Collection of short stories including: • Nejishiki A man gets bitten on the arm by a jelly fish on a village beach foreign to him. He sets off desperately searching for a doctor who can heal his bleeding veins... Tsuge's 3rd-only English translated work, a sensational and controversial piece that stunned American audiences when published in issue #250 of The Comics Journal. One of Tsuge's "dream stories". • Numa (Marsh) A man meets a strange woman while hunting in a marsh. • Chico A couple takes care of a java sparrow. • Hatsutake Gari (Mushroom Hunting) Rain mysteriously falls around a particular place where a boy and his grandfather plan on going mushroom hunting the next morning... • Sanshouuo (Salamander) • Touge no Inu • Uwasa no Bushi • Ondoru Koya (Ondoru House) • Gensenkan Shujin (Master of the Gensenkan Inn) • Chouhachi no Yado • Oba Denki Tokin Kogyosho (Oba's Electroplate Factory) • Yoshiboo no Hanzai • Shounen • Aru Mumei Sakka It DOES NOT contain this story: • Soto no Fukurami (The Outside Inflation) The outside inexplicably threatens to collapse a man's house, leading him out to a world of anxiety and oddness in this minimalist story.

Merikuron: Replacement bodies in which even memories are duplicated. Is the mysterious young man who creates them, Louie, a god or a demon...!? A poetic human mystery that will move you to tears. From Lovely Strange Dark: Louie is the charismatic mystery man who creates mericlones, while his foil is Nanako, a girl against all things mericlone. This series begins with some episodic entries exploring various reasons people wind up with the clones, and then around the end of volume one jumps into the main plot about who Louie is.

Kitajima Maya loves acting with a passion. But the odds seem stacked against her--she's working as a delivery girl at a noodle shop and bogged down with school... Still, nothing could stop her love for drama... Will she ever get the chance to pursue her dreams?

A 64-page fantasy/sci-fi one-shot that ran in Afternoon. Winner of the Four Seasons Award but didn't get serialized.

[From ShoujoMagic]: Aihara Shinobu is a high school student and lovely model. One day in Shibuya, she's handled roughly by a gang leader named Kyou, who insists he will make her his woman unless she can produce a boyfriend. Shinobu turns to her unrequited love, a true gentleman named Hibiki, the utter opposite of Kyou, and begs him to play the part. But what Shinobu doesn't realize is how long Kyou and Hibiki have waited for this moment... WARNING: For mature audiences due to strong language.

From Bliss: One summer day, a fifth grade boy name Susumu suddenly appear before former biker gang member now current host club host, Okita Yamamto and said that Okita is his father! Afraid of being a bad influence on his son, Yamamto transform himself into a daytime working parcel delivery man. But being a father is harder than it seems as Yamamto struggles to become a good role model for his son.

Collection of short stories.

Kan-chan and Osamu go on a vacation... to HELL!

From StarryHeaven The Leopard and the Faithful Manservant: 1) After getting dumped the most spectacular way at the start of a new year, she calls up her childhood friend for some emotional unloading. And when she thinks things can't get any worst, she gets her wrist broken by the car accident caused by her friend. She then commands him to be her slave until her wrist is healed. A Fiery Kiss on a Rooftop: 2) With the party girl's hands forced by her parents to either get a teaching license or have her allowance cut off, she caves. Begrudgingly, she sets off for her practicum at a high school. His Feverish Glance: 3) With her wedding nine months away and a comfortable life seemingly in her lap, she helps a handsome stranger out when he was being pursued. The House Touched by a Spirit: 4) A trip with her married co-worker to Hokkaido ends disastrously after he chickens out after his wife contacts him. The girl tries to hitch a ride to town from a passing stranger but he brings her home instead.

Out of the blue, a beautiful girl asks Kakeru to run away with her. It turns out that the girl is on the run from a shadowy government organization intent on using her psychic abilities for its own nefarious ends. But why does she need Kakeru’s help? Could it be that he has secret powers, too?

Collection of short stories: 1) Still Got the Blues Kuniyoshi is high-strung and ambitious. Hirayama... is not. They worked together until Hirayama suddenly quit. That's when Kuniyoshi realized how much Hirayama meant to him. But it's always Kuniyoshi pushing their relationship and he doesn't know what Hirayama really thinks. 2) The Windows Reflect a Moonlight Night 3) Moving Day 4) Nobody Else but You 5) In the Room 6) No more Goodbye

Shinjou Shouryuu is a healthy 17 year old high school boy. Many of his kouhais wonder why such a great guy doesn't have a girlfriend. Ask him and he'll tell you that between school, work, and saving his kouhais from bullies doesn't leave him much time to go on dates. So he instead goes online to "F.I.L. GATES". There in the chat room his alter-ego, Kakeru, is infatuated with the girl called Hal. Hal sends a message reminding him that Sunday will be the 6 month anniversary of when they first met (online) and that she wants to meet him in person! And let's just say it's not your typical first date. This manga is about the romance and complexities of an internet relationship.

