Yamato Waki

Tribute series by other artists to celebrate Aoike Yasuko's Eroica Yori Ai wo Komete's 45th anniversary. It started to run in Mystery Bonita's 2021 July issue. The artists who have contributed so far (as of 2023 June): 1- Shitou Ryoko (2021/7) 2- Sakai Miwa (2021/8) 3- Mineo Maya (2021/9) 4- Nanamaki Kanako (2021/10) 5- Akaishi Michiyo (2021/11) 6- Nakayama Seika (2021/12) 7- Aoki Tomo (2022/1) 8- Toono Yukiko (2022/2) 9- Ogawa Yayoi (2022/3) 10- Shima Atsuko (2022/4) 11- Haruna Remon (2022/5) 12- Hagio Moto (2022/6) 13- Aoki Tomo (2022/7) 14- Takahashi Miyuki (2022/8) 15- Yamato Waki (2022/9) 16- Honda (2022/10) 17- Shitou Kyoko (2022/11) 18- Aoki Tomo (2022/12) 19- Hamada Shouko (2023/1) 20- Urasawa Naoki (2023/2) 21- Shiomi Chika (2023/3) 22- Nogami Takeshi (2023/4) 23- Anno Moyoco (2023/5) 24- Yamamura Higashi (2023/6) 25- Nagano Noriko (2023/7) 26- Kihara Toshie (2023/8)

Collections of one-shots each selected by 85 different shoujo manga authors and organized by theme: Volume 1 - Love Story (恋愛) Biidama no Hashi (ビー玉の橋) \[Robico] \[Selected by Saki Haruki] Haruaki Hime (春秋姫) \[Yukiko Kai] \[Selected by Aiko Itou] Fuyu-Haru-Anata (冬・春・あなた) \[Fusako Kuramochi] \[Selected by herself] Koibumi Biyori "Atashi wo Shiranai Kimi e" (恋文日和＜あたしをしらないキミへ＞) \[George Asakura] \[Selected by Machiko Sakurai] Romantical Blue Illumination (ロマンティカル・ブルー・イルミネーション) \[Hiromu Ono] \[Selected by herself] Kotsu Tsubo (骨壺) \[Ayato Katsuma] \[Selected by Joniel Sugawara] Michikusa (みちくさ) \[Kyouko Fumizuki] \[Selected by Chieko Hara] Pink no Yuki ga Futtara... (ピンクの雪が降ったら…) \[Kaoru Tada] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi] Volume 2 - Family (家族) Tasogare (黄昏) \[Mariko Iwadate] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi] 50-nen no Toki wo Koete (50年の時を超えて) \[Mariko Takeda] \[Selected by herself] Moderato Cantabile (モデラートカンタービレ) \[Noriko Nakayama] \[Selected by herself] Kiseki no Okurimono (奇跡の贈りもの) \[Rina Morino] \[Selected by herself] Hareta Hi wa Gakkou wo Yasunde (はれた日は学校をやすんで) \[Rieko Saibara] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto] Barairo ga Me ni Shimiru (バラ色が目にしみる) \[Yoshida Mayumi] \[Selected by herself] Sora no Kotori (空の小鳥) \[Chica Umino] \[Selected by Saki Aoi] Volume 3 - Emotion (感動) Saionji-san to Yamada-kun (西園寺さんと山田くん) \[Tsunami Umino] \[Selected by Kei Yoshizawa] Pocket no Naka no Kiseki (Ayako) (ポケットの中の奇跡 (綾子)) \[Waki Yamato] \[Selected by Miwa Ueda] Itteshimatta Natsu (いってしまった夏) \[Mutsumi Tsukumo] \[Selected by Hara Chieko] Anata no Aozora (あなたの青空) \[Fuyumi Ogura] \[Self selection] Yuki Warisou (雪割草) \[Chiki Oya] \[Selected by Fuyumi Ogura] Haruyume Hime (春夢姫) \[Jun Fukami] \[Self selection] Volume 4 - Fantasy (幻想) Kitsune Yomeiri (きつねよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi] My Dear B・F \[Ikuemi Ryou] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi] Kimi yo Shiru ya Minami no Kuni (君よ知るや南の国) \[Kumi Morikawa] \[Selected by Youko Miyajima] Arcadia no Shounen (アルカディアの少年) \[Ritsuko Abe] \[Selected by Youko Hanabusa] Dorobou Cinderella (泥棒シンデレラ) \[Suzue Miuchi] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto] Chijou no Itten (地上の一点) \[Yuko Kono] \[Selected by Itsumi Kirishima] Ki no Fureta Kisetsu (気のふれた季節) \[Tomoko Naka] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama] Volume 5 - Extraordinary (異彩) Hoshi no Opera (星のオペラ) \[Chica Umino] \[Selected by Kazu Gotou] Nire Yashiki (にれ屋敷) \[Hideko Mizuno] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama, Chieko Hara, and herself] Genkan (玄関) \[Fumiko Takano] \[Selected by Kiwa Irie] Sault Seint Marie no Koi (スー・セント・マリーの恋) \[Kyouko Fumizuki] \[Selected by Udou Shinohara and Akiko Hatsu] Ame (雨) \[Minori Kimura] \[Selected by Hideko Mizuno] Omukae Ga Kuru (おむかえがくるよ) \[Masako Sone] \[Self selection] Hinata e Hikage e no Romance (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス) \[Toshie Kihara] \[Selected by Ayuko Omi] Uso Happyaku-ya (嘘八百屋) \[Masako Yoshi] \[Self selection] Hanshin (半神) \[Moto Hagio] \[Selected by Chie Shinohara, Tsugumi Tsukishima, and Akirako Toudou]

