 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Ichikawa Haruko Sakuhinshuu, Hoshi no Koibito, Violight, Kusaka Kyoudai Japanese: 虫と歌 市川春子作品集 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 4
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 25, 2006 to Oct 24, 2009
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Afternoon Authors:
Ichikawa, Haruko (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #75892 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #4698
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Favorites: 33 | More InfoHoshi no Koibito (星の恋人); Afternoon 2007-12When Satsuki's guardian leaves for France, he moves in with his plant scientist uncle. It is there that Satsuki discovers that he is not human but a plant that his uncle synthesized when his mother desperately wanted a child with her late husband. Now, the boy struggles to make peace with this revelation. At the same time, he meets Tsutsuji, his uncle's daughter, who was born from Satsuki's finger that he accidentally cut off as a child. As Satsuki settles into his new life, he learns more about himself and grows closer to Tsutsuji, the only other person like him. Violight (ヴァイオライト); 2008-07 Mirai Oowa wakes up disoriented in the rubble of a plane crash, with Sumire Amano extending him a helping hand. Assuming the role of a guardian, Amano protects and aids the amnesic Oowa through the ordeal. As the pair make their way out of the crash site, Oowa slowly uncovers unsettling things about his mysterious companion, who hides some unique powers under their extremely knowledgeable and confident facade. Kusaka Kyoudai (日下兄妹); 2009-12 Kusaka "Yuki" Yukiteru is the star pitcher of his school's baseball team until he learns about a shoulder injury that promises to derail him. While preparing to quit the team, a washer comes off a piece of furniture at his family's antique shop, and it rolls away, causing Yuki to chase after it. When he finds the piece, the washer morphs into a creature that slowly grows and evades his attempts to catch it. As rumors spread about Yuki losing his mind since the injury, his concerned teammates try to talk him into rejoining. Mushi to Uta (虫と歌); Summer 2006 Afternoon Four Seasons Award winner work; 2006-10 Appendix Working with his brother Uta and sister Hana, Kou's goal is to perfect the next step of evolution for insects, which would allow them to live just as humans do. While doing this, he makes scale models of bugs with the assistance of his siblings to earn money. On one particular day, Hana lets one of their reference bugs escape, prompting a frantic search for it. During the pursuit, one of Kou's experiments flees its confinement. In its newfound freedom, the humanoid bug takes the name Shiro and joins the family of three, teaching them much about themselves, the world around them, and Kou's research. [Written by MAL Rewrite] |