Consists of a compilation of side stories including, Indian Summer (ASADA Hiroyuki).

An anthology collection with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002. Cover Illustration: Otomo Katsuhiro 1. **I Love This Game** (I LOVE THIS GAME) \[Inoue Takehiko\] 2. **Kaerenai Futari** (帰れない二人, Those Who Will Never Return) \[Atsushi Kamijo\] 3. **Mie-ken no Shounen** (三重県の少年) \[Matsumoto Taiyou\] 4. **Lust for Life \[Mizugame 3** (Asada Hiroyuki, Obata Takeshi, Tajima Sho-u\] 5. **Netsu** (熱\[netsu\]) \[Kusumoto Maki\] 6. **GOAL!!** \[Yoshino Sakumi\] 7. **Sekai wa Mawaru** (世界は回る) \[François Boucq\] 8. **Bateren Nanban Hei Yuuki Joshou** (BATEREN 南蛮西遊記序章) \[Yasuhiko Yoshikazu\] 9. **A Fantastic Dream** \[penthon\] 10. **Montceau-les-Mines VS Pont-Ã -Mousson** (モンソー・レ・ミンヌ VS ポンタ・ムーソン) \[Nicolas de Crécy\] 11. **2002 FIFA World Tea Cup** (2002 FIFA WORLD TEA CUP) \[Frédéric Boilet\] 12. **Soccer no Dendou** (サッカーの殿堂) \[Nicolas de Crécy\] 13. **Robot Battle VI** (ロボットバトルV1) \[Kow Yokoyama\] 14. **Fire Star Man** (FIRE STAR MAN) \[D\[di:\]\] 15. **Fuka** (孵化) \[Taniguchi Jiro\] 16. **Shinpan wa 12-hitome no Senshu!** (審判は12人目の選手!) \[Emile Bravo\] 17. **Penalty Area** (ペナルティエリア) \[Max Cabanne\] 18. **Schweitzer** \[Kuroda Iou\] 19. **Box!** (BOX!) \[Terada Katsuya\] 20. **Galatograd-hatsu Kyoui no Shouri!** (ガラトグラート発 驚異の勝利!) \[Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten\] 21. **Kankoku** (韓国) \[Young Soon Yang\]

Hard-working female office worker, Warriors in the Chinese world. As a reincarnated courtesan, she unravels the mysteries of the Imperial Palace! But Nagamine, 28 years old, is a hardworking and poor female office worker whose creed is "If you don't work, you don't eat. Both work and love have been a bit stagnant lately. One day, she comes across her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend. When she tries to chase after him, she gets hit by a car, and when she wakes up, she finds herself reincarnated in a past world that looks like China! Right next to her is a bloodied corpse. Unable to comprehend the situation at all, he is mistaken for the murderer and imprisoned. However, he is rescued by Zhao Zijin, a nephew of the emperor and a military officer. From the stories of those around her, it seems that Butei has been reincarnated in the body of Nanrin, a courtesan with the same name as herself. Butei, who has taken up residence in Zijin's mansion, uses her many skills, which were completely useless in her current life, to help Zijin and others around her. Butei's activities caught the emperor's ear, and she was ordered by him to work as a courtesan at the Xianghua Palace! As a backdoor mission, Rin was ordered to spy on the emperor and encountered many strange incidents in the palace. ......?

Brainwashing. What began as a simple way to influence employees to work their hardest was developed by corporations into a true discipline. Professional "washers" were employed by companies in their struggle to obtain the best and brightest employees, but it got to the point where several companies would send different washers after the same person, each washer overwriting the program from the previous one. At this point a fraction of elite washers broke away and became deprogrammers, people capable of breaking down programs and deconstructing the human mind. However, the very nature of deprogrammers posed a threat to the washers, and the deprogrammers themselves were hardly invincible...

Collection of short stories: • Anata ga Megane wo Hazushitara • Hitorijime The playboy Haruya’s rule is to not decide on one girlfriend. I don’t like crowds so I can monopolize Haruya…!? • Goshujinsama to Yonde • Delicious!! - Renjou Host Boy • Houkago Engage - Houkago Host Club Final

Cover Illustration Ayasugi Tsubaki Illustration: Sakuraba Yuuki, Mobile Iwashi, Hamburger, Hara Yuriko 1. **Daiba Nana no Daitai 77-bu Cooking** (大場ななのだいたい77分クッキング) \[Imai Tetsuya\] 2. **Tameiki to Namida de Dekita Basho** (ため息と涙でできた場所) \[zinbei\] 3. **Butai Shoujo to Shoutengai no Kaidan** (舞台少女と商店街の怪談) \[Kobara Yuuko\] 4. **Yumemiru Futaba** (ユメみる双葉) \[Itagaki Komari\] 5. **Kaoruko Maid ni Omakase!** (香子メイドにおまかせ！) \[Hiba\] 6. **Watashi no Hoshi** (私の星) \[Kusada\] 7. **Mahiru no Horegusuri Daisakusen** (まひるのほれ薬大作戦) \[Hami\] 8. **Hoshi to Waltz wo** (星とワルツを) \[Haruhana Aya\] 9. **Point of No Return** (ポイント・オブ・ノ―・リタ―ン) \[Kabocha\]

Won the 9th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1985.

A girl whose name is unspoken had sex with a man she met on a chatline after her 16th birthday. After two years she meet him again under new and less-than-favorable circumstances... *Published in 2000 April issue of COMIC CUE (vol.8)*

An anthology created by various mangaka detailing the misadventures of the group as they journey to save the world.

****Volume 12 : Demons**** **1. Demon’s Kiss by Inui Miku** **2. We’re the First Year Demons! by Kari Erika** 3. The Demon Breaks the Flag by Saeki Yashiro **4. The End of You, Me and the World by Kayase Shiki** (or Kimi to Boku to Sekai no Owari) Close off the town, burn the devils, and the black plague won't reach you. In this isolated town, its own little world, the smoke from the inquisitors' fires blackens any hope of a better society. 5. Contract Day by Mikawa Verno **6. Wednesday Swing by Akanatsu** (or The Swing on Wednesdays) **7. The Lone Rose of Tower Hill by Yukihiro Utako** 8. Demon’s Job by Ninagawa Tomo 9. Mushroom and Kappa - Demon Chapter by Magami Guriko 10. Genuine by Sakura Maro **11. Devil Children by Usaki Hitomi** **12. The Demon and the Angel by Asada Yasuka** 13. Setting Sun by 石川虫 & JAM 14. Escape from Hell by Yoshizawa Tomoya 15. The Demon and the Captain by Igarashi Ran

Two elderly women ponder the future at the funeral of a friend... (Source: Square Enix, translated) *Note: Published in Monthly Big Gangan July 2014 issue.*

The weapons of the future, Metal Vessels, are being developed by different companies. One company, Sigma, has created a vessel that is controlled by two people-- a telepath and an anti-telepath. These two people are the teenage girl telepath, Yuiri, and her friend Io, an anti-telepath. They use their vessel mostly in demonstrations, such as competitive exhibitions with rival company Ciel's newest model. While these vessels may seem to be the way of the future, the technology can also be very dangerous. A serial murderer is on the loose, who chooses targets through a website, and the police are beginning to suspect that the killer is actually using a Metal Vessel... (Source: MangaHelpers)