Manga, manhwa, manhua

Noelle

Tak

Albowiem Japończycy potrafią zrobić mangę na każdy temat.
Pogrzebałam trochę w temacie i tu też coś jest, w większym lub mniejszym stopniu... Rozrywka głównie dla mniej-więcej czytających po angielsku (chyba, że jakaś polska grupa skanlacyjna wzięła się za tłumaczenie, nie orientuję się tutaj)

manga - japońskie
manhwa - koreańskie
manhua - chińskie albo tajwańskie
(ogólnie - sama Azja)

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Cousin, by IKUEMI Ryou
długość: 3 tomy
(manga)

18 year old Tsubomi has a bit of a weight complex. After graduation from high school, she takes up a part-time job at a video rental store where she is introduced to another male employee, 19 year old Shiro, whose shifts always seem to coincide with hers. Shiro casually mentions that she reminds him of someone familiar. A few days later, while on duty, she bumps into a customer in one of the aisles. He leaves, but not without dropping his membership card, and Tsubomi finds out that his name is Nasukawa, and that he is an acquaintance of Shiro's. Meanwhile, after a song for a commercial comes on, Shiro realizes that Tsubomi reminds him of a famous model in a commercial (her "eyes", at least), who turns out to be none other than Tsubomi's cousin...?!

- Bardzo ładnie narysowane, i sensownie pod względem treści. Wpierw dziewczyna otyła, i jej przeżycia, potem schudnie, lecz jak mi się zdaje, "osobowość osoby otyłej" jej została Wink

Nie miałam przyjemności poznać zakończenia tej historii, może kiedyś... 18 rozdziałów przeczytałam.

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Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku o Kite
(In the clothes named fat) by ANNO Moyoko
długość: 1 tom
(manga)

A story that wonderfully depicts the emotions of an overweight woman with low self-esteem surrounded within the harsh environment of slim and good-looking women. She then decides to lose weight after getting dumped by her lover. The consequences and side-effects are explored further after the 'achievement'..is it what she really wished for?

- To, zdaje się, jest o kompulsywnym objadaniu. Zerknęłam na kilka stron, przyzwoicie narysowane, psychologicznie - na wysokim poziomie - zdaje się. A jaki tytuł dla tej mangi... hoho.
8 rozdziałów - znowu, nie znam końcówki.

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Miracle Dieter Miyuki, by TAKAGUCHI Satosumi

długość: 2 tomy
(manga)

Yukimi, a chubby junior high student, discovers a magical dumbbell that can transform her into Miyuki, a beautiful and slender young woman in a revealing costume. But she must do battle with an evil three-star chef who tempts young girls with calorie-rich treats and dubious weight loss products, and keep her identity secret from her family and schoolmates.

There is a sequel, "Miracle Dieter Miyuki VV." It is being serialized in Shimbun Akahata. As of Oct 2009, there are no plans to publish it in tankoubon format.

- Ciężko mi określić grupę docelową tej mangi Very Happy

Czyta kto chce Very Happy

Mamusia spasła swoje dziecko. Owo dziecko przechodzi magiczną metamorfozę jak w Czarodziejce z Księżyca... tylko tutaj zmienia się z grubej w chudą, i walczy z jakimiś siłami ciemności, którzy chcą tuczyć ludzi jedzeniem, a potem faszerować ich jakimiś dietetycznymi specyfikami.

Ara, ara, 3 rozdziały, tu też nie doczytałam do końca.

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Gaki no Koro kara
(Always together) by ISSHIKI Makoto
długość: 1 tom, oneshot
(manga)

In order to win the heart of her dream boy, an obese girl joins forces with her cousin to lose weight… — An amusing take on the topic “obesity” and how the right motivation can work wonders from the author of Piano no Mori and Hanada Shônen-shi.

- To tylko oneshot... Zdaje się, że bohaterowie schudli po 35 kilo w pół roku Very Happy

Krótkie i głupie.

