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This manga anthology includes three stories, recommended and awarded by Hakusensha! The title work and the first story, "Hana Yanagi", is a heart wrenching love story that takes place in the red light district. The second story, "A Bird of Your Color", follows Tiana, a young woman with blue hair. Lastly "Dame Maid", a story of a hopelessly lacking maid and a cute and little young master. *Note: Includes the one-shot "Kimi-iro no Tori" (君色の鳥).*
Dogs age faster than humans. Their fur changes and their eyes turn white. This moving omnibus essay depicts the final days of five pairs of elderly dogs and their owners as they live with these changes. (Source: Kodansha, translated)
In a town with legends of dragons in its past, Sakura and Ren helped to keep the peace as "dragon people," descendants with dragon blood, with the power to control water. One day, Sakura released Kouka, a legendary dragon sealed in the mountains, to save Ren, who was born with a frail heart condition. Kouka's spirit took Ren's body as a host, and he forced Sakura to help fully unleash Kouka's power...? The start of a Japanese-style fantasy about the taboo relationship between a girl and a dragon! (Source: G Fantasy, translated)
"This skill isn't just the level of handling farming tools......." A 29-year-old bachelor transmigrates to another world and awakens with "Farming Skills." The first thing that comes to his mind it doesn't matter what world he is in, as long as there is good food and drink. So he starts a vegetable garden in a secluded forest. The food in this other world turns out to be delicious, and so are his crops. And the wives are all beautiful! "This is the garlic...... I've always dreamed of!" This is a slice-of-life story as if a man were going back to his old home town, having a relaxed and tender time. (Source: GA Bunko, translated)
"Please... Kiss Me" The young man, Yuusei Hakozaki, carries the memory of being kidnapped and confined along with six girls during his childhood. One day, as an adult leading a peaceful life, a girl suddenly appears before him and demands a kiss...!? Yuusei is told of a single "rule": He must kiss the girls once every 24 hours. If he fails to do so, their heads will explode and they will die. To save the girls from their deadly fate, Yuusei starts a communal life with them where he must "kiss them every day." In this closed-off miniature Eden, the story begins to unfold. Can Yuusei discern their lies and truths and find his one destined partner?
After school, will a love quadrangle unfold in this mahjong club? (Source: ComicWalker, translated) *Note: Chapter count includes two bonus chapters.*
This is another addition to the popular Ikebukuro West Gate Park universe, which features the young man Majima Makoto. Makoto lives in an area that is known for gang problems and delinquency, and it is currently dominated by two gangs. Their colors are black and red, and they are known as the G-boys and the R-angels, respectively. Makoto is not a member of either, but his old friend from school, Takashi, is the head of the G-boys gang. The head of the R-angels, which is a gang that only formed in the past year, is a mysterious dancer known as Kyouichi. One day, Makoto is approached by a young video journalist named Matsui Kana. Kana convinces Makoto to be her guide in IWGP as she films for a documentary about the area. Kana may end up getting more than she bargained for, both in Makoto and in the dangerous area of IWGP. (Source: MangaHelpers)
