Goths Cage is an enchanting manga-esque picture book series of three short stories with a malicious twist of love and romance. It is based on Yasushi Suzuki's art series that was previously released online in Japan under the name Phantoms KADAN. Suzuki-san re-adapts his art series and transforms it into a bewitching picture book with entrancing grace and charm. Each of his gothic tales is exquisitely crafted with elegant detailed illustrations that transport readers into an enchanted world of gothic glory.

In his first story, Glass Magic, Suzuki-san does a twisted take on the classic Cinderella tale. An ugly corpse-like servant girl wishes to fall in love with a prince and become a beautiful princess. Then a sinister old witch offers her a magic potion that can grant her heart's desires, but in order for the magic to work, she must abandon her soul. She gets rid of her memories, her face, and her master to become a cruelly beautiful glass princess.

In another of Suzuki's splendidly dark tales, the shop keeper of an enchanted barbershop attends to his beautiful victim under the moonlight. He snips away at her thoughts and memories, mystically cutting away all her painful memories that scar her heart. However, because she is sapped of her thoughts and memories, all that is left is her pitiful vacuous body.

Prepare to be mesmerized by Yasushi Suzuki's spine-chilling tales of love and entrancement this fall 2008, because this enchanting collection of spellbinding illustrations and twisted tales is a must-have!

Note: 32 page hardcover volume, all in color.

Florian Rochefort – a high ranking aristocrat was sold off by his family to maintain their fortune. He was sold off to the rich, arrogant and enigmatic Ray Balzac Courland, aka Noir – the phantom thief who preys on the rich and the famous of the Parisians! Ray, or Noir as he is known to his close associates, had always been an aficionado of all things beautiful and exquisite, and the first time he saw Florian, he knew he had to have him! Florian with his shinning golden hair and amethyst eyes…it was only expected that those who love beauty would want to have him and, Ray is doing everything in his power to keep Florian tied to him for eternity. Even though Florian, Ray and the gang had been through many adventures starting from dangerously seductive Arab merchants to psychotic little girls, it seems as if they are set for yet another adventure! Join them as they embark on their latest where Ray amasses yet more stolen gems all the while finding more ways to keep Florian indebted to him for life! Of course, it goes without saying that the man with the amethyst eyes could very well be the most precious gem in Ray’s collection!

From Blu:

Welcome to last XIX century in Paris, where ball gowns swirl, laughter rings through marble hallways, and jewels sparkle—both at the throats of the elite of the city, and in the amethyst eyes of one particular young man. A phantom thief is stalking the city, and nothing beautiful is safe from his clutches!

Meet Florian, the only son of an impoverished noble family who ends up indebted to the stunning, mysterious Ray Balzac Courland. He may have been sold to repay a family debt, but you can count on the fact that Ray is going to get a whole lot more than he bargained for!

Jin-Pyo is in love... but with his brother's girlfriend. Sadness and tragedy will come out of it.

From MangaHelpers:
After 10 years of training, two young shape-shifting dog ninja are told that they're ready to be tested in the field. They find their new owner, Mitsuyoshi, who takes them in on the assumption that they are simply lost doggies. He gives them new names--"Hanzou" and "Hadzuki." The two dog ninja are supposed to protect him from any other demons, but they must not let him learn his new dogs' true identities. Unfortunately, Mitsuyoshi met Hadzuki in her human form very early on, when she rescued him from a couple of demons. Now she's got to keep her human and dog relationship with Mitsuyoshi separate, something not made easier by constant demon threats and her growing attraction to him.

A collection of sweet love stories:

1) Honey Moon
As her father married again, Mio has a stepbrother. Surprisingly, he is Junpei whom she has been in one-sided love with. The situation complicated her feelings, but they began to live together. Now Mio and Jumpei have to spend three weeks alone.

2) Best Position
Chika thought that Yohei is going to confess to her, but instead he ask her to be his comedy partner! Undeterred, she still loves him and agrees...

3) Cool
Solving math problems was Yuriko's only interest until a certain popular boy Asami had confessed his love to her. She is also dragged along his pace, but somehow she doesn't mind...

