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Another dead body has washed ashore, and the adorably cute, pony-tailed doshin Aki wants to find the murderer. Instead he meets mysterious Kuga who seems to know more than he is willing or can say, but what else needs to be said as Kuga captures Aki's lips? Are Kuga's feelings real or is he trying to distract Aki from his investigation?

Brave and honorable samurai Shima Sakon(島 左近? ―1600?), a groundfather of Yagyu Yoshikane(Yagyu Renyasai). He was an able subordinate of Ishida Mitsunari, fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu at battle of Sekigahara. Some historical books tell us Sakon had died at that battle. But…others, he had survived and escaped to the retreat in Kyoto where the Yagyu family waited. And…others?

From Lililicious: A collection of one-shots. • The Cherry Tree Correspondence A sweet story set in the Taisho period. • Snowflakes Fluttering Down Through the Clear Sky A love story about a princess and a knight. • Wishing on a Star Two friends deal with grief. • The Cherry Tree Correspondence: Another Story Another pair of girls begins exchanging letters. • Goshujin-sama to Isshou A "PET" is a love animal, created for the express purpose of pleasing their master. This is a short story of how one PET became endeared to her master, and vice versa.

Sakura Kousuke is a boy who strives to throw away a past mired in regret. He transfers to a new school for his second year of high school, believing it will give him a chance to come clean. Unbeknownst to him, however, the appearance of five other "Sakura"s in his class will bring the past to his present, forcing him to come to terms with himself, his old friends, and a girl who, though being Kousuke's complete opposite in terms of personality, also knows him better than anyone else.

Sakura Gari is gorgeous Taishou Era romantic story, ten years in the making. It centers around the 17 year old Tagami Masataka as he is aiming to find his place in life. While attempting to start prep school as a rounin he encounters Saiki Souma, the son of a distinguished noble of the Saiki Koushyaku family and becomes part of the Saiki household . It seems as though this will be the story of Tagami's life, taking us through both him growing up physically and emotionally. Be aware that there is sexual and yaoi (boy x boy) content within this story. The first chapter is only getting us started... -- Manga Updates

Satirical series taking the format of a newspaper. It was among the first manga to be officially translated, with a portion published in a magazine by Concerned Theater Japan in 1971 along with the unrelated series, "Akame" and "Nejishiki".

The manga revolves around the Sakura household, which has since ancient times worked as sake brewers. One day the daughter of the household finds a katana in her family's warehouse and when she unsheathes it, the sword starts to shine. The title Sakura Juuyuushi is a play on words of Sanada Sakura Juuyuushi, a story of the group of 10 ninja who assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan. Source: ANN

Sakura is a princess who lives alone with a few maids in a mansion deep in the mountains. She's been engaged to the prince of the country since she was born. She doesn't like that fact, as she wants to decide her fate on her own. However, one day, a messenger from the prince suddenly came to take her to the capital...

From Fifay.net: A poor peasant girl was sold to a brothel in Edo. Her new life started from the day when she had her first full-bowl of rice. After many struggles, she became a cultivated Oiran. While her beauty never failed, her hope for freedom faded with the passing seasons. Yoshiwara of Edo was a man's heaven, but a woman's hell: all was sakuran. Other manga : + Durarara manga + Barbara manga

A mysterious enemy from another dimension suddenly attacks a rich country. The vassals panic at the outrageous situation. Genjuro, a samurai, is determined to defeat this huge, unidentified enemy. The only thing he can rely on is his will to be and his determination to survive against an enemy who wants to bring everything to nothing. A unique science fiction work by Masashi Tanaka with his outstanding descriptive skills and ideas!

At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable.' Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity.

The story is set in the Edo period of feudal Japan. It revolves around Yamada Asaemon, nicknamed Kubikiri Asa (literally "Neck-chopper Asa", often transliterated as "Decapitator Asaemon"), a ronin who is responsible for testing new swords for the shogun. The character is based on a real-life line of sword-testers who served the Tokugawa Shogunate up to the early 19th century. -- Wikipedia