New 1970s cover scan

Obake no Isan (おばけの遺産), published in 1979 by Ako Natsume, has been added to the 1970s scans section. Check it out!

New 1990s Artbook scan

Born To Be Idol!, published in 1995, has been added to the artbook section. Check it out!

Born To Be Idol (1995)

Born To Be Idol! is an artbook that was released in 1995 for the manga series Hajime-chan ga Ichigan (or はじめちゃんが一番！). Hajime-chan is the story of a young girl named Hajime, whose family has been very poor since her quintuplet brothers were born. Because of the rambunctious and cute nature of her brothers, not to mention the fact that quintuplets are very rare, they are recruited by a talent scout. Soon enough they have their own idol group! Hajime must balance helping and watching over her famous brothers, while at the same time trying win over an idol from the same company. The series is by Taeko Watanabe.

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Tokimeki Tonight (1982)

Ranze has a unique family situation; her mother is a werewolf and her father is a vampire. Despite living in her own "Addams Family," she tries her best to be normal. Developing a crush on a boy at school is normal, but her main rival is the daughter of a yakuza boss! On top of this, her parents do not approve of the boy, and want her to date somebody from the monster world, instead. As if this is not enough stress to deal with, she soon finds that supernatural powers so prominent in her family have not passed her by: if she bites something the wrong way she takes the form of the object! So, if she bites a baseball, she will turn into a baseball. If she bites a person, she will take on their form. And, because she has to sneeze to turn back to normal, it is not always easy to do so!

This series is a comedy above all else, with exaggerated expressions and situations. Published in 1982.

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