melancholia

small fables, my favourite
some are funny, some arent, art is really good
"A collection of short stories by various authors on different subjects."

this is SUCH a good exploration of grief

"
Despondent over the death of his best friend Takuya, Takeru wishes on a shooting star to meet his friend just one more time. A glimmer of light leads him to an ancient tree stump with a giant hole in it, a hole that impossibly leads to an entire city. It's the same city as his, the same people and places, but with two key differences: Takuya is still alive there, and Takeru isn't."

quite slow, not too sad tho

"After her normal, happy life shatters, Tokiko and her father move to a small seaside town to live with her grandmother as sixth grade starts. There, the sound of the waves brings back a distant memory from when she visited seven years ago, a memory of almost drowning in the sea and being saved by a merman. Are there really mermaids in that sea? Tokiko adjusts to her new life in the small town as she holds out hope of once more meeting the merman who saved her. "

yaaa might have cried fr at this one
its good. its really good.

"In the midst of a blazing hot summer beset by water shortages, middle-school girl Chinami faints from heat exhaustion. Upon waking up, she finds herself in a mysterious town by a beautifully pristine river whose waters hide many secrets..."

beautiful art, beautiful and real story about being gay and building community

"After recently moving to Onomichi, Hiroshima, high school student Tasuku Kaname is thrown into despair at the possibility that he may have been outed for being gay. Convinced his life is over, his despair turns into shock when he sees a woman jump out of a window of a nearby house. Tasuku races to the house in a panic only to discover that it's a public meeting lounge owned by the woman he saw before."

this is so excellent
the art is beautiful and i really like the narrative of the story
"After turning 65 and bereaved of her husband, Umiko visits a cinema for the first time in decades. A shocking, life-changing event awaits her. When she meets Kai, an art student majoring in film, Umiko realises that she wants to make a film."

Pretty art and a beautiful story about isolation and dealing with your troubles.

"This manga is about an isolated restaurant where you tell the chef your worries and she cooks up some seafood for you. The owners of the restaurant are a black cat and a witch."

I really loved this. All the characters are flawed and real. I like that the story doesn't tie everything up so neatly.

"My first ever love disappeared 13 years ago... and came back as a vampire."

the art is gorgeous although idk what was going on a good amount of the time

"A collection of interesting and mysterious stories about life, family and love."

This is honestly incredible, the art is stunning. Full color watercolor for the entire first volume?!