The story is about Miyagawa Shota, who just graduated from high school and left his hometown to work in the famous Tsurumoku Furniture factory outside of Tokyo. In the company dorm, Shota is assigned the roommates Tabatake, the most senior resident of the dorm and the most obnoxious roommate, and Sugimoto, the in-house Casanova. With these two roommates, Shota is constantly caught in awkward situations. ... more>>

Although the manga addresses issues of career and love quite seriously, it still succeeds in remaining funny at the same time. <<less

In a faded little rural town, Kaworu lazily lives out his days. Until the day his destiny strikes, and he meets an angel. Just moments... more>> later, they quickly take off... Together, away from this reality! <<less

Makunouchi: Kubonouchi Eisaku Kessakushu is a collection of short stories that seinen author Kubonouchi Eisaku, known for notable titles such as Chocolat, Cherry and Watanabe, has written in his early days. The contents of this book include: ... more>>

- Laplace

- Yocchore! Tosamaru-kun

- Bell

- Robot High School Girl Kaoruko's "Heartbreak"

- Bizzare -- The Terror of the Salmon-Man

- Robot High School Boy Kawarazaki Ayumu's "Seishun-I-N-G"

- Help!

- Viva Eros Academy

- Okappiki Eiji

- Dream of Pumping Up

- Present

"Makunouchi" is a kind of bento, served during Kabuki in the olden days. It either got its name from the lunch the audience would eat during intermission, or perhaps from the lunch actors would eat during this time (seems plausible since the actors are also "behind the curtain", which is actually the literal translation of that phrase). <<less

Watanabe, an alien student from 20,000 light-years away, comes to homestay with the Tokino family to gather material for his thesis on Earthling behaviour. He... more>> follows around the various family members asking mostly funny but sometimes profound questions about their work, their loves, their polluted air... When he's not being sent on errands or punched in the face, at least. <<less