4) Last Scene
Mina and her class are graduating soon. They decided to film as a tribute for their graduation. Mina had Minamoto Naoki, a quiet boy in the class to help bring this project together since he had previously filmed the class and has the talent for it. During the last couple months, they have become closer from this project, and as graduation comes near...

Master manga creater Yukito Kishiro returns, accompanied by his most celebrated character, cyborg sweetheart Battle Angel Alita. Meet Kishiro's latest bevy of bizarre and tormented characters and catch up with your favorite and foes!

Note: The Ultrajump phases are out of sync with the volume phases by +5 so Phase 93 from the volume release is phase 98 from the Ultrajump release.

Masahiro is a manager at a modeling agency and himself a former model. His newest charge is 16-year old Yoshimi. Yoshimi has looks and charisma to burn, but he’s also an over-privileged, egoistic, bratty teenager. When Yoshimi finds out that Masahiro is gay, he commands his manager to give him extra-curricular instruction in sex between men. But if Yoshimi wants Masahiro to be exclusively his, then he’ll have to surpass top model Akito, his rival in business and in love.

From Wings of Yuri: High-school freshman Komari needs to find a dorm to stay in and ends up living at the prestigious Paraso no Yakata, but only because she agreed to be Himemiya Yukio’s servant!

Why did you kiss me... Why did you fall for me...?

The most popular guy kissed a sleeping girl? What can she do, now that he has little by little, stole her heart away...

When she was 16, photographer Lee went to Gretna Green, the "Elopement Capital of Scotland," where she could get married without her parents' consent. However, she soon divorces, taking her daughter with her. She has had enough of men, but 13 years later, she meets Daniel, who tries everything in his power to seduce her. Meanwhile, Lee's brother is in a passionate relationship with Daniel's daughter. The two lovers decide to elope to Gretna Green just as Lee did all those years ago. Lee chases after them with a bitter feeling in her heart...

English publication via Renta!

Otoji is searching for his older brother in seedy, urban Yokosuka. During this search he meets up with Joe, a fashionable prostitute who eventually joins him with his search. Along the way Joe aquaints him with the wonders of sex and prostitution, and the flexibility of being both seme and uke! But while Otoji deals with the search he and Joe face the darker side of their lifestyle.

Takahata Shun's day at high school begins just as normal and boring as ever, but it doesn't end that way. After his teacher's head explodes, he and his classmates find themselves forced to play children's games, such as Daruma ga Koronda (a game like Red Light/Green Light), with deadly stakes. With no idea who is behind this mysterious deadly game session, and no way of knowing when it will finally end, the only thing Shun and other students can do is keep trying to win...

When forcibly injected with the DNA of Musashi—the legendary swordsman—by the secret organization Akai Umi (Red Sea), Hagane Yakushimaru becomes a master fencer with supernatural powers. She sets off to rescue her parents, who have been abducted by Akai Umi, making friends and foes with supernatural beings (parasite projects) who have also been injected with the DNA of other historical figures.

What is Hagane's secret? Why is she the only successful female DNA injection recipient? What exactly is the project called the "Revelations of the New Millennium"? A veteran artist depicts a futuristic battle manga on a grand scale.

1. Hada no Ue no Renai Jijou (Above Skin Love Circumstances)
Yamaji is a middle-aged, middle school art teacher who is dating Tsukishima, a younger man. Tsukishima possesses a perfect body type, which Yamaji loves to sketch. Reflecting on that perfection, Yamaji realizes his own body is less than perfect - flabby! - and he needs to improve it before Tsukishima rejects him because of it.

2. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni (Sin Is Above Skin Level)
Tsukishima, a regular businessman, has begun a blissful life living with his lover Yamaji. But though things are happy on the surface, Tsukishima can't shake the feeling that Yamaji only likes his body...

3. Hada no Ue ni Furu Hana (The Flowers Touch)
Tsukishima and Yamaji admire the cherry blossoms together. While looking at the beautiful trees, Tsukishima thinks that Yamaji is far more beautiful. A springtime continuation with our lovely couple.

4. Renai Tsuu (Heartache)
When stoic Mizusawa, a janitor, saves businessman Aoki from falling down some stairs, he gets a friend for life! Aoki is always tracking him down at lunch time just so they can eat together. But Mizusawa isn't sure how he feels about Aoki...