Yoshinaga is madly in love with Takao. However, Takao is in love with big tits. Facing such a frivolous lover, Yoshinaga needs to use all ways to tame Takao. But will Takao really listen and give up big tits? (- Attractive Fascinante) Contains a two-part oneshot called Dancing on the Horizon. Takeharu is traumatized of water ever since his father fell out of his boat while fishing and was never seen again. His cousin, Toshizou, had once traveled the world but is now a freeloader at his place. Will Toshizou be able to help Takeharu overcome his fear? Or will the same traumatizing events occur?

[From Bakeneko] Okabe, who works in the Mechanic Department and has a hard time remembering people's names and faces because of horrible past love experiences, is gay. One day, when the Sales Department's and General Affair's smoking area is under construction, they gather in the Mechanic Department's smoking area. On that day Okabe can feast his eyes on the men wearing suits, that he likes, but why does he suddenly remember the one night stand partner he met at a bar!? The anthology about the men who work at a company called Noah? and all share the passion for smoking. Also includes the story Beautiful Maine Coon?, where one cat brings together two different men! Short appearances of characters from both Endorphin Machine and Kozure Ookami (INOUE Satou)

A collection of short-stories. - Beloved Goldfish: Ai and Jin are childhood friends and neighbours. When they were kids, Ai got a goldfish from Jin and she took care of it since then, but one day, Jin decides to leave for a reason Ai has yet to know. - Real intentions: Mizuho is a high-school girl who doesn't get that her friend Ootsuka is obsessed with UFOs. But when Niizaka, the popular girl, starts taking a liking to Ootsuka and his interest, Mizuho has no choice but to admit her feelings for her friend. - Star Romance: Michiaki is a rebellious high-school student, which his friend Miyo is worried about. Playing his play pretend since his mother's death, will Michiaki be able to go back to his senses? - Life is white: it's a bad luck day for the Capricorns. Unfortunately, Yae-chan and Sou-chan are both capricorns. Add to that a mystery box and here's a white adventure! - Your eyes: Yuika, a colorful high-school girl yearns for her beloved boyfriend Yuuya to look at her, but his true love is football. The day Yuika meets a mysterious stranger, everything changes.

From Adachi's Universe: Slow Step follow the adventures of schoolgirl Minatsu as she looks for a man and tries to stay on top at school. She's got the school bully to worry about, two potential suitors, a pervert for a PE teacher, and a gang of criminals in hot pursuit.

An anthology collection of very short parodies of classic fairy tales and stories, such as Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe, Ali Baba, Snow White and more. The reissued edition lacks a large fully-painted poster supplement.

Fuwa Rito is an otaku wasting his time in a gal game appreciation circle. Ruri is a childhood friend who has a crush on him and is worried about his otaku ways. Trying to find out who he likes, she setups a group dating between her friends and the guys of this circle in a Maid Cafe. What she doesn't know is that certain big chested maid is about to enter the game!

Story 1 (Chapter 1-2) Satake Kou attended the wedding of his sister unknowingly that he will be reunited there with his cousin, Fumihiro, who used to be a very dumb fat guy, then transformed into a charismatic prince! Kou became undeniably self-conscious about this while he is not aware of Fumihiro’s high regards towards him since they were little. And in their reunion, Fumihiro’s admiration has turned into something complex. How would Kou respond to Fumihiro’s feelings? 3-6) Metamorphosis 7-9) By His Side 10) Ouji no Kikan Extra (From Baka-Updates Manga)

Fuguno Masuo is a hapless 24 year-old businessman who is unlucky in love, He's never even had a girlfriend! After consulting a fortune teller, Masuo believes he'll never have a chance in love. All that changes when he meets the beautiful Nagisa Shiozaki at a marriage interview pub, who herself has had the same poor luck with guys. Now he'll do anything to woo the girl, but he'll have to fend off other suitors and the affections of a co-worker, all while keeping himself out of awkward situations that always end badly for him. Originally penned by YAMAHANA Noriyuki under the pen name HANAKO.

The two high school girls, Hanazono Mito and Tatsuda Seshiru, have been friends since kindergarten. But while Seshiru is an honour role student, Mito is constantly breaking school rules. One day, Mito helps Seshiru evade the advances of the arrogant Ran, a rich boy and model who mistakes Mito's interference for jealousy (because of course every woman wants Ran for herself! Yeah, right). This lands Mito in hot water with Ran's fangirls, who later gang up to kick her ass! A new transfer student with wild hair is the one who saves her, but he won't tell Mito his name...!?

Oda and Hasegawa are childhood friends bound by a very special secret: Oda’s a third-generation pig farmer on a farm that raises FLYING PIGS. But when a nosy reporter starts investigating tales of upward-mobile porkers in the area, the two must band together (and thereby grow closer in doing so) to protect Oda’s family’s livelihood as well as the good-luck-giving swine.

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In the gritty backstreets of Paris, Jin ekes out a living as an informant while his buddy, Mari, does business as a hitman. They‘ve been friends since they were brats, but Jin’s demanding behavior has Mari growing increasingly resentful. Even so, Mari can’t seem to cut his ties to Jin. Has their friendship lasted so long it’s become impossible to break? What will happen when Jin’s new live-in boyfriend ignores Mari’s warning about Jin’s carefree lifestyle…? Prequel: Koujitsusei no Tobira