The final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the capital of Edo (present-day Tokyo). Uncomfortable with society's expectations of her gender, Suzu Kanchiku becomes the only woman in a sword training school and devotes herself tirelessly to her art until she can even defeat men. Outside the confines of the dojo, she faces other challenges such as samurai who seek to woo her, and she carves out her own path as she realizes what it means to "live as a woman" in her day and age. Through the lives of female martial arts masters, prostitutes, shop clerks, Buddhist nuns and swords-for-hire, Hinatsuba conveys the strength, resilience and kindness of the various women who lived in Edo at the end of the mid 19th century.

The Sacred Artifact, a weapon embodying one's soul. Born into the prestigious Catastrophe Duke family of holy knights, the protagonist Bell was the only one unable to manifest a Sacred Artifact and was exiled from his clan. However, Bell later inherited the legendary Sacred Artifact ‘Avalon’ and attained the strength of an S-rank holy knight. Returning to the ducal house to save his sister, Bell is killed by an unknown assailant. Yet, together with Avalon, he returns to his childhood. Now wielding the legendary Sacred Artifact, Bell's true life begins. (Source: SORAJIMA, translated)

Akagi Tao is a shy elementary student with no friends. His mom works as a caddy at the Misuzu Country Club and Tao loves the peace that he experiences at the golf course. His treasure is the golf ball that the caretaker at the country club gave to him. Eventually, Tao learns to golf when he receives a putter and it is immediately evident that he is a golf genius. Tao can 'feel' the grass on the golf course and can read the slopes extremely well. He meets Aoyama Takaya, a child golf prodigy that has been playing golf since he was 5 years old. Tao goes toe to toe with the golf genius and draws attention of many people. Tao enters the world of golf and his entire life is about to change. (Source: MangaHelpers)

Gravity-defying bubbles rain down, cutting off Tokyo from the rest of the world. The city skyline becomes a playground for young people competing in parkour team battles. Hibiki plummets into the sea but is saved by a girl with mysterious powers.

Disillusioned with modern society, cigsholic Igasa Ukira drifts through her days in a haze of lethargy. Secondhand smoking complaints, rising cigarette prices, the disappearance of smoking areas, and the relentless anti-smoking trend… What was once seen as cool has become the target of society’s growing hostility toward smokers. Feeling more and more suffocated under those harsh stares, Ukira one day finds herself suddenly summoned to another world—by a demon. A new laid-back isekai comedy series—of cigsholics, by cigsholics, for cigsholics.

This story is about a very shy girl called Nishimaru Katori who has a big crush on a boy in her class called Nanamiyaharu Tooru. When her old sheep dog, Jon, dies it's revealed that he's actually a Baku or nightmare who had himself reborn as a dog because he was bored, and if he manages to make Tooru and Katori fall in love he'll be reborn as their child.

The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls anthology by various mangaka.

Official Comic Anthology centered on the everyday life of the dolls.

Oosawa Maria is a Japanese photographer currently working in Shanghai, China. Along with her partner Mino, she searches for potential newsworthy stories throughout the city. When strange events occur at a local festival, Maria and Mino immediately investigate. Quickly, the two are immersed in a battle between unknown masked men and a strange, white-haired woman. Just when Maria is about to be caught in the crossfire, an old friend by the name of Canaan appears and helps Maria escape. But a sinister plot over a deadly virus soon develops, and Canaan learns she must confront her past if she wants any chance at stopping the perpetrator and saving her friends.

Second Prize winner of the "4-Hour Speed-Manga Contest" at COMITIA 146.

Cover Illustration: Aizaki Utau 1. **Unknown Heart** (アンノウン・ハート) \[Aizaki Utau\] 2. **Kawaii dake ja Dame desu ka?** (かわいいだけじゃだめですか？) \[Kodama Naoko\] 3. **Seishun wa Kankitsu no Aji** (青春は柑橘の味) \[Laspberry.\] 4. **Yasashii Hari** (やさしい針) \[Itou Hachi\] 5. **Omajinai** (おまじない) \[Yuama\] 6. **Omokage ni Koi wo Shite** (面影に恋をして) \[Chiruha Chinmi\] 7. **Sweet Morning Call** (スイートモーニングコール) \[Umehara Ume\] 8. **Yukidoke** (ユキドケ) \[Usui Shio\]

The story is about a love triangle between Yuri-chan, Kengo Fujii and Takamisawa-sensei. But contrary to usual shoujo love triangles where two boys fall in love with the same girl, the girl and a boy fall for... the other boy, in this case, Kengo Fujii. Find the adventures the three of them go through and about the hatred between Yuri-chan and her homeroom teacher: Takamisawa...but as we all know, there is a fine line between love and hate.