Maki Miyako

Collection of short stories published in the magazine Josei Jishin. They illustrate the destinies of Japanese woman after the Second World War to the 1970s, portray their awakening sexuality and reveal the status of women in society.

5 stories based on the Ukiyo-zōshi stories Koushoku Gonin Onna by Saikaku Ihara about 5 women and their dramatic love affairs. Himeji: Tajimaya Onatsu (姫路・但馬屋お夏) Edo: Yaoya Oshichi (江戸・八百屋お七) Kyou: Daikyouji Koyomiya Osan (京・大経師暦屋おさん) Osaka: Taruya Osen (大阪・樽屋おせん) Satsuma: Ryuukyuuya Oman (薩摩・琉球屋お万)

Koube Ijinkan (神戸異人館) Kaze no Hoozuki (風のほおずき) Kazehikaru Asa (風光る朝) Teramachi Kyoumachi Kouyamachi (寺町・京町・紺屋町) Spade no Joou (スペードの女王) Akai Peter Pan (赤いピーターパン)

Inspired the Licca-chan doll, now seen as the Japanese equivalent of Barbie dolls. Digital versions delisted as of 2022

In 1989 Genji Monogatari received the 34th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. (from mangaupdates)

A wedding ruined by the suicide of a woman rumored to be a witch… Eiichi's affair ends in disaster as his lover hangs herself during his wedding to another woman. To the horror of the wedding guests, the dead woman gives birth to a girl. Eiichi and his new wife are forced to raise a child they don't want and don't care for. They name her Tsumiko (Great Shame). Now as a teenager Tsumiko resembles her dead mother more every day. She must compete with a younger sister, Megumi, who is everything she is not. As tensions rise at home and at school, Tsumiko will do everything she can to make her life better…

During the end of the Bakumatsu era there is a young woman by the name of Hisa, haunted by the accursed birthmark in the shape of a crimson red butterfly that appears on her body in times of great duress. How far will Hisa go to seek justice for her unfortunate life, and the man that she loves?

In ancient times, a peaceful island was disturbed by the landing of foreigners from a more advanced civilization. The two groups seemed to coexist peacefully, and gave the chance for the young sculptor Palos and the beautiful Rota to meet and establish a tender relationship. But the ambitions of the court soothsayer and the arrival of a mysterious comet will turn the situation upside down.