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Sweet Bitter Candy, by Asou
długość: 3 rozdziały
(manga)

1-3) Sweet Bitter Candy
Kawaguchi spent his entire life in high school as the short chubby kid, "Chidebu". His one secret was his admiration of the rebellious, openly gay Kanaya. Five years have passed and now that Kawaguchi has lost the weight (but is still short), does he have a chance of catching Kanaya's attention? (rozdziały 4-7 to już inne historie)

4-5) Wait a Little Longer
Student council president Tone is used to being a slave driver, and he's sure being stuck with overly persistent kouhai Ninomiya is just another cross for him to bear. After all, Ninomiya already confessed to him and he's only joining the student council to be close to Tone. But even though Ninomiya turns out to be a great worker, Tone relax around him...

6) Just as God Said
Two long-time lovers face a heart-wrenching breakup when one of them decides to get married.

7) Sasoku
A mangaka doesn't want his new assistant to fall for his secret lover.

- Czyli: gruby gej schudł, stał się chudy i się gzi... Rolling Eyes

Yaoi niskich lotów.

Bara no Tame ni
(For the Sake of the Rose) by YOSHIMURA Akemi
długość: 16 tomów
(manga)

After being dumped, followed closely by her grandmother's sudden death, the chubby Yuri is left broke and homeless. That is until she discovers that her grandmother had been lying to her for years. Her mother is not dead, but is in fact a famous movie star, and very much alive.
Upon arriving at her mother's house, she meets her three new beautiful siblings, all from different fathers. Her newfound family is filled with hilarious oddities, ranging from laziness to drunkennes to gay incest. She is constantly antagonized by her brothers Sumire and Aoi. And her sister Fuyou does little to help. And thus Yuri becomes little more than a maid in the household, catering to her siblings needs while her mother travels the world. But as Yuri's warmth fills the house which before had been so cold...what will happen between her and her brothers? Can they come to see each other as siblings before it's too late?

The series received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shojo in 1994.

Mmm. Przyjemna kreska, czyta się płynnie, co chwilę się zaśmiewam. Bohaterowie dają się lubić. Mimo pewnych disturbing rzeczy(np. koneksje rodzinne Twisted Evil

), polecam... Znalazłam tylko 34 rozdziały Sad

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My Lovable Fatty by Lee Hee Jeong
długość: 6 tomów
(manhwa)

Shin Dong Sun is the new girl in school and the problem seems to be that she’s fat, short, and ugly. She is picked on by her fellow classmates, her childhood friend, Jeh Suh, constantly abuses her, and her only love rejects her! Tired of her intolerable life she attempts to hang herself, but fails when the rope snaps due to her massive weight and there she finds a box full of medicine, and one bottle says that it’ll turn her into however she wants to be…

Adekwatnie do tytułu: tytuł marny, rysunek marny, treść marna, wszystko marne. Główna bohaterka jest nie tyle brzydka bo gruba, ale brzydko narysowana. Autor chce tworzyć otyłą postać, le nie umie jej narysować, więc zadowala się odrażającą formą chibi. <przegląda> Hmm, kolejne wyżyny głupoty.

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Miunohri to Swan
(An Ugly Duckling Turns Into a Swan) by HWANG Mi-Ri
długość: 13 tomów
(manhwa)

She is a fat ugly girl with a short body; she's a girl who used to be a loner, loser and always hated by everyone. It only takes one of a stranger's ‘abracadabras’ to turn her into a beauty and to stop the bullying.

Though it comes with a price: she can’t kiss "him" or go under any rain, or she'll become ugly again.

Absztyfikanci... Blondas jest okrutnym śmieciem, brunet jest zaś porządnie porąbany(nie ma jak to przypalać dziewczynę papierosem...). Którego by tu wybrać? Twisted Evil

Rodzina też ma coś z głową, i dziewczyny w szkole, a nikt nie ostrzegał, że to manga o pacjentach psychiatryka. (Ale zawsze to coś lepszego od "My Lovable Fatty"). 12 rozdziałów tylko widziałam... o zakończeniu słyszałam plotki, które nie napawają optymizmem.

