Circumstances have intertwined the fates of five strangers. As a team of five, they make their living running a freak show. As a family of five, they live on a small covered boat together. In the midst of a terrible war, they embark to add to their number the kudan, a monster rumored to tell the future. Nominated for the 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Winner of the Grand Prize for manga at the 2014 Japan Media Arts Festival.

A collection of stories:

- Datsu-Eva!
A man finds himself in a place he doesn't remember, nor does he remember who he himself is. There, he runs into a girl.

- Hitomi to Goku (Hitomi and Goku)

Rumor has it, if you sit on a particular bench in the park and repeat "Dear Angel, please help me..." three times, one will in fact descend to your aid. It's true and all, but this angel's appearance will be that of a boorish middle-aged man, and the only thing he'll do for you is listen to your worries and, in some rare cases, give you a little push.

This is the visual diary of Kiitarou's experience with youkai. He's a boy with a very strong spirit sense, but when he entered a forbidden storehouse, he was kicked out of his home. He soon found a new place to live, where he met a zashiki warashi (house spirit) named Suzu. He and Suzu soon began to attract all kinds of spirit creatures, starting with a nurikabe (appears as a wall that impedes travelers) and mokumokuren (appears as eyes in a torn paper wall). What kind of folkloric creature will he meet next?

After Ryou's father remarries, he's not sure what to do with three new brothers and a stepmother at the age of 19. As he comes to appreciate his happy new home and family the glue holding them together starts to come undone. How will these four brothers weather tragedy after tragedy and stay together?

From the Outerworld Scans website:

Tetsushi (a 5th grader delinquent who rules over the students of Jouin elementary), Ryuuchin (Tetsushi's right hand man) and Tsuda (their sometimes-ally), are known to everyone in town as the "three evil prankster kings."

In a creepy pharmacy located out-of-town, the boys meet an old man who bestows a strange and other-worldly power upon them. Soon after, our 3 young pranksters find themselves battling a variety of ghosts and demons...!?

From Bliss:

One summer day, a fifth grade boy name Susumu suddenly appear before former biker gang member now current host club host, Okita Yamato and said that Okita is his father! Afraid of being a bad influence on his son, Yamato transforms himself into a daytime working parcel delivery man. But being a father is harder than it seems as Yamato struggles to become a good role model for his son.

The role of 'Nobunaga' was offered to Katou Youji to perform under Mochimune's direction. However Iwaki-san has just finished playing the same role for a taiga drama. Will Katou accept to jump into the successful vagon of his partner's drama?

One day Katou meets accidentally Sawa-san but her personality has changed and Katou suspects of her intentions. On the other hand, Iwaki-san meets Yuukihito which is Sawa-san's lover just to found out that Yuukihito left Sawa-san's side and works as AD. What could be the outcome of this separation?


ALIVE V.1
* Love Tanker
* Times Share
* Violence Lyric (Part 1, 2)

ALIVE V.2
* Tender Greens (Part 1, 2, 3, 4)
* Extra: The Secret of Harmony (Libre Premium 2014)

ALIVE V.3
* Iwaki Making
* Katou Method
* Companion Plant (Part 1, 2, 3)

ALIVE V.4
* Silent Area (Part 1, 2)
* Sensitive Age
* Urban Safari (Part 1, 2)

ALIVE V.5 - Chapters not compiled yet
* Tree rings (Part 1, 2, 3)

From Lovely Strange Dark:
What circumstances might drive someone to create a clone that copies even their memories? A replacement so perfect that even the clone won't realize he's a clone? Nanako once took Louie up on his offer and had him create the perfect replica of herself; now she stays at his side, witness to the mericlones that he creates. Beyond the stories of the individuals he "saves", who exactly is this man playing god, and why does he do it?

Nanase Sakashita is good at playing the role of model student but that doesn't stop her from taking an interest in Hana-kun, the school's delinquent. Hana-kun accidently drops a small box while sneaking around on the school grounds. When Nanase tries to return the box, Hana-kun tells her to keep it for its already too late to give it to the person he likes. Who is this person?!

"I think I fell in love with you, Onii-san..."

