Meiko recently graduated from university and works in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo works part-time and wants to make it in the music business. He doesn’t make enough money to have a roof of his own, so he lives under Meiko’s. One day Meiko decides to quite her job and take some time to think about what she really wants and what part she wants to play in the world. This time off strains the relationship not only financially, but also mentally. Naruo has always depended on Meiko for money and advise, but Meikois in a place where she cannot give either. It will prove that the change Meiko made will not be the only one.
this is a preview of solanin — asano inio
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volume 1
It’s Nanami’s second day in high school and she has a hard time making friends. When she sees Yano, the most popular boy in her class, her life isn’t getting any easier: she falls for him immediately. The problem is, she doesn’t know what to think of him. One moment he is very nice to her, the next minute he doesn’t see her. But still, he has her under some kind of spell. Only something has him under a spell as well, and Nanami finds out it isn’t an all good spell: he has a dark secret.
this is a preview of we were there — vol. 1 & 2 & 3 — yuki obata
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Johnny Bunko works for Boggs corp. in a dead end job in finance. He majored in accounting because his father thought that was a safe way to go, although Johnny wanted to chose advertising or art history and drawing.
When he needs to pull another all-nighter he goes to grab some noodles. Once back at his seat in the office he opens his chopsticks and something magical happens: a genie named Diana appears before him to teach him the six career secrets he has to know to exploit his potential and reach the goals he wants.
this is a preview of johnny bunko — daniel h. pink & rob ten pas
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Two children, twins, are brought in the hospital after their adoptive parents are brutally murdered. The girl is in shock, the boy has severe head trauma. Doctor Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese man working and living in Germany, saves the life of this young boy called Johan against the wishes of the director of the hospital, and father of his fiancee Eva. Not a smart move in many ways. He discredits himself with the director and with Eva, who lost her interest in Kenzo overnight, and secondly, and most importantly, he seems to have saved not just a boy, but a boy that proves to be a Monster.
this is a preview of monster — naoki urasawa
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