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Entry Chapter 10 in the Naver Webtoon's 2018 Rookie Short Story - Hell Camp

Kubote Rio is a young girl who was proclaimed a violin genius. It looked like a future promised as a performer, but when she lost sight of her goal and got bogged down and frightened on the stage, she escaped to her mother's countryside… The boy Rinne met in the area, Ten Asakura, had a genius "ear." A girl who lost sight of a sound and a boy who seeks a sound. The meeting of two people makes harmony in the sky high country town! Authentic string story!

Collection of short stories based on the Persona 4 Ultimax game, made by various artists. Publisher: DNA Media Comics

A man who sees oni wherever he goes. (one-shot by KANNO Osamu for the October 1980 issue of Garo magazine)

After the great war of the late 1990s as Japan begins construction on a new capital city, earthquakes cause massive destruction and rumors of demons have begun to emerge. The protagonist receives a warning and a demon summoning program.

Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child’s toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan – often silent, often alone – with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.

Middle-aged salaryman Hiroshi Nakahara accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown to visit his mother’s grave. Then for reasons he can’t explain, Hiroshi is transported back in time, and discovers that he’s an 8th grader again, but with all of his adult memories intact. Can he, or should he try to change the decisions he made before? But more importantly, can he find his way back to the present day, or is he stuck in the past?

Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job. *Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 2002.*

(from amazon.jp): **" I, a mangaka who has come to a standstill, may appear to others to be a good-for nothing. I work poorly and earn little, even my wife and children curse me, and I spend my days in idleness, indulging in bizarre fantasies..."** This is a work which depicts the agonizing daily life of a worthless mangaka. [Official English](https://www.nyrb.com/products/the-man-without-talent?variant=29168539107380)

Anthology of shorts based on Shin Megami Tensei IV.

Do you believe such a power exists in the world? Just by pressing the 'Reverse' button on your phone, you can change the life of another; however the price is ......when television host Hexi obtained this Forbidden Fruit, would rebirth or destruction be awaiting her?

A seminal history of Date Masamune. Yokoyama has a plain and matter of fact style for history without really trying to dramatize it. Note: Volume count based on the bunkoban.

Gen, a recently bankrupted and now homeless guy, meets an unusually hungry girl named Hyos who can eat anything with her chopsticks.

The people and cyborgs of the Scrap Yard live beneath the flying city of Tiphares, whose inhabitants dump their junk in the Scrap Yard and rules above it's inhabitants. One day doc Ido, a former Tipharean citizen, finds the intact head of young cyborg-girl in a vast pile of scrap. He takes her in and gives her a body and the name Alita. Alita then discovers since long forgotten fighting techniques hidden in her body and decides to become a hunter-warrior like Ido.

“Now don’t say anything. Just live like a corpse.” Seong-hye opened her eyes at Pureum Welfare Center Room 301 after being kidnapped by an unidentified person. [Pureum Welfare Center] In a strange space where access regarding communications with the outside are completely blocked, people in the welfare center have to follow the rules without a single murmur. Seong-hye, who lived a powerless and helpless life in a military drama, in the midst of despair and frustration, suddenly recalls her old friend ‘Leon’ in her nostalgic memories…

Omaezaki Sanemichi was born into a near-perfect existence. His family is wealthy and powerful, and he's good-natured, smart, and athletic as well! All the girls at his high-school dream of having a Cinderella-style romance with him, and, though they are desperately jealous of him, none of the boys can come up with a legitimate reason to publicly hate him. But one day the unthinkable happens: Sanemichi's family's flagship company collapses and his father flees. Sanemichi and his former servants, the teenage siblings Natsuno and Asasuzu and the absent-minded old man Furukawa, are left without a dime. Will Sanemichi be able to maintain his gentlemanly behavior despite the humiliation and many hardships that face him?

Haru has been living with her stepfather, Seiji, ever since she lost her mother at a young age. However, on the heels of Seiji's grandfather's funeral and with news that their apartment is scheduled to be demolished, she begins to take a fresh look at her circumstances.

(from ebookjapan): **"If you can't stand your sadness, just look up to the sky and call me. I'll be watching you from this train, that is running through the Galaxy. Since I've started this never-ending journey, I've never forgotten you. I'm always beside you, so please don't cry."** A boy, Tetsuro Hoshino, and his mother dream of getting a machine body that can live for 1000 years. However, his mother is killed by Count Mecha's human hunters. Tetsuro escapes and collapses in a snowstorm, but is rescued by a mysterious beautiful woman named Maetel. She offers him a pass on the "Galaxy Express 999" train to Andromeda, to a planet where he can obtain a mechanical body for free, if he accompanies her... This masterpiece was adapted into an anime and became a huge hit. Through the boy Tetsuro and the mysterious woman Maetel, who travel from the Milky Way to Andromeda on the Galaxy Express 999 in order to obtain a mechanical body, this full-length drama explains what "life" means to human beings. **Note: Volume count based on the bunkoban. 1st part "Andromeda" concludes on vol 12 chapter 91. 2nd part "Eternal" concludes on chapter 138+**[138 is last collected in the Bunkoban version but there are 7 more chapters only collected in the Eternal collectors edition vol 4] --- - **Won the Shougakukan Manga Award in 1977 for Shonen**

