Marimo Ragawa

• Feb-2006
• / General Fiction
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• Jul-2006
• / Manga
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Young Takuya has it tough. After his mother passed away it has been his job to take care of his baby brother, Minoru while their father, Harumi, works the long hours of a Japanese salary-man.Takuya must sacrifice the playtime usually associated with ...

• Dec-2006
• / General Fiction
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• May-2007
• / General Fiction
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Takuya and Minoru attend a summer festival with their friends, pursue a fairy-tale quest that brings up treasured memories of their mother, and befriend a lonely old man with a kind heart. With a little help from their dad, the two boys are learning ...

• Nov-2007
• / Fantasy
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Seiichi, the old neighborhood bully, has moved back to town, and his sudden arrival is causing all sorts of trouble. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kimura, are torn between feeling angry for the way he disgraced the family name and the love they still hav...

• Jan-2008
• / Fantasy
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When a new student, Hikage, joins the class, Takuya tries to befriend him. But Hikage is suspicious of Takuya's motives and begins a campaign to destroy Takuya's happiness. When Takuya seems to weather the assault, Hikage gets his little brother to a...

• Apr-2008
• / Fantasy
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Ichika and Ma-bo run away from their crowded home...but it's not long before the peace and quiet of Takuya's house get on their nerves! At the office, Takuya's father juggles a computer crisis, a stressed-out coworker, and a gang of lackadaisical off...

• Jun-2008
• / Fantasy
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Meet Mr. Mukai, the enigmatic director of the Sunflower Nursery School. Some people admire his teary-eyed devotion to children of all ages. Other people think he's just weird. And everybody wants to know what he looks like without his ever-present su...

• Aug-2008
• / Fantasy
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When Takuya's friend Hitoshi finds a strange woman's photo in his father's cookbook, he panics. Could his ultra-feminine dad really be having an affair? But Hitoshi's problems are just beginning, as an innocently dropped handkerchief leads him to a g...

• Oct-2008
• / Manga
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Takuya's neighbors Seiichi and Tomoko are on the outs, thanks to Seiichi's weakness for gambling. But with Seiichi unavailable, Tomoko can dig up only one date for her big class reunion: Takuya! Worse, at the reunion, the whole class learns Seiichi's...

• Nov-2008
• / Fantasy
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Takuya's class defends its honor in an intramural baseball game that gets a little too intense. Then it's off to beautiful Hawaii, where Takuya's dad tries to keep his staff together during a company vacation--while Takuya and Minoru help a pair of A...

• Feb-2009
• / Manga
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There's only one thing Ichika wants for her birthday (besides Minoru's undying love), and that's the royal treatment! At her birthday party, family and friends are forced to bow to the precocious toddler's whims...until Ichika goes a little too far. ...

• Apr-2009
• / Manga
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How did Takuya's family get started? In this special flashback volume, meet Takuya's father, Harumi, in his days as a hardworking college student and womanizing bachelor. Struggling to make it in Tokyo without his parents' help, Harumi doesn't plan t...

• Jun-2009
• / Fantasy
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Ichika's mature for a toddler--unnervingly so. But even the most precocious kids are still kids, and even Ichika sometimes wets the bed. With an ingenious cover-up and her little brother as an accomplice, maybe she won't have to admit it! Then Minoru...

• Aug-2009
• / Fantasy
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Everyone's an art critic. First Takuya's brainy friend Hitoshi reveals his secret passion for drawing stories about space heroes, only to get into a feud with Fujii over the artistic direction of the project. Then Minoru takes his favorite picture bo...

• Oct-2009
• / Fantasy
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Takuya and his friends share a beach house over summer vacation and run afoul of Moriguchi's foxy grandma, who loves checking out the hot young studs at the beach...and hates looking after kids. But when Minoru and his fellow toddlers get lost in the...

• Dec-2009
• / Fantasy
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At the annual school festival Takuya and his friends deal with girls, bullies, the geeks from the Audio-Visual Club...and a whole passel of lost toddlers. Then Takuya's dad, sleeping off a few too many after-work drinks, has a very strange dream. And...

• Feb-2010
• / Manga
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Final Volume!Sometimes raising a baby is enough to make any overworked junior-high boy lose his patience. But when tragedy strikes, Takuya gets a painful reminder of just how much he's learned to love Minoru. In the two boys' darkest hour, with all o...

• Mar-2021
• / Fantasy
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When Setsu's grandfather died, so did Setsu's "sound" -- his unique creative spark. Grieving, he goes to Tokyo to find himself...but manages to become totally, literally lost on his first day. Only a chance meeting with Yuna -- aka Yuka, the hostess ...