A Sengoku-era romance about the historical artist, noblewoman and teacher Ono Otsū (小野お通)

Gin shimochiai is an expert babysitter, who's willing to make every child in the world happy. But, actually she's a man disguising as a woman. Inspired by his nanny in childhood and the story of Mary Poppins, he build Poppins Shimochiai Club, a babysitter agent. With his "poppins magic", he can solve every family problem and bring happiness to the children. source: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/2feyncx/babysitter-gin

During the Edo period, not all samurai were considered wealthy, high class war heroes who answered directly to the shogun. In fact, many of them were of low rank and remained nameless throughout their careers while living economically with their small families just to make ends meet. Nakamura Hanshirou and Yukie with their baby son Tarou is one such family, and through their lives, Yamato Waki offers eye-opening glimpses of the less talked about aspects of living in Japan's capital during this famous era. source: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/s0dyd11/nishi-muku-samurai

In 1932, the shadow of war threatens, but Japan is still at peace. A sponsor of the Imperial Symphony, Lord Kuretake Kimiya, is deathly ill. He calls to his bedside Sanjou Kaoru, who is both the fiancé of his daughter Umeko and an up-and-coming conductor. Lord Kuretake has a very serious request: Many years ago, he had a daughter with a Russian woman and he begs Sanjou to search for her in Shanghai. Because her mother, Anastasia, an opera singer, was a close friend of the princess, when the revolution came, she vanished with the imperial family. Since then, Kuretake has married and had a family, and he wants his daughter Natasha to be raised in his home. Secretly, Sanjou and his manager Nagaoka travel to Shanghai and Sanjou meets a beautiful girl singing at a jazz club in a hotel. Because she’s scorned for her mixed race, she has become a rough tomboy… and it turns out that girl is Natasha! She has been raised by the Kurisaki family, who own a small restaurant, and she and their son Takeshi are like brother and sister. Sanjou invites Natasha to a concert, but at the last minute she must stand in for the star. Sanjou is amazed by her incredible singing voice. Now he determines not only to bring her home, but to make sure she gets proper opera training and becomes a true prima donna. Even Takeshi tells her it would be best to go to Japan. Takeshi, it turns out, thinks of Natasha as more than a sister. Not wanting to risk never seeing Sanjou again, Natasha goes on the boat with him to Japan. But life in Japan proves to be nothing but misery for Natasha. The Kuretake family treats her like a servant and Umeko is suspicious of her relationship with Sanjou. As she travels home from school, Natasha learns that Lord Kuretake has died. She decides to run away. Takeshi has followed her to Japan, and he and Sanjou search desperately for her on the city streets… source: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/wr2mazv/niji-no-natasha