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Dong Meng by Ke Xin
długość: 10 rozdziałów
(manhua)

Hui-Dong, a high school girl who wanted to diet so badly because Dai-Xi always tease her about it. But Dai-Xi just teases her because he likes her and he never thought she would take it seriously. Hui-Dong took many kinds of diet pills but none of them worked. So she ate this kind of pill that is so strong that it was against the law to eat them. And because of extreme running and the pills, she died of weak heart. But somehow her soul never went to heaven, instead she stayed in the living world. Until she met an angel that put her soul into Dai-Xi's doll. But Dai-Xi soon found out about it and he...

Tylko 4 rozdziały znalazłam w języku Albionu, więc trudno wydać wyrok... Niewzbudzający sympatii przeciętniak, póki co.

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Skin an bone by HINO Hideshi
długość: 1 tom (pierwsza historia ze zbioru)
(manga)

A volume of four terrifyingly witty novellas. Skin and Bone: Poor Taichi is bullied incessantly at school because of her weight problem, but she undertakes a diet from hell, which leaves her nothing more than skin and bone. (to ta)

The Red Satchel: Haruna's deathly appearance shocks her friends when she returns to school. She disappears again, leaving only her red school satchel and its gruesome contents.

Two Sisters: Young, beautiful Ms. Numata is a popluar teacher, but her outer appearance hides a ghastly truth she has kept secret since birth.

Caterpillar: No one can understand Mayuko's obsession with caterpillars, but everyone at school hates her for it. She is bullied relentlessly, but knows that her destiny lies in a different place.

Kreska bardzo charakterystyczna, mogę to obiektywnie docenić i subiektywnie nie lubić. Gatunek horror. Erhm... Nie patrzyć przy jedzeniu. Jednym słowem: Fuj.

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Noelle

Najciekawsze, bo traktujące... o takich tam... różnych Twisted Evil

Kaze to Ki no Uta
(The Song of the Wind and the Trees) by TAKEMIYA Keiko
długość: 17 tomów
(manga)

Serge Battour is the son of a French viscount and a Romani prostitute, and despite his kind nature and academic talent, is shunned by his family and his peers due to the color of his skin. He begins to attend Lacombrade Academy, his father's alma mater, in the hopes that there he will find a place to belong.

Gilbert Cocteau is, like Serge, the orphaned son of a wealthy family, and is infamous at Lacombrade for his beautiful and delicate appearance, lack of dedication to schoolwork, and habit of prostituting himself to other students. He has no intention to connect with any of his classmates, instead devoting himself to his uncle Auguste.

Due to a shortage of living space, Serge and Gilbert become roommates even though Gilbert's antisocial nature has in the past made it impossible for him to room with anybody. Serge, being sociable and idealistic, is determined to be friends with Gilbert; Gilbert is only interested in either being able to manipulate Serge or push him away entirely. To the surprise of both of the boys, however, the two eventually form a deep, albeit generally dismal, bond that leads to a romantic connection.

In 1979, this series was awarded the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen/shoujo manga.

Śliczne. Nakręcili nawet film anime, ale w tym przypadku manga lepsza. Narysowana w old-schoolowym stylu, długa i pokręcona, przyjemnie spędzony czas. 3 r...

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Let Dai by Woon Soo-yeon
długość: 15 tomów
(manhwa)

Set in a soulless neo-Seoul ruled by young punks and pleasure seekers, an amoral teenager named Dai is the living embodiment of the city's beauty and cruelty.

As the leader of the vicious Furies gang, Dai seduces everyone who lays eyes on him, only to blind them to his own barbaric nature. When an honest schoolboy named Jaehee rescues a beautiful girl from being mugged by the Furies, he can't possibly realize how this brief encounter will plunge him into a downward spiral of unbridled passion and unfathomable pain.

