Over Time

Hikaru no Go

Hikaru Shindo is an ordinary sixth-grader with little interest in board games. While searching his grandfather's attic, he comes across an old go board stained with blood. The moment he touches it, the spirit of Fujiwara-no-Sai, a master go player from the Heian era, awakens and takes up residence in his consciousness. Sai once taught the game to an emperor and still longs to achieve the perfect play he calls the "Divine Move." Pressured by Sai's persistent passion, Hikaru reluctantly begins playing go, moving the stones as the ghost instructs him. His encounters with dedicated young players, especially the prodigy Akira Toya, gradually spark a genuine interest in the game. What starts as a

Hearing When Touched

Satori Osanaga, a transfer student, can hear the thoughts of anyone she touches, an ability she regards as a curse rather than a gift. Because of it, her one wish is to keep anyone from touching her. Her hope of being left alone is broken at a local shrine, where classmate Sou Izumisawa, passing in the rain, hands her an umbrella. At school, her strange clothes and manner set her apart from her classmates, yet Sou treats her kindly, and she falls in love with him. That love carries a price: the power awakens in Sou as well. The thoughts of strangers wear him down, but the one that hurts most belongs to Mio Yuikawa, the girl he likes, who loves his close friend Takumi Shirase. Satori tells

Doll-Kara

Kazuyoshi Ishii, the founder of the martial arts organization K-1, is sent to prison for tax evasion. After serving his sentence, he exits Shizuoka Prison only to be killed by a speeding truck. He then reincarnates in the body of Kei Ichinose, a comatose high school girl. Twenty years after the genesis of K-1, the man known as the MMA world's problem solver now inhabits the body of a schoolgirl. He must come to grips with the karate he left behind and adapt to his new life. The story follows his struggle to reconcile his legendary past with his unexpected present, a tale of youthful spirit and determination.

King of the Mound

Lee Jinyong's dream of becoming a professional baseball player was shattered by injuries, a frail physique, and poverty, forcing him into a life of factory work. A decade after giving up, his world is turned upside down when the ghost of Kim Jinho, a legendary Korean baseball star and Jinyong's personal idol, suddenly appears before him. Simultaneously, a mysterious system called the 'Baseball Manager' activates, granting Jinyong an extraordinary ability: the perfect physical constitution of a pitcher, akin to a video game avatar. Guided by the spirit of his hero and armed with this new power, Jinyong seizes a second chance to return to the diamond.

Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon

Dream Fossil gathers fifteen short manga stories created by Satoshi Kon during the 1980s. This collection offers a rare window into the formative years of the acclaimed director's narrative style, presenting a diverse array of characters navigating moments of profound personal significance, surreal encounters, and introspective journeys. Each tale, whether focusing on youthful anxieties, unexpected supernatural events, or quiet human dramas, is grounded in Kon's empathetic and insightful portrayal of his characters. The stories explore themes of memory, perception, and the fragile boundary between reality and imagination, showcasing the early development of the distinctive, dreamlike sensib

Q & A

After a six-year absence, the Ando family returns to their hometown. For fifteen-year-old Atsushi, the move means living in the shadow of his late older brother, Hitsushi. Known to everyone merely as 'Big Brother's Little Brother,' Atsushi struggles to carve out his own identity under the weight of his sibling's legacy. His life takes an even stranger turn when he wakes up one morning to find himself haunted by the ghost of Hitsushi himself, who died six years ago. The catch is that only Atsushi can see or interact with his brother's spirit. As Hitsushi, nicknamed Q-chan, begins to play pranks and meddle in his daily life, Atsushi must navigate the chaos of school, sports, and budding relat