Once upon a time, there was a princess who locked herself up in the top of a little tower, and a young man set on becoming the palace artist. When the King decrees that, "He who can paint a portrait of the 'Locked-up Maiden' will be made the palace artist", Gunjou thinks he's set...but the princess is not willing to come down, and Gunjou is not willing to give up.

"Duke Goblin" is an action science fiction set in history, featuring a bronze giant made in ancient China. A boy named Chinki foresees the future in his dream. He has a dream of a "Todaiki (giant lighthouse demon)" and in his dream excavates it from the ruins of Anyang in China. It was created by the Yin Dynasty, which unified China about 3000 years ago for the first time in the country's history. For the Dynasty, the giant was a guardian deity, but in fact, it was a destroyer robot of psychokinetic power. Chinki meets a girl with supernatural power, Aiai, and finds out that her power can activate the giant. Aiai doesn't know about her own power. Accidentally, her soul wanders into the giant, which starts moving, demolishes a town against her will, and sinks it into the bottom of the Yellow River. Stunned by its overwhelming strength, Chinki decides to call himself "Duke Goblin" and attempts to conquer the world by taking control of the giant. But a strange Buddhist priest, Tenran, and Kanichi, who loves Aiai, stand up to him. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Prove the defendant's innocence! A suspenseful story featuring an unusual lawyer. (Source: Jump Comics Channel, translated)

This is the story of the friendship between lonely Riyano Nao and a warm-colored chair. (Source: Ivyscan)

