This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Nobuhiko Saito and takes a look at gag manga from inside and outside of the genre. 1. **Televi Kozou** (テレビ小僧) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Sarutobi Ecchan** (さるとびエッちゃん) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 3. **Black Dan** (ブラック団) \[Jirou Tsunoda\] 4. **Like a Erotic Comic Strip** (ライク ア エロチック コミック ストリップ) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 5. **Gag Guerilla** (ギャグゲリラ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 6. **007 Gansaku Mangashuu** (007 贋作漫画集) \[Makoto Wada\] 7. **Mishiranu Hoshi de** (見知らぬ星で) \[Maki Sasaki\] 8. **Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu** (新漫画文学全集) \[Shoji Sadao\] 9. **Oh☆Jarry's** (Oh☆ジャリーズ) \[Aki Ryuuzan\] 10. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 11. **Shin, Ari Jigoku** (新、あり地獄) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 12. **Tomete Kureruna Okkasan (Poster)** (とめてくれるなおっかさん) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 13. **Toudaiban Bakuto Retsuden** (東大版博徒列伝) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 14. **Yasuji no Mettameta Gaki: Doukouza** (ヤスジのメッタメタガキ 道講座) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Binbou Kuji wo Boku ga Hiku!** (貧乏くじをぼくが引く!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 16. **Gekko Kamen Ansatsu Monogatari** (月光仮面暗殺物語り) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 17. **Sakura Gahou** (櫻画報) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 18. **Kigeki Shin Shisho Taikei** (喜劇新思想大系) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 19. **Hinotama Enka** (火の玉怨歌) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 20. **Kyomen to Shura** (鏡面と修羅) \[Kouichi Tanigawa\] 21. **Jonen Magazineban Tensai Bakabon** (情念魔我人版 天才ばかぼん) \[Shintaro Kou & Toshio Saeki\] 22. **Briefs Hosakan** (ブリーフ補佐官) \[Shigeru Sugiura\] 23. **Baito-kun** (バイトくん) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 24. **Boku no Suteki na Poshii Obasan** (ぼくのすてきなポシイおばさん) \[Chiki Ooya\] 25. **Wendy no Christmas** (ウェンディのクリスマス) \[Fumiko Takano\]

The "Xenogears Comic Anthology" is a collection of short stories that take place throughout the present and future of the Xenogears timeline. Most are comical, but there are a few serious character pieces.

悲しみジョニー by YUUKI Shinichi 圧倒的じゃないか？我が軍は… by DENKOUSEKKA Gou 身から出たザビ by KOBAYASHI Takashi フラウ出撃 by ITSUDZUKI Kanau 0079 サンダーボール作戦 by YATSUFUSA Tatsunosuke BURNING’S REPORT: BLUE AFTERGLOW by TAKAYAMA Mizuho ギレンの野望 戦国群雄伝 by KOIDE Taku 野望よヤッホー！ by OKUYA Kahiro 墜落王 by OSADA Kaoru 勃てよギレン by ONODERA Kouji ホワイトベース隊解散せよ！ by HACHI Bunta レビルいきます！ by TANAKA Toshihisa One by SHIROISHI Kotoni ギレンのやぼー by ONO Toshihiro 叛意+1 by FUJII Masahiro

[Original Webtoon](https://www.webtoons.com/id/local/kau-aku-kita/list?title_no=5192) ***Note:** This is a collection of Valentine's Day oneshots.*

"Please...just stay close to me." Chiai, an ordinary high school girl, has a good-looking childhood friend, Ai, who is a scion of a big company. Chiai thinks that Ai is like a younger brother to her, who always spoils her. But the true nature of this cute childhood friend is that he is a doting, possessive man who will do anything for Chiai...? A love affair with a childhood friend all to himself! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Tsugumi, a company president's secretary who finds her work her life's passion, is framed by a colleague and fired. In despair, she accidentally falls into a river and finds herself in 19th-century Vienna! Luckily, she is picked up by the handsome Chancellor Metternich and becomes his apprentice secretary on the condition that she disguises herself as a man! Using her past career experience and an electronic dictionary she happens to have with her, Tsugumi's work gradually earns her recognition in Viennese high society. But one day, her true identity as a woman is almost revealed to those around her...!? (Source: Starts Shuppan, translated)

One day, Takechiyo, the eldest son and heir to the third shogun, Iemitsu, was attacked by a group of Negoro ninjas. Why would the Shogun's own secret service target the heir to the Shogun's throne? Seven samurai, including Ishikawa Gyobu, a powerful swordsman who is Takechiyo's personal guard, confront the band of assassins, each using his own special skills. The clash between the seven samurai and the band of assassins grows more intense with each battle......

What exactly is love? Or to put it another way, what causes someone to decide that they prefer one person over everyone else? Mishima Rika, a curious high school girl, just doesn't understand the concept, and her boy-crazy big sister is little help. The boy who sits next to her at school, Kagawa Michiya, is wildly popular with the ladies, so Rika decides to ask him about it. Shockingly, he's also never really liked someone romantically! Together, they begin to hang out more and more, talking about love and other questions that weigh down the introspective Rika's mind. But what exactly does it signify when they suddenly feel awkward around each other, or fall into a blushing silence? Will these two love-blind teenagers be able to finally figure themselves out?