The story opens during the last days of the second Shogun, who has two sons, Iemitsu and Tadanaga. Iemitsu is the elder son and is expected to become the next Shogun. However, the real lion's share of the power is held by the Shogun. The Emperor, who belongs to the Noble class must approve the selection of a new Shogun. This rules governing behaviour for the Nobles are distinctly different from the rules for the Samurai. The main goal of the Nobles is to restore the true governing power to Japan to the Emperor. To accomplish this goal, the Nobles feel the more chaos the better. The Yagyu Conspiracy retells the one of the most exciting and intriguing chapters found in Japanese history...

Based on the novel "Shokuzai no Sonata" by Shichiri Nakayama (published December 21, 2011 by Kodansha Ltd.).

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A story about a high school calligraphy club on the verge of breaking up that enters in a major competition while overcoming problems. Yuki, a promising female judoist, and Yukari, a quiet Canadian-raised boy who just returned to Japan, end up joining the club for the sake of maintaining the membership required to keep the club. Together with the old club members with unique characters, they gradually discover the fun of calligraphy and work together to win in the competition.

It is the Edo period during the ninth Shogun Ieshige's reign. Orin's father was falsely accused of attempting to assassinate the former Shogun Yoshimune and in accordance with her father's wishes, Orin joins the secret assassination group Tegusari-nin, headed by Uemura Doestsu. In the organization, Orin fights through many dangers. But one day, she realizes she is being used by Doetsu in order to advance his ambition.

In early 20th-century China, country girl Xiao Yuegui comes to Shanghai to escape famine. She saves the life of Yu Qiyang (A-Qi), a minion in the Pujiang Association, the top gang in Shanghai. Consequently, she meets the people who run Pujiang Association and decides to work in the brothel it owns, changing her life forever. Xiao Yuegui is on a path to stand beside three generations of "King of Shanghai," and she will be the fourth.

~~ Based on the novel by Hong Ying.

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