"I fight only for what I believe in…for no one's sake…only for what's deep in my heart. I sail amongst the stars…people call me: Captain Harlock." Truer words never spoken. Now! Embark upon an adventure into the infinite sea with the last brave souls of humanity aboard the Arcadia! (from ebook japan): The year is 2977 AD. The earth, which has lost its oceans, is devouring its prosperity by a people who have lost their spirit, who laugh at the men who fly off into uncharted space, and who do not deal properly with the dangers that lie ahead of them. When the flag of a skull flutters before the eyes of Tadashi Daiba, a boy who is disillusioned with Earth, his destiny is set in motion.... Harlock, a man of the universe who entrusts his destiny to the Arcadia, the greatest ship in the universe, and is unbound by anything. What does Tadashi Daiba think of his way of life...? What was serialized in Play Comic was Part 1 of the manga. Part 2 has not been serialized since due to issues with the Play Comic Editorial Dept. Leaving Harlock unfinished. [Official English](http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/series/captain-harlock-the-classic-collection/)

Hiraga-Keaton Taichi. Half Japanese and half British. Oxford University graduate. Formerly a member of the British Special Air Service. Currently a detective and archaeologist. Ten years ago, he excavated the remains of what he believed to be the origin of a European civilization, and decided to quit his detective work to concentrate on his research. However, he is a hot seller and the requests for his services never cease... and 20 years later, Keaton is still traveling around the world?! The legendary academic suspense of the 20th century is back again in the 21st century in a completely new edition!

31 year old Takehiko Nakamaru has trained all his life to never be disturbed by anything that the world throws at him, no matter what comes at him, he will remain unfazed. He had conquered "life" and was living in perfect harmony. But when he realizes that his existence in the house inhibits his sister from getting married, his peaceful life is thrown off balance. In his panicked state, he leaves the house for Tokyo in his journey to slay the monster that is called "life".

Small but certain happiness, stemming from merely discovering the beauty of life. The simple sentence “I love you” requires all of my courage to say.

Seton is the story of Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946), a famous American writer and naturalist.

The new manga is a side story that is much darker than the Read or Die stories that came before it. It is set in a world where the death of books has been declared after the last printing press shuts down. However, there are bibliophiles who have rejected this era and have established a city state of their own called "Bibliopolis." The heroine is named Yomiko, but with different kanji (読魅子) in her name and a darker side.

China 2A.D.: the corrupted Han Dynasty has thrown the entire country into chaos. Peasants revolt against the government. Into such an age, the ruthless and infamous hero, Cao Cao Mengde is born. Destroying old customs and values, he tries to unite China, with a band of promising and intellectual followers, handpicked for their individual talents and potential. Generally thought a villain, Cao Cao Mengde is portrayed as a hero in this story, which focuses on what kind of person he actually was. There are two other protagonists: Liu Bei Xuande and Sun Quan Zhongmou. Liu is a man of high morals and infinite potential. His servant, Zhuge Kongming is a mysterious man, who helps Liu to become a king who is loved by millions. Sun is the third descendant of the Sun family. A young and immature king also comes into the picture, creating more chaos. This is a Tale of the Three Kingdoms ("Sanguozhi") in which these three men rage war throughout China. Note: Republished under Gokuatsu - "Beyond the Heavens" after the anime started airing. Every three volumes are combined into a single volume.

After Tonegawa's downfall, Endou is handed a list of wretched debtors. In it was picture of Kaiji, an individual he could never forget! As Endou tries to find him, Kaiji appears and asks him to introduce him to gambling. However, Kaiji is secured on the spot and taken to a hellish forced labor facility...

Kamishina Fuuto would like to think he's a normal boy, but he is the reincarnation of the High Priest of Darashaal, a tiny Asian country that has just celebrated the inauguration of… its new high priest. Clearly, only one of them is the true priest, and unfortunately for Fuuto, it is he. As the celestial guardians come to dispose of him, they discover that he is not, as their leader Naaga says, a fake. Fuuto just wants to be normal and live a normal life, but he is constantly drawn into trouble, as he has an extremely keen spiritual sense and the ability to soothe ghosts.

The great Demon Lord Dante, exploiting the weakness of a boy exposed to his demonic influence in his dreams, is awakened from a thousand-year sleep. The intent of this being, a survivor of an ancient and forgotten civilization, is to wipe out the whole human race. But it's not that simple: the motivations of the demon aren't so wicked as one might think, and they will combine with the life of the boy, which hangs between nightmares and craziness. In the meanwhile, the Satanists fight against the hierarchy of the church to obtain a justice which is, as it's easy to guess, that of the Demon Lord. This series didn't have an ending until it's remake in 2002. Dante's themes and design elements would appear in Nagai's following works, such as Mazinger Z, and Devilman.

(from ebookjapan): New York City's underground aqueducts are rumored to be inhabited by strange creatures. In the darkness, like a huge labyrinth, there he is! A black grasshopper man saves a TV crew from being attacked by a monster man who turns into an alligator! The name of the man who appeared before the astonished crew was Kotaro Minami. He had lost all memory except for being Japanese, his name, and the fact that he had escaped from somewhere. In order to solve the mystery of the mutant creature and to find out the truth about his past, Minami heads out to the world...! His next stop is Paris, the Opera!

Shinji Ikari attends the NERV Foundation Academy and lives a life of relative normality. One night he encounters Rei Ayanami and Kaworu Nagisa fleeing the scene of a violent explosion and is eventually recruited to assist them and Asuka Sohryuu Langely in fighting the Angels, who have taken on human form, in order to retrieve their cores to support the world tree, Yggdrasil. Should the Yggdrasil die, their world would be thrown into a chaotic state where parallel streams of existence collide, eventually bringing about the destruction of all things