5. Renai Tsuu - Akka

6. Yurusareta Uta (Permitted Song)
Humans keep monsters as slaves for fighting and protection, but there is one, Zai who refuses to fight. Zai is special since he can use magic by creating spells with his songs, but he refuses to sing too... will he, for his master?

7. Omake
Three pages about the characters from Yurusareta Uta.

Summary refers to the Libre Shuppan re-print, 2008:

1-6) Te wo Tsunaide, Sora wo
Haruya, a magazine article writer, is constantly frustrating his editors with his lack of inspiration. His calm, quiet life is spent in a house away from the city. However, upon meeting a shy boy undressing on the beach, their lives become linked. An unusual relationship follows that will ultimately be beneficial for the both of them.

7-9) Kiss me, Daddy/ Make Me Happy/ Walkin' on the Moon
Shiba owns a small software firm. Naomi, who works there part-time as he studies at the university, is comfortable with his homosexuality. So, despite Shiba's being 36 years old, Naomi can't help but be attracted to his boss! But, does Shiba feel the same way?
(Also included in Make Me Happy)

10) Fade
Morikawa has arrived in his professional career, however his vindictive ex decides to spoil it by revealing that Morikawa is gay. Luckly, Higa, a coworker, is there to help Morikawa. But does Higa have more motives beyond a business relationship?

11) Closed
Takashi wants Yuu, his classmate from University, to love him. Unfortunately, the only way Takashi can think to win Yuu's heart is through drugging and raping him. Will Stockholm syndrom work in his favor or will Yuu leave Takashi for good?

12) Echo Night
Akito has an interesting night with his client Shirou. After multiple rounds of steamy sex Shirou promises to take Akito with him as part of their role play. However, was he only joking?

13) Secret
Kei and Subaru visit Maki and Haruya again. Maki is concerned about Haruya and Kei's former relationship and Subaru tries to help him feel better.

Being his first series, What a Wonderful World remains Asano's most representative and successful work to date.

Composed of vignettes from the daily lives of a group of people inhabiting an ordinary neighborhood somewhere in Tokyo, the series is actually a comment about modern life itself and how we can survive in it despite all its rigors.

Amusing, melancholic, funny, strange, thought-provoking - Asano effortlessly shifts from one mood to another, creating stories and characters that are profoundly human and thus always involving. It's a shame that not everyone will find the subjects the author describes equally appealing since some of them are distinctly Japanese. But overall, it's a great collection that any discerning manga reader should check out.

Yuan Ge, a director at an advertising firm, is interrupted in the midst of a meeting with the news that his long-estranged wife has passed away. He barely finds time to grieve for her, a woman he had long since ceased to love. Several days later, he is struck by the vision of a young girl on a subway bus, but she disappears the minute he looks away. This is a story of lost love, and of one man's personal journey.

A collection of stories:

1. Hiragana Sen, Aiu Eki Yori (From Aiu Station on the Hiragana Line)
Asaki has her life all planned out: she is going to win a beauty contest, become a newscaster, and marry into wealth. One day she is helped by a delinquent-looking girl named Tsune on the train and her plans begin to change...

2. I'll Send Her Home on the Last Train
Sequel to Aiu Station.

3. Shoujo Planetarium (Girls' Planetarium)
Suzuki and Satou are classmates but barely interact due to their different personalities. One day Suzuki sees Satou getting picked up by an older woman and when noticed gets dragged along by her to Satou’s chagrin.
- Yuri Project

4. Isshun no Asterism (Ephemeral Asterism)

5. Eien ni Shoujo (Forever Girls)
A ghost named Mizuki returns to her old home to discover a family she does not know. There, she meets a child named Misao who is the only person who can see or interact with her. This is the story of their relationship as Misao grows up.

6. Otona no Kaidan no Shita (At the Bottom of the Stairway to Adulthood)
Natsu has never had a good relationship with her older sister, Aki, or her friends she always brings home. One day Aki brings home a girl that is quite a bit different than all the others and Natsu immediately likes her. When she overhears Aki and her friends talking about the new girl behind her back Natsu thinks, "If only she was my friend instead..."

7. Shoujo Seizu (Girls Star Map)