Different manga artists across Japan joined in this collaboration of 15 mini stories connected to the anime Escaflowne. Most stories in this are humorous, but... more>> some are serious. Escaflowne is about a girl, Hitomi, pulled into another world called Gaea, and there she meets a refugee prince named Van. Together with a legendary armor called Escaflowne, they try to put things to right. <<less

The Cosmos is ruled by a holy queen who guides and watches over the movement of the stars. By balancing elemental forces with the help of nine Guardians, she keeps the planets stable and the people content...However, the power of the queen is fading and a new queen must be appointed. ... more>>

Two girls are selected to be the queen candidates: Rosalia de Catargena who comes from a noble family in one of the main domains and the main character, Angelique Limoges, a seemingly ordinary girl.

Will Angelique become the holy queen? Or will she fall in love with one of the many handsome Guardians and forfeit her candidacy? <<less

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern.... more>>

Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first! <<less