Tanaka is your average salaryman, who's never had a girlfriend. One night, as he's walking through a park on his way home, he's about to get assaulted when a young punk named Kira comes to his rescue.

Tanaka wants to thank the young man for saving him, but Kira only wants compensation... from his body!

Shocked to have been robbed of his first time, Tanaka wants to forget it all, but Kira seems to have taken a liking to him and waits for him every night on his path home, like a dog waiting for its master...

Will the lamb let it itself be moved by the wolf?

Tempted by a beautiful day, the piano teacher Toshiyuki decides to play the piano with an open window. Before he realises it, there’s an intruder entering through the window without permission. The intruder turns out the be a talented surgeon, Mashiba, who works in a nearby university hospital. This surgeon starts to pursue Toshiyuki non-stop! “You’re more beautiful than the music you play,” he says, stunning Toshiyuki. Feeling completely harassed, will Toshiyuki be able to get away from his pursuer?

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*Chara Selection EXTRA 2010: "Let's go to the hot springs!" /『温泉へ行こう！』 (Extra edition of Gekai no Okiniiri)

In middle school, Ichinose Kimitaka taught his friends how to play basketball. Despite his experience with the sport, his friends quickly outmatched him in skill. After an incident brought on by his frustration and jealousy, he was crushed to overhear those same 'friends' discussing how they wished he'd just kill himself.

On his way to toss out his special basketball shoes, he met a girl who was just as frustrated, throwing her own dancing shoes away. She was so tall, and her hands and feet are so large, that she had been rejected from her chosen hobby of Spanish dancing. He urged her to give basketball a try, and the two exchanged their shoes instead of throwing them away.

As he enters high school, Kimitaka learns that meeting him changed that girl's life for the better, and she is now a happy, social basketball player. Will Kimitaka be able to find the courage to make new friends and pursue his own talents?

"The Ebola Files" is based on a self-proclaimed scientist who claims he was the creator of the dreaded Ebola virus. In an attempt to create his idea of world peace he threatens to kill everyone on the Planet unless given ultimate power and declared the leader of Earth.

From StarryHeaven:

The aphrodisiac night retreat is a place with no menu, and the tea is made to the customer's image by the employees. An omnibus story surrounds the overbearing masters, various customers, and the tea!

Hazuki Kanon is your average female High-School Delinquent. She is often late and skips class in the nurse office, occassionally talking to the male nurse BJ (Kuronada Jun).

Tamaki Daiji likes to film stuff that captivates him the instant he encounters it, disregarding consequences. His friend Kihou Tomoka tries to snap him out of it, whenever she sees him stuck while he is late for something else.

One day Kanon catches his interest while she stands on the roof of the opposite building. After asking Tomoka, he decides to head to the infirmary where Kanon sleeps occasionally.

Kanon wakes up to some strange guy filming her. He even has the audacity to call her "thumb-suckling while sleeping" cute and captivating. So she decides to let him keep the footage if he promises to keep her secret.

From Intercross & Shoujo Crusade:

First Love's Prank:
A childhood promise made to meet again when they turn 16... Now that 10 years have passed, will Anju's first love, Sei-kun, be the same as how she has remembered him all those years ago??


Also contains:

- Smile
Shiina works at a nursery school, Nobi Nobi, because she loves children. However, the children are very afraid of her emotionless face! One day, She meets Haru, a high school student, who attracts the children when he only passed by. Can Shiina learn the secrets of being loved by the children from Haru?

- Hobby Hobby
When Kazuya suddenly appeared in front of Mina with his dazzling smile, Mina instantly fell in love with him. Seasons changed and Mina started to go out with Kazuya. Mina loves photographing while Kazuya is too much into remote-controlled cars. Will their respective hobbies drift them apart or will their bond be strengthened further??

- Shou-Shou Space
A slice-of-life extra about the author and her 2-year old son.

Haruko is a teenage girl who shares with her brother a love of laying around the house in sweats, watching television and playing video games. Her brother has a few friends, but Haruko has a lot of problems with social anxiety. The two of them pass their days happily playing together, though their mother worries about how she's going to get Haruko to shape up enough to find a husband.