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When the sorcerer Zagan decides to participate in an auction selling the goods of the now dead Archdemon Marchosias, he expects to find items of untold power. What he finds instead is a rare white-haired slave elf named Nephilia, and he immediately spends all his money to purchase her, much to the bewilderment of those around him. However, the secret reason behind Zagan's investment was that he had actually fallen in love with her at first sight. Unfortunately, Zagan has a problem: he is socially inept and has no idea how to express his true feelings, leading to many misunderstandings between him and his new companion. But slowly, the two begin to understand each other, and love begins to bloom.

Rei is the lead character, a 17-year-old shogi player who lives alone without any family, school, or close companions. He's acquainted with a household that includes a young lady named Akari, two little girls named Momo and Hinata, and many cats. This manga won several awards, including the Grand Prize at the 4th Manga Taishou Award in 2011, the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in 2011, the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014, and the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.

Coerced into a covert mission, Leon, a distinguished soldier from Europe's militaristic society, was responsible for retrieving an ominous weapon named Tsugumi from the barren Japanese wasteland that had been abandoned for over two centuries. The weapon's destructive potential was so catastrophic that the planet preferred to bomb the archipelago atomically than see it deployed. Regrettably, their efforts were stymied when their aircraft crashed, leaving Leon stranded in Tokyo Bay, alone and vulnerable. Hunger plagued him, and his energy diminished, yet all he had for protection was a single anti-radiation suit. Much to his amazement, he discovered that the city had more life than he had imagined.

A university student, a model, a hacker, an auto repair apprentice…the list goes on, and these seemingly unrelated people have one thing in common. They are all from the same graduating class. One day, these 32 former classmates receive a suspicious text message from an anonymous sender. They’re promised $10,000 if they attend a class reunion held on an abandoned island. No one knows who sent the message or why, but they all participate. Some for fun, some for money, and some for the mystery. What will be awaiting them on the island?

The woman I love is being taken by another guy! But what happened...? It seems like she likes it even more...! A collection of fantasy short stories for those with special tastes!

Yoshie, who lost her daughter in an unexpected accident, encounters a certain doll at an antique market. She dotes on the doll as if it were her real daughter, and her emotional wounds gradually begin to heal. However, when the couple has a new daughter, the doll starts to unravel their family’s happiness.

It was on a fateful day when ordinary guy, Lee Seon-woong, found himself transported to a mysterious new world. Initially excited to make his fantasy adventure debut, his hopes are quickly dashed when he discovers he was granted no special powers or blessings. Although Seon-woong is devastated by the news that he’ll have to navigate this no man’s land without any cheat codes, he soon realizes the term “no man’s land” means something more literal around these parts, and he has something special attached to him that no other inhabitant does…

Japan in the time of the Meiji dynasty is a country in transition, torn and dominated by exploitation and moral decline. Lady Snowblood want's to leave her bloody past behind her and is working under the name Kashima Yuki in a girl's grammar school where she teaches Swedish gymnastics... but conservative political forces are like a thorn in their side, and Yuki must again take up arms to keep the promise she gave to her life-saver. (Source: Carlsen Manga) Originally serialised in 1973, but not collected into book form until 2006.

In a city which should be familiar, there is the feeling of something a little different. Odokawa is a taxi driver who lives an ordinary life, taxing some quirky customers around. A slightly eccentric stranger who has no relatives nor any relations with other people, Odokawa's hobby is to listen to Rakugo on the radio before going to bed. For the time being, the only people he can consider as friends are his family doctor Gouriki, and his high school classmate Kakihana. Kabasawa, a college student who wants a buzz, Shirakawa, a nurse who's hiding something, comedian group Homo Sapiens, who isn't selling well, the city hoodlum Dobu, and the rookie idol group Mystery Kiss—the conversations with these people, which should not have meant much, lead to a girl who disappeared.

An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality

One shot from the November 1968 issue of Garo.

A young boy escapes the harsh realities of life through his love of fish. A one shot from the September, 1968 issue of Garo.