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Saint☆Young Men is slice-of-life or divine-life, tale of Jesus and Buddha as they try to experience the modern world, in this case, Japan. The manga places a funny twist on religion, attitudes, culture and customs in Japan through the eyes of Jesus and Buddha. You see Jesus and Buddha experiencing Asakusa, public baths, theme parks, and the internet. Throughout the manga, we get a little history of their divine greatness only to see their apparent insignificance in modern Japanese society. Suffice to say, before people can recognize that they're actually Jesus and Buddha, people think of them as someone who looks like Johnny Depp or a guy with a button on his forehead. For real. (https://kodansha.us/series/saint-young-men/) ---- **Received the 2009 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Short Work Manga**
Satou Fuuka is an orphan. Her aunt, who was her guardian, absconded in the night, leaving her with no money. Her parents wanted her to go to school, so she was looking for a job to cover her school expenses and rent (plus living expenses, though she didn't mention it). She goes to be interviewed for a part-time house helper job but is rejected before she can say anything, because the guy offering the job is the eldest for 4 brothers and it's an all-male household. She pours out her story, so he takes pity on her (even though he'd pointed out that she can't really take a part-time job if she doesn't have a guardian) and offers the job as a live-in position. However, he has one condition: she's supposed to disguise herself so his brothers don't take an interest in her. Her disguise: lots of towels around her body, so she looks fat; makeup so she looks old (39); plus her hair is all loose and she's wearing glasses. The brothers are: Tsukasa (eldest, apparently already working); Akari (second son, first year college student with a wider strike zone for women than Tsukasa thought); Kairi (third son, genius high-schooler and Fuuka's classmate); Minato (youngest, first year middle-schooler who's a blue-eyed blond). Incidentally, Fuuka notices that none of the brothers look related.
The endeavor of a young boy to become a vegetarian werewolf despite facing obstacles.
A summer vacation assignment that involves the capture of human kind? Not only did Rairu and Ome became slaves, even the genius Betta got dragged into this mess! What will eventually happen to Japan?
1-2. Saishuu Heiki Kareshi (He's the Ultimate Honey Weapon) 3. Vanilla The pastry shop Natsuki works at as a patisserie has been garnering a lot of interest ever since it was featured in a magazine article. The shop has been receiving tons of new customers – which was to be expected, except when one particular visitor comes in. 4-5. Tasogare wa Dare Asahi Kikuchi is a university boy who has a hole in his memory and a real problem remembering people's faces and names. One day, he meets the waiter at a restaurant right after his girlfriend dumps him, and can't help noticing how much he looks like his first love. 6. Tenshi ka Akuma ka
Sky Vincent was born in a world where people are judged on magic rather than the quality of their character. So it was inevitable that when his first magic testing came in and he had the weakest magic power available, he was immediately disgraced by his family. Walking in the forest, he met a wandering mage who informed him of the secret of his power - while his magic is minuscule, as it is the <<Null>> element, it can negate other types of magic. However, while his magic isn’t suitable for a few slow massive attacks, it is perfect for a hundred quick little ones. Can Sky train up his magic so he can go from a laughingstock to the most powerful wizard in the world with a harem at his knees? (Note: he totally will because look at the cover he has fricking guns, just act surprised when it actually happens)
Saitou, a rather arrogant kid, announces his super power to his class on the first day of high school. He imagines that it will make all the girls swoon, and he'll be crazily popular. Unfortunately, his ability to bend a spoon looks more like a cheap trick than a super power, and everyone laughs in his face. Soon he learns that he is not the only kid with superpowers at the school, and there is even a Super Powers Research Club. He soon finds himself dragged into the society of a friendly invincible girl, a violent telekinetic girl, and a mind-reader. Rather than being swooned over, Saitou appears to have the least impressive ability of the group! Is there any way for him to get the happy high school life he was hoping for?
Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern. Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!
Masato is a chef and owns a local restaurant. During one of his breaks, he had a chance encounter with one of his schoolmates, Mitsukuni, who accidentally spills coffee on his lap. In a rush, Mitsukuni immediately leaves, passively giving Masato a cleaning fee and an irritable temper. Worse, Masato's wallet gets in Mitsukuni's briefcase, which had all of his money and keys. As fate would have it, the two meet again later on at the restaurant Masato works at. While Masato perfectly remembers Mitsukuni during their high school days, Mitsukuni barely remembers the former. When Masato's home ends up catching fire, Mitsukuni is nagged by Masato's co-workers to take him in. Now that the two are living together, certain things come to light and unfold between them. Futekiya
Having been assigned by the human elders the mission of stopping a mystical plague that has afflicted the Youkai with madness, Genjyo Sanzo assembles his team of Youkai warriors, desperately hoping that the disease will not affect them. He sets up qualifying tests that will help him determine the loyalty and worth of Cho Hakkai, Son Goku and Sha Gojyo. The team then journeys west to rid the land of madness.
While recovering from surgery, Minekura Kazuya is asked by the Zero-Sum editor-in-chief Koyagi to create a series of illustrations for the manga magazine Zero-Sum Ward. To create a theme, Koyagi rolls four dice: two hold character names, one holds a situation, and the last holds an action. With each roll, characters are placed in strange situations, much to Minekura's chagrin.
500 years before the story of Saiyuki, a heretic child with golden eyes is brought into Heaven. He is given into the reluctant care of a minor deity named Konzen, the nephew of the Merciful Goddess Kanzeon Bosatsu. Konzen eventually gives the child the name "Goku". Goku becomes friends with two other minor gods, Marshal Tenpou and General Kenren of the Western Army of Heaven. He also meets a strange little boy who seems to be his own age, the War Prince Nataku. Although Goku is happy in his new home, Heaven is not kind to heretics. There are those who would use Nataku and Goku as tools in an attempt to seize the throne of Heaven, and Konzen, Tenpou, and Kenren may not be able to save them.
