Taiwan during the Qing dynasty was deeply patriarchal. Women were disregarded from birth, their only purpose was to find a good marriage. But once married, the pressure was on to provide sons. This gave rise to various folk practices which claimed to ensure male offspring. Chieh-Niang watches as her sister-in-law, obsessed with giving birth to a son, gives in to these superstitions. And she herself is under pressure to marry – can she ever break free? Walking by the river one day, she comes across the body of a woman. A priestess is summoned to ensure the woman\'s spirit passes peacefully and does not haunt the town. The priestess, with her mysterious ways, does seem able to communicate with the spirit world, and Chieh-Niang, seeing a glimmer of hope, enrolls as her apprentice. But soon after, small handprints start appearing on her legs as she sleeps, while more women go missing or are found dead. What will Chieh-Niang do, and will she find the life she wants? Tan-Tsiu-Niu was selected as a recommended book by the former Minister of Culture and was recommended as a must-read book for the 2020 World Book Day by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.
Continuing in the same vein as previous installments, a new collection of \"everyday horror\" vignettes.
KUZUNO Sekai was transported to a medieval fantasy game-like world (isekai). He was given a game controller with the ability to stop time and a 3 days countdown timer. Now he has to figure out the mechanics of this game world and clear it in time. *Note 1: \"Time Stop Brave\" is the original romanization of the title. The word \"Brave\" is used as a noun to mean a \"brave man\" (勇者), but not exactly a \"hero\" (英雄).* *Note 2: The Nips ver. route offers a more immersive experience (uncensored nipples).*
‘Mapping’. For his 15th birthday, Note is gifted this inferior version of the skills ‘World Map’ and ‘Area Map’. In other words, a trash skill. Soon after, Note’s childhood friend obtains extremely powerful skills and due to his self-loathing, reluctantly decides to part ways. Having driven away the childhood friend he secretly had feelings for, he lives his days in misery while trying to earn a daily income through adventuring. “…We need that skill of yours.” However, his life changes when a young man named Jin approaches him. This is a story of a boy named Note, who—with no cheats or skills of his own—joins a party full of the strongest cheat-like skills and sweats, fights, and struggles his way to dungeon domination. A story of that kind of growth.
The main character who got worked to the bone as a corporate slave office lady in the current world got transported to another world, where she became the pet of aberrant head-san. Although they both hold romantic feelings towards each other, it\'s hard for them to develop their love with their difference in species standing in the way.
I can't believe my ojou-sama is so huge! Fujido Oriko is the buxom young head of the Fujido Zaibatsu, a group that has a monopoly on Japan's vending machine industry. And serving at her side is her personal butler, the eccentric Dr. Sebastion. When a monster suddenly attacks the city, Dr. Sebastion slips his ojou-sama an experimental energy drink his team in R&D has been developing. As a result, she quickly finds herself growing into a giantess, matching the attacking kaiju in size! Will she be able to stop his rampage, or at the very least, keep her dignity intact? [i][Winner of Shounen Jump's Dec 2020 Bronze Rookie Award][/i] [*][url=https://twitter.com/nikukaiQ]Author's Twitter[/url]
A compilation of short stories from Inumata on Twitter. Mostly related to Lobotomy Corporation.
I am from Egypt. I love drawing manga as a hobby. I am not good enough, but I am trying. Your comments and testimony motivate me to continue.
As demons start creeping in through the Witches\' Quarter, its protector must rise to the occasion and stop them from invading the human world.
Amona, a dark summoner and demi-human who uses demonic powers, is the newest addition to the party of the uptight priest Roni. Everyone expected the two to dislike each other and to have nothing to do with each other. But to their surprise, on their first day together as an adventuring party, they had a one-night stand...!