• Apr-2021
• / Fantasy
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When Setsu moves to a high school in Tokyo, he learns that his classmate, Shuri Maeda, is planning to create a "Tsugaru Shamisen Club." He doesn't understand why Shuri wants to start a shamisen club even though she doesn't know anything about it. How...

• May-2021
• / Fantasy
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The Tsugaru Shamisen Club is finally up and running, and begins practicing for the "Matsugoro Cup," which was established by Setsu's mother, Umeko. However, the club is having a hard time getting members and still has no one to guide them!...

• May-2021
• / Fantasy
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Every member of the Shamisen Club is training hard for the Tsugaru Shamisen Koshien “Matsugoro Cup.”  At the suggestion of their mentor Odawara-sensei, the club will set out for a summer training camp… With such little time remaining until...

• May-2021
• / Fantasy
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The Tsugaru Shamisen Koshien “Matsugoro Cup” begins! Before Setsu and the others can take the stage in the group competition, powerhouse teams from all over the country stand in their way! Finally, the competition begins! What kind of performance...

• Jun-2021
• / Fantasy
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The awaited Tsugaru Shamisen Koshien “Matsugoro Cup” has begun. Everyone on Setsu’s team from Umezono Private School is fired up for the first day’s group competition. But before their eyes, the Osaka team led by Takaomi Kaji, the Fukuoka tea...

• Jun-2021
• / Fantasy
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Things are heating up at the Tsugaru Shamisen Koshien “Matsugoro Cup” with the individual competition! Takaomi Kaji of Osaka, whose flawless performance in the group competition led his team to victory, takes the stage. Getting fired up by the pe...

• Jul-2021
• / Fantasy
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The Tsugaru Shamisen Koshien “Matsugoro Cup” ends with a thunderous applause for the performance of the genius Soichi Tanuma! Upon hearing that performance, a feeling he’s never known before begins to well up inside of Setsu. With all the shows...

• Mar-2022
• / Fantasy
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Police officer Kain Walker has gone to great lengths to prevent his coworkers, family, and friends from finding out he’s gay. But when Kain meets Mel Fredericks, he realizes at once that his whole world is about to change. For the first time, Kain ...

• Aug-2022
• / Fantasy
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Kain and Mel’s relationship has seen its share of tribulations, but each challenge has only made their bond stronger, leading at long last to the altar. But their wedded bliss is short-lived: The next day, Mel disappears without a word. Having no d...

• Sep-2023
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Plunging into a new composition! With a new feeling and a desire as a performer, Setsu decides to drop out of high school, after having lost to Soichi Tanuma in the Tsugaru Shamisen Koshien “Matsugoro Cup”. The door he knocks on is that of a Miny...

• Oct-2023
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Being unable to match his playing with the songs of others, Setsu continues to struggle to find his sound. Will he ever be able to pull himself out of that darkness?! On top of that, a performer who used to compete with Setsu has joined the group at ...

• Nov-2023
• / Graphic Novel
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Setsu and Mani are heading to the Azumanomiya Cup Folk Music National Championship!! They'll face off against powerhouses gathered from around the country as well as the championship's exclusive accompanist, Seiryu Kamiki!! Who will win the champions...

• Dec-2023
• / General Fiction
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Yuna Tatsuki was the first woman Setsu met in Tokyo who captivated his heart. The two, tied by fate, are reunited!? Having won the Azumanomiya Cup Folk Music National Championship, Setsu now sets his sights on performing at the Hirosaki Tsugaru Shami...

• Jan-2024
• / Graphic Novel
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• Feb-2024
• / Graphic Novel
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Setsu, Seiryu, and Sochi come together under one roof to compete in the individual competition of the Hirosaki Tsugaru Shamisen National Championship. After first participating in the group competition as a member of Team Take no Hana, Setsu is reun...

• Mar-2024
• / Graphic Novel
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Setsu, Seiryu, and Soichi come together under one roof to compete in the individual competition of the Hirosaki Tsugaru Shamisen National Championship. Following Soichi's flawless performance and Seiryu Kamiki(Kosuke Ogata)'s beautiful performances, ...

• Apr-2024
• / Graphic Novel
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A new chapter begins! Setsu makes his artist's debut. But his rivals are Umeko and Wakana?! Three months following his victory at the Hirosaki Tsugaru Shamisen National Championship, Setsu is invited to join a music agency by Kinjo-san, a regular at ...

• May-2024
• / Graphic Novel
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After being asked to join a music agency, Setsu realized that he wanted to compose a unique improvisational piece and play it in front of as many people as possible. Setsu forms a new unit with Kaji, Arakawa, and Soichi Tanuma's little sister, Mai. T...