Everyone in the world is born with two things: the ability to collect Life's Light and a Light Vessel in which to collect and hold it. Most people use their vessels to assist them in doing various tasks, but occasionally someone is born with a vessel that allows them to do battle. The protagonist, Ruyu, stumbles upon the end of a battle only to find one survivor. Could the young boy she saved be connected to the king's men who entered the town with the intent of killing everyone?
Featuring a later period of the Shinsengumi, it starts as the Bakumatsu ends, and is about the remnants of the Shinsengumi that fought during the Boshin war. Divided into three sections, each of which deals with one of the leading characters, first Nomura Risaburou, then Souma Kozue, and finally Hijikata Toshizou.
Follows the game events from Nanami’s POV.
He climbed onto a tree to avoid the teacher and saw a strange girl on top of the tree full of white beautiful petals. The summer sun shined as bright as the white flowers on the strange Han Yeoreum (summer). He endlessly searches for the storage room filled with memories of her.
A collection of stories set amongst the oiran (high-rank courtesans before the time of geisha) in (mostly) the Yoshiwara district of Edo, a famous historical 'red-light district.' 1. Kagerou no Shou When Kagerou was a child, her parents sold her to be trained as an oiran in Yoshiwara. On her way there, she fell in love with the man who transported her, Ryuuji, and insisted that he be her first sexual customer when she grew up. Now, she is approaching the time when she will lose her virginity, but will Ryuuji be able to be her first? 2. Inazuma no Shou Wakana works in Yoshiwara, but she plans to one day buy her own way out. She seduces presents out of the men who buy her, in order to save money for her future. But one man, Mitsunori, is not like all the others. Will the skilled seductress Wakana be able to cope with real emotion? 3. Mizu no Tsuki no Shou Suigetsu is approaching the time when she's meant to lose her virginity. One day, she miraculously meets with a relative who knows her by her real name: Saya. Is it possible for her to be rescued from this life? 4. Nagasaki Bojou Suigetsu, an oiran-in-training in Nagasaki, is slated to lose her virginity. However, she's been told she's going to have a Dutch man as a partner! She's frightened of sleeping with a foreigner who may not even speak her language! However, the man in question is nothing like she feared...
The Zero-Sum Original Anthology Series features themed oneshots from various mangaka that publish in Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum and Ward magazines. Volume 16 theme: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes 1. Kin'iro Ookami to Akazukin (The Golden Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood) ~ Takayama Shinobu 2. Tsuruon!! (*Abbreviation of Tsuru no Ongaeshi, or The Crane's Repayment of Kindness) ~ Saeki Yashirou 3. Koyubihime (Pinkylina) ~ D. Kissan 4. Shiro (White) ~ Mizutani Yuzu & Kaede Tooru 5. Hebi no Ou (The King of Snakes)~ Kayase Shiki 6. Little Merman ~ Kari Erika 7. Nihon Chotto Mukashi no Hanashi (A Little Old Japanese Tale) ~ Ogaki Chika 8. Akazukin-chan to Ookami-kun (Little Miss Red Riding Hood and Mr. Wolf) ~ Ninagawa Tomo 9. Totsugeki Ningyo Yarou (Attack! Mermaid Dude OR *Bousou Ningyo Yarou i.e. “Out-of-Control Mermaid Dude” on the pages in the actual comic) ~ Mikawa Verno 10. Ouji-sama wa Soushoku-kei (The Prince is a Herbivore) ~ Kanou Ayumi 11. Kounotori Musubi (The Stork's Ties) ~ Akanatsu 12. Piggies ~ Mitsu Nanae 13. Hebi to Kuro no Lion (The Snake and the Black Lion) ~ Serikawa Mame 14. Hyaku-nen Ibara to Shiranai Himegimi (The Hundred-Year Old Thorn Shrub and the Oblivious Princess or The Centennial Brier and the Oblivious Princess) ~ Akazaki Mutsumi 15. Oyayubi-hime ~Another Side~ (Thumbelina ~Another Side~) ~ Mikami Ritsuhiro 16. Shinigami no Nazuke-Oya (Der Gevatter Tod or The Godfather of Death) ~ Sakura Maro
“I will die this summer.” Eden is a member of the Timekeeper family, who possess the ability to travel back in time. Their date of death has been set since the day they were born... and the summer of 2018 is when Eden is destined to die. On that fateful day, , he decides to confess his feelings to his longtime crush. But Jay, who is straight and only cherishes Eden as a friend, is flustered by Eden’s confession and reacts badly. Caught up in his thoughts, Eden is met with a fatal accident—and thus his time travel begins. He finds himself on the last day of the high school summer camp training where he first met Jay. Given the opportunity, will Eden be able to change anything that happened on that day, 20 years ago?
From Syuura: During a field trip to the imperial capital, Tokyo, Kaga Nanao overhears the beautiful melody of a violin and immediately becomes captivated by it. In order to meet the mystery violinist, Nanao learns the violin and defies her father's wishes by attending the Marianne Music Academy for girls in Tokyo. Upon arriving at the school, Nanao comes across her mystery violinist who turns out to be Sagami Takenomaru, the violin prodigy and adopted son of the famous violinist, Sagami Chougo-sensei. However, Takenomaru isn't just a regular person, he's determined to complete a mission and fulfill a contract... Note: "Naki Shoujo no Tame no Pavane" means "Pavane for a Dead Girl" and is a wordplay on the Japanese translation of a solo piano piece, written by French composer Maurice Ravel in 1899, called "Pavane pour une infante défunte" - Naki Ōjo no Tame no Pavane or Pavane for a Dead Princess. Spoilers included summary: Under a contract and as the messenger of the angels, Sagami Takenomaru is given the mission of gathering the "Tears of Maria". Several girls within this series have tears growing within their hearts therefore becoming victims in order to have their tear(s) gathered. Starting with his first victim, a pure and dreamy girl named Kaga Nanao, Takenomaru must continue searching for Maria(s) to fulfill his mission in spite of who the victim might be. Girls in the Marianne Music Academy consist of a variety from girls that Sagami Takenomaru have no relation to and have not known to a childhood friend that acts as an older sister to him.
Stories in this volume: • Kigi no Yukue Juri has always been saying to herself that she has done everything that she wanted to do, and has lived to her own satisfaction. Plus, she's always been skipping class and coming in late in the mornings, only to be confronted by her class rep, Yoh. Aware of her own situation, she knows that she shouldn't leave any remaining desires and feelings behind... • Santa ni Naritai (I Want to Become Santa) • Koe ni Naru Ever since something that frightened her as a child, Suzune hasn't spoken to anyone ever since. For a long time, she always thought to herself that she didn't need a voice, and that there were other ways of expressing her feelings. However, all of that changes when she meets the energetic and talkative Takuya.