From his brutal gang initiation to an unspeakable act committed against his girlfriend, Jaehee wavers uncomfortably between revulsion and fascination. And in Dai he finds a tender, caring friend one moment and a heartless sociopath the next, awakening strange and unhealthy desires in Jaehee that he could never before have imagined.

Epickie Smile

Bardzo mi się podobało, aż chciałabym mieć to na półce.
Joan - masz oto przykład idealnego yaoi. To takie miłe i rzadkie, kiedy oprócz yaoi w yaoi zdarzy się jakaś fabuła... i niegroteskowe postacie kobiece, etc...

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Boy Princess by KIM Se-Young
długość: 9 tomów
(manhwa)

A pulse-quickening tale of swords, sorcery, far-away kingdoms, and the fairest princess in the land... with a twist.
When Prince Jed's bride-to-be, Elena, elopes two days before their wedding, her desperate family dresses up their youngest son Nicole and sends him to get married in her place. With his beautiful blue eyes, flowing blond hair and strategically placed apples, nobody bats an eye at the pretty young 'maiden' standing before them. But how long can Nicole keep up this charade? Despite the odds against them, the two princes share many adventures and intimacies in this mesmerizing romantic drama.

Note: There are both romance and shounen-ai pairings in this story.

No, można się wciągnąć. Fantasy, i różne dziwne rzeczy po drodze do finału.

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Nemureru Mori no Binan by AKISATO Wakuni
długość: 1 tom
() 1986

1982. Tomoi Hisatsugu went to New York to work as a doctor. But that's not all. He hopes to lead an easier life as a young homosexual than in Japan. Indeed, he meets another doctor, Richard Stein, and they become lovers. Nemureru Mori no Binan tells of their relationship in an extremely realistic way. It is a very down to earth story with characters that could meet in the street every day and doesn't use the elements so common in today's shounen-ai manga.

Nawet, nawet. Jest w tym coś z "Queer as folk".

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Complex by MANDA Ringo
Complex by MANDA Ringo
długość, 4 tomy
manga, 1996

This is a story about two friends, from nearly the beginning to almost the end of their lives, who happen to love each other. It also explores the life of a child from one of them.

Tatsuya and Shinozaki are in 5th grade and their music teacher is a perverted pedo. One day the music teacher has a request for Yumi, a girl who uses him to get expensive gifts. He wants her to get Tatsuya into the music room so he can be with him. Shinozaki recently confessed his feelings for Yumi and she decides to use him as bait to get Tatsuya to go to the music room. Shinozaki and Tatsuya's future does not look good...

Note: Only chapter 1 of volume 1 and chapter 7 of volume 2 is shotacon.

Na początku to było takie ohydne, tak mi się twarz skrzywiła, uuh, co za prze-ohydna pedofilia. Ale ok, czytam dalej, pedofil się rozpłynął w powietrzu i zaczęła się normalna historia pary gejków, od przedszkola do naturalnej śmierci po osiemdziesiątce. To było ciekawe - ten przegląd czasowy. (W miarę normalne życie jak na yaoi, powinszować). I to, jak zmieniały się projekty postaci. Można to było zrobić lepiej; a jednak, jest to bardzo ciekawa pozycja na rynku.

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The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by MIZUSHIRO Setona
długość: 1 tom
(manga) 2006

Kyouichi's indecisive character has led him to repeatedly commit the foolish mistake of adultery. One day, Imagase, a college classmate he hasn't seen since graduation, shows up as the private detective hired by his wife to investigate his infidelity. Imagase, however, proposes a deal. He won't tell Kyouichi's wife about his affairs, but, for compensation, he makes an unbelievable demand: "I want your body in exchange..."

In the second edition, there is an extra chapter.