Cover Illustration: Fukahire (フカヒレ) 1. **Sekkyokuteki Datta Hazu no Joshi** (積極的だったはずの女子, A Girl Who Was Supposed To Be On The Attack) \[Sekizui Hikinuki no Kei\] 2. **Ie ni Kaeru to Ii Koto Shite Kureru Joshi** (家に帰るとイイことしてくれる女子, A Girl That Will Do a Good Thing When I Comeback) \[dark\] 3. **Otto no Kaeri wo Matsu Niizuma Joshi** (夫の帰りを待つ新妻女子, The Newly Wed Wife Waiting for her Husband) \[Suzuki Toto (すずきとと)\] 4. **Ani Omoi na Joshi** (兄思いな女子, A Girl Who Thinks of Her Brother) \[Yuama\] 5. **Butsuriteki ni Mocchirikei Joshi** (物理的にもっちり系女子, A Chubby Girl) \[Suemitsu Dicca\] 6. **Jigen Shichatta Joshi** (自減しちゃった女子, Self-Destructing Girl) \[Mosco\] 7. **Genki Ippai Wanko-kei Joshi** (元気いっぱいわんこ系女子, Super Energetic Doggy Like Girl) \[Jako\] 8. **Afureru Bosei ni Shinchou ga Oitsuitenai Joshi** (あふれる母性に身長が追いついてない女子, A Girl Whose Height Can't Keep Up With Her Overflowing Motherhood) \[Mimishiki\] 9. **Machiwabiteiru Joshi** (待ちわびている女子) \[Mozu\] 10. **Jimi ni Sekkyokuteki na Joshi** (地味に積極的な女子, The Straight Forward and Assertive Girl) \[Kawamura Taku\] 11. **Suki na Chara no Kamigata ni Shitekita Joshi** (好きなキャラの髪型にしてきた女子, The Girl Who Copied the Hairstyle of the Character I Like) \[Atou Rie\] 12. **Aiaigasa wo Shitai Joshi** (相合傘をしたい女子, A Girl Who Wants to Share an Umbrella) \[Akatsuka Taishou\] 13. **Haitenai (?) Joshi** (はいてない(?)女子, The Girl Who Isn't(?) Wearing Any Shorts) \[Mokufuu\] 14. **Ie de wa Jersey Joshi** (家ではジャージ女子, At Home, She's a Jersey Girl) \[Odawara Hakone\] 15. **Kyori ga Chikai-kei Joshi to Nanimo Ienai-kei Joshi** (距離が近い系女子と何も言えない系女子, A Girl Who Gets too Close and a Girl Who Can't Say Anything Back) \[Morichika\] 16. **Muishiki Amaenbou Joshi** (無意識あまえんぼう女子, The Girl Who is Spoiled Without Realizing It) \[Ayakawa Riku\] 17. **Fukuyoka ga Tomaranai Joshi** (ふくよかが止まらない女子, The Chubby Girl Can’t Stop) \[Fujichika Koume\] 18. **Ichizu na Osananajimikei Joshi** (一途な幼馴染系女子, The Earnest Childhood Friend) \[Tachibana Omina\] 19. **Manjuu ga Kowai Joshi** (まんじゅうがこわい女子, The Girl Who is Scared of Manju) \[Holiday Yasumi\] 20. **Nakimushi na Joshi** (泣き虫な女子, The Girl Who Is A Crybaby) \[Story: Kasama Sanshirou, Art: Uesugi Hikaru\] 21. **Amaai Joshi** (あま～い女子, The Girl Who Is Very Sweet) \[Yamato Nadeshiko\] 22. **Omoinaoshichau Joshi** (思い直しちゃう女子) \[Yoshikawa Hideaki\] 23. **Tsuitsui Kaihou Shichau Tsundere Osananajimi Joshi** (ついつい介抱しちゃうツンデレ幼馴染女子, A Girl Who Is Unintentionally Dere While Taking Care of Me) \[Konno Kengo\] 24. **Aseru to Hayakuchi ni Nacchau-kei Joshi** (焦ると早口になっちゃう系女子, A Girl Who Talks Too Fast When Flustered) \[Fujisaki Hikari\] 25. **Funiritai Joshi** (ふにりたい女子, The Girl Who Wants To Rub Them) \[Dojou Mako (土壌マコ)\] 26. **Taberu no Daisuki Joshi** (食べるの大好き女子) \[Kusano Houki\] 27. **Tsundere Joshi** (ツンデレ女子, A Tsundere Girl) \[Kirihara Idumi\] 28. **Megane wo Kaketekita Kouhai no Joshi** (眼鏡をかけてきた後輩の女子) \[Shake O\] 29. **Oppub Joshi** (おっパブ女子, A Girl from the Hostess Bar) \[Matsuda Kouta\] 30. **Boku no Kanojo wa Cool Joshi** (僕の彼女はクール女子, My Girlfriend Is a Cool Beauty ) \[Deyuyama\] 31. **Oryouri Ganbaritai-kei Joshi** (お料理がんばりたい系女子, A Girl Who Wants to be Good at Cooking) \[Aiuchi Airu (愛内あいる)\] 32. **Kuchi no Warui Joshi** (口の悪い女子) \[Harenochiame\] 33. **Itsumo Cool na Joshi** (いつもクールな女子, A Story About Being Confessed by a Cool Girl.) \[Kurata Rine (倉田理音)\] 34. **Kyuukakukei Joshi** (嗅覚系女子, A Girl With a Strong Sense of Smell) \[Gufu (ぐふ)\] 35. **Issho ni Iru Toki no Joshi** (一緒にいるときの女子) \[Kurihara Sakura (栗原さくら)\] 36. **Nebusoku na Joshi** (寝不足な女子, A Girl With a Lack of Sleep) \[Nanateru\] 37. **Sewayaki Joshi** (世話焼き女子, A Helpful Girl) \[Ixy\] 38. **Chinmari-kei Joshi** (ちんまり系女子, A Compact Girl) \[Hanomido\] 39. **Honnou ni Makechaisou ni Naru Joshi** (本能に負けちゃいそうになる女子) \[Suzuho Hotaru (鈴穂ほたる)\] 40. **Shinchou wo Ki ni Shite Nekoze na Joshi** (身長を気にして猫背な女子) \[Mikage\] 41. **Kimagure Nyanko-kei Joshi** (気まぐれにゃんこ系女子) \[Hiroichi\] 42. **Suki na Mono ni wa "Kekkon Shitai" to Sugu Iu Joshi** (好きなものには「結婚したい」とすぐ言う女子) \[Sekizui Hikinuki no Kei\] 43. **Kanchigai Shichatta Joshi** (勘違いしちゃった女子) \[Mosco\]

Lina is an honor student on a mission to be perfect, and all's going well... until the free-spirited Prince Gigi transfers into her class.

