What's Michael revolves around a mischievous tabby named Michael with striking red fur, going on various adventures. The stories are notable for their assortment of settings: Michael may join a pair of Japanese youths in one tale, be the belonging of an elderly couple with children in another, or be associated with a member of the yakuza in yet another. It was awarded the 10th Kodansha Manga Award in 1986 for its general manga category accomplishments, which it shared with another publication.
Nozomi Kashihara, a lonely hitman whose parents were killed, has never known warmth in his life. He betrayed the "family" that raised him and lived his life as a plain high school student, but after he saves a gal in his class from a group of delinquents, he somehow finds himself getting closer to her. Kashihara begins to suspect that she may be an assassin targeting him...
In the midst of the forest stands a towering home that instills dread in young hearts as it groans and casts menacing silhouettes. A singular figure and a multitude of spectral entities dwell within its walls. Bonus Short Story: Chapter One: The Locked Chamber.
The language of flowers is a topic that interests many people around the world. All flowers have different meanings, and those meanings are the means by which society defines nature. Hana is a 17 year old boy living through his last year of High School, and he has 2 tries to break fate, and save an unknown person. How will he do that? What flowers will guide his way towards forging new bonds?
In this anthology, Kashiwai, an artist and illustrator, modifies noteworthy pieces from Japanese children's literature. The description includes the following stories: - "Yuuhi no Kuni" by Naoko Awa - "Chiisai Yasashii Migite" by Naoko Awa - "Kin no Wa" by Mimei Ogawa - "Kou-chan" by Atsuko Suga - "Hitotsu no Hi" by Nankichi Niimi - "Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten" by Kenji Miyazawa
A special group of people which are against the government because the government has been killing innocent people and this group tires to save the country
For generations, the Kagurazaka family has possessed a unique skill - the ability to communicate with Inari's messengers. This ability has been preserved through trading matrimonies with the Ujou women. Rio is the current recipient of this gift and has been eagerly awaiting his prospective spouse's arrival, only to be shocked when she elopes with someone else. In the aftermath of this experience, Rio is taken aback when Nagi, his intended's younger sibling, arrives and asserts that he is capable of filling her sister's shoes, stating, "Even if I cannot father children, I am proficient in sexual intercourse."
Mitsuru Fujita, a girl who loves piano, has entered high school and is sharing a dorm room with Kanade Kobayashi, a former rival who used to be proclaimed a piano prodigy. However, Kanade has come to hate piano, because of trauma she experienced when studying abroad. Mitsuru invites Kanade to play a duet on the same piano...
A reunion gone wrong! When a woman reunites with her high school boyfriend at a matchmaker, things do not go how she imagined in this shojo/josei romcom. Hiromi is suddenly reunited with her high school boyfriend–at a professional match-making service! But their reunion isn’t a sweet one, because he doesn’t seem to remember Hiromi at all. In fact, he starts making wild accusations that make her question all her memories from back then. This sharp-tongued stranger is like an entirely different person from the guy she remembers! Is this a match doomed to fail? (From Seven Seas)