Umi no Cradle - Recommendations

• Vol: 2; Ch: 13
• 2010 - 2011

Masaki Ryou was sent with his older sister to clean up Hiijii-san's mansion. While he was there, Ryou found a water well and accidentally fell into it. As he regained consciousness, he meets this girl named Rose who has been supposedly expecting him, and realizes that he is in pre-modern England.

• Vol: 4; Ch: 34
• 2019 - 2020

The isle of Britain, Ancient England. The knight Mordred fights off the endless Saxon hordes laying siege to the town of Exeter. But the Saxons, skilled in the art of war, are a terrifying force, and Mordred is gradually driven deeper and deeper into the depths of despair. However, news spreads one day that relief is coming in the form of King Arthur. Will this unrivaled hero, who has made his name known throughout all of Britain, be the town's salvation, or...?

• Vol: 5+; Ch: 40+
• 2021 - ?

England, 1553. There was a boy who dreamed of tomorrow in an era when good and evil, power, and even the whereabouts of life were uncertain. Taken by his father, the costume officer, a 12-years-old William Cecil decides to climb the castle for the first time. He was aiming for a career by serving the king, but it was the unmanned Henry VIII who reigned there. The boy, who was depressed by the difference with the royal palace he had dreamed of, met Queen Anne Boleyn and vowed to serve the child in her stomach... the future "king".

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 9+
• 2023 - ?

The early 11th century, England. Luke, a boy who was raised by wolves, meets Father Crowley. Crowley shows the boy love and he begins to relearn what being a human is like. But then, Vikings appear and kill Crowley. Thus starting the revenge story of the man Vikings feared, nicknamed Hildólfr (War-Wolf) Odin.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 16
• 2003 - 2014

Twenty-eight-year-old Cranry Bennett is a single woman who runs a bustling cafe. Though she doesn't feel the need to marry, she does need some help around the house, thus putting out an ad for a maid in the paper. However, she arrives home one day to find an unlikely applicant on her doorstep: thirteen-year-old Shirley Madison. Though Cranry would have preferred an older candidate she decides to give Shirley a chance. Together, the two talk about corsets, eat delicious meals and get to know each other.  

• Vol: 2
• 1981 - 1982

Alice is a rich man's daughter. She dreams becoming a pianist, but her life changed when her father went bankrupt. Mansion in London was taken in the form of debt, and family moved to villa in small town...

• Vol: 5; Ch: 32
• 2012 - 2014

London in the 19th century is bustling as it prepares for The Great Exhibition. However, a Martian Tripod—a three-legged fighting machine—suddenly attacks the city. Amid the chaos, the orphan boy Oliver meets Alice, the daughter of a noble family. This is the story of the two, whose lives would never have had intersect under ordinary circumstances.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 8
• 2013 - 2016

In the nineteenth century, Kerry pretends to be a man and helps the powerless as a detective in London, though she's from an aristocratic family. She takes an assignment involving a stolen diamond for a couple who's facing their parents' objection. The man standing in front of her is Hohen, family lawyer with sharp stares. They're at odds against each other at first, but as they cooperate to solve the case, they become attracted to each other...?!

• One Shot
• 2022

I was born and raised in Japan, and I'm living in London... So I'm the only one who can understand my sadness.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 26
• 2018 - 2020

Nanase Umi came to Portugal alone, looking for the seascape that led to her late parents giving her the name "Umi". This is the story of her travels with Andou Rie, a painter she meets at the airport.