A story set in the near future, about a middle-aged loser whose only refuge is a virtual bishoujo game. Related Series

Ichi is a lone goze (blind woman singer) who has become separated from her traveling entertainment troupe. Wondering how she will find her place in life, she carries only a shamisen (a traditional Japanese stringed instrument) and a walking stick with a hidden blade inside. When necessary, she uses her exceptional sword skills to fight off yakuza and other villains.

Shuu Kaidou is sent away to an all boys boarding school with a very strange rule: half the students must take turns to dress as girls!

New One-Shot from the mangaka of Psyren. 15 year old Eita gets inhabited by a species from space who challenges him to guess its name within five years or else he will be taken captive back to its home planet to be examined and study as a biological species from the planet Earth.

From Nakama: On the same day two men, each divorced and with a child, moved into the top and bottom of an apartment. Facing the same circumstances, they hit it off right away, and found themselves in a relationship visiting each other’s home often. But one night, due to a situation(?) blamed on alcohol, their friendship took a perilous turn…!?

Collection of short stories.

A girl with a strange mother who brings home a new father and step brother. She loves photography, and her new step father is a photographer. She suddenly has a boyfriend but her heart belongs to someone else.

From MangaHelpers: In the 1950s, an old woman was brutally murdered on the face of a clock tower by her adopted daughter. Two years later, the clock tower is known as the 'ghost tower' and it is supposedly haunted. Through an unusual series of events, a young NEET man named Amano Taichi is attacked by someone or something in the same clock tower, and finds himself bound to the clock face to be killed in the same way as the old woman. Luckily for Amano, he doesn't meet the same fate. He's rescued by a mysterious person who claims his name is Tetsuo. Tetsuo is searching for a treasure that is connected with the ghost tower, and he wants Taichi to be his partner. Taichi, whose life has mostly consisted of poverty, loneliness, and pornography, is enticed by the idea of gaining extreme wealth. He's further convinced when a house fire leaves him without a home and depends on Tetsuo's charity. The adventure is going to be very dangerous, since the same 'enemies' who attacked Taichi before seem certain to try something again! Not to mention, Taichi really knows very little about his new partner.

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

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.

Collection of short stories.

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.

A collection of stories: - Datsu-Eva! A man finds himself in a place he doesn't remember, nor does he remember who he himself is. There, he runs into a girl. - Hitomi to Goku (Hitomi and Goku)

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?

Continuation of the story of Chihiro and Keigo from Harete Bokutachi wa. From Baka-Updates: After declaration of love from both. Now Chihiro and Keigo have started dating... but really what is the difference between bestfriends and boyfriends. Will the two of them learn in time the difference between friendship and love! Well not to mention jealousy...

Izumi, a young art student goes to visit her old professor who is living out in the country. Izumi is trying to get away from something and wants to take a break at the professor's house for a while. When she stumbles on Sensei's secret sexual fetish, it sets off a tense relationship full of awkward moments and weird demands. Adult topics, but not ecchi.

From SCX-Scans Dousei Recipe is done by the same mangaka as Mel Kano. It tells the story of a couple, both very innocent and in love with each other, who are now living together! Takeshi is a pure-hearted college student who is enticed by his girlfriend that has run away to live with him. Temptations ensue.

Jr. high student Izumiya is surprised by a sudden kiss from his handsome classmate Hayakawa. Leaving him completely confused, Hayakawa suddenly leaves town, but the two reunite again in high school. As the two continue to part and reunite, Izumiya's feelings start to stir...

From The Zero Alliance: No doctor can cure or figure out the cause behind the the illness of Mii’s older brother. Except for Dr. Psyche. But this mysterious doctor is perverted and even had a criminal record. Can she really trust him?

Midori and Tokio have lived separately since their parents died in a fire 13 years ago. Midori hates her school and foster home and drops out of school and leaves home. On her way to Tokyo Tower, she meets a man who happens to be her brother Tokio. Midori has no idea that this man is her real brother. She ends up back at her foster home, where she is habitually raped by her stepbrother. One day, Tokio rescues Midori when she is cornered by her stepbrother. "I am your real brother and I have come to take you back." Hearing Tokio's words, Midori jumps from the second floor into the arms of her long-lost brother. Reunited, the two estranged siblings go in search of Eden, a paradise where nobody has ever been to. A schoolgirl who was adopted by a family experiences hardships at school and home. Her foster family treats her as Reika, their daughter who had died a couple years ago. Suddenly, her real blood-related brother appears before her, who has been searching for her for years. Now her life is turned upside down. Will she learn to trust other people again? From ANN: Flower of Eden was slated for release on January 2006 by TOKYOPOP, but was cancelled after author Yuki Suetsugu admitted to copying numerous panels from Takehiko Inoue's manga titles Slam Dunk and REAL. Kodansha has ceased distribution of all 12-volumes of Eden no Hana.

Akira and his classmates are travelling on a plane when it crashes onto an island inhabited by species thought to have been extinct. The situation becomes increasingly desperate as some of Akira's classmates are eaten alive, while some kill others in desperation. Now Akira and a few other survivors are trying to survive what seems to be a horrible nightmare.

1) Eikoku Kizoku Goyoutashi- While working at her shop, Chiyoko Shimakura was approached by a young foreign male asking for a date. Though, at the same time, there have been a lot of incidents regarding a young foreign man conning women for their money in the neighborhood. Is he the one that has been conning others? Or is he really her prince charming? 2) A Thousand And One Nights - An encounter with a stranger ends up with a young girl becoming a temporary secretary. 3) Mitsuboshi School Days - In order to chase the 'love of her life', minami joins a cooking school 4) Love Bite About a girl who didn't know what to do with her feelings, thus leading the boy to believing that she hated him.

"Elemental Gelade: Follow the story of two people that cross paths on a fated day that they meet." Coud is a young sky pirate, he is an adventurous young man. Maybe it's due to lack of education from living in the sky most of his life he is kinda close to the dumb side. but still he gives it his all when the time come to fight. Ren is a seemly lovable young girl, however she and many others in this world are called Edel Reid, ones whom can give power to that of one other person that would be chose: The Pleage, a pact that binds for life, with beautiful Songs that Awakens they're power. ...................................... At first what seemed like a routine mission, turns out more to be the beginning of a journey, through difficult fights, after fights Ren and Coud grow stronger together. The Journey to Edel Garden the place Ren wants to go no matter what. but being the possessor of a rare stone called the Elemental Gelade, the source of her power, she is pursued by whose who could catch her for selfish reasons and some people that want protect her and all Elde Reids, however it is there is going to be many troubles ahead.

Yukio, is a cold girl with a poker face, not to mention that; she is cute, and works like president of student council with the most popular two guys on school. But under all that seriousness, is her throbbing heart desperate to be loved by someone. Even so, Why cant she tell him? + Love Progression of an Honour Student extra - Short Story 1 - Short Story 2