"If it wasn't me, you'd be divorced, right?" Sana married Keiichi, the most popular and perfect man in the company. A year and a half later, he, who should have been kind, was uncooperative in trying to conceive and turned out to be a swindler who oppressed Sana...! With the advice of her former colleague, Suzuhara, who worries about her, Sana gathers evidence of Keiichi's harassment. Still, what awaits Sana, who believes in their "vow of love", is the cruel "truth"-!! ….”

The protagonist Haru volunteers in a shelter for dogs that have been abandoned and are in danger of losing their lives—the last refuge for rescue dogs. Here, she is confronted with the dark side of the pet industry, including puppy factories, retired breeding dogs, mixed-breed dogs, and abandonment. She witnesses the heartbreaking reality surrounding dogs and the world they live in. Determined to save their lives, Haru rises to the challenge. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

1. **Juujikan** (十時間) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Boku wa Ochitsuki ga Nai** (ぼくは落ち着きがない) \[Seiko Erisawa\] 3. **Yuuko-chan no Chikamichi** (夕子ちゃんの近道) \[Satoshi Karasuya\] 4. **Mou Speed Haha wa** (猛スピードで母は) \[Toranosuke Shimada\] 5. **Megami no Ishi** (女神の石) \[100%ORANGE\] 6. **Kami Nagara** (噛みながら) \[Yoshitomo Yoshimoto\] 7. **Neta Ato ni** (ねたあとに) \[Masaru Fujimoto\] 8. **Eromanga Shima no Sannin** (エロマンガ島の三人) \[Youhiki\] 9. **Nakanai Onna wa Inai** (泣かない女はいない) \[Yuki Kodama\] 10. **Parallel** (パラレル) \[Ume\] 11. **THE BUNGO** \[Yuzuru Shimazaki\] 12. **Jersey no Futari** (ジャージの二人) \[Sensha Yoshida\] 13. **Sawataru no Sannin** (佐渡の三人) \[Izumi Okaya\] 14. **Side Car ni Inu** (サイドカーに犬) \[Yuuko Uramoto\] 15. **Tannoy no Edinburgh** (タンノイのエジンバラ) \[Katsuo Kawai\]

APPLE PIE is a bar attached to a liquor store. It serves alcoholic drinks and sweets to go with them. Shino Mizuhara, a sweet-toothed woman who drinks and loves sweets, stops by on her way home from work. She encounters an unexpected pairing of alcohol and sweets at this bar, which is frequented by a unique group of people, including the bar owner Yukimura. (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: Chapters 12 to 16 were split into two parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume release.*

Kobayashi Kiyoshi, a new employee of a commercial production company, rolls a documentary camera at Engakuji Temple on the anniversary of the death of Yasujiro Ozu, one of Japan's most famous film directors. The intersecting lives of the people who come and go around him move like a documentary. (Source: Seirin Kogeisha, translated)

Drina lost both her parents at a very young age and lives with her grandparents. Her mother was a prima ballerina, but Drina's grandmother blames ballet for the death of her daughter and hence dissuades Drina from dancing. However, in the second book Drina gets her wish and goes to the fictional Dominick Ballet School at Red Lion Square, London. Based on the famous Drina children's book series by Mabel Esther Allan under the penname Jean Estoril.