“Zero-Sum anthology volume 16: 16 fairy-tale/nursery-rhyme themed oneshots by various mangaka.”
Arcana - Douwa / Otogibanashi
ゼロサムオリジナルアンソロジーシリーズ Arcana (16) [童話/おとぎ話]
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Synopsis
Zero-Sum anthology volume 16: 16 fairy-tale/nursery-rhyme themed oneshots by various mangaka.
The Zero-Sum Original Anthology Series features themed oneshots from various mangaka that publish in Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum and Ward magazines. Volume 16 theme: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes 1. Kin'iro Ookami to Akazukin (The Golden Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood) ~ Takayama Shinobu 2. Tsuruon!! (*Abbreviation of Tsuru no Ongaeshi, or The Crane's Repayment of Kindness) ~ Saeki Yashirou 3. Koyubihime (Pinkylina) ~ D. Kissan 4. Shiro (White) ~ Mizutani Yuzu & Kaede Tooru 5. Hebi no Ou (The King of Snakes)~ Kayase Shiki 6. Little Merman ~ Kari Erika 7. Nihon Chotto Mukashi no Hanashi (A Little Old Japanese Tale) ~ Ogaki Chika 8. Akazukin-chan to Ookami-kun (Little Miss Red Riding Hood and Mr. Wolf) ~ Ninagawa Tomo 9. Totsugeki Ningyo Yarou (Attack! Mermaid Dude OR *Bousou Ningyo Yarou i.e. “Out-of-Control Mermaid Dude” on the pages in the actual comic) ~ Mikawa Verno 10. Ouji-sama wa Soushoku-kei (The Prince is a Herbivore) ~ Kanou Ayumi 11. Kounotori Musubi (The Stork's Ties) ~ Akanatsu 12. Piggies ~ Mitsu Nanae 13. Hebi to Kuro no Lion (The Snake and the Black Lion) ~ Serikawa Mame 14. Hyaku-nen Ibara to Shiranai Himegimi (The Hundred-Year Old Thorn Shrub and the Oblivious Princess or The Centennial Brier and the Oblivious Princess) ~ Akazaki Mutsumi 15. Oyayubi-hime ~Another Side~ (Thumbelina ~Another Side~) ~ Mikami Ritsuhiro 16. Shinigami no Nazuke-Oya (Der Gevatter Tod or The Godfather of Death) ~ Sakura Maro
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Jul 2010 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M15263 catalog