Tales of a Charcoal Burner narrates the day to day life of young Toshikatsu Ue, who, following family tradition, devotes himself to the hard labor of the titular profession in Wakayama Prefecture. The protagonist shows the laborious process of manufacturing charcoal in first person and strikes up a conversation with the reader through stories of his daily life and folk tales handed down in the region since antiquity. -from Dolmen Editorial
Surrounded by beautiful seas, a port town in Tohoku where octopus fishing is thriving. Minami grew up there and works for his grandfather, Masayoshi, who runs a fishing business. Since his father disappeared without a trace, Masakichi has been his father figure. On Minami's 20th birthday, a mysterious man appears from the sea...? A story of bloody destiny begins!
Her dad, remarried, has moved Inageshi from the city to the country side village of Ogawara where agriculture is very abundant. As a new member of the Nozawa family, she learns the ins and outs of farming which Inageshi finds exciting. But what is more incredible is having new sisters in her life. Yashiro is the oldest, beautiful and seems innocent but has a wild side to her. Mayu is vibrant and vocal but is scared to death of insects. Ringo is the youngest but by far the brains of the group and is an encyclopedia of important and sometimes unimportant information. Their sisterly bonds are still little saplings but with each day passing it becomes stronger.
From MangaHelpers: This peaceful manga features the daily life of Fujimura Sachi and her dog Mozuku. Sachi also has a quirky mother, a father who wears glasses, and a little brother. Sachi spends a lot of time caring for and walking Mozuku, who is a very clever dog with interesting thoughts on his world and the humans that share it. [tethysdust]
Side stories serialized exclusively in 4-Koma Nano Ace.
A jobless man with hopes of entering a Tokyo university begins living in an aparment building where everyone is busy studying to do the same.
It's about young people in postwar Hiroshima getting involved in the black market for weapons. The main character is an A-bomb survivor whose hatred drives him to kill an American black marketeer. He asks the Americans, "Who are you to talk about justice when you massacred hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Hiroshima, in Nagasaki, in the firebombing of Tokyo? Was that what you call justice?"
Lulu Himeji moves house and transfers schools from Sparkle Academy to a school with a very different... "vibe".Waiting for her there is her childhood friend, Zen Gokurakuji. But is he the same as she remembers...?
Kuginashi Bon is a middle school boy suffering from severe gynophobia. One day, a group of weirdos suddenly move into the apartment next door and declare they want to help him overcome his condition...