Ach te głupie, wyssane z palca problemy, i wkurzający a odrażający bohaterowie tak niewyraźni, że nie idzie spamiętać ich imion. Ale, są też pozytywy - prawdziwi ludzie się tak nie zachowują... co za ulga Very Happy

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Bad Blood
Special volume of 4 short stories, mostly about Kouji Nanjou's youth:

1) Kouji Nanjou Version

2) Bad Drug

3) Bad Blood

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Zetsuai 1989
Long ago, his mother had killed his father and had hurt him also; that may be the reason why Izumi Takuto, a soccer player in school, acts so "cold" to other people. He didn't want to trust anyone, or give his love to others, so he went to live on his own when he was adopted by another family. One may think that by now he would forget about the murdering incident in his life, but when he encountered someone in the street one dull rainy day... everything changed. The drunk happened to be the famous idol popstar named Koji Nanjo. Ever since their encounter in the street (or rather at Izumi's house), Koji had taken an interest in Izumi... his interest later became deeper than that... A feeling that may be known as "desperate love".
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Bronze: Zetsuai since 1989 (Manga)
Koji and Izumi are still playing one step forward, two steps back in their angst-ridden dance of love. The drama is taken to new heights in this series. How far will Koji go in his obsessive love for Izumi? Will these two ever be together and be happy at the same time? If you like drama (in other people's lives) and want to feel much, much better about your troublesome relationships, read on!
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Orpheus no Mado

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Hourou Musuko
(Wandering Son) by

Fifth grade. The threshold of puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Nitori Shuichi and his new friend Takatsuki Yoshino enjoy happy homes and loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy...

Written and illustrated by Shimura Takako, acclaimed for her sensitive take on LGBT topics, Wandering Son portrays Shuichi and Yoshino's very private journey with affection, sensitivity and gentle humor.

Znane mi jest 98 rozdziałów tej historyjki... Wygląda całkiem podobnie do rzeczywistości. Mam wrażenie, że autorka bardziej skupiła się na Nitorim, zaniedbując Takatsuki... Ale i tak to przyzwoita manga.

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Free Soul by YAMAJI Ebine
długość: 1 tom
(manga)

After a heated argument with her mother, Keito runs away from home without knowing where to go. When she helps an old woman to carry her bags home, the woman offers to put her up in one of her rooms. Keito accepts and starts to pick up the pieces of her life. When she's not drawing her own comic, which features a black jazz singer named Angie, the young woman works at a record shop. That's where she meets and falls in love with Niki, an attractive trumpeter in a funk band. They sleep with each other. Unfortunately for Keito, Niki then explains that she's not interested in a serious relationship, but Keito is not willing to give up that easily...

Historia nie jest porywająca, przypomina kopytka bez smaku.
Szkoda, bo kreska, choć nie też nie porywająca, zła nie jest. Szarosmutnoprzeciętna.
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Welcome to Room #305! by WaNan
długość: 156 rozdziałów
(manhwa)

A regular college freshman Kim Jung Hyun and his room mate Kim Homo are polar opposites and friends. It's a story that deals with many sensitive topics with a dash of humor.

Urok komiksu internetowego. 26.
Myślałam, że będzie śmieszniejszy, po ochach i achach co słyszałam...

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Honey & Honey by TAKEUCHI Sachiko
długość: 2 tomy
(manga) 2006

Takeuchi Sachiko's Honey & Honey is a realistic look at an adult lesbian couple living in Japan; to be precise, it's autobiographical. The artwork is rough, but hopefully the plot (and the information the manga imparts) will be enough compensation for those who don't like that style of drawing. The first chapter introduces the two main characters, Sachiko and Masako, and depicts their first meeting.

26 rozdziałów widziały oczy moje.

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Thomas no Shinzou

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Flower of Evil by LEE Hyeon-Sook
długość: 7 tomów
(manhwa)

Se-Joon and Se-Wa are siblings with a dark, complex relationship. Se-Wa, a girl considered psychotic by others, is attached to her brother... a little too attached. In her eyes, there is only Se-Joon, and no one else. And what of Se-Joon's feelings?

This manhwa contains incest themes.

Title comes from French poet Beaudelaire's compilation of poems, Les Fleurs du mal.

