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The Lying Bride and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Manga - Drama
Shigisawa Rei has accepted that her life is different from most--while her friends are settling down with families, she's devoted herself to her work as a gay woman in a world that doesn't always feel built for her dreams. But everything changes when she bumps into Goto Saya, a former coworker who once captured her heart. Petite, charming, and ever-popular, Saya seems like she's walked straight out of Rei's past fantasies--except this time, she's asking for Rei's help after a falling out with her husband.
Opening her home to Saya should have been simple, but with each passing moment, old feelings bubble to the surface, and Rei finds herself trapped between desire and restraint. Can she resist the pull of forbidden love, or will she risk everything for the woman who was always out of reach?
re:Hydrophobia
Manga - Drama
re:Hydrophobia follows the story behind Karbanna. Whose stagnant life halts to a stop, after her past gets dug up, and kicks up a manhunt after her, and her friend. With unnatural abilities, long dismissed and banned, she dashes through this Dystopian world to find who wants to get her.
The Dragon King's Sleepless Night: The Dragon King's Heart
Manga - Drama
As the future queen of Kinsel, Princess Lena suffers trauma and loses her memory in an assassination. Under the guidance of fate, she meets Dante, the dragon king from Dracona. With the memory fragments pouring into the dream, the intimate names that jumped into the mind, the mysteries appeared one after another, but they all showed that she and this dragon king seemed to have had a difficult past...
Become You
Manga - Drama
Taiyou is a high-school musician with dreams of stardom, but when his bandmates quit in order to focus on school, it feels like Taiyou's dreams are slipping away. In an act of desperation, Taiyou strong-arms his sullen classmate Hikari into forming a band with him. The two boys are total opposites, but together they might just be able to create something amazing.
BONDS
Manga - Action
In an alternate take on “Journey to the West”, Son Goku and Sanzo have only just begun their long journey, and trust doesn’t come easily. Their already shaky bond is tested further when Sanzo’s misgivings lead to a rift between the two. Is the journey over before it even begins, or is it true that adversity is what forges unshakable bonds?
He Will Wipe Every Tear From Their Eyes
Manga - Drama
This was done for a Silent Manga contest (so, no dialogue). I made this story as a reminder to how we can take others for granted. The "Finest Smile" occurs when the character(s) finally realize how much they love and appreciate each other. The idea for the story came to me last year, so it is not inspired by the recent events regarding the Malaysian plane and/or other recent accidents. I can especially take my family and friends for granted, but we have to realize that we have such little time on this earth. We never know when it will be over; so, we must live each day as if it is our last. However, when our time on earth has ended, the cares, fears and tears of this world will be over as well.
To be Blissfully Unaware
Manga - Drama
This one-shot is autobiographical. I wrote it pretty much word for word of what I was thinking one night when I was stuck in an endless cycle of negative thoughts.
Zigoku's Foreman
Manga - Action
Meet the literal boss from hell. Mizuchi, once a human, died, went to hell, and became an unruly demon. Though he’s not just any demon: he’s a foreman with underlings who make up a motley crew. With a magic sword and super strength, some hellish construction work should be a snap, but Mizuchi and his crew are hellbent on doing anything aside from their work.
To End It All
Manga - Drama
A young enby on the run, after the world learns of her powers.
It gets better, I promise. Chapter 2 is when I start to improve, and I finish figuring stuff out in Chapters 3 and 4.
First Time In Taiwan: A Delicious Adventure
Manga - Slice of Life
Told through the visage of cute animal avatars, this delicious manga travelogue follows the journey of a mangaka and friends’ as they explore Taiwan via both illustrations and photography. Readers can pull up a chair and enjoy the deliciousness in this release without the need to worry about calories!