Seven years ago, Laura had a brief affair with Constantine Karantinos. Now he's getting married, but Laura has a surprise for him—their short time together resulted in a son, Alex. Constantine, now with the heir he needs, ends his engagement and insists Laura and Alex come to Greece. Laura agrees, but only as a servant in his house. While Laura works during the day, Constantine has other ideas for her at night. But can a man raised in a loveless family learn to truly care for Laura and their son?

Top programmer Jo has just landed herself a job. But when she meets her new boss, she freezes. Standing right there in front of her is Mike Hunter, the man she has hated for three years, three months and ten days! And to make it even worse, her other worst enemy, his cousin Mark Hunter, works at the same company. Mark, not recognizing Jo, attempts to pursue her romantically. And Mike, though he knows quite well just how much she hates him, is still aggressive in his desire for her. Jo is caught between both men, drowning in a whirlpool of their desires. Just what happened in their shared past? And where is this love triangle going?

**There's a new life growing inside me...but both the parents are gone!** When the doctor tells her she's pregnant, Elaine is dumbfounded. It wasn't supposed to be like this! Elaine agreed to be the surrogate mother for a good friend of hers, who couldn't have children, but her friend and her friend's husband died in a fire a month ago. The two people who wanted to bring this child into the world are both gone, and Elaine never wanted children of her own. Elaine, a capable, workaholic TV producer, commands a lot of respect at work, but she has no one to turn to about her current predicament. Her star reporter, Brent, however, has noticed that something is off...

Tokihiko Takanashi's a student who was thrown out of his residence and then fell into the care of the Kujo family in a twist of fate. There, he meets Takaaki, a college professor who hides the secret that he gets uncontrollable urges when he smells Western sweets. To help Takaaki, Tokihiko gives his body to him, and this depravity leads to Tokihiko falling in love. But, when the "Master" who trained Takaaki's body to be that way returns to Japan, their relationship undergoes a huge change. Will Tokihiko be able to protect Takaaki from the horrid Master...!? **English Translation ** [Mangaplaza](https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303008037/)

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Love, kisses—everything feels real, yet it’s all a lie. A bittersweet high school game of pretend. Due to certain circumstances, Souichirou had to leave his hometown and move in with his relatives. There, he reunites with Miku, his distant relative and childhood friend. When they were kids, she used to drag him into playing "house" together. Now, just like back then, she proposes a new game with the same casual tone. "Want to try pretending to be lovers this time?" "Hey, sounds like fun. Let’s do it." At first, it was just harmless fun, pretending to be a lovey-dovey couple. But gradually, things became more intense — they started hugging and even kissing. As they get more absorbed in their relationship, they slowly began losing track of where pretend ended and their real feelings began. Because it’s supposed to be just "pretend love," neither of them can express their true feelings. What emotions are hidden behind their endless game of pretend romance? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Imagine a time when the house and clan were considered more valuable than a person, where women must always obey the men, and women had no right to vote. After the war, a "bud" blossomed in those dark days: the Equality Clause of the Constitution. This manga traces the life of Beate Sirota, who drafted the Equality Clause. The volume also includes three additional short stories depicting the lives of women in modern Japan. (Source: Iwanami Shoten, translated) 1. **Fuyu no Tsubomi: Beate Sirota to Josei no Kenri** (冬の蕾－ベアテ・シロタと女性の権利) 1 2. **Fuyu no Tsubomi: Beate Sirota to Josei no Kenri** (冬の蕾－ベアテ・シロタと女性の権利) 2 3. **Fuyu no Tsubomi: Beate Sirota to Josei no Kenri** (冬の蕾－ベアテ・シロタと女性の権利) 3 4. **Anata to Watashi** (あなたとわたし) 5. **Hanako-san no Mita Mirai?** (花子さんの見た未来？) 6. **Kyou no Ichinichi no Kou** (今日の一日の幸)

The daily life of a little boy named Ippei and his family.