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Tenshi Kinryouku
(Angel Sanctuary)
długość: 10 tomów
(manga)

The angel Alexiel loved God, but she rebelled against Heaven when she saw how disgracefully the other angels were behaving. She was finally captured, and as punishment sent to Earth to live an endless series of tragic lives. She now inhabits the body of Setsuna Mudo, a troubled teen in love with his sister Sara. Setsuna's misery mirrors the chaos among the angels, and their combined passions threaten to destroy both Heaven and Earth.

Jedna wielka polecanka! Strasznie się cieszyłam jak JPF to wydał po polsku. Bo czytając to po angielsku mogłabym się nie połapać o co chodzi :ooops: Długie, dobre, wiele postaci, dużo dziwnych rzeczy. Pff, dobrze, że matka nie czyta moich mang Very Happy

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Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru by
długość: 10 tomów
(manga)

Yori's attitude has changed. He and his twin sister, Iku, used to be inseparable as children, but lately Yori's been different -- eager to be apart from Iku. Iku worries that he hates her, but the truth is far more scandalous. Now, Yori would risk losing everything to have his little sister. Iku loves her big brother enough that she would never risk losing him, and so she'll do what it takes to keep them together... but Yori doesn't want to have her that way -- as a sister dedicated to her twin. Can Iku ever love Yori not as a brother but as a man?

Boku wa Imouto ni Koiwosuru received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga in 2008.

Film zrobili i animca, oba nędzne Very Happy

Ale mangę da się czytać.
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Koi Kaze by
długość: 5 tomów
(manga)
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1/2 Prince by Choi Hong Chong or Yu Wo(nowela)
długość: 9 tomów - i ciągle powstaje
(manhua)

It is the year 2100 A.D., and humans have developed a virtual reality game with a realism level of 99%. Feng Lan, due to a bet with her twin brother, vows to succeed in playing the game without using her "female benefits." Due to this, she becomes the first and only female to play as a male character in "Second Life." As her infamy rises as a bloodthirsty warrior, can she keep her identity a secret from her real life acquaintances whom she has beaten up?

52 rozdziały i co? Dobre. Jakaś kosmiczna gra RPG w internecie... dziewczyna gra postacią męską(elfem) i masakruje przeciwników. Lwia część wydarzeń rozgrywa się w grze, rzeczywistość to dodatek. Jest zabawnie Razz

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Versailles no Bara
(The Rose of Versailles, Lady Oscar) by Ryoko Ikeda
długość: 10 tomów
(manga)

A classic manga about Oscar François de Jarjeyes, a girl who was raised as a boy by her family and who ends up being part of the guard of the French Royal Family right before the French Revolution. Oscar has a deep friendship with Marie Antoinette, although they both eventually fall in love with the same man. The main shoujo ai is between Oscar and Rosalie, a girl who Oscar takes in who has vowed to get revenge for her mother's murder. Historical fiction with emphasis on action and drama.

Note: This is not a true shoujo ai; the main romance is heterosexual.

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Running on Empty by KIM Jea-Eun
długość 2 tomy
manhwa

Han Soo-bum has nothing to lose. Dying seems to be the solution to all his problems. How hard can it be to kill himself? Unless he gets abducted by a hot guy running from the law who has been falsely accused. Where will they run to, and what are these feelings blooming inside our fugitive’s heart?

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A Night of a Thousand Dreams by HAN Seung Hee/JUN Jin Suk
długość: 11 tomów (8 przeczytane)
manhwa 2004

Everyone knows about the story of Scheherazade and her wonderful tales of the Arabian nights. For one thousand and one nights, she entertained the mad Sultan with the adventures of Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad, genies, and many other mystical creatures. But what if Scheherazade was actually a boy desperate to save his sister’s life? What kind of strange things would he do to make sure that he survives to tell the tale? This new twist on one of the greatest classical folk tales just might keep you awake for another One Thousand and One Nights.

Bardzo dobra historia. Historie.
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