Set in Central Asia in a rural town near the Caspian Sea during the 19th century, the story revolves around a young woman, Amir, who arrives from a distant village across the mountains to marry Karluk, a boy eight years her junior. The story unfolds among details of everyday family and community life. However, the peaceful atmosphere is disturbed when Amir's family demands to take her back to their village.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 4th and 6th Manga Taisho. Won the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award in 2014 and the intergénérations prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012. <<less

"Cuprum's Bride" takes place in Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, a town full of craftsmen. Shiina, a female college student who is going out with a reticent... more>> copper-ware craftsman, Osamu, suddenly receives a marriage proposal from him one day. His words are too abrupt and she runs away involuntarily. Let's watch the love comedy unfold of a craftsman and a gal. <<less

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In the Lapland region of Finland, the domain of snow, midnight sun, and auroras, there is the small Hotel Metsäpeura, run by two older gentlemen.... more>> One night during a terrible blizzard, a mysterious young man named Jun arrives at the hotel. He is clearly in dire straits, with a large tattoo on his back, no relatives and no money. However, the gentlemen warmly welcome him in and offer him a job at the hotel. The kindness of the people living in the harshness of nature will melt the heart of this awkward young man. <<less

Mio and Subaru live together in a small apartment avoiding attention. While they masquerade as siblings with an age gap, Subaru holds a secret.

Scottish adventuress Isabella Bird journeys to Japan in 1878 and becomes the first Westerner to travel to many remote locations, heading northward towards Hokkaido to study the aboriginal Ainu people.... more>>

A true story based on the book "Unbeaten Tracks in Japan". <<less

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September 1945, Tokyo. A post-war process is underway. It is the extermination of the human weapons "Unit 731", remnants of the war which are to be eliminated.... more>>

A young immortal girl soldier, Saika, is determined to live and be free, with the aid of Kankuro Konoe, a former combat medic as her subordinate. <<less

All the residents have a "reason" for living there.... more>>

At the end of the Taisho era, a translator named Fuji moved into "Kaikan Apartment". Despite the refined living environment, the residents have their own secrets.

A poisoned woman, a pair of detectives far apart in age, a ghostwriter....

A strange tale of a housing complex where bewitching relationships intertwine. <<less

"My mother's body had no heart." The story of a daughter with a deformed blood who is called a "child of the devil" by her... more>> relatives. <<less