Collections of one-shots each selected by 85 different shoujo manga authors and organized by theme: Volume 1 - **Love Story** (恋愛) 1. **Biidama no Hashi** (ビー玉の橋) \[Robico\] \[Selected by Saki Haruki\] 2. **Haruaki Hime** (春秋姫) \[Yukiko Kai\] \[Selected by Aiko Itou\] 3. **Fuyu-Haru-Anata** (冬・春・あなた) \[Fusako Kuramochi\] \[Selected by herself\] 4. **Koibumi Biyori "Atashi wo Shiranai Kimi e"** (恋文日和＜あたしをしらないキミへ＞) \[George Asakura\] \[Selected by Machiko Sakurai\] 5. **Romantical Blue Illumination** (ロマンティカル・ブルー・イルミネーション) \[Hiromu Ono\] \[Selected by herself\] 6. **Kotsu Tsubo** (骨壺) \[Ayato Katsuma\] \[Selected by Joniel Sugawara\] 7. **Michikusa** (みちくさ) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] \[Selected by Chieko Hara\] 8. **Pink no Yuki ga Futtara...** (ピンクの雪が降ったら…) \[Kaoru Tada\] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi\] Volume 2 - **Family** (家族) 1. **Tasogare** (黄昏) \[Mariko Iwadate\] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi\] 2. **50-nen no Toki wo Koete** (50年の時を超えて) \[Mariko Takeda\] \[Selected by herself\] 3. **Moderato Cantabile** (モデラートカンタービレ) \[Noriko Nakayama\] \[Selected by herself\] 4. **Kiseki no Okurimono** (奇跡の贈りもの) \[Rina Morino\] \[Selected by herself\] 5. **Hareta Hi wa Gakkou wo Yasunde** (はれた日は学校をやすんで) \[Rieko Saibara\] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto\] 6. **Barairo ga Me ni Shimiru** (バラ色が目にしみる) \[Yoshida Mayumi\] \[Selected by herself\] 7. **Sora no Kotori** (空の小鳥) \[Chica Umino\] \[Selected by Saki Aoi\] Volume 3 - **Emotion** (感動) 1. **Saionji-san to Yamada-kun** (西園寺さんと山田くん) \[Tsunami Umino\] \[Selected by Kei Yoshizawa\] 2. **Pocket no Naka no Kiseki (Ayako)** (ポケットの中の奇跡 (綾子)) \[Waki Yamato\] \[Selected by Miwa Ueda\] 3. **Itteshimatta Natsu** (いってしまった夏) \[Mutsumi Tsukumo\] \[Selected by Hara Chieko\] 4. **Anata no Aozora** (あなたの青空) \[Fuyumi Ogura\] \[Self selection\] 5. **Yuki Warisou** (雪割草) \[Chiki Oya\] \[Selected by Fuyumi Ogura\] 6. **Haruyume Hime** (春夢姫) \[Jun Fukami\] \[Self selection\] Volume 4 - **Fantasy** (幻想) 1. **Kitsune Yomeiri** (きつねよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida\] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi\] 2. **My Dear B・F** \[Ikuemi Ryou\] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi\] 3. **Kimi yo Shiru ya Minami no Kuni** (君よ知るや南の国) \[Kumi Morikawa\] \[Selected by Youko Miyajima\] 4. **Arcadia no Shounen** (アルカディアの少年) \[Ritsuko Abe\] \[Selected by Youko Hanabusa\] 5. **Dorobou Cinderella** (泥棒シンデレラ) \[Suzue Miuchi\] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto\] 6. **Chijou no Itten** (地上の一点) \[Yuko Kono\] \[Selected by Itsumi Kirishima\] 7. **Ki no Fureta Kisetsu** (気のふれた季節) \[Tomoko Naka\] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama\] Volume 5 - **Extraordinary** (異彩) 1. **Hoshi no Opera** (星のオペラ) \[Chica Umino\] \[Selected by Kazu Gotou\] 2. **Nire Yashiki** (にれ屋敷) \[Hideko Mizuno\] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama, Chieko Hara, and herself\] 3. **Genkan** (玄関) \[Fumiko Takano\] \[Selected by Kiwa Irie\] 4. **Sault Seint Marie no Koi** (スー・セント・マリーの恋) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] \[Selected by Udou Shinohara and Akiko Hatsu\] 5. **Ame** (雨) \[Minori Kimura\] \[Selected by Hideko Mizuno\] 6. **Omukae Ga Kuru** (おむかえがくるよ) \[Masako Sone\] \[Self selection\] 7. **Hinata e Hikage e no Romance** (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス) \[Toshie Kihara\] \[Selected by Ayuko Omi\] 8. **Uso Happyaku-ya** (嘘八百屋) \[Masako Yoshi\] \[Self selection\] 9. **Hanshin** (半神) \[Moto Hagio\] \[Selected by Chie Shinohara, Tsugumi Tsukishima, and Akirako Toudou\]