Mangas

From Kotonoha: Hisae Iwaoka’s latest series features warm-hearted short stories about life and its little wonders. Sweet and delicate, they are like little cookies for a stressful mind.

A young girl tries to help an old tree from dying.

A collection of sweet, realistic tales about the everyday lives of various cats and the people who come to associate them.

Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the Earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the Earth, thirty-five kilometers up in the sky. The society of the ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father's occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu's job treats him to an outsider's view into the various living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments.

Includes the following short stories -1. "Once Upon a Time" -A lost little girl wants to find her way home...2. See You Next Time - A girl calmly reminisces about her dead friend.3. Imp in the Night -A little imp wonders why he's afraid of the night.4. Sakura Antique Store -The story of an old watch sitting in the window display of the Sakura Antique Store.5. Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds) -A beautiful and touching story about life, death, and the heartening belief that we will all arrive at the same place when our time has come.6. Molehill -The story of a young mole who decides to become human so that he can see his girlfriend's face...7. The Lands of Dreams -A girl is trapped in an endless dream...8. Grape Harvest9. Let's Go Home10. The Story of the Flower11. The Road Where Flowers Bloom12. Egg Water13. Hoppie's Bear -One day, office worker Kurata encounters a strange girl in the city. The girl, who wears a bear “head mask” all the time, moonlights at her dad’s restaurant. Thus begins an unusual friendship between the lovelorn man and the mature girl…14. "To a Certain Place"

Told from a rather unusual perspective, award-winning White Clouds is a beautiful and touching story about life, death and the heartening belief that we all will arrive at the same place when our time has come. -Bakaupdates

A girl falls into a coma and finds herself at an odd convenience store managed by a talking furry creature. In the land where dreams are made, on the brink of life and death, the girl watches and learns from the whimsical creatures she comes across.