Mary, who doesn't feel she's happy in life in spite of being rich. Sakura, who worries over her being considerably slow. For Mary, it's expressing her love through a music box, and for Sakura, it's gaining the courage to be herself... Consists of two stories - Music Box of Love & Goddess Beneath the Sakura Tree.
Six old friends in their thirties meet at a gathering of former high school mates. Today, everyone has a stable life, but they feel dissatisfied. Because they left behind their childhood dreams, those they would like to find back...
A middle school student just wants a normal life, but his cultish mother is determined to raise him as she sees fit. Throw in a mysterious boy and some soccer, and you have this enigmatic tale.
Short stories about two white cats who have no respect for others and are just plain cruel. Dark humor warning.
Preadolescence is a difficult path full of obstacles to overcome; one is in that limbo between being a child and growing up, between naivety and the desire to have new experiences. Ale & Cucca is an insight into the contemporaneity of today's kids told, unabashedly, through the eyes of the young protagonists.
Jiang Cheng, an accomplished student, was “exiled“ to the steel mill where his biological father worked. This strange, foreign environment, coupled with his rather vulgar biological father, caused Jiang Cheng to feel quite depressed. That is, until one day, he met Gu Fei, the “Delinquent of the Steel Mill“, by chance. Thus begins the story of Jiang Cheng and Gu Fei, a story of salvation and hope.
From MangaHelpers: This is a collection of 4 short stories. One story tells of the ghost of a pretty girl who died too young. She has unfinished business, particularly with the boy she likes, and she's willing to possess someone to deal with it. Another features a girl who is hosting a genius boy in her home, where she lived alone. She was looking forward to his arrival, but he seems to be unexpectedly unsociable and unfriendly. Is there some way the relationship between them can grow? [tethysdust]
As a politician praises the advantages of using cybernetic prosthetics, their life is threatened by hackers. Thankfully, Togusa is nearby and successfully thwarts the assassination attempt. This prompts Batou to launch an investigation into a dubious factory located in the man-made islands of southern Japan. In the meantime, Chief Aramaki receives disturbing news from the other end of the country. Several artificial bodies, which were unlawfully discarded, have been discovered near a village where an anti-cyberization group performs their customary rituals. Shockingly, one of the dumped shells previously housed Major Motoko Kusanagi, who was once the leader of Section 9 before her unexplained disappearance.
The stunning 35 years old siam cat-lady, Natalie Ernest-Edlaar, is living an unseen double life: A successful manager in a ruthless work environment by day, but an overworked slob at night.Trapped in her self-made, mentally exhausting cycle to reach monetary freedom: One night, a mysterious Koi fish with foreign memories, that never happened, appears in her bathtub.Looking for answers, while more abnormal phenomena emerge: Both begin a wondrous journey, to find the missing home of this lively visitor, that keeps messing with her daily routine.A quest not going unnoticed by an ancient cult, chasing after a certain woman of times long passed...