Slice of Life - Page 166

From Viz: After her parents divorce, Anna Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Used to the anonymity of city living, An can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, An discovers how much she needs that kindness. In 2005 Sand Chronicles was awarded the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.

From Blue Flor: In the countryside, there is a middle school substitute art teacher called Itsuya Tsuruda. She has a fantastical power she must keep a secret... After a student named Toki witnesses her power, she takes advantage of him and he gets teased daily. However...

Continuation of Saki and Jun's story. 1 Otokogokoro 2 Koibitogokoro 3 Koigokoro 4 Tokimekigokoro

Sequel to Memory of the Future (Mirai no Kioku) Kento is mild-mannered, straightforward and quite honestly, a bit boring. At 26 he's landed his first full-time position teaching at high school and does everything he can to make his grandparents, who took him in to raise after his parents' tragic death, proud of him. Unfortunately Kento is gay... and they ~don't~ approve. Enter Akira, a ticking-time bomb with a perpetual evil smirk, a ridiculously flamboyant wardrobe and a tendency to hit on anything that moves. Akira's everything Kento isn't... including drop-dead gorgeous and mindbendingly annoying. It's almost a miracle that the two of them have been dating for over a year!! But after all that time, Akira's still keeping some secrets... secrets that aren't going to reflect well on Kento's choice in a partner. Would Kento's grandparents ever survive the shock of their son dating the child of a sex-worker and an alien? Or will they, as Akira puts it, "cough up their pacemakers"?! Does Kento care more about his family's opinion of him, or his high-maitanance lover's deep-seated social inferiority complex? An extremely sweet (and funny) story of two people who couldn't be more different, or more perfect for each other. (from doki doki)

Toufukuji Kaede, a high school boy who loves cat ears and is an otaku, can exorcise spirits with his spiritual sensitivity. He spends his days talking about anime and manga with his senior, Nanajo Reito, in the game club he belongs to. One day, when he goes to the club room, he finds a beautiful girl with cat ears there! She asks him to exorcise the cat spirit that is possessing her and causing her trouble, but he can’t do it because her cat ears are too cute! A slapstick school love comedy between a cat-eared beauty and an otaku spirit medium!

From Storm in Heaven: A series of romantic short stories drawn by Sahara Mizu and inspired by the music of the Japanese band Sukima Switch. Each chapter is inspired by a different song.

A girl who was sold by her mother and left without relatives is taken in by the boss of the most terrifying Chinese mafia. She thought her life was over, but she was taken to a luxury boutique to get clothes...?!"Don't be mistaken. These favors from me are so that I can sell you at a high price."A love comedy between a tough-looking boy with a sharp attitude and a cute girl with a good heart!

Around the offices of Tozai News, Shiro Yamaoka has a reputation for being over-blunt, under-ambitious, and generally an all-around slacker. So why has he been given the important job of coming up with the "Ultimate Menu" to celebrate the newspaper's 100th anniversary? Because he possesses qualities his other colleagues don't: an exquisitely discerning palate, an encyclopedic knowledge of food and drink, and a masterful touch in the kitchen. This series received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga.

Osaka, 1955, in the town of Tsuten-Kaku. She left that stale life from her drunken husband, alone that night with her son. Looking for a new path without knowing how life will turn out to be. Her son was her last hope, there was nothing left behind. Her struggle will determine what kind of life her son will achieve, but nothing shapes the world better than a mother's determination and love. There was nothing she couldn't achieve. If you're looking for a story about a strong hero fighting against all odds. You'll look no further, and won't find anything like it thereafter...

From Seraphic Deviltry: A story told in the form of a monologue by a father who discovers some aspects of his son’s life that are intricately linked to his own hidden past and the experiences he had when he was young…

Uchida's never ever been in love. He doesn't know what it's like to be restless and uneasy, to have his body heat up like it's on fire, to feel that tight pain in his chest. And then he meets Takahashi, and everything changes.

When Haruna Keiichi finds Shiki injured and unconscious in the snow, he feels compelled to take him in and tend to his wounds. After a somewhat rough start, Haruna & Shiki forge a friendship that goes much deeper for Haruna. He admits that he often gets attached to people, pets and anything he really cares about it. Because of this, he becomes worried that Shiki will someday leave him, so he tries everything in his power to keep him close.