"Angel's Hill" is a fantasy story depicting the stormy life of a mermaid princess, Luna. Luna is put into a seashell and floated out to the sea because she breaks the rules of the Angel's Island. She is then rescued by humans aboard a ship but sold as a slave. She loses her memory and is treated very badly. Then comes Eiji, the son of the rich Kusahara family. He saves Luna and takes her to Japan. Surprisingly, Luna and Eiji's younger sister, Akemi, look as alike as if they were twins. Akemi, who has a perverse nature, turns into Luna on a whim. Akemi is kidnapped and taken to Angel's Island with Eiji. There, Akemi is almost offered as a sacrificial offering by a female shaman, Pyoma. Meanwhile, Eiji meets Soleiu, Luna's older sister, and together they get involved in the secrets of the island. (Souce: tezukaosamu.net)

Seiryuu Academy, the Second Flower Arrangement Club-- This club that gathers the top beauties in the school is a mysterious organization of unknown activities and admission conditions. The protagonist, Shimizu Shou, due to some strange opportunity, was recommended to enter the Second Flower Arrangement Club by his sister Hijiri, a member of the club. "Bro-Brother. That stain...perhaps...?" "That's not it, Hijiri! It's just spilled orange juice!" ...the conditions needed to join the club that are shrouded in mystery are...? Without knowing the reason, Shou, who was waiting in the clubroom for the club president Ryuusenji Kurisu, learnt her secret there...! He must not let this known!! An Outstanding Newcomer Excellence award! A secret problematic work is finally released! (Source: Baka-Tsuki)

11 years ago, a disaster occurred on Earth. This awakened The Wings of the Fallen Angel Clan, which preys for humans and reduced the population of the world to a mere 2 billion inhabitants. They’re not hurt by human weaponry. The only things that are able to combat The Wings of the Fallen Angel Clan are the man-shaped soldiers - Aquarion. And now, Kamishiro, a young man with mysterious "Elemental Powers" stood up to oppose The Wings of the Fallen Angel Clan. Do lives of billions of people on Earth rest in the hands of one person?

Contains five crossover one-shots with other series. 1. Sousha no Kyuujitsu (Crossover with Golgo 13) 2. Ryoutsu Kankichi VS Lupin III (Crossover with Lupin III) 3. Seigi Choujin Kameari Dai Shuuketsu!! no Maki (Crossover with Kinnikuman) 4. Kochira Namekkusei Dragon Kouenmae Hashutsujo (Crossover with Dragon Ball) 5. Ryoutsu VS Shuuryou Patchi!!: J Gag All Stars Katsushika Dai Soudou!! (Crossover with Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Taizou Mote King Saga, Maison de Penguin)

Rainbow Prelude is a manga by Osamu Tezuka, and also the name of one of his books in Kodansha's line of "Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works" books containing a collection of Tezuka's short stories. The stories included in the book are "Rainbow Prelude", "The Curtain is Still Blue Tonight", a manga version of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", "Peacock Shell", and "Song of the White Peacock". (Source: Wikipedia) Chapters: 1) **Niji no Prelude** (虹のプレリュード); Shuukan Shoujo Comic 1975/10/05-10/26 2) **Curtain wa Konya mo Aoi** (カーテンは今夜も青い); Shoujo Shinnen Zoukangou 1958/01 3) **Venice no Shounin** (ベニスの商人); Chuugaku 1-Nen Course Furoku 1959/04 4) **Kujakugai** (孔雀貝); Shoujo Club Furoku 1958/06 5) **Shiro Kujaku no Uta** (白くじゃくの歌); Nakayoshi Natsuyasumi Zoukangou 1959/09/15

"Grandoll" is a science fiction story whose theme is the invasion of Earth, featuring a boy's fight against aliens from outer space. As part of their plot to invade the Earth, the aliens send a doll that transforms itself into a human to the Earth. A junior high school student Utsuki Tetsuo, commonly known as Tecchin, is an ordinary boy without much willpower or ability to asset himself. One day on his way home from school he finds a girl's dead body on the street. While he goes to the police to report it, the girl's body disappears. Instead, he finds a strange doll there. Tetsuo brings the doll home and repairs the broken part. Then the doll instantly turns itself into the girl who appeared to be dead. It tells him that it is a "Grand doll," and that so is Tetsuo. A Grand doll looks just like an ordinary doll at first glance, but when rubbed on the neck, it turns into a human or a horse. When scratched on the neck, it becomes a doll again. It is the aliens from outer space who are scattering Grand dolls around the Earth. Actually, it is part of their plot to invade the Earth. When Tetsuo learns about this, he becomes determined to fight against the invaders with the help of his father, a newspaper reporter, and Yoko, his friend, despite the fear that he may be a Grand doll as well. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)