This collection contains 13 of Seyeong O's powerful short stories, covering topics that range from corporate drudgery in South Korea to pastoral farm life, from ancestral keepsakes to gentle parables about ethics.
A collection of 5 short stories:<br><br>1) Wild Butterfly<br>It is wartime, and Oliver takes up a job as an adjutant teacher at a small village school. When an unorthodox new teacher, Mikhail, arrives - the once somber and bleak campus becomes filled with new life. Soon the classrooms formerly stifled under strict imperial rule begin to reverberate with the children's joyful laughter...but will the ray of sunshine known as Mikhail really be able to stay forever?<br><br>2) Senyoden - Legend of the Demon Oracle<br>About the meeting between a traveler and a demon who was once human.<br><br>3) The Strange Tale of Shiramine<br>Based on the legend of Emperor Sutoku, the 75th Emperor of Japan.<br><br>4) Fangs<br>A young man suspects that his vampire lover is cheating on him...<br><br>5) Tomuraishi - Protector of the Dead<br>Someone is trying to raise the dead. Enter one truly cool dude to lay them back down.<br><br>*Note: Only the 4th story, 'Fangs' contains BL. The other four are simply short stories with a shoujo flavour.
Colors. Death. Life. Questions. More questions. Will they be answered? Maybe a Roman could shed some light… Based off an album of the same name, by the band Sound Horizon. (From Eternal Bunny Love)
A collection of shorts by Byungjun Byun, artist of young sensible works on the life in the city, including "Princess Anna" and "Run, Bonggu". Many included shorts have received renowned awards from Korea and Japan.
A collection of short stories, most of which are centered in a broken world where nothing is as it seems.
When a young boy discovers he has a gift to see into some bodies future with a slight touch, it propels him into a life that is soon filled with darkness. Flash forward ten years and the same boy has grown up knowing everybody's dark futures that are awaiting them, but he has lost his way. Now a tortured soul that is trying to avoid friendships and relationships because he knows the cruelty life brings, there are people who are trying to make him change his ways and bring him back into the light, but whilst he is slowly discovering to be human once more, there is something lurking in the past and soon, the gift he hates using will be needed again.
Summary refers to the Ohzora Shuppan re-print, 2007: 1. Lovers and Souls Shinomiya is a beautiful college art student who lacks the morals common to most people. After agreeing to be a nude model for Matsuoka, a photography student, he also agrees to sleep with him for money even though he is straight. However, what started as a small taste of the forbidden soon spirals out of control when Shinomiya begins selling his body to other guys as a prostitute in a male brothel. Can Matsuoka save Shinomiya from himself? 2. Vanity After the events of Lovers and Souls, Tooru is still deeply heartbroken. Trying to find solace in Hikaru, Tooru challenges the terms of their friendship. But can he handle the consequences? 3. Sleeping Beauty Matsuoka sees Tooru for the first time. 4. A Moon in Name Only In their last year of high school, Akihiko Nozaki admits to his best friend Kai that he's gay. Kai is stunned but it doesn't change their friendship, but Kai's curiosity is aroused and he begins to see Nozaki differently. 5. The Name of that Sky Sequel to "A Moon in Name Only", told more from Nozaki's point of view. Nozaki isn't sure whether to trust that his relationship with Kai will last, since he's even been dumped by gay men before. What's to keep a guy who wasn't even gay from breaking up with him?
A collection of oneshots. 1st Story: Mountain Love - A story of a girl, who is under stress to get into a medical school and one day, falls in love with her doctor. 2nd Story: A Mermaid is Singing - A story of a boy, who tries to commit suicide (because of certain medical reasons) and a girl who tries to stop him. 3rd Story: Autumn Night's Dream - A story of an architect and a girl who helps him to realise his real dream. 4th Story: ECHO - A story about a girl who knows the people who killed their class president but is unable to express her own thoughts. 5th Story: The Sleeping Time Paradox
“You Killed Melissa. If You Let Me Go, She Won’t!” I Am Married To Terio Alte, A Friend From Childhood. But Terio’s Heart Only Goes To Melissa, My Sister. Not Long After That, Marquis Ancy Betelgius Destroyed The Rubiet Family. And Melissa, Who Was Married To Him, Also Died. Terio Took Out All His Resentment On Me, Because I Couldn’t Stand It And Decided To Give Up On This Life… When I Opened My Eyes, I Found Myself Going Back To 7 Years Ago. I Chose Ancy Betelgius Over As Melissa’s Replacement. “There’s No Hope. Anyway, If Life Has Decided My Fate Is Death, I’ll Choose A Certain Tragedy.” But This Man, Why Treat Me With Such Affection… “If That’s The Case…I Hope You Will Keep This Mask Of Affection For A Long Time. Until The Day I Take My Own Life” 메리지 B
A beautiful tale about a 20 year old divorcee who cannot bare children and her second marriage to the 16 year old, fourth son of a prestigious family. The son who was ill since childhood became forsaken by his family. But in order to prevent his spirit from haunting the family after his death they forced him to marry Sou.
From Nakama: Three men bearing tattoos are Peony Katagi, Buttercup Mutou, and Mad Shark Nogami. They are all involved in some way with mystery man Kubota. Is there salvation for these men who live on the underside of society? In the final part of the tattoo series, "Everyone's Song," forty-two pages drawn specifically for the occasion, all the stories come to a conclusion. Two extra stories are included in this collection. In ‘Spring Love’, the object of a man's one-sided love turns into a vengeful spirit every night and visits him. "Dream's Guidance" has also been added to this special collection.
