubaki follows the instructions in the magazine and opens up a door that will allow her to meet her doppelganger.... ... And who she meets at the other side of the world is no who she was expecting.... well, it is someone who is strangely identical to her when it comes down to it, but it is also essentially different.
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Year 2130 -- after the third world war, large contaminated areas known as Blackspots formed all over Japan. Large Walls were used to quarantine off these Blackspots. In time, signs of inhabitance appeared within these wastelands. Among the survivors who had been abandoned inside the Blackspots, labeled as those who were unneeded, came forth possessors of uncanny abilities -- Fire, wind, brute strength...they were defined by their supernatural abilities. Others, fearful of their powers, expelled them and named them - - - Needless!
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In grade school Juuzou was tortured by his classmates and develops an alter ego. Years later, Juuzou has to work with one of his bullies named Akai, who move into the apartment above his. As time progress Juuzou`s revenge minded alter ego takes over and becomes a psychopathic killer. Made into Live action movie in 2005.
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Nein 9th Story is a comic adaptation based on the fantasy band Sound Horizon's story album of the same name. The 9th Story CD Nein depicted some of the band's earlier stories in a sort of "what if" scenario. This comic adaptation will be done as an omnibus collaboration between several artists.
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Negizawa Kamo once tearfully promised his weak childhood friend Kagyu Jubei that he would grow up to be a teacher who would not stand for bullying. Several years later, as a teacher, he meets Kagyu once more under...strange circumstances to say the least. While Negizawa was training to become a great teacher, Kagyu (who, like most women, fell for Negizawa) polished her fists so that she could protect him when they met again. Hilarity ensues as Negizawa strives to become the teacher he once dreamed of being and Kagyu protects his chastity from the numerous women who lust after his sweet behind.
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The Katjvarna Empire and the Kioka Republic are at war, and Katjvarna is currently defending their border against Kioka's attacks. Yatorishino is from an influential family in the empire, and she's taking the high ranking officer exams. To make sure she passes at the top, she's convinced lazy, anti-war, girl-crazy Ikuta to take the exams as well and help her, in exchange for a favor from her family. The first, written test goes as planned, and then they head off on a boat for the next. Unfortunately, the boat sinks, and Yatorishino, Ikuta, some other examinees, and a mysterious, important little girl are stranded behind enemy lines! [tethysdust] adapted from light novel series of the same name
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From Natsuyume This is the tale of a boy whose mother was killed in a meteor strike on their island home 6 months ago – something everyone knows was the crashing of an alien ship but no one will confirm – who one day quite literally has a girl drop out of the sky on him. She at first takes him hostage from people hunting her but it eventually comes out that she’s from outer space and if there’s one thing that this boy’s mother taught him, it is to NOT leave a damsel in distress…
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The Yakuza supervisor is a feline! The "earthy colored tiger" bunch chief, Oyaji. Yet again yanagi, the enlist in the Yakuza, and the gangsters are helpless before the lighthearted Oyaji today however it isn't so awful. An enthusiastic parody about a feline starts. The title Like a Feline is a farce of the Yakuza game series "Like a Winged serpent" (Ryu ga Gotoku).
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Aoba Koo works part time at a cafe at the capital of the demon world. Very cute and very funny.