Elegant and bold, she is pursuing both criminals and the ultimate lover. Beautiful detective Ichiko's super love action! Ichiko, who wears only the finest clothes, is a skilled female detective who can silence both crying children and mobsters. She would love to catch a man with 5Es (E-grade looks, personality, taste, manners and intelligence), but for some reason (and her frustration) she only manages to catch criminals. What case will she tackle today with her nephew Yuta, a master of all things domestic, and the drug detection dog Al ? Note Original edition was 5 volumes long, digital edition is 3 volumes only

Sanako is a 10-year-old girl who lives with her father in Tokyo. Inside the gray building which is their home, they have created a sky garden full of huge, green potted plants. In this city oasis, kindhearted people meet…

Konohana Shino lives in the Meiji era of Japan. As her father's only child, she was raised like a man. Now a young woman, Shino has top grades in school and is the top fighter in the dojo. But one day, her little brother is born, and her father decides that it's time for her to be a woman. He insists she quit school and the dojo, dress in the confining clothes of a woman, and marry a guy she has no interest in. Shino has no idea how to deal with this unexpected and unwelcome twist in her life, until she happens across the foreigner Daniel Irving. After she saves him from thugs, he tells her about all the opportunities for women in New York. Determined to find a better life, Shino runs away from home and stows away aboard a foreign ship. Two things don't go according to plan-- Daniel is aboard the ship as well, and it's going to Hokkaido, not the US. Even so, this can still be the beginning of a new life for Shino, one that includes a lot of Daniel. But even if she finds that she loves Daniel, this era is not an easy one for marrying foreigners... source: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/4n6ritd/n-y-komachi

Udagawa Kachiko is a studious no-nonsense high school girl. One day, she found an entrance to a fantastic world called Fusuma Land.

10 years ago, Nakahara Asami's parents died in a car accident, leaving her an orphan. Ever since then, a mysterious guardian named "Ashinaga Ojisan" ("Daddy Long-Legs") has taken care of her education and finances on the condition that she work hard at school to become a doctor like her parents and that she never ask about his identity. This year, she is starting her first year at medical school. While adjusting to her new and separate life from her boyfriend Katsumi, she meets classmate Moritsugu Shun and a handsome new professor named Hayasaka Tasuku, who both seem to have secrets of their own. What experiences await her and will she ever find out who her Ashinaga Ojisan is?

Divided into four chapters entitled respectively 1970, 1974, 1976 and 1980, the story focuses on a young couple, Keiko and Kosuke. They meet during high school and soon become friends. Koisuke aspires to become a famous movie director and Keiko helps him with his project in a competition. The outcome is brilliant but not much later Keiko sees him kissing another girl. During the next years they will meet again, but will they be able to overcome their misunderstandings? (from MU)

In 1875, after the death of her parents, Uno goes to live in the Kanou household as a companion to Mariko, who is her same age. The two girls become very close and attend Cimons private school. This great romance tells the story of the loves and dreams of two girls growing up during the westernization of Japan in the Meiji era.

The year is 1939. Takechiyo, who grew up in Yanagibashi, is a fourth-year student at Hana Junior High School. His adoptive mother, a former geisha named Kacho, is the woman of his dreams. However, he suddenly finds himself forced to take over as head of the Aoba family, the former feudal lords, and things get complicated! He leaves his beloved mother and heads off to the middle of nowhere, a mountainous countryside that is nothing more than Aoba City in name. When he finally arrives at Aoba Gakumonjo Junior High School, he finds out it's a den of anachronistic eccentrics! The definitive version of Yamato Waki's large-scale youth love comedy!

