GAIDEN 4
Side stories of Saiunkoku Monogatari... more>>

Contains:
鈴蘭の咲く頃に ("Suzuran no Saku Koro ni": In the Lily of the Valley Season, originally published June 2007 in The Beans vol 9)

空 の青、風の呼ぶ声 ("Sora no Ao, Kaze no Yobu Koe": Blue of the Sky, the Voice of Wind Calling, originally published August 2008 in The Beans vol 11)

千一夜[書き下ろし] ("Sen-ichiya [Kakioroshi]": Thousand and One Nights [You Write, Lowering], new material)

千 一夜そのあとに[書き下ろしショート] ("Sen一ichi Sono Ato ni [Kakioroshi Shooto]": 1001 Night After That [You Write, Lowering & Short Circuiting], omake) <<less

"Even though I love you, would I be able to tell you that without saying I love you?"... more>>

A romance between the Empress who has become a captive from war and the Tyrant of the opposing empire. <<less

She randomly grabbed a man off the streets after finding out her step-mother had been plotting to marry her off to a forty-year-old man. “Do... more>> you want to marry me?” Jin Liyuan’s girlfriend had just stood him up, so his lips curved into a small smile as he said, “Sure. I just happen to have my household registration booklet with me. Let’s go register our marriage.” This was how 23-year-old Yin Xiaoxiao ended up in a whirlwind marriage with a man who she had only met twice. <<less

The small country of Adarshan recently conquered a territory of the Castoria Empire. To create an alliance between the two countries and secure new border... more>> alignments, the victorious Adarshan general, Alexid Deke Adars (the king's younger stepbrother), was forced into a political marriage with Castoria's sixth imperial princess Justinia. But she's only 10 years old! <<less

Akatsuki no Yona: Under the Same Moon is a novel written by Fujitani Touko with illustrations by Mizuho Kusanagi. ... more>>

The novel is divided into three segments: Jae-Ha’s Counseling Room – Part 1, Under the Same Moon – Parts 1-5, and Jae-Ha’s Counseling Room – Part 2.

When listening to a nostalgic voice in the crowd of people, Soo-Won looked back without thinking. However, it was not the girl of his memory... <<less

A teacher volunteers to help teach an elementary school which has been heavily impacted by 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

He’s just a low-ranking deputy general and he’s a prince. They meet on the battlefield but it turns out to be the beginning of a complicated and beautiful story.... more>>

Murong Yu is a very confident man – until he meets Han Xin.

There’s nothing he cannot get; there’s nothing he cannot destroy.

To let live or not, is all up to him.

He is the future ruler of Great Yan and so it’s only natural that the world should bow down at his feet.

But he had never thought that one day he would lose control of it.

That even his own will would be uncontrollable.

Murong Yu can neither get nor destroy this prisoner of war.

Han Xin has never given a care about the world – until he meets Murong Yu.

He has never cared about anyone, nor has anyone cared about him.

It doesn’t matter if you’re alone or sad, as long as you can still laugh, life will go on.

He has learned long ago how to not question, how not to believe, how not to lose and how not to care.

Destiny’s uncaring teasing and humiliations have already become numb to him.

That’s right, he doesn’t have a care in the world.

Even if it’s this Prince Royal of Great Yan who’s started to warm up to him. <<less

In the end, an accident happens, and a wisp of fragrant soul from another world awakens inside this body. The strongest female immortal, Lin Rui, looks at herself in the mirror, repulsed by the thick, smoky makeup on her face, and her colorful hair. She purses her lips and thinks to herself, ’This… What on earth is this?!’ ... more>>

"Mr. Yun, the cables attached to the diva Lin Rui's body are broken, she’s left suspending on the only one that’s still intact!”

"It's okay," Yun Ze says in a proud tone.

"Mr. Yun, Diva Lin Rui went to the primeval forest to participate in a reality show, and brought a bunch of beasts back with her!”

"Let her be," Yun Ze says indulgently.

"Mr. Yun, Diva Lin Rui's scandal is on the hot search, rumor has it that she is with a mysterious man… Huh? Where did Mr. Yun go?" <<less

With an old cellphone in hand, the Zhao family heir walks up to Ye Fei. "You left this with me five years ago. Are you still not going to admit it?" ... more>>

Ye Fei has drawn the worst lot in life. Her father is a coward, her mother exploits her, and her older sister schemes against her.

After having been manipulated into a pregnancy five years ago, never in Ye Fei's wildest dreams did she expect the father of her son to be a diamond bachelor—adored all across the nation. <<less

The indifferent gods look coldly at the mortal world from the clouds, the tailless reptiles whisper in the gap between winter and spring, and the eight-clawed demon god in a high hat plays his flute in the cold sea. ... more>>

The steam engine had just ignited the light of civilization where swordplay and sorcery duels, alchemical guns and galleons orchestrate songs of perish, secret societies and the Church of the Righteous God are chasing and hiding against one another, and the curtain has been raised on the Great Age, the Great Voyage! The Great Exploration! Great geographic discoveries!

