SUGIURA SHIHO

Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world.

From Essence of Purity:At 23, Nagamori Kasumi is the new employee of a model agency but his cute face makes him look much younger than his real age. The most famous Japanese model, Nishimuro Shiki, works at the same agency... He is the so called Cinderella Boy. But he is in fact an 18 year old kid with a pretty harsh personality who drives all of his assistants away one after the other. Having enough of his constant whims, the manager tells him to choose up his own assistant. And Shiki decides to pick Kasumi...-------------Second story is "The Clearing of Rain "Hiyama pays a long haired boy for sex, the boy declares the rule that no real names can be used but Hiyama falls in love with him. That's why the next time they meet Hiyama refuses to pay and the boy is insulted and runs away before Hiyama tries to explain.The first part is an older style artwork of mangaka.

The White Jewel Pin, a precious treasure, is only worth something when both halves are present. When the White Jewel Pin breaks in half, 2 men from different organizations become the carriers of each half. And both are determined to get the other piece. One for freedom, and one for the master who saved him.

The extra story elaborating on the meaning of Rakan's miracle is an absolute gem!! "Map of Darkness", which depicts the Guards' life before meeting Rakan,"The Last Shelter from the Rain", their reunion in the alternate world years after the final battle, and 9 pages of extra stories such as "The Slope of Yomotsuhira", etc. are also worth-seeing!!

[From Essence of Purity]:chapters 1-5: At 23, Nagamori Kasumi is the new employee of a model agency but his cute face makes him look much younger than his real age. The most famous Japanese model, Nishimuro Shiki, works at the same agency... He is the s

Deep in a cave lies a demon trapped in ice who will eat any human who dares enter. The demon, Blood, waits for the human who will cry the purest tears, for the gem formed from those tears will break the spell that binds him. Then one day, a young man named Ishuca appears in the cave - and knowing that his weak heart will not last long, he has come to die. Touched by Ishuca's gentle nature, Blood gradually begins to change from the cruel, ice-cold demon he once was.