To this day The Tale of Genji, a story written as a picture scroll in Japan's Heian period (794-1185), is regarded as the most important work in ancient Japanese literature. A shining baby boy is born to the emperor and Kiritsubo. The boy loses his mother at a very young age, but the emperor still shows a strong liking for him, and he grows into a handsome young man. The first part of the story (volumes 1 to 10) follows the tales of the glorious youth Hikaru Genji's love. It is also about the women in his life who strive to make their love towards Genji significantly different from others. The second half of the story called the "Uji Jujo" episodes (volumes 11 to 13) takes place after Genji's death, focusing on the youth of two imperial princes related to Genji.

The year is 1939. Takechiyo, who grew up in Yanagibashi, is a fourth-year student at Hana Junior High School. His adoptive mother, a former geisha named Kacho, is the woman of his dreams. However, he suddenly finds himself forced to take over as head of the Aoba family, the former feudal lords, and things get complicated! He leaves his beloved mother and heads off to the middle of nowhere, a mountainous countryside that is nothing more than Aoba City in name. When he finally arrives at Aoba Gakumonjo Junior High School, he finds out it's a den of anachronistic eccentrics! The definitive version of Yamato Waki's large-scale youth love comedy!

The setting is England. A handsome young man named Kira Queen appears like a comet in the traditional London theater world. He becomes a big star overnight. Behind this lies the obsession of a man who was once driven out of the theater world. The man's name is Fredric Lymon. He trains Kira through rigorous training, and aims to bring him back to glory. However, beneath Kira's beautiful mask lies a fearsome, poisonous fang...!? This is the start of Yamato Kazuki's heartfelt picaresque novel!! Note: Numbering based on the Bunkobon version

From Ivyscan The story of Mitsuko who was born with a 'star' on her palm. It's believed that those who are born with this mark will live to fly high, holding the stars within their grip. However she is just the third daughter of the Aoyama family who own an antique store. Her life will change forever after meeting Heinrich, an Austrian count visiting Japan.

Benio Hanamura is a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Tokyo during the Taisho era. Benio lost her mother when she was very young and has been raised by her father, a high-ranking official in the Japanese army. As a result, she has grown into a tomboy—contrary to traditional Japanese notions of femininity, she studies kendo, drinks sake, dresses in often outlandish-looking Western fashions, and isn't as interested in housewife duties as she is in literature. She also rejects the idea of arranged marriages and believes in a woman's right to a career and to marry for love. Benio's best friends are the beautiful Tamaki, who is much more feminine than Benio but equally interested in women's rights, and Ranmaru, a young man who was raised to play female roles in the kabuki theater and as a result has acquired very effeminate mannerisms.Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for Shojo in 1977, which it shared with Candy Candy

This is a shoujo romance set in ancient times, about a young girl who after the death of her mother finds herself set to be the 8th concubine of a local playboy, but is then kidnapped by a handsome ninja with a grudge against the house she’s been given too…

Hokkaido, Sapporo. High school student Ruka is living her life in bliss in the house of lilac. Even though they didn't share their mother, Ruka had a beautiful older sister, as well as a lovely younger sister. They lived with their strict but loving mother and their gentle father, whom they all loved dearly. One day a young boy named Shion transfers to Ruka's school. For some unknown reason, he views Ruka as his sworn enemy. However, along with solving the riddle of his behavior, Ruka's life begins to turn for the worst...

Coco, a young girl, travels to France in hope to achieve her dream of becoming a fashion designer, after she breaks into a runway that displays the works of a famous designer, Madame Elle, her unique and fun sense of fashion becomes a hit, and her designs and aesthetics are stolen by Madame Elle...