When she was just seven years old, Alice Shirakawa's parents died in an accident, leaving her completely alone in the world. Though her aunt brings her to her home in Tohoku, Alice sees herself as a burden on the family, as her uncle seems to hold contempt for her. Her only solace is in the world of books and fairy tales, through which she happens to learn about geisha and how apprentices known as maiko can begin training at her age.
In response to her apprenticeship request, an old man arrives the next day to escort the hopeful 15-year-old to Kyoto, the city she called home eight years ago. Located within the city is Momojiya, the okiya in which Alice will train to become a geisha. But as Alice gets tangled up in a series of curious occurrences, she finds that the "Kyoto Forest" she has entered is a world entirely different from the hometown she once knew.
Alice in Kyoto Forest has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: 京洛の森のアリス, Kyouraku no Mori no Alice
Genres: Fantasy , Historical , Adventure , Shoujo
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6. Fairy Cube
The series focuses on Ian Hasumi, a timid boy who sees fairies which are invisible to normal people and who is stalked by a vengeful spirit named Tokage. His mother left before the start of the series and as a result, Ian's father burns off the wing marks on Ian's back to prevent him from doing the same. Rin, Ian's abused childhood friend and secret "crush", returns to the city where he lives. Later, Ian accidentally stumbles onto the scene of a murder; after seeing a man named Kaito retrieve a cube from the victim's body, he follows Kaito back to his antique shop, where Kaito gives him Tokage's fairy cube—the contained spirit of a fairy. However, as a result of being manipulated by Tokage, Ian's father kills him. Tokage then possesses Ian's body and takes over his life, including romancing Rin. As a spirit, Ian goes back to Kaito's shop and after a trip through the Otherworld with a small but vicious fairy named Ainsel, is given the replacement body of a young boy. Ainsel agrees to aid him in his quest to regain his body.
Volume 3 includes the unrelated oneshot Psycho Knocker:
Ashina Tomo is your average school girl who somehow constantly has terrible images of a train accident. One day, on her crush’s birthday, her best friend brings her to an isolated print club machine which is rumored to allow prayers to come true. What would happen when your prayers come true, but not the way you want them to be? By a cursed print club machine nonetheless.
Fairy Cube has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 妖精標本〈フェアリー キューブ〉, Psycho Knocker, Fairy Specimen, Yousei Hyouhon
5. Nicola no Oyururi Makai Kikou
Nicola never really felt like she fit in around other humans…so she came to the demons’ world instead! Together with her demon friend Simon, Nicola travels far and wide, meeting many monsters along the way. With Nicola, every day on the road is a new adventure!
Note: includes 3 bonus chapters.
Nicola's Leisurely Demon World Travelogue has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: ニコラのおゆるり魔界紀行, Nikora no Oyururi Makai Kikou, Nikola no O-yururi Makai Kikou, Nicola Traveling Around the Demons' World
4. Disney Fairies: Chiisana Yousei Petite no Nikki
For years now, new fairies have been born everyday into Never Land, keeping the world's most famous fairy—Tinker Bell—company. And like Tinker Bell, each of these fairies have a unique talent, revealed on the 777th full moon of the fairy's birth. Petite is the smallest fairy of all the fairies in Never Land. Her 777th full moon anniversary is approaching, but she is far from discovering her special skill! From reading the wind to creating rainbows, Petite fails at everything she tries, all the time proving that, at the very least, she's able to help her brethren in times of need. With the help of her intrepid friend Dill, will she find her talent in time? The world of Never Land unfolds in this enchanting, magical adventure!
Disney Fairies: Petite's Little Diary has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: Disney Fairies 小さな妖精プティの日記, Disney Fairies: Chiisana Yousei Petite no Nikki
3. Cosmo Familia*
It’s been six years since Amakawa Alice’s family disappeared, and the cute but destructive creatures called Cosmofs invaded her world. Alice has been holding down the fort, fighting wild Cosmofs and protecting the few humans who have survived, in the hopes that her family will someday return. She refuses to give up on them…even when everyone believes her mother, Raika, caused the Cosmof invasion.
Cosmo Familia* has finished publishing and it has 22 Chapters. It is also Known as: コスモファミリア＊, Cosmo Familia
2. Yoru no Namae wo Yonde
Call the Name of the Night is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 夜の名前を呼んで, Yoru no Namae wo Yonde
1. Rakuen no Bijo to Yajuu
Young and rambunctious Belle insists on going out to play in the forbidden woods, but her adventurous streak abruptly ends when her mother is spirited away by a beast known to kidnap beautiful women. Twisted by the loss of his wife, Belle’s father keeps his daughter, who has unusual, violet hair, locked away in an effort to “protect” her from prying eyes. Finally emerging after years of solitude, Belle ventures back into the woods where she lost her mother and encounters the beast once more…
Beauty and the Beast of the Lost Paradise has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 落園の美女と野獣, Rakuen no Bijo to Yajuu
