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From Mangascreener: One summer vacation, Ruka meets two boys, "Umi" and "Sora," whose upbringing contains strange and wonderful secrets. Drawn to their beautiful swimming, almost more like flying, Ruka and the adults who know them are intertwined in a complex mesh... Meanwhile, an unexplained anomaly is occurring all over the world: fish are disappearing. Thus begins a marine adventure of boys and girls to captivate all the senses! Children of the Sea won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
Korean national shooting team representative Im Sun-woo, aiming for his second consecutive Olympic gold medal, messed up his competition after rookie fencing team member Min Sunghan shook his hand and said, "I'll take your chi~^^".When Sunwoo confronted Sunghan and demanded his chi back, Sunghan agreed and led him to a secluded place.Sunwoo assumed Sunghan would return his chi with another handshake, but Sunghan suddenly kissed him, and the two exchanged chi through a deep kiss.After exchanging chi like that, the two eventually ended up in bed together...(?The protagonists of each short story will all compete on the same Olympic stage! Look for protagonists from other works in the final episode! ?)+
Six years ago, Kasumi Shirou was the sole survivor of a plane crash. Though he lost normal vision in his right eye as a result, he gained the power to see into the past. Now a high school student, Shirou is bent on using his abilities to track down the man who murdered his mother.
On his way home one late afternoon, 33-year old virgin 'Siyoon', fell in love with Hyunwoo, who looks similar to his old unrequited love from college.Like a reckless teenager, he dives into his fated love story. But, unlike ordinary relationships, he'll find that beneath his sweet and happy dreams, lies something deeply twisted.
Some athletes dream of the bling-bling, others dream of the women. But real hoop dreams reflect the desire to be the best. The dream of being able to take the rock, drive the lane, and take it to the hole. That's Nate Torres, branded as the team bench-warmer, just trying to get that shot at high school fame and glory. When he blows his chance to try and make his high school team, he takes his dream to the only place he has left... the streets. Away from the spotlight and glory of organized basketball, Nate Torres discovers himself on a back alley half-court. (Source: Tokyopop; In the Tokyopop edition, the character's names have been Americanized. Tooru Naruse became Nate Torres, for example.) --- Toru had always wanted to be a hero -the center of attention- But whenever he tried something new, he would always give up, thinking he wasn't good enough. In high school, he enters the basketball team. As usual he ends up on the bench. Toru's childhood friend, Mizuki Kusuda, introduces him to street basketball. When Toru manages to throw the ball into the hoop in a match against Shu, the street basketball champion and member of "Three Men," something changes inside. He realizes that "if he only has the guts to carry through something without giving up, his dream will come true." He teams up with Sawamura, a fabulous 3-point shooter and wins more "3-on-3" matches. Toru's devotion to basketball affects everyone around him and his basketball team soon enters the national games.
8 Man vs. Cyborg 009 is based on Kazumasa Hirai and Jiro Kuwata's "8 Man", and Shotaro Ishinomori's "Cyborg 009". Skull is plotting the return of the Black Ghost Syndicate and is colluding with Dr. Night Daemon (8-Man's nemesis) in an attempt to rule the world. In the midst of their scheming, 8-man and 009, the world's fastest speedsters, will clash. Can they come together to thwart the New Black Ghost?
The enthusiastic Suhyeon was the first one to approach Ai, who was shy around strangers, and they became friends fast. One day, Suhyeon confessed his romantic feelings, but Ai ran away. And when Suhyeon tried to stop Ai, he got into an accident…
[Taken from ShoujoMagic] : 1) Let's Make Love!! (Make Love Shiyo!!). (v01 ch1 to 6) Mari Nishimiya is a high school junior who's tired of playing it safe. Less concerned with her summer session and more with achieving the love of a lifetime, she ventures to a foreigners' pub with her childhood friend, Yuuta. There, she meets Leon Gardner, an American dancer with a talented tongue (...meaning, he's bilingual)! While Yuuta disapproves, having an unrequited love for Mari himself, he and other enemies of this international relationship may be powerless to stop it when Leon joins Mari's class as... (!!!) Let's Make Love!! - Farside Story (Make Love Shiyo!! Chou - Bangaihen). (v01 omake). Shinjo Mayu parodies her own work by inserting new dialogue into some of her pages from v01. It's the tale of the Gardner family, where Leon is Papa, Chris is Mama, and Mari is their daughter! Additional curiosities included. Let's Make More Love!! (Motto Make Love Shiyo!!). (v02 ch7). Mari wants to have an adult Christmas with Leon. Why is Leon so set against it? Let's Always Make Love!! (Zutto Make Love Shiyo!!). (v02 ch8). Attending the international wedding of Leon's friend, Randy, has Mari thinking in a new way about her future. But when Mari begins to feel strangely sick and misses her period, the circumstance forces her to make an early decision! But Leon suddenly has to leave for America!? Why?? Mari isn't going to like the reason Randy gives her... 2) I Don't Need Any Scenario! (Shinario Nante Iranai!). (v02 ch9). This ground-breaking short story was Shinjo Mayu's first work to contain a provocative sex scene and to mark her as a pornographer! Read the freetalk to learn more! Yuuya is the manager of the drama club, and he's very strict and exacting about how the student thespians handle their roles. Chiharu is supposed to be playing a woman in love, but there's no emotion in her performance! So it's handsome Yuuya's job to teach her how to long for a man... Was this scenario in the script!? 3) I Want to Be Painted with Your Color (Anata no Iro ni Somaritai). (v02 ch10). This short story is Shinjo Mayu's debut work. Kazumi Inoue wants to be transformed by the magic of a white wedding dress, and then painted in a man's color. The biggest delinquent in school, Kazuya Sakurai, wasn't who she had in mind, though! He's intent on painting her a different color -- why? Kazumi will have her wish - a transformation through the magic of a wedding dress - but not in a way that anyone expects! (v02 omake). A whopping nine pages covering a variety of topics. Get a sneak peek into Shinjo Mayu's office, find out her favorite stories and characters, see Leon with a top knot, see Leon touch Yuuta in inappropriate ways, and at long last the burning question is answered: How are chihuahuas significant to this serialization!?
Irresponsible Kiyoshi Iijima, a genius who is working at chinese restaurant, becomes good friend with model student, Shinji Tsuruta.
A collection of six short stories.
The series contains 2 volumes; 1) Vartrag Tale Ralph can see angels and demons. When he was five years old he came across the winged demon Valafar and was completely charmed by him. He made a pact with the demon in order to make his wish, to live with Valafar, come true. Seven years must pass, and there are two conditions that must be met for the pact to be fulfilled. Can the older Ralph discard his ties to humanity and fulfill the pact...? 2) Vartrag Tale - Korumajou no Shitsuji
From Dan of Population GO: "An endearing story of a boy who, while visiting his relatives in a rural village, visits a mysterious pond where the local dragon deity supposedly dwells and uncovers a conspiracy that uses the god's name in greed."
