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Little stories about a boy named Ken and his daily life in 1976 with his stay-at-home mother, working father, cat Momo… and sometimes a duck.

“Once you enter the nine songs, you’re no longer human.”

How to guarantee a surefire victory in all possible situations?! Simply follow the commandments set forth by Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” today considered one of the Seven Military Classics of the Far East. This oldest and possibly greatest military treatise emerged from Ancient China’s long history of warfare and Sun Tzu’s desire to share his ideas about “invincibility” and survival in battle. What decides victory and defeat in battle? What is the best possible strategy...? Find out in this comic book based on the ancient military treatise which describes ways to guarantee a surefire victory in every possible field by analyzing and penetrating the essence of war.

It is 1943 in Soviet Russia during the war. Nadya, an officer, and Vasenka, a witch, are looking for their allies. All they can do is walk until they find them. In the mean time, they get into silly little adventures and experience some weird stuff.

One's life can be changed in a brace of shakes. And little Asahi is unlucky in that: she suddenly finds herself in a strange world where people worship the mysterious water god. The girl is sure that the whole story about gods is just a mere fable but... why and whom is she sacrifiсed to?

A celestial monkey named Gokuu, who was given the title of Saiten Taisei, is in charge of the Celestial Peach Garden. However, he tends to only eat the peaches and do nothing else. After not being able to find any other ripe peaches to eat, Gokuu tries an unripe one. To his dismay, it doesn’t taste the same and he throws it away from Heaven. This peach rolls and rolls until it eventually lands on Earth, becoming a human itself… And so…fifteen years on Earth passes in the blink of an eye.

Alza lives alone on a desolate snowy plain. One day, Leah, a sorcerer from the magical city collapses near his house. Alza forbids Leah from using magic in his presence and shows her how beautiful life can be outside of the magical world. But, why does Alza hate magic, how did Leah get outside the magical city, and what will happen when Leah returns home?

Showa 5th Year, Yokohama–. After the Great War, in this country where a dreary shadow was cast by the militaristic tides, Yokohama that was able to spectacularly develop with overflowing exoticism. But One night, the public sprang out from the shocking case of many slaughtered bodies of girl student from prestigious school. Kouzuki Elena came to Yokohama prior that she had received her her admission into Ieva Girls School. Elena who had no relatives, not knowing that it was an invitation to deceive prepared by those who wanted the hidden truth behind her "scent" that she doesn't even know. That "scent"will capture “them”, and make them crazy and lose their mind. The Secret is Honey. Even if that is a Sweet Poison–.

Shirayuki is a young woman born with unique apple-red hair. After catching word about her hair, Prince Rajin sends orders for her to become his concubine. With nowhere else to go, Shirayuki cuts her hair and escapes to a neighboring country. While traversing through the forests, she meets a young man, Zen, who helps her after she boldly cures his wounds. He soon, however, becomes poisoned by an apple meant for Shirayuki. What will happen to Shirayuki? What is Zen's true character? A refreshing fantasy story between an optimistic heroine and a prince who constantly stays on her watch. Extra stories: V.1 - Hachigatsu no Shikisa (Four-season Colour of August) V.2 - Bokura o Tsunaide. (Bind Us)

As the towns and cities grow, the people who have Ascended to immortals disguise themselves as mortals in the cities, part of them can’t help themselves but to devour humans, but other than these cases showing up in headlines and on the news, there aren’t any other effects. Because of this, monsters and demons are almost extinct, and Gods rarely descend to the mortal realm. In the mortal realm there are Ascended who know the rules of the mortals, but few still disrupt those rules, Gods descend to deal with demons from time to time. Even though some Ascended do descend to the mortal realm as they miss the realm, they still do have their own goals to achieve, so the Heavens sends Guardian Gods to return those Ascended, and also to keep them from harming the mortal realm…

There were rumors going around about the mysterious encounters of two men.

An unlikely pair and their adventures in the mythical past. Burly ronin Kusanagi looks after the physical well-being of various characters the two come across, while the slight, "blind" Sensai attends to their spiritual predicaments, granting wishes in exchange for souls. Note: This series is comprised of two volumes with three episodes each, plus a self-published ~50-page book with two shorter episodes. All chapters can stand alone, but the two protagonists are the same.