Ichikawa Raku

Istanbul, Turkey, the crossroads of East and West. Lamp, a young man with difficulties in life, decides to stay at a private accommodation run by Yarmulu, a chef at a café. He encounters a variety of people, some rough, some kind...but the beautiful city and the delicious food he encounters gradually heal his emotional wounds.

The Asmanskaya Empire is ruled by the one and only Emperor (Sultan) Suleiman. Within his harem, female slaves live burdened with complex emotions. There is Hürrem, who won the Emperor’s favor through fierce competition. Some long for the honor of sharing his bed—others dread it. Some silently endure the shame of humiliation. And Mahasti… drowns in a forbidden love with a eunuch. Author Twitter

Ayako is a young student in Tokyo, fashion school. Yet, little motivated, it does not find the inspiration to create satisfactory and original designs. But thanks to the amulet around her neck, an unexpected opportunity will open up to her: Hodja, a Turkish immigrant, will offer him to work as a waiter in Akşehir, his little restaurant strayed in the heart of Shinjuku.