Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral … [Read more...] about Folktales from Japan
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Hime-sama Goyoujin
Himeko Tsubaki is a xenophobic schoolgirl in a tennis club who, thanks to a couple of bumbling foreign thieves, accidentally comes into the possession of a magic crown that turns her into a princess (much to the chagrin of her prissy rich classmate). Unfortunately, this crown makes her a target for the thieves, a nonsense-speaking little foreign girl, a cat-obsessed cult, a … [Read more...] about Hime-sama Goyoujin
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
That strange power that responds to the will of certain people and is capable of doing many wondrous and dangerous things. And Yoshimura Mamoru has been accepted to a high school that specializes in teaching the use of the strange "magic power". On his way to school, he sees a pretty 2nd year student standing under the cherry trees. After a few words with her, she suddenly … [Read more...] about Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
Sasami: Magical Girls Club
In this world, there live a group of people who call themselves "Majo" or "Magical Girls". They hide their powers so as to assimilate into the environment. They have been living together in harmony with the humans for many years to come, and their predecessors continue to do so. Sasami was enthroned with magical powers since her birth. However, at the age of three, she was told … [Read more...] about Sasami: Magical Girls Club
Saint October
During a case to catch a mysterious masked kidnapper who has been kidnapping young boys for a strange man, Kotono Hayama is working harder during this case. One night after returning home late alone, Kotono runs into a young boy who's crying alone. With no where else to take him, Kotono brings him back to her home at Joshuna's church where it is discovered that he has amnesia … [Read more...] about Saint October
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