There are dramatic epics, and also sinister and deceitful schemes. Will Civilization conquer barbarism? No, there will only be barbarism and more barbarism! Alvin wakes up in the small seaside town, rises as a descendant of a fallen noble and enters the center of the vortex step by step, claiming the legendary crown at the peak of the path of the Extraordinary. <<less

“Mr. Lei, rumor has it that you have a crush on me?” ... more>>

With a cold icy face, the man ignored her question and continued reading his documents. He later decided to explain himself, “I swear to God I want nothing to do with you! The b*stard who spread the rumor is a dog!”

Snap! Suddenly, a pencil snapped in his hands while their eyes meet. The surrounding seemed to have frozen.

A few moments passed…

“Grrr woof!” Lei Xiao barked... <<less

At the mouth of an alley, that blind fortuneteller said to me, “You are destined to have a rough road of love. Your entire life will be intertwined with a man, and it will be impossible for you to acquire a peaceful end.”
I shoved my leftover soda into his hands, dusted my ass, and left. “Hey, you haven’t paid!” The blind was still bellowing behind me at a distance. ... more>>

Are you kidding me? You didn't even work out whether I’m a man or a woman and you dare want money? I’m doing a good deed by not wrecking your stand.

I'm now sitting at the train station, disheveled and empty-handed, with my face swelled up like a pig’s. I recall the blind fortune teller’s words and regret that I had blown him off with my leftover soda at the time. I should have given him some money. Unfortunately, I've been a fool until today. My life has been intertwined with a man all along, however I have yet to realize that nothing good will come of it in the end... <<less

One day I suddenly got a chance to change the world, and without hesitation my wish came true. That’s right, all the branch off choices,... more>> events, and the lines of the characters of - everything I memorized about my beloved gal-game “Eternal Innocence” became reality. I originally wanted to go into the main heroine’s route, but somehow I ended up falling into multiple routes at the same time! And things that didn’t happen in the game started happening in real life! Will my heroine and I reach the true end?! Running through the infinite choices of real world, this is the 10th annual Entame Excellence Award story!! <<less

Xia Bohe, a D-class actress struggling to make it big, wakes up to find herself transmigrated as a supporting character in a novel she's been... more>> reading. In this novel, the main character married a successful, wealthy and sexy CEO only to end up divorced with a ruined career and ultimately losing her life. With a second chance in life, Xia Bohe is not about to give up easily. But wait, what is this Goddess System with its beauty and acting skills? This can make things very interesting and fun as Xia Bohe navigates her way to success in her career and love life while getting rid of other pretentious cups of green tea in her path! <<less

Mirai Fukuin is a side story of Kara no Kyoukai novel series. It includes two stories and three short manga chapters taking place after the events of the series.... more>>

Möbius ring
It's about two psychics, Seo Shizune and Kuramitsu Meruka, who can foresee the future. Shizune was sick of her predictable boring life and Meruka became a professional bomber taking advantage of his supernatural power. When Shizune met Mikiya and when Meruka met Shiki, their immutable future started to change.

Möbius link
Taking place ten years after the events of Kara no Kyoukai, Mana Ryougi, Shiki's daughter, spends the day with Kamekura Mitsuru.

Manga shorts
01_feline - Shiki takes care of a cat for Mikiya.
02_daylight - Fujino Asagami helps a friend of one of Kirie Fujou's victims get over her death.
03_say grace - Shiki asks Mikiya out on New Years. <<less

In May of his first year in High School Harada Utaya became something that’s not a human being. He gained inhuman athletic abilities and was unable to continue playing his beloved basketball.... more>>

He changed schools and there he met a beautiful – virg*n Mary-like senior (Harushina Ayane) who asked him to be her “lover” Dracula in a play?! <<less

Her first encounter with Qin Sijue is an unexpected one. While trying to hide from her pursuers, she accidentally barges into his changing room. Yet,... more>> their paths crosses again fatefully—after a fake marriage, she legally becomes his bride. She imagines that they will only interact before the agreement ends, after which they would have nothing to do with each other. However, Qin Sijue comes over with two red booklets—their wedding certificate. "Take them for an appraisal and see if they're real". <<less

Qiao Nian lived in the Qiao family’s house for 18 years before her biological parents found her. Suddenly, all the wealthy families in the city knew that the Qiao family had a fake daughter! ... more>>

A true daughter of an affluent family would be talented, gentle, and kind.

A fake daughter would not be able to pick up any skills and accomplish nothing.

Everyone wanted to see how miserable she would become when she went back to her ravine after being kicked out of a rich family!

Qiao Nian also thought that her biological parents were poor teachers from Luohe County.

Who knew that her brother drove a Phaeton that was worth three hundred thousand yuan!

Her biological father was also a professor who taught at Tsinghua University!

The big boss of the family of scums became a bootlicker and bowed in front of her grandpa…

Qiao Nian was dumbfounded.

Erm… this wasn’t the same as saying yes!

After being freed from the family of scums, Qiao Nian was able to be herself.

She was the top student in the college entrance examination, a live broadcast star and the heir of an invaluable cultural heritage… Her identities were revealed and when she started to appear on the hot searches in the city, the family of scums turned green.

The anti-fans mocked: What’s the point of trying to fake an image? Aren’t you just sticking to my brother everyday?

Qiao Nian responded: I’m sorry but I already have a match.

Top Brother: @Qiao Nian. Let me introduce her to everyone. This is my sister.

Wealthy Grandpa: My dear granddaughter, why are you working so hard? If you want a bicycle, grandpa will buy it for you!

The rich and powerful in Beijing spread a rumor that Master Wang was hiding a wife in his luxurious house. No matter how much people tried to persuade him, he never took her out to meet anyone. If he were asked, he would say the same sentence. “My wife is from the countryside and she is shy.”

That was until one day when someone saw the noble and cold Master Wang holding a girl’s slender waist while hiding in a corner of a wall and muttering with red eyes. “Baby, when will you give me a title?”

[Fake daughter who is from a truly wealthy family] + [Two big bosses] <<less

In the vast desert grasslands of northern Novoland, there was a nomadic society that cherished martial arts, believed in the god Pandeng and worshiped heroes. The men there were all hot-blooded and the women were all strong-willed. Their kingdom was called Qingyang.... more>>

The story is set in Qingyang and depicts the power struggles within the northern nomadic tribes, as well as the grievances between Qingyang and the East Land. As a child, the Qingyang crown prince Lü Guichen was sent to live with the Yanzhen Tribe by the Great Lord. After the tribe rebelled, Lü Guichen was brought back to Beidu city. However, his older brothers did not value this young and weak crown prince, instead focusing solely on competing against each other for the throne’s succession. Yet, after experiencing the baptism of war and the ups and downs of life, Lü Guichen, with his gentle personality, gradually matured and gained strength amidst his older brothers’ power struggles…

During that time, the royal family of the East Lands was in decline, and several feudal states had emerged. The Great Lord of Qingyang sought to use an alliance with the Xia Tang State to achieve his ambition of dominating the East. As a result, Lü Guichen was sent as a hostage to Xia Tang. It was there that he met the unruly Tianqu warrior, Jiye, and was drawn to Jiye’s tenacious and unyielding spirit, eventually becoming close friends. This is the story of the young Zhaowu Duke and the young Yulie King of the Xie Dynasty-to-be. <<less

The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with... more>> just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine—that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a fetching girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo has wearied of tending to harvests in the countryside and strikes up a bargain with the merchant to lend him the cunning of “Holo the Wisewolf” to increase his profits in exchange for taking her along on his travels. What kind of businessman could turn down such an offer? Lawrence soon learns, though, that having an ancient goddess as a traveling companion can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Will this wolf girl turn out to be too wild to tame? <<less

19-year Segawa Yuuta was looking forward to start his new university life and go through a normal university life, making new friends, etc, etc. But... more>> suddenly, when the plane which his elder sister and brother-in-law were on went missing, he became the 'father' of his three young nieces! Now, his six-tatami mat apartment not just has to accommodate himself, but 14-year old Sora, 10-year old Miu, and 3-year old Hina. What will be the fate of Yuuta? <<less

Metal statues which resemble living human girls.
They understand the mind and have an inner voice.

Sasami Tsukuyomi is a high-school shut-in who often stays at home and is doted upon by her older brother, Kamiomi. However, due to unknowingly possessing... more>> a god's power, Kamiomi's habit of trying to appease Sasami often puts the world into chaos, while the three Yagami sisters try to put a stop to it. <<less

Yokozawa Takafumi is in the midst of heartbreak after being rejected by his one-sided love, Takano Masamune. Will things look up for poor Yokozawa once... more>> he crosses paths with Kirishima Zen, the head editor of a shounen manga magazine, who also happens to have a young daughter? <<less

Frozen Teardrop is set during the Mars Century, the era that has succeeded the After Colony era, on the terraformed Mars. Since the formation of the young Mars Colony and its government, trouble has been brewing within it with the assassination of its President, Milliardo Peacecraft. In the present day, ESUN President Dorothy T. Catalonia authorizes the beginning of "Operation Mythos" to resolve the problems on Mars - which primarily involves the assassination of Relena Peacecraft.... more>>

Concurrent to the events of Mars Century are flashbacks during After Colony, told through Preventer agent Kathy Po, the daughter of Sally Po. The flashbacks detail events in After Colony leading up to the events of the series, including the origins and backgrounds of OZ Leader Treize Khushrenada and Gundam pilot Heero Yuy. <<less