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Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Demons , Family Life , Pandemic , Philosophy , Found Family , Adoption , Body Horror , Curses , Teacher , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Tragedy , Foreign , Orphan , Religion , Travel , Lost Civilization , Politics , Survival , Eco-Horror , Medicine , Centaur , Shounen

Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki

Also known as Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

When Hana worked up the courage to speak to the mysterious loner in her college class, she never expected the encounter would blossom into true lovenor that he was secretly a wolf living in human form. Their relationship was far from ordinary, but she wouldn’t have had it any other way. Her joy only grows with the births of Ame and Yuki, who have inherited their father’s unique ability to transform. But life is full of both joy and hardship, and Hana is left to bring up her little wolves on her own. Raising human children is hard enough…but how will she handle their wild side, too?



Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Family Life , Coming of Age , Mythology , Environmental , Werewolf , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Rural , Interspecies

Yoshi no Zui Kara

Also known as Yoshi no Zuikara: The Frog in the Well Does Not Know the Ocean.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Thirty-two-year-old Tohno Naruhiko has been scraping by as a manga creator for ten years, and when his latest series gets canceled, he finds himself at a crossroads. Tohno’s always had his sights set on fantasy, but this time around, his editor’s got another idea—a slice-of-life story set in a remote village not unlike the one where he was born and raised. Could a return to his roots be exactly the change of pace our reclusive manga creator needs? Note: Chapter count includes 3 extras.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Drawing , Primarily Male Cast , Work , Found Family , Shounen , Rural , Agriculture