Jun Mayuzuki

Struck by a reality they didn’t wish for, some ask, Do I not exist in this world? They can confirm their own presence, and Kowloon’s, and they can even smell and taste... In this town filled with secrets, Kujirai doubts her own existence. Each day is painful, but will it be different if Kudou is by her side?

Just because you can’t use magic doesn’t mean that you can’t be happy. Laugh and cry along with the young women featured in this big collection of touching short stories from the early career of Jun Mayuzuki, author of Kowloon Generic Romance. This engaging collection, Farewell, Daisy: Jun Mayuzuki Short Story Collection, offers a unique blend of emotion, exploration, and...

A fragment of a memory shows the abnormal that colors the everyday normal. Will this reveal the truth about Kowloon, and how Kujirai B s identical appearance to Reiko goes beyond mere resemblance? To face the future, one must learn the past, no matter how painful it might be...

I don t remember my past. In the nostalgia-abundant dystopia of Kowloon Walled City, Reiko is now aware that many mysteries surround her very being. With life turned upside down, she confides in her friend Yaomay about her feelings for Kudou and more. But it s not only Reiko who has secrets: what of the opportunistic Dr. Hebinuma? A sorrowful,...

Kowloon Generic Romance is an ongoing work by Jun Mayuzuki, the creator of the critically acclaimed romance manga After the Rain.

I'm in love with him. With the sweltering afternoon sun beating down on her in an apartment room, Reiko Kujirai comes to a realisation: In her heart is both a sense of nostalgia toward and romantic affection for her coworker Hajime Kudou. Reiko's feelings, previously hidden away, are turning into a secret desire that might just carry a stunning truth...

Guided by a desire to become her absolute self, Reiko Kujirai grows ever more interested in what lies beyond the crowded streets of Kowloon. Meanwhile, as the Generic Terra project steadily advances, the rift between Miyuki and Gwen remains stark. Unexplainable phenomena abound, as mysterious as the yearnings of the heart... When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes...

Kujirai B and I are different people, and Kujirai B has already passed away, it seems. As Miyuki and Gwen continue to investigate, ominous remarks by Kudou conflict with his past love for Kujirai B. Is the reality unfolding before Kujirai A's eyes the truth or the absolute? Discover the intrigue and mystery in Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 5.

I'm the only lie. Reiko Kujirai faces a harsh realisation in this Kowloon, where nothing is certain, her falsehood is the one sure truth for Kudou. She is different yet the same. But when Kujirai tries to pull away, Kudou insists that she never leave. What could he be feeling, living alongside a woman who shares the face of his...

Kowloon Generic Romance, Vol. 4 - I only have eyes for you. Such is the message the sunflowers proclaimed in a city brimming with a nostalgia just like love. As ordinary life turns extraordinary, a question arises. What if, in fact, your love and life belong to another? Knowing nothing of her past, Reiko Kujirai makes a wish to become...

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself....

Reiko experiences within her mind the end of a summer past, and now sees what really happened between Kudou and Kujirai B. But even if she herself has no history to call her own, she’ll build up her life day by day to become her absolute self. Even if tragedy waits, she’ll choose her future without regrets. Kowloon Generic Romance,...

Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at...