Ten elite space cadets, from different races spread across the galaxy, are assigned to board a decommissioned spaceship as
their final test. Their
orders are to survive as long as they can with what they have. Once in the ship, they find that their crew has gained an eleventh
member. Given the circumstances of the cadet selection process and how rushed the exams were, no one can remember the original members well enough to
recognize which is the new face nor how they got there.

As the days pass, the eleven must deal with their
suspicions of each other as well as the sudden news that the
spaceship is in dire straits.

Winner of the 1976 Shogakukan Manga Award, They Were Eleven is heralded as one of the turning points in shojo manga history for its prespectives on the sci-fi genre and gender roles.

Within the safety of the walls, youths are raised in a nursery-style setting by robots. While life there may appear stale on the surface, the children are full of potential and curiosity. In many ways it is like a slice of heaven.

The outside world is a hell-scape. It is almost entirely void of anything mechanical and is now inhabited by bizarre, yet powerful super-natural beings.

Maru, with the aid of Kiruko, is out there crisscrossing what was once Tokyo for heaven. But after searching for so long, maybe heaven is more of an untenable dream than a potential reality.

After heading south to investigate the place known as Tomato Heaven, Maru and Kiruko head back to Tokyo via a ferry. But they are ambushed at sea by one of the man-eating Hiruko monsters. This specific beast is amphibious, making him extremely deadly as he can easily take cover in the sea. Meanwhile in the school, Tokio, with the help of his classmate Kuku, uncovers a frightening secret. Maybe life is not what it seems at all. Maybe those who are inside the walls are not in heaven. And maybe the walls are there to keep them all inside

Kaoru is in love with his childhood
friend turned idol, Nana. Over the years, their
relationship has become strained with the differences in their
lifestyles, but Kaoru still fantasizes about Nana helping him realize
his ultimate fantasy... a BDSM relationship with her! One day, Kaoru's
mother finds his toys and gives them to the ever responsible Nana to rid
her son of his fetish, but Nana finds a leather piece and accidentally
locks herself inside! This moment awakens something inside of Nana,
whose stressful life could use some fun and could be the start of
Kaoru's ultimate fantasy...