A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Based on the beloved Disney•Pixar classic, this manga follows Marlin, a clown fish, who is highly overprotective of his son, Nemo. When Nemo gets caught by a diver and ends up in a dentist's fish tank, Marlin stops at nothing to find him and gets a little help along the way from a blue tang named Dory.

In the middle of a downpour with two children in tow and a third on the way, Sarah desperately pounds on the door of her late husband's older brother, Jed. Left with a mountain of debt, she can only ask Jed for help. But the moment Jed sees Sarah, he angrily tries to drive the three of them back out into the storm. Sarah never expected such cold treatment from family. Once he comes back from checking the roads, Jed tells her, she and the children will have to leave. However, while he is out, a car accident leaves Jed with amnesia, and under the impression that Sarah is actually his wife!

All women are as fickle as the wind, but Philippe's free-spirited mother is a category-5 hurricane. Philippe is determined to remain a lifelong bachelor. Even after finding success as a computer programmer, he has lived for nothing but his work. Using house renovations as an excuse, his concerned brothers recommend he hire a beautiful contractor named Janice. However, expecting a male contractor to come, Philippe is flustered by the sudden appearance of Janice. With his steely resolve, he tries to stifle his affection for her, but Janice is just the breath of fresh air he needs.

ROCK ME ALL NIGHT Someday...the prince in my dreams will... Everyone's favorite radio DJ—Lauren—dreams of a fairy-tale life with a kind, honest man. However, in reality, there is no such man, and she knows it. She is affectionately called "Miss Lonely Hearts" by the listeners of her radio show. When she is introduced to the president of a record company, Jack Montrose, he takes her breath away. "He is the perfect prince!" But this was the most attractive bachelor in Detroit...a real playboy who never stays with the same thing for more than six months...not a house, not a car, not a woman.

[From fictiondb] No other man's She'd been called Jake Crenshaw's "shadow," the tomboy who'd tagged after her hero for years till the night she'd tried to prove to him that she was a woman...and had been rejected. But not before Ashley Sullivan had tasted Jake's passion in a kiss that branded her his, when she knew he would never take what she wanted to offer. Until now. Now Jake needed her help. And he needed her under his roof. With every white-hot look and touch, Ashley realized that Jake hadn't spurned her because he didn't want her -- but because he did. Still did. This time Ashley would see that Jake lost his white-knight complex...and that she lost her virginity to this man.

In a twist of fate, a young ocean deity finds herself in the mysterious realm of Arcadia. Determined to return home, Nami embarks on a journey through this unique world while forming bonds with its talented Comi creators. Join Nami on an epic adventure as she seeks her destiny in a realm like no other!

Kirsty always felt that love brought nothing but misery, which is why she never wanted to let herself fall for anyone. That is, until she met the handsome doctor Jake Cameron. Even though it felt as if something was sparkling between them, neither let themselves act on their feelings. When Kirsty and her sister are put in a dangerous situation, Jake can no longer deny his emotions. But will Kirsty let herself accept Jake's love, as well as be honest about her own? (c)MASAMI HOSHINO/MARION LENNOX

It only takes one unexpected encounter to change your fate… For Lily Patterson, this change came in the form of the handsome Theodore Montague. After a chance meeting during a vacation in Rome, Lily finds herself with a job as nanny to Theo's three children! With no mother around to raise them, the children quickly grow fond of Lily, and she becomes quite attached to the family in return. But Theo is her employer—so she’ll need to find a way to rein in her growing attraction to him, and fast! [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/91312/)

Georges didn't believe in finding someone he could trust and love for the rest of his life. But after he encounters some hit-and-run victims and manages to save their lives, he might have to reconsider his beliefs. One of the people he saved was Vienna, a sweet and intuitive girl. Something about her made Georges feel as though they had some sort of connection. Yet, as much as they liked each other's company, Vienna kept her distance, for she knew all too well that love could eventually lead to heartache. Can these two guarded people find a way to let each other in?

DANGER BECOMES YOU Caught up in trouble and in immediate danger, Leslie is on the run when she gets stuck in heavy snow and approaches a nearby cabin to ask for help. The owner of the cabin is Jason, who is injured and on medical leave. Though reluctant to come to her aid, there is a terrible blizzard outside, so he decides to take Leslie in. At first it’s as awkward as he’d expected, but the two slowly become closer, more intimate. Jason has a dark past himself, but despite that Leslie joins him in bed to accept a passionate kiss…

Matt’s a brilliant scientist working on a water conversion device that’ll alter entire industries, but he’s constantly being scrutinized by the press. Now that he has custody of his daughter for a week, he’ll need a bit of help. Jemima’s more than willing to help out, but will this wedding shop employee soon find herself shopping at her own store?