Q on the Seaside

Aria

On the planet Aqua, once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi arrives in the city of Neo-Venezia, a faithful recreation of ancient Venice. She leaves behind her life on Manhome, formerly Earth, drawn by the rustic charm of a town where gondolas glide through winding canals and technology has not erased a simpler way of living. Her dream is to become an Undine, a professional gondolier who guides visitors through the city's waterways. To achieve this, Akari joins the Aria Company as a trainee. There she works alongside other aspiring Undines from rival companies, learning the skills of her trade while discovering the quiet beauty and hidden wonders of Neo-Venezia. Each day brings new encounters, f

Aqua

In the year 2301, the planet Aqua—once known as Mars—has been transformed by 150 years of terraforming into a world where water covers more than ninety percent of the surface. Its capital, Neo-Venezia, is a faithful recreation of the old Italian city of Venice, complete with canals, bridges, and gondolas. Young Akari Mizunashi arrives from Manhome, the planet formerly called Earth, to pursue the most coveted job on Aqua: becoming an Undine, a professional gondolier and tour guide. Akari begins her apprenticeship at the small Aria Company under the guidance of her mentor Alicia Florence. She also meets Aika S. Granzchesta, a fellow apprentice from the rival Himeya Company, and Aria Pokoteng,

Dr. Slump

Senbei Norimaki is a brilliant but goofy inventor living in the quirky Penguin Village. His greatest creation is Arale, a precocious robot girl with incredible strength and a cheerful, naive personality. To keep the village from discovering her true nature, Senbei scrambles to find her glasses and clothes, hoping she can pass as a normal child. However, Arale's superhuman abilities and childlike curiosity constantly lead to chaos. From outrunning cars to punching holes in walls, she turns everyday life upside down for Senbei and the village's eccentric residents. As Senbei tries to manage his creation, he finds himself caught between his pride as a scientist and the unpredictable trouble A

Doomsday with My Dog

An apocalyptic event has turned Earth into a desolate wasteland, and a teenage girl wanders its ruined cities as the last human alive. Empty streets and crumbling buildings stretch ahead of her, a concrete jungle that has outlived the people who built it. She is not entirely alone. Haru, her talking Shiba Inu, trots at her side and refuses to leave it, ready to stick with her through thick and thin. Quick-witted and full of tricks, he fills the long stretches of travel with joyful antics, philosophical discussions and the occasional dispute with other dogs over love. Together they cross the remains of civilization, day after day, and the company of such a talkative companion keeps the post

God of Love

In a collection of six short stories, Naoshi Komi explores different genres and settings. On an island enclosed by walls for four hundred years, Aira and Marue dream of voyaging outside, unaware of the devastating truth that awaits them. Tsuchibe Taichi, a boy who loves shoujo manga and believes in love, has the worst luck in romance; his latest attempt with a transfer student is thwarted by a strange otherworldly force. William, a young boy who idolizes the adventurer Aradoff from a popular novel, meets the novel's author and embarks on an adventure to prove the novel is not merely fiction. In the year 3333, everyone wears personants, technologically advanced masks that eliminate differenc

Afterschool Time of the Earth

Humanity has been wiped out by mysterious dark monsters known as Phantoms. Four survivors have found one another and share a quiet, peaceful existence: Masashi, a kind and dependable teenage boy; Sanae, who is shy; her bolder friend Yaeko; and Anna, a little girl. Their days pass in a perpetual "after school" state, as though the rest of the human race might still come home. But strange things begin to appear around them, and it becomes clear that the monsters have not left the Earth. As they spend their days together, the four of them must face what really happened to their planet, and whether they are truly the last of the human race.