Tezuka, poet Kodama Tanima, and reporter Rock visit Fossil Island, tended to by Gansaku, the elderly owner of the only inn on the island. On the night of their stay, they are visited by curious and fantastical dreams of all sorts relating to the rocks on the island. What worlds will these dreams bring them to?Also includes two shojo short serials:- **Robin-chan** (ロビンちゃん): Ruri is a girl who resides with a baron, longing for the return of her missing brother. One day, a young man named Robin comes by ship to the baron's mansion. This young man could very well be the key to finding her brother...- **The Maidens of Tatsugafuchi** (龍が淵の乙女, Tatsugafuchi no Otome): The tale of two sisters who disguise themselves as samurai in their search for the Munen no Tama, the crest of their family.---**Volume 73 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Jaeshin sees dead people, and Officer Han can sniff out evil. Literally. Their search for a missing friend leads them and professional stuntwoman Yuhyeon into a tangled web of vile cover-ups and twisted violence. Can they handle the overpowering stench of evil? Starting from a few days ago, a rotten smell started to come from a lower floor apartment. A few days later my friend disappeared. The girl who lives in that apartment as well. Who's next....? This is the story of those that disappeared and those seeking to find them!
Summary: A collection of oneshots: 1. Four Billion Nights 2. Aru Adauchi no Hanashi 3. Kamaitachi no Hi
Once in Armian, Re-Manu XXXVII is awaiting her death. As it goes for years in history, the dying queen foretold the fate of her four daughters. Divination that would lead them toward their fate, and significance to determine the successor to rule Armian. The beautiful Swarda is fated to marry a throne man of Persia. The smart and calm Aspasya will encounter a great leader of history. But fate has its own plan to fool with their destiny. The first and the fourth daughter have their fates twisted, to heir the title of Re-Manu. But there wouldn't be a country with two leaders, one has to given way to another. And of course it won't be the cold-hearted and ambitious Manua to give up the crown, so then she decided to put her younger sister into exile. Little Re-Syahrina has to start her journey to find a phoenix's feather to get back home, while the story is also concerned in Swarda's pain of being betrayed by her lover and sister, Aspasya relationship with a slave called Bahel, and the new Re-Manu that would sacrifice anything to fulfill her ambition, and her sisters aren't exception.
A pair of twin brothers were raised in poverty - but in reality, they're princes, being raised as such to protect them from a witch's curse... Contains other gag one-shots in the second half. --- **Volume 323 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Percival, a kind boy, lives with his grandfather in a remote place called "God's Finger". However, the world will not allow him to live in peace. An encounter with a mysterious knight changes their fate, and a shocking secret is revealed. The boy sets out on an endless journey. Whether you know "The Seven Deadly Sins" or not, you can still enjoy it! The world's most awaited adventure fantasy!
Pulled into a magical world by her enigmatic best friend, Lupe finds herself in the middle of an ongoing battle between witches who seek the remains of the Wolf, and hunters who are after the witches. There's not much Lupe can do to escape her fate; only the Lady of Wishes can send her home... if the legend is true.
To Yoonha, a model student at an elite high school, romance has always felt like a frivolous distraction. But when four surprising choices for love appear, her pencil begins to waver. Will she choose the right answer and ace the ultimate test?
Taken from Baka-updates: An anthology of oneshots. Story 1: Promise by NISHI Keiko Story 2: They were Eleven by HAGIO Moto Story 3: The Changeling by SATO Shio Story 4: Since You've Been Gone by NISHI Keiko The two stories by NISHI Keiko were also published as a separate book in English called "Promise." Those stories were originally taken from "Mizu ga Kooru ni Naru Toki."